This song had a tortured birth, three alternate mixes were sacrificed so that it may live. Sub bass mingles with cutting crystal highs creating an audio feast for the synapses. Rewards careful listening and audiophile-grade presentation.

the dark ambience of minimal - dub king

Prepare for a hyperspace cruise. Relax as the stars begin to sway to the rhythm. Modern, but classic. Definitely a trip.

hyperspacecruiser - dub king

Inspired by: Sour Diesel and a mic.  Re-Mastered and rendered as 24/96 WAV so please feel free to download the original... it is 132 MB and much better than the mp3. 

        Drums, electronic Bass, and an Electric Piano form the foundation of this track. The tone is courtesy of Guitar Rig 4 and presented the biggest challenge to the mp3 compressor. Echo effects are all More Feedback Machine. The hard synth in the middle is from NI Absynth through Kore 2. Sequenced and rendered in Ableton Live 8.1.1.

        This version is a great example of Ableton Live 8's built-in mastering effects. 

pragmatic rhythmatic - dub king

Fear not the smooth jazz, for it is a perfect foundation to add a grimey beat. However, this is unapologetic instrumental smooth jazz, so be forewarned.

smooth tripper - a dub king jawn

In the classic Dub King style - minimalist, pure digital tones over a smooth rhythm. Short, sweet.

'that other sound' - minimalist dubtronica by dub king

Cheesesteak Royalty

Endless Cycle of the Eternal Grind

Let's get serious. Dub King takin' over. Thank you all... peace.

dead serious dub (stark mix)

A nice little Coil-influenced glitch dub track. A bit fidgety and insecure for a dub, but also rather intriguing.

Indifference dub (reCoil mix)

It's a glitch-minimal happy track. Enjoy.

the joy of minimal - dub king

Are spec sheets the roadmap to audio bliss—or just noise on the way to great sound? In this short talk I track the 150‑year march from Edison’s phonograph to today’s self‑powered speakers, weigh the lure of distortion figures and watt ratings, and ask whether numbers alone should steer your next gear purchase. Spoiler: third‑party lab data works best as a truth serum that exposes marketing hype; after that, your ears and lifestyle get the final vote.

Along the way you’ll hear:

Why a Lamborghini isn’t the ideal Costco run—and what that says about chasing “perfect” THD+N.

How active, wireless speakers are letting engineers sweat the specs so you don’t have to.

Real‑world examples where comfort, features, and aesthetics trump flawless measurements.

A quick tip for using bench tests to spot exaggerated claims before you hit “buy.”

Hit play, grab your favorite headphones (measured or otherwise), and let’s rethink how we judge audio gear.

#HiFi #Audiophile #SoundQuality #Measurements #ActiveSpeakers #AudioTips

Should Measurements Decide What Gear You Buy

Fake Bands Real Scams

Focal Zone

Fire Works

A ballad about a photography job I once took and regretted.

Ballad of the corporate photographer

Tripping on shrooms and thinking about electricity in Philly

Ben Franklin’s Rooftop Mushroom Odyssey 13

Makes fun of those LinkedIn thought leadership posts that have line breaks like long poems and lots of emojis

Cyborg Haiku (Inked in LinkedIn)

Fight Eagles Fight

The raiding of the archives continues. Vivaldi's 'Spring' from 'the four seasons' as a smooth, flowing dub. Extremely relaxing but also grand... with a huge sound befitting a song written for symphony - all three movements are here. Perhaps one can see the origins of my sequencing habits in this track (breakdowns with an 'encore' near the end of the track, anyone?), TFS was my favorite piece of music when I was a kid. 


'four seasons' dub (spring mix) - with special thanks to Vivaldi

qrious

major dubbage - dub king

It's been a while since the last Dub King track, and perhaps even longer since a 'proper; dubtronica track has seen the light of day. "Return of the Dub King" fixes that.

Return of the Dub King'

minimalist exploration of pure sine-wave synthesis to a down-tempo beat. Notably, this track was produced with two iPads, each running aniMoog, a just-released (December 2011) app from Moog, the inventor of waveform synthesis. Additional synthesis comes from Spectrasonics' mighty duo, Stylum RMX and Omnisphere. 



logical conclusion

I'm Baaaack! The beats are sicker, the pads are several dimensions more ethereal. Welcome to the dub king future.

did you have a good hit today? - dub king

"kablam" dub builds, breaks down and rewards the listener with sublime texture. you can't really dance to it, but it's still hot.

"kablam" dub - evolution of a beat - dub king

dubtronica rerender of repeater, the only change is the tempo...

repeater slowdub - bring that tempo down, down, down

the bigz - a vaguely exotic micro-dub

Chill. Very chill. Trip chill. High chill. Real chill.

astronautic visionary - dub king

A mid-tempo hip-hop beat anchors a journey through plucky rhythms and spaced out drones. Genuine Dubtronica.

philadub - dub king

16.352 hz for everybody! Seriously deep. Not just a sine wave, this is the note C0.

Bottom Dweller Dub

Deep notes dwell over a beat. This track is for 'elite' subwoofers.

Throbberizer Dub

Minimal to the maximum, and deeper than deep. Hope your subs are up to it!

Funkenspelunkin Dub

the minimal express - dub king

A medium length, mid/down tempo piece with significant amounts of deep bass. It's been a while, I'm glad to be back. Dub King

"The So Low Project" with 24/192 wav download

why not pop dub. happy mid tempo with lots of glisten and sheen. download expired 5 p.m. est Monday 01/17/2011.

happy garbage - a pop dub - dub king

No tricks here. Pure orchestral arrangement, courtesy of the dub king. For classical music lovers.

Mozart Violin Concerto #5 1'st movement - produced & sequenced by dub king

Just fooling around with surround sound. Pleasingly Hifi.

Pro Fun Ditty - Dub King

Owing to the fact that the brain accesses the platonic realm through four-dimensional crystal lattices that reside in micro-tubules, the creation of 'dub king' was as inevitable as life itself. Conditions permitting this 'life' will exist, prevail, evolve, achieve sentience... and ultimately commune with the infinite.

dub king: creator of rhythmic/ambient realms that serve as soundtrack for exploring the inner space. 



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