Meet Dylan Tauber, a seasoned and award-winning electronic musician, cyberartist, photographer, and author with a remarkable career spanning over two and a half decades. A graduate of Columbia University in 1996, Dylan’s artistic journey has taken him across the vibrant landscapes of NYC, Jerusalem, Miami, a remote Pacific island, and now a kibbutz in northern Israel, where he currently serves as the Artist-in-Residence. Join us as we talk about his latest release, “Sea People”, and delve a little deeper into his prolific career.
Dylan Tauber’s prolific career spanning 27 years includes the release of 17 critically acclaimed transcendental electronica albums, most available for free download under his Son of Waves Studios music label, and “Sea People” is the latest; incorporating a distinctive fusion of electronic, vocal trance, chill-out, and world genres.
Versatility bleeds from every second on this album– all packaged with a twist of electronic production that works, and makes the various influences blend seamlessly and harmoniously together. From the more upbeat deep house sound on “Swimming”, the opener, the mood for the album is set– with catchy, well-written hooks, and a great sense of energy throughout the song. The vocals also waft across the atmosphere, and the vocalist on the mic here does their part to elevate this song rather nicely. The bassline is potent and present, chugging the song along quite nicely.
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We take a bit of a turn into synth wave/neowave territory with the more downtempo “Sea People”, next on the album and the title track. There are a lot of delightfully retro-sounding synths here, that immediately create a feeling of tranquility and serendipity with the song, and the smooth ins and outs of the various elements cement the soft, peace-inducing mindset of the album; quite poetic, I’d say, given the album takes its inspiration from the endless waves of the sea.
This theme of serenity continues with “I Am Flying”, a downtempo, chill number that continues to use the retro synths (sidetone: that I’m beginning to fall in love with) and the charm with the sound design does not look like it is about to stop anytime soon here– Dylan makes sure to make an impact with every measure, every bar and beat; and I’m left a fan.
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We enter the realm of trance with “The Sea Remembers Its Own”, with the vocals exploring wide, interesting dimensions, with the arp synth work in the background adding more life to the mix, all while the deep, rumbling bassline holds it all together. “The Sea Remembers Its Own” makes an impact on “Sea People” as deep as the bottom of the deep blue sea– and I do not mean that with any hyperbole.
We reenter chill soundtrack territory with “Trust The Universe”, with orchestral strings making waves in the ears of the listener, their crescendos and diminuendos sounding quite enthralling, and filling the listener with a sense of spirit, of joy and satisfaction as I consistently found myself (rather poorly, I will admit) humming to the lines.
Some other special mentions on the album include “My Island” that, with its deep strings and carefully picked percussion, charms yet more; and “Sad Ocean”, with its poignant pianos and overall more melancholic and conscience-bringing production that gets the messaging right; with the subtle fury of the ocean intertwined with the themes of more general sadness. As we wrap this album with “Swimming”, we’re reminded of Dylan’s impact here, which is undeniable.
With “Sea People”, Dylan Tauber creates, successfully, an album that I will hold onto, for a long, long time. Check out this masterpiece here:
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