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lgm107: Dub Mars - "The Storyteller" (October 19th 2012)
Dub Mars – „The Storyteller“
Dub
Mars - a storyteller?! Oh yes, he is. Carefully built in 15 chapters, he is
providing us an audio journey, which is born out of the very moment, reflecting
the presence, past and future. But do not expect any extraordinary issues. The
album is meant as a little collection of daily life snippets, which we all
experience once in a while, only with a slightly different, personal note. Is
Dub Mars telling the truth of life?! Well, Dub Mars doesn't know if he does,
and he doesn't care. Only the purpose to express the mood of the very moment is
what counts to him - whether sunny or melancholic, funny or sad, up or down.
Therefore "The Storyteller" is a fine and rare piece of honesty and
unadorned human reality.
Dub Mars is a one man show. Mario Christofferson from Germany is "The
Storyteller"' - a producer, musician, singer and songwriter. Being in the
music scene for more than 20 years, he is also the man behind projects such as
Hell-g and Cara Mc Queen as well as $uperchrome, Puch, Takt3, Breakfast
Brothers, Julienne, Microraum, Mario Santo and many more. Musically his mix of
styles is all about Electronica but in various facets. Dub Mars goes beyond
cliché and doesn't care for genre limitations. In this self-created freedom a
unique Dub Mars sound has developed. Stunningly it all appears so simple and
logical. Obviously this guy knows about the secret of being one-pointed, not
wasting time on useless decorating sounds and effects. Only his voice gets a
treatment. Vocoder and similar effects add an artificial appeal. Sometimes
"The Storyteller" may appear a bit rough sounding but it is always
warm-hearted.
Mario Christofferson underlines his poetry with a blend of Downtempo, sometimes
even heavy Dope-Smokin'-Beats, various up-tempo tunes melting bits of Dub,
Soul, House and Rare Grooves. The warmth of an analogue production is willingly
set as an element of style. Some parts are even lo-fi sounding incorporating
the approach of simplicity. The album is taking off with a beautiful ballad
called "Between the lines". A dark shimmering love letter perfectly
fitting to Mario Christofferson's silky voice. Followed by "Everything
will always be good", switching to the positivity of a bright day.
"Lost in thought" rides on a lovely percussion. Even if Dub Mars
doesn't care at all, "The Storyteller" is musically up to date, cool
and hip. It is an album of songs, telling about the beauty and the challenge of
human life. If you do not get the message, just get closer and give it a chance
once more.