Night Dubbing [2LP]

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Imagination - Night Dubbing [2LP] WRWTFWW Records unleashes the first ever release of legendary post-disco, funk, soul and electronic UK trio Imagination's cult album Night Dubbing in (well deserved) double LP format. The limited edition full-length comes with pristine audiophile treatment and luxurious packaging: a 45rpm and Half Speed Mastered DLP housed in heavyweight silver cardboard sleeve. Imagination's singular 1983 album Night Dubbing is a refined deconstruction of black British soul and club pop, filtered through the deep studio and mixing techniques of dub music. Elegant, restrained, and, in its very own subtle way, radical, the record reshapes choice selections from the group's stellar catalogue into an immersive and out-of-this-world listening experience. The special mixes on Night Dubbing are built on time and space. Basslines elongate and dissolve. Vocals appear, vanish, and reappear like ghosts. Drums fall away into vast silences, while echoes, tape edits, and precise engineering maneuvers smoothly slide across the stereo field, revealing themselves like magic over repeated listens. Far from simple extensions or 12" versions, Night Dubbing treats the studio itself as an instrument, opening new dimensions of sound. Often cited as a foundational record in the genesis of the house genre, the album als(more...) A1. FlashbackA2. Just An IllusionB1. Music And LightsB2. So Good, So RightC1. Body TalkC2. Heart 'n' SoulD1. Changes (Larry Levan Dub)D2. Burnin' Up Show more