I found information to be a bit scant on L.S. Diezel, but contrary to assumptions, the name covered a trio rather than an individual. They worked together amid the endlessly exciting sonic possibilities of Digi-Dub, a form which took the echo-laden canvas of conventional (if it ever was “conventional”) dub music and smeared it with beats, theatrics and other genres of music to create something close to Rastafarian trip hop. It’s certainly every bit as beguiling.
By the time, L.S. Diezel came to record their sole album, 1996’s Suicidal Dub, they were incorporating drum ‘n’ bass and Jungle beats. That though was still a long way off when they released the 12-inch single, Aliens in the Wood, which owes far more not just to Lee “Scratch” Perry but also to Syd Barrett era Pink Floyd and European electronica than it would to Goldie. The title is very well chosen. I get the feeling that E.T. and friends would have been happy to stay in the woods had they picked this track up on their systems.
Video courtesy of Musique Plastique.
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