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First chapter of a futuristic dub experiment series by The 18th Parallel. The Geneva-based collective invites engineer extraordinaire Roberto Snchez to revisit 10 scorcher riddims from the Fruits Records vault to craft this inventive modern classicreminiscent of the greatest dub albums by King Tubby, Scientist, Prince Jammy, or Lee Scratch Perry.

Fruits Records presents the first volume of a series of dub albums by Swiss collective The 18th Parallel. Following in the tradition of Jamaican producers who revisited their catalogues in dub versionssuch as Bunny Lee and his Aggrovators with King Tubby, Junjo Lawes or Linval Thompson teaming up with Roots Radics and Scientist, or Joe Gibbs and his Professionals with Errol ThompsonFruits Records is launching a series of dub albums produced by the label’s studio band, The 18th Parallel, which will invite different sound engineers to (re)mix the tracks throughout the albums: DUB AVALANCHE.

This first volume offers a deep dive into the label’s catalogue through ten classic or unreleased riddims revisited by Fruits Records’ long-time partner, Spanish sound engineer extraordinaire Roberto Snchez. The instrumentals are brilliantly performed by The 18th Parallel and punctuated by the voices of legendary artists such as The Viceroys, Lone Ranger, Cornell Campbell, and Dennis Walks, who appear fleetingly before disappearing into clouds of echo. Roberto Snchez performs ten explosive, creative sound deconstructions, playing with stylistic codes to stimulate our memory and offer a timeless sensory experience.

Like the classics of the genre, the cover art evokes a quirky retro-futuristic imaginary space where, breaking with convention, the talent of Mexican artist Melissa Santamara is expressed through a striking metaphor of a sonic avalanche.

Tracklist:

A1: North Face
A2: Serious Matter
A3: At First Sight
A4: Black Sun (Feat. Dennis Walks)
A5: Steep Gully

B1: Sound Collapse
B2: Pothole Invasion (Feat. The Viceroys, Lone Ranger)
B3: Worldwide Confusion (Feat. The Mighty Gravillons)
B4: Stars Above (Feat. Cornell Campbell)
B5: Metamorphism (Feat. The I-Twins)