Khruangbin – Hasta El Cielo

Description

Hasta El Cielo, a dub version of Con Todo El Mundo, seems unlikely to settle many debates. Traces of the Jamaican dub reggae tradition are already evident on the original album in Khruangbin bassist Laura Lees deep rumbles and drummer Donald Johnsons cavernous breakbeats, filled out by guitarist Mark Speers balmy spaghetti-western brambles and, yes, sometimes Lees and Speers ghostly vocals.

In fact, Khruangbin have released a handful of dub remixes as B-sides going back a few years now, and Lee even purportedly learned the bass listening to Scientists dub touchstone “Scientist Wins the World Cup”. Theres also a decent precedent for non-Jamaican artists issuing dub versions of their albums, from Massive Attack to Bill Callahan and Franz Ferdinand. Khruangbins effort succeeds in subtly making a mellow record even more mellow. But it also feels like an album-length equivalent of a B-side. (via Pitchfork)

Label: Night Time Stories
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album + 7″, 45rpm, Single
Country: UK
Released: 2019
Genre: Rock, Reggae, Funk / Soul
Style: Dub

File under: Reggae / Dub