Dub Narcotic Studio is a blank slate environment. It's a place one can go to erase one's preconceptions about what music is, how it is made, how a record is made, how instruments should be played, etc. The results are frighteningly attractive, revelatory, and bewitching.
"All of the mixes are amazing, thank you so much! I've seen the phrase 'Bob's a genius!' written in a couple of e-mail exchanges with Hardly Art (Sub Pop subsidiary)."-Seapony
Sometimes what's needed is to gauge whether a vocal take has the right energy, to help find the perfect synth sound for that NKOTB cover, or to just provide a comfortable atmosphere and let inspiration take its course.