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San Francisco-based producer Brock Van Wey
disguised under the moniker Bvdub, crafted
ambient dub music on a series of EPs including
I Never Cried A Tear (2007),
Requited Love (2007),
A Moment's Peace (2008),
Dreams Of Red Chambers (2008),
No Turning Back (2008),
Return To Tonglu (2008),
as well as on the albums Strength In Solitude (2600 Records, 2007) and
Monuments To Oblivion (2008).
Van Wey delved into beat-less ambient electronica on
White Clouds Drift On and On (Echospace, 2009), the first album
released under his own name.
The lengthy electronic excursions don't do much else than repeat themselves
with minimal variations. The gentle waves of Too Little Too Late are
the obvious archetype. Later they yield the
nostalgic and ominous White Clouds Drift On And On.
The breathing I Knew Happiness Once, however, slowly evolves into
a powerful vocal collage. A thick paste of voices is processed by
Forever A Stranger (the rare cinematic piece) until it becomes a loud organ-like drone from which a majestic female chant emerges.
Blurred voice fragments duet with an out of tune guitar in A Gentle Hand To Hold.
The drawback of these suites is that, ultimately, they are just loops of
unsophisticated muzak.
The bonus CD contains a series of techno-dub "remixes" by Stephen Hitchell.
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