[Smallfish-releases-html] Smallfish Release Mailout - 11/09/04
justusfish
justusfish@smallfish.co.uk
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Smallfish Release Mailout - Monday 11th October 2004
Hi there folks.
More goodness this week and although the list may look a little slimmer =
than usual, fear not because if you check back in the next couple of =
days you'll find plenty of grand new things (Loads of Kompakt bits, new =
Perlon etc). Peruse this, have a listen to the clips then keep on coming =
back for more!
Take care and wrap up warm!
Peace.
The Fish.
Smallfish Records.
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<DIV><FONT face=3DTahoma><STRONG><U>Smallfish Release Mailout - Monday =
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October 2004</U></STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DTahoma>Hi there folks.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DTahoma></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DTahoma>More goodness this week and although the list =
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little slimmer than usual, fear not because if you check back in the =
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Perlon etc). Peruse this, have a listen to the clips then keep on coming =
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for more!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DTahoma>Take care and wrap up warm!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DTahoma>Peace.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DTahoma></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DTahoma>The Fish.</FONT></DIV>
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<H1><A HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk">Smallfish Weekly Releases</A> =
(11/10/2004)</H2>
<H2><A NAME=3D"navigation">Categories</A></H1>
<UL>
<LI><A HREF=3D"#TrueTrue0">Electronica (New Releases, Vinyl)</A>
x 8
<LI><A HREF=3D"#FalseTrue0">Electronica (Restocks, Vinyl)</A>
x 10
<LI><A HREF=3D"#TrueTrue1">Techno / Electro (New Releases, Vinyl)</A>
x 10
<LI><A HREF=3D"#FalseTrue1">Techno / Electro (Restocks, Vinyl)</A>
x 7
<LI><A HREF=3D"#TrueTrue2">US Techno / Electro (New Releases, Vinyl)</A>
x 8
<LI><A HREF=3D"#FalseTrue2">US Techno / Electro (Restocks, Vinyl)</A>
x 4
<LI><A HREF=3D"#TrueTrue3">House (New Releases, Vinyl)</A>
x 2
<LI><A HREF=3D"#TrueTrue4">Hip Hop (New Releases, Vinyl)</A>
x 4
<LI><A HREF=3D"#FalseTrue4">Hip Hop (Restocks, Vinyl)</A>
x 6
<LI><A HREF=3D"#TrueTrue5">Eclectic Beats (New Releases, Vinyl)</A>
x 2
<LI><A HREF=3D"#TrueTrue6">Guitar Based (New Releases, Vinyl)</A>
x 6
<LI><A HREF=3D"#TrueTrue7">Funk / Jazz / Soul (New Releases, Vinyl)</A>
x 2
<LI><A HREF=3D"#FalseTrue7">Funk / Jazz / Soul (Restocks, Vinyl)</A>
x 3
<LI><A HREF=3D"#TrueTrue8">Reggae / Dub (New Releases, Vinyl)</A>
x 1
<LI><A HREF=3D"#TrueFalse0">Electronica (New Releases, CD)</A>
x 7
<LI><A HREF=3D"#FalseFalse0">Electronica (Restocks, CD)</A>
x 6
<LI><A HREF=3D"#TrueFalse1">Techno / Electro (New Releases, CD)</A>
x 5
<LI><A HREF=3D"#FalseFalse2">US Techno / Electro (Restocks, CD)</A>
x 2
<LI><A HREF=3D"#TrueFalse4">Hip Hop (New Releases, CD)</A>
x 5
<LI><A HREF=3D"#TrueFalse5">Eclectic Beats (New Releases, CD)</A>
x 1
<LI><A HREF=3D"#TrueFalse6">Guitar Based (New Releases, CD)</A>
x 17
<LI><A HREF=3D"#TrueFalse7">Funk / Jazz / Soul (New Releases, CD)</A>
x 2
<LI><A HREF=3D"#TrueFalse11">Experimental (New Releases, CD)</A>
x 2
</UL>
<h2><A NAME=3D"TrueTrue0">Electronica (New Releases, Vinyl)</A> (<A =
HREF=3D"#navigation">top</A>)</h2>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D33513">CANE</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D33513">PART =
TWO</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D33513">COLONY</A>
- 12" (COL007)
<BLOCKQUOTE> VERY MUCH A RECORD THAT CROSSES SUCCESSFULLY BETWEEN =
ELECTRO AND
ELECTRONICA. THE MELODIC AND MORE DOWNBEAT SECTIONS OWE MUCH
TO THE BOARDS OF CANADA, AND THE ELECTRO BITS BORROW FROM EARLY
ACID AND ELECTRO. MORE APPROPRIATE FOR THE DANCEFLOOR BUT EQUALLY
ONE FOR LISTENING. GOOD TOO!</BLOCKQUOTE>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D33653">CANE141</A=
>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D33653">FLUTTERS =
FOR CUTS EP</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D33653">PLAY</A>
- 12" (PLAYV008)
<BLOCKQUOTE> NICE RELEASE FROM JAPANESE BASED LABEL, PLAY. THREE =
TRACKS OF
PERKY, BEAT DRIVEN ELECTRONICS WHICH HAVE A NICE FLAVA OF THEIR
OWN WHICH IS FOLLOWED BY A SURPRISINGLY GROOVED OUT AND BREAKBEATY
CRISTIAN VOGEL REMIX. GOOD STUFF.</BLOCKQUOTE>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D33640">CHRONOMAD<=
/A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D33640">SOKUT</A>=
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D33640">ALIEN =
TRANSISTOR</A>
- LP (ALIENTRANSISTORN06)
<BLOCKQUOTE> IT'S HARD TO DESCRIBE JUST HOW SUPERB THIS ALBUM IS AND =
I HOPE
THAT IT IT DOESN'T GET LOST IN THE QUAGMIRE OF ELECTRONICA RELEASES
BECAUSE BELIVE ME, THIS IS SOMETHING REALLY SPECIAL. CHRONOMAD
FOLLOWS UP THE SUPERB DEBUT SINGLE WITH THIS FULL LENGTH ALBUM
OF UNIQUE SOUNDS. TAKING CUES FROM POST-ROCK, ELECTRONICA, MIDDLE
EASTERN BEATS AND MANY OTHER EECLECTIC STYLES. THE FUSION THAT
IT CREATES IS PRETTY MUCH UNLIKE ANYTHING ELSE THAT'S AROUND AND
YOU'LL FIND YOURSELF ENGAGED AND MOVED BY THE EMOTIVE, EVOCATIVE
TRACKS ON OFFER. DANCEFLOOR FRIENDLY AT TIMES AND THOUGHT =
PROVOKINGLY
MELANCHOLY AT OTHERS... ESSENTIALLY YOU JUST NEED TO CHECK IT
OUT AS IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE ONE OF THOSE UNSUNG ALBUMS OF
THE YEAR. AS YOU MAY HAVE GUESSED I'M REALLY TAKEN WITH IT. HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED.</BLOCKQUOTE>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D33617">FUNKSTORUN=
G</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D33617">MOON =
ADDICTED</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D33617">STUDIO =
K7</A>
- 12" (K7171EP)
<BLOCKQUOTE> FUNKSTORUNG HAVE REALLY BECOME GENRE CHOPPING / HOPPING =
SUPERSTARS
OF RECENT. THIS LATEST EP IS VERY REMINISCENT OF THE NOTWIST,
WITH HINTS OF CLOUDDEAD, TV ON THE RADIO AND WHAT A LIVE =
INSTRUMENT-BASED
DJ SHADOW MIGHT SOUND LIKE. A STRANGE BLEND OF GLITCH, LEFTFIELD
HIP HOP AND, WELL, SEVERAL OTHER THINGS. WORKS OK, =
THOUGH.</BLOCKQUOTE>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D33634">GHISLAIN =
POIRIER / WAYNE LONESOME / DROP THE LIME</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D33634">TRIBUTE =
TO TIGER</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D33634">SHOCKOUT</A=
>
- 12" (SHOCK08)
<BLOCKQUOTE> YET ANOTHER NEW SUB-GENRE REACHES THE RACKS OF SMALLFISH =
- GRIME
RAGGA OR GRAGGA! THE A-SIDE IS INDEED ALMOST THE PERFECT MEETING
BETWEEN ELECTRONIC TWO-STEP AND DANCEHALL. FLIP OVER FOR THREE
MIXES FROM DROP THE LIME, WHO INCREASINGLY MASH THINGS UP AS THE
RECORD PROGRESSES. GET IN THERE!</BLOCKQUOTE>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D33606">SAVATH & =
SAVALAS</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D33606">MANANA</A=
>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D33606">WARP</A>
- LP (WAP177)
<BLOCKQUOTE> LUSCIOUS NEW MINI-LP FROM SAVATH & SAVALAS AKA SCOTT =
HERREN AND
HIS PALS. EIGHT LOVELY, LAID-BACK TRACKS THAT FOLLOW ON PERFECTLY
FROM THE LAST ALBUM, ONLY WITH EVEN MORE ATMOSPHERE AND FULLER
YET JUST AS SUBTLE AND INTRICATE ARRANGEMENTS. THIS LAZY, LATIN
AMERICAN SOUND REALLY SEEMS TO BE COMING INTO ITS OWN AT THE MOMENT
(WHAT WITH THE JUANA MOLINA ALBUMS) - BUY THIS NOW.</BLOCKQUOTE>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D33633">SEVENARK</=
A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D33633">APSIL =
BIT</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D33633">COLONY</A>
- 12" (COL004)
<BLOCKQUOTE> AT LAST COLONY NO. 4 DROPS, AND IT'S A SERIOUSLY =
PLEASANT 4-TRACK
EP OF CRUNCHY YET MELODIC ELECTRONICA - THINK DIALECT MEETS AUTECHRE
WITH HINTS OF EARLY AROVANE, NEO OUIJA, MERCK ETC AS WELL AS THE
OTHER RELEASES ON THIS CONSISTENT LABEL.</BLOCKQUOTE>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D33621">TRIOSK</A>=
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D33621">MOMENT =
RETURNS</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D33621">LEAF</A>
- LP (BAY39V)
<BLOCKQUOTE> LEAF'S FORAYS INTO CONTEMPORARY, ELECTRONIC JAZZ ARE =
ALWAYS REASONABLY
SUCCESSFUL, BUT THIS ONE'S TO BE A CUT ABOVE THE REST, IN MY =
OPINION.
THE PRODUCTION IS WONDERFULLY DEEP AND DETAILED, CRISP AND =
ATMOSPHERIC,
AND MUSICALLY THIS IS QUITE SUPERB. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I'VE
DONE THIS TODAY, BUT IMAGINE SPRINGHEEL JACK, TORTOISE (DEFINITELY
AN INFLUENCE), JAN JELINEK (WHOM THIS OUTFIT OCCASIONALLY SAMPLE)
AND AROVANE FORMING SOME KIND OF EXPERIMENTAL AMBIENT JAZZ =
SUPERGROUP!</BLOCKQUOTE>
<h2><A NAME=3D"FalseTrue0">Electronica (Restocks, Vinyl)</A> (<A =
HREF=3D"#navigation">top</A>)</h2>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D32967">BJORK</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D32967">MEDULLA</=
A>
- <A HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D32967">ONE =
LITTLE INDIAN</A>
- 2xLP (TPLP358)
<BLOCKQUOTE> SO LET ME GET THIS STRAIGHT. BJORK PERFORMS INFRONT OF A =
WORLDWIDE
AUDIENCE OF 20 ZILLION PEOPLE ONLY TO RELEASE THE LEAST ACCESSIBLE,
MOST EXPERIMENTAL ALBUM OF HER LONG CAREER. THERE'S SOMETHING
ADMIRABLE IN THAT, I SUPPOSE. EVERY SOUND YOU HEAR ON THIS LP
HAS COME FROM THE MOUTH - YOU'LL EITHER LOVE IT OR HATE IT. LIMITED
EDITION 180-GM GATEFOLD DOUBLE VINYL LP.</BLOCKQUOTE>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D30446">DEADBEAT</=
A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D30446">SOMETHING=
BORROWED, SOMETHING BLUE</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D30446">SCAPE</A>
- 2xLP (SC21LP)
<BLOCKQUOTE> AFTER THE SUPERB WILDLIFE DOCUMENTARIES ALBUM, DEADBEAT =
HAD TO
COME UP WITH SOMETHING PRETTY DARN GOOD TO KEEP US INTERESTED.
YOU WON'T BE DISAPPOINTED. ELECTRONICS OF THE DEEPEST AND MOST
TEXTURAL VARIETY. THINK CHAIN REACTION, BASIC CHANNEL AND EVEN
RHYTHM AND SOUND WITH ADDED GLITCH. HAVE A LISTEN TO THIS EXCELLENT
ATMOSPHERIC RECORD...</BLOCKQUOTE>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D29625">FUNCKARMA<=
/A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D29625">DEMSONGSB=
YWE</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D29625">ON</A>
- 12" (ON103)
<BLOCKQUOTE> FOUR MIXES PROBABLY FOR LOVE MORE THAN CASH BY =
FUNCKARMA, WITH
THE ORIGINALS BEING BY ONTAYSO, CELINE, KERO AND SLEMPER. COLD,
TEXTURAL, DARK ELECTRONIC JAZZ SOUNDSCAPES ON SIDE ONE, TWISTED
GLITCH-FUNK AND MOODY, CINEMATIC, AMON TOBIN-ESQUE BEATS AND =
ATMOSPHERICS
ON SIDE TWO. A SERIOUSLY REWARDING LISTEN.</BLOCKQUOTE>
<A HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D33326">I'M =
NOT A GUN</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D33326">OUR =
LIVES ON WEDNESDAYS</A>
- <A HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D33326">CITY =
CENTRE OFFICES</A>
- LP (TOWERBLOCK022)
<BLOCKQUOTE> THE SECOND ALBUM FROM JOHN TEJADA AND TAKESHI NISHIMOTO =
AS I'M
NOT A GUN IS A TRUE FOLLOW UP TO THE SUPERB FIRST ALBUM. TAKING
OVER WHERE IT LEFT OFF WITH A DELICIOUS COCKTAIL OF PAST ROCK
STYLE GUITARS, LIVE DRUMMING AND SUBTLE ELECTRONICS, IT MANAGES
TO CAPTURE A MAGICAL FEEL THAT'S FULL OF PERSONALITY AND REMAINS
TRULY FRESH. A BRILLIANT PIECE OF WORK AND SOMETHING THAT I'D
RECOMMEND WHOLE HEARTEDLY.</BLOCKQUOTE>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D33031">KELPE</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D33031">SEA =
INSIDE BODY</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D33031">DC</A>
- 2xLP (DC53LP)
<BLOCKQUOTE> TWISTED DOWNBEAT ELECTRONICA HERE WITH A NOD TOWARDS THE =
BOARDS
IN PLACES, ALTHOUGH KELPE CERTAINLY HAVE THIER OWN THING GOING.
WONDERFUL MELODIES AND HARMONIES OVER SOME CRUNCHY, COMPLEX LAPTOP
TWIDDLINGS. ALL IN ALL A STRONG ALBUM, ALMOST WHERE MORR MUSIC
SHOULD HAVE PROGRESSED TO BY NOW. RECOMMENDED.</BLOCKQUOTE>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D32870">OPTO</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D32870">2ND</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D32870">HOBBY =
INDUSTRIES</A>
- LP (HI016)
<BLOCKQUOTE> OPTO AKA CARSTEN NICOLAI AND THOMAS KNAK AKA OPIATE =
DELIVER THIS
SUBLIME ALBUM OF STARK, MINIMAL ELECTRONICA. FANS OF RASTER NOTON
AND, INDEED, SOME OF THE OPIATE AND HOBBY RELEASES ARE SERIOUSLY
GONNA GO FOR THIS IN A BIG WAY. IN SOME WAYS THIS REMINDED ME
OF ALVA NOTO, ONLY THERE IS A LOT MORE WARMTH AND EMOTION BEHIND
JUST THE USUAL HIGH FREQUENCIES, TONES AND CLICKS. VERY HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED.</BLOCKQUOTE>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D32872">PENDLE =
COVEN</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D32872">TRIG =
POINT EP</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D32872">MODERN =
LOVE</A>
- 12" (LOVE009)
<BLOCKQUOTE> IT'S A BIG ONE! PENDLE COVEN'S SECOND RELEASE DROPS WITH =
THE FINEST
OF STYLE. SIX CUTS OF PURE ELECTRONIC BLISS THAT OOZES ATMOSPHERE
AND QUALITY. IT MASHES UP A SMOOTH, YET CRUNCHY FEEL WITH SOME
DEEP, DEEP TEXTURES BUT MANAGES TO RETAIN A HARDER EDGE AT TIMES
WHICH IS EXEMPLIFIED BY CLARO INTELECTO'S FIRST EVER REMIX...
ONE WORD... DEVASTATING! YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS THIS.</BLOCKQUOTE>
<A HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D28559">RJ =
VALEO</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D28559">SEPTEMBER=
</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D28559">TYPE</A>
- LP (TYPELP001)
<BLOCKQUOTE> I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS FOR A WHILE! THE HOTLY TIPPED =
NEW LABEL
TYPE DELIVERS IT'S FIRST RELEASE AND IT'S AN ABSOLUTE SMASHER.RJ
VALEO'S DEBUT ON HOBBY INDUSTRIES WAS A SUPERB PIECE OF WORK AND
THIS BETTERS IT IN MY OPINION. A FULL EIGHT TRACK ALBUM OF SOME
OF THE MOST DELECTABLY ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRONICA AROUND. TAKING
CUES FROM LABELS SUCH AS SCAPE AND ARTISTS SUCH AS DUB TRACTOR,
THIS ALBUM HAS SOME LUSH, ICY COLD SOUNDING TEXTURES AND CHORDS
COUPLED WITH SUBTLE, DOWNBEAT RHYTHMIC STRUCTURES THAT SIT HAPPILY
IN A SEMI GLITCH KIND OF STYLE. CONVERSELY, THERE ARE A COUPLE
OF MORE UPBEAT TRACKS WITH QUALITY BEATS AND A MORE LIVELY SOUND
TO THE MELODIES WHICH COMPLEMENTS THE OTHER HAUNTING TRACKS =
PERFECTLY.
AN OUTSTANDING FIRST RELEASE FOR TYPE AND A BRILLIANT PIECE OF
WORK FROM RJ VALEO. LETS HOPE THEY CAN KEEP IT UP. =
RESPECT.</BLOCKQUOTE>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D32873">SWOD</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D32873">GEHEN</A>=
- <A HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D32873">CITY =
CENTRE OFFICES</A>
- LP (TOWERBLOCK021)
<BLOCKQUOTE> OH MY GOSH! THIS IS A SUPREMELY BEAUTIFUL RELEASE. CITY =
CONTRE
OFFICES DELIVER A DELICIOUS COCKTAIL OF GENTLE PIANOS, LUSCIOUS
ELECTRONICS AND DEEP, DEEP ATMOSPHERES. BEAUTIFULLY PUT TOGETHER
AND WONDERFULLY PRODUCED, THIS IS AN ALBUM THAT SHOULD APPEAL
TO FANS OF THE EQUALLY WONDERFUL 'VRIOON' ALBUM BY CARSTEN NICOLAI
AND RYUICHI SAKAMOTO, BUT ALSO ANYONE WITH AN EAR FOR MELODIC,
GORGEOUS MUSIC. UTTERLY RECOMMENDED.</BLOCKQUOTE>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D25696">ULRICH =
SCHNAUSS</A>
- <A HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D25696">A =
STRANGELY ISOLATED PLACE</A>
- <A HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D25696">CITY =
CENTRE OFFICES</A>
- 2xLP (BLOCK13)
<BLOCKQUOTE> LONG AWAITED AND MUCH PRAISED ALBUM BY MR SNAUSS, =
FOLLOWING UP
THE CRITICALLY ACLAIMED "FARAWAY TRAINS PASSING BY". DEEP AND
MELODIC ELECTRONICS, THAT ARE DESIGNED TO WASH OVER YOU, AS THE
MUSIC DRIFTS ALONG IN THE BACKROUND. NOT A SINGLE AGGRESSIVE
BEAT TO TAKE AWAY FROM THE GENTLE AND VERY SOUNDSCAPEY AMBIENCE.
FANS OF BOLA, THE GENTLE END OF LACKLUSTER, THE BEATLESS END
OF BOARDS, TANGERINE DREAM, COCTEAU TWINS / THIS MORTAL COIL ETC
WILL BE DELIGHTED.</BLOCKQUOTE>
<h2><A NAME=3D"TrueTrue1">Techno / Electro (New Releases, Vinyl)</A> (<A =
HREF=3D"#navigation">top</A>)</h2>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D33644">FRANCESCO =
TARALLO</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D33644">TRAPEZ =
LIMITED 25</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D33644">TRAPEZ</A>
- 12" (TRAPEZLTD25)
<BLOCKQUOTE> THESE TRAPEZ LIMITED EPS ARE JUST FLYING IN AT THE =
MOMENT. NO
SOONER DOES ONE SELL OUT THAN ANOTHER ONE COMES IN. THEY'RE STILL
KEEPING UP THE QUALITY THOUGH WHICH IS A GOOD THING AND THIS GREAT
FOUR TRACKER IS A VERY PLEASING ADDITION TO THE RANGE. FRANCESCO
COMES WITH A DIVERSE RANGE OF SOUNDS FROM CHILLED OUT AND DUBBY
TO THE MORE USUAL CLUB FRIENDLY STRIPPED GROOVES WE'VE COME TO
EXPECT. IF YOU'RE A FAN OF THIS SOUND (AND I KNOW A LOT OF YOU
ARE) YOU'LL DEFINITELY FIND SOMETHING TO ENJOY ON THIS VERSATILE
EP. TOP.</BLOCKQUOTE>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D33655">MUNK</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D33655">APERITIVO=
</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D33655">GOMMA</A>
- 2xLP (GOMMA050LP)
<BLOCKQUOTE> "FROM PUNK-FUNK TO PSYCHO-SOUL, AVANT-ROCK TO FUTURE =
DISCO" IT
SAYS HERE, AND HAVING HEARD IT, THERE'S NO WAY I COULD PUT IT
BETTER. INCLUDING COLLABORATIONS WITH MIDNIGHT MIKE FROM FLESH,
DJ CHLOE, JAMES MURPHY (DFA / LCD SOUNDSYSTEM), BOBBY CONN, PRINCESS
SUPERSTAR AND THE PALERMO KING, I CAN SEE THIS DOING VERY =
WELL.</BLOCKQUOTE>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D33645">OLIVER =
HO</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D33645">THE SOFT =
MACHINE</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D33645">META</A>
- 2xLP (MLP003)
<BLOCKQUOTE> CRACKING NEW FULL LENGTH ALBUM FROM MR. HO. JUST AS =
YOU'D EXPECT
IT HAS A SUPERB BALANCE OF TRIBALLY TECHNO CUTS MIXED UP WITH
DETROIT INSPIRED, STRING HEAVY TRACKS. EACH OF THEM IS COMPLETELY
SUITABLE FOR DANCEFLOOR USE AND, AS EVER, THE PRODUCTION VALUES
ARE INCREDIBLY HIGH. A SUPER PIECE OF WORK AND RECOMMENDED FOR
THE TECHNO HEADS.</BLOCKQUOTE>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D33598">RHYTHM IS =
RHYTHM</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D33598">STRINGS =
OF LIFE / A RELIC / WIGGIN</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D33598">BUZZ</A>
- 12" (BZZXL106060)
<BLOCKQUOTE> PERHAPS ONE OF THE GREATEST DETROIT TRACKS OF ALL TIME =
HERE BY
MR DERRICK MAY. TITLED "A RELIC" IT IS A DEEP EMOTIONAL FUNKY
SLICE OF TECHNO THAT HAS EVER BEEN MY PLEASURE TO HEAR. A BIT
GUSHY I KNOW, BUT IT IS SO SO GOOD. YOU ALSO GET A PRETTY STUNNING
VERSION OF "STRINGS OF LIFE" AS WELL AS AN UNRELEASED REMIX OF
"WIGGIN". AS WITH THE OTHER BUZZ RELEASES WE HAVE HAD RECENTLY,
THEY LOOK A BIT UNOFFICIAL IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN!!</BLOCKQUOTE>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D33654">SCISSOR =
SISTERS</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D33654">FILTHY =
GORGEOUS</A>
- <A HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D33654">A =
TOUCH OF CLASS (US)</A>
- 12" (ATOC15)
<BLOCKQUOTE> I THINK THIS IS A REPRESS OF AN EARLY SCISSOR SISTERS =
RELEASE.
SOMEHOW SIMULATANEOUSLY STUCK IN THE SEVENTIES *AND* THE EIGHTIES,
YOU GET THE SUPERIOR ORIGINAL, ROUGH DRAFT DEMO, ATOC VS SUPERBUDDAH
REMIX PLUS "THE SKINS". COMPLETE TRASH BUT GREAT PARTY =
MUSIC.</BLOCKQUOTE>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D33599">SPLINTERFA=
CTION</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D33599">ULTRAISM =
REMIXES</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D33599">DIGITAL =
SOUL</A>
- 12" (DS06)
<BLOCKQUOTE> ULTRAISM REMIXES HERE BY FABRICE LIG, DAN CURTIN & =
STINKWORX.
WIBBLY WOBBLY ELECTRONICS AND PHAT TECHNO RHYTHMS. CHECK'EM =
OUT.......</BLOCKQUOTE>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D33596">TIGERSKIN<=
/A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D33596">BACK IN =
THE DAYS</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D33596">RESOPAL</A>=
- 2xLP (RSP018)
<BLOCKQUOTE> 8 CUTS WITH THAT EURO FUNK TECHNO SOUND THAT JUST FLIES =
OUT THE
DOOR. SOME GREAT, COMPLEX, RHYTHMS SIT UNDER SOME HIGHLY POLISHED
ANALOG MELODIC BASSLINES. ONE CUT FEATURES "THAT" DISCO BASSLINE
THAT WAS USED ORIGINALLY BY CARL CRAIG FOR THROW. HAVE A =
LISTEN...</BLOCKQUOTE>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D33641">VARIOUS</A=
>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D33641">DISCO =
UNDEAD</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D33641">DEVICE</A>
- 2xLP (IRQ08)
<BLOCKQUOTE> DEVICE COME WITH THEIR FIRST COMPILATION AND IT'S =
ABSOLUTELY PACKED
TO THE GILLS WITH FUNKY ELECTRO AND ITALO SOUNDS. A SUPERB ROSTER
OF NAMES INCLUDING BANGKOK IMPACT, IT & MY COMPUTER, LE SYNDICAT
ELECTRONIQUE, LEGOWELT, PORN DARSTELLER AND MORE MAKES FOR A FUN
AND ENGAGING LISTEN THAT'S GOING TO DO IT ON THE FLOOR AS WELL
AS IN THE HOME. KILLER STUFF THAT COMES HIGHLY =
RECOMMENDED.</BLOCKQUOTE>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D33597">VARIOUS</A=
>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D33597">PANIC IN =
DETROIT</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D33597">BUZZ</A>
- 12" (BZZXL106079)
<BLOCKQUOTE> 3 TRACKS FROM THE STUNNING AND RARE PANIC IN DETROIT =
COMPILATION
FROM THE EARLY 90'S HERE. CUTS FROM DAN CURTIN, KENNY LARKIN &
ONE OTHER TRACK THAT SEEMS TO HAVE NO INFO ABOUT IT AT ALL! I
WOULD NOT LIKE TO BET ON HOW LEGIT THIS IS - I COULD BE WRONG
BUT YOU NEVER KNOW!!!</BLOCKQUOTE>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D33657">WHITE =
HOLE</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D33657">HE'S IN =
JAIL</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D33657">KITTY =
YO</A>
- 12" (KYO002)
<BLOCKQUOTE> LIGHT ELECTRO DISCO THAT MUTATES INTO SOMETHING SLIGHTLY =
HARDER
AND GLITCHIER AT TIMES. THE TRACKS ON SIDE TWO ARE GENERALLY MORE
SHUFFLY AND DOWNTEMPO. A SLIGHTLY MORE UNDERSTATED RELEASE FROM
KITTY YO.</BLOCKQUOTE>
<h2><A NAME=3D"FalseTrue1">Techno / Electro (Restocks, Vinyl)</A> (<A =
HREF=3D"#navigation">top</A>)</h2>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D33389">CANDI =
STATON</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D33389">PEPE =
BRADDOCK MIXES</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D33389">HONEST =
JONS</A>
- 12" (HJP14)
<BLOCKQUOTE> INITIALLY CONFUSED BY THIS RECORD IT HAS EMERGED AS AN =
EXCELLENT
PEICE OF REMIXING. WAY, WAY STRIPPED BACK TO SOMETHING THAT AT
TIMES COULD DEFINITELY BE CONFUSED WITH SOUNDHACK - RAW LOOPED
UP SAMPLES THAT HAVE HAD THEIR FUNKINESS EXTRACTED FROM THEM,
THEN BEEN PUT BACK TOGETHER WITH A WHOLE DIFFERENT KIND OF FUNK.
WICKED. RECOMMENDED.</BLOCKQUOTE>
<A HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D33392">DASH =
DUDE</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D33392">THE =
RADIO DIET</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D33392">MORRIS =
AUDIO</A>
- 12" (MORRIS35)
<BLOCKQUOTE> A MOST EXCELLENT AND SOLID RELEASE FROM THE RELIABLE =
MORRIS AUDIO
LABEL. FOUR CUTS WITH TWO ORIGINALS FROM DASH DUDE AND A REMIX
EACH FROM JEFF SAMUEL AND HAKAN LIDBO. AS YOU'D EXPECT IT'S A
FUNKY, TECHNICAL SOUND ALL AROUND WITH KILLER DANCEFLOOR BASSLINES
AND COOL EDITS AND SNIPPETS ALL WORKED EXPERTLY INTO THE MIX.
QUALITY GEAR THAT COMES RECOMMENDED.</BLOCKQUOTE>
<A HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D32353">KYMA =
& UBERDOG</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D32353">!EMERGENC=
Y! SERIES VOL. 1</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D32353">VARIAL</A>
- 12" (VRL05)
<BLOCKQUOTE> VARIAL PROVING ONCE AGAIN THAT THEY'RE WAY BEYOND BEING =
JUST ANOTHER
ELECTRO LABEL WITH THIS SUPERB TWO TRACK EP FROM KYMA & UBERDOG.
THE A-SIDE IS A DELICIOUSLY MINIMAL, YET EXTREMELY FUNKY TECHNO
CUT WITH SUPERB ANALOGUE BASSLINE AND CRISP PERCUSSION. THE FLIP
HAS AN ALMOST ELECTRO FEEL BUT ERRS MORE ON THE SIDE OF SUBTLE,
FUNKING TWO STEP FOR THE MAIN PART. BASS HEAVY, ULTRA STRIPPED
AND , TO BE HONEST, EXTREMELY FRUITY. ANOTHER BRILLIANT RELEASE.
RECOMMENDED.</BLOCKQUOTE>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D32795">LOPAZZ</A>=
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D32795">MIGRACION=
- VILLALOBOS / LUCIANO REMIXES</A>
- <A HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D32795">GET =
PHYSICAL</A>
- 12" (GPM018)
<BLOCKQUOTE> AN ALL STAR REMIX SELECTION HERE WITH VERSIONS COMING =
FROM THE
ABLE HANDS OF RICARDO VILLALOBOS AND LUCIANO. A SUPERB PAIRING
INDEED. I DON'T KNOW THE ORIGINAL AT ALL BUT THESE VERSIONS ARE
DEEP, MINIMAL, SLIGHTLY SPOOKY AND DARK AND FULL OF ATMOSPHERIC
SOUNDS AND NOISES. EXCELLENT.</BLOCKQUOTE>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D30872">MYSTIC =
LETTER K</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D30872">THE DUST =
EP</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D30872">ELECTRIX</A=
>
- 12" (ETRX018)
<BLOCKQUOTE> FOUR PHAT TRACKS OF THE PUREST ELECTRO FROM MR CARI =
LEKEBUSCH.
TWEAKED BASSLINES AND A GREAT SET OF BEATS PLUS SOME B-BOY SAMPLES
EQUALS A FRESH EP. SOLID.</BLOCKQUOTE>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D33395">TRANSPAREN=
T SOUND</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D33395">FREAKS =
FREQUENCY REMIX EP</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D33395">ORSON</A>
- 12" (ORSON002)
<BLOCKQUOTE> SUPER-HEAVY SELECTION OF CLASS-A ELECTRO FROM ORSON AKA =
TRANSPARENT
SOUND. BASS WORK IS SUPREME WITH SOME GREAT PRODUCTION. YOU GET
REMIXES FROM MR. VELCRO FASTENER, POINT B AND SAEFF! AND THEY
ALL DELIVER DIFFERENT AND THOROUGHLY DANCEFLOOR FRIENDLY VERSIONS.
KILLER STUFF.</BLOCKQUOTE>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D32777">VARIOUS</A=
>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D32777">TERMINAL =
ONE</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D32777">NARITA =
RECORDS</A>
- 12" (NRT3)
<BLOCKQUOTE> SOMETIMES YOU GOTTA BEWARE OF FOUR-TRACK VARIOUS ARTISTS =
EPS (ONE
OFTEN ENDS UP CONCLUDING THEY JUST CONTAIN LEFTOVER TRACKS NOT
DEEMED GOOD ENOUGH FOR THE ACTUAL ARTISTS RELEASES), BUT YOU'LL
BE HARD PUSHED TO FIND FAULT WITH THIS ONE, I RECKON. YARD GOES
ALL EARLY RAVE WITH DEEP CHORDS, AII PUTS IN AN ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS
PIECE OF SMOOTH ELECTRONIC HOUSE, ARCTIC HOSPITAL PROVE TO HAVE
AN APT NAME WITH THIS ICE-COLD SLAB OF THROBBING CHAIN =
REACTION-ESQUE
YET MELODIC TECHNO, AND ARNE WEINBERG CONCLUDES MATTERS WITH A
TYPICALLY STREAMLINED, STRING LED NUMBER. TOP DRAWER.</BLOCKQUOTE>
<h2><A NAME=3D"TrueTrue2">US Techno / Electro (New Releases, Vinyl)</A> =
(<A HREF=3D"#navigation">top</A>)</h2>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D33592">AKIKO =
KAYAMA</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D33592">DIMENSION=
</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D33592">SUD</A>
- 12" (SUD004)
<BLOCKQUOTE> LOCAL LABEL SUD GOES OVER THE POND AND BACK HERE - HENCE =
BECOMING
A US LABEL IN OUR FILING SYSTEM. FOOTNOTE: ONE OF THE ONLY EUROPEAN
LABELS TO BE DISTRIBUTED BY THE FAMED SUBMERGE COMPANY FROM DETROIT
!! </BLOCKQUOTE>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D33590">AMERICHORD=
</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D33590">MIDNIGHT =
/ INVADER</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D33590">DIASPORA =
IN SESSION</A>
- 12" (D1AS002)
<BLOCKQUOTE> 2 DEEP, ROLLING CUTS WITH THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF MELODIC =
INPUT TO
KEEP IT DANCEFLOOR FRIENDLY. NOT A MILLION MILES FROM THE MATHEW
JOHNSON SOUND THAT IS VERY POPULAR AT THE MOMENT.....</BLOCKQUOTE>
<A HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D33589">AXIS =
(MILLS?)</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D33589">AXIS =
SPECIAL SERIES</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D33589">AXIS</A>
- 3x7" (AX7)
<BLOCKQUOTE> TRIPLE 7" ACTION - A HIGHLY LIMITED (APPARENTLY) RELEASE =
FROM
AXIS. THREE ALMOST IDENTICAL LOOKING 7"S ENTITLED "CONTACTSPECIAL
(WHITE)", "HIGHLIGHTSPECIAL (GOLD)" AND "ABSOLUTESPECIAL (BLACK)"
- ALL ON WHITE VINYL. </BLOCKQUOTE>
<A HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D33595">GIGI =
GALAXY</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D33595">THE =
RETURN OF GIGI GALAXY AND GUST MAGNUM JOHNSON</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D33595">TEKNOTIKA</=
A>
- 12" (GG-040)
<BLOCKQUOTE> GARY MARTIN COMES WITH ANOTHER 4 CLUB CUTS THAT COULD BE =
WORKED
IN TO ANY SELF RESPECTING TECHNO DJ'S SET. 2 OF THEM COME WITH
VOCAL LOOPS, THE OTHER 2 ARE ON A SLIGHLY MORE ABSTRACT TIP. CHECK
IT OUT....</BLOCKQUOTE>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D33632">J.O.Y.</A>=
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D33632">SUNPLUS</=
A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D33632">DFA</A>
- 12" (DFA2134)
<BLOCKQUOTE> NEW JAPANESE DISCOVERY FROM JAMES MURPHY THAT FALLS =
SOMEWHERE
IN BETWEEN THE SLITS, THE 5,6,7,8'S AND (RATHER PREDICTABLY) LCD
SOUNDSYSTEM. BACKED WITH A DFA VERSION, THESE TWO NEW DFA RELEASES
THIS WEEK ARE VERY MUCH GIVING THE KIDS WHAT THEY WANT - TOP =
DANCEFLOOR
GEAR.</BLOCKQUOTE>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D33631">PIXELTAN</=
A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D33631">GET =
UP</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D33631">DFA</A>
- 12" (DFA2139)
<BLOCKQUOTE> AN ABSOLUTE BEAST HERE FROM THE DFA CREW. THIS IS A BONA =
FIDE
PUNK/FUNK MONSTER VERY MUCH IN THE LCD SOUNDSYSTEM / !!! SCHEME
OF THINGS THAT'S GUARANTEED TO BE SETTING SHO/HO DANCEFLOORS ALIGHT
FOR MONTHS TO COME. HARD AS NAILS, THIS - BELIEVE ME, I WOULD
GET UP IF I WASN'T ALREADY!</BLOCKQUOTE>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D33593">TYREE =
COOPER</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D33593">THE =
HARVEST EP</A>
- <A HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D33593">REAL =
ESTATE</A>
- 12" (RER-026)
<BLOCKQUOTE> ONE OF THE TRUE PIONEERS OF THE HOUSE SOUND COMES WITH =
AN EP TRUE
TO THE ORIGINAL FORM. SLIGHTLY OFF KEY SINGING, FUNKY AS YOU LIKE
RHYTHMS, A HI-HAT THAT SIZZLES LIKE NOTHING THATS GONE BEFORE
IT. AS I SAID, THE TRUE SOUND OF HOUSE. =
RECOMMENDED.......</BLOCKQUOTE>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D33591">ULTRADYNE<=
/A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D33591">THE =
PRIVILEDGE OF SACRAFICE</A>
- <A HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D33591">PI =
GAO MOVEMENTS</A>
- 12" (PGM-005)
<BLOCKQUOTE> 4 PRETTY ABSTRACT ELECTRO CUTS HERE FROM ULTRADYNE. =
EFFECTED,
NOISY AND MYSTERIOUS AS OPPOSED TO DARK IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.
A STRONG RELEASE FOR THIS US LABEL (I THINK?)......</BLOCKQUOTE>
<h2><A NAME=3D"FalseTrue2">US Techno / Electro (Restocks, Vinyl)</A> (<A =
HREF=3D"#navigation">top</A>)</h2>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D33519">HIEROGLYPH=
IC BEING</A>
- <A HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D33519">DU =
COMMENCEMENT A L'ETERNITE</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D33519">AXIS</A>
- 12" (MISSION02)
<BLOCKQUOTE> SECOND RELEASE FOR THIS AXIS SIDE PROJECT. AFTER =
RELEASES ON
SPECTRAL AND MATHEMATICS JAMAL MOSS MAKES A LOGICAL PROGRESSION
TO THE HOME OF MILLS. THIS SOUNDS LIKE THE SOUNDTRACK TO AN URBAN
ANIMATION SET IN THE 25TH CENTURY. VERY DETROITY, BUT QUITE =
CEREBRAL
WITH IT.</BLOCKQUOTE>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D33292">MATHEW =
JONSON</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D33292">LOVE =
LETTER TO THE ENEMY</A>
- <A HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D33292">IT =
IS WHAT IT IS</A>
- 12" (IIWII009)
<BLOCKQUOTE> THE RETURN OF MATHEW JONSON ON IT IS WHAT IT IS! A =
TRIUMPHANT
COUPLE OF TRACKS THAT HAVE THE DANCEFLOOR FIRMLY IN THEIR SIGHTS.
THE A-SIDE IS A KILLER SLICE OF ELECTRO LACED TECHNO WITH LUSH
STRINGS IN THE BACKGROUND AND A FABULOUS MOVING BASSLINE. THE
FLIPSIDE IS A DELICIOUS 'SCHAFFEL' STYLE TRACK WITH THE CUSTOMARY
NOD TO DETROIT AND KILLER PRODUCTION. DON'T MISS OUT!</BLOCKQUOTE>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D25458">MATHEW =
JONSON</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D25458">TYPEROPE =
EP</A>
- <A HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D25458">IT =
IS WHAT IT IS</A>
- 12" (IIWII007)
<BLOCKQUOTE> ABSOLUTE CLASS. QUITE SIMPLY THIS IS BRILLIANT. I LIKE =
IT IS WHAT
IT IS RECORDS ANYWAY, BUT THIS DIVINE LITTLE MINIMAL GROOVER IS
TOP NOTCH. SIMPLE TECHNO GROOVES WITH A HOUSE FLAVA THAT IS TOTALLY
HYPNOTIC AND BOUND TO MAKE PEOPLE WIGGLE. THE TRACK ON THE FLIP
IS EVEN MORE STRIPPED AND HAS AN ALMOST 'MINUS' SOUND TO IT. DEEP,
DEEP GEAR THAT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.</BLOCKQUOTE>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D11943">SPESIMEN</=
A>
- <A HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D11943">A =
DELIGHT OF BABYLON</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D11943">AMICI =
CURIAE</A>
- 12" (CASE3851)
<BLOCKQUOTE> AN AWESOME ELECTRO EP WITH A BRILLIANT PROPER DETROIT =
FLAVA ON
THE A-SIDE WHICH GETS A LITTLE HARDER AND A BIT MORE CLUBBY ON
THE FLIP. AUTHENTIC GEAR FROM THE 072 CREW.</BLOCKQUOTE>
<h2><A NAME=3D"TrueTrue3">House (New Releases, Vinyl)</A> (<A =
HREF=3D"#navigation">top</A>)</h2>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D33594">FURTHER =
DETAILS</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D33594">VOLUME =
TWO</A>
- <A HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D33594">A =
TOUCH OF CLASS</A>
- 12" (ATC015)
<BLOCKQUOTE> A NICE MIX OF SOULFUL STYLES HERE. THE FIRST CUT IS VERY =
MUCH
IN THE MOODYMANN / THEO STYLE WITH SOME DEEP MUSIC AND THOSE LOVELY
LOOSE CLAPS. THE OTHER CUTS HERE RANGE FROM A BEAUTIFUL LARRY
HEARD SOUND TO ONE CUT WITH A DERRICK MAY FEEL TO IT! THE MORE
I LISTEN TO THIS THE MORE I LIKE IT. HIGHLY =
RECOMMENDED....</BLOCKQUOTE>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D33616">GREENS =
KEEPERS FEATURING COLETTE</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D33616">KEEP IT =
DOWN</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D33616">CLASSIC</A>=
- 12" (CMC09)
<BLOCKQUOTE> SUPER-SMOOTH, SOULFUL, VOCAL BORDERLINE COMMERCIAL DEEP =
HOUSE
FROM THE KEEPERS OF THE GREENS (I'VE GOT A WEBB'S WONDER IN MY
SISTERN, SEE LAST WEEK'S GAG). INCLUDES THREE ADDITIONAL MIXES
FROM ROB MELLO, MEMBERS ONLY, AND THE GK'S THEMSELVES.</BLOCKQUOTE>
<h2><A NAME=3D"TrueTrue4">Hip Hop (New Releases, Vinyl)</A> (<A =
HREF=3D"#navigation">top</A>)</h2>
<A HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D33651">DE =
LA SOUL</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D33651">SHOPPING =
BAGS</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D33651">SANCTUARY</=
A>
- 12" (SANTW326)
<BLOCKQUOTE> A NICE SAMPLER FOR THE NEW DE LA SOUL ALBUM FEATURING =
THE LP VERSION
OF "SHOPPING BAGS", PLUS THE ORIGINAL, INSTRUMENTAL AND ACAPELLA
OF THE DIRTY VERSION OF THE TITLE TRACK, "THE GRIND =
DATE".</BLOCKQUOTE>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D33643">MCENROE</A=
>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D33643">WORKING =
IN THE FACTORY / PARTY PEOPLE</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D33643">VERTICAL =
FORM</A>
- 12" (VFORM036)
<BLOCKQUOTE> IN MY OPINION, MCENROE IS ONE OF THE MOST INTERESTING =
LEFTFIELD
HIP HOP ARTISTS AROUND AND THIS EP IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF HOW TO
MASH UP OBSCURE, ELECTRONIC BASED HIP HOP STYLES WITH A MORE =
ACCESSIBLE
VOCAL STYLE. CLEVERLY DONE AND FEATURING TWO DISTINCTLY DIFFERENT
STYLES. THE A-SIDE IS A MORE DOWNBEAT, MOODY AFFAIR WHILST THE
FLIP (WHICH LIVES UP TO IT'S NAME) HAS AN UPTEMPO PART FLAVA.
BOTH TRACKS COME IN INSTRUMENTAL AND VOCAL VERSIONS. =
QUALITY.</BLOCKQUOTE>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D33588">TALIB =
KWELI</A>
- <A HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D33588">I =
TRY</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D33588">RAWKUS</A>
- 12" (B00003604)
<BLOCKQUOTE> NEW SINGLE FROM TALIB HERE SEES HIM GOING FOR A MUCH =
MORE MTV
FRIENDLY SOUND WITH MARY J ON THE CHORUS AND KANYE WEST ON THE
BOARDS. I HAVE TO SAY THAT WHEN YOU HOLD THIS UP TO HIS EARLY
OUTPUT FOR RAWKUS (REFLECTION ETERNAL ETC) IT SOUNDS SO AVERAGE
IT'S A CRIME. PERHAPS THAT'S JUST ME BUT I THINK THAT HIP HOP
HAS LOST A LOT OF LATE......</BLOCKQUOTE>
<A HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D33652">UGLY =
DUCKLING</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D33652">GET =
READY</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D33652">PENALTY</A>=
- 12" (PEN124016)
<BLOCKQUOTE> GOOD TIME PARTY HIP HOP FEATURING GRAND PUBA. REAL BUTT =
SHAKING
GEAR, HAVE A =
LISTEN...............................................</BLOCKQUOTE>
<h2><A NAME=3D"FalseTrue4">Hip Hop (Restocks, Vinyl)</A> (<A =
HREF=3D"#navigation">top</A>)</h2>
<A HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D6765">BIG =
L</A>
- <A HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D6765">THE =
BIG PICTURE</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D6765">RAWKUS</A>
- 2xLP (RWK 1178)
<BLOCKQUOTE> R.I.P............... TOUGH TOUGH LP FEATURING GUEST A =
PLENTY.
PRIMO, ALL THE DITC BOYS, SADAT X, BIG DADDY KANE, TUPAC, KOOL
G RAP AND MANY MORE. RECOMENDED LP THIS!!!! </BLOCKQUOTE>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D11214">HI-TEK</A>=
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D11214">HI-TEKNOL=
OGY</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D11214">RAWKUS</A>
- 2xLP (RWK1209)
<BLOCKQUOTE> STUNNING DEBUT FROM ONE OF THE MOST INOVATIVE HIP HOP =
PRODUCERS
AROUND AT THE MOMENT....... FEATURING SOME TOP MCS SUCH AS COMMON
CORMEGA, MOS DEF, TALIB KWELI, MOOD AND MANY MORE. AS FOR THE
BEATS, SUCH A SUPERB MIX OF COMMERCIAL APPEAL AND UNDERGROUND
SENSEBILITES, DEEP AND VERY SOULFUL, NOW BUY IT AND ENJOY =
IT!!!!!</BLOCKQUOTE>
<A HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D13241">PETE =
ROCK</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D13241">MIND =
FRAME</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D13241">RAWKUS</A>
- 12" (RWK340)
<BLOCKQUOTE> TAKEN FROM THE PETESTRUMENTALS LP AND SEES PETE AND =
FREDDIE THE
FOX DOIN IT IN STYLE, AND WITH THE WICKED BACK ON DA BLOCK ON
THE FLIP, HIS LAST TRACK WITH C.L. SMOOTH, A MUST!!!!!!</BLOCKQUOTE>
<A HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D10600">PETE =
ROCK</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D10600">NOTHIN =
LESSER</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D10600">BBE</A>
- 12" (BBEBG12003)
<BLOCKQUOTE> SUPER GOOD, SUPER RECOMMENDED 12" FROM THE FORTHCOMING =
PETESTRUMENTALS
LP.... LAID BACK ULTRA FUNKY SOULFUL MELANCHOLIC.........I JUST
LOVE PETES BEATS AS YOU CAN TELL, THIS IS TOP NOTCH HIP HOP RECORD
OF THE WEEK, NOW GO BUY!!!!!!!</BLOCKQUOTE>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D12416">SIXTOO</A>=
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D12416">THE =
SECRETS THAT HOUSES KEEP-INST EP</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D12416">TRC</A>
- 10" (SIX001)
<BLOCKQUOTE> INST VERSION OF THE SAID LP FROM SIXTOO.. NICE SELECTION =
OF BEATS
HERE...........</BLOCKQUOTE>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D27840">VIKTOR =
VAUGHN</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D27840">VAUDEVILL=
E VILLAIN</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D27840">SOUNDINK</A=
>
- 2xLP (TEG2409LP)
<BLOCKQUOTE> ALTHOUGH THIS IS IN PLACES A PRETTY STRAIGHT UP INDIE =
HIP HOP
LP, IT HAS ENOUGH OFF THE WALL ELECTRONICS TO WARRANT INCLUSION
IN THIS SECTION OF THE SHOP. FOR ME, THIS IS BY FAR THE BEST MF
DOOM SIDE PROJECT TO DATE. A THEME RUNS THROUGH THE 13 TRACKS
WHICH ARE PRODUCED BY KING HONEY, RJD2, HEAT SENSOR AND MORE.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED...</BLOCKQUOTE>
<h2><A NAME=3D"TrueTrue5">Eclectic Beats (New Releases, Vinyl)</A> (<A =
HREF=3D"#navigation">top</A>)</h2>
<A HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D33628">A1 =
PEOPLE</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D33628">THE =
VISIT (EXTENDED PLAYER)</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D33628">HYDROGEN =
DUKEBOX</A>
- 12" (DJV90)
<BLOCKQUOTE> QUITE AN OLD SIX TRACK EP FROM A1 PEOPLE (WHO I ALWAYS =
MISTAKE
FOR THAT TERRIBLE BOY BAND OF NEARLY THE SAME NAME). FORTUNATELY
THIS IS NOT A BOY BAND. INSTEAD IT'S SELECTION OF HIP HOP / =
BREAKBEAT
- FUNKY AND FUN GEAR TO GET YOU WIGGLIN'!</BLOCKQUOTE>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D33612">HEXSTATIC<=
/A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D33612">MASTER =
VIEW</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D33612">NINJA =
TUNE</A>
- 2xLP (ZEN92)
<BLOCKQUOTE> EVERYTHING YOU COULD HAVE REALISTICALLY EXPECTED FROM A =
NEW HEXSTATIC
ALBUM HAS BEEN SAFELY DELIVERED. CLASSIC NINJA TUNE TERRITORY,
BUY WITH CONFIDENCE.</BLOCKQUOTE>
<h2><A NAME=3D"TrueTrue6">Guitar Based (New Releases, Vinyl)</A> (<A =
HREF=3D"#navigation">top</A>)</h2>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D33629">HOLLY =
GOLIGHTLY</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D33629">SLOWLY =
BUT SURELY</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D33629">DAMAGED =
GOODS</A>
- LP (DAMGOOD232LP)
<BLOCKQUOTE> MUCH LIKE HER LABEL MATE BILLY CHILDISH, THIS LP A) =
SOUNDS MUCH
LIKE ALL HER OTHERS, B) SOUNDS LIKE IT COULD HAVE BEEN MADE AT
ANY POINT IN THE LAST 40 YEARS, C) IS PRODUCED BY LIAM WATSON
AT TOE-RAG STUDIOS WHICH GOES SOME WAY TO EXPLAINING POINTS A
AND B, I GUESS! LOVELY, GOOD OLD-FASHIONED SONGS (WHICH MAKES
A CHANGE FOR US, HUH?).</BLOCKQUOTE>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D33620">KEITH =
FULLERTON WHITMAN</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D33620">SCHONER =
FLUSSENGEL</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D33620">KRANKY</A>
- LP (KRANK071)
<BLOCKQUOTE> I RATHER ADMIRE THE POLAR OPPOSITE, SCHIZOPHRENIC =
TENSION BETWEEN
THIS ARTISTS' WORK AS HRVATSKI (ON LABELS SUCH AS PLANET MU) AND
THE MORE TEXTURAL, EXPERIMENTAL, DRONE / GUITAR BASED SOUNDSCAPES
ON OFFER UNDER THIS ALIAS. THIS IS EPIC STUFF AT TIMES, OFTEN
QUITE DARK AND DRAMATIC BUT EQUALLY HIGHLY DETAILED AND WITH MOMENTS
OF REAL BEAUTY AND CLARITY.</BLOCKQUOTE>
<A HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D33669">LCD =
SOUNDSYSTEM</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D33669">MOVEMENT<=
/A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D33669">DFA</A>
- 7" (DFAEMIDJ2141)
<BLOCKQUOTE> ONE-SIDED PROMO ONLY 7" OF THIS KILLER NEW TUNE FROM LCD =
THAT
SOUNDS SO MUCH LIKE THE FALL, MARK E. SMITH SHOULD BE CONSULTING
HIS LAWYERS, BUT MAKE NO MISTAKE - IT COMPLETELY ROCKS. EXTREMELY
LIMITED QUANTITIES ON THIS, ACT IMMEDIATELY....</BLOCKQUOTE>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D33648">MASAKI =
BATOH</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D33648">COLLECTED=
WORKS 95-96</A>
- <A HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D33648">DRAG =
CITY</A>
- LP (DC180)
<BLOCKQUOTE> THE DREAMIER, FLOATIER END OF THIS GHOSTLY MAN. =
COMPILING TWO
RARE ALBUMS (EARTH ENVIRONMENTS AND SPACE FOLK) FOR THE PRICE
OF ONE, THIS IS SERIOUSLY STONED, FLOATING-IN-SPACE JAZZ ROCK
COURTESY OF THIS MEMBER OF JAPANESE OUTFIT GHOST. THINK ACID MOTHERS
TEMPLE GONE ULTRAMELLOW, ANIMAL COLLECTIVE, BLACK DICE =
ETC.</BLOCKQUOTE>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D33650">MONEY =
MARK</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D33650">DEMO? OR =
DEMOLITION?</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D33650">DIFFERENT</=
A>
- 12" (DIFFLP0403)
<BLOCKQUOTE> I'M PRESUMING THIS IS A COLLECTION OF PREVIOUSLY =
UNRELEASED TRACKS
FROM MONEY MARK, AS OTHER THAN THE TITLE, INFORMATION IS SCARCE.
SIX UPLIFTING, SOULFUL SONGS WITH A LOVELY SUMMERY VIBE FROM THE
BEASTIE BOYS' KEYBOARD WIZARD, HALF OF THEM COLLABORATIONS WITH
MARIO C. </BLOCKQUOTE>
<A HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D33626">TOM =
WAITS</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D33626">REAL =
GONE</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D33626">ANTI</A>
- 2xLP (66781)
<BLOCKQUOTE> APOLOGIES FOR THIS BEING A WEEK LATE - THE BLAME LIES =
SQUARELY
WITH THE DISTRIBUTOR. DESPITE BEING UNMISTAKABLY A WAITS ALBUM,
THIS SEES OUR HERO TAKING A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT PATH, STILL WANTING
TO PUSH THE BOUNDARIES. THE SOUND IS EXCELLENT - FULLER, FATTER,
DARKER AND HEAVIER THAN THE PREVIOUS FEW ALBUMS, THE INSTRUMENTATION
PERHAPS EVEN MORE VARIED (ALTHOUGH THERE'S NO TRADEMARK PIANO),
AND, NATURALLY, THE SONGS ABSOLUTELY UNIQUE. COME ON, IT'S TOM
WAITS, THE MAN'S A LIVING LEGEND, YOU KNOW YOU'RE GONNA LIKE IT
WHATEVER I SAY! ESSENTIAL.</BLOCKQUOTE>
<h2><A NAME=3D"TrueTrue7">Funk / Jazz / Soul (New Releases, Vinyl)</A> =
(<A HREF=3D"#navigation">top</A>)</h2>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D33647">ALICE =
CLARK</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D33647">DON'T =
YOU CARE / NEVER DID I STOP LOVING YOU</A>
- <A HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D33647">ACID =
JAZZ</A>
- 7" (AJX1718)
<BLOCKQUOTE> SUPERB JAZZY SOUL FROM 1972, WITH THE GORGEOUS VOCALS OF =
MS. CLARK.
CHECK OUT THE WONDERFUL "DON'T YOU CARE" WHICH HAS A NICE BREAKDOWN
IN THE MIDDLE. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED......</BLOCKQUOTE>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D33614">TERRY =
CALLIER</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D33614">LOOKING =
OUT</A>
- <A HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D33614">MR =
BONGO</A>
- LP (MRBLP34)
<BLOCKQUOTE> BRAND NEW LP FROM THIS MUCH LOVED AND RESPECTED =
VOCALIST. MUSICALLY
IT'S A LITTLE BIT TOO "EASY LISTENING" TO THESE EARS, BUT AT LEAST
THERE'S NO SIGN OF PAUL WELLER ON THIS ALBUM. SEE WHAT YOU THINK,
ANYWAY....</BLOCKQUOTE>
<h2><A NAME=3D"FalseTrue7">Funk / Jazz / Soul (Restocks, Vinyl)</A> (<A =
HREF=3D"#navigation">top</A>)</h2>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D32886">NOSTALGIA =
77</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D32886">SEVEN =
NATION EP</A>
- <A HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D32886">TRU =
THOUGHTS RECORDINGS</A>
- 12" (TRUEP065)
<BLOCKQUOTE> NOT SURE WHAT TO MAKE OF THIS. AS YOU'VE PROBABLY =
GATHERED FROM
THE EP TITLE, THIS FEATURES A REMAKE OF THE WHITE STRIPES' "SEVEN
NATION ARMY" DONE FUNK STYLE. IT'S ALL A BIT JOSS STONE / AMY
WINEHOUSE TO THESE EARS, BUT OUR ANNETTE LIKED IT, AND SHE USUALLY
HAS SOMETHING APPROACHING REASONABLE TASTE, SO HEY, LET'S GIVE
HER THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT FOR ONCE.</BLOCKQUOTE>
<A HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D33388">SUN =
RA</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D33388">DISCO =
3000</A>
- <A HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D33388">ART =
YARD</A>
- LP (ARTYEARDLP001)
<BLOCKQUOTE> EARLY SUN RA, THAT CONTAINS ALL THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF =
MUSICALLY
AND BONKERS IN ALL THE RIGHT DOSES. THIS ORIGINALLY CAME OUT
ON EL-SATURN, AND IS PART OF A SERIES OF RE-ISSUES COVERING EARLY
AND LESS WELL KNOWN SUN RA. HE WAS UNDOUBTEDLY A GENIUS AND THOUIGH
MUCH IS MADE OF THE INSANITY AND MYTHOLOGICAL AND EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL
SIDE OF HIS WORK, THE MUSIC SPEAKS VOLUMES. =
RECOMMENDED.</BLOCKQUOTE>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D21223">VARIOUS</A=
>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D21223">SHUT =
IT!</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D21223">CINEPHILE</=
A>
- 2xLP (SANDV092)
<BLOCKQUOTE> "GET YA' TROUSERS ON SON, YA NICKED!" 26 GREAT LIBRARY =
MOMENTS
AS USED IN THE GREAT TV SHOW THE SWEENEY. BEING A MASSIVE FAN
OF THE SHOW THIS IS A REAL TREAT FOR ME AS THERE ARE SOME GREAT
SNIPPETS OF DIALOGUE AS WELL AS SOME VERY FUNKY MUSIC FROM ALL
THE BIG LIBRARY COMPANIES, DE WOLFE, KPM ETC. TOP TOP TOP TOP
TOP TOP TOP RECOMMENDATION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</BLOCKQUOTE>
<h2><A NAME=3D"TrueTrue8">Reggae / Dub (New Releases, Vinyl)</A> (<A =
HREF=3D"#navigation">top</A>)</h2>
<A HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D33624">SLY, =
ROBBIE AND THE REVOLUTIONARIES</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D33624">HARDCORE =
DUB</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D33624">ORIGINAL =
MUSIC</A>
- LP (OMLP10)
<BLOCKQUOTE> EIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT DUBS RECORDED AT CHANNEL 1 STUDIOS. =
NOT SURE
WHEN THEY DATE FROM, BUT IT SOUNDS EARLY EIGHTIES. APPAULING ARTWORK
AND A SHOCKING PRESSING BUT YOU WOULDN'T HAVE IT ANY OTHER WAY,
RIGHT?</BLOCKQUOTE>
<h2><A NAME=3D"TrueFalse0">Electronica (New Releases, CD)</A> (<A =
HREF=3D"#navigation">top</A>)</h2>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D33636">CHRIS =
CARTER</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D33636">ELECTRONI=
C AMBIENT REMIXES THREE</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D33636">CONSPIRACY =
INTERNATIONAL</A>
- CD (CTIEAR3CD)
<BLOCKQUOTE> THIS CD FEATURES AMBIENT INDUSTRIAL REMIXES AND =
SOUNDSCAPES BY
CHRIS CARTER. THE TRACKS UTILISE HIS ORIGINAL 1970'S AND 80'S
THROBBING GRISTLE RHYTHM TAPES AS A FOUNDATION FOR EACH =
PIECE.</BLOCKQUOTE>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D33639">CHRONOMAD<=
/A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D33639">SOKUT</A>=
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D33639">ALIEN =
TRANSISTOR</A>
- CD (ALIENTRANSISTORN07)
<BLOCKQUOTE> IT'S HARD TO DESCRIBE JUST HOW SUPERB THIS ALBUM IS AND =
I HOPE
THAT IT IT DOESN'T GET LOST IN THE QUAGMIRE OF ELECTRONICA RELEASES
BECAUSE BELIVE ME, THIS IS SOMETHING REALLY SPECIAL. CHRONOMAD
FOLLOWS UP THE SUPERB DEBUT SINGLE WITH THIS FULL LENGTH ALBUM
OF UNIQUE SOUNDS. TAKING CUES FROM POST-ROCK, ELECTRONICA, MIDDLE
EASTERN BEATS AND MANY OTHER EECLECTIC STYLES. THE FUSION THAT
IT CREATES IS PRETTY MUCH UNLIKE ANYTHING ELSE THAT'S AROUND AND
YOU'LL FIND YOURSELF ENGAGED AND MOVED BY THE EMOTIVE, EVOCATIVE
TRACKS ON OFFER. DANCEFLOOR FRIENDLY AT TIMES AND THOUGHT =
PROVOKINGLY
MELANCHOLY AT OTHERS... ESSENTIALLY YOU JUST NEED TO CHECK IT
OUT AS IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE ONE OF THOSE UNSUNG ALBUMS OF
THE YEAR. AS YOU MAY HAVE GUESSED I'M REALLY TAKEN WITH IT. HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED.</BLOCKQUOTE>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D33635">COSEY =
FANNI TUTTI</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D33635">ELECTRONI=
C AMBIENT REMIXES TWO</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D33635">CONSPIRACY =
INTERNATIONAL</A>
- CD (CTIEAR2CD)
<BLOCKQUOTE> THIS CD FEATURES AMBIENT REMIXES OF THE 1981 COSEY FANNI =
TUTTI
ALBUM "TIME TO TELL". FOUR TRACKS, EXTENDED OVER 51 MINS. THROBBING
GRISTLE HEADS TAKE NOTE.</BLOCKQUOTE>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D33618">RICHARD =
H. KIRK</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D33618">MEETS =
THE TRUCK BOMBERS OF SUBURBIA UPTOWN</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D33618">INTONE</A>
- CD (INTONECD06)
<BLOCKQUOTE> MORE PERVERSE, DIVERSE EXPERIMENTAL BREAKBEAT / =
ELECTRONICA FROM
THIS FORMER CABARET VOLTAIRE / SWEET EXORCIST MAINMAN. OF ALL
HIS RECENT RELEASES, THIS IS PERHAPS THE ONE THAT BEARS THE MOST
RESEMBLANCE TO SOME OF HIS OLDER MATERIAL. INTERESTING =
STUFF.</BLOCKQUOTE>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D33607">SAVATH & =
SAVALAS</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D33607">MANANA</A=
>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D33607">WARP</A>
- CD (WAP177CD)
<BLOCKQUOTE> LUSCIOUS NEW MINI-LP FROM SAVATH & SAVALAS AKA SCOTT =
HERREN AND
HIS PALS. EIGHT LOVELY, LAID-BACK TRACKS THAT FOLLOW ON PERFECTLY
FROM THE LAST ALBUM, ONLY WITH EVEN MORE ATMOSPHERE AND FULLER
YET JUST AS SUBTLE AND INTRICATE ARRANGEMENTS. THIS LAZY, LATIN
AMERICAN SOUND REALLY SEEMS TO BE COMING INTO ITS OWN AT THE MOMENT
(WHAT WITH THE JUANA MOLINA ALBUMS) - BUY THIS NOW.</BLOCKQUOTE>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D33659">SOPHIE =
RIMHEDEN</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D33659">H2-FI</A>=
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D33659">MITEK</A>
- CD (MDM21672)
<BLOCKQUOTE> SOPHIE RIMHEDEN REMIXED SOFT GLITCH / ELECTRONIC POP / =
EASY TECHNO
STYLE FROM THE LIKES OF PAVAN, DWAYNE SODAHBERK, HAKAN LIDBO,
STATIC, FOLIE, DIFFERNET, SON OF CLAW, JOHAN SKUGGE AND SOPH =
HERSELF.
A VERY PLEASANT SELECTION, ALL TOLD.</BLOCKQUOTE>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D33622">TRIOSK</A>=
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D33622">MOMENT =
RETURNS</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D33622">LEAF</A>
- CD (BAY39CD)
<BLOCKQUOTE> LEAF'S FORAYS INTO CONTEMPORARY, ELECTRONIC JAZZ ARE =
ALWAYS REASONABLY
SUCCESSFUL, BUT THIS ONE'S TO BE A CUT ABOVE THE REST, IN MY =
OPINION.
THE PRODUCTION IS WONDERFULLY DEEP AND DETAILED, CRISP AND =
ATMOSPHERIC,
AND MUSICALLY THIS IS QUITE SUPERB. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I'VE
DONE THIS TODAY, BUT IMAGINE SPRINGHEEL JACK, TORTOISE (DEFINITELY
AN INFLUENCE), JAN JELINEK (WHOM THIS OUTFIT OCCASIONALLY SAMPLE)
AND AROVANE FORMING SOME KIND OF EXPERIMENTAL AMBIENT JAZZ =
SUPERGROUP!</BLOCKQUOTE>
<h2><A NAME=3D"FalseFalse0">Electronica (Restocks, CD)</A> (<A =
HREF=3D"#navigation">top</A>)</h2>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D33016">AEROC</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D33016">VISCOUS =
SOLID</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D33016">GHOSTLY =
INTERNATIONAL</A>
- CD (GI-30)
<BLOCKQUOTE> GEOFF WHITE AS AEROC HAS PRODUCED ONE OF HIS BEST, AND =
CERTAINLY
MOST INTROSPECTIVE, PIECES OF WORK. BEAUTIFULLY MELODIC WORKS
THAT USE TEXTURE, ATMOSPHERE, SUBTLE RHYTHMIC SHIFTS AND AN =
ELECTRONIC
/ ORGANIC SOUND THAT YOU'RE SURE TO FIND INCREDIBLY PLEASING.
GUITARS MIX WITH PROCESSED NOISES TO CREATE A WARMTH AND DEPTH
LACKING IN A LOT OF ELECTRONIC MUSIC THESE DAYS. QUITE SIMPLY
MAGICAL AND HIGHLY, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.</BLOCKQUOTE>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D16654">DABRYE</A>=
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D16654">ONE / =
THREE</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D16654">GHOSTLY =
INTERNATIONAL</A>
- CD (GI2CD)
<BLOCKQUOTE> HERE'S THE FULL ALBUM ON GHOSTLY. TEN TRACKS OF GORGEOUS =
DOWNBEAT
ELECTRONICA WITH A HIP HOP INFLUENCE TO THE STYLE. COUPLED WITH
DEEPLY MELODIC SOUNDS AND NOISES THIS MAKES FOR A VERY PLEASANT
LISTEN. GET IT QUICK, THIS LABEL IS GOING TO BE HUGE!</BLOCKQUOTE>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D29914">ISAN</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D29914">MEET =
NEXT LIFE</A>
- <A HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D29914">MORR =
MUSIC</A>
- CD (MORRCD042)
<BLOCKQUOTE> QUITE SIMPLY A SUPERB PIECE OF WORK FROM MORR STALWARTS =
ISAN AND
BY A LONG WAY THE BEST THING ON THE LABEL FOR SOME TIME. DELICIOUS
ELECTRONICS WITH THEIR TRADEMARK BEAUTIFUL SIMPLICITY COMBINE
WITH PERKY, YET SUBTLE RHYTHMIC ELEMENTS TO GIVE A SOOTHING, =
REFRESHING
AND INCREDIBLY ENGAGING SET OF TRACKS THAT WILL WARM THE HEARTS
OF EVEN THE MOST JADED LISTENERS. BRILLIANT STUFF AND HIGHLY =
RECOMMENDED.</BLOCKQUOTE>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D29123">MIDWEST =
PRODUCT</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D29123">WORLD =
SERIES OF LOVE</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D29123">GHOSTLY =
INTERNATIONAL</A>
- CD (GI-16CD)
<BLOCKQUOTE> SECOND RELEASE FROM THIS OUTFIT THAT CONTINUES IN THE =
SAME VEIN
AS THE FIRST. A NICE MIX OF ELECTRONICS, WELL WORTH CHECKING.
HAVE A LISTEN........</BLOCKQUOTE>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D32780">OPTO</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D32780">2ND</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D32780">HOBBY =
INDUSTRIES</A>
- CD (HI016CD)
<BLOCKQUOTE> OPTO AKA CARSTEN NICOLAI AND THOMAS KNAK AKA OPIATE =
DELIVER THIS
SUBLIME ALBUM OF STARK, MINIMAL ELECTRONICA. FANS OF RASTER NOTON
AND, INDEED, SOME OF THE OPIATE AND HOBBY RELEASES ARE SERIOUSLY
GONNA GO FOR THIS IN A BIG WAY. IN SOME WAYS THIS REMINDED ME
OF ALVA NOTO, ONLY THERE IS A LOT MORE WARMTH AND EMOTION BEHIND
JUST THE USUAL HIGH FREQUENCIES, TONES AND CLICKS. VERY HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED.</BLOCKQUOTE>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D29211">TWINE</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D29211">TWINE</A>=
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D29211">GHOSTLY =
INTERNATIONAL</A>
- CD (GI018CD)
<BLOCKQUOTE> GOOD LORD, THIS IS A GOOD ALBUM. TWINE HAVE SERIOUSLY =
OUTDONE
THEMSELVES HERE WITH A TEN TRACK SELECTION OF PANORAMIC SOUNDING
PIECES WITH A LAYERED, SCULPTED SOUND USING INCREDIBLE FRAGMENTS
OF VOCALS TO EMPHASISE THE SPOOKY, HAUNTING NATURE OF THE MUSIC
ITSELF. EXPANSIVE, IMMERSIVE AND ENGAGING... TRULY A SPECIAL ALBUM.
RECOMMENDED WITH COMPLETE CONFIDENCE. </BLOCKQUOTE>
<h2><A NAME=3D"TrueFalse1">Techno / Electro (New Releases, CD)</A> (<A =
HREF=3D"#navigation">top</A>)</h2>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D33658">ANTHONY =
ROTHER</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D33658">POPKILLER=
</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D33658">DATAPUNK</A=
>
- CD (DTP4CD)
<BLOCKQUOTE> A SURPRISINGLY GOOD SELECTION OF ELECTRO POP-ISH TRACKS =
FROM THE
ONE AND ONLY ANTHONY ROTHER. HE USES CLASSIC ELECTRO NOISES AND
TECHNO ELEMENTS PLUS SOME WELL PRODUCED VOCALS TO PROVIDE A CRISP,
DANCEFLOOR FRIENDLY SELECTION. WORTH A LISTEN.</BLOCKQUOTE>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D33625">DEATH IN =
VEGAS</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D33625">SATAN'S =
CIRCUS</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D33625">DRONE</A>
- 2xCD (DRONECDLTDONE)
<BLOCKQUOTE> I WOULDN'T CALL THIS A HUGE PRIORITY FOR US, BUT FOR =
WHAT IT'S
WORTH, IT'S ACTUALLY NOT THAT BAD. COMES WITH A BONUS "LIVE AT
BRIXTON" CD, THE TRACK LISTING OF WHICH READS LIKE A BIT OF A
GREATEST HITS OF SORT.</BLOCKQUOTE>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D33656">MUNK</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D33656">APERITIVO=
</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D33656">GOMMA</A>
- CD (GOMMA050CD)
<BLOCKQUOTE> "FROM PUNK-FUNK TO PSYCHO-SOUL, AVANT-ROCK TO FUTURE =
DISCO" IT
SAYS HERE, AND HAVING HEARD IT, THERE'S NO WAY I COULD PUT IT
BETTER. INCLUDING COLLABORATIONS WITH MIDNIGHT MIKE FROM FLESH,
DJ CHLOE, JAMES MURPHY (DFA / LCD SOUNDSYSTEM), BOBBY CONN, PRINCESS
SUPERSTAR AND THE PALERMO KING, I CAN SEE THIS DOING VERY =
WELL.</BLOCKQUOTE>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D33646">OLIVER =
HO</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D33646">THE SOFT =
MACHINE</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D33646">META</A>
- CD (MLPCD003)
<BLOCKQUOTE> CRACKING NEW FULL LENGTH ALBUM FROM MR. HO. JUST AS =
YOU'D EXPECT
IT HAS A SUPERB BALANCE OF TRIBALLY TECHNO CUTS MIXED UP WITH
DETROIT INSPIRED, STRING HEAVY TRACKS. EACH OF THEM IS COMPLETELY
SUITABLE FOR DANCEFLOOR USE AND, AS EVER, THE PRODUCTION VALUES
ARE INCREDIBLY HIGH. A SUPER PIECE OF WORK AND RECOMMENDED FOR
THE TECHNO HEADS.</BLOCKQUOTE>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D33642">VARIOUS</A=
>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D33642">DISCO =
UNDEAD</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D33642">DEVICE</A>
- CD (IRQ08CD)
<BLOCKQUOTE> DEVICE COME WITH THEIR FIRST COMPILATION AND IT'S =
ABSOLUTELY PACKED
TO THE GILLS WITH FUNKY ELECTRO AND ITALO SOUNDS. A SUPERB ROSTER
OF NAMES INCLUDING BANGKOK IMPACT, IT & MY COMPUTER, LE SYNDICAT
ELECTRONIQUE, LEGOWELT, PORN DARSTELLER AND MORE MAKES FOR A FUN
AND ENGAGING LISTEN THAT'S GOING TO DO IT ON THE FLOOR AS WELL
AS IN THE HOME. KILLER STUFF THAT COMES HIGHLY =
RECOMMENDED.</BLOCKQUOTE>
<h2><A NAME=3D"FalseFalse2">US Techno / Electro (Restocks, CD)</A> (<A =
HREF=3D"#navigation">top</A>)</h2>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D29727">MATTHEW =
DEAR</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D29727">LEAVE =
LUCK TO HEAVEN</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D29727">SPECTRAL</A=
>
- CD (SPC-11CD)
<BLOCKQUOTE> THIS MATTHEW DEAR ALBUM LOOKS SET TO DO THE BUSINESS. =
PERFECT
FOR THE CURRENT MUSICAL CLIMATE, FANS OF PLAYHOUSE, PERLON, AKUFEN,
VILLALOBOS, ISOLEE AND THAT WHOLE DEEP, FUNKY GLITCH HOUSE SOUND
SO FASHIONABLE AT THE MOMENT ARE JUST GONNA GO NUTS. WITH STRONGER
PRODUCTION AND MORE BOUNCE TO THE OUNCE THAN HIS PREVIOUS RELEASES,
IF THIS DOESN'T FLY OUT I'LL CHANGE MY NAME TO RAY REARDON. SHEER
CLASS.</BLOCKQUOTE>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D17740">VARIOUS</A=
>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D17740">DISCO =
NOUVEAU</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D17740">GHOSTLY =
INTERNATIONAL</A>
- CD (GI5CD)
<BLOCKQUOTE> DOES EXACTLY WHAT IT SAYS ON THE COVER - NEW DISCO!!! =
ELECTRO,
POP AND DISCO FUSED FOR YOUR LISTENING PLEASURE BY THE LIKES OF
DANIEL WANG, ADULT, SOLVENT, LEGOWELT, MEMORY BOY, ECTOMORPH,
DMX KREW, I-F, MAT 101, SUSUMU YOKOTA AND A FEW MORE. TOP SELECTION
OF SILLY BUT DAMN GOOD SOUNDS TO GET YOU ROCKIN'! =
CLASS.</BLOCKQUOTE>
<h2><A NAME=3D"TrueFalse4">Hip Hop (New Releases, CD)</A> (<A =
HREF=3D"#navigation">top</A>)</h2>
<A HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D33660">ALI =
SHAHEED MUHAMMAD</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D33660">SHAHEEDUL=
LAH AND STEREOTYPES</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D33660">PENALTY</A>=
- CD (PENCD7003)
<BLOCKQUOTE> SOLO PROJECT FROM THIS TRIBE CALLED QUEST AND LUCY PEARL =
MAIN
MAN. HAVE A LISTEN...........</BLOCKQUOTE>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D33608">LOOTPACK</=
A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D33608">SOUNDPIEC=
ES: DA ANTIDOTE!</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D33608">STONESTHROW=
</A>
- 2xCD (STH2019)
<BLOCKQUOTE> GREAT TO SEE THIS CLASSIC LP BACK IN PRESS AGAIN. ONE OF =
THE THINGS
THAT SET MADLIB ON THE LOOSE, THIS. 24 TRACKS ALL PRODUCED BY
HIM AND IT'S A WINNER. IF YOU LIKE IT, CHECK TO SEE IF WE STILL
HAVE THE INSTRUMENTALS AS WELL !!!!!!</BLOCKQUOTE>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D33609">QUASIMOTO<=
/A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D33609">THE =
UNSEEN</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D33609">STONESTHROW=
</A>
- 2xCD (STH2025)
<BLOCKQUOTE> ASTOUNDING LP FROM MADLIB UNDER HIS NOW WELL KNOWN =
GUISE. BEATS
TO DIE FOR AND THE TRADE MARK HELIUM INFLICTED RHYMES. ONE OF
THE MOST REFRESHING HIP HOP LP'S FROM 2000, NOW REISSUED WITH
A BONUS DISC OF INSTRUMENTALS........</BLOCKQUOTE>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D33611">VARIOUS</A=
>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D33611">PEANUT =
BUTTER WOLF'S JUKEBOX 45'S</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D33611">STONESTHROW=
</A>
- 2xCD (STH2019)
<BLOCKQUOTE> ALL COMING FROM THE STONESTHROW 7" SERIES, THIS IS A =
FINE SELECTION
OF ALL THE FUNKY NUMBERS THAT HAVE COME OUT ON THIS PROLIFIC
LABEL. ARTIST INCLUDE BREAKESTRA, YESTERDAYS NEW QUINTET, BEAT
CONDUCTOR, LOOTPACK, LA CARNIVAL, MADLIB, MADAPHOR, CAPTAIN FUNKAHO
AND MORE. SAMPLED FUNK AND SOUL SOUNDS MEET HIP HOP. SWEET.
THIS REISSUED 2XCD CONTAINS AN 8-TRACK BONUS DISC OF THE FAN CLUB
45'S!</BLOCKQUOTE>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D33610">YESTERDAY'=
S NEW QUINTET</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D33610">ANGLES =
WITHOUT EDGES</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D33610">STONESTHROW=
</A>
- 2xCD (STH2042)
<BLOCKQUOTE> CLASSIC ALBUM FROM THE QUINTET. ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL =
DOWNBEAT
HIP HOP PRODUCED BY MADLIB THAT IS QUITE SIMPLY ESSENTIAL!!! THIS
REISSUE CONTAINS A BONUS DISC WITH THE ELLE'S THEME AND UNO ESTA
EP'S (FIRST AND ONLY TIME ON CD).</BLOCKQUOTE>
<h2><A NAME=3D"TrueFalse5">Eclectic Beats (New Releases, CD)</A> (<A =
HREF=3D"#navigation">top</A>)</h2>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D33613">HEXSTATIC<=
/A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D33613">MASTER =
VIEW</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D33613">NINJA =
TUNE</A>
- CD + DVD (ZENCD92)
<BLOCKQUOTE> EVERYTHING YOU COULD HAVE REALISTICALLY EXPECTED FROM A =
NEW HEXSTATIC
ALBUM HAS BEEN SAFELY DELIVERED. NOT ONLY THAT, BUT THIS CD +
DVD VERSION IS A REAL MULTIMEDIA FEAST, COMING COMPLETE WITH 3D
SPECS FOR THE "3D ANAGLYPH VERSIONS OF SELECTED VIDEOS AND VIDEO
MASTER MIX"! CLASSIC NINJA TUNE TERRITORY, BUY WITH =
CONFIDENCE.</BLOCKQUOTE>
<h2><A NAME=3D"TrueFalse6">Guitar Based (New Releases, CD)</A> (<A =
HREF=3D"#navigation">top</A>)</h2>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D33661">AUTUMNS, =
THE</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D33661">THE =
AUTUMNS</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D33661">BELLAUNION<=
/A>
- CD (BELLACD78)
<BLOCKQUOTE> QUALITY CONTROL SEEMS TO HAVE TAKEN A RARE TURN FOR THE =
WORST
AT BELLA UNION THIS WEEK. QUITE WHAT TWO OF THE MOST TALENTED
MUSICIANS TO EVER WALK THE EARTH ARE DOING RELEASING THIS SUB-KEANE
NONSENSE ON THEIR LABEL IS ANYONE'S BUSINESS. I'M NOT IMPRESSED,
SORRY.</BLOCKQUOTE>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D33667">CAN</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D33667">MONSTER =
MOVIE (REMASTERED)</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D33667">SPOON</A>
- CD (CDSPOONSA5)
<BLOCKQUOTE> REMASTERED CD COMPATIBLE WITH SACD PLAYERS. SOUNDTRACK =
FOR A MONSTER
MOVIE? NAH, JUST GREAT PSYCHO ROCK FROM MAGIC CAN. PERHAPS THE
MOST WELL KNOWN BAND IN THE KRAUTROCK GENRE. SPACE-Y PSYCH-Y ROCK
WHICH PUSHED THE BOUNDARIES.</BLOCKQUOTE>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D33666">CAN</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D33666">EGE =
BAMYASI (REMASTERED)</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D33666">SPOON</A>
- CD (CDSPOONSA8)
<BLOCKQUOTE> REMASTERED CD COMPATIBLE WITH SACD PLAYERS. MASSIVELY =
INFLUENTIAL
EXPERIMENTAL KRAUTROCK PAVING THE WAY FOR POST- ROCK AND MUCH
MORE. EGE BAM YASI IS ONE OF THEIR FINEST (WITH SUCH CLASSICS
AS SPOON AND VITAMIN C), AND IF YOU ARE NOT FAMILIAR, A GOOD =
STARTING
POINT.</BLOCKQUOTE>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D33665">CAN</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D33665">TAGO - =
MAGO (REMASTERED)</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D33665">SPOON</A>
- CD (CDSPOONSA67)
<BLOCKQUOTE> REMASTERED CD COMPATIBLE WITH SACD PLAYERS. ONE OF CAN'S =
MOST
LOVED ALBUMS, HERE, WITH SUCH CLASSIC TRACKS AS MUSHROOM, OH YEAH
AND HALLELUWAH. STILL SOUNDS AMAZING CONSIDERING IT WAS MADE IN
1971! GREAT SLEEVE NOTES WITH THIS EDITION, TOO.</BLOCKQUOTE>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D33668">CAN</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D33668">SOUNDTRAC=
KS (REMASTERED)</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D33668">SPOON</A>
- CD (CDSPOONSA4)
<BLOCKQUOTE> REMASTERED CD COMPATIBLE WITH SACD PLAYERS. CAN'S SECOND =
ALBUM
COMPILED THEIR WORK FOR FILM SOUNDTRACKS FROM 1969-1970. THE ALBUM'S
UNIVERSALLY-AGREED HIGHLIGHT IS THE 15-MINUTE WIG-OUT KNOWN AS
"MOTHER SKY", FROM THE MOVIE "DEEP END". ABSOLUTE CLASSIC =
STUFF.</BLOCKQUOTE>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D33623">CREATURES,=
THE</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D33623">HAI!</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D33623">SIOUX</A>
- CD (SIOUX16CD)
<BLOCKQUOTE> THIS SOUNDS LIKE QUITE A CREATIVE REBIRTH FROM SIOUXSIE =
AND BUDGIE,
BEING FAR MORE CAPTIVATING AND ORIGINAL THAN I EVER WOULD HAVE
IMAGINED. HIGHLY INFLUENCED BY JAPANESE MUSIC AND CULTURE, THIS
IS A HIGHLY ATMOSPHERIC, IDEAL LATE-NIGHT LISTEN. THE FIRST PERSON
TO MENTION HONG KONG GARDEN GETS A SMACK - FROM SIOUXSIE (AND
BELIEVE ME, THAT'LL STING IN THE MORNING!). OH, BY THE WAY, THIS
MID-PRICE REISSUE CONTAINS THREE BONUS TRACKS. I THANK =
YOU.</BLOCKQUOTE>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D33619">GROWING</A=
>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D33619">THE SOUL =
OF THE RAINBOW AND THE HARMONY OF LIGHT</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D33619">KRANKY</A>
- CD (KRANK073)
<BLOCKQUOTE> THAT MIGHT BE THE MOST PRETENTIOUS ALBUM TITLE IN THE =
HISTORY
OF RECORDED MUSIC BUT IT'S HARD TO IMAGINE THIS BEING CALLED =
ANYTHING
ELSE. FOUR INTENSE YET DELIGHTFUL TRACKS THAT VEER FROM AMBIENT
DRONES TO SHEETS OF NOISE. IMAGINE FENNESZ, LOW AND SUSUMU YOKOTA
FORMING SOME KIND OF EXPERIMENTAL AMBIENT SUPERGROUP.</BLOCKQUOTE>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D33630">HOLLY =
GOLIGHTLY</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D33630">SLOWLY =
BUT SURELY</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D33630">DAMAGED =
GOODS</A>
- CD (DAMGOOD232CD`)
<BLOCKQUOTE> MUCH LIKE HER LABEL MATE BILLY CHILDISH, THIS LP A) =
SOUNDS MUCH
LIKE ALL HER OTHERS, B) SOUNDS LIKE IT COULD HAVE BEEN MADE AT
ANY POINT IN THE LAST 40 YEARS, C) IS PRODUCED BY LIAM WATSON
AT TOE-RAG STUDIOS WHICH GOES SOME WAY TO EXPLAINING POINTS A
AND B, I GUESS! LOVELY, GOOD OLD-FASHIONED SONGS (WHICH MAKES
A CHANGE FOR US, HUH?).</BLOCKQUOTE>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D33600">MAGNETIC =
FIELDS, THE</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D33600">THE =
WAYWARD BUS / DISTANT PLASTIC TREES</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D33600">DOMINO</A>
- CD (REWIGCD13)
<BLOCKQUOTE> STEPHIN MERRITT'S FIRST TWO ALBUMS (DATING FROM 1989 AND =
1991,
WITH SUSAN ANWAY ON VOCALS) BUNDLED TOGETHER ON ONE CD AND REISSUED
AGAIN (ONLY THIS TIME ON DOMINO, AND AT AN AMAZINGLY SILLY PRICE).
VERY LO-FI, THESE ALBUMS HAVE THEIR CHARMS DESPITE NOT QUITE =
STANDING
UP TO SOME OF HIS (ADMITTEDLY AWESOME) LATER WORK. HAVING SAID
THAT, IF YOU'RE A FAN WITH A GAP IN HIS OR HER COLLECTION, NOW
WOULD BE THE TIME TO FILL IT.</BLOCKQUOTE>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D33605">MAGNETIC =
FIELDS, THE</A>
- <A HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D33605">69 =
LOVE SONGS</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D33605">DOMINO</A>
- 3xCD (REWIGCD18)
<BLOCKQUOTE> CERTAINLY THIS ALBUM WAS A BOLD GESTURE ON BEHALF OF SIR =
STEPHEN,
BUT THERE'S NO DENYING HIS FANBASE ROCKETED AS A RESULT. QUITE
RIGHTLY LAVISHED WITH PRAISE FROM ALL CORNERS OF THE MEDIA, THIS
MAGNUM OPUS REALLY SHOWCASED HIS INFLUENCES PERFECTLY. BE THEY
SHOW TUNES, SYNTH POP OR C&W (OR AFFECTIONATE PARODY), EACH TRACK
ON THIS ENDLESS SUBJECT IS SONGWRITING AT ITS FINEST. EVERY HOME
SHOULD HAVE ONE.</BLOCKQUOTE>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D33604">MAGNETIC =
FIELDS, THE</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D33604">THE =
CHARM OF THE HIGHWAY STRIP</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D33604">DOMINO</A>
- CD (REWIGCD16)
<BLOCKQUOTE> A MUCH-LOVED MAGNETIC FIELDS ALBUM, THIS, AND REALLY THE =
FIRST
OF MANY RELEASES THAT GAINED MUCH POSITIVE ATTENTION FROM THE
MUSIC PRESS AS WELL AS FANS. WITH A SLIGHT NOD TO KRAFTWERK ON
THE COVER, THIS SAW THE BAND ALMOST HEADING DOWN AN ALT-COUNTRY
ROAD (PARDON THE PUN). PREVIOUSLY RELEASED ON SETANTA IN THE UK,
THIS NOW GETS REISSUED ON DOMINO AT A VERY ATTRACTIVE =
PRICE.</BLOCKQUOTE>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D33603">MAGNETIC =
FIELDS, THE</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D33603">GET =
LOST</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D33603">DOMINO</A>
- CD (REWIGCD17)
<BLOCKQUOTE> STEPHIN MERRITT'S FINEST HOUR? CERTAINLY THIS IS ONE OF =
MY ALL-TIME
FAVOURITE ALBUMS BY ANYONE EVER, NOW REISSUED ON DOMINO (PREVIOUSLY
RELEASED ON SETANTA BACK IN THE MID-90'S) AT A PRICE SO UTTERLY
DAFT IT MAKES YOU WANT TO LAUGH OUT LOUD. JUST LOOK AT THAT TRACK
LISTING. "SMOKE AND MIRRORS", "ALL THE UMBRELLAS...", "DON'T LOOK
AWAY", "LOVE IS LIGHTER...", "FAMOUS", I COULD GO ON (AND HAVE).
GENIUS, GENIUS, GENIUS, GENIUS, GENIUS.</BLOCKQUOTE>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D33602">MAGNETIC =
FIELDS, THE</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D33602">HOLIDAY</=
A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D33602">DOMINO</A>
- CD (REWIGCD15)
<BLOCKQUOTE> OH MY GOSH, WELL, HERE'S THE FIRST TRULY ESSENTIAL =
MAGNETIC FIELDS
ALBUM, THEN (REISSUED ON DOMINO IN THE UK, PREVIOUSLY ONLY AVAILABLE
ON MERGE FROM THE US). FOR WHAT IS QUITE FRANKLY AN INSULTINGLY
LOW PRICE, YOU GET 14 LIFE ENHANCING POP SONGS, INCLUDING SUCH
FAVOURITES AS "DESERT ISLAND", "DEEP SEA DIVING SUIT" AND ONE
OF HIS MOST LOVED (OLDER) SONGS, "STRANGE POWERS". TERRIFIC =
STUFF!</BLOCKQUOTE>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D33601">MAGNETIC =
FIELDS, THE</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D33601">THE =
HOUSE OF TOMORROW</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D33601">DOMINO</A>
- CD (REWIGCD14)
<BLOCKQUOTE> WONDERFUL 5-TRACK EP FROM 1992, JUST AT THE POINT WHERE =
MR. MERRITT
WAS REALLY GETTING TO GRIPS WITH SONGWRITING (BOTH LYRICALLY AND
MUSICALLY). CHARMINGLY LO-FI IN ITS APPROACH, THIS REALLY DOES
GIVE ONE AN INDICATION OF GREAT THINGS TO COME. CONTAINS ONE OF
MY ALL-TIME MAGNETIC FIELDS SONGS, ACTUALLY ("EITHER YOU DON'T
LOVE ME OR I DON'T LOVE YOU").</BLOCKQUOTE>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D33649">MASAKI =
BATOH</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D33649">COLLECTED=
WORKS 95-96</A>
- <A HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D33649">DRAG =
CITY</A>
- CD (DC180CD)
<BLOCKQUOTE> THE DREAMIER, FLOATIER END OF THIS GHOSTLY MAN. =
COMPILING TWO
RARE ALBUMS (EARTH ENVIRONMENTS AND SPACE FOLK) FOR THE PRICE
OF ONE, THIS IS SERIOUSLY STONED, FLOATING-IN-SPACE JAZZ ROCK
COURTESY OF THIS MEMBER OF JAPANESE OUTFIT GHOST. THINK ACID MOTHERS
TEMPLE GONE ULTRAMELLOW, ANIMAL COLLECTIVE, BLACK DICE =
ETC.</BLOCKQUOTE>
<A HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D33627">TOM =
WAITS</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D33627">REAL =
GONE</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D33627">ANTI</A>
- CD (66782)
<BLOCKQUOTE> APOLOGIES FOR THIS BEING A WEEK LATE - THE BLAME LIES =
SQUARELY
WITH THE DISTRIBUTOR. DESPITE BEING UNMISTAKABLY A WAITS ALBUM,
THIS SEES OUR HERO TAKING A SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT PATH, STILL WANTING
TO PUSH THE BOUNDARIES. THE SOUND IS EXCELLENT - FULLER, FATTER,
DARKER AND HEAVIER THAN THE PREVIOUS FEW ALBUMS, THE INSTRUMENTATION
PERHAPS EVEN MORE VARIED (ALTHOUGH THERE'S NO TRADEMARK PIANO),
AND, NATURALLY, THE SONGS ABSOLUTELY UNIQUE. COME ON, IT'S TOM
WAITS, THE MAN'S A LIVING LEGEND, YOU KNOW YOU'RE GONNA LIKE IT
WHATEVER I SAY! ESSENTIAL.</BLOCKQUOTE>
<A HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D33664">WOLF =
EYES</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D33664">BURNED =
MIND</A>
- <A HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D33664">SUB =
POP</A>
- CD (SPCD638)
<BLOCKQUOTE> SWEET JESUS ON THE THRONE, THIS IS HARSH! WITHOUT =
QUESTION THE
MOST EXTREME THING SUB POP HAVE EVER RELEASED, THIS MAKES THE
LIKES OF BLACK DICE (OR EVEN THESE BANDS OBVIOUS MENTORS, THROBBING
GRISTLE) SOUND LIKE COMPLETE PUSSIES. ONLY COMPARABLE TO MERZBOW,
THIS REALLY IS NOT FOR THE FAINT HEARTED.</BLOCKQUOTE>
<h2><A NAME=3D"TrueFalse7">Funk / Jazz / Soul (New Releases, CD)</A> (<A =
HREF=3D"#navigation">top</A>)</h2>
<A HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D33663">PAAL =
NILSSEN-LOVE / KEN VANDERMARK</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D33663">DUAL =
PLEASURE 2</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D33663">SMALLTOWN =
SUPERSOUND</A>
- 2xCD (STS085CD)
<BLOCKQUOTE> AVANT-JAZZ LEGEND KEN VANDERMARK GOES HEAD-TO-HEAD WITH =
PAAL NILSSEN-LOVE
IN THIS ABSOLUTELY GODDAMN WILD FREE JAZZ MENTALAPHON! THERE ARE
SOME OCCASIONALLY SLIGHTLY MORE SUBDUED MOMENTS BUT GENERALLY
SPEAKING, THE LONGER PIECES ARE TOTALLY FULL ON. IT'S CRAZY, =
CATS!</BLOCKQUOTE>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D33615">TERRY =
CALLIER</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D33615">LOOKING =
OUT</A>
- <A HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D33615">MR =
BONGO</A>
- CD (MRBCD34)
<BLOCKQUOTE> BRAND NEW LP FROM THIS MUCH LOVED AND RESPECTED =
VOCALIST. MUSICALLY
IT'S A LITTLE BIT TOO "EASY LISTENING" TO THESE EARS, BUT AT LEAST
THERE'S NO SIGN OF PAUL WELLER ON THIS ALBUM. SEE WHAT YOU THINK,
ANYWAY....</BLOCKQUOTE>
<h2><A NAME=3D"TrueFalse11">Experimental (New Releases, CD)</A> (<A =
HREF=3D"#navigation">top</A>)</h2>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D33637">CARTER =
TUTTI</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D33637">LIVE =
CONCERT LEM FESTIVAL OCTOBER 4, 2003</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D33637">CONSPIRACY =
INTERNATIONAL</A>
- CD (FARTOOLONG1)
<BLOCKQUOTE> THE DESCRIPTION'S IN THE TITLE, REALLY, ISN'T IT? ONE =
FOR THE
REAL THROBBING GRISTLE DIEHARDS....</BLOCKQUOTE>
<A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?artist=3D33638">CHRIS & =
COSEY</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?release=3D33638">C&C =
LUCHTBAL</A>
- <A =
HREF=3D"http://www.smallfish.co.uk/default.asp?label=3D33638">CONSPIRACY =
INTERNATIONAL</A>
- CD (CC0503CD)
<BLOCKQUOTE> 68 MINUTES OF CARTER TUTTI RECORDED LIVE IN ANTWERP, =
BELGIUM ON
THE 23RND NOVEMBER 2002 (11.55 P.M. - 1.05 A.M. TO BE PRECISE!).
ONE FOR THE SERIOUS GRISTLE OBSESSIVE.</BLOCKQUOTE>
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