Scape Germany
2002
Wild Life Documentaries
About This Album
While it may seem curious for Montreal-based Deadbeat producer Scott Monteith to record an album for a small, privately operated label halfway around the world in Berlin, the pairing is ultimately fitting. The label responsible for releasing Wild Life Documentaries, Scape, specializes in ambient dub, and Monteith certainly produces that. His Deadbeat productions are akin to Scape owner Stefan Betke's as Pole and seem at home on this acclaimed boutique label. Like Betke, Monteith produces hazy ambient dub soundscapes that lumber along at a leisurely tempo, enthralling you with intricate texturing and subtle variations from track to track. And also like Betke, Monteith knows how to properly piece together a sutured album that drifts along, transitioning ever so smoothly without disrupting the prevailing mood of tranquil bliss. These similarities aside, Monteith instills just enough uniqueness throughout Wild Life Documentaries to set him apart from his peers. The album begins like most ambient dub albums tend to: "Open My Eyes That I May See" eases you into the album's opiate mood and "Organ in the Attic Sings the Blues" takes things from there, unveiling an assortment of shimmering aural textures that absolutely glisten while the basslines rumble down your spine gently.
Track List (try tracks 1,2,3,4,5,6 and 7)

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