Twilight Circus Dub Sound System "Volcanic Dub" M Records CD 200 2001 (41:40)
Lightning
Strike (3:38)
Rolling Thunder (3:32)
Spacehall (3:11)
Floorshaker (3:32)
Dub Blast (2:50)
Seismic (4:23)
Dub Quake (4:14)
Flexi
(3:10)
Keep Moving Dub (3:30)
Lava Flow (3:33)
Volcanic (3:04)
Fams
(3:03)
And the good vibes flow on. Ryan Moore's 8th full length album in just 6 years as Twilight Circus is the first to be released after a decade of service with The Legendary Pink Dots. Departing their ranks this past March has left him fully committed to an unyielding dub vision/mission. A dozen new tectonically titled dub plates, most in the short but sweet 3 minute range, come bubbling up from the studios in The Netherlands and Vancouver then on to the legendary mastering studios of Berlin (for the purists/completists, the album is also available on 180 gram vinyl - the good stuff). Moore isn't re-writing the book here, he's just adding another chapter. This is based upon the real deal: classic '70s styled dub made of bass guitar, organ, drums, and echo chamber effects. And it resonates better than ever, partly due to steadily improving production skills and partly due to pure creative juices. Moore's exuberant stage persona comes through in the utter joy of all his churning, swirling, high energy grooves. If there's one track that stands out though, it would have to be the mysteriously titled conclusion "Fams" as the uber-low end bass line somehow digs even deeper than everything that preceeded it. Viva la dub! I'm looking forward to seeing where Twilight Circus goes next ... more of the same? Collaborators? Vocalists? I don't see how he could go wrong any which way he chooses ...
Twilight Circus
Dub Sound System
Soleilmoon Recordings
Where did I get this cd? - mail order via Soleilmoon Recordings.