Salmonella Dub
Inside the Dub Plates

LA RECENSIONE

This is my first review, so please be kind! Also because I don't know how to start since I've chewed, tasted, swallowed, and digested this album billions of times... but I haven't flushed it away: it has stayed inside me and continues to give me a nice feeling of fullness each time. Satisfied because in its entirety and richness of sounds (although not overly baroque) it reminds me that spontaneity always brings beautiful and strong emotions...

"Inside The Dub Plates," as the title suggests, can be seen as an introspective journey into a genre, Dub, precisely, which finds new vitality between Jamaican hermeticism and modern European experiments. Globally, it establishes a compromise between the two extreme forms: the classic powerful bass lines and the guitars completely soaked in delay and reverbs are paired with vintage drum machines and the "absolute rhythms" of the electronic era in a beautiful gourmet de dub, that never tires and makes the listener part of the fresh and surreal atmospheres of a New Zealand waiting to be discovered, full of surf, pristine beaches, misty mountains, and endless fields.

This southern journey delivers ten tracks of different natures: the excursions between dub, surf, and drum&bass without vocals seem almost to be descriptive of the New Zealand landscapes (“Gospel According To Mant,” “Loop 7,” “Ramblings From The Anatoki,” "Wytaliba" and "Tui Dub” are on this wave) but they leave a slight bitterness for the less experienced listener, who will surely be more easily carried away by the more expressive part of the album on which I spend some nice words: at this moment using the term tracks is limiting, as moments like "Problems", melancholic and psychedelic, "Love Your Ways", happy to be easy listening, and "Push On Thru", a powerful little gem without too many compromises, are real songs that are enjoyable and endearing, as are "Platetectonics (Fartyboom)" and "Tha Bromley East Roller" both with an irresistible groove.

End of the story: Salmonella Dub offers a finely crafted gem, suitable for those who dream of traveling mentally to new and unexplored lands, perfect for those who wish to approach or delve deeper into a somewhat underrated genre like dub or even for those who want a simple soundtrack during moments of tranquility (perhaps with a good drink and a joint among friends and others).

P.S. in Italy, it’s practically impossible to find, so either download or purchase online!