Brain Damage - Ashes to ashes - dub to dub (1991)

Brain Damage, a French duo from Saint-Étienne led by Martin and Raphaël, released a conceptual album in 2004 that marked a significant milestone in the project's development. The album is structured as a diptych: five original compositions paired with their dub mirror-image versions. Vocals are delivered by Learoy Green and Black Sifichi, continuing the tradition of dub poetry pioneered by Linton Kwesi Johnson. The lyrics draw inspiration from the philosophical and political work of activist Hakim Bey, infusing the album with intellectual depth. The sonic landscape sits between science fiction and heavy bass, with the human voice functioning as an integrated sound element within the electronic composition. Two decades after its original release, the album is reissued as a remastered double LP, affirming its significance in the history of French dub and electronic music.

Tracklist:
1-1 Brain Damage - The unity of the circle [5:05]
1-2 Brain Damage - Let me be [5:13]
1-3 Brain Damage - My father [5:32]
1-4 Brain Damage - One dollar [4:19]
1-5 Brain Damage - The balance of the cube [6:06]
1-6 Brain Damage - Circle dub [4:47]
1-7 Brain Damage - Dollar dub [3:48]
1-8 Brain Damage - Cube dub [4:39]
1-9 Brain Damage - Let me be dub [4:23]
1-10 Brain Damage - My father dub [3:55]