The SiBERiA team presents:
Bvdub - Monuments To Oblivion
Release Info:
Artist ...... Bvdub
Title ....... Monuments To Oblivion
Type ........ EP
Label ....... Southern Outpost
Cat.Number .. SOSP-001.5
Genre ....... Techno
Style ....... Dub Techno, Ambient
Street date . 21-04-2008
Rip date .... 13-05-2009
Source ...... WEB
Url ......... http://www.zero-inch.com
Encoder ..... Lame 3.97b
Ripper ...... dedmoroz
Quality ..... 320kbps / 44.1 kHz / Joint Stereo
Tracks ...... 2
Size ........ 55.87 Mb
List Of Tracks:
Track Title Time
01 ... Panopticon 12:28
02 ... Tears For A Fallen Empire 10:47
Total
23:15
Release Notes:
Brock Van Wey, better known as Bvdub. Van Wey is a San Francisco based
producer who has only been releasing material since the later half of
2007, but in that short time has already released four EPs and one LP
on Styrax Records, his own Quietus Recordings, and MP3 label Night
Drive Music and its sublabels. And thus far every release has been an
absolute killer.
Van Wey's tracks are long, gaseous pieces that gently drift along,
underscored by an insistent (but never intrusive) beat. Serene,
contemplative, and hypnotic, like watching grey clouds gliding
overhead, the tracks owe just as much to the ambient scene as they do
to dub-tech ╓ something Van Wey has pointed out himself (perhaps keen
not to be pigeon-holed as a bandwagon jumping dub-tech producer). The
titles are also wonderfully evocative, and emphasize the meditative
nature of the music: Somewhere Far Away, It Could Have Been So
Beautiful, I Never Cried A Tear, Remembering To Forget, Dreaming Of
Your Downfall, A Quiet Vengeance.
The prolific producer has recently started his own label, Quietus
Recordings. Quietus is a CD-R label, with each release limited to just
100 hand-made, hand-numbered copies, each containing a unique
photograph taken by Van Wey. Van Wey has said he will never consider
increasing production, nor will the tracks be made available as MP3s.
This is something I find fascinating, especially in light of some
recent discussions about the merits of MP3 releases. Although he has
released on MP3 labels, Van Wey is very clearly making a statement with
his own label. Reading the Quietus website reveals that he wishes to
establish a deeply personal connection between artist, listener, and
label, with every step of production emphasizing the personal (and
personalized) nature of each release.
Van Wey shows no signs of slowing down, with his website noting six
upcoming releases (and the Quietus website mentions another, bringing
the total up to seven). If he can maintain the excellent quality along
with his output, Bvdub will most definitely be a key producer of 2008.
look this!!!!
www.myspace.com/bvdubtechnology
www.gridface.com/features/bvdub.html interview with artist
www.bvdub.org homepage