Dubtapes Volume 2, by Klangkollektor

Dubtapes Volume 2 by Klangkollektor, released 02 May 2025 1. Ferry from Torkwrith 2. Morning Hour 3. Starlings 4. Isle of Stonsey „…When I make music, I’m always trying to create a temporary refuge for myself, a refuge from the increasingly frightening world out there. A kind of remote island where I can hide, switch off for a while, feel at peace. In any case, I feel inner peace when making this music, and I hope, in some way, it does the same for you…“ Quotes: Piccadilly Records (UK): „So brilliantly constructed with such a delicate yet deliberate hand, "Dubtapes Vol. 2" is a gently shimmering ambient masterpiece.“ Magazine Sixty (UK): „Put simply, this is a beautifully composed piece of music suited for a lazy morning or an introspective night. … This is life-enhancing music, poised and poignant, evoking a sea of West Coast wonder.“ 45_rpm.co.uk (UK): lt's so bloody good, emotive music that has stirred something in me and I urge you to give it a proper listen and turbo charge your sunny day. Dubwise Vinyl (UK): „Another standout record that sounds mighty fine as the soundtrack to the current heatwave we're enjoying here in the UK.“ BanBanTonTon (UK/JP): „Stuffed with rich, diverting detail for stoners and siesta seekers, the EP is certainly a set that you’re supposed to sit back, settle into and savour.“ Testpressing (UK): „Indeed, comfort food of the highest order.“ Reviews: Review Testpressing.org (UK): "Dubtapes Volume 2 is a worthy follow-on, it's more wistful and meditative and perhaps heavier on melody. "Ferry from Torkwrith" is pure elegy and contemplation. "Morning Hour" more of that midtempo piano-rolling melodic form. "Starlings" a Ashra-esque melancholy synth line riding over an echoing deepness. "Isle of Stonsey" steel pedal glissandos over a gently rocking backdrop. Lars writes: "When I make music, I’m always trying to create a temporary refuge for myself, a refuge from the increasingly frightening world out there." Indeed, comfort food of the highest order." Review Banbantonton.com (JP/UK): "Dub Tapes. Volume 2 picks up exactly where its predecessor left off, employing a very similar sonic palette, drawn from analog instruments and effects. All 4 tracks are driven by Lars’ live B-line virtuosity. He’s played bass for a host of jazz bands and it shows. The bottom-end throughout is a constant, reassuring, warm, womb-like presence, that packs a deceptively powerful pulse. The subtle splashes of studio trickery might have their root in Basic Channel-esque techno, but the results reside somewhere far less minimal, more relaxed, more melodic and musical. The reverb and delay twisted into soothing, rather than room-shaking shapes. Resembling birdsong and mountain streams. Lars’ piano improvisations are also integral to everything. ....Stuffed with rich, diverting detail for stoners and siesta seekers, the EP is certainly a set that you’re supposed to sit back, settle into and savour. " Review 45_rpm.co.uk (UK): „Sometimes get a bit excited doing this job, not often as I get totally bored of the mediocrity of releases I get offered on weekly basis. This 4 track ep from Klangkollektor has my attention and l've been listening to clips on repeat for a week now. lt's so bloody good, emotive music that has stirred something in me and I urge you to give it a proper listen and turbo charge your sunny day.“ Review baggingarea.blogspot.com (UK): "All four tracks are superb, the opener Ferry From Torkwrith setting the scene- langourous, beatific Balearic dub from Berlin, music to hide inside, to temporarily block the out the outside world with. Second track Morning Hour is slightly more sunlit, a guitar joining the mix. Starlings sets off with birdsong and the thud of a kick drum, a wave of synth chord and some bass guitar, unhurried and mellow. Fourth track Isle Of Stonsey drifts in, a nine minute excursion into a chilled out version of space, Hawaiian guitar and dub bass prodding us gently into the cosmos."