This week's PBS Feature Album is Disseminate by RBI. Following multiple appearances on local
Naarm label digital compilations, RBI lands on Butter Sessions with a full length worth of downtempo, ambient and full throttle, braindance-inspired dnb/jungle cuts.
There is an undeniable influence of early breakbeat, 90s IDM and UK sound system pressure at play,
though RBI's sound design is knowingly modern. Rarely dropping the tempo below 140 aside from brief,
beatless interludes ('100o10o1hz' / 'Gossip'), the result is a fine balance of unrelenting rave music and
thoughtful, introspective glitch.
The tracks on Disseminate sit within a wider audio-visual context where they soundtrack various Naarm cityscapes rebuilt as immersive digital worlds. "I was lucky enough to collaborate with an
incredibly talented friend and training architect Dom who came up with the idea of videos exploring digital spaces and worlds extracted from real locations. To create the work she filmed a number of locations near where we live, a warehouse party location, artist spaces, liminal spaces, objects..."
Tune in all this week to hear tracks from Disseminate, and PBS Members have the chance to win a vinyl copy of the album via this Tuesday's e-newsletter, so make sure you check your inbox! Please note that winners will need to pick up their record from the station in Collingwood.
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TOP TRACKS WE'RE LOVING THIS WEEK
Rival Consoles - 'Spirit Loop'
Eddie Chacon - 'Sundown'
Ella Thompson - 'Cool Down My Heart'
Fever Ray - 'Even It Out'
Sans Merit - 'Dead Medal'
Delivery x Workhorse - 'Who Makes Demands'
The Murlocs - 'Initiative'
Watty Thompson - 'The Only Heart I'm Breaking (Is My Own)'
Margo Price - 'Change of Heart' ft. Sierra Ferrell
Xylouris White - 'Long Doll'
