bvdub - 13

01. 宠 5:24
02. 辱 5:28
03. 贵 5:59
04. 患 5:38
05. 下 6:14
06. 失 5:59
07. 吾 6:05
08. 身 6:05
09. 故 5:43
10. 寄 5:59
11. 爱 6:00
12. 托 6:03
13. 天 6:11

For its inaugural release of 2025, Past Inside The Present proudly offers a powerful set of new pieces from experimental ambient veteran bvdub (aka Brock Van Wey), simply titled 13. Across its duration, spacious arrangements nest in clouds of reverb, underscored by granular details and entrancing synth arpeggiations. According to Van Wey – a long time scholar of Eastern ideas and literature – every section represents one edict or idea from chapter 13 of the Tao Te Ching, the foundational text of Taoist doctrine, which promotes humility and freedom from desire as the core elements of a peaceful existence.
Across nearly two decades worth of releases, Van Wey has applied his unmistakable production style to downtempo breaks, minimal techno, and harmonic noise, always maintaining a terrestrial grittiness and undercurrent of shadowy beauty. Collaborations with like-minded standard bearers — including Loscil and Netherworld, as well as PITP alumni James Bernard and Inquiri — have further developed his versatility and unpredictability, but 13 is a pure distillation of his expertise in beatless excursions. Curiously, by focusing on the sacrifice of the self, and pursuing the noble goal of nothingness, he has created one of the most substantial and stirring collections in his monumental catalog.