Concrete Flowers by Dubkasm, Tricky

A truly seismic Bristol sound clash is served up on ‘Concrete Flowers’, a new collaborative production and single release from Dubkasm and Tricky. Adding further weight to the single, O$VMV$M and Kahn deliver two remixes to keep the release an all Bristol affair.

A heavy steppin’ production from Dubkasm and Tricky gets laced with Tricky’s inimitable vocal delivery and lyrical flair, taut strings and sparse melody build the tension in this potent single.

Two remixes are served up from fellow West Country allies: from Bristol’s Young Echo collective, O$VMV$M remould ‘Concrete Flowers’ into a near ambient experience, minimal percussion and deft use of delay FX allows Tricky’s vox to rise to the top with maximum impact. The lineage continues, with Kahn (regular collaborator with Neek from O$VMV$M) weighing in with a second version that extends and manipulates the original mix to over seven minutes of industrially charged, leftfield electronica.

A meeting of musical minds and genre defying producers, ‘Concrete Flowers’ and its remixes shine a spotlight on Bristol’s unrelenting pool of innovative talent and creativity in 2024.


‘Concrete Flowers’ by Dubkasm X Tricky is available from False Idols from 6th December 2024.

As a producer and a musician, he is noted for a dark, rich and layered sound and a whispering lyrical style. Culturally, Tricky encourages a togetherness of societies, particularly in his musical ensemble of rock and hip hop, high art and pop culture.

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