| Release Date | 2011-10-04 |
| Label | Surface Records |
| Catalog # | SFBSFD003 |
Surface return with the third in it's Beneath The Surface series, following on from the extremely well received Between Worlds release. Journeys To The Deep Volume 2. Is an important and personal record to Nick and the Surface camp in general, paying tribute to family elder Jessica Dunton and her influence on Nick and his families lives, along with her long fight to continue living against the odds! "Facing The Heavens" - sees Nick take on his much lauded Ever Vivid moniker delivering an extremely fitting tribute that somehow blurs the boundaries between the early classic emotive sounds of 90's UK techno, house and 70's funk.. Cutting synth lines drenched in soul develop throughout the track taking us on a deep yet strangely uplifting journey, the chord sequence beautifully maintains the mood, but for us at the office It's all about the detail, piercing Moog leads, emotive strings and rhodes, all driving along at pace on top of a reese type melodic bassline and rolling 808 drums. This is as comfortable in a club as it is at home. Timeless in its approach, with a purist touch. On the flip Nick Duntons "Leaving The Planet" is an altogether different beast.. Beautifully produced and super deep, this is the classic Dunton sound of late, Harmonic drifts and Carl Craig 69 era strings morph between lush sustained textures, that somehow float above the powerful pulsing bass, that imitates a heartbeat and really gives this track a haunting feeling that when coupled with the hypnotic phasing drums, and fluttering reverberating stabs make it is as deep as the sea, yet beautifully bass heavy. This is Nick taking his wide screen cinematic sound and stripping it bare whilst losing none of the evocative touches that have made his recent music so affecting. Physical product limited to 500 hand engraved white marble vinyl 12's in poly sleeves! Already receiving support from such luminaries as: Sandwell District, Scratcha DVA, Sigha, James Ruskin, Mark Broom, Claude Young, Steven Tang, Billy Nasty, Surgeon, Delta Funktionen, Miles Sagnia, Morphosis, Ben Sims, Commix, Jerome Sydenham, Regis, Shifted, Function and more Dedicated with love to Jessica Dunton - True Strength lies in Submission -RP RIP...
JOURNEYS TO THE DEEP VOL.2
| 1 | Facing the HeavensOriginal Mix Nick Dunton | 7:40 / 121 BPM Techno | |
| 2 | Leaving the PlanetOriginal Mix Nick Dunton | 7:02 / 124 BPM Techno |




















