Dennis Bovell presents cLOUD mUsIc, a rare library-dub project that captures the producer’s free-form creativity at full stretch. Created for UK library label FOLD, these eight previously unheard tracks were written under the spell of cloud-watching, recorded in various studios with shifting line-ups, and shaped with Bovell’s signature feel for rhythm, space and mood.
The A-side leans into loose, funk-driven dub: the bustling ‘Rebel Funk’, the smooth groove of ‘Raw Soul’, the sunny sway of ‘Callaloo’, the slow-burn strut of ‘Too Funky To Be True’, and the breezy lift of ‘Wind Up, Dub Down’. The flip offers fully dubbed-out versions, taking each piece into deeper, stranger territory.
A pioneering figure in dub and a key architect of lovers rock, Dennis Bovell has worked across styles and scenes, from The Slits and Linton Kwesi Johnson to Orange Juice and Saada Bonaire. cLOUD mUsIc reflects that expansive outlook: unhurried, exploratory and full of character.
The A-side leans into loose, funk-driven dub: the bustling ‘Rebel Funk’, the smooth groove of ‘Raw Soul’, the sunny sway of ‘Callaloo’, the slow-burn strut of ‘Too Funky To Be True’, and the breezy lift of ‘Wind Up, Dub Down’. The flip offers fully dubbed-out versions, taking each piece into deeper, stranger territory.
A pioneering figure in dub and a key architect of lovers rock, Dennis Bovell has worked across styles and scenes, from The Slits and Linton Kwesi Johnson to Orange Juice and Saada Bonaire. cLOUD mUsIc reflects that expansive outlook: unhurried, exploratory and full of character.
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