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In pursuit of heavy lids, blurred vision, and merciless bass bin punishment, it’s one part meditation, two parts low-end theory, and essentially a confession of devoted sound system addiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs expected from a tag team featuring British soundlab explorer and 'London Zoo' composer Kevin Martin, aka The Bug, and Michael Fiedler, aka Jah Schulz—a long-time graduate of Germany's new school of sound system reggae culture—the duo approaches their target differently yet share the goal of keeping their sound \"raw\" (Fiedler) and \"brutally minimal\" (Martin). This proves that opposites can attract, even if their tools are different and their methods sometimes diverge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom such a disparate combo, hailing from different geographical and aesthetic backgrounds, contrasts are certainly on display, even within each artist's own contributions. 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