N1_Sound

𝘿𝙄𝙉 𝙎𝙔𝙉𝘾 𝘿𝙐𝘽 𝙞𝙨 𝙖𝙣 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙡𝙤𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙. 𝙎𝙞𝙭 𝙩𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙡𝙮 𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙙 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙙𝙪𝙗 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙨 𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙗𝙖𝙨𝙨-𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙫𝙮 𝙫𝙞𝙗𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙡𝙚 𝙗𝙤𝙩𝙝 𝙗𝙤𝙙𝙮 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙙, 𝙥𝙪𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙢𝙞𝙩𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛-𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙤𝙥𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙛𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙙𝙚𝙚𝙥𝙚𝙧 𝙝𝙪𝙢𝙖𝙣 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣.

The drive for more efficient and precise communication tools—whether between man and machine or machine and machine—has been a foundational force in the evolution of technology. This duality, the way we interface with computers and the way we speak to one another, is at the heart of DIN SYNC DUB. For this album, N1_SOUND looks back to 1980, drawing inspiration from Roland’s Din Sync—a 40-year-old synchronization technology once used to link musical machines in perfect harmony. While connecting machines to produce precisely sequenced music is nothing new, it’s the tension between perfection and imperfection—the mistakes of both man and machine—that gives DIN SYNC DUB its voice, its emotional rawness.

The journey begins with “Horizontal Hang”, which crashes through the door with a relentless bassline and crystalline synths. “Such Love” introduces a throbbing, guitar-driven groove, while “Intuition Dub” channels the spirit of Jah Shaka, offering a rhythmic pulse that echoes dub’s deep roots. “Us All” provides a moment of introspection with its sparse, three-dimensional melodies, before “Joy” reintroduces chaos, creating a post-dubstep soundscape that dismantles everything in its path. The album closes with “Mauzy” , a hopeful yet fragmented conclusion, reflecting the ever-evolving nature of technology and connection.

By the mid-to-late 1980s, Din Sync was superseded by the more widely adopted MIDI, yet obsolescence is built into the nature of all technology. Just as our relationship with machines shifts and fades, so too does our understanding of how those changes shape us. Before we can grasp the impact, the world has already moved on.