Moonshine Recordings Schallplatten & CDs

Review: Polish record label Moonshine Recordings top up their ongoing crock of electronic dub come dub techno with a fresh one from mainstays Another Channel, whose name implies we actually had the ability to pick up the remote control and tune into any other dub station other than the Basic channel One all along. Teaming up with Prince Morella and Marina P on 'Nameless Woman' and 'Find A Way', Another Channel follow the tape-hissed early dub techno recipe to a T, shirking any residual desire to over-embellish for a neat pair of pure, squinty horizontal gaze-offs, with both singers riding the same instrumention. The instrumental 'Version Of Love' provides a versioned listen, highlighting the track's bulbous bubbles and highpassed vocal dancings-in-the-distance.

Review: Polish label Moonshine Recordings kicks off a new series that is helmed for the first time by Bukkha. It's a potent two tracker that opens with 'Planet I-N-I' which is a heavily dubbed out cut with bottomless subs and ice cold hits, tons of reverb and ricochetting sounds as well as some dub-wise vocals that drift in and out to heady effect. On the flip side is 'Night Out' (feat Roger Robinson), another smooth, serene and hypnotic dub techno cut marbled with static and vinyl crackle as well as some pensive words from Robinson. Both of these need to be heard as loud as can be for maximum impact.

Review: Polish dub home-brewers Moonshine Recordings have commissioned an exceptional new release here from Bukkha, Dubbing Sun and Burro Banton; 'A1 Sound' really is more than worthy of its pronounced place at the top of the list, thanks to its unique fusion of heavyweight steppers dub production and a hardcore, doubletime beat worthy of any warehouse rave. The track bares an unusual push-pull, and it seamlessly introduces the A3 jungle mix too, whose tempo and pace matches the first two versions' dragged weightiness. But here it's all three artists' productive synergies that shine, the original mix flaunting a restlessly fickle fencing between hardcore techno, brusque rap-jaying and nu system dub, never totally settling on either sound.

Review: Ever since launching his Echoboy project on the label, Moonshine has played a key role in Adam Kupec's output. Rising up from his Riddim Tuffa roots with a disarming, deep dark vibe, he's made his sonic statement clear since 'Jahova' in 22 and 'Fire' in 23. Now back with 'Rasta We Rasta', his signature seems to gleam off the wax. Digital but warm and resonant. Dancefloor but laced with a little soul. Highlights are the ominous boom of the Danny Red featured title track and the tricky cymbals and shiny finish of 'Horns Dub'.

Review: Inner Echo's latest venture dives into dub's atmospheric underbelly with an ear for intricate detail and deep emotional resonance. Basslines don't just anchor the compositions but ripple through them, creating a sense of movement and weight. Vocals surface like apparitions, haunting but never overpowering, while percussion glints at the edges, sharp yet restrained. The production leans into space and silence, allowing melodies to linger and decay in equal measure. There's a timeless quality here; it's dub imagined not just as a genre but as a state of mind, with every element fine-tuned to pull listeners into its reflective core.

Review: Big feline dub from Poland by Tubby Isiah; the Rising High LP was initially released in 2020 and now sees another loving reissue after 2022, with a brand new, maned album cover, capturing the big-snouted, sabre-toothed dub-to-dubstep mood that first enthralled us five years ago. With no new additions to the tracklist, Moonshine are rightfully loyal to the originals, evidencing their respect for the proverbial jungly king: the tracks are finely sculpted specimens, scooping out ideal titrations and bandings of bass and mid, producing skeletal but hugely dynamic thoraxes of sound.