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“Experimental 80’s music meets 2016 in a self-sampled material with both new and old content. The British duo Dumdum Score, were never quite satisfied with the outcome of their 80’s album. They sampled their own songs and reworked it to an album which breathes synth and tape loops from the 80’s as well as a complex, multilayered content that feels more 2016 than 1987, when the original was released . The atmosphere feels somewhat metallic and desolate, but is also music with a kind of black humour. There are tracks with vocals and voices, sometimes clear, sometimes quite obscure, and there are tracks based only on instrumental and other sounds.
According to Dumdum Score they have tried to create a surrealistic music with connections to various popular currents within art, and they mean that their music is a collision between the concious and the subconcious. Beside the music there are also associatied art and videos you can check out on their site and on Youtube. .”
According to Dumdum Score they have tried to create a surrealistic music with connections to various popular currents within art, and they mean that their music is a collision between the concious and the subconcious. Beside the music there are also associatied art and videos you can check out on their site and on Youtube. .”
Meadow Music
Sweden
“The opening piece “Slab” took me by surprise. It all feels like a great industrial composition on which you’ll recognize the typical industrial spirit of the 80s. This track reminds me of early Test Department, which is more than simply a reference in the genre.
I was quite excited to discover the rest of the work, but I can already reveal that “Audio Sheep Redux” is much more diversified. The compositions clearly are influenced by industrial elements, but there also is a kind of rock element running through the work. It all becomes pretty experimental like resulting in a sonic puzzle featuring different influences. The vocals still are quite particular as they sometimes sound more like an extra instrument.
But the most fascinating aspect of the album consists of its dense atmospheric aspect, which sounds like the production would totally match with a visual performance. “Going Under Again” is one of the strongest examples in the genre. The mysterious sound atmospheres throughout the production are intriguing, holding the listener in their grip while facing an imaginary story.
The 2nd part of the work becomes more industrial-like. “Luck Love” moves into a kind tribal rhythm while the vocals are particular here as well. But the most captivating cuts are “West” and “Heads Of Tulips”. There’s a nice twist between ambient- and industrial ingredients, which once again evoke great souvenirs from the 80s industrial scene.
Best songs: “Heads Of Tulips”, “West”, “Slab”, “Cento”, “Luck Love”.
Industrial electro music magazine”
I was quite excited to discover the rest of the work, but I can already reveal that “Audio Sheep Redux” is much more diversified. The compositions clearly are influenced by industrial elements, but there also is a kind of rock element running through the work. It all becomes pretty experimental like resulting in a sonic puzzle featuring different influences. The vocals still are quite particular as they sometimes sound more like an extra instrument.
But the most fascinating aspect of the album consists of its dense atmospheric aspect, which sounds like the production would totally match with a visual performance. “Going Under Again” is one of the strongest examples in the genre. The mysterious sound atmospheres throughout the production are intriguing, holding the listener in their grip while facing an imaginary story.
The 2nd part of the work becomes more industrial-like. “Luck Love” moves into a kind tribal rhythm while the vocals are particular here as well. But the most captivating cuts are “West” and “Heads Of Tulips”. There’s a nice twist between ambient- and industrial ingredients, which once again evoke great souvenirs from the 80s industrial scene.
Best songs: “Heads Of Tulips”, “West”, “Slab”, “Cento”, “Luck Love”.
Industrial electro music magazine”
Side-Line Music Magazine
Belgium
“'I love the fact that this north-east duo have quotes from French surrealist poets and symbolists all over their website and CD packaging. It shows that they think about stuff; have a grounding in what they’re trying to do. And this is reflected in an album which sounds like the early work of 70s avant-gardists Faust being fed through an array of loop effects. Among the gentle discordancy and obtuse rhythms emerges moments of delicate beauty and wonder. There’s unlikely to be a ‘dumdum Score Week’ on X-Factor any time soon, but if you enjoy a bit of out-on-a-limb experimentation, then track them down.”
THE CRACK Magazine
UK