Title: Rare Earth Technology
Artist: David Harrow
Label: Workhouse Digital
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Genre: Dub Stylings
1: Canyon Sound
2: Walking Ghost
3: MrWhiskah
This is a three track album sampler of David Harrow’s forthcoming ‘Rare Earth Technology’ album, which I haven’t heard so can’t really comment on its overall outlook. As far as these three tunes are concerned, what we have are three compositions which each plumb the different depths of dub. ‘Canyon Sound’ is a collision of different aspects of sound design and, as such, feels very much like a Lee Perry tribute act. That’s derivative, but in a good way. There’s great attention to detail and one does feel stoned listening to it. ‘Walking Ghost’ continues with the fug. It’s a linear, percussive spinal chord of metronomic certainty around which is shrouded all manner of psychedelic niceties. (I’m a big fan of playing orchestral music backwards, if that is what is happening here. If not, I’m still a big fan). Is ‘Mr Whiskah’ about a cat? If so I suppose it’s an appropriate soundtrack to the typical can’t be arsed attitude of most moggies. Similar in tone to what has already been mentioned, with the strategic deployment of a melodica, which evokes Augustus Pablo doesn’t it? Also, maybe an even more desiccated feel to this piece than the other two, which in this day and age is absolutely essential.
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