{"product_id":"om-unit-acid-dub-studies","title":"Om Unit – Acid Dub Studies","description":"\u003cp\u003eJim Coles once again turns the tide towards a new horizon and travels further into the echo chamber. Leading on from the much-lauded \u003cem\u003eSecret Location\u003c\/em\u003e mini-album with Seekersinternational, one-offs such as ‘Open Palms dub’ (Dub Stuy) and other teasings, \u003cem\u003eAcid Dub Studies\u003c\/em\u003e is the fully-fledged result of the merging of the calligraphic expression of the 303 acid bassline with the stern sway of dub reggae and the hazier edges of dub techno and ambient music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor those who have been paying close attention, this project will come as a welcome return to the vulnerability and playfulness of early Om Unit records such as his sub-radar single from 2010 ‘Lightgrids\/Lavender’ (All City Records) or the unearthed chugging ambience of ‘Friend of Day’ (Idle Hands) and indeed in some sense draws from similar wellsprings as moments on 2013’s Bass classic ‘Threads’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhilst being perhaps an ‘interim project’ this is still a vital and important expression of exploration and playfulness. A study in the true sense and borne out of a subtle but pervasive frustration with the rigidity found in musical words he has up to now been cohabiting, comes from the pressing need to break with perceived expectation and to explore an honest and natural space away from the genre labels and tags that had been often lazily applied to his sizeable catalogue of music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith no desire to reinvent the wheel, rather to paint pictures in an honest framework, the LP was crafted using a medley of classic analogue mixing techniques inspired as much by the adventurous dubbing of Adrian Sherwood as by the inward-delving haze of Scott Monteith’s Deadbeat project. Created during a period of lonely introspective walks through his home town of Bristol, the cover art is a photograph of some of the iron kerbstones that are found almost exclusively in the characterful and hardy city which were installed in the late 1800’s to protect pavements from cart wheels. Something about the permanence of those iron slabs and cobblestones inspired a sense of comfort and determination.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOnce again Jim has shown a rare convincing adaptability that few electronic artists can embody. Another step on the journey of personal and creative curiosity that fans are sure to appreciate. — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/omunit.bandcamp.com\/album\/acid-dub-studies-lp\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eLabel\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e—\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e140g Black vinyl\u003cbr\u003ePackaged in full colour 3mm spine sleeve\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e—\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFollowing the head-wobbling dub of his hook-up with Seekers International, Om Unit gets deeper in the acid dub echo chamber on the first in a promising new series\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepatching uchronic connections between OG Jamaican dub, its Bristol and London variants, and a wave of ‘90s electronica experiments, Om Unit’s ‘Acid Dub Studies’ work in a hypnotic, rooted style shared by the likes of John T. Gast, TNT Roots, Andreas Tilliander and Ossia in the contemporary field.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eListen up for very classy, Wild Bunch-adjacent vibes on ‘Bristol Theme’, and worm charming rumbles on ‘Treading Earth’, pus a dash of soggiest acid dub in ‘Celestial Envoy’, hefty mystic steppers pressure in ‘Circled’, and totally baked 303 work on ‘Tapped’, but we recommend immersion in the full album for best effect. — (via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/boomkat.com\/products\/acid-dub-studies-aef81a6e-6d1d-413c-a3d8-dc50b913a12d\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBoomkat\u003c\/a\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"\" height=\"\" style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=3140848229\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVinyl Tracklist\u003cbr\u003eA1 Intro\u003cbr\u003eA2 Bristol Theme\u003cbr\u003eA3 Treading Earth\u003cbr\u003eA4 Dissolved\u003cbr\u003eA5 Celestial Envoy\u003cbr\u003eB1 Ghosts\u003cbr\u003eB2 Circled\u003cbr\u003eB3 Rolling Stock\u003cbr\u003eB4 Tapped\u003cbr\u003eB5 The Struggle\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e↓\u003cbr\u003eLabel: Not on Label\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Vinyl, LP, Repress\u003cbr\u003eRepressed: 2025 \/ Originally Released: 2021\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Electronic\u003cbr\u003eStyle: Acid, Dub\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFile under: Electronic \/\/ House \/ Electro \/ Techno\u003cbr\u003e⦿\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Self-Released","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46460026880158,"sku":"ADS001","price":48.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/5434\/3838\/files\/a1148596880_10.jpg?v=1769851797","url":"https:\/\/theanalogvault.com\/products\/om-unit-acid-dub-studies","provider":"The Analog Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}