Gunn Sound - Survivors of London

These rips come via a friend of mine from Denmark, Jake, who managed to track down some underground Australian bass music.

Here's what Jake said about the CD:

"So me and my friend Chris have been digging this Australian scene for a while now, finding some amazing off the radar stuff. This Gunn Sound CD i specifically discovered as a recommendation in the inlay of some aus dub CD compilation (cant remember which one hehe), and seeing that it wasn't online or on discogs, but on sale on Ebay quite cheaply, i figured why not. Great stuff and great to browse around the Aus scene!! Love from Aarhus, Denmark."

I think Jake may have been talking about seeing Gunn Sound on cult Sherriff Lindo compilation Dub For The Masses, where the 7th track from this album Portobello (Dub Version) appeared, which looks to be the only other appearance of John Gunn. 

It blew me away when Jake sent me the Ebay listing for this CD and asked for me to send him the files. He has spoken to me a number of times before about his love for the Australian dub scene in the late 1990s, particularly the work of Ali Omar. Finding something not only not online but not even on Discogs is a true digging achievement. 

Survivors of  London seems to provide a link between the deep dub of the late 90s and the bass and breaks ubiquitous in Australia in the early 2000s. 

For these uploads I've picked; Anybody, the aggressive and unflinching album opener, Intruders, a floating, atmospheric drum and bass gem, the haunting and mysterious Caribbean and the final track Fading Away (Dub Version) where the breaks and bass constantly emanating from Survivors Of London fade to close out what is a fascinating piece of Australian underground music history. 

Thanks so much  to Jake for allowing me to upload these on the channel, I aspire to have a find like this of my own one day. 

Good luck trying to track a copy down!

Here are the videos:

Here's some photos of the CD: