PLATEAU
Kushbush
Artoffact Canada
Rel: 11 Nov 24
Techno
| Side 1 - Track 1. Sour Diesel |
| Side 1 - Track 2. Bubba |
| Side 1 - Track 3. MK Ultra Ragman |
| Side 2 - Track 1. Trainwreck |
| Side 2 - Track 2. Headband |
| Side 2 - Track 3. Grandaddy Purple |
| Side 3 - Track 1. Lavender |
| Side 3 - Track 2. Pho Ga |
| Side 3 - Track 3. Honeybud (Sh X Og Goo) |
| Side 4 - Track 1. Pure B Bubble |
| Side 4 - Track 2. 37-73 Micron |
| Side 4 - Track 3. The OG |
When it first hit stores in 2007, Kushbush - the fourth album by industrial noiseniks turned psychedelic techno twosome Plateau (AKA Skinny Puppy's Kevin Compton and studio buddy Phil Western) - was only released on CD. This, then, marks the set's first appearance on vinyl. In keeping with the duo's chosen themes of "altered states and introspection" (the project was initially inspired by their love of cannabis and desire to see it legalised in their native Canada), the album sees the pair blend the growling intensity of Nine Inch Nails (and Compton's other industrial punk band, Download) and the full-throttle dancefloor assault of acid-fired techno with snapshots of picturesque melancholia, the far-sighted futurism of 1990s IDM, and the wide-eyed, tripped-out electronic psychedelia of ambient techno.