Description

For more than three decades, Adrian Sherwood has been one of the worlds finest and most consistently ground-breaking producers, artists and remixers. He has wrought his magic upon such artists as Nine Inch Nails, The Cure, Blur, Primal Scream and Lee Scratch Perry, as well as coining new sounds with legendary acts such as Tackhead and Mark Stewart.

As label boss and producer for the legendary On-U Sound label, he has brought music to the world from New Age Steppers, African Headcharge, Gary Clail and Dub Syndicate.

Now comes Adrians third solo album, Survival & Resistance. Dark atmospherics, creeping electronics and an almost orchestral approach to arrangement are married to brilliant melodic sense.

Drawing on the upheaval of the all-too-recent London riots and staring down the current international economic crisis, the album is an earnest critique of current injustices, and like all great dub music is also potently enjoyable.

Echoes of the UKs hyperactive electronic underground can be heard through the album, and Sherwoods recent time spent with such young luminaries as Kode 9, Pinch, Digital Mystikz and The Bug have no doubt played an energizing role.

However, even stronger is the post-punk lineage of the On-U aesthetic and the mythical mixing approach he has evolved over the years. A swirling maelstrom of skull-shaking, heavy electronic tones and masterful deployment of breathing space and alien echo, Survival & Resistance is the sound of avant-garde dub music in 2012.

Vinyl edition comes with extra track Unarmed Heroes, plus digital download redemption code.