Sunshine/Dialogue

by Dan Webb

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CharlyOllie Dan Webb is a talented and versatile musician. The soundscapes in his recent tracks have a different depth and dimension to them. Completely different sounds! Love the new tracks so far, looking forward to the rest of the album! ♥️ Favorite track: Drifter.

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1.	Drifter 02:47	info	buy track
2.	A Good Song (feat. Greg Saunier) 02:53	lyrics	buy track
I mean, I don't believe in a good song. And the reason I say that, is because I think that the idea has been abused as a, what do you call it, a proscription. When the definition of a good song becomes a proscription, it's completely useless. You want the opposite. What you want, is a good song to become undefined, so that everything that has been proscribed is now allowed, everything that has been unheard can now be heard. Could be it was good to have sex to. It could be that it made a lot of money. It could be that it had an important message. I mean, deciding whether a song is 'good' or 'bad' is the least interesting role that a describer of a song could play. It gets more interesting as you go deeper into it. It's like, well, how does it make me feel?
3.	Europa 03:01	info	buy track
4.	Sungenre 02:10	info	buy track
5.	Florence Street 02:57	info	buy track
6.	Sunshine 03:03	info	buy track
7.	Ice Kachang 01:43	info	buy track
8.	Divide 01:19	info	buy track
9.	Conquer 01:06	info	buy track
10.	Dialogue 04:51	info	buy track
11.	Ollie 01:28	info	buy track
12.	Back To You 02:31	lyrics	buy track
Can't for the life of me Concentrate on Anything in the room I gotta find a way to get Myself back to you

about

Over a four year period, Melbourne producer Dan Webb set about interviewing a range of artists including Grammy Award winners, Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers, and emerging indie upstarts. These conversations informed the creation of his fourth full length album, Sunshine/Dialogue, to be released June 9.

Of all the artists he spoke with, Greg Saunier of Deerhoof was the one whose words were most impactful. So much so, that Greg’s philosophical musings are directly sampled on the album’s emotional centrepiece, ‘A Good Song’.

“When the definition of a good song becomes a proscription, it's completely useless,” Greg’s voice can be heard to say over an expansive soundscape. “You want the opposite. What you want is a good song to become undefined, so that everything that has been proscribed is now allowed, everything that has been unheard can now be heard.”

Over the course of twelve wildly imaginative tracks, Dan takes this concept and runs with it, delivering sounds which are eclectic, whimsical, and sometimes challenging. That is where the magic of Sunshine/Dialogue lies - taking an established approach to music and completely reinventing it, emerging with an album that somehow retains incredible pop appeal despite its unabashed avant-garde leanings.

The stylistically versatile nature of the record is the result of endless experimentation over a career spanning 15 years. “I've recorded literally hundreds of demos and ideas over the past few years,” Dan says, “I put a lot of them together, like a jigsaw puzzle containing both complementary and contrasting pieces.”

Dan’s music has often been described with terms such as ‘electro-jazz’ and ‘psych-rock’. And while this is accurate in some ways, it only tells part of the story. Dan’s conversations with diverse artists have led to a genre-less approach that needs to be heard to be understood.

As Saunier implies on ‘A Good Song’, music can only truly be judged by how it makes you feel. Sunshine/Dialogue will make you feel a way no record has before.

credits

released June 9, 2023

Composed, performed, produced, mixed and mastered by Dan Webb.

Ivan Krnic - guitar (tracks 1, 4, 6, 10)
Niki Yaghmaee - violin (tracks 1, 2, 3, 10)
Golsana Shenasaei - cello (tracks, 1, 2, 3, 10)
Laurence Wilkins - trumpet (track 9)

Photography by Janine McGuinness (janinemcguinness.com)

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Dan Webb Melbourne, Australia

Dan Webb exists in a state of constant evolution. Since emerging with his debut EP in 2009, he has erased lines between genres, combining psychedelic atmospheres, electronic experimentation and classic songwriting into a kaleidoscopic sound all his own. Exploring the avant-garde while retaining a pop sensibility, his music is as enjoyable as it is thought-provoking. ... more

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