I-LP-O IN DUB - Communist Dub

Communist Dub is Pan Sonic member Ilpo V_ɬ§is_ɬ§nens second solo album for Editions Mego (Asuma having appeared 2001). This striking new release is a statement against technocracy and the erosion of human community. Whilst Jamaican dub and ska are often cited as an influence on V_ɬ§is_ɬ§nens work, this album utilizes dub as strategy as opposed to genre -- the precise manipulation of sound and the removal of all extraneous material to create a disorientating landscape of austere spaces. Pulled into a sucking pit of reverb and echo, the listener can choose whether to be pummeled into submission or to reflect on their situation. V_ɬ§is_ɬ§nens intricate rhythmic structures propel the listener from monochrome machinic matrices to head-wrecking abstraction. The ten track titles hint at failed emancipatory projects of the last century with a nod to the present situation -- Donetsk Disciples: Bolsheviks meeting the farmers (and wiping them out), Benghazi Affair: Libyan connection and arming the forces, but history is taking over. A burning man in Tunisia starts the future. Communist Dub is a ruthless criticism of everything existing, but one ultimately tempered by hope --John Eden. Tracks by Ilpo V_ɬ§is_ɬ§nen. Recorded sometimes in here. Mastered by Rashad Becker at Dubplates & Mastering. Photos and cover idea by Ilpo V_ɬ§is_ɬ§nen. Layout by Stephen OMalley. Nation of versions, i-shent recommended. Dedicated to victims of isms." - Editions Mego.\r\n