<Dub/Electronica> Creating an album such as this is only possible with a diverse and dynamic range of musical experiences and influences. As an artist, Westernsynthetics certainly displays clear evidence of this with his latest work. Hailing from Canberra, Australia, Rhyece O’ Neill has performed live music in a variety of styles including punk, stoner rock and psychedelic dub as well as being exposed to a good dose of electronic music such as techno, dub and acid. Since then Westernsynthetics has performed alongside some truly great exponents of both dub and dub-step at major festivals worldwide. May Day Radio takes you on a journey from sophisticated high-technology electronica to more soulful traditional style dub carried throughout by powerful and animated drones and drifts. The album brims with an intelligent sensibility brought about through its use of vocals swimming effortlessly minimalist melodic and rhythmic underscore. This one yearns for the poolside on a summer afternoon so skin up and savour the flavour.
Reviewed by Stefan Wyeth
