Bass Temperature vinyl

Lyon-based collective High Tone reassemble the core of their early sound with a 12-track collection spanning their first three EPs-Bot Dub Seasons, Low Tone and Bass Temperature-alongside four extra cuts. It's a fierce, analogue-heavy statement of early 2000s electro-dub, moving between militant steppers rhythms and deep psychedelic sprawl. 'Echo-Logik' opens with siren-like urgency, DJ Twelve's scratches slicing through dubbed-out low end. 'Train to Transylvania' leans into horror-sample mysticism, while 'N-1 Station' flirts with hard-tek energy. 'The Orientalist' builds an Eastern modal tension over subby pressure. The title track may be the most subdued moment here, but that's relative-everything carries weight. These early works show High Tone forging a uniquely French dub aesthetic: industrial, expansive and full of dread-laced swing.