Lil Obeah - From Transylvania - Romanian dub
The Sound of Art to Come platform, which includes a Transylvanian-based record label, proudly presents the debut of Lil Obeah, where the artist meets producers Transglobal Underground, Dub Colossus, and Marius Costache. Jamaican music, especially dub, reggae, and dancehall created innovative songs and albums inspired by Horror films, concepts, art, and a certain dark spooky haunting aesthetic. It may sound strange coming from Eastern Europe, but the Sound of Art to Come and Lil Obeah is focused on the special sound that bridges the gap between pop art culture, comic books, and Caribbean culture. Just like a pirate radio station from another dimension, sounds are broadcast-ed ranging from authentic local dub jazz experiments with santur to traditional reggae-dub riddims mixed with cumbia, orchestral, rock influences, and horror film samples. The music featured on the album is an echo from across the decades since the 1940’s to the present days Halloween feelings.
It would not have been possible without the blueprint laid down by Dub master Dub Colossus aka Nick Page (Rest in Powa), Dub wizards Transglobal Underground aka Tim Whelan & Hamid Mantu, and local magician, Marius Costache. Lil Obeah’s roots are a very eclectic batch of bands and artists, including his own Crowd Control, The Shape of Moombhaton, and Tunesinnaourheads projects. He is inspired by the strangest Romanian sounds, ranging from weird experimental authentic local dub to traditional reggae-dub with ska and folk-rock influences, music, and records released near the Black Sea from the 1960s to the present. Obeah considers Dub music sound art and aims to create a forever authentic Romanian horror film soundtrack with his songs and remixes.
