Dub This Net: Altered Connection 1

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Laurent Diouf is rightly globally-renowned for his Internet radio broadcasts 'Wreck This Mess' and the two brilliant eponymous compilations subsequently released. Aside from displaying impeccable taste in his selections, Diouf manages to elicit exclusive tracks and remixes from an all-star roster of his singularly-defined genre of "ambient industrial vs electronic dub vs hypnotic grooves" - folks like Rootsman, Rapoon, Muslimgauze, Twilight Circus Dub Sound System, Spectre, Extremadura, and DJ Spooky along with a host of lesser-known but glittering talents.

Having now also allied himself with the broader-based Hypertunez.com, Diouf curates his first compilation under their auspices. 'Dub This Net' is culled from contributions to its soundbank, and in contrast to the at times flinty brilliance of 'Wreck This Mess', 'Dub This Net' is more polished round the edges, concerning itself more with the new digital dub that has spread from the UK in recent years. Stalwarts Zion Train from that very scene check in with a fine track, as do the always-reliable Alpha & Omega, but as usually is the case with truly entertaining dub compilations, the project rises to prominence due to the surprising performances of unknowns - MafuCage, L. S. Diezel, Subaqueous Pleezer. Check this dub!