The eighth album from Celestial 天上 marks another shift in style, From Dub Versions – to SUB-versions, gone are the Jamaican drum beats and dub guitars and bass. The focus is now on mood and contemplation – creating cinematic soundscapes to reflect the turmoil of the last few years. This is the sound of COVID, dystopian upheaval and unrest. Subsonic bass drops, soaring orchestral strings, hypnotic, repeated piano motifs. “SUB” as in deep, underwater, below…
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