Misled Convoy — Translations IV (LP Review)
Review — Infectious Unease Radio / Subterranean Zone Radio — Voice In The Void
Dubmission Records (UK 🇬🇧)
Promoted by: Explorations In Dub
Released: 2 April 2026
Genre: Reggae / Dub / Dubwise / Electronic
A Cartography of Echo, Memory, and Reconstruction
There’s something quietly radical about what Misled Convoy does on Translations IV. This isn’t just a remix album—it’s an act of sonic archaeology, where fragments of existing works are excavated, stretched, dissolved, and rebuilt into something that feels both ancient and futuristic at once.
Across eight tracks, Mike Hodgson doesn’t simply reinterpret—he translates in the truest sense. Each piece becomes a new language of dub, where space, delay, and sub-bass act as grammar, and memory itself becomes unstable.
The artwork reflects this beautifully: a dense, fragmented mosaic blurred into a purple spectrum—like thousands of sonic moments collapsing into one immersive field.
Track-by-Track Deep Dive
1. Crown (Shadows of Humanity Remix) — Italiks & Deep Fried Dub
A cavernous opener. Echo trails stretch endlessly while bass moves with tectonic force. Melodic fragments surface briefly like signals from a collapsing structure, then disappear into the void.
2. Rewind (Temporal Detour Remix) — Hallelujah Picassos
Time fractures here. Rhythms stutter and loop unpredictably, evoking broken tape machines and corrupted playback systems. A bold experimental transformation.
3. Exodus (Deeper Into the Desert Remix) — Pitch Black
Minimal and expansive. Sparse percussion floats in a vast sonic landscape while low-end pulses like distant thunder. Meditative yet quietly ominous.
4. Tui Dada Dub (Where Have All the Tui’s Gone Remix) — Sshhadow Roots ft. Miho Wada
A standout moment. Miho Wada’s flute weaves through deep bass and environmental textures, creating a haunting, almost ecological atmosphere.
5. End of Times (Hell on Earth Remix) — David Harrow & Little Annie
Dark and fractured. Industrial textures collide with dub space, while ghostly vocal fragments carry emotional weight through the chaos.
6. Mushroom Tea Party (Second Cup) — Children of the Bong
A psychedelic descent. Dub delays spiral endlessly while submerged breakbeats flicker beneath the surface—ritualistic and immersive.
7. Free Babylon (Work Hard Remix) — (sec edit)
Militant and grounded. Heavy bass and stripped-back drums create a sense of resistance and pressure—dub as protest.
8. Te Tīmatanga (Downbeat Remix) — Toroa
A restrained and respectful closer. Spacious, atmospheric, and deeply grounded, allowing the album to end on a reflective, almost ceremonial note.
Production & Sonic Identity
Mastered by Shawn Hatfield, the album maintains clarity within depth, ensuring the bass remains powerful without overwhelming the finer textures.
Hodgson’s signature approach defines the record:
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Space as structure
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Echo as narrative
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Bass as emotional weight