FLYING OUT'S #1 ALBUM OF 2024:
Tāmaki Makaurau’s Christoph El Truento presents a dub-infused celebration of Aotearoa’s vibrant musical landscape in Dubs From The Neighbourhood. Featuring contributions from Mara TK, Julien Dyne, and Cory Champion, the album serves as a spiritual successor to 2019’s acclaimed Peace Maker Dub. With its rich, warm, and wobbly textures, it pays homage to the classic dub maestros while weaving in distinct local influences to create a uniquely contemporary album.
Christoph El Truento picks up where he left off with the 2019 Aotearoa dub classic Peace Maker Dub, paying homage to dub music’s founders through a truly unique South Pacific lens. The highly anticipated “Dubs From The Neighbourhood'', like its predecessor, takes us on a musical journey inspired by road trips through small towns, sunshine, secluded beaches and deep green landscapes. However, listeners will find a sound that has matured in complexity, a sonic reflection of an artist that returns a bit older and wiser. While the idyllic scenery invoked on the cover is typically associated with a carefree joy, the album adds details and textures that nod to the inevitable flipside of grief and loss that are experienced alongside life's journeys.
Drums & Additional Percussion: Julien Dyne
Vibraphone: Cory Champion
Piano: Daniel Hayles
Guitar: Eagle Master Selecto
Lap Steel Guitar: Jeremy Toy
Horn Section: JY Lee, Isaac Aesili & Lewis McCallum
Vocals: Mara TK, The Hongi Slicker, Christoph, Waiata & Rākai James
All other instruments, concepts, production & arrangements by Christoph El Truento
Tracklist
- Dubs From The Neighbourhood
- Another Scorcher [Discomix]
- Performer Dub feat. Mara TK
- Piwari
- Boss Man Dub
- Pep The Conqueror
- Traffic Jam
- Ghost Rhythm
- Low Tides
- Things Done Changed (is that Troy?)
- Moe Mai Ra