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UK duo Elliot Morgan and Nick Woolfson make some of the most stunningly rich, dynamic, bass-heavy downtempo instrumentals on the planet. They are pioneers of ambient dub, an exotic style first championed by defunct UK label Beyond Records and then picked up and continued to this day by North American label Waveform. Although dub in its original form is the tripped-out instrumental flipside of reggae, there is quite often no overtly Jamaican flavour to Morgan and Woolfson’s work.
The dub element is more in the recording techniques (looping, echo, etc) and lovingly produced basslines that rumble, slide and snake their away around the room with enormous presence. Neither is the duo’s take on dub the minimalist approach of modern purists. They concoct soulful, exotic and tuneful widescreen panoramas, wound together with muscular rhythms and big, crisp drum loops that sometimes have a tribal or ethnic edge. Rhythmic downtempo from the psychedelic trance scene owes quite lot to these guys: listen and learn.
The debut Kin (1996) immediately marks the pair as artists with extraordinary melodic gifts. Listen toTriangle as just one example of their ability to build and layer multiple lines with the kind of finesse summoned by Berlin’s old-school ambient trance pioneers. Explorations of tones and melody seem to be at the centre of everything that Sounds From The Ground creates. This is not listening electronica that alienates - it seduces, humanises, liberates. What’s more, despite rarely being over the 100 bpm tempo mark, it makes you want to dance.
The debut Kin (1996) immediately marks the pair as artists with extraordinary melodic gifts. Listen to
Triangle as just one example of their ability to build and layer multiple lines with the kind of finesse summoned by Berlin’s old-school ambient trance pioneers. Explorations of tones and melody seem to be at the centre of everything that Sounds From The Ground creates. This is not listening electronica that alienates - it seduces, humanises, liberates. What’s more, despite rarely being over the 100 bpm tempo mark, it makes you want to dance.
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Unkn0wnumb3rs wrote:
Why is it all of a sudden in CAPITAL LETTERS??
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Shponglation wrote:
One of the best Discographies out there:)))
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Gordonflesher wrote:
Просто офигенное музло. Одни из лучших в таком жанре.
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antiqwar wrote:
Natural Selection - best album!
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boo-999 wrote:
Heaven!...YoU are.... BRILLANT
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kalaine wrote:
Love these guys. YEAH!
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eastbaythunder wrote:
\,,,/ Yeah \,,,/
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W_Brock wrote:
Looking at the avatars of all the comments below it's clear what kind of fan base sftg attracts. You all fucking rock & have great taste in sound =] <3
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indrustialny wrote:
Gather so very gooood
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Sualocin_16 wrote:
Can't find a good FLAC store for SFTG and Amazon couldn't find Kin remastered...any good place to get their music?
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Unkn0wnumb3rs wrote:
Can't wait for this! "Sounds From The Ground are proud to announce the release of their classic 2nd album 'Mosaic Remastered'. Sonically boosted and repackaged, this is the definitive version and is available on CD and digitally. Released on Upstream Records and out on March 28th 2011"
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Temofei4 wrote:
This Land.....
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kpheber wrote:
The Maze is a return to brilliance. Temple Steps is exactly what makes SFTG so good. Downtempo and ambience mixed to perfection like no other. There is NO comparison to SFTG!
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Unkn0wnumb3rs wrote:
I'm making up 0.1% of Sounds from the Ground's total plays? Wow...
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gtutor wrote:
The Maze!! sounding good guys!
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Demony wrote:
Шикарно!
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Serb2012 wrote:
отменная музыка
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liOVERLOADil wrote:
There is a special place in my soul for Triangle.
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Unkn0wnumb3rs wrote:
SFTG = Sounds From The Ground, in case anyone was confused...
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Unkn0wnumb3rs wrote:
New SFTG album 'THE MAZE' is available on Waveform Records from October 12th 2010, A mesmerising collection of downtempo & electronica, guiding the listener on a magical journey to the centre of the soul. Go out and buy it now!! There's a sample of 'Delphine' on the SFTG facebook fanpage...
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NEW ALBUM RELEASE!!! 'THE MAZE'
19 Sep 2010 | from blog.myspace.com/soundsfromtheground
We are releasing our latest album titled 'THE MAZE' on
Waveform Records. 'The Maze' will be available on cd and digitally
worldwide from October 12th.
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12 May 2010 | from blog.myspace.com/soundsfromtheground
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