How To Remix The Radiance Of Revelations — LP Review
by Fofi Tsesmelis.
“We do combine Bass Music, Alien Rituals, Chaos Magick” - that is the up-your-face way they present themselves on their Instagram bio. Though it may sound ambiguous to an unsuspecting listener, it couldn’t have been more articulately put. Breaking it down, Dadub make Bass Alien Chaos in a musical, ritualistic, and personally magical way since 2007.
Daniele Antezza and Marco Donnarumma are the driving forces behind the project, after the departure of Giovanni Conti, and have been constantly reinventing it since their collaboration in 2018. From their conception in Italy to the breeding grounds of Berlin’s underground scene, Dadub have gained recognition as one of the most uncompromising projects to materialize from the convergence of dub, techno, industrial, ambient, and experimental sound art.
With “How To Shoulder The Radiance Of Revelations” in 2025, Dadub delivered an ambitious and expansive work. It gave the feeling that they deeply explored the balance between brutality and vulnerability, having discovered an intricate, yet concrete balance. Genre boundaries were totally discarded, unearthing a result where dub, techno, industrial pressure, spectral vocals, tribal rhythms, and massive bass coexisted in a state of controlled collapse.
“How To Remix The Radiance Of Revelations” just made a grand return through Opal Tapes, opening a wide spectrum of remix interpretations. My initial suggestion is to listen to it from start to finish; the order of the tracks is not randomly chosen, or at least that is how my auditory cortex experienced it in its full capacity. The compilation gathers an inspired roster of artists, including Cindytalk, Iron Lung, Headless Horseman, Sorcery, Deadbeat, Electric Indigo, and Mick Harris, each exposing hidden dimensions within Dadub’s impenetrable sonic architecture. The result is surely not another conventional remix album but a parallel narrative that expands the original record.
The album is notably enthralling because of its diversity of approaches. Headless Horseman turns “Hunger for Oblivion” into a strong, forward-driving industrial ramble. Cindytalk liquifies “Particle Spatium” into a haunting blur of layers and atmosphere. Deadbeat infuses subtle, distorted rhythmic fluidity into “Someway, Somehow,” when Electric Indigo peels off the initial material to a taut framework of pressure and precision. The closing track, remixed by Mick Harris, sounds deliberately powerful, making the abrasive qualities of “Now See” into a wall of metallic tension and low-end thrill.
I still haven’t decided whether to suggest listening to the original album before moving to the remixed one, reaching the ultimate conclusion for their originality. They can both stand alone, while, at the same time, they are so inseparably connected through a delicate sonic umbilical cord. “How to Remix the Radiance of Revelations” exists as a rare remix album that sounds essential rather than auxiliary, open to more interpretations - this time by the ever-exploring listener.
