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Twilight Circus Dub Sound System


    " In Dub Vol. 1 " Music Reviews

    "Twilight Circus In Dub Volume 1' is the initial compact disc release (1995) from Ryan Moore out of Canada, now based in The Netherlands. All live instruments, no computers here ! The dub workouts on this first album are heavily influenced by the likes of King Tubby and Scientist, but Ryan Moore succeeds in creating his own atmosphere on the entire album. The organ riffs are predominant on most tracks, and he throws in some nice drumrolls for good measure. The always present strong bass line keeps up the pace throughout the album. The debut album of Twilight Circus is fierce, dark and heavy drum'n'bass written, arranged and produced by Ryan Moore.

    Teacher & Mr. T.
    Reggae Vibes Mag, The Netherlands
    http://www.reggae-vibes.com/rev_sin/indubvol.htm

    Rating : from 5 (excellent) to 1 (poor)
    Vocals : -
    Backing : 4
    Production : 4
    Sound quality : 5
    Sleeve : 3/4



    Ryan Moore
    Twilight Circus In Dub Volume One
    M Records 001 CD
    Bassist Ryan Moore grew up playing in reggae groups in Toronto and Vancouver, while at the same time pursuing an interest in improvising and the avante garde. He now lives in Holland, where he works with The Legendary Pink Dots. Twilight Circus is a homage to the 70's JA sound, but, of course, sounds nothing like the music of 20 years ago. However, like someone achieving proficiency in a second language, the style of expression has a charm of its own. It also gains from the fact that Moore can play the bass. In fact he plays nearly everything else on the record, which has some of the off-centre lo-fi sound of 70's UK dub. Limited resources are exploited. The retro aesthetic governs the presentation too: it's on vinyl only, packaged in cheap cardboard with paper labels stuck fore and aft. Sure sounds a mindless idea, but it foregrounds the intimidating burden of authencity that dub carries, and the wit and proficiency of the execution make it an oddly entertaining record. The Wire



    Finally (for Dub), from the Netherlands comes Twilight Circus in Dub Vol. One (M Records). Produced and performed by Ryan Moore, the dubs are large, slow, sparse and somewhat psychedelic. Pleasantly meandering keyboard, echo effects and little else touch up the bass-and drum=propelled low-slung Dub Deluxe as it rolls through the landscape of "Valley of the Dub", "Big Dub" and seven other tracks, although midi sax, violin and guitar keep it on the road. From the top of the ferris wheel in the last light of dusk you can see the headlights cut a swath through the dark, the radio playing "Dub Statikk" as the night winds begin to howl and the smell of popcorn stains the air.
    The BEAT Vol. 15 #3, 1996


    Twilight Circus
    'In Dub Volume 1'
    M Records

    Twilight Circus is een eenmans-projekt: de Canadees Ryan Moore woont in Nederland en nam deze 'In Dub Volume 1' met geen geld en nog minder middelen op. Dat geeft wonderwel een dub-geluid dat zo uit de jaren zeventig lijkt te komen. Om zeker geen misverstanden over de aard van de muziek te laten bestaan, komt in elke songtitel 'dub' voor, en voor een keer dekt deze vlag perfekt de lading. Bijzonder goeie, lijzige dub, waarop de juiste momenten de nodige hoeveelheid reverb werd aan toegevoegd. Tripmuziek bij uitstek. Moore lijkt me trouwens een wat bizar figuur: dub en reggae is zijn lievelings- muziek, maar volgens de laatste berichten zou hij nu bij The Legendary Pink Dots spelen, terwijlhij vroegeral te horen was op platen van Sarah McLachlan en Childman. Strange indeed. Twaalf stielen en nog meer ongelukken, maar dat kan mij niet veel schelen: deze 'In Dub (alleen uit op vinyl) is een fantstische plaat. (be)
    *RIFRAF*



    Twilight Circus * In Dub Vol. 1

    Canadian bassist Ryan Moore has been in a slew of bands, including a stint with Europe's Lengendary Pink Dots; he currently lives in Amsterdam. None of which would have suggested he might come up with one of the sturdiest-rocking albums to emerge from the neo-dub revival yet. Moore even plays nearly everything on the disc, save for a touch of extra percussion and some guest guitar, sax, and weeping violin on "Valley of the Dub". The disc works for several reasons: Moore uses traditional Jamaican rhythms as his strarting point; he knows how to keep his arrangements spacious and his bass playing deep; and he adds just enough of a twist to keep the music inventive and fresh. Most of the songs are fleshed out with meaty organ riffs, but it certainly can't hurt that Moore's a bass player first, as that's where dub has to begin and end. A satisfying, organic dub feast. (M, Box 38253, 6503 AG, Nijmegen, the Netherlands) - Salem Rhodes



    Dub-Lektionen

    Eine wunderbar flieBende Dub-Platte aus Holland gibt es jetzt auch bei uns. Was beim esten Blick aufs Cover wenig spektakular aussieht, erweist sich bei naherer Betrachtung als auBerst ungewohnlich. Dem bei der Jamaika-Enklave in Toronto in Sachen Reggae geschulten Bassisten Ryan Moore - zur Zeit in Diensten der Legendary Pink Dots- gelingen einige gute Lektionen in Sachen Dub. Auf "Twilight Circus In Dub Vol. 1" setzen unaufdringliche und wohlplazierte Effekte Farbtupfer in das schwebende Rhythmusgefuge, das im Stile von 70er Produktionen angenehm "laid back" klingt. Schnell zugreifen- die Vinyl-Ausgabe ist auf nur 500 Stuck begrenzt.
    die Hamburger Morgenpost, Pop-



    Twilight Circus in Dub Volume 1 (M/Munich)
    Mad Professor & Jah Shaka New Decade of Dub (Ariwa/Munich)

    Eenmansdub van de in Nederland woonachtige Brit Ryan Moore. Zo'n jaar gelederr alleen uitgebracht op vinyl, gaat het fantastische In Dub nu ook met zijn cd-tijd mee. Wat mij betreft hoeft dat niet, want de negen dubjes hebben een hoog seventies en dus vinylgehalte. Maar liefst twaalf jar na Jah Shaka Meets Mad Professor At Ariwa Sounds 'doen' de Preofessor en Jah het weer samen. Het is het wachten meer dan waard; New Decade of Dub bevat tijdloze, rauwe dub. (MvH) Opscene



    Twilight Circus: Dub (M Records)
    De in Nederland wonende en werkende Canadese Lengendary Pink Dots-bassist Ryan Moore heelft intussen al heel wat kaas gegeten van hedendaagse dub-muziek. Klassieke roots-dub blijft zijn grootste inspiratiebron. Toch bewijst ie met deze nieuwe ep tegenwoordig dat hij best mee aan tafel mag schuiven met kleppers als Alpha & Omega of Zion Train. Wie weet zouden Word Sound I Powa en TWilight Circus wel eens enkele van de te verwachten namen voor '97 kunnen worden.
    Gonzo Circus



    Twilight Circus In Dub Vol. 1 / M Records / 1995
    Dub music is alive and kicking. If you are into classic 70's roots dub like I am, you will definitely dig on this amazingly classic new release from Ryan Moore who did just about everything on this album. He played all the instruments, mixed and produced it on his own indi label M Records.

    It is not the most innovative dub happening today but it is beautiful and deep. I was wondering when someone would start working in the mysterical tradition of the original deep dub style.

    There is lotsa' great analog delay, reverb, bleeps and panning effects to create a spacious audio mind message. The riddims are strong, especially the bass playing which is Ryan Moore's specialty. The basic instrumentation is: drum kit, bass and organ (no frills). There is also some percussion on one track by guest; Hugh-I (Shuggy) Mulligan, as well as guitar sax and violin played by mystical magical guests. The meldies and bass lines are stlin'. The sound quality is great. I highly recommend this album for any fan of dub music new or old.
    Jan. 1996 - Audible Evolution - Dub Page. internet mag



    And finally comes the sort of "odd man out" of this group of releases: 'In Dub Vol. 1 (M Records), a vinyl LP limited to 1000 copies by Twilight Circus aka Pink Dots bassist Ryan Moore. No experiments here. No weirdness, no electronics. Instead, Moore has recorded, as the name suggests, a dub reggae album, and a damn good one at that. As someone who lives in an area of Toronto with a high Jamaican population, I can say with much coonviction that this album sounds just as authenticas "de real t'ing, mon" that I often hear booming from the roti shops and West Indian grocers in my area. The quality is made even more amazing when you realize that nearly all the music and instruments were played by Moore, who also made all the covers by hand. Like all side projects from the world of the Legendary Pink Dots, this is a true labour of love. Something to be treasured by their legion of fans the world over. Something to help you enter the Terminal Kaleidoscope with the Prophet Qa Sepel, Lisa, The Captain and all the others, count 834, and sing while you may...
    Jan. 1996 - Stained Pages Fanzine