08 : Tectonic
Dub could easily be described as the Occam’s Razor of the techno universe - sometimes the simplest creation is the most functional one. It takes an immeasurable amount of time to successfully get this to sound pristine, particularly when cutting to wax, but the dedication and patience needed to transcribe these blankets of sound from studio to lathe properly is a meritorious endeavor. It should come as no surprise that number eight of “The Arsonist & The Architect” is focused on a sound that I’ve championed for years. This one is headphone-focused as no laptop speaker will do these sub frequencies justice. A blanket of swelling chords, a warm bath of bass bliss, and just the right amount of surface noise and tape hiss to subconsciously melt away time and space - “Tectonic” is here to build worlds in your mind.
“Orbit” by Tilman Zitzmann | geometrydaily.com
Tracklist
01. Freund Der Familie - Pacifier [Telrae]
02. Quantec - Mandragora V2 [1XA]
03. Halbton - LFTBSMT 01 [Outlaw]
04. Ohm - Left or Right [Vuo Records]
05. Earth Trax - Untitled [Ziemia]
06. XDB - Descap [Metrolux Music]
07. Kevin Arnemann - Heading North [Outlaw]
08. J.S. Zeiter - Skirmish (Re-Work) [Pleasure]
09. Roberto Bosco - State of Mind 2 [Applied Rhythmic Technology]
10. Obsoletetechnology - Killer [Gotwax!]
11. Alek S - It’s All Good [Made of Concrete]
12. Autre + Xinner - Nebula [Metrolux Music]
13. Hydergine - Static Frame [Etui Records]
14. DeepChord - Electromagnetic Dowsing (The Lost D-Side) [Echospace [Detroit]]
15. Jackson Lee + Ben Jenkins - Discrete Method [Blank Artists]
16. Mystik - Seppuku [Modern Hypnosis]
17. Normal Stage - B2 [Amplify]
18. AD + The Persuader - Cosmic Isolation [Kalvaberget Records]
19. Sounds & Sequences - Rotation [Sounds & Sequences]
20. Sounds & Sequences - Program [Sounds & Sequences]
21. Ribn - Shift [Styrax Leaves]
22. The Analog Roland Orchestra - 8&6 [Pastamusik]
23. Pellarin - Lav Sol [Statler & Waldorf]
24. Bepotel - Found_Weavr [Bepotel Records]
25. G.R.I.T. - Clouded Horizon [Meanwhile]
26. Nick Rapaccioli - Klein [Vertical Form]