Dub Spencer & Trance Hill have a musical vision: the perfect hybrid of Dub and trance – recorded analogue and sound-wise at its finest. With "Synchronos“ (Echo Beach) the band has achieved a perfect landing.
The Swiss musicians also use musical elements on their new album – DubTrance, dance, techno, rock, and jazz—all together in a new and unexpected way: experimental, multifaceted, and always full of surprises. It comes out of the speakers as a heavy bass avalanche, danceable, or quite trippy.
In contrast to the digital ethno, downtempo and trance scene, the four Lucerne natives rely exclusively on analogue instruments: drums, bass, guitar, keyboards – refined with numerous Dubeffects and sound gimmicks. Synchronos continues unabated on the path that Dub Spencer & Trance Hill embarked on the same path with their previous album, "Imago Cells": Leaving traditional song structures increasingly behind, they focus on catchy, hypnotically repetitive grooves, further emphasizing the trance element in their music. For suitable devices, "Synchronos" is also available as a Dolby Atmos mix, allowing the listener to experience the echoes and beats in three dimensions.
Dub Spencer & Trance Hill will present Synchronos on an extensive club tour in 2025/26 – with Umberto Echo, who will be mixing live in surround sound for the first time at selected venues. Go, listen, be amazed – or enjoy the fine album with headphones and immerse yourself completely in the soundscapes of Dub Spencer & Trance Hill. Anyone who doesn't say "wow" probably has broken ears.
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“Anyone who doesn’t say “wow” probably has broken parts on their ears.” ………………….. or even more exciting albums from Dub Spencer and Trance Hill.
And I also experienced the live surround sound live last year from Umberto Echo, when he entertained the guys in Kassel with his DubSkills – possibly there – supported “live for the first time”.
But even if I don't find it quite as great in detail as the review suggests, I can wholeheartedly endorse the recommendation to treat yourself to a concert like this live and in person. My next date in Kassel is almost confirmed.
“Kick The Bong Around” ……………….. lemmi