Bass Temperature vinyl

Lyon-based collective High Tone reassemble the core of their early sound with a 12-track collection spanning their first three EPs—Bot Dub Seasons, Low Tone and Bass Température—alongside four extra cuts. It’s a fierce, analogue-heavy statement of early 2000s electro-dub, moving between militant steppers rhythms and deep psychedelic sprawl. ‘Echo-Logik’ opens with siren-like urgency, DJ Twelve’s scratches slicing through dubbed-out low end. ‘Train to Transylvania’ leans into horror-sample mysticism, while ‘N°1 Station’ flirts with hard-tek energy. ‘The Orientalist’ builds an Eastern modal tension over subby pressure. The title track may be the most subdued moment here, but that’s relative—everything carries weight. These early works show High Tone forging a uniquely French dub aesthetic: industrial, expansive and full of dread-laced swing.