Review: Episcopalian dub (by an artist called Bishop, no doubt) graces our ears in a manner in which we never thought it might; this is 7" number 13 for furtive dub label Challenger Deep, and it truly is a vibe. The interdependent tracks, 'Dub De Societe' and 'Flutes Of Bhutan', provide alternate trakes on the modern, steppers and dubstep incarnations of the dub plodder form, and also inserting emotive underhands through the womp and cohesion. The former outlines a blueprint for the nominal dub diocese, with papally swung drums and synaptic pad surrounds/wavers; the latter track goes snareless, meanwhile, preferring the tricky movements of 'passed 808s and complementary ambiences.
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