BIG BUD returns once again with another album. His fifth on SOUNdTRAX and eighth album overall..No big name guests on this project , just a few talented musicians that BUD has met on his travels. Kicking off proceedings with his trademark , atmospheric style , the album quickly moves on into dubwise riddims then a couple of stripped down , minimal pieces. Dropping a soulful , house groove and then the album winds down with a couple of dUb workouts and ends on an 8 minute piece of ambient music , a song written as a lullaby for his baby daughter , little bUd no.3 "Again, much like my last album, there's no overall concept to this project. It's really just a collection of music and influences that I'm into right now... On my last tour of Australia I spent a lot of time with the FOREIGN DUB crew, from Sydney, a talented bunch of musicians, artistes and DJs... So I managed to get a couple of recording sessions in with a horn section and on another project I recorded an amazing Sitar player." BIG BUD has been travelling the World constantly and testing out the new material. From big festivals in Australia, Bosnia, Sardinia, to small clubs in Kosovo, the reactions have been good... For someone who has a chronic fear of flying, he certainly clocks up the airmiles. "Yea, had some amazing experiences since the last album. Played quite a few big festivals which are always special but i still think you can't beat a smaller, dark club with the crowd right in your face and a room full of energy. Altho I think when it comes to vibe and atmosphere, you can't beat the SUN'n'BASS festival in Sardinia. I was lucky enough to play the closing party again this year ," The album will be released on his own label, SOUNdTRAX, which is celbrating it's 10th anniversary this year. Coming up to it's 50th release, the label has established a reputation of introducing new talent to the scene. "I only realised recently that the label is 10 years old. I was looking for an old release and noticed on Discogs that it came out in 2002! So, yea, 10 long years, but they've flown by. I know it's not one of the biggest labels on the scene but it has it's place as a label who loves to find promising new talent from around the World and give them a chance to get heard. If you look back thru the back cat, you'll see a lot of names who are doing pretty well for themselves now. Obvioulsy Im not saying it's because of SOUNdTRAX but it definitely helped them on their way. And that's something I'm very proud of. It feels good to contribute to the scene in this way." There is an album launch party planned in London on Nov.1st. which will also be streamed 'live' on BASSDRIVE radio, the biggest online dNb station.. 1 Big Bud - Angel 2 Big Bud - Thirty3 3 Big Bud - Uvek Blizu 4 Zoot - Running (Bigbud Remix) 5 Big Bud - Caveman Boogie 6 Big Bud - Rudadub 7 Big Bud - Wobbegong 8 Big Bud - Blue Velvet 9 Big Bud - Boogaloo 10 Big Bud - Foreign Dub 11 Big Bud - Meditation Dub 12 Big Bud - Laku Noc