dubmentalist - Journey EP BUY LINK: https://syrinxmusicfr.bandcamp.com/album/dubmentalist-journey Label: Syrinx Music (https://soundcloud.com/syrinx_music) https://www.instagram.com/syrinx_music/ > dubmentalist (https://soundcloud.com/dubmentalist) https://www.instagram.com/dubmentalist/ Syrinx Music’s tenth digital EP is the works of Saint-Etienne’s producer dubmentalist. A member of the French bass scene since the late 00s, Olivier Satre patiently built his take on drum&bass, breaks & more making great use of numerous devices & instruments he found in flea markets and secondhand stores. The Journey EP showcases this approach to sound: anchored in contemporary halftime d&b, it derives it towards a more narrative, introspective version, hinting at IDM & 90s electronica. These four tracks may also been seen as a story of the dubmentalist project, melting loops, samples & bruises that where sometimes collected more than 15 years ago, or referencing memories of the artist. From its very first seconds, title-track “Journey” assembles around layers of retro electronic organs, samples from raï tapes and a drum section influenced by modern halftime and old-school hip-hop, giving a luminous, timeless feeling. The darker “Memories” is based on a haunting piano melody, which builds a nostalgic and uneasy vibe that feels closer to trip-hop, while “Elliptic” offers yet another take on dubmentalist’s sound with its subtly shifting loops, slowly developing an unsettling groove that seems to constantly rebuild. The EP’s last track, “Ghosts In My TK6”, matches creaking sounds, weird noises and more, coming from a vintage portable recorded, which are recycled in a perfectly arranged d&b track. It also closes an EP that feels both evocative and personal, as well as a new Syrinx Music release located in between the club & the lab.