The spiritual dub-punk trio Holy Tongue joins forces with rhythmic explorer Shackleton on the ritualistic “The Tumbling Psychic Joy of Now.” Shackleton, long an innovator on the fringes of the dance underground, brings his hypnotic, genre-blurring beats to mesh with Holy Tongue’s frenetic, psychedelic energy.

The result is a masterwork of expansive, ritualistic grooves that evoke ancient rites and trance states. Tracks like the pulsing “Ancient Model” and the dense, polyrhythmic “Blessed and Bewildered” conjure visions of shamanistic ceremonies powered by Holy Tongue’s punk intensity and Shackleton’s dubwise production.

Standouts include the slinky, snaking “The Fruit of the Fall,” which blooms into a wildly percussive climax, and the haunting “The Merciful Lake,” where spectral vocals drift through a hazy, dub-soaked dreamscape. Throughout, the collision of Holy Tongue’s raw power and Shackleton’s nuanced, intricate rhythms births a transcendent psychedelic dub for modern times.

An enveloping and transporting experience, “The Tumbling Psychic Joy of Now” is a mind-expanding triumph. For adventurous listeners ready to be sonically transported, it’s not to be missed.