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titles such as "Lightning Strike",
"Seismic" and "Lava
Flow", Netherlands based Twilight
Circus Dub Sound System decided to follow
the ongoing tradition of thematic Dub
Records on their release Volcanic Dub. The
album deals with the powerful forces of
nature, and the music is equally connected
with the theme as the titles, or in other
words: this is a very powerful CD,
guaranteed to move your dancing feet!
Volcanic Dub consists of 12 superb Dub
tracks, and I say this is the best Twilight
Circus release I have heard thus far. And
because it's their new release, I'm looking
forward to more. The mixing is very, very
intense: and especially with the many
Steppers rhythms present on the album I can
easily overstand why it's called Volcanic
Dub. Erupting echo's! A very skillful use of
many old skool effects like tape delay and
spring reverb! Drums like Thunder! Phasers
like lava!
Another aspect which makes me like this
album so much are the many really good
basslines, again especially on the steppers
rhythms. They make me move and groove from
the top to the very last drop. But they also
make me want to hear a stronger bassdrum.
It's one of the things I generally find with
Twilight Circus music, a matter of taste.
The absence of a strong electronic vibe
makes Twilight Circus very interesting for
both the Dub-fan of today as well as
yesterday. You'll hear some synthesizer-like
sounds every now and then, but never up
front. I certainly like it and would
specially recommend this album for each and
everyone that is into DUB!
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