Dub Sessions Vol. 5
Crash Symbols, 2022
8/10
The Oakland based composer Fletcher Pratt puts his inimitable spin on dub sounds here, where minimal moments and layered looping is explored with his strong attention to detail and mood.
The listen opens with the spacey moments and soothing rhythm of “Underwater Dub”, where waves of synth and playful percussive sounds are quite alluring, and “Satie Dub” follows with warm piano and plenty of atmosphere making for a very mature climate.
“Lava Dub” lands in the middle and buzzes lowly, as a futuristic quality enters the unpredictable album highlight, while “Weedy Dub” brings a sonic appeal that’s met with a laidback groove for the occasion.
Arriving near the end, “Scaling Dub” emits a hypnotic, tribal appeal from the creative demeanor, and “Monte Rio Dub” exits the listen with a radiant, buzzing synth and a glowing energy that you can’t help but be drawn to.
Often ambient, always experimental and occasionally possessing a psychedelic spirit, Pratt runs the gamut of dub ideas across these 10 tracks, and we’re all better off for it.
Travels well with: Ben Wheeler- Lurji T’algha; Chikiss- Something Natural