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Mapping out a new form of spectral dub, the sound is deliberately immersive, introverted, and yes, definitely implosive. In pursuit of heavy lids, blurred vision, and merciless bass bin punishment, it’s one part meditation, two parts low-end theory, and essentially a confession of devoted sound system addiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs expected from a tag team featuring British soundlab explorer and '\u003cem\u003eLondon Zoo\u003c\/em\u003e' composer \u003cstrong\u003eKevin Martin\u003c\/strong\u003e, aka \u003cstrong\u003eThe Bug\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eMichael Fiedler\u003c\/strong\u003e, aka \u003cstrong\u003eJah Schulz\u003c\/strong\u003e—a long-time graduate of Germany's new school of sound system reggae culture—the duo approaches their target differently yet share the goal of keeping their sound \"raw\" (Fiedler) and \"brutally minimal\" (Martin). This proves that opposites can attract, even if their tools are different and their methods sometimes diverge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom such a disparate combo, hailing from different geographical and aesthetic backgrounds, contrasts are certainly on display, even within each artist's own contributions. From the melancholia and transcendence of '\u003cem\u003eAlien Virus\u003c\/em\u003e (West Indian Centre, Leeds),' to the duality of ascension and descension on '\u003cem\u003eHope\u003c\/em\u003e,' or the Sunn 0))) in dub, visceral drone of '\u003cem\u003eDread\u003c\/em\u003e (The End, London),' to the tripped-out repetitions of 'Midnight,' which reinvents \u003cem\u003eChain Reaction\u003c\/em\u003e for post-millennials, the result is both sacred and narcotic. Each track illuminates the emotional impact and atmospheric pressure being explored across this deceptively sparse album—a mastery of tone and texture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection might be as reduced, minimal, and deep as The Bug has ever gone, perhaps echoing the solemnity of his recent \u003cstrong\u003eKevin Richard Martin Black\u003c\/strong\u003e release and invoking the futurist steppas self-pioneered on his previous Pressure album. Alternatively, Fiedler‘s \u003cem\u003eGhost Dubs\u003c\/em\u003e project ventures into his most heavyweight direction yet, which is no mean feat considering his previous, the critically acclaimed album \u003cem\u003eDamaged\u003c\/em\u003e, was a monstrously massive triumph of analogue weight and enviable sound design.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eImplosion\u003c\/em\u003e is ice-cool, a stark contrast to the warmth and sociability of traditional Jamaican roots and the current trends in digi-dub. Instead, the mood is soaked in tension and intense dread, finding an unexpected melting point where classic dub's stark rhythm attack, isolationist ambience's eerie drift, dub techno's floatation strategies, and even the relentless riffs of doom metal collide. As the bass-obsessed pair drop what is arguably the heaviest ambient dub album to emerge from any electronic sector—a moody counterpoint to The Orb's fluffy clouds, etc, Martin has cited The Roots Radics, Black Jade, and On U Sound's Pounding System as heavily influencing his approach to the album, while Fiedler has expressed his admiration for Adrian Sherwood's productions and \u003cem\u003eRhythm \u0026amp; Sound\u003c\/em\u003e's enchanting soundscape. Yet, the super heavyweight pulsations, emotive resonances, and bone-rattling vibrations detonated here effortlessly go far beyond these influences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShadowy and elusive, there’s a mysteriousness at this record's core. A haunting moodiness oscillating between nostalgia and future shock. Despite the deadly fixation with SLOW and HEAVY, the album maintains a totally hypnotic swing throughout. Implosion and its lead single 'Imploded Versions' are testaments to being enveloped in bass, seduced by bass, submerged in bass, and utterly crushed by bass, as The Bug and Ghost Dubs seek to craft a new form of dub for zonal headz and Babylon seekers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMastered by \u003cstrong\u003eStefan Betke\u003c\/strong\u003e (a.k.a. POLE) at \u003cstrong\u003eScape Mastering\u003c\/strong\u003e studio, this record is heavy as f-ck without resorting to continuous distortion. It’s low-end worship taken to an absolute extreme, yet remains highly listenable and definitely danceable, albeit at the slowest of paces. Sacred and narcotic, this is low-end worship amplified to the max. 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