dubh (pronounced "duv") is irish for dark (and a bit dubby). it's also the guise for ikon's own jonny mcewen who has recorded his first solo album fractured broken and beautiful. you couldn't get a more honest title - it sums up the music perfectly. made on a laptop, a couple of synths, a kaos pad and samples this instrumental electronica is dubbed out, trippy, warm, mellow, chilled, gorgeous, ambient, almost dub step in places. it's hard to know what to compare it to. it's a very unique sound with a real edge, an instant proost favourite!
somewhat confusingly the title of ikon's album was
dubh but this time round the artist is dubh!! and just to confuse you a little more we also have an album coming out on proost shortly by dubb :-)
there is a dubh facebook group you can join and listen to a few tracks online. go say hi to jonny and become a fan! this is the sort of release that reminds me why proost exists. it's hard to imagine any christian record label releasing anything like this!
it's currently available just as a download on the site though a physical product is in the pipeline in time for greenbelt in a cardboard recycled sleeve as proost gets eco friendly. (if you subscribe you get access to it in the downloads area as part of your subscription).
i downloaded it last nite. a very nice listen!
Posted by: tim | July 03, 2009 at 06:16 PM
this is the link for the facebook page..
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/pages/Dubh/102254614352?ref=nf
Posted by: jonny mcewen | July 04, 2009 at 10:52 AM
It's a great album... and Jonny's a Jenius.
And while I know that Jenius shouldn't have a J, I also know that Dubh isn't Irish for Dark.
It's Irish for Black.
Sin a bhfuil... Pádraig.
Posted by: Pád | July 04, 2009 at 06:39 PM
Just downloaded the album - thanks Jonny B. for filling a much needed niche in the recording market and providing a system of distribution that elevates the material as a collective not the artist. And thanks Jonny E. for an remarkable album.
Posted by: Becky | July 05, 2009 at 08:12 PM
well the ole dubh is dark i lifted from jonny's dubh facebook page blurb!
Posted by: jonny | July 05, 2009 at 09:52 PM
Padraig is of course right..Dubh = Black (but in a dark dubby way)
Posted by: jonny | July 11, 2009 at 11:51 AM