Dub pioneer Scientist and spectral sound alchemist Blanc du Blanc join forces on the album Before The Beginning. This deeply conceptual instrumental work reimagines dub as an interstellar language – a cosmic conversation stretching from Jamaica to the outer echo chambers of the star Melodious.
Before The Beginning is not just a record. It’s a map. A ritual. A resonant myth translated into pulsing basslines, delays, and melodic specters. It’s where Scientist’s decades of analog innovation meet Blanc du Blanc’s metaphysical mission to restore balance through sound. Carrying forward the traditions of Jamaican dub while expanding its reach into the spiritual and astral realms, Before The Beginning is a sonic transmission from the edge of space-time. Hypnotic delays, tectonic low frequencies, and evocative melodic fragments fold in on themselves like galaxies spiraling inward, then out again. The result is music that is not only heard — but felt.
“It’s an honor to align frequencies with Scientist, a true master of the form” says Blanc du Blanc. Indeed, the legendary dub innovator, whose work has shaped sound systems for over four decades, here becomes both engineer and oracle – channeling Blanc du Blanc’s transmissions through analog circuitry and delay fractals, sculpting them into a new dimension of dub.
As Augustus Pablo once sang: “Dubbing is a must.” So shall this power duo go forth — bending echoes, rattling dimensions, and restoring harmony one bassline, one saxophone wail, and one shimmering delay at a time.
Before The Beginning is available now on limited-edition vinyl in the US and on all digital platforms via Soul Selects.
