[Smallfish-releases-text] Smallfish Release Mailout - 08/12/04
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Hi there folks.
Mailout time again. Seems like it's never ending this year and although, =
by rights, there really shouldn't be any more releases (or at least very =
few) they just keep on coming. Have a good browse and check out the =
website.
Take care.
Peace.
The Fish.
Smallfish.
PS. We have a live show this evening in case you're interested featuring =
Springheel Jack's John Coxon on guitar and Mark Sanders playing drums in =
an improvised set to celebrate the launch of new label, Treader. Should =
be very enjoyable.
New Releases (Vinyl): Electronica
ANTONI FRANKOWSKI - L5 / AEX / BC - EXPANDING - 7" (EVS1:01)
ONE COPY ONLY OF THE VERY FIRST EXPANDING 7" HAS BEEN UNEARTHED
- SO GET IN ASAP! ANTONI FRANKOWSKI DELIVERS TWO SUBLIME SIDES
OF WARM ELECTRONICS. FROM MELODIES THAT ARE PRETTY AND ORGANIC
TO MORE FUTURISTIC ONES - ALL OVERLAID WITH SWEET BROKEN BEATS.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
DOPEKICK - SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENT - PERCEPTION - 12" (UNKNOWN)
IT REALLY IS SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENT. DOPKICK PROVIDE A DEEPLY
ENGAGING SELECTION OF BEAUTIFUL, TEXTURAL ELECTRONICA WITH =
WONDERFULLY
DENSE SOUNDSCAPES AND EXPERIEMNTAL MOMENTS, ALL UNDERPINNED BY
A LUSH, SEMI-MELODIC FEEL. THE TRACKS ARE PUNCTUATED BY SHORT,
RHYTHM BASED PIECES THAT ARE MINIMAL, TIGHTLY PROGRAMMED AND REALLY
WORK TO ADD VARIETY TO THE EP. A SUPERB RELEASE AND WELL WORTH
CHECKING.
JASON FORREST / END - SPLIT - BROKLYN BEATS - 12" (BB17)
JASON FORREST (AKA DONNA SUMMER) SUPPLIES US WITH THREE TYPICALLY
KERRAZY PARTY TRACKS - THAT IS, FOR THE MORE DEMENTED PARTY GOER
AMONGST YOU. DELIBERATELY CHEESY, RAVEY BEATS AMIDST ALL SORTS
OF CLEARLY ILLEGAL SAMPLE ACTIVITY - ALL GOOD, DIRTY FUN. FLIP
OVER FOR THREE PIECES OF RAW, LO-FI EXPERIMENTAL FUNK FROM END
(TIGERBEAT, HYMEN) THAT CLEARLY WANT TO ROUGH YOU UP GOOD AND
PROPER.
JOSEPH NOTHING - JUST ONE FIX - PLANET MU - 7" (ZIQ035)
JUST ONE COPY DISCOVERED LURKING ABOUT OF ONE OF THE EARLIEST
PLANET MU 7"S THAT'S NOW PRETTY DARN RARE. WICKED ELECTRONICS
WITH CRACKLY BEATS AND LURKING ABOUT IN THE MIX, SOME VERY NICE
MELODIES, FROM THIS JAPANESE ARTIST. ACT SWIFTLY!
MENDELSSON & LAURA W. ASCHKEIT - WHITE CANARY - FEIN RAUS - 12" =
(FEINRAUS04)
FEIN RAUS IS AN ODD LITTLE LABEL, BUT THEY COME UP WITH SOME GREAT
ELECTRONICA BASED RELEASES. THIS HAS A LUSH SOUND WITH STRONG
VOCALS AND A SLIGHTLY AVANT GARDE FEEL PLUS SUPER REMIXES FROM
KYBORG, TRIKE, JAHCOOZI AND BRIGADE MONDAINE. A VARIETY OF STYLES
ARE REPRESENTED FROM MINIMAL TECHNO TO MORE POPPY ELECTRO. WELL
WORTH HAVING A LISTEN TO.
MISHA - ABC SERIES D - TOMLAB - 7" (TOM43D)
DELICIOUSLY QUIRKY LITTLE RELEASE IN TOMLABS LIMITED ALPHABET
SERIES. MISHA DELIVERS TWO TRACKS OF GORGEOUSLY MELODIC, YET FUN
AND PLAYFUL ELECTRONICA WITH HEAVY POP OVERTONES AND SOME GREAT
CATCHY BITS. GET THIS QUICK AS IT'S GOING TO ZIP OUT OF THE DOOR
VERY SOON!
NATHAN MICHEL - ABC SERIES C - TOMLAB - 7" (TOM42C)
THIRD LIMITED 7" RELEASE FROM TOMLAB COMES FROM TIGERBEAT'S NATHAN
MICHEL. THIS IS A FUN AND PLAYFUL TWO TRACK EP WITH PERKY =
PROGRAMMING,
POPPY SOUNDS AND BEATS , YET WITH AN ABSTRACT AND SLIGHTLY CHOPPED
UP ANGLE THROWN IN FOR GOOD MEASURE. GOOD STUFF.
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN - STRONG FOR THE FUTURE - MUSH - LP (MH223LP)
A NICE MIX OF ELECTRONICA AND HIP HOP HERE, THE SOUND THAT MUSH
HAVE MADE AN IMPACT WITH IN TRUTH. THIS IS, TO THESE EARS AT LEAST,
IS 25% HIP HOP, 75% ELECTRONICA. FULL 0F DEEP, TEXTURAL ATMOSPHERES
OVER QUIRKY DISJOINTED RHYTHMS. QUITE BEAUTIFUL IN PLACES. =
RECOMMENDED....
STENDEC - AVRO / FEINT - EXPANDING - 7" (EVS3:01)
ONE COPY ONLY UNCOVERED OF THE THIRD 7" RELEASE FROM EXPANDING,
DATING BACK TO JUNE 2001. DEEP ELECTRONICS WITH A SIMPLISTIC,
MELODIC FEEL AND SWEET BEATS. THE FLIP SIDE IS PARTICULARLY LOVELY
AND I DEFY YOU TO NOT LIKE IT!! BRILLIANT STUFF.
THOMAS FEHLMANN - LOWFLOW - PLUG RESEARCH - 2xLP (PLG58LP)
THOMAS FEHLMANN IS ONE OF THOSE ARTISTS WHO SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN
AROUND FOREVER AND HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT
PROJECTS OVER THE PAST FIFTEEN YEARS. 3 PHASE, SUN ELECTRIC, THE
ORB, MARATHON AND LOTS OF HIS OWN PROJECTS, NOTABLY ON KOMPAKT.
THIS ALBUM DISTILLS EVERYTHING THAT I LOVE ABOUT HIS WORK INTO
ONE SPECTACULAR LISTENING EXPERIENCE. DUB, TECHNO, HIP HOP, =
ELECTRONICA,
R&B AND MANY OTHER INFLUENCES COLLIDE TO PROVIDE AN INTENSE =
SELECTION
OF WONDERFULLY DEEP TRACKS, EVERY ONE OF WHICH IS A GEM. THREE
TRACKS ARE CO-WRITTEN WITH GHOSTLY'S DABRYE, AND YOU CAN TELL
WHICH ONES THEY ARE. SIMPLY UNMISSABLE AND ESSENTIAL AND GENERALLY
WONDERFUL. BUY IT!
Restocks (Vinyl): Electronica
ARDISON - HARDWARE HANDSHAKE - SEED - 12" (SEEDEP05)
MUCH ANTICIPATED SECOND RELEASE FOR ARDISON ON POSTHUMAN'S SEED
IMPRINT. FOUR TRACKS OF ELECTRONICS WITH MASSIVELY PHAT BASS LINES,
LOTS OF TWO STEPPY FEEL, A BIT OF SLOWED DOWN DRUM AND BASS, A
TOUCH OF NEW SCHOOL BREAKS - AS YOU HAVE WORKED OUT IT IS A MISH
MASH OF STYLES AND VERY MUCH DESIGNED TO WORK TO A CROWD OF UP
FOR IT RAVERS. ELECTRONICS WITH CAHONES! RECOMMENDED.
B. FLEISCHMANN & HERBERT WEIXELBAUM PRESENT - DUO505 LATE - MORR MUSIC =
- LP (MORR047)
HEAD TO HEAD MAYHEM FROM THE MORR MUSIC LABEL WITH FLEISCHMANN
AND WEIXELBAUM DELIVERING A FULL ON SESSION OF MC505 GROOVEBOX
ACTION. PRESUMABLY RECORDED LIVE IT HAS A LO-FI, SCRUNCHED UP
ELECTRONIC FEEL WITH SOME VERY DANCEABLE MOMENTS AND A FRESH,
INNOCENT SOUND. LOADS OF POPPY MELODY GOING ON AND A NICE LINE
IN LIVE MANIPULATIONS COMBINE TO MAKE A GREAT ALBUM. TOP.
BABY BLAK - JUST BEGUN - SOUNDINK - 12" (SIK013)
KILLER SLAB OF HIP HOP HERE WITH PHAT BEATS AND GREAT LYRICS.
ALTHOUGH IT'S A PROPER HIP HOP RECORD, I'VE PUT IT IN THE =
ELECTRONICA
SECTION BECAUSE OF THE SUPERB TEAM SHADETEK REMIX. ONE OF THEIR
BEST TRACKS FOR A LONG TIME AND IT MAKES IT AN ESSENTIAL RELEASE.
QUALITY.
BUG, THE FEAT. WARRIOR QUEEN - AKTION PAK - REPHLEX - 12" (CAT158EP)
BIG, BAD, BASS-HEAVY RAGGA SOUNDS FROM THE ONE AND ONLY BUG. LOOKS
LIKE THEY COULD BE GOING FOR A HIT HERE AS THEY'VE MADE A VIDEO
AND EVERYTHING. NOT SURE IT'S TOP 40 MATERIAL REALLY DUE TO THE
HEFTY SELECTION OF 8-BIT STYLE ROUGH AND READY RHYTHMS AND MASSIVE
BASS SOUNDS. WARRIOR QUEEN'S VOCALS DO ADD A CERTAIN COMMERCIALITY
THOUGH AND IT WORKS SURPRISINGLY WELL. DEFINITELY WORTH A LISTEN
IF YOU'RE UP FOR SOME RUDENESS.
TEAM DOYOBI - ANTIQUITY - SKAM - 12" (SKA026)
ONE OF SKAM'S MOST LOW-BUDGET RELEASES YET (IN TERMS OF PACKAGING)
IS BY THE EVER UP-FOR-IT TEAM DOYOBI. THE A-SIDE IS ONE OF THEIR
MORE APPROACHABLE MOMENTS - AN EXTENDED DANCEFLOOR WORKOUT WITH
ROUGH BEATS AND AN ALMOST RETRO GROOVE. FLIP OVER FOR SOMETHING
MORE TRADITIONALLY SILLY AND A SURPRISINGLY CHILLED, MINIMAL NUMBER.
YUNX - SNAKE IN THE GRASS - A.I. - LP (AI010)
THE NEW LOOK AI LABEL IS UPON US (WITH THEIR SUPERB NEW ARTOWRK
STYLE). YUNX DELIVER A WINDERFULLY LUSH SIX TRACK EP THAT =
CONCENTRATES
ON A DELICIOUS DOWNBEAT SOUND (THAT'S NOT TOO DISSIMILAR TO THE
EARLIER AND BETTER ULRICH SCHNAUSS MATERIAL). SUBTLE CHORD PATTERNS,
MELLOW SYNTHS AND NICELY LOW-KEY BEATS GIVE IT A MELODIC AND SUMMERY
FLAVOUR. EXCELLENT STUFF.
New Releases (Vinyl): Techno / Electro
AYSAM - ROLLING DOOR - CIRCUS COMPANY - 12" (CCS008)
THIS IS A GREAT EP OF FUNKY, JERKY HOUSE / TECHNO SOUNDS. NOT
QUITE AS MENTAL AS SOME OF THE OTHER RELEASES ON CIRCUS COMPANY,
BUT WITH ACRES OF GROOVE TO GO AROUND. SOUNDS DECIDEDLY FRENCH,
IN A GOOD WAY AND HAS A DEFINITE NOD TO THE STYLE OF AKUFEN. =
EXCELLENT.
BERN - NO MORE WARS - UNDERLINE - 12" (UND002)
BERN WE KNOW FROM THEIR RELEASES ON TRAUM, UNDERLINE WE KNOW FROM
THEIR PREVIOUS (DEBUT) RELEASE BY LOUDERBACH (WHO HAS A MIX ON
THIS 3-TRACKER). UNCOMPLICATED, PRECISE MINIMAL TECHNO YET WITH
WARMTH AND DEPTH THAT'S BOUND TO APPEAL TO FANS OF TRAPEZ, ONITOR,
ECHOCORD, DIALREC ETC.
CIO D'OR - HOKUS POKUS - TREIBSTOFF - 12" (TREIBSTOFF48)
PERKY TWO TRACKER THAT HAS QUITE AN UNUSUAL SOUND FOR TREIBSTOFF.
IT'S PACKED FULL OF ELEMENTS THAT ARE SOMEHOW CROWBARRED IN TO
MAKE A LIVELY, CLUBBY SOUND WITH HOUSE, TECHNO AND ELECTRONICA
BITS ALL MASHED UP TOGETHER. CHECK.
JAUMETIC - MIAMIBI - REGULAR - 12" (REGULAR011)
GREAT LITTLE TRACK FROM THE EXCELLENT REGULAR LABEL. A WARNING
THOUGH: IF YOU'RE NOT INTO VOCALS, YOU'RE PROBABLY NOT GOING TO
LIKE THIS. I MUST ADMIT I'M NOT PARTICULARLY INTO VOCALS, BUT
SOMEHOW THIS MANAGES TO MESH A PERKY, TECHY SOUND WITH THEM TO
FINE EFFECT. DEEP, YET DANCEFLOOR AND WITH CRISP PRODUCTION. TH
FLIP IS AN INSTRUMENTAL TRACK THAT SOUNDS A BIT LIKE THE TREIBSTOFF
OR MY BEST FRIEND STUFF. WELL WORTH CHECKING.
JUSTIN HARRIS / LIL MARK - SPLIT EP - PARANOID MUSIC - 12" =
(PARANOID001)
THIS GOES IN TECHNO / ELECTRO EVEN THOUGH IT'S QUITE A HOUSEY
AFFAIR. FREAKS' JUSTIN HARRIS POPS UP WITH TWO NICELY MINIMAL
TRACKS THAT CROSS THE LINE BETWEEN TECHNO AND HOUSE WITH A GREAT
DEAL OF STYLE, WHILST WMF'S LIL MARK DOES A SIMILAR THING ON THE
FLIP. WELL USEFUL SOUNDS THAT WILL SMOOTH IT OVER IN A CLUB =
ENVIRONMENT.
NICE.
LE DUST SUCKER - MEANBOY / MEANGIRL - PLONG - 12" (PLONG!14)
LE DUST SUCKER GETS IT ON WITH TWO GREAT COLOGN STYLE TECH TRACKS.
VOCALS ON THE MEANBOY SIDE AND INSTRUMENTAL ON THE OTHER, IT =
FEATURES
A SOFTER FLAVA ON THE FLIP WITH GENTLY SHIMMERING CHORDS AND A
MORE CLUBBY, TYPIVCALLY PLONG STYLE ON THE MAIN TRACK. GOOD STUFF.
MANMADE SCIENCE - TURN DOWN THE LIGHTS - PHILPOT - 12" (PHP009)
SUPER DEEP TWO TRACKER OF PULSATING, STRIPPED DOWN HOUSE / TECHNO
FROM THIS SOMETIME PERLON ARTIST. ULTRA LOW-KEY AND ULTRA GROOVESOME
WITH A KILLER REMIX FROM JACKMATE ON THE FLIP. THIS ONE COMES
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
MOONSOON - MY BEST FRIEND - WOOL RECORDINGS - 12" (WR004)
THIS IS A DECENT SELECTION OF BROKEN BEATY, TECHY SOUNDS WITH
LOADS OF FUNK. FLIP STRAIGHT TO THE TITONTON DUVANTE REFREAK FOR
THE BEST TRACK AND A FUNKY AS HELL VOYAGE THROUGH OBSCURE =
ARANGEMENT,
DRY, CRISP SOUNDS AND WICKED PROGRAMMING. JUST LIKE HIS OLD STUFF
ON METAMORPHIC, BUT WITH ADDED HOUSE ELEMENTS. QUALITY.
POM POM - POM POM 17 - POM POM - 12" (POMPOM17)
ABSOLUTELY BANGING TECHNO TRACKS FROM POM POM. ONE OF THEIR HARDEST
ONES SO FAR WITH MANSTROUS BEATS AND A NEO-TRANCE STYLE SOUND
(SCARY!). ONE FOR THE FULL-ON HEADZ!
RICARDO VILLALOBOS VS. JAY HAZE - PART 2 - CONTEXTERRIOR - 12" =
(CONTEXTERRIOR08.5)
SECOND PART OF THIS SPLIT SERIES FROM RICARDO AND JAY IS ANOTHER
DOOZY. THREE CUTS OF ULTRA WELL PRODUCED, CUTTING EDGE MINIMALISM
WITH SUPERB SOUNDS AND ROLLING, YET SATISFYINGLY OFF THE WALL
BEATS. GLITCHY, YES, BUT ABSOLUTELY CHOC FULL OF FUNK. WICKED.
ROBERT BABICZ - SURE SIPR - PUNKT MUSIC - 2xLP (PUNKT021)
ROBERT BABICZ, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS ROB ACID DELIVERS A STORMING
EIGHT TRACK DOUBLE PACK THAT'S ABSOLUTELY CHOC FULL OF CLASSIC
SOUNDING TECHNO AND HOUSE RELATED GOODIES. SERIOUSLY FUNKY WITH
TOUCHES OF SYNTH HEAVY, SLIGHTLY TRANCEY SOUND PLUS TWO KILLER
ACID TRACKS. IT SOUNDS OLD, BUT NEW AT THE SAME TIME AND IF YOU
DON'T FIND SOMETHING TO TICKLE YOUR FANCY HERE, I'D BE VERY =
SURPRISED.
SPIRIT CATCHER - VOO DOO KNIGHT - MOOD MUSIC - 12" (MOODMUSIC029)
TIP TOP TWO TRACKER OF SYNTH HEAVY, ELASTIC BASSLINED ELECTRO
TECHNO. IT'S NOT USUALLY IN MY NATURE TO PARTICULARLY LIKE THIS
SORT OF STUFF, BUT I MUST CONFESS I RATHER ENJOYED THIS WITH ITS
MELODIC FEEL AND FUNKY 4/4 BEATS. CHECK.
THOMAS BARNETT - THRILL OF THE HUNT - AUDIOMATIQUE - 12" (AM03)
I'M SURE THOMAS BARNETT WAS THE GUY WHO DID A TRACK CALLED 'NUDE
PHOTO' AND THEN HAD TO RENAME IT AS 'THOMAS BARNETT'S NUDE PHOTO'.
FEEL FREE TO CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG. ANYWAY, THIS IS A SURPRISINGLY
TOUGH TWO TRACKER OF EUROPEAN SOUNDING TECHNO DONE IN A N AMERICAN
KIND OF STYLE. THAT DOESN'T MAKE MUCH SENSE, I KNOW, BUT YOU SHOULD
CHECK IT OUT AND SEE WHAT I MEAN. GOOD DANCEFLOOR GEAR, MIND YOU.
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VARIOUS - SIX-TRACK REWORKS 2 - INDIGO:INC - 12" (II5)
FOLLOW UP TO THE FIRST PART ON INDIGO:INC IS A GREAT AND PERKSOME
LITTLE THREE TRACKER OF PROPER COLOGNE STYLE TECH AND HOUSE. MIXES
FROM THOMAS BRINKMANN AND MISS KITTIN PROVIDE THE HIGHLIGHTS.
QUALITY STUFF AND ONE OF BRINKMANN'S BEST TRACKS FOR A WHILE.
Restocks (Vinyl): Techno / Electro
ALTER EGO - TRANSPHORMER - KLANG - 3xLP (KLANG85)
HERE IT IS THEN. THE HOTLY TOUTED ALTER EGO ALBUM IS A PURE =
DANCEFLOOR
FRENZY OF BLISTERING TECHNO GROOVES THE LIKE OF WHICH I'VE NOT
HEARD FOR SOME TIME. NO CONCESSIONS TO ANYTHING BUT MAKING YOU
MOVE WITH A SELECTION OF MONSTROUS CLUB TRACKS THAT SHOULD BE
SMASHING IT ALL OVER THE PLACE IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE. QUITE
SIMPLY A MASSIVE ALBUM. RECOMMENDED.
ANTONELLI ELECTR. - ME, THE DISCO MACHINE - ITALIC - 2xLP (ITALIC05)
EXCELLENT SELECTION OF TRACKS FROM THE ITALIC BACK CATALOGUE.
ANTONELLI'S GEAR IS FRUITY, GROOVY, DUBBY, DISCO-Y AND SO MUCH
MORE. IF YOU LIKED HIS REPEAT ORCHESTRA WORK ON A TOUCH OF CLASS,
YOU'LL THOROUGHLY ENJOY THIS.
CLARO INTELECTO - PEACE OF MIND EP - A.I. - 12" (AI3)
LIMITED REPRESS (IN PLAIN WHITE SLEEVES) - BE QUICK. AN EXTREMELY
IMPRESSIVE BLEND OF PROPER ELECTRO, DEEP HOUSE, DETROIT TECHNO
AND ACID. FANS OF JUAN ATKINS, CARL CRAIG, UNDERGROUND RESISTANCE,
DREXCIYA AND THE LIKE WHO ALSO ENJOY SOMETHING A BIT MORE SMOOTH
AND MELODIC WILL JUST GO MAD FOR THIS, ESPECIALLY THE INFECTIOUS
LEAD TRACK WITH ITS CLASSIC RHODES LINE. SUPERB.
CLARO INTELECTO - NEUROFIBRO - A.I. - 2xLP (AILP008)
I DON'T THINK IT WOULD OVERSTATING IT IF I SAID THAT THIS IS ONE
OF THE MOST EAGERLY ANTICIPATED ALBUMS OF THE YEAR. THANKFULLY
IT DOESN'T DISAPPOINT IN ANY WAY AT ALL - IN FACT IT ACTUALLY
SURPASSED MY EXPECTATIONS. AN ELEVEN TRACK SELECTION OF THE FINEST,
DEEPEST AND WARMEST GROOVES YOU'RE LIABLE TO HEAR FOR SOME TIME.
TAKING IN THE TRADEMARK ELECTRO SOUND THAT HE'S BECOME KNOWN FOR
VIA A MULTITUDE OF FUNKY TECHNO AND HOUSE INFLUENCED CUTS, ONCE
AGAIN WITH THOSE TRADEMARK BASS SOUNDS (A LA 'CHICAGO') IT TRULY
IS A BEAUTIFUL SELECTION OF TRACKS. TOTALLY ESSENTIAL... BUT THEN
YOU KNOW THAT ALREADY!
DOMINIK EULBERG - BASSTOLPEL - RAUM MUSIK - 12" (RAUMMUSIK043)
MORE ON-THE-MONEY SOUNDS FROM DOMINIK EULBERG, AND UP TO THE =
STANDARD
OF HIS NOTABLE RECENT RELEASE ON TRAPEZ. THE PERCUSSION SOUNDS,
AND TO SOME EXTENT THE BASS ON THE A-SIDE ALMOST REMIND ME OF
NITRO DELUXE, ALTHOUGH YOU CERTAINLY WOULDN'T CALL THIS ELECTRO.
ON SIDE TWO, ROBAG WRUHME'S REMIX ADDS SOME SLIGHTLY DARKER, =
SLIGHTLY
GLITCHIER ELEMENTS, PLUS STRINGS THAT REMIND ONE OF LAWRENCE.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED, WILL GO DOWN A STORM.
KERRIER DISTRICT AKA LUKE VIBERT - KERRIER DISTRICT - REPHLEX - 3xLP =
(CAT143LP)
GOOD LORD, LUKE VIBERT'S PROLIFIC THESE DAYS. THIS NEW TRIPLE
LP SEES OUR HERO ON A SLIGHTLY RETRO 80'S/EARLY 90'S DISCO TIP,
AND DESPITE WHAT I READ IN A RECENT INTERVIEW WITH HIM ABOUT HOW
HE'S WORRIED ABOUT HOW WELL THIS ALBUM WILL BE RECEIVED AS IT
SOUNDS SO UNLIKE HIS MANY OTHER GUISES, I BEG TO DIFFER ON BOTH
COUNTS - THE STYLE MIGHT BE SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT (COULDN'T BE ANY
MORE DIFFERENT TO AMEN ANDREWS) BUT LUKE'S UNMISTAKABLE PRODUCTION
STYLE SHINES THROUGH. CLASSY STUFF - AGAIN. MAKE SURE YOU CHECK
IT OUT.
LUCIANO & SERAFIN - FUNK EXCURSION - CADENZA - 12" (CADENZA04)
PEOPLE JUST CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF ANYTHING LUCIANO RELATED THESE
DAYS, AND IT'S NOT DIFFICULT TO SEE WHY ON INVESTIGATING THIS
MINIMAL, SURPRISINGLY WARM EP OF SLIGHTLY BROKEN TECH-FUNK. THE
B-SIDE CONTAINS THE MORE QUIRKY, FLOORFILLING TRACK, BUT I PREFER
SIDE ONE - JUST A BIT MORE SUBTLE AND LESS OVERCROWDED. USEFUL!
MARK HENNING - BUSINESS CLASS EP - FREUDE AM TANZEN - 12" (FAT020)
FREUDE AM TANZEN KEEP ON QUIETLY PUTTING FABULOUS RECORDS AND
THIS, TO BE HONEST, ABSOLUTELY BLOWS AWAY MOST OF THE COMPETITION
ON THE DUBBY, GLITCHY, FUNKY FRONT. LOVINGLY CRAFTED, DEEPLY =
WIGGLING,
BRILLIANTLY PRODUCED, FULL OF GREAT NOISES... A TREMENDOUSLY =
EXCELLENT
PIECE OF WORK. RECOMMENDED WITHOUT HESITATION.
METOPE - TESTCRASH - SENDER - 12" (SEND044)
KNARZ TECHNO. SEEMS TO BE A NEW BUZZWORD AT THE MOMENT (AS IF
WE NEEDED ANOTHER GENRE NAME!). IT COVERS THE KIND OF DIRTY, =
DANCEFLOOR
TECHNO OF ACTS LIKE PETER GRUMMICH, MISC. AND OTHER SUCH RAW =
FUNKSTERS.
THIS EP FROM AREAL STALWART (AND OWNER I THINK) METOPE COULD BE
CLASSED IN A SIMILAR VEIN BUT I GUESS IT HAS A LIGHTER, MORE MELODIC
FEEL DURING THE BREAKS WHICH REALLY GIVES IT ITS OWN SOUND. THE
MAIN MEAT OF THE TRACKS, THOUGH, WILL HAVE YOU LEAPING ABOUT TO
THE ROUGH AND READY BASSLINES AND SOLID 4/4 BEATS. NICE.
MICHAEL MAYER - TOUCH - KOMPAKT - 2xLP (KOM107)
KOMPAKT LABEL OWNER MICHAEL MAYER DELIVERS HIS FIRST FULL ALBUM.
HE TAKES HIS OWN INFLUENCES FROM THE PAST YEARS AND COMBINES THEM
INTO A DANCEFLOOR FRIENDLY (FOR THE MOST PART) SELECTION OF TRACKS
THAT WILL NO DOUBT BE HUGE FOR FANS OF THE MORE COMMERCIAL AND
SCHAFFEL BASED COLOGNE STYLE. CHECK.
NARCOTIC SYNTAX - CALCULATED EXTRAVAGANT LICENTIOUSNESS EP - PERLON - =
12" (PERL39)
PERLON COMING ON STRONG ONCE AGAIN WITH THIS SOLID THREE TRACK
EP FROM NARCOTIC SYNTAX. UNIQUE SOUNDS, AS ALWAYS, WHICH SHOULD
MOVE EVEN THE MOST STIFF HIPS IN A WIGGLING KIND OF WAY. THERE
APPEARS TO BE SOME KIND OF NARRATIVE INVOLVED WITH THIS EP, BUT
FRANKLY, WHO CARES WHEN THE TECHNO GROOVES ARE THIS GOOD! WICKED.
REX THE DOG - FREQUENCY - KOMPAKT - 12" (KOM102)
THERE'S NO DENYING THAT THE FIRST REX THE DOG SINGLE WAS A MASSIVE
ANTHEM OF EPIC PROPORTIONS AND, GUESS WHAT? THIS ONE IS LIABLE
TO BE JUST AS BIG. EURO SOUNDING, HUGELY CLUB FRIENDLY SOUNDS
WITH LOADS OF PERSONALITY AND A STRONG FUN FACTOR. BIG DROPS,
A TREMENDOUS BREAKDOWN... JUST A SOLID AND VERY LIKEABLE PIECE
OF WORK. RECOMMENDED.
ROD MODELL - SACRED GEOMETRY EP - ECHOCORD - 12" (ECHOCORD09)
THE DEEPEST OF THE DEEP COMES RIGHT BACK AT YOU WITH ANOTHER =
STUNNING
FOUR TRACK EP FOR MIKKEL METAL'S INDOMITABLE ECHOCORD IMPRINT.
ONE TIME DEEPCHORD MAN ROD MODELL DELIVERS TRACKS THAT HIT THE
PERFECT BALANCE BETWEEN BERLIN AND DETROIT WITH A DUB HEAVY, REVERB
LACED TECHNO SOUND THAT'S LIABLE TO CHILL YOU OUT, BUT JUST AS
LIKELY TO MAKE YOU NOD YOUR HEAD IN A GROOVING FASHION. ABSOLUTELY
BRILLIANT.
STEN - LEAVING THE FRANTIC - DIALREC - 2xLP (DIALLP06)
PETER M. KERSTEN'S SIDE PROJECT AS STEN IS AS GOOD AS HIS MAIN
LAWRENCE MONIKER. AND IF THAT WASN'T PRAISE ENOUGH, JUST CHECK
OUT THIS FUNKED UP SELECTION OF PURE TECHNO AND HOUSE GROOVES.
CLEARLY USING A CHICAGO AND DETROIT INFLUENCE TO CREATE FLOOR
FILLING, MINIMAL GROOVERS, EACH TRACK HAS A UNIQUELY WELL PRODUCED
AND, ULTIMATELY, TIMELESS SOUND THAT'LL KEEP PEOPLE GOING FOR
HOURS. AT ONE MELODIC, YET ULTRA-DANCEFLOOR ORIENTATED, THIS ALBUM
IS A CLASSY PIECE OF WORK AND COMES HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
STEVE BARNES & RILEY REINHOLD - ODYSSEY - MY BEST FRIEND - 12" =
(MBFLTD12003)
THIRD LIMITED RELEASE FROM MY BEST FRIEND COMES, ONCE AGAIN, FROM
THE DOUBLE TEAM OF LABEL OWNER RILEY REINHOLD AND STEVE BARNES
AKA PROCESS. DELICIOUSLY FUNKY TECHNO SOUNDS WITH AN IRRESISTABLY
PARTY GROOVE AND HOUSEY OVERTONES GUARANTEE THAT THIS ONE'S GOING
TO BE JUST AS BIG AS THE LAST TWO. GREAT STUFF.
STEVE BUG / MATHIAS SCHAFFHAUSER - SPEICHER 21 - KOMPAKT EXTRA - 12" =
(KOMEX21)
PROBABLY ONE OF THE BIGGEST KOMPAKT EXTRA RELEASES SO FAR. STEVE
BUG'S CLASSIC 'THAT KID' GETS A PROPER KOMPAKT SCHAFFEL MIX WITH
A BLEEPY, TOUGH, ROLLING DANCEFLOOR SOUND. A BIGGIE. THE FLIP
SEES MATHIAS SCHAFFHAUSER OPTING FOR A MORE STRAIGHT UP TRANCEY
TECHNO FEEL AND IS SURE TO DEVASTATE SEVERAL DANCEFLOORS WITH
IT. MASSIVE.
VARIOUS - GRIME 2 - REPHLEX - 2xLP (CAT160LP)
AFTER THE OVERWHELMING SUCCESS OF REPHLEX'S FIRST, ARGUABLY LANDMARK
GRIME COMPILATION EARLIER THIS YEAR, THIS SECOND VOLUME LOOKS
SET TO DO EQUAL BUSINESS. THE DARKER, MOODIER SIDE OF UK GARAGE
/ ELECTRONIC DUBSTEP FROM (THIS TIME AROUND) KODE 9, LOEFAH AND
DIGITAL MYSTIKZ.
VEX'D - LION / GHOST - SUBTEXT - 12" (SUB002)
RED ALERT! DUBPLATE GRIME STYLE! THIS ONE'S HUGE AND IF YOU YOU
HAVE EVEN A VAGUE LIKING FOR THAT NEWEST OF STYLES YOU'RE GOING
TO GO MENTAL FOR THIS. BLISTERING TWO STEP BEATS, UNBELIEVABLY
TWISTED BASS AND A SELECTION OF VOCAL SNIPPETS JUST MADE FOR =
CHANTING
ON THE DANCEFLOOR. SIMPLY MASSIVE. DO NOT MISS!
VEX'D - CANYON - SUBTEXT - 12" (SUB001)
MASSIVE DUBSTEP / GRIME TWO TRACKER FROM THIS NEW UK LABEL. HEAVY
ON THE BASS AND CRISP IN THE BEATS DEPARTMENT, THIS REALLY DOES
EQUAL ANYTHING ON THE 'GRIME' COMPILATION AND, IN FACT, IS BETTER
THAN A FEW OF THE TRACKS. STRIPPED, AMAZINGLY FUNKY AND GUARANTEED
TO SMASH MANY A DANCEFLOOR. HUGE.
VILLALOBOS - ALCACHOFA REMIXES - PLAYHOUSE - 2x12" (PLAYHOUSE93)
FABULOUS SELECTION OF REMIXES FROM VILLALOBOS'S ALBUM. TWO LONE
SWORDSMEN, SOUL CAPSULE (AKA BABY FORD AND THOMAS MELCHIOR), CATHRIN
BRITTON & TOBIAS FREUND AND JAY HAZE ALL DELIVER WICKED =
INTERPRETATIONS
OF (FOR THE MOST PART) 'EASY LEE'. SWORDSMEN HAS A LIVE, ORGANIC
ELECTRO FEEL WHILST JAY HAZE OPTS FOR SOME DEEP GLITCH BASED TECHNO.
SOUL CAPSULE'S VERSIONS ARE STRIPPED AND FUNKY TO THE MAX AND
LAST BUT BY NO MEANS LEAST IS THE SUPERB VOCALS ONLY PIECE BY
BRITTON AND FREUND. QUALITY GEAR.
New Releases (Vinyl): US Techno / Electro
CIRCUIT BREAKER - TRAC- X-Y-Z - PROBE - 12" (PRO9)
AN OLD CLASSIC!!! HARD AS HELL EARLY DETROIT ELECTRONICA PRODUCED
BY RICHIE HAWTIN
DBX - NEUROTIKA - PROBE - 12" (PRO7)
AN ALL TIME CLASSIC... HARD HITTING MINIMAL CLUB ELECTRONICA FROM
DANIEL BELL... A DELETED RARITY!!!
MYSTIC BILL - FIERCE BLACK BITCH - SELECT - 12" (SLR1009)
CRACKING SLAB OF VINYL ON SELECT RECORDINGS WHICH COMES ON WITH
A TOUGH, HOUSEY FLAVA, BUT A DEFINITE TECHNO BASIS. FRESH, ACIDIC
SOUNDS AND A SUPERB REMIX FROM WONDER-PRODUCER DEMARKUS LEWIS.
SOLID STUFF.
ROBERT HOOD - SATALITE - HARDWAX - 12" (HX010)
MINIMAL MADNESS... 2 DIFFERENT CUTS RANGING FROM THE HARSH =
ORCHESTRATED
SOUND OF SATALITE TO THE DEEP SEDUCTIVE, YET POUNDING FORCE OF
ONE!!!=20
TESTE - WIPE - PROBE - 12" (PRO 14)
RICHIE HAWTIN UNDER HIS TESTE PSYDENOM WITH MUCH FULLER PRODUCTION
SONICLY THAN HIS WELL KNOWN PLASTIC MAN GUISE....... =20
HARD BUT SPACEY!..........=20
UNDERGROUND RESISTANCE - RIOT EP - UNDERGROUND RESISTANCE - 12" =
(UR010)
WE'VE HAD THE RIOT EP AS A DOUBLE-PACK BEFORE, BUT NEVER AS A
SINGLE 12" - SO HERE IT IS. RIOT, PANIC, RAGE AND ASSAULT - ALL
PRESENT AND CORRECT. CLASSIC MAD MIKE FROM WAY BACK (1991, TO
BE PRECISE).
Restocks (Vinyl): US Techno / Electro
BASIC BASTARD - VOLUME 5 - IGNITOR - 12" (IGNTR1010)
3 MORE CUTS FROM 1994 THAT HAVE STOOD THE TEST OF TIME. HOUSEY,
TECHY CUTS THAT WILL WORK ON THE FLOOR (TO THESE EARS AT LEAST).
DOES THIS MAN RECORD ANY MUSIC NOW????
BASIC BASTARD FEAT BLAKE BAXTER - VOLUME 4 - IGNITOR - 12" (IGNTR1009)
THE BLAKE BAXTER CUT IS REALLY VERY GOOD. A FAIRLY PACEY CUT WITH
THE DEEPEST OF STRINGS AND BLAKE'S SOFT TONES RIDING THE RHYTHMS.
THE FLIP IS 2 MORE INST CUTS THAT BOTH SOUND AT LEAST GOOD. HAVE
A LISTEN....
New Releases (Vinyl): House
BRENNAN GREEN - MAPLE LEAF MADNESS EP - BEAR FUNK - 12" (BFK009)
BRENNAN GREEN DELIVERS AN EXCELLENT EP OF CRACKING, ELECTRONIC
HOUSE SOUNDS. VERY DEEP, VERY FUNKY AND DEFINITELY IN THE STYLE
OF HIS OTHER RECORDS. MORGAN GEIST AND DANIEL WANG FANS SHOULD
FORM AN ORDERLY QUEUE HERE, AS THIS IS GOING TO BE RIGHT UP THEIR
STREET. CLASS.
ILYA SANTANA - WALKING ON A CRYSTAL SEA - BALIHU - 12" (BALIHU-015)
DANIEL WANG'S BALIHU LABEL PROVIDES A DELIGHTFUL FOUR TRACKER
OF DEEP, DISCO INFLECTED HOUSE MUSIC WHICH IS, TO BE FAIR, VERY
SIMILAR TO HIS OWN STYLE. FRESH SOUNDS, TREMENDOUS PRODUCTION
AND A SLIGHTLY ABSTRACT, OFF THE WALL FEEL WHICH GIVES IT A FUNKED
UP, QUIRKY FLAVA. TIP TOP.
JAQUARIUS - LOVE IS HAPPINESS - ROCKIN HOUSE - 12" (RH010)
ONE OF THE BEST EARLY ACID HOUSE RELEASES... AMAZING HARD HITTING
BASS LINES - STRANGE VOCALS... ONE TO CHECK!!!
JULIEN JABRE - THE JUNGLE EP - BASIC - 12" (BSC003)
A LOVELY OLD RELEASE FROM THE BASIC BACK CATALOGUE THAT SEES JULIEN
JABRE DELIVERING THREE BEAUTIFUL TRACKS OF DEEP, FUNKY, SOULFUL
HOUSE PAR EXCELLENCE. SIMPLE, EFFECTIVE AND FULL OF GROOVE. WELL
WORTH CHECKING OUT.
Restocks (Vinyl): House
DIRECTIONS - BUSTED TREES (CARL CRAIG REMIX) - DIASPORA IN SESSION - =
12" (DIA017)
AN ABSOLUTELY SUPERB REMIX FROM CARL CRAIG. TAKES THE VOCAL AND
STRINGS FROM THE ORIGINAL DOWNBEAT TRACK AND BEEFS THEM UP WITH
A FUNKING, MID PACED HOUSE BEAT AND A FABULOUSLY WOODY SOUNDING
BASSLINE. KILLER. THE FLIP HAS THE ORIGINAL AND AN EVEN MORE SOULFUL
AND DOWNBEAT VERSION FROM MIDDLEFIELD.
VILLALOBOS - THE CONTEMPT - PLAYHOUSE - 12" (PLAYHOUSE04)
CLASSIC RELEASE FROM THE PLAYHOUSE BACK CATALOGUE HERE. VILLALOBOS
DELIVERS TWO DELIGHTFUL HOUSE CUTS WITH A WHOLE HEAP OF JACK AND
GROOVE GOING ON. THIS DATES BACK TO 1995 BUT IT'S CLEAR TO SEE
THE BLUEPRINT FOR HIS MORE RECENT WORK. SUPERB STUFF TO MAKE PEOPLE
DANCE.
New Releases (Vinyl): Hip Hop
BEASTIE BOYS - AN OPEN LETTER TO NYC - PARLOPHONE - 12" (867)
SECOND SINGLE FROM THE 5 BOROUGHS LP. TOUGH BEAT WITH RHYMES PAYING
HOMAGE TO THE N.Y.C. ALSO FEATURES A NON LP CUT WHICH IS A BIT
PRETTY FOR MY TASTES, BUT DON'T LET THAT PUT YOU OFF, COME CHECK
OUT ITS STYLE......
COMMON - I USED TO LOVE H.E.R. - RELATIVITY - 12" (611209)
NOT ONLY IS THE A SIDE HERE A STUNNER, BUT THE FLIP IS AS DEEP
AS IT GETS. 2 SUPERB BEATS BY ONE OF HIP HOP'S MOST UNDERRATED
(ALTHOUGH NOT BY ME!) PRODUCERS. COMMUNISM IS JUST HOW I WANT
TO HEAR MY MUSIC. DEEP AS YOU CAN WITH ENOUGH FUNK TO KEEP YOU
SWAYING 'N' DANCING. EVERYONE HOME SHOULD HAVE ONE........
DECLAIME - DEAREST DESIREE - UP ABOVE - 12" (UA3070)
TAKEN FROM THE LP COMES THIS PAIR OF BEATS FROM THE FAMILY THAT
HAS A SOUND ALL ITS OWN. OHNO! & BROTHER MADLIB GET BUSY HERE
WITH OHNO'S BEAT WINNING ON THE QUIRKY SCALE. 2 GREAT CUTS IN
TRUTH, CHECK 'EM......
GANGSTARR - MOVIN ON - WILD PITCH - 12" (WP1009)
EARLY GANG STARR CUT HERE WITH THE 45 KING ON PRODUCTION (A PRE
PREMIER GANGSTARR). WHILST THE A SIDE IS COOL, ITS THE FLIP CUTS
THAT DO IT FOR ME. GUSTO & KNOWLEDGE BOTH ROCK, A RECOMMENDED
SLICE OF THAT CLASSIC LATE 80'S SOUND...
GUERILLA BLACK - YOU'RE THE ONE - VIRGIN - 12" (18835)
ALTHOUGH THIS WILL BE A LITTLE TOO SYRUPY FOR SOME DUE TO THE
SUNG CHORUS, THIS IS REALLY RATHER GOOD MUSICALLY. A SWEET, SUMMERY
SOULFUL BEAT THAT HAS MORE THAN A HINT OF THE JAY-DEE SOUND TO
IT. THE MC IS NICE AS WELL, COMES OFF A BIT LIKE SCARFACE TO THESE
EARS. WELL WORTH CHECKING.......
RJD2 - MASHED UP MIXES - N/A - LP (DJX092LP)
RJD2 GETS ON THE MASH UP TIP AND THROWS EVERYTHING AND THE KITCHEN
SINK INTO THESE MIXES. NOT REALLY FOR ME I HAVE TO SAY, JUST A
BIT TOO CHEESEY FOR THESE EARS. SORRY AND ALL THAT. HAVING SAID
THAT, I'M NOT TO SURE HOW MUCH HE HAD TO DO WITH IT AS IT LOOKS
A LITTLE SUSPICIOUS. AS FOR THE PRICE, IT REEKS OF THAT MASH UP
NOIZE BOYZ WHO ALWAYS CHARGE OVER THE ODDS FOR THEIR RECORDS......
HHHMMMM........
TRANQUILITY BASS - WE CAME IN PEACE - EXIST DANCE - 12" (EXIST =
DANCE002)
VERY RARE 12" FROM THIS COOL SAN FRAN LABEL.... THIS TRACK HAS
NEVER DATED.... DON'T MISS THIS........!!!!
UN, THE - AINT NO THING - WORLD - 12" (45643)
3 CUTS HERE WITH GREAT PRODUCTION CREDENTIALS. LARGE PRO, ROCK
MARCY & PETE ROCK. LIKE THE BEATS ON THE LP, IT ALL SOUNDS LIKE
DEMOS BUT HAS THAT ROUGH QUALITY THAT THIS STYLE OF HIP HOP REALLY
NEEDS. RECOMMENDED....
VARIOUS - WILD PITCH CLASSICS - WILD PITCH - 2xLP (E129744LP)
SOME OF THE GREATS FROM THIS TOP LABEL. OC-TIMES UP, MAIN =
SOURCE-LIVE
AT THE BARBEQUE-FAKIN THE FUNK-LORD FINESSE-FUNKY TECHNICIAN AND
SO MANY MORE. A FINE SELECTION OF HIP HOP CLASSICS. MUCHO =
RECOMMENDARDO
AS THEY SAY IN MY MIND..........
VORDUL MEGA - THE REVOLUTION OF YUNG HAVOKS - NATURE - 2xLP (NSD105LP)
NICE SELECTION OF GUESTS HERE, JEAN GRAE, BLOCKHEAD, VASTAIRE,
C RAYZ WALZ. A BIT OF A WHO'S WHO OF THE INDIE SCENE. BEATS A
RE SUPPLIED BY THE LIKES OF BLOCKHEAD, DEV 1, BELIEF AND MORE.
GENERALLY ON THAT DEEPER CONSCIOUS TIP WITH MORE THAN A HINT OF
THAT MID 90'S TO IT. GIVE IT A SPIN....
Restocks (Vinyl): Hip Hop
AESOP ROCK - BAZOOKA TOOTH - DEF JUX - 2xLP (DJX68LP)
DARK, BROODING HIP HOP HERE ON THIS, AESOP'S SECOND LONGPLAYER.
GUESTS INCLUDED ARE CAMP LO, CANNIBAL OX, MR LIF, EL-P, MURS.
I HAVE TO SAY ON FIRST LISTEN THIS SOUNDS MUCH MORE IN THE TRADITION
OF THE DEF JUX SOUND, WHETHER THAT IS GOOD OR BAD IS UP TO YOU,
BUT I THINK IT SOUNDS BETTER THAN HIS FIRST (FOR WHAT IT'S =
WORTH)..............
DILATED PEOPLES - NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH - ABB - 3xLP (ABB10491)
WITH STRONG BEATS AND BETTER PRODUCTION VALUES THAN EVER (WITH
HELP FROM THE ALCHEMIST), DILATED PEOPLES RETURN WITH THEIR NEW
FULL-LENGTH LP. FOURTEEN TRACKS WITH SPECIAL GUEST APPERANCES
FROM DUDE-OF-THE-MOMENT KANYE WEST, DEFARI, PHIL DA AGONY, PLANET
ASIA ETC. PROBABLY WORTH A LISTEN, INNIT...?
FOREIGN BEGGARS - ASYLUM SPEAKERS - DENTED - 2xLP (DNT003)
AN ABSOLUTELY SUPERB ALBUM FROM THIS AWARD WINNING UK CREW AND
GUESTS SUCH AS TOMMY EVANS THAT MANAGES TO CROSS THE ATLANTIC
DIVIDE WITH THEIR SOUND. IT AVOIDS THE OBVIOUS BRIT-HOP SOUND
AND CREATES A TRULY PHAT AND FRESH VIBE WITH SOME DEEP, FUNKED
UP, AT TIMES JAZZY BEATS (ALMOST PETE ROCK-ESQUE, IN FACT) WITH
AN EXCELLENT, GRITTY VOCAL STYLE WHICH SUITS IT DOWN TO THE GROUND.
INTO HIP HOP? YOU NEED TO CHECK THIS OUT!
GIFT OF GAB, THE - THE WRITZ / JUST BECAUSE - QUANNUM PROJECTS - 12" =
(QP043)
THIS BLACKALICIOUS MEMBER COMES WITH HIS LEAD OFF SINGLE FOR =
UPCOMING
LP/CD BIZARRELY TITLED FOURTH-DIMENSIONAL ROCKETSHIPS GOING UP
!??!? 2 NICE CUTS WITH VITAMIN D ON PRODUCTION DUTIES. HAVE A
LISTEN........
INFLUX - EVOLVER - COUNTERFLOW - 12" (S-49886)
SERUM, ONE OF THE PRODERS FEATURED HERE HAS JUST DONE SOMETHING
ON BETA BODEGAS HIPHOP OFFSHOOT, AND THIS EP IS A GOOD MIX OF
ALTERANTIVE HIP HOP GROOVES, EVER SO SLIGHTLY OFF THE CENTRE.
JAYLIB - CHAMPION SOUND - THE SINGLE - STONESTHROW - 12" (STH2075)
FOLLOWING HOT ON THE HEALS OF THE CHAMPION SOUND ALBUM, COMES
TWO TRACKS "CHAMPION SOUND" AND "STRIP CLUB" WITH RADIO, STREET
AND INSTRUMENTALS OF EACH. BOTH ARE DEEP AND SLOW, ONE WITH A
VAGUELY RAGGA EDGE, THE OTHER WITH A WICKED STEEL DRUM SOUND.
NICE.
LARGE PROFESSOR - 1ST CLASS - MATADOR - 2xLP (OLE509-1)
WICKED WICKED LP FROM THE PRO. SO MANY GREAT TRACKS. STAY CHISEL
WITH NAS, THE WICKED DISCO LOOPED ON FEATURING BUSTA, IN THE SUN
WITH Q TIP, THE LIST GO'S ON. LARGE PRO PROVES HE CAN STILL DO
THE BUSINESS WITH THE MIC AND THE SP1200. RECOMENDED!!!!!!!!
MADVILLIAN - S/T - STONESTHROW - 2xLP (PIASX040DLP)
FINALLY IT REARS ITS HEAD! THE LONG AWAITED MADLIB/MF DOOM LP
IS HERE AND ITS READY FOR ACTION. IF YOUR INTO THESE 2 THEN TO
MY EARS THIS SOUNDS EXACTLY AS IT SHOULD. MF'S RAWNESS GELS WELL
WITH MADLIB'S OFF THE WALL PRODUCTIONS. THIS WILL FLY, MARK MY
WORDS........
MASTERMINDS - UNDERGROUND RAILROAD - GROUND CONTROL - 2xLP (GCR70181)
FEATURING THE AMAZING BRING IT BACK AND A WHOLE HOST OF GOODIES
THIS IS A TOP LP TO HAVE IN YOUR COLLECTION. HAS A NICE N FUNKY
ELECTRONIC FEEL TO THE BEATS WITH OUT GOING TO JIGGY ON US. HIGHLY
RECOMENDED!!!!!!!!!
N.E.R.D. - MAYBE - VIRGIN - 12" (VUST291)
FOUR MIXES OF THIS TRACK TAKEN FROM THE ALBUM. YOU GET THE ALBUM
VERSION, A REMIX BY SA-RA, THE BASEMENT JAXX VERSION AND, THE
HIGHLIGHT FOR ME, THE NATIVE TONGUE REMIX FEATURING COMMON, MOS
DEF, DE LA SOUL AND Q-TIP. QUALITY SOUNDS.
OMID - MONOLITH - MUSH - 3xLP (MH221LP)
NEW SIGNING TO MUSH - AND A REAL WINNER. BEATS THAT MOVE BETWEEN
THE TOUGH AND THE MUCH MORE BEAUTIFUL AND DEEP. LOADS OF GUEST
MCS INCLUDING ACEYALONE, BUCK 65, BUSDRIVER, SLUG AND OTHERS.
MUSICALLY SUPERB.
PETE ROCK - SOUL SURVIVOR 2 - BBE/RAPSTER - 2xLP (RR0032LP)
AFTER A SIX YEAR WAIT I'M VERY PLEASED TO SAY THAT PART 2 IS HERE
AND IT'S ALL THAT!! THE FIRST SOUL SURVIVOR WAS A MASTERPIECE
AND VOL 2 IS EQUAL TO THAT, BUT WITH A SLIGHTLY RAWER EDGE TO
THESE EARS. APART FROM THE DEAD PREZ TRACK THAT JUST DOESN'T WORK
FOR ME, THE ALBUM IS MUSICALLY SUPERB. PRECISELY CRAFTED BEATS
THAT REALLY SHOW THAT PETE ROCK IS ONE OF (IF NOT THE!) GREATEST
PRODUCERS THAT HIP HOP HAS SPAWNED. I KNOW THAT HE DOES NOT HAVE
THE PROFILE OF DRE, OR THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL OF THE NEPTUNES,
BUT IN THE TRADITION OF THE TURNTABLE AND THE SAMPLER, HE IS PRETTY
MUCH UNTOUCHABLE. ANYWAY, ENOUGH OF MY HERO WORSHIPPING, THE LP
IS THE DON. KARDINAL OFFISHAL, PHAROAHE MONCH, RZA & GZA (WHO'S
TRACK IS WICKED!) LITTLE BROTHER, SLUM VILLAGE, J-DILLA, SKILLZ
AND MORE. NOW LISTEN AND ENJOY.....
PRESENCE - WOKE / RAZORFUND - DEF JUX - 12" (DJX49)
RAW CO-FLOESQUE BEATS WITH SOME HARD SPAT RHYMES. ALL BEATS ARE
PRODUCED BY THIER OWN BEAT BOY NASA. VERY NICE I HAVE TO SAY,
GIVE IT A SPIN...........
VARIOUS - LOW LIFE'S MAIN COURSES - FOOD INSTRUMENTALS - LOWLIFE - =
2xLP (LOW23LP)
THE ORIGINAL ALBUM WAS SUPERB AND HERE'S THE LIMITED AND TOTALLY
ESSENTIAL INSTRUMENTAL VERSION. BEATS FROM BRAINTAX, JEHST, HARRY
LOVE, RAW DOG, CHESTER P AND MORE SHOW JUST HOW DEEP UK HIP HOP
CAN GO. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
VAST AIRE - LOOK MOM... NO HANDS - CHOCOLATE INDUSTRIES - 12" =
(CHLT046)
ABSOLUTELY WICKED DEBUT SOLO SINGLE FROM CANNIBAL OX'S VAST AIRE.
THE A-SIDE IS PRODUCED BY MADLIB AND EXHIBITS ALL HIS FINE, FINE
TRADEMARKS. WARPED OUT, BUT FUNKING BEATS WITH JUST ENOUGH JAZZ
TO GROOVE IT. THE FLIP SEES CRYPTIC ONE DELIVERING A MORE ELECTRONIC
GROOVE THAT HAS A DARK, STABBY FEEL. VAST AIRE'S VOCALS FLOW =
THROUGHOUT
TO MAKE A BLISTERING EP. QUALITY.
ZIMBABWE LEGIT - DOIN DAMAGE IN MY NATIVE - HOLLYWOOD BASIC - 12" =
(PR61284)
UP TILL NOW THIS HAS BEEN FATCHING HORREMDOUS AMOUNTS OF CASH
ON THE INTERNET, MAINLY DOWN TO THE SUPERB MIX FROM SHADOW. HAVE
A LISTEN TO THIS WONDERFUL REISSUE........
New Releases (Vinyl): Eclectic Beats
DIESLER - SLICED SOUL SANDWICH EP - TAKE THE MONEY AND RUN - 12" =
(TMR001)
NOT WHAT I WAS EXPECTING, REALLY. FOUR TRACKS OF MELLOW NU-JAZZ
WITH A HIP HOP-LITE MEETS EASY LISTENING FLAVA. THINK MONEY MARK
REMIXED BY JOEY AND NORMAN JAY, MAYBE? FILE UNDER BAR MUSIC.
Restocks (Vinyl): Guitar Based
LCD SOUNDSYSTEM - MOVEMENT (PROMO) - DFA - 7" (DFAEMIDJ2141)
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....
MICAH P. HINSON & THE GOSPEL OF PROGRESS - BENEATH THE ROSE - =
SKETCHBOOK - 7" (SKETCHXX4)
MORE GORGEOUS AMERICANA / COUNTRY-NOIR FROM ONE OF THE =
SINGER/SONGWRITER
DISCOVERIES OF THE YEAR. "BENEATH THE ROSE" CAN BE FOUND ON HIS
(RIGHTLY) HIGHLY ACCLAIMED DEBUT LP BUT THE REAL REASON TO BUY
THIS IS THE B-SIDE - AN ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL, PIANO-LED TRACK
PRODUCED BY THE EARLIES (INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH). SUPERB.
STATE RIVER WIDENING - COTTONHEAD - VERTICAL FORM - LP (VFORM037LP)
THIS IS QUITE SIMPLY ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL ALBUMS OF THE YEAR.
DAVID SHEPPARD AND KEIRON PHELAN HAVE PRODUCED ONE OF THEIR BEST
EVER PIECES OF WORK HERE AND THE LAYERS AND LEVELS THAT IT WORKS
ON ARE STAGGERING. AT ONCE MELLOW AND ORGANIC YET MIXED WITH A
FOLKY, EARTHY SOUND AND SOME SURPRISINGLY ROCKY MOMENTS, THERE'S
NEVER A DULL MOMENT. I MEAN THE FIRST TRACK ALONE IS WORTH THE
PRICE IN MY OPINION AND COULD EASILY REDUCE TO TEARS WITH IT'S
LUSH MELANCHOLY SOUND. I'D HAVE TO SAY THIS IS ONE OF MY ALBUMS
OF THE YEAR SO FAR. PROPS TO THE ARTISTS AND TO VERTICAL FORM
FOR RELEASING THIS GEM. BRILLIANT.
New Releases (Vinyl): Funk / Jazz / Soul
SHARON JONES & THE DAP KINGS - HOW LONG DO I HAVE TO WAIT FOR YOU - =
DAPTONE - 7" (DAP1020)
MORE MODERN FUNK THAT SOUNDS LIKE IT ISN'T MODERN. IF YOU KNOW
WHAT I MEAN. NICE AND RAW AND FUNKY BLAH DE BLAH BLAH BLAH........
New Releases (Vinyl): Reggae / Dub
AUGUSTUS WITH HERMAN - AUGUSTUS WITH HERMAN - PRESSURE SOUNDS - 7" =
(PSS007)
72 FROM AQUARIUS ROCK - AS A SORT OF ACCOMPANIMENT TO THE ALBUM
BY HERMAN CHIN-LOY. HERMAN ON PRODUCTION DUTIES, WITH PABLO ON
MELODICA. CHOPPY AND SPARSE VERSION, AND EVEN SPARSER AND SUPER
CHILLED DUB. ECCENTRIC, BUT RIGHT FUNKY WITH IT.
DENNIS BROWN - SONG MY MOTHER USED TO SING - PRESSURE SOUNDS - 7" =
(PSS008)
ANOTHER FINE COLLABORATION BETWEEN HERMAN CHIN-LOY AND DENNIS
BROWN. EARLY 1970'S REGGAE WITH A HERMAN TWIST AND A DENNIS FUNK.
DUB AND VERSION. WICKED...
HERMAN CHIN-LOY - AQUARIUS ROCK - PRESSURE SOUNDS - 2xLP (PSLP45)
ACTUALLY TITLED "THE HIP REGGAE WORLD OF HERMAN CHIN-LOY" - AND
INDEED IT IS A HIP REGGAE ALBUM. HERMAN STARTED OFF AS THE CO-OWNER
OF THE ONE-STOP RECORD SHOP, AND BECAME REKNOWNED AS THE MAN WHO
COULD DIG OUT THE BEST OF THE RECORDS - HE WENT FROM ONE STOP
TO HIS OWN AQUARUIS SHOP. FROM THERE HE WENT INTO PRODUCING IN
THIS TIME OFF FROM THE SHOP, AND HIS AQUARIUS SOUND WAS FAMOUS
FOR IT'S INNOVATION AND EXPERIMENTATION. HE ORIGINALLY RELEASED
RECORDS UNDER THE ENIGMATIC NAME OF AUGUSTUS PABLO, BUT THEN GAVE
THE NAME TO HORACE SWABY (THE MAN WE ALL KNOW AS AUGUSTUS PABLO).
HERMAN RELEASED THE FIRST TUNE WITH PABLO'S NOW FAMOUS MELODICA
IN 1971 (TRACK NINE) - AND THE SOUND THAT THE TWO PRODUCED ADDED
A NEW DIMENSION TO JAMAICAN MUSIC. ENOUGH HISTORY - THIS IS A
SUPERB ALBUM WITH HERMAN COLLABORATING WITH AND PRODUCING; DENNIS
BROWN, ALTON ELLIS, SOUNDS UNLIMITED, THE AQUARIANS, DENNIS =
ALCAPONE,
AUSGUSTUS PABLO AND OTHERS. I'VE HAD A PROMO OF THIS AT HOME
FOR A FEW WEEKS NOW AND I LOVE IT - AND ME AND MY DAUGHTER SKANK
AROUND TO ONE TRACK IN PARTICULAR - BOTH GRINNING INANELY! CLASS...
JACKIE MITTOO - DISCO JACK - PRESSURE SOUNDS - 7" (PSS002)
SUPER 7". YOU ARE BOUND TO RECOGNISE THE RHYTHM - WELL, I DID.
ORGAN PLAYING A BIT MORE TONED DOWN THAN ALOT OF OTHER JACKIE
MITTOO TRACKS, BUT THAT ADDS TO IT REALLY - GIVING A REAL SOULFUL
FEEL. NICE.
LLOYD PARKS - MAFIA - PRESSURE SOUNDS - 7" (PSS003)
THE DUB SYNDICATE DID A VERSION OF THIS ON ONE OF THEIR EARLY
ALBUMS. THIS IS THE ORIGINAL - VERSION AND DUB, WHICH IS SWEET,
SOULFUL - HAS THAT HEAVY RHYTHM RUNNING THROUGH IT, BUT A REAL
LIGHTNESS TOO. EXCELLENT MELODICA TOO. CHECK...
ROYALS, THE - DUBBING WITH THE ROYALS - PRESSURE SOUNDS - 2xLP =
(PSLP44)
HEAVY WEIGHT DUB FROM THE ROYALS. WITH CONTRIBUTIONS FROM PRINCE
FARI AND I ROY. THESE ARE THE DUBS, WITH ONLY HINTS OF THE VOCALS
- THE EMPHASIS SITTING WITH THE RHYTHMS. THESE TRACKS WERE =
ORIGINALLY
THE FLIP SIDES OF 7"S, BUT THEY BECAME MORE THAN TRACKS TO SING
OR TOAST OVER, THEY BECAME TRACKS IN THEIR OWN RIGHT. ALL PRODUCED
BY ROY COUSINS AND ENGINEERED BY KING TUBBY, THE SCIENTIST AND
OTHERS. HEAVY AND SUPERB.
SLY AND ROBBIE - UNMETERED TAXI - PRESSURE SOUNDS - 2xLP (PSLP43)
SLY DUNBAR AND ROBBIE SHAKESPEARE HAVE BEEN THE RHYTHM SECTION
FOR SO MANY OF REGGAE'S FINEST MOMENTS - ALMOST THE BACKBONE OF
THESE TRACKS. THIS IS AN ALBUM OF VERSIONS AND DUBS - WITH SLY
AND ROBBIE ON DUB DUTIES (WITH OCCASSIONAL HELP FROM THE TAXI
GANG). ORIGINAL VERSIONS FROM DENNIS BROWN, THE VICEROYS, BLACK
UHURU, THE TAMLINS, STRUGGLE, THE WAILING SOULS, JIMMY RILEY,
THRILLER AND AMBLIQUE. FUNKY, DEEP, SOULFUL, HEAVY - NICE...
VARIOUS - RED SEA - PRESSURE SOUNDS - 10" (PST1003)
KILLER EP THAT'S FULL OF THE BEST, MOST ORIGINAL REEGGAE SOUNDS.
THE A-SIDE IS A CLASSIC RHYTHM WITH THREE DIFFERENT VOCALS FROM
AUGUSTUS PABLO AND JAMES EASTWOOD. THE FLIP HAS TRACKS FROM THE
SAME TWO ARTISTS PLUS SOUND UNLIMITED. PROPER '70'S STYLE ALL
ROUND. RECOMMENDED.
WAILING SOULS - AT CHANNEL ONE - PRESSURE SOUNDS - 2xLP (PSLP42)
THIS IS A FINE ALBUM OF 7"S, 12"S AND VERSIONS OF SOME OF THE
WAILING SOULS BEST TRACKS. COMBINING HARMONY WITH CONCIOUS LYRICS
AND WICKED RHYTHMS - THIS HAS SOME DIFFERENT VERSIONS OF REAL
WAILING SOULS CLASSICS ON IT, INCLUDING WAR, JOY WITHIN, LAWLESS
SOCIETY AND VERY WELL (WHICH IS AWESOME!). RECOMMENDED.
Restocks (Vinyl): Reggae / Dub
AUGUSTUS PABLO - IN FINE STYLE - PRESSURE SOUNDS - 2xLP (PSLP38)
ANOTHER SUPERB REGGAE SELECTION FROM PRESSURE SOUNDS. THIS TIME
IT'S A SELECTION OF AUGUSTUS PABLO'S SINGLES FROM 1973 TO 1979
(ARGUABLY REGGAES FINEST ERA!?). DEEP AND SOULFUL VERSIONS AND
DUBS, PUNCTUATED WITH THE HAUNTING MELODICA - SYNONYMOUS WITH
MR PABLO. CLASS.
CARLTON PATTERSON AND KING TUBBY - PSALMS OF DRUMS - PRESSURE SOUNDS - =
LP (PSLP12)
SUBTITLED "THE BLACK AND WHITE STORY", THIS IS THE FIRST EVER
COMPILATION FROM THE BLACK AND WHITE LABEL. PRODUCED IN THE EARLY
SEVENTIES, THIS IS AN ALBUM OF VOCALS, TOASTS, INSTRUMENTALS AND
DUBS - PRODUCED BY CARLTON PATTERSON AND KING TUBBY. NICE.
JOE GIBBS & THE PROFESSIONALS - NO BONES FOR THE DOGS - PRESSURE =
SOUNDS - 2xLP (PSLP37)
WICKED SELECTION OF DUBS FROM 1974 TO 1979. THERE ARE SOME =
INCREDIBLY
HEAVY TRACKS ON HERE DRENCHED IN REVERB AND ECHO BOX PLUS SOME
MEGA PHASE AND FLANGE. IT ALL ADDS TO THE ATMOSPHERE MIND YOU
AND THIS IS AN UNMISSABLE COLLECTION.
PRINCE FARI & THE ARABS - DUB TO AFRICA - PRESSURE SOUNDS - LP =
(PSLP02)
TOP DUBS FROM PRODUCER / PERCUSSIONIST PRINCE FARI. BASS HEAVY
IN THE EXTREME, WITH SOME LOVELY RHYTHMS. CLASSY DUB ALBUM THAT
WAS PRODUCED AT THE END OF THE 1970S. =20
SANTIC AND FRIENDS - AN EVEN HARDER SHADE OF BLACK - PRESSURE SOUNDS - =
LP (PSLP01)
ARRANGED AND PRODUCED BY LEONARD ANTHONY CHIN, THIS IS AN EXCELLENT
SLICE OF REGGAE, FEATURING THE TALENTS OF HORACE ANDY, AUGUSTUS
PABLO, JAH WOOSH, TUBBY, GREGORY ISAACS, I-ROY AND THE SANTIC
ALLSTARS. FIRST ALBUM ON PRESSURE SOUNDS - SETTING THE STANDARD
OF THE GREAT CATALOGUE THAT STILL KEEPS COMING.
TECHNIQUES IN DUB - TECHNIQUES IN DUB - PRESSURE SOUNDS - LP (PSLP15)
THIS REALLY IS AN ALBUM OF DUB TECHNIQUES - AND SOME WICKED ONES
AT THAT! PRODUCED BY WINSTON RILEY, WITH PLAYERS INCLUDING SLY
DUNBAR, ROBBIE SHAKESPEAR, JACKIE MITTOO, TOMMY MCCOOK AND OTHERS.
CHECK.
VARIOUS - DON'T CALL US IMMIGRANTS - PRESSURE SOUNDS - LP (PSLP28)
GOOD PRESSURE SOUNDS COMPILATION. CHRONICLING THE HISTORY OF UK
BASED REGGAE FEATURING THE TITLE TRACK BY TABBY CAT KELLY PLUS
TUNES FROM ASWAD, PABLO GAD, STEEL PULSE AMONGST OTHERS..
New Releases (CD): Electronica
BARMITZVAH BROTHERS, THE - THE NIGHT OF THE PARTY - ROBOSAPIEN - CD =
(BOT03)
QUITE A SILLY CD, BUT THE ARTISTS ARE BARELY OUT OF SCHOOL. A
BIT KEVIN BLECHDOM, OR SOMETHING SIMILAR ON TIGERBEAT. LO FI,
HOMEMADE TOYS, INSTRUMENTS LETS GO TO SESAME STREET.
ELECTRONIC HUMANS GUILD, THE - THE ELECTRONIC HUMANS GUILD - =
ROBOSAPIEN - CD (BOT01)
HERE WE HAVE A NICE CD FOR ALL YOU ANALOGUE FREAKS, AN ENTIRE
CD OF MUSIC MADE WITH OLD SCHOOL ELECTRONICS. IF YOU LIKE THE
IDEA OF STOCK,HAUSEN AND WALKMAN MEETS THE MUPPETS, THIS ONES
FOR YOU.
FILTER FEEDER - FEEDING FRENZY - ENTR'ACTE - CD (ENTR'ACTE8)
CERTAINLY THE MOST ACCESSIBLE ENTR'ACTE RELEASE WE'VE RECEIVED
THUS FAR, SO MUCH SO THAT IT'S AVOIDED BEING PUT INTO THE =
EXPERIMENTAL
SECTION DUE TO ITS MORE CONVENTIONAL, MUSICAL APPROACH. I SAY
THAT, OF COURSE, BUT DON'T NECESSARILY GO EXPECTING THE EASIEST
OF RIDES. LO-FI CUT 'N' PASTE / SAMPLE BASED, POLITICALLY MOTIVATED
ELECTRONICA WITH NO OBVIOUS REFERENCE POINTS AS SUCH (PERHAPS
MAYBE THE SCHEMATIC LABEL?), SO BEST YOU HAVE A LISTEN.
GEL - SOL1104 - EM:T - CD (EM:T0005)
EXCELLENT STUFF FROM EM:T HERE. GEL (NOT THE ACTVE SUSPENSION
GEL) PROVIDES AN ATMOSPHERIC SELECTION OF AMBIENT ELECTRONICA
TUNES IN A CLASSIC EM:T STYLE. KIND OF REMINISCENT OF THE MID
'90'S, BUT AS I ALWAYS SAY, THAT'S NO BAD THING. BEAUTIFUL MELODIES,
LUSH CHORDS AND PADS AND AN ALMOST ORB-LIKE QUALITY TO THE EXTENSIVE
USE OF SAMPLES. BACKED UP BY GREAT BEATS AND BREAKS, THS IS ONE
TO CHILL TO. NICE.
GOA - GOA - ROBOSAPIEN - CD (BOT02)
QUITE AN EXPERIMENTAL CD, A MIXTURE OF LIVE INSTRUMENTATION,
TRIPPED OUT, WITH A BIT OF PROG THROWN IN FOR GOOD MEASURE. THINK
DEUS MEETS ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE MEETS CONSTELLATION.
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN - STRONG FOR THE FUTURE - MUSH - CD (MH233CD)
A NICE MIX OF ELECTRONICA AND HIP HOP HERE, THE SOUND THAT MUSH
HAVE MADE AN IMPACT WITH IN TRUTH. THIS IS, TO THESE EARS AT LEAST,
IS 25% HIP HOP, 75% ELECTRONICA. FULL 0F DEEP, TEXTURAL ATMOSPHERES
OVER QUIRKY DISJOINTED RHYTHMS. QUITE BEAUTIFUL IN PLACES. =
RECOMMENDED....
VARIOUS - LDS RELATIONCHIPS - ENTR'ACTE - 2xCD (ENTR'ACTE6)
COMPILATION OF EXPERIMENTAL ARTISTS SUCH ERRORSMITH, SUDDEN INFANT,
BLACKJEWISHGAYS, PETER REHBERG & KEVIN DRUMM, CHRISTOPH DE BABYLON,
P_AUDIO, DAVE PHILLIPS, COLUMN ONE AND JORGEN ECKLUND, ALL OF
WHICH ARE WORKING IN THE FIELD OF NOISE SOUNDSCAPES ONE WAY OR
ANOTHER, BE THEY MINIMAL, INTENSE, BEAT DRIVEN, WHITE NOISE OR
AMBIENT. EQUALLY DISTURBING AND CHALLENGING.
Restocks (CD): Electronica
AROVANE - LILIES - CITY CENTRE OFFICES - CD (TOWERBLOCK020CD)
THIS ALBUM REALLY DOESN'T NEED ANY INTRODUCTION, I'M SURE. AROVANE'S
THIRD LONG PLAYER AND HIS SECOND FOR C.C.O. IS A GENUINE BEAUTY
THAT MANAGES TO CAPTURE THE ORGANIC ESSENCE OF 'TIDES' ALONG WITH
HINTS OF THE DARKER, MORE ELECTRONIC 'ATOL SCRAP'. SUCCESSFULLY
MELDING THESE TWO IDEAS TOGETHER AND ADDING LUSCIOUS LAYERS OF
MELODY WITH HARP, HARPSICHORD AND PIANOS PAYS OFF AND THE OVERALL
FEEL OF THE ALBUM IS ONE OF SOOTHING PURITY. SIMPLY PUT, YOU NEED
THIS ALBUM IF YOU HAVE ANY INTEREST IN ELECTRONICA. ESSENTIAL.
BOLA - GNAYSE - SKAM - CD (SKALD015)
AT LONG LAST THE THIRD BOLA ALBUM LANDS UPON THE DREAMY SHORES
OF MOUNT SMALLFISH. THIS MARKS MORE OF AN EVOLUTION THAN A =
REVOLUTION
IN HIS SOUND BUT MANAGES TO REMAIN A DELECTABLE SLICE OF =
CONTEMPORARY
ELECTRONICA PAR EXCELLENCE. HARKING BACK TO THE DAYS OF EARLY
AUTECHRE, MID PERIOD BLACK DOG AND HIS OWN UNIQUE BOLA SOUND,
DARRELL CONSTRUCTS INTRICATE SOUNDSCAPES OF QUITE BEAUTIFUL NOISE
COMPLETE WITH LUSH SOUNDS AND MELODIC TOUCHES ALONGSIDE A VARIED
ARRAY OF RHYTHMIC PROGRAMMING. YOU MAY WELL HAVE GUESSED THAT
I RATHER LIKE IT. RECOMMENDED.
BROTHOMSTATES - QTIO - WARP - CD (WAP151CD)
NEW SIGNING TO WARP SEES MR LASSI NIKKO AKA BROTHOM STATES IN
ECLECTIC ELECTRONIC FORM. AN OVERALL LEANING TO MELODIES OVERLAID
WITH BROKEN BEATS ALL W ITH A SLIGHTLY DARK AND SINISTER UNDERTONE.
PREVIOUS WORK INCLUDES REMIXES FOR LACKLUSTER AND OTHERS. NICE.
CHRIS CLARK - CLARENCE PARK - WARP - CD (WARPCD86)
WELL, IT WOULD SEEM THAT WARP'S ECLECTICISM KNOWS NO BOUNDS.=20
THIS NEW ALBUM FROM CHRIS CLARK IS A COMBINATION OF VERY LAID
BACK ALMOST SOUNDSCAPEY NUMBERS, THE ODD DARK YET TRANQUILL =
ELECTRONIC
TUNE, PLAYFUL LITTLE INTERLUDES, AND SOME DISTINCTLY HARD-CORE
INFLUENCED NUTTINESS. NICE!!!
DAEDELUS - OF SNOWDONIA - PLUG RESEARCH - CD (PR44CD)
YES! YES! EASILY ONE OF MY EARLY CONTENDERS FOR ALBUM OF THE YEAR.
DAEDELUS IS JUST ON FIRE AT THE MOMENT AND THIS ALBUM PROVES YET
AGAIN THAT HE'S A MAJOR FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH. STUNNINGLY
MAD SAMPLE DRIVEN MUSIC THAT TAKES ON JAZZ, HIP HOP, BEATS, =
ELECTRONICA
AND SO MUCH MORE. CHOPPED UP, OFFBEAT, OFFKILTER, ODDBALL STUFF
WITH THE KIND OF LOOSE, FLOWING FEEL THAT SOUNDS SO FRESH COMPARED
TO THE GENERALLY TIGHT ELECTRONIC THAT DOMINATES. JUST AN ESSENTIAL
PIECE OF WORK THAT YOU HAVE TO CHECK OUT. BRILLIANT.
DOSH - PURE TRASH - ANTICON - CD (ABR0043CD)
AFTER THE QUITE BRILLIANT "NAOISE EP" COMES THIS EQUALLY IMPRESSIVE
ALBUM FROM DOSH, THAT MIGHT SURPRISE THOSE WHO THINK THEY KNOW
IT ALL ABOUT ANTICON. THIS IS WARM, OFF-KILTER, ORGANIC / =
LIVE-SOUNDING
ELECTRONICA ON A PAR WITH (AND I'LL REUSE MY ORIGINAL COMPARISONS
IF I MAY) FOURTET, B. FLEISCHMANN AND THE MELODIC LABEL IN THEIR
EARLY DAYS. AS STRONG AS ANYTHING ANTICON HAVE EVER RELEASED.
FORTDAX - FOLLY - TUGBOAT - CD (TUGCD032)
SO, FORTDAX GET SIGNED UP TO TUGBOAT FOR THEIR DEBUT FULL LENGTH
ALBUM. TWELVE TRACKS OF OBSCURE ELECTRONICA THAT MOVE HAPPILY
WITHIN SEVERAL DIFFERENT STYLES. FROM EPIC, STRING LADEN TRACKS
TO A QUITE RETRO FEEL WITH ANALOGUE SYNTH SOUNDS ALL UNDERPINNED
BY CONTEMPORARY LAPTOP STYLE CRUNCH BEATS. INTRIGUING.
FUTIQUE - GO. LOW - SHADOW - CD (SW071CD)
PECULIAR ALBUM FROM SHADOW. DESIGNED BY TAYLOR DUEPREE AND COMING
ON LIKE AN ATOM HEART CD, BUT WITH MORE BREAKBEATS, IT'S A FUNNY
OLD ONE, BUT WITH A GROOVE ALL IT'S OWN.
I'M NOT A GUN - OUR LIVES ON WEDNESDAYS - CITY CENTRE OFFICES - CD =
(TOWERBLOCKCD022)
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.
LOSCIL - FIRST NARROWS - KRANKY - CD (KRANK069)
SCOTT MORGAN, AKA LOSCIL DELIVERS YET ANOTHER SUPERB ALBUM THAT'S
LACED WITH WARMTH AND EMOTION THROUGHOUT. DEEP, SCULPTURAL =
ELECTRONICS
WITH SUBTLE RHYTHMIC ELEMENTS GIVING THE TRACKS A GOOD DEAL OF
MOVEMENT WHILST THE EVEN MORE ORGANIC THAN USUAL SOUNDS ARE LAYERED
AND MANIPULATED ON TOP. LUSH SOUNDS BRIMMING WITH BEAUTY AND =
GORGEOUS
MELODIC CHORDS ARE THE ORDER OF THE DAY HERE AND THIS COMES HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED.
NEAT LITTLE BOXES - SELECTION BOX - YOU MAKE ME - 3" CD (YMMR1)
FOLLOWING UP ON THE FULL LENGTH CD WE HAD A WHILE AGO COMES THIS
EXCELLENT SIX TRACK 3" CD FROM NEAT LITTLE BOXES. ONCE AGAIN THERE'S
A SUPER BLEND OF MELODIC, PLANET MU-ESQUE ELECTRONICS MIXED UP
WITH A MORE CRUNCHY, ABSTRACT SOUND. FLUID, YET ANGULAR AND FULL
OF NEAT TOUCHES AND GREAT PROGRAMMING. GET CHECKING!
ONTAYSO - RE-MIXED... PART TWO - U-COVER - CD (UCOVER021)
NEARLY TWO YEARS ON FROM PART ONE, U-COVER BRING US ANOTHER VOLUME
OF LUSH, DEEP MIXES OF ONTAYSO TRACKS. SOME GREAT ARTISTS ON HERE;
PAN AMERICAN, GREG DAVIS, MULTIPLEX, TIM KOCH, FUNCKARMA, BAURI,
ABSTRACT KNIGHTS, TEN AND TRACER, ULTRA MILKMAIDS, BREAK 3000
AND ARNO PEETERS ALL FEATURE. QUALITY MUSIC FROM A QUALITY LABEL.
PAN AMERICAN - QUIET CITY - KRANKY - CD (KRANK065CD)
DOUBLE PACK CONTAINING A CD AND DVD FROM PAN AMERICAN. THEY ARE
ONE OF THOSE OUTFITS WHO HAS IMPRESSED ME WITH EVERY RELEASE I
CAN REMEMBER. BEAUTIFUL FUSION OF ELECTRONICS AND LIVE INSTRUMENTS
(SORT OF EXPECTED OWING TO THE LABRADFORD CONNECTION) THAT CREATE
A VERY ATMOSPHERIC ALBUM OF SUBTLE AND OFTEN MELANCHOLY MUSIC.
SUBTLE ELECTRONICA OF THE HIGHEST ORDER. RECOMMENDED. (HAVEN'T
SEEN THE DVD, BUT IF IT THE VISUAL EQUIVALENT OF THE MUSIC THEN
IT WILL BE GREAT - IT'S BEEN DESCRIBED BY SOMEONE AS "VISUAL =
MEDITATIONS!).
POSTHUMAN - SEEP CD EP 02 - SEED - CD (SEEPCDEP02)
SECOND RELEASE ON POSTHUMAN'S OWN SEED IMPRINT. FIVE TRACKS OF
BROODING AND SINISTER ELECTRONICS - WITH COMPLICATED BEATS AND
A WHIFF OF ELECTRO. VERY NICE, BUT NOT FOR PLAYING WHEN IT'S
DARK AND YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN!
POSTHUMAN - LAGRANGE POINT - SEED - CD (SEEDCD9)
I THINK RICHARD AND JOSH HAVE DISCOVERED A HUGE SUPPLY OF GOOD
WEED! SLANDEROUS PERHAPS, BUT WITH THIS RADICAL SOFTENING OF
THEIR USUALLY UP-TEMPO OUTPUT, I THINK I'LL STICK TO MY GUNS.
SO, IN TRUE STONER IDM STYLE THEY HAVE PRODUCED A LOVELY ALBUM
THAT COMPRISES OF SOME MYSTICAL MELODIES, SLICK DRUM PROGRAMMING
AND AN OVER ALL SUBLIME FEELING. YES, THERE ARE MOMENTS OF MORE
INTENSITY, BUT ALL IN ALL THIS IS A MATURE AND RATHER POST-POSTHUMAN
ALBUM. GOOD STUFF BOYS.
RICHARD THOMAS - SHOES AND RADIOS ATTRACT PAINT - LO - CD (LCD06)
TOM MIDDLETON & MARK PRITCHARD - JEDI SELECTOR - SMUGG RECORDS - CD =
(G-GUMSCD004)
GREAT SELECTION OF FUNK FUELLED TRACKS FROM THE MIDDLETON / =
PRITCHARD
CAMP (AS OPPOSED TO THE CAMP MIDDLETON / PRITCHARD!) - FROM THEIR
RELOAD AND GLOBAL COMMUNICATION GUISES. INCLUDES A WHOLE BUNCH
OF HOUSE, TECHNO AND ELECTRO CLASSICS MIXED UP IN FINE STYLE BY
TOM HIMSELF. BARGAIN PRICE TOO!
VARIOUS - KOLN KOMPAKT - KOMPAKT - CD (KOMCD01)
CLASSIC FIRST COMPILATION ON KOMPAKT WHICH FEATURES SOME OF =
COLOGNE'S
FINEST SUCH AS STUDIO 1, THE MODERNIST, MICHAEL MAYER, DR. WALKER,
PENTAX, THOMAS BRINKMANN AND MORE. FROM MINIMAL TECHNO TO BOUNCY
GALLOPY TECHNO. ESSENTIAL.
VARIOUS - ELECTRONIC MUSIC FOR HEROES - HYDROGEN DUKEBOX - CD =
(DUKE88CD)
BARGAIN NINE TRACK CD FEATURING NORKEN, JUSTICE, METAMATICS, GLOBO,
A1 PEOPLE, CHAMBER, THE LITHIUM PROJECT AND HARRY K. A WICKED
SAMPLER TO SHOW YOU WHAT HYDROGEN DUKEBOX IS ALL ABOUT.
VARIOUS - EVERYTHING IS GREEN - TOYTRONIC - CD (TOY18)
WELL, THESE ARE GONNA ABSOLUTELY ZIP OUT THE DOOR. THIS =
BUDGET-PRICED
SAMPLER SHOWCASES TO PERFECTION ONE OF BRITAIN'S LEADING ELECTRONICA
LABELS. FEATURED ARE THE LIKES OF ABFAHRT HINWILL, NUM NUM, GIMMIK,
MAPS & DIAGRAMS, CULTEK, BOC SCADET, LOW PROFILE SOCIETY, PHASE
MOJO, OCHRE AND OTHERS. UNMISSABLE.
Restocks (CD): Techno / Electro
808 STATE - PREBUILD - REPHLEX - CD (CAT807CD)
SEVEN DAYS AFTER THE THUNDEROUS 1988 NEW ORDER MIXES COMES THIS
HIGHLY WELCOME COMPILATION OF "LOST ACID TRACKS" DATING FROM =
1987-88.
A COLLECTION OF HARD-TO-FIND SINGLES, UNRELEASED ROUGH DEMOS FROM
CASSETTES (BOY, DO THEY PACK A PUNCH) AND LIVE TRACKS FROM THE
DAYS WHEN A GUY CALLED GERALD WAS PART OF THIS INFLUENTIAL TRIO.
THIS IS *PROPER* ACID THAT'S CLEARLY TAUGHT THE LIKES OF APHEX,
SQUAREPUSHER, CEEPHAX ACID AND SO MANY OTHERS A THING OR TEN.
A GREAT ALBUM TO CRANK UP AND THOROUGHLY ENJOY AS WELL AS AN =
IMPORTANT
HISTORY LESSON.
MONNE AUTOMNE - INTRODUCING LIGHT & SOUND - LO-FI STEREO - CD =
(LOFISTEREO#26CD)
PIER BUCCI, ARGENIS BRITO AND LUCIEN NICOLET (AKA LUCIANO) MAKE
UP MONNE AUTOMNE AND THIS ELEVEN TRACK CD IS A WONDERFUL RIDE
THROUGH SUBTLE, GROOVING TECH SOUNDS. VERY HOUSEY AT TIMES AND
ACTUALLY SURPRISINGLY ELECTRONICA SOUNDING AT OTHERS. THEY =
DELICATELY
BALANCE THE STRENGTH OF THE BEATS AGAINST THE LISTENING FACTOR
AND COME UP WITH A TASTY HYBRID. DON'T MISS THIS, IT'S GREAT.
INCLUDES A BONUS TRACK IN THE SHAPE OF PIER BUCCI AND LUCIANO'S
MIX OF 'EL SALVADOR'.
SWAYZAK - GROOVETECHNOLOGY V 1.3 - STUDIO K7 - 2xCD (K7122CD)
QUALITY DOUBLE MIX CD FROM THOSE LOVELY SWAYZAK PEOPLE. TWENTY
FOUR TRACKS RANGING FROM DEEP TECHNO TO QUIRKY ELECTRO POP AND
EVEN A BIT OF DOWNBEAT ELECTRONICA. AKUFEN, ELLEN ALLIEN, BITSTREAM,
SON.SINE, ROUND FOUR, BASIC CHANNEL, CLOSER MUZIK AND LOADS MORE
ALL FEATURE.
VARIOUS - COMPILATION #2 - DFA - 3xCD (DFAEMI2140CD)
SECOND IN THE SERIES OF IMAGINATIVELY TITLED COMPS FROM THE MIGHTY
DFA. THREE CDS - TWO OF TRACKS AND ONE A MIX. FEATURES THE
TALENTS OF THE RAPTURE, THE JUAN MCLEAN, J.O.Y., PIXELATION, DELIA
GONZALES AND GAVIN RUSSOM, L.C.D. SOUNDSYSTEM, BLACK DICE, LIQUID
LIQUID AND THE BLACK LEOTARD FRONT! QUALITY CONTEMPORARY PUNK
/ FUNK TECHNO OF A DISTINCTLY GROOVY NATURE (PERHAPS WITH BLACK
DICE BEING THE BLACK SHEEP OF THE DFA'S FAMILY). NICELY PACKAGED,
NICELY PUT TOGETHER, LESS NICELY PRICED - BUT HEY, YOU PAY FOR
QUALITY!
VARIOUS - TOTAL 1 - KOMPAKT - CD (KOMCD03)
FIRST COMPILATION OF SINGLES FROM KOMPAKT SEES A SUPERB COLLECTION
FROM THE LIKES OF JURGEN PAAPE, MICHAEL MAYER, SCHAEBEN & VOSS,
JOACHIM SPIETH, REINHARD VOIGT, DETTINGER, BENJAMIN WILD AND MORE.
THE EARLY KOMPAKT MATERIAL WAS INCREDIBLY INFLUENTIAL SO HERE'S
YOUR CHANCE TO GRAB A SLICE OF THE ACTION! QUALITY.
VARIOUS - TOTAL 3 - KOMPAKT - CD (KOMCD10)
A COOL COMPILATION OF KOMPAKT RELEASES INCLUDING CLOSER MUSIK,
JURGEN PAAPE, MIKE INK, SASCHA FUNKE, DETTINGER, SUPERPITCHER,
M. MAYER AND MORE. EXCELLENT ELECTRONICS.
New Releases (CD): US Techno / Electro
JOHN TEJADA - LOGIC MEMORY CENTER - PLUG RESEARCH - CD (PLG55CD)
JOHN TEJADA COMES BACK WITH A BANG WITH THIS WONDERFUL ALBUM FOR
PLUG RESEARCH. CONTRARY TO WHAT I EXPECTED IT'S A LIVELY COLLECTION
OF MAINLY DANCEFLOOR ORIENTATED TRACKS THAT USE HIS TRADEMARK
PRODUCTION SKILLS TO WONDERFUL EFFECT. JERKY, QUIRKY, WARM AND
SOULFUL TRACKS THAT HAVE CRISPY SOUNDS AND SPIKY, MOVING RHYTHMS.
HE INDULGES IN A SPOT OF VOCAL SHENANIGANS WITH HELP FROM CARL
FINLOW , JAMES FIGURINE AND KIMI RECOR. THIS ADDS YET ANOTHER
LAYER OF DEPTH TO AN ALREADY PACKED ALBUM OF GREAT MUSIC. COMES
RECOMMENDED FOLKS!
New Releases (CD): Hip Hop
AESOP ROCK - BUILD YOUR OWN BAZOOKA TOOTH INST & ACCAPELLAS - DEF JUX =
- 2xCD (DJX101CD)
ONE CD OF INSTRUMENTALS, ONE OF ACCAPELLAS (I'M SURE I'VE SAID
THAT ALREADY!) PERHAPS YOU COULD HAVE A GO AT A BIT OF MIX N'
MATCH AT HOME?
VORDUL MEGA - THE REVOLUTION OF YUNG HAVOKS - NATURE - CD (NSD105CD)
NICE SELECTION OF GUESTS HERE, JEAN GRAE, BLOCKHEAD, VASTAIRE,
C RAYZ WALZ. A BIT OF A WHO'S WHO OF THE INDIE SCENE. BEATS A
RE SUPPLIED BY THE LIKES OF BLOCKHEAD, DEV 1, BELIEF AND MORE.
GENERALLY ON THAT DEEPER CONSCIOUS TIP WITH MORE THAN A HINT OF
THAT MID 90'S TO IT. GIVE IT A SPIN....
Restocks (CD): Hip Hop
JAZ O & IMOBILARIE - KINGZ KOUNTY - RANCORE - CD (6412331CD)
WICKED MIXTURE OF STYLES ON THIS HOT CD. SOME DIGITAL JIGGED UP
BEATS SIT ALONGSIDE SOME FINE UNDERGROUND SOUNDING STUFF, ALL
WITH TOP RHYMES FLOWING ON POINT OVER THEM. QUALITY ALL THE WAY
REALLY.RECOMENDED!!!
MAJESTICONS, THE - BEAUTY PARTY - BIG DADA - CD (BDCD047)
MIKE LADD'S MAJESTICONS PROJECT COMES TO FRUITION WITH THIS ALBUM.
FIFTEEN TRACKS OF JIGGY, FUNKY, PERKY, QUIRKY HIP HOP SOUNDS THAT
RANGE FROM VERY UPBEAT, ALMOST TWO STEP TRACKS TO SOME DIRTY AS
HELL, LOWDOWN BEATS. FABULOUS AND MUCH ANTICIPATED.
Restocks (CD): Eclectic Beats
CHARLES WEBSTER - BORN ON THE 24TH OF JULY - PEACEFROG - CD (PF097CD)
A MIXTURE OF STYLES FROM MR WEBSTER ON THIS ACCLAIMED PEACEFROG
RELEASE. SOME VERY CHART FRIENDLY MATERIAL SITS ALONGSIDE SOME
DEEP HOUSE TUNES AND A LIBRAL DOSE OF VOCALS ALL OVER THE PLACE.ONE
TO CHECK!!!
THIEVERY CORPORATION - SOUNDS FROM THE THIEVERY HI-FI - EIGHTEENTH =
STREET LOUNGE - CD (ESL5CD)
MORE DUBBY INFLUENCED SHENANIGANS FROM THE CORP. GOOD QUALITY
STUFF.
New Releases (CD): Guitar Based
JOHN FAHEY - THE GREAT SANTA BARBARA OIL SLICK - REVENANT - CD =
(WATER139CD)
THIS IS AN ABSOLUTELY SUPER RELEASE BY THE LATE, GREAT JOHN FAHEY.
CAPTURED LIVE AT THE MATRIX, SAN FRANCISCO IN 1968/69. THE FIRST
14 TRACKS ARE A LIVE SET UNEDITED, WITH THE INTRODUCTION AND FAHEYS
BANTER LEFT IN. THE QUALITY OF THE RECORDING IS SUPERB, AND HIS
PLAYING FAULTLESS. THE FINAL 4 TRACKS, FROM A SECOND SET, APPEAR
TO ACCOUNT FOR ALL THE TRACKS NOT FEATURED IN THE FIRST. EXTENSIVE
SLEEVENOTES GIVE THE FULL STORY AND, INDEED, EVERYTHING YOU COULD
EVER WISH TO KNOW ABOUT THIS CD. AN ABSOLUTE MUST, BEAUTIFUL STUFF.
NILS OKLAND - BRIS - RUNE GRAMMOFON - CD (RCD2042)
ONE OF SEVERAL NEW RUNE RELEASES IN THE LAST WEEK OR TWO, BUT
MAKE SURE YOU DON'T OVERLOOK THIS ONE. MOURNFUL STRINGS A-PLENTY.
IF YOU'RE A FAN OF DIRTY THREE, GODSPEED YBE ETC AND FANCY SOMETHING
A BIT MORE AUTHENTIC AND TZADIK-ESQUE, DEFINITELY GIVE THIS A
TRY. LOVELY.
SHINE LIKE STARS - LOST ROCK - ROBOSAPIEN - CD (BOT04)
SHINE LIKE STARS SOUND LIKE THEYVE LISTENED TO A LOT OF BECK,
WHICH IN MY OPINION ISNT A BAD THING. IF YOU LIKE YOUR MUSIC IN
THAT VEIN, THIS IS A GOOD ADDITION TO YOUR CD COLLECTION.=20
VARIOUS - NUVO - ROBOSAPIEN - CD (BOT05)
OUT OF MONTREAL, ROBOSAPIEN RECORDINGS HAVE BEEN BUBBLING ON THE
UNDERGROUND FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS. RUN BY SOMETIME BASS PLAYER
FOR LE FLY PAN AM (JON ACENSIO) FEATURING A COLLECTION OF VARIOUS
MONTREAL BASED ARTISTS, THE LIKES OF LES GEORGES LENINGRAD FOR
YOU AVANT EXPERIMENTALISTS, BUT MAINLY POP ELECTRONIC, A LITTLE
SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE! NICE ONE!
VARIOUS - WHERE WILL YOU BE CHRISTMAS DAY - DUST TO DIGITAL - CD =
(DTD-02)
24 RECORDINGS FROM 1917 TO 1959 - ALL OF A VERY FESTIVE NATURE!
KIND OF GOSPEL, MEETS BIG BAND SWING MEETS HILLBILLY FOLK MEETS
SOUTHERN BLUES - VERY MUCH SOMETHING THAT FANS OF REVENANT / JOHN
FAHEY SHOULD INVESTIGATE. INCLUDES SOME LOST CLASSICS SUCH AS
"CHRISTMAS IN JAIL - AIN'T THAT A PAIN", "PAPA AIN'T NO SANT CLAUS
(AND MAMA AIN'T NO CHRISTMAS TREE)" AND OTHERS. DESTINED TO BECOME
THE SMALLFISH CHRISTMAS COMPANION, PERHAPS!?
Restocks (CD): Guitar Based
ALASDAIR ROBERTS - FAREWELL SORROW - ROUGH TRADE - CD (RTRADEC0094)
FOLLOWING UP ON HIS GORGEOUS ALBUM ON SECRETLY CANADIAN, ALASDAIR
GIVES US A DELIGHTFULLY MOURNFUL SELECTION OF FOLK BASED SONGS
THAT HAVE A HAUNTING AND BEAUTIFUL FEEL. TRULY LOVELY.
INNOCENCE MISSION, THE - BEFRIENDED - AGENDA - CD (AGN010CD)
QUITE SIMPLY THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST SINGER-SONGWRITER / ALT-COUNTRY
ALBUMS I'VE HEARD IN A LONG TIME, AND PEACEFROG DESERVE SOME CREDIT
FOR GOING OUT ON A LIMB WITH THIS AND DOING SOMETHING SO UNEXPECTED
FOR THEM. GORGEOUS SONGS LED BY A BEAUTIFUL FEMALE VOCAL THAT
JUST DEMAND TO BE HEARD. FANS OF MAZZY STAR OR MOJAVE 3, STOP
WHAT YOU'RE DOING RIGHT NOW, AND BUY THIS! ALBUM OF THE WEEK.
MICAH P. HINSON & THE GOSPEL OF PROGRESS - MICAH P. HINSON & THE =
GOSPEL OF PROGRESS - SKETCHBOOK - CD (SKETCH006)
SERIOUSLY IMPRESSIVE DEBUT ALBUM FROM THIS TEXAN SINGER/SONGWRITER
THAT'S BEEN GOING DOWN A STORM WITH CRITICS AND GENUINE MUSIC
FANS ALIKE. HINTS OF SMOG, RED HOUSE PAINTERS, BRIGHT EYES ET
AL BUT SOMEHOW WITH A REAL IDENTITY AND FEEL OF ITS OWN. MOURNFUL,
YET UPLIFTING, THIS COMES HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS - ABATTOIR BLUES / THE LYRE OF ORPHEUS - =
MUTE - 2xCD (CDSTUMM233)
LITERALLY MASSIVE NEW ALBUM FROM DICK CAVE, AS HE RELEASES THE
FIRST DOUBLE ALBUM OF HIS LONG CAREER. CRITICS ARE TOUTING THIS
AS HIS BEST WORK IN YEARS, AND CERTAINLY IT DOES SOUND LIKE A
RETURN TO FORM AFTER THE PATCHY "NOCTURAMA". THE PACKAGING IS
ALSO SERIOUSLY IMPRESSIVE ON BOTH FORMATS. IF YOU'RE A FAN, YOU'RE
GONNA WANT THIS INSTANTLY - SIMPLE AS THAT.
PEGGY HONEYWELL - HONEY FOR DINNER - AGENDA - CD (AGN009CD)
AN EXCELLENT 10-TRACK CD FROM PEGGY HONEYWELL, BACKED BY DAVID
"PAPA M" PAJO ON BASS, SLIDE GUITAR AND DRUMS, WITH PRODUCTION
BY PAUL OLDHAM. LOW-KEY, NO FRILLS ALT-COUNTRY / FOLK WITH A HINT
OF BLUEGRASS. DEFINITELY ONE TO WATCH (OR, BETTER STILL, LISTEN
TO).
STATE RIVER WIDENING - COTTONHEAD - VERTICAL FORM - CD (VFORM037CD)
THIS IS QUITE SIMPLY ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL ALBUMS OF THE YEAR.
DAVID SHEPPARD AND KEIRON PHELAN HAVE PRODUCED ONE OF THEIR BEST
EVER PIECES OF WORK HERE AND THE LAYERS AND LEVELS THAT IT WORKS
ON ARE STAGGERING. AT ONCE MELLOW AND ORGANIC YET MIXED WITH A
FOLKY, EARTHY SOUND AND SOME SURPRISINGLY ROCKY MOMENTS, THERE'S
NEVER A DULL MOMENT. I MEAN THE FIRST TRACK ALONE IS WORTH THE
PRICE IN MY OPINION AND COULD EASILY REDUCE TO TEARS WITH IT'S
LUSH MELANCHOLY SOUND. I'D HAVE TO SAY THIS IS ONE OF MY ALBUMS
OF THE YEAR SO FAR. PROPS TO THE ARTISTS AND TO VERTICAL FORM
FOR RELEASING THIS GEM. BRILLIANT.
VARIOUS - KOMPILATION - KRANKY - 2xCD (KRANK077)
A SELECTION OF FORTHCOMING AND EXCLUSIVE TRACKS, ALTERNATE VERSIONS
AND PIECES FROM CURRENT RELEASES. STARS OF THE LID, PAN AMERICAN,
GREG DAVIS, LOSCIL, THE DEAD TEXAN, JESSICA BAILIFF, KEITH FULLERTON
WHITMAN AND THE REST OF THE KRANKY ROSTER CONTRIBUTE A TOTAL OF
21 TRACKS OVER 148 MINUTES AND 2 CDS (AND AT A VERY REASONABLE
PRICE INDEED).
VARIOUS - CHANNEL ONE - MAXFIELD AVENUE BREAKDOWN - PRESSURE SOUNDS - =
CD (PSCD31)
QUITE SIMPLY AN ESSENTIAL ALBUM FEATURING CLASSIC DUBS AND =
INSTRUMENTALS
BY THE LIKES OF SLY DUNBAR, TOMMY MCCOOK, BERTRAM MCCLEAN AND
MORE. HEAVY, BASSY AND JUST FANTASTIC MATERIAL. I DEFY YOU NOT
TO NOD YOUR HEAD TO THIS!
YOUNG HEART ATTACK - MOUTHFUL OF LOVE - XL - CD (XLCD173)
THIS LOT SEEM DESTINED TO BE THE NEXT BIG THING IF THE LIKES OF
THE NME ARE TO BE BELIEVED. IF YOU LIKE THE DARKNESS, AC/DC, THE
DISTILLERS ETC, LOOK NO FURTHER.
New Releases (CD): Funk / Jazz / Soul
VARIOUS - COOL YULE - THE SWINGING SOUND OF CHRISTMAS - INVISIBLE =
COLLEGE - CD (IC003)
THIS REALLY WORKS! I FOUND MYSELF FEELING REALLY FESTIVE WHILST
LISTENING TO THIS. IT'S A CRACKING SELECTION OF FOLK, BOSSA, FUNK
AND MORE WITH A CHRISTMAS TWIST. REALLY BRINGS TO MIND ROASTING
CHESTNUTS AND LOVELY FLUFFY FIR TREES (SAD, I KNOW, BUT SOMEHOW
CHRISTMAS TREES JUST REALLY DO IT FOR ME. I'D LIKE TO IMMERSE
MYSELF IN ONE FEELING THE SOFT, YET PRICKLY NEEDLES RUBBING AGAINST
MY... AHEM... I'VE PROBABLY SAID A BIT TOO MUCH THERE, HAVEN'T
I? ANYWAY, MOVING ON...). LALO SCHIFRIN, SOULFUL STRINGS, ANITA
KERR SINGERS, LEROY HOLMES AND MANY, MANY MORE DELIVER A WONDROUS
SPARKLY EXPERIENCE. RECOMMENDED, EVEN IF YOU ONLY PLAY IT A FEW
TIMES AT XMAS.
Restocks (CD): Funk / Jazz / Soul
VARIOUS - DAWN OF THE DEAD - TRUNK - CD (JBH011CD)
YOU MAY WELL BE AWARE OF THE GOBLIN SCORED MUSIC FROM GEORGE A.
ROMERO'S FANTASTIC AND INFLUENTIAL DAWN OF THE DEAD. THIS CD,
HOWEVER, COLLECTS UP THE INCIDENTAL SCORE OF DARK, MOODY, PLAYFUL
AND DOWNRIGHT DISTURBING TRACKS THAT RANGE FROM JAZZ TO RAGTIME
VIA MOODY PSYCHEDELIA AND SOUNDSCAPE. A WONDERFUL COLLECTORS PIECE
FROM TRUNK THAT IS MUSICALLY BRILLIANT AS WELL AS INTRIGUING.
DO NOT MISS!
New Releases (CD): Reggae / Dub
HERMAN CHIN-LOY - AQUARIUS ROCK - PRESSURE SOUNDS - CD (PSCD45)
ACTUALLY TITLED "THE HIP REGGAE WORLD OF HERMAN CHIN-LOY" - AND
INDEED IT IS A HIP REGGAE ALBUM. HERMAN STARTED OFF AS THE CO-OWNER
OF THE ONE-STOP RECORD SHOP, AND BECAME REKNOWNED AS THE MAN WHO
COULD DIG OUT THE BEST OF THE RECORDS - HE WENT FROM ONE STOP
TO HIS OWN AQUARUIS SHOP. FROM THERE HE WENT INTO PRODUCING IN
THIS TIME OFF FROM THE SHOP, AND HIS AQUARIUS SOUND WAS FAMOUS
FOR IT'S INNOVATION AND EXPERIMENTATION. HE ORIGINALLY RELEASED
RECORDS UNDER THE ENIGMATIC NAME OF AUGUSTUS PABLO, BUT THEN GAVE
THE NAME TO HORACE SWABY (THE MAN WE ALL KNOW AS AUGUSTUS PABLO).
HERMAN RELEASED THE FIRST TUNE WITH PABLO'S NOW FAMOUS MELODICA
IN 1971 (TRACK NINE) - AND THE SOUND THAT THE TWO PRODUCED ADDED
A NEW DIMENSION TO JAMAICAN MUSIC. ENOUGH HISTORY - THIS IS A
SUPERB ALBUM WITH HERMAN COLLABORATING WITH AND PRODUCING; DENNIS
BROWN, ALTON ELLIS, SOUNDS UNLIMITED, THE AQUARIANS, DENNIS =
ALCAPONE,
AUSGUSTUS PABLO AND OTHERS. I'VE HAD A PROMO OF THIS AT HOME
FOR A FEW WEEKS NOW AND I LOVE IT - AND ME AND MY DAUGHTER SKANK
AROUND TO ONE TRACK IN PARTICULAR - BOTH GRINNING INANELY! CLASS...
ROYALS, THE - DUBBING WITH THE ROYALS - PRESSURE SOUNDS - CD (PSCD44)
HEAVY WEIGHT DUB FROM THE ROYALS. WITH CONTRIBUTIONS FROM PRINCE
FARI AND I ROY. THESE ARE THE DUBS, WITH ONLY HINTS OF THE VOCALS
- THE EMPHASIS SITTING WITH THE RHYTHMS. THESE TRACKS WERE =
ORIGINALLY
THE FLIP SIDES OF 7"S, BUT THEY BECAME MORE THAN TRACKS TO SING
OR TOAST OVER, THEY BECAME TRACKS IN THEIR OWN RIGHT. ALL PRODUCED
BY ROY COUSINS AND ENGINEERED BY KING TUBBY, THE SCIENTIST AND
OTHERS. HEAVY AND SUPERB.
SLY AND ROBBIE - UNMETERED TAXI - PRESSURE SOUNDS - CD (PSCD43)
SLY DUNBAR AND ROBBIE SHAKESPEARE HAVE BEEN THE RHYTHM SECTION
FOR SO MANY OF REGGAE'S FINEST MOMENTS - ALMOST THE BACKBONE OF
THESE TRACKS. THIS IS AN ALBUM OF VERSIONS AND DUBS - WITH SLY
AND ROBBIE ON DUB DUTIES (WITH OCCASSIONAL HELP FROM THE TAXI
GANG). ORIGINAL VERSIONS FROM DENNIS BROWN, THE VICEROYS, BLACK
UHURU, THE TAMLINS, STRUGGLE, THE WAILING SOULS, JIMMY RILEY,
THRILLER AND AMBLIQUE. FUNKY, DEEP, SOULFUL, HEAVY - NICE...
WAILING SOULS - AT CHANNEL ONE - PRESSURE SOUNDS - CD (PSCD42)
THIS IS A FINE ALBUM OF 7"S, 12"S AND VERSIONS OF SOME OF THE
WAILING SOULS BEST TRACKS. COMBINING HARMONY WITH CONCIOUS LYRICS
AND WICKED RHYTHMS - THIS HAS SOME DIFFERENT VERSIONS OF REAL
WAILING SOULS CLASSICS ON IT, INCLUDING WAR, JOY WITHIN, LAWLESS
SOCIETY AND VERY WELL (WHICH IS AWESOME!). RECOMMENDED.
Restocks (CD): Reggae / Dub
AUGUSTUS PABLO - IN FINE STYLE - PRESSURE SOUNDS - CD (PSCD38)
ANOTHER SUPERB REGGAE SELECTION FROM PRESSURE SOUNDS. THIS TIME
IT'S A SELECTION OF AUGUSTUS PABLO'S SINGLES FROM 1973 TO 1979
(ARGUABLY REGGAES FINEST ERA!?). DEEP AND SOULFUL VERSIONS AND
DUBS, PUNCTUATED WITH THE HAUNTING MELODICA - SYNONYMOUS WITH
MR PABLO. CLASS.
DENNIS BOVELL - DECIBEL - MORE CUTS AND DUBS 1976 - 1983 - PRESSURE =
SOUNDS - CD (PSCD39)
THE LATEST IN SUCH AN ESTEEMED LINE UP ON PRESSURE SOUNDS SEES
HUGH MUNDELL INJECT A GOODLY DOSE OF HUMOUR AND FUNK INTO HIS
SUBLIME ROOTS RHYTHMS. BOVELL WAS INSPIRED BY EVERYTHING FROM
POP TO CALYPSO, SKE TO JAZZ - ALL OF THESE UNDERPINNED WITH DEEP
BASS AND SWEET RHYTHMS. HEYDAY REGGAE - SUPERB.
JOE GIBBS & THE PROFESSIONALS - NO BONES FOR THE DOGS - PRESSURE =
SOUNDS - CD (PSCD37)
WICKED SELECTION OF DUBS FROM 1974 TO 1979. THERE ARE SOME =
INCREDIBLY
HEAVY TRACKS ON HERE DRENCHED IN REVERB AND ECHO BOX PLUS SOME
MEGA PHASE AND FLANGE. IT ALL ADDS TO THE ATMOSPHERE MIND YOU
AND THIS IS AN UNMISSABLE COLLECTION.
LEE PERRY - DIVINE MADNESS...DEFINITELY - PRESSURE SOUNDS - 2xCD =
(PSCD32)
A MASSIVELY COMPREHENSIVE SELECTION OF TRACKS FROM THE VAULTS
OF PERRY. INCLUDES A VERITABLE FEAST OF GUEST VOCALISTS (IF THAT
MAKES SENSE) AND A COOL 26 MINUTE INTERVIEW WITH THE MADMAN HIMSELF
ON DISC 2.
LEE PERRY - VOODOOISM - PRESSURE SOUNDS - CD (PSCD009)
LEE PERRY ON PRODUCTION AND STUDIO DUTY FROM THE 70s - AND IT
DON'T GET MNUCH BETTER THAN THAT. ARTISTS FEATURED OTHER THAN
THE UPSETTER HIMSELF ARE: JAMES BOOMS, EARL SIXTEEN, ZAP POW,
LEE AND JIMMY AND OTHERS. TYPICAL SLICKNESS MEETS MADNESS FROM
THIS MOST ECCENTRIC AND AWESOME PRODUCER. =20
SANTIC & FRIENDS - AN EVEN HARDER SHADE OF BLACK - PRESSURE SOUNDS - =
CD (PSCD001)
ARRANGED AND PRODUCED BY LEONARD ANTHONY CHIN, THIS IS AN EXCELLENT
SLICE OF REGGAE, FEATURING THE TALENTS OF HOARCE ANDY, AUGUSTUS
PABLO, JAH WOOSH, TUBBY, GREGORY ISAACS, I-ROY AND THE SNTIC =
ALLSTARS.
FIRST ALBUM ON PRESSURE SOUNDS - SETTING THE STANDARD OF THE GREAT
CATALOGUE THAT STILL KEEPS COMING.
VARIOUS - SOUNDS AND PRESSURE VOLUME 5 - PRESSURE SOUNDS - CD (PSCD41)
ANOTHER LOVELY COMPILATION FROM THE LOVELY PRESSURE SOUNDS. LOTS
OF REGGAE FROM THE LIKES OF I ROY, BURNING SPEAR,JOHNNY OSBOURNE,
DENISS BOVELL, JIMMY RILEY AND OTHERS. CLASS.
VARIOUS - SOUNDS & PRESSURE VOL 3 - PRESSURE SOUNDS - CD (PSCD16)
WHAT CAN YOU SAY ABOUT THIS LABEL? THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR =
RE-ISSUEING
SOME OF REGGAE'S FINEST - DEEP AND SOULFUL MUSIC THAT IS COMPLETELY
TIMELESS. THIS PARTICULAR COMPILATION FEATURES JACKIE MITTOO,
ALTON ELLIS, THE TECHNIQUES, KING TUBBY, MIKE BROOKS AND OTHERS.
CLASS.
VARIOUS - SOUNDS & PRESSURE VOL 1 - PRESSURE SOUNDS - CD (PSCD005)
EXCELLENT COMP FROM THE EXCELLET PRESSURE SOUNDS STABLE. REGGAE
GREATS ABOUND INCLUDING HORACE ANDY, KEITH HUDSON, PABLO, PRINCE
FARI, ISREAL VIBRATION AND MORE. NICE.
New Releases (CD): Experimental
FOR THE ATTENTION OF - LIVE RECORDINGS 2003 - ENTR'ACTE - CD =
(ENTR'ACTE7)
THREE PIECES "ACCIDENTALLY RECORDED LIVE ON K7 IN LONDON". DEEP,
ABSTRACT, LO-FI, BORDERLINE INDUSTRIAL DRONESCAPES THAT HAVE THEIR
OVERWHELMING MOMENTS BUT ARE OFTEN QUITE HYPNOTIC AND AMBIENT,
UTILISING WHAT APPEARS TO BE TREATED GUITAR SOUNDS AT TIMES. LAY
BACK AND DRIFT....
HAFLER TRIO, THE - MASTERY OF MONEY - UNKNOWN - CD (KPMOMCD)
RATHER RUDE / BORDERLINE DISTURBING COVER ART, FIRST OFF! AS FOR
THE MUSIC, IT STARTS OFF SIMPLY EMITTING LOW TONES, THEN SOME
HIGHER FREQUENCIES AND CRUNCHY EFFECTS "KICK IN". ONE OF STAFF
COMMENTED THIS REMINDED HIM OF ANTS, IF THAT HELPS. TEN MINUTES
LATER, DOOMY ATMOSPHERES, DRONES ETC. IT'S HAFLER TRIO, YOU KNOW
WHAT TO EXPECT, RIGHT?
SUDDEN INFANT - LOOK LEFT - ENTR'ACTE - CD (ENTR'ACTE9)
MENTAL 9-TRACK 3" CD ALBUM THAT ONE SUSPECTS ISN'T MEANT TO BE
TAKEN TOO SERIOUSLY. HYPERACTIVE BURSTS OF ENERGY, STATIC, WHITE
NOISE, PERCUSSION, SOUND EFFECTS AND VOCAL SAMPLES. AS TERRIFYING
AS IT IS COMEDIC, AND OFTEN PEVERSELY ENJOYABLE. THINK EARLY V/VM
MEETS THROBBING GRISTLE MEETS MERZBOW MEETS CHRIS MORRIS MEETS
(WITH REFERENCE TO TRACK 9) CABARET VOLTAIRE!
THURSTON MOORE - KAPOTTE MUZIEK - KORM PLASTICS - CD (KP3015CD)
NO. 12 IN AN ONGOING SERIES OF RELEASES (ALTHOUGH WE'VE UNDOUBTEDLY
MISSED A FEW) WHERE THE ORIGINAL "KAPOTTE MUZIEK" GETS A REWORKING
BY ARTISTS THAT HAVE A SPECIFIC RELATION TO THE SOURCE MATERIAL.
QUITE WHAT THAT IS I HAVE NO IDEA, SUFFICE TO SAY TO THESE EARS
IT JUST SOUNDS LIKE A LOAD OF RANDOM SOUND FX - SORRY THURSTON!
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>PS. We have a live show this evening in case =
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interested featuring Springheel Jack's John Coxon on guitar and Mark =
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<DIV>New Releases (Vinyl): Electronica</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> ANTONI FRANKOWSKI - L5 / AEX / BC - EXPANDING - 7"=20
(EVS1:01)<BR> ONE COPY ONLY OF THE VERY FIRST =
EXPANDING 7" HAS=20
BEEN UNEARTHED<BR> - SO GET IN ASAP! ANTONI FRANKOWSKI =
DELIVERS TWO SUBLIME SIDES<BR> OF WARM ELECTRONICS. =
FROM=20
MELODIES THAT ARE PRETTY AND ORGANIC<BR> TO MORE =
FUTURISTIC=20
ONES - ALL OVERLAID WITH SWEET BROKEN BEATS.<BR> =
HIGHLY=20
RECOMMENDED.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> DOPEKICK - SOMETHING A LITTLE DIFFERENT - PERCEPTION - 12"=20
(UNKNOWN)<BR> IT REALLY IS SOMETHING A LITTLE =
DIFFERENT.=20
DOPKICK PROVIDE A DEEPLY<BR> ENGAGING SELECTION OF =
BEAUTIFUL,=20
TEXTURAL ELECTRONICA WITH WONDERFULLY<BR> DENSE =
SOUNDSCAPES=20
AND EXPERIEMNTAL MOMENTS, ALL UNDERPINNED BY<BR> A =
LUSH,=20
SEMI-MELODIC FEEL. THE TRACKS ARE PUNCTUATED BY =
SHORT,<BR> =20
RHYTHM BASED PIECES THAT ARE MINIMAL, TIGHTLY PROGRAMMED AND=20
REALLY<BR> WORK TO ADD VARIETY TO THE EP. A SUPERB =
RELEASE AND=20
WELL WORTH<BR> CHECKING.</DIV>
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<DIV> JASON FORREST / END - SPLIT - BROKLYN BEATS - 12"=20
(BB17)<BR> JASON FORREST (AKA DONNA SUMMER) SUPPLIES =
US WITH=20
THREE TYPICALLY<BR> KERRAZY PARTY TRACKS - THAT IS, =
FOR THE=20
MORE DEMENTED PARTY GOER<BR> AMONGST YOU. DELIBERATELY =
CHEESY,=20
RAVEY BEATS AMIDST ALL SORTS<BR> OF CLEARLY ILLEGAL =
SAMPLE=20
ACTIVITY - ALL GOOD, DIRTY FUN. FLIP<BR> OVER FOR =
THREE PIECES=20
OF RAW, LO-FI EXPERIMENTAL FUNK FROM END<BR> =
(TIGERBEAT,=20
HYMEN) THAT CLEARLY WANT TO ROUGH YOU UP GOOD AND<BR> =20
PROPER.</DIV>
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<DIV> JOSEPH NOTHING - JUST ONE FIX - PLANET MU - 7"=20
(ZIQ035)<BR> JUST ONE COPY DISCOVERED LURKING ABOUT OF =
ONE OF=20
THE EARLIEST<BR> PLANET MU 7"S THAT'S NOW PRETTY DARN =
RARE.=20
WICKED ELECTRONICS<BR> WITH CRACKLY BEATS AND LURKING =
ABOUT IN=20
THE MIX, SOME VERY NICE<BR> MELODIES, FROM THIS =
JAPANESE=20
ARTIST. ACT SWIFTLY!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> MENDELSSON & LAURA W. ASCHKEIT - WHITE CANARY - FEIN =
RAUS - 12"=20
(FEINRAUS04)<BR> FEIN RAUS IS AN ODD LITTLE LABEL, BUT =
THEY=20
COME UP WITH SOME GREAT<BR> ELECTRONICA BASED =
RELEASES. THIS=20
HAS A LUSH SOUND WITH STRONG<BR> VOCALS AND A SLIGHTLY =
AVANT=20
GARDE FEEL PLUS SUPER REMIXES FROM<BR> KYBORG, TRIKE, =
JAHCOOZI=20
AND BRIGADE MONDAINE. A VARIETY OF STYLES<BR> ARE =
REPRESENTED=20
FROM MINIMAL TECHNO TO MORE POPPY ELECTRO. WELL<BR> =
WORTH=20
HAVING A LISTEN TO.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> MISHA - ABC SERIES D - TOMLAB - 7" =
(TOM43D)<BR> =20
DELICIOUSLY QUIRKY LITTLE RELEASE IN TOMLABS LIMITED=20
ALPHABET<BR> SERIES. MISHA DELIVERS TWO TRACKS OF =
GORGEOUSLY=20
MELODIC, YET FUN<BR> AND PLAYFUL ELECTRONICA WITH =
HEAVY POP=20
OVERTONES AND SOME GREAT<BR> CATCHY BITS. GET THIS =
QUICK AS=20
IT'S GOING TO ZIP OUT OF THE DOOR<BR> VERY SOON!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> NATHAN MICHEL - ABC SERIES C - TOMLAB - 7"=20
(TOM42C)<BR> THIRD LIMITED 7" RELEASE FROM TOMLAB =
COMES FROM=20
TIGERBEAT'S NATHAN<BR> MICHEL. THIS IS A FUN AND =
PLAYFUL TWO=20
TRACK EP WITH PERKY PROGRAMMING,<BR> POPPY SOUNDS AND =
BEATS ,=20
YET WITH AN ABSTRACT AND SLIGHTLY CHOPPED<BR> UP ANGLE =
THROWN=20
IN FOR GOOD MEASURE. GOOD STUFF.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN - STRONG FOR THE FUTURE - MUSH - LP=20
(MH223LP)<BR> A NICE MIX OF ELECTRONICA AND HIP HOP =
HERE, THE=20
SOUND THAT MUSH<BR> HAVE MADE AN IMPACT WITH IN TRUTH. =
THIS=20
IS, TO THESE EARS AT LEAST,<BR> IS 25% HIP HOP, 75%=20
ELECTRONICA. FULL 0F DEEP, TEXTURAL ATMOSPHERES<BR> =
OVER=20
QUIRKY DISJOINTED RHYTHMS. QUITE BEAUTIFUL IN PLACES. =
RECOMMENDED....</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> STENDEC - AVRO / FEINT - EXPANDING - 7"=20
(EVS3:01)<BR> ONE COPY ONLY UNCOVERED OF THE THIRD 7" =
RELEASE=20
FROM EXPANDING,<BR> DATING BACK TO JUNE 2001. DEEP =
ELECTRONICS=20
WITH A SIMPLISTIC,<BR> MELODIC FEEL AND SWEET BEATS. =
THE FLIP=20
SIDE IS PARTICULARLY LOVELY<BR> AND I DEFY YOU TO NOT =
LIKE=20
IT!! BRILLIANT STUFF.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> THOMAS FEHLMANN - LOWFLOW - PLUG RESEARCH - 2xLP=20
(PLG58LP)<BR> THOMAS FEHLMANN IS ONE OF THOSE ARTISTS =
WHO=20
SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN<BR> AROUND FOREVER AND HAS BEEN =
INVOLVED IN=20
SOME OF THE MOST IMPORTANT<BR> PROJECTS OVER THE PAST =
FIFTEEN=20
YEARS. 3 PHASE, SUN ELECTRIC, THE<BR> ORB, MARATHON =
AND LOTS=20
OF HIS OWN PROJECTS, NOTABLY ON KOMPAKT.<BR> THIS =
ALBUM=20
DISTILLS EVERYTHING THAT I LOVE ABOUT HIS WORK =
INTO<BR> ONE=20
SPECTACULAR LISTENING EXPERIENCE. DUB, TECHNO, HIP HOP,=20
ELECTRONICA,<BR> R&B AND MANY OTHER INFLUENCES =
COLLIDE TO=20
PROVIDE AN INTENSE SELECTION<BR> OF WONDERFULLY DEEP =
TRACKS,=20
EVERY ONE OF WHICH IS A GEM. THREE<BR> TRACKS ARE =
CO-WRITTEN=20
WITH GHOSTLY'S DABRYE, AND YOU CAN TELL<BR> WHICH ONES =
THEY=20
ARE. SIMPLY UNMISSABLE AND ESSENTIAL AND GENERALLY<BR> =
WONDERFUL. BUY IT!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Restocks (Vinyl): Electronica</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> ARDISON - HARDWARE HANDSHAKE - SEED - 12"=20
(SEEDEP05)<BR> MUCH ANTICIPATED SECOND RELEASE FOR =
ARDISON ON=20
POSTHUMAN'S SEED<BR> IMPRINT. FOUR TRACKS OF =
ELECTRONICS WITH=20
MASSIVELY PHAT BASS LINES,<BR> LOTS OF TWO STEPPY =
FEEL, A BIT=20
OF SLOWED DOWN DRUM AND BASS, A<BR> TOUCH OF NEW =
SCHOOL BREAKS=20
- AS YOU HAVE WORKED OUT IT IS A MISH<BR> MASH OF =
STYLES AND=20
VERY MUCH DESIGNED TO WORK TO A CROWD OF UP<BR> FOR IT =
RAVERS. ELECTRONICS WITH CAHONES! RECOMMENDED.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> B. FLEISCHMANN & HERBERT WEIXELBAUM PRESENT - DUO505 =
LATE - MORR=20
MUSIC - LP (MORR047)<BR> HEAD TO HEAD MAYHEM FROM THE =
MORR=20
MUSIC LABEL WITH FLEISCHMANN<BR> AND WEIXELBAUM =
DELIVERING A=20
FULL ON SESSION OF MC505 GROOVEBOX<BR> ACTION. =
PRESUMABLY=20
RECORDED LIVE IT HAS A LO-FI, SCRUNCHED UP<BR> =
ELECTRONIC FEEL=20
WITH SOME VERY DANCEABLE MOMENTS AND A FRESH,<BR> =
INNOCENT=20
SOUND. LOADS OF POPPY MELODY GOING ON AND A NICE =
LINE<BR> IN=20
LIVE MANIPULATIONS COMBINE TO MAKE A GREAT ALBUM. TOP.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> BABY BLAK - JUST BEGUN - SOUNDINK - 12"=20
(SIK013)<BR> KILLER SLAB OF HIP HOP HERE WITH PHAT =
BEATS AND=20
GREAT LYRICS.<BR> ALTHOUGH IT'S A PROPER HIP HOP =
RECORD, I'VE=20
PUT IT IN THE ELECTRONICA<BR> SECTION BECAUSE OF THE =
SUPERB=20
TEAM SHADETEK REMIX. ONE OF THEIR<BR> BEST TRACKS FOR =
A LONG=20
TIME AND IT MAKES IT AN ESSENTIAL RELEASE.<BR> =
QUALITY.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> BUG, THE FEAT. WARRIOR QUEEN - AKTION PAK - REPHLEX - 12"=20
(CAT158EP)<BR> BIG, BAD, BASS-HEAVY RAGGA SOUNDS FROM =
THE ONE=20
AND ONLY BUG. LOOKS<BR> LIKE THEY COULD BE GOING FOR A =
HIT=20
HERE AS THEY'VE MADE A VIDEO<BR> AND EVERYTHING. NOT =
SURE IT'S=20
TOP 40 MATERIAL REALLY DUE TO THE<BR> HEFTY SELECTION =
OF 8-BIT=20
STYLE ROUGH AND READY RHYTHMS AND MASSIVE<BR> BASS =
SOUNDS.=20
WARRIOR QUEEN'S VOCALS DO ADD A CERTAIN =
COMMERCIALITY<BR> =20
THOUGH AND IT WORKS SURPRISINGLY WELL. DEFINITELY WORTH A=20
LISTEN<BR> IF YOU'RE UP FOR SOME RUDENESS.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> TEAM DOYOBI - ANTIQUITY - SKAM - 12" =
(SKA026)<BR> =20
ONE OF SKAM'S MOST LOW-BUDGET RELEASES YET (IN TERMS OF=20
PACKAGING)<BR> IS BY THE EVER UP-FOR-IT TEAM DOYOBI. =
THE=20
A-SIDE IS ONE OF THEIR<BR> MORE APPROACHABLE MOMENTS - =
AN=20
EXTENDED DANCEFLOOR WORKOUT WITH<BR> ROUGH BEATS AND =
AN ALMOST=20
RETRO GROOVE. FLIP OVER FOR SOMETHING<BR> MORE =
TRADITIONALLY=20
SILLY AND A SURPRISINGLY CHILLED, MINIMAL NUMBER.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> YUNX - SNAKE IN THE GRASS - A.I. - LP =
(AI010)<BR> =20
THE NEW LOOK AI LABEL IS UPON US (WITH THEIR SUPERB NEW=20
ARTOWRK<BR> STYLE). YUNX DELIVER A WINDERFULLY LUSH =
SIX TRACK=20
EP THAT CONCENTRATES<BR> ON A DELICIOUS DOWNBEAT SOUND =
(THAT'S=20
NOT TOO DISSIMILAR TO THE<BR> EARLIER AND BETTER =
ULRICH=20
SCHNAUSS MATERIAL). SUBTLE CHORD PATTERNS,<BR> MELLOW =
SYNTHS=20
AND NICELY LOW-KEY BEATS GIVE IT A MELODIC AND =
SUMMERY<BR> =20
FLAVOUR. EXCELLENT STUFF.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>New Releases (Vinyl): Techno / Electro</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> AYSAM - ROLLING DOOR - CIRCUS COMPANY - 12"=20
(CCS008)<BR> THIS IS A GREAT EP OF FUNKY, JERKY HOUSE =
/ TECHNO=20
SOUNDS. NOT<BR> QUITE AS MENTAL AS SOME OF THE OTHER =
RELEASES=20
ON CIRCUS COMPANY,<BR> BUT WITH ACRES OF GROOVE TO GO =
AROUND.=20
SOUNDS DECIDEDLY FRENCH,<BR> IN A GOOD WAY AND HAS A =
DEFINITE=20
NOD TO THE STYLE OF AKUFEN. EXCELLENT.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> BERN - NO MORE WARS - UNDERLINE - 12" =
(UND002)<BR> =20
BERN WE KNOW FROM THEIR RELEASES ON TRAUM, UNDERLINE WE KNOW=20
FROM<BR> THEIR PREVIOUS (DEBUT) RELEASE BY LOUDERBACH =
(WHO HAS=20
A MIX ON<BR> THIS 3-TRACKER). UNCOMPLICATED, PRECISE =
MINIMAL=20
TECHNO YET WITH<BR> WARMTH AND DEPTH THAT'S BOUND TO =
APPEAL TO=20
FANS OF TRAPEZ, ONITOR,<BR> ECHOCORD, DIALREC =
ETC.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> CIO D'OR - HOKUS POKUS - TREIBSTOFF - 12"=20
(TREIBSTOFF48)<BR> PERKY TWO TRACKER THAT HAS QUITE AN =
UNUSUAL=20
SOUND FOR TREIBSTOFF.<BR> IT'S PACKED FULL OF ELEMENTS =
THAT=20
ARE SOMEHOW CROWBARRED IN TO<BR> MAKE A LIVELY, CLUBBY =
SOUND=20
WITH HOUSE, TECHNO AND ELECTRONICA<BR> BITS ALL MASHED =
UP=20
TOGETHER. CHECK.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> JAUMETIC - MIAMIBI - REGULAR - 12"=20
(REGULAR011)<BR> GREAT LITTLE TRACK FROM THE EXCELLENT =
REGULAR=20
LABEL. A WARNING<BR> THOUGH: IF YOU'RE NOT INTO =
VOCALS, YOU'RE=20
PROBABLY NOT GOING TO<BR> LIKE THIS. I MUST ADMIT I'M =
NOT=20
PARTICULARLY INTO VOCALS, BUT<BR> SOMEHOW THIS MANAGES =
TO MESH=20
A PERKY, TECHY SOUND WITH THEM TO<BR> FINE EFFECT. =
DEEP, YET=20
DANCEFLOOR AND WITH CRISP PRODUCTION. TH<BR> FLIP IS =
AN=20
INSTRUMENTAL TRACK THAT SOUNDS A BIT LIKE THE =
TREIBSTOFF<BR> =20
OR MY BEST FRIEND STUFF. WELL WORTH CHECKING.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> JUSTIN HARRIS / LIL MARK - SPLIT EP - PARANOID MUSIC - 12"=20
(PARANOID001)<BR> THIS GOES IN TECHNO / ELECTRO EVEN =
THOUGH=20
IT'S QUITE A HOUSEY<BR> AFFAIR. FREAKS' JUSTIN HARRIS =
POPS UP=20
WITH TWO NICELY MINIMAL<BR> TRACKS THAT CROSS THE LINE =
BETWEEN=20
TECHNO AND HOUSE WITH A GREAT<BR> DEAL OF STYLE, =
WHILST WMF'S=20
LIL MARK DOES A SIMILAR THING ON THE<BR> FLIP. WELL =
USEFUL=20
SOUNDS THAT WILL SMOOTH IT OVER IN A CLUB =
ENVIRONMENT.<BR> =20
NICE.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> LE DUST SUCKER - MEANBOY / MEANGIRL - PLONG - 12"=20
(PLONG!14)<BR> LE DUST SUCKER GETS IT ON WITH TWO =
GREAT COLOGN=20
STYLE TECH TRACKS.<BR> VOCALS ON THE MEANBOY SIDE AND=20
INSTRUMENTAL ON THE OTHER, IT FEATURES<BR> A SOFTER =
FLAVA ON=20
THE FLIP WITH GENTLY SHIMMERING CHORDS AND A<BR> MORE =
CLUBBY,=20
TYPIVCALLY PLONG STYLE ON THE MAIN TRACK. GOOD STUFF.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> MANMADE SCIENCE - TURN DOWN THE LIGHTS - PHILPOT - 12"=20
(PHP009)<BR> SUPER DEEP TWO TRACKER OF PULSATING, =
STRIPPED=20
DOWN HOUSE / TECHNO<BR> FROM THIS SOMETIME PERLON =
ARTIST.=20
ULTRA LOW-KEY AND ULTRA GROOVESOME<BR> WITH A KILLER =
REMIX=20
FROM JACKMATE ON THE FLIP. THIS ONE COMES<BR> HIGHLY=20
RECOMMENDED.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> MOONSOON - MY BEST FRIEND - WOOL RECORDINGS - 12"=20
(WR004)<BR> THIS IS A DECENT SELECTION OF BROKEN =
BEATY, TECHY=20
SOUNDS WITH<BR> LOADS OF FUNK. FLIP STRAIGHT TO THE =
TITONTON=20
DUVANTE REFREAK FOR<BR> THE BEST TRACK AND A FUNKY AS =
HELL=20
VOYAGE THROUGH OBSCURE ARANGEMENT,<BR> DRY, CRISP =
SOUNDS AND=20
WICKED PROGRAMMING. JUST LIKE HIS OLD STUFF<BR> ON=20
METAMORPHIC, BUT WITH ADDED HOUSE ELEMENTS. QUALITY.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> POM POM - POM POM 17 - POM POM - 12"=20
(POMPOM17)<BR> ABSOLUTELY BANGING TECHNO TRACKS FROM =
POM POM.=20
ONE OF THEIR HARDEST<BR> ONES SO FAR WITH MANSTROUS =
BEATS AND=20
A NEO-TRANCE STYLE SOUND<BR> (SCARY!). ONE FOR THE =
FULL-ON=20
HEADZ!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> RICARDO VILLALOBOS VS. JAY HAZE - PART 2 - CONTEXTERRIOR - =
12"=20
(CONTEXTERRIOR08.5)<BR> SECOND PART OF THIS SPLIT =
SERIES FROM=20
RICARDO AND JAY IS ANOTHER<BR> DOOZY. THREE CUTS OF =
ULTRA WELL=20
PRODUCED, CUTTING EDGE MINIMALISM<BR> WITH SUPERB =
SOUNDS AND=20
ROLLING, YET SATISFYINGLY OFF THE WALL<BR> BEATS. =
GLITCHY,=20
YES, BUT ABSOLUTELY CHOC FULL OF FUNK. WICKED.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> ROBERT BABICZ - SURE SIPR - PUNKT MUSIC - 2xLP=20
(PUNKT021)<BR> ROBERT BABICZ, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS ROB =
ACID=20
DELIVERS A STORMING<BR> EIGHT TRACK DOUBLE PACK THAT'S =
ABSOLUTELY CHOC FULL OF CLASSIC<BR> SOUNDING TECHNO =
AND HOUSE=20
RELATED GOODIES. SERIOUSLY FUNKY WITH<BR> TOUCHES OF =
SYNTH=20
HEAVY, SLIGHTLY TRANCEY SOUND PLUS TWO KILLER<BR> ACID =
TRACKS.=20
IT SOUNDS OLD, BUT NEW AT THE SAME TIME AND IF YOU<BR> =
DON'T=20
FIND SOMETHING TO TICKLE YOUR FANCY HERE, I'D BE VERY SURPRISED.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> SPIRIT CATCHER - VOO DOO KNIGHT - MOOD MUSIC - 12"=20
(MOODMUSIC029)<BR> TIP TOP TWO TRACKER OF SYNTH HEAVY, =
ELASTIC=20
BASSLINED ELECTRO<BR> TECHNO. IT'S NOT USUALLY IN MY =
NATURE TO=20
PARTICULARLY LIKE THIS<BR> SORT OF STUFF, BUT I MUST =
CONFESS I=20
RATHER ENJOYED THIS WITH ITS<BR> MELODIC FEEL AND =
FUNKY 4/4=20
BEATS. CHECK.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> THOMAS BARNETT - THRILL OF THE HUNT - AUDIOMATIQUE - 12"=20
(AM03)<BR> I'M SURE THOMAS BARNETT WAS THE GUY WHO DID =
A TRACK=20
CALLED 'NUDE<BR> PHOTO' AND THEN HAD TO RENAME IT AS =
'THOMAS=20
BARNETT'S NUDE PHOTO'.<BR> FEEL FREE TO CORRECT ME IF =
I'M=20
WRONG. ANYWAY, THIS IS A SURPRISINGLY<BR> TOUGH TWO =
TRACKER OF=20
EUROPEAN SOUNDING TECHNO DONE IN A N AMERICAN<BR> KIND =
OF=20
STYLE. THAT DOESN'T MAKE MUCH SENSE, I KNOW, BUT YOU=20
SHOULD<BR> CHECK IT OUT AND SEE WHAT I MEAN. GOOD =
DANCEFLOOR=20
GEAR, MIND YOU.<BR> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> VARIOUS - SIX-TRACK REWORKS 2 - INDIGO:INC - 12"=20
(II5)<BR> FOLLOW UP TO THE FIRST PART ON INDIGO:INC IS =
A GREAT=20
AND PERKSOME<BR> LITTLE THREE TRACKER OF PROPER =
COLOGNE STYLE=20
TECH AND HOUSE. MIXES<BR> FROM THOMAS BRINKMANN AND =
MISS=20
KITTIN PROVIDE THE HIGHLIGHTS.<BR> QUALITY STUFF AND =
ONE OF=20
BRINKMANN'S BEST TRACKS FOR A WHILE.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Restocks (Vinyl): Techno / Electro</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> ALTER EGO - TRANSPHORMER - KLANG - 3xLP=20
(KLANG85)<BR> HERE IT IS THEN. THE HOTLY TOUTED ALTER =
EGO=20
ALBUM IS A PURE DANCEFLOOR<BR> FRENZY OF BLISTERING =
TECHNO=20
GROOVES THE LIKE OF WHICH I'VE NOT<BR> HEARD FOR SOME =
TIME. NO=20
CONCESSIONS TO ANYTHING BUT MAKING YOU<BR> MOVE WITH A =
SELECTION OF MONSTROUS CLUB TRACKS THAT SHOULD BE<BR> =
SMASHING=20
IT ALL OVER THE PLACE IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE. =
QUITE<BR> =20
SIMPLY A MASSIVE ALBUM. RECOMMENDED.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> ANTONELLI ELECTR. - ME, THE DISCO MACHINE - ITALIC - 2xLP=20
(ITALIC05)<BR> EXCELLENT SELECTION OF TRACKS FROM THE =
ITALIC=20
BACK CATALOGUE.<BR> ANTONELLI'S GEAR IS FRUITY, =
GROOVY, DUBBY,=20
DISCO-Y AND SO MUCH<BR> MORE. IF YOU LIKED HIS REPEAT=20
ORCHESTRA WORK ON A TOUCH OF CLASS,<BR> YOU'LL =
THOROUGHLY=20
ENJOY THIS.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> CLARO INTELECTO - PEACE OF MIND EP - A.I. - 12"=20
(AI3)<BR> LIMITED REPRESS (IN PLAIN WHITE SLEEVES) - =
BE QUICK.=20
AN EXTREMELY<BR> IMPRESSIVE BLEND OF PROPER ELECTRO, =
DEEP=20
HOUSE, DETROIT TECHNO<BR> AND ACID. FANS OF JUAN =
ATKINS, CARL=20
CRAIG, UNDERGROUND RESISTANCE,<BR> DREXCIYA AND THE =
LIKE WHO=20
ALSO ENJOY SOMETHING A BIT MORE SMOOTH<BR> AND MELODIC =
WILL=20
JUST GO MAD FOR THIS, ESPECIALLY THE INFECTIOUS<BR> =
LEAD TRACK=20
WITH ITS CLASSIC RHODES LINE. SUPERB.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> CLARO INTELECTO - NEUROFIBRO - A.I. - 2xLP=20
(AILP008)<BR> I DON'T THINK IT WOULD OVERSTATING IT IF =
I SAID=20
THAT THIS IS ONE<BR> OF THE MOST EAGERLY ANTICIPATED =
ALBUMS OF=20
THE YEAR. THANKFULLY<BR> IT DOESN'T DISAPPOINT IN ANY =
WAY AT=20
ALL - IN FACT IT ACTUALLY<BR> SURPASSED MY =
EXPECTATIONS. AN=20
ELEVEN TRACK SELECTION OF THE FINEST,<BR> DEEPEST AND =
WARMEST=20
GROOVES YOU'RE LIABLE TO HEAR FOR SOME TIME.<BR> =
TAKING IN THE=20
TRADEMARK ELECTRO SOUND THAT HE'S BECOME KNOWN FOR<BR> =
VIA A=20
MULTITUDE OF FUNKY TECHNO AND HOUSE INFLUENCED CUTS, =
ONCE<BR> =20
AGAIN WITH THOSE TRADEMARK BASS SOUNDS (A LA 'CHICAGO') IT=20
TRULY<BR> IS A BEAUTIFUL SELECTION OF TRACKS. TOTALLY=20
ESSENTIAL... BUT THEN<BR> YOU KNOW THAT ALREADY!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> DOMINIK EULBERG - BASSTOLPEL - RAUM MUSIK - 12"=20
(RAUMMUSIK043)<BR> MORE ON-THE-MONEY SOUNDS FROM =
DOMINIK=20
EULBERG, AND UP TO THE STANDARD<BR> OF HIS NOTABLE =
RECENT=20
RELEASE ON TRAPEZ. THE PERCUSSION SOUNDS,<BR> AND TO =
SOME=20
EXTENT THE BASS ON THE A-SIDE ALMOST REMIND ME OF<BR> =
NITRO=20
DELUXE, ALTHOUGH YOU CERTAINLY WOULDN'T CALL THIS =
ELECTRO.<BR> =20
ON SIDE TWO, ROBAG WRUHME'S REMIX ADDS SOME SLIGHTLY DARKER,=20
SLIGHTLY<BR> GLITCHIER ELEMENTS, PLUS STRINGS THAT =
REMIND ONE=20
OF LAWRENCE.<BR> HIGHLY RECOMMENDED, WILL GO DOWN A=20
STORM.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> KERRIER DISTRICT AKA LUKE VIBERT - KERRIER DISTRICT - =
REPHLEX - 3xLP=20
(CAT143LP)<BR> GOOD LORD, LUKE VIBERT'S PROLIFIC THESE =
DAYS.=20
THIS NEW TRIPLE<BR> LP SEES OUR HERO ON A SLIGHTLY =
RETRO=20
80'S/EARLY 90'S DISCO TIP,<BR> AND DESPITE WHAT I READ =
IN A=20
RECENT INTERVIEW WITH HIM ABOUT HOW<BR> HE'S WORRIED =
ABOUT HOW=20
WELL THIS ALBUM WILL BE RECEIVED AS IT<BR> SOUNDS SO =
UNLIKE=20
HIS MANY OTHER GUISES, I BEG TO DIFFER ON BOTH<BR> =
COUNTS -=20
THE STYLE MIGHT BE SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT (COULDN'T BE =
ANY<BR> =20
MORE DIFFERENT TO AMEN ANDREWS) BUT LUKE'S UNMISTAKABLE=20
PRODUCTION<BR> STYLE SHINES THROUGH. CLASSY STUFF - =
AGAIN.=20
MAKE SURE YOU CHECK<BR> IT OUT.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> LUCIANO & SERAFIN - FUNK EXCURSION - CADENZA - 12"=20
(CADENZA04)<BR> PEOPLE JUST CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF =
ANYTHING=20
LUCIANO RELATED THESE<BR> DAYS, AND IT'S NOT DIFFICULT =
TO SEE=20
WHY ON INVESTIGATING THIS<BR> MINIMAL, SURPRISINGLY =
WARM EP OF=20
SLIGHTLY BROKEN TECH-FUNK. THE<BR> B-SIDE CONTAINS THE =
MORE=20
QUIRKY, FLOORFILLING TRACK, BUT I PREFER<BR> SIDE ONE =
- JUST A=20
BIT MORE SUBTLE AND LESS OVERCROWDED. USEFUL!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> MARK HENNING - BUSINESS CLASS EP - FREUDE AM TANZEN - 12"=20
(FAT020)<BR> FREUDE AM TANZEN KEEP ON QUIETLY PUTTING =
FABULOUS=20
RECORDS AND<BR> THIS, TO BE HONEST, ABSOLUTELY BLOWS =
AWAY MOST=20
OF THE COMPETITION<BR> ON THE DUBBY, GLITCHY, FUNKY =
FRONT.=20
LOVINGLY CRAFTED, DEEPLY WIGGLING,<BR> BRILLIANTLY =
PRODUCED,=20
FULL OF GREAT NOISES... A TREMENDOUSLY EXCELLENT<BR> =
PIECE OF=20
WORK. RECOMMENDED WITHOUT HESITATION.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> METOPE - TESTCRASH - SENDER - 12" =
(SEND044)<BR> =20
KNARZ TECHNO. SEEMS TO BE A NEW BUZZWORD AT THE MOMENT (AS=20
IF<BR> WE NEEDED ANOTHER GENRE NAME!). IT COVERS THE =
KIND OF=20
DIRTY, DANCEFLOOR<BR> TECHNO OF ACTS LIKE PETER =
GRUMMICH,=20
MISC. AND OTHER SUCH RAW FUNKSTERS.<BR> THIS EP FROM =
AREAL=20
STALWART (AND OWNER I THINK) METOPE COULD BE<BR> =
CLASSED IN A=20
SIMILAR VEIN BUT I GUESS IT HAS A LIGHTER, MORE =
MELODIC<BR> =20
FEEL DURING THE BREAKS WHICH REALLY GIVES IT ITS OWN SOUND.=20
THE<BR> MAIN MEAT OF THE TRACKS, THOUGH, WILL HAVE YOU =
LEAPING=20
ABOUT TO<BR> THE ROUGH AND READY BASSLINES AND SOLID =
4/4=20
BEATS. NICE.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> MICHAEL MAYER - TOUCH - KOMPAKT - 2xLP=20
(KOM107)<BR> KOMPAKT LABEL OWNER MICHAEL MAYER =
DELIVERS HIS=20
FIRST FULL ALBUM.<BR> HE TAKES HIS OWN INFLUENCES FROM =
THE=20
PAST YEARS AND COMBINES THEM<BR> INTO A DANCEFLOOR =
FRIENDLY=20
(FOR THE MOST PART) SELECTION OF TRACKS<BR> THAT WILL =
NO DOUBT=20
BE HUGE FOR FANS OF THE MORE COMMERCIAL AND<BR> =
SCHAFFEL BASED=20
COLOGNE STYLE. CHECK.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> NARCOTIC SYNTAX - CALCULATED EXTRAVAGANT LICENTIOUSNESS EP - =
PERLON=20
- 12" (PERL39)<BR> PERLON COMING ON STRONG ONCE AGAIN =
WITH=20
THIS SOLID THREE TRACK<BR> EP FROM NARCOTIC SYNTAX. =
UNIQUE=20
SOUNDS, AS ALWAYS, WHICH SHOULD<BR> MOVE EVEN THE MOST =
STIFF=20
HIPS IN A WIGGLING KIND OF WAY. THERE<BR> APPEARS TO =
BE SOME=20
KIND OF NARRATIVE INVOLVED WITH THIS EP, BUT<BR> =
FRANKLY, WHO=20
CARES WHEN THE TECHNO GROOVES ARE THIS GOOD! WICKED.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> REX THE DOG - FREQUENCY - KOMPAKT - 12"=20
(KOM102)<BR> THERE'S NO DENYING THAT THE FIRST REX THE =
DOG=20
SINGLE WAS A MASSIVE<BR> ANTHEM OF EPIC PROPORTIONS =
AND, GUESS=20
WHAT? THIS ONE IS LIABLE<BR> TO BE JUST AS BIG. EURO =
SOUNDING,=20
HUGELY CLUB FRIENDLY SOUNDS<BR> WITH LOADS OF =
PERSONALITY AND=20
A STRONG FUN FACTOR. BIG DROPS,<BR> A TREMENDOUS =
BREAKDOWN...=20
JUST A SOLID AND VERY LIKEABLE PIECE<BR> OF WORK.=20
RECOMMENDED.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> ROD MODELL - SACRED GEOMETRY EP - ECHOCORD - 12"=20
(ECHOCORD09)<BR> THE DEEPEST OF THE DEEP COMES RIGHT =
BACK AT=20
YOU WITH ANOTHER STUNNING<BR> FOUR TRACK EP FOR MIKKEL =
METAL'S=20
INDOMITABLE ECHOCORD IMPRINT.<BR> ONE TIME DEEPCHORD =
MAN ROD=20
MODELL DELIVERS TRACKS THAT HIT THE<BR> PERFECT =
BALANCE=20
BETWEEN BERLIN AND DETROIT WITH A DUB HEAVY, =
REVERB<BR> LACED=20
TECHNO SOUND THAT'S LIABLE TO CHILL YOU OUT, BUT JUST =
AS<BR> =20
LIKELY TO MAKE YOU NOD YOUR HEAD IN A GROOVING FASHION.=20
ABSOLUTELY<BR> BRILLIANT.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> STEN - LEAVING THE FRANTIC - DIALREC - 2xLP=20
(DIALLP06)<BR> PETER M. KERSTEN'S SIDE PROJECT AS STEN =
IS AS=20
GOOD AS HIS MAIN<BR> LAWRENCE MONIKER. AND IF THAT =
WASN'T=20
PRAISE ENOUGH, JUST CHECK<BR> OUT THIS FUNKED UP =
SELECTION OF=20
PURE TECHNO AND HOUSE GROOVES.<BR> CLEARLY USING A =
CHICAGO AND=20
DETROIT INFLUENCE TO CREATE FLOOR<BR> FILLING, MINIMAL =
GROOVERS, EACH TRACK HAS A UNIQUELY WELL PRODUCED<BR> =
AND,=20
ULTIMATELY, TIMELESS SOUND THAT'LL KEEP PEOPLE GOING =
FOR<BR> =20
HOURS. AT ONE MELODIC, YET ULTRA-DANCEFLOOR ORIENTATED, THIS=20
ALBUM<BR> IS A CLASSY PIECE OF WORK AND COMES HIGHLY=20
RECOMMENDED.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> STEVE BARNES & RILEY REINHOLD - ODYSSEY - MY BEST FRIEND =
- 12"=20
(MBFLTD12003)<BR> THIRD LIMITED RELEASE FROM MY BEST =
FRIEND=20
COMES, ONCE AGAIN, FROM<BR> THE DOUBLE TEAM OF LABEL =
OWNER=20
RILEY REINHOLD AND STEVE BARNES<BR> AKA PROCESS. =
DELICIOUSLY=20
FUNKY TECHNO SOUNDS WITH AN IRRESISTABLY<BR> PARTY =
GROOVE AND=20
HOUSEY OVERTONES GUARANTEE THAT THIS ONE'S GOING<BR> =
TO BE=20
JUST AS BIG AS THE LAST TWO. GREAT STUFF.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> STEVE BUG / MATHIAS SCHAFFHAUSER - SPEICHER 21 - KOMPAKT =
EXTRA - 12"=20
(KOMEX21)<BR> PROBABLY ONE OF THE BIGGEST KOMPAKT =
EXTRA=20
RELEASES SO FAR. STEVE<BR> BUG'S CLASSIC 'THAT KID' =
GETS A=20
PROPER KOMPAKT SCHAFFEL MIX WITH<BR> A BLEEPY, TOUGH, =
ROLLING=20
DANCEFLOOR SOUND. A BIGGIE. THE FLIP<BR> SEES MATHIAS=20
SCHAFFHAUSER OPTING FOR A MORE STRAIGHT UP TRANCEY<BR> =
TECHNO=20
FEEL AND IS SURE TO DEVASTATE SEVERAL DANCEFLOORS =
WITH<BR> IT.=20
MASSIVE.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> VARIOUS - GRIME 2 - REPHLEX - 2xLP =
(CAT160LP)<BR> =20
AFTER THE OVERWHELMING SUCCESS OF REPHLEX'S FIRST, ARGUABLY=20
LANDMARK<BR> GRIME COMPILATION EARLIER THIS YEAR, THIS =
SECOND=20
VOLUME LOOKS<BR> SET TO DO EQUAL BUSINESS. THE DARKER, =
MOODIER=20
SIDE OF UK GARAGE<BR> / ELECTRONIC DUBSTEP FROM (THIS =
TIME=20
AROUND) KODE 9, LOEFAH AND<BR> DIGITAL MYSTIKZ.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> VEX'D - LION / GHOST - SUBTEXT - 12" =
(SUB002)<BR> =20
RED ALERT! DUBPLATE GRIME STYLE! THIS ONE'S HUGE AND IF YOU=20
YOU<BR> HAVE EVEN A VAGUE LIKING FOR THAT NEWEST OF =
STYLES=20
YOU'RE GOING<BR> TO GO MENTAL FOR THIS. BLISTERING TWO =
STEP=20
BEATS, UNBELIEVABLY<BR> TWISTED BASS AND A SELECTION =
OF VOCAL=20
SNIPPETS JUST MADE FOR CHANTING<BR> ON THE DANCEFLOOR. =
SIMPLY=20
MASSIVE. DO NOT MISS!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> VEX'D - CANYON - SUBTEXT - 12" =
(SUB001)<BR> =20
MASSIVE DUBSTEP / GRIME TWO TRACKER FROM THIS NEW UK LABEL.=20
HEAVY<BR> ON THE BASS AND CRISP IN THE BEATS =
DEPARTMENT, THIS=20
REALLY DOES<BR> EQUAL ANYTHING ON THE 'GRIME' =
COMPILATION AND,=20
IN FACT, IS BETTER<BR> THAN A FEW OF THE TRACKS. =
STRIPPED,=20
AMAZINGLY FUNKY AND GUARANTEED<BR> TO SMASH MANY A =
DANCEFLOOR.=20
HUGE.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> VILLALOBOS - ALCACHOFA REMIXES - PLAYHOUSE - 2x12"=20
(PLAYHOUSE93)<BR> FABULOUS SELECTION OF REMIXES FROM=20
VILLALOBOS'S ALBUM. TWO LONE<BR> SWORDSMEN, SOUL =
CAPSULE (AKA=20
BABY FORD AND THOMAS MELCHIOR), CATHRIN<BR> BRITTON =
&=20
TOBIAS FREUND AND JAY HAZE ALL DELIVER WICKED=20
INTERPRETATIONS<BR> OF (FOR THE MOST PART) 'EASY LEE'. =
SWORDSMEN HAS A LIVE, ORGANIC<BR> ELECTRO FEEL WHILST =
JAY HAZE=20
OPTS FOR SOME DEEP GLITCH BASED TECHNO.<BR> SOUL =
CAPSULE'S=20
VERSIONS ARE STRIPPED AND FUNKY TO THE MAX AND<BR> =
LAST BUT BY=20
NO MEANS LEAST IS THE SUPERB VOCALS ONLY PIECE BY<BR> =
BRITTON=20
AND FREUND. QUALITY GEAR.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>New Releases (Vinyl): US Techno / Electro</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> CIRCUIT BREAKER - TRAC- X-Y-Z - PROBE - 12"=20
(PRO9)<BR> AN OLD CLASSIC!!! HARD AS HELL EARLY =
DETROIT=20
ELECTRONICA PRODUCED<BR> BY RICHIE HAWTIN</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> DBX - NEUROTIKA - PROBE - 12" (PRO7)<BR> =
AN ALL=20
TIME CLASSIC... HARD HITTING MINIMAL CLUB ELECTRONICA =
FROM<BR> =20
DANIEL BELL... A DELETED RARITY!!!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> MYSTIC BILL - FIERCE BLACK BITCH - SELECT - 12"=20
(SLR1009)<BR> CRACKING SLAB OF VINYL ON SELECT =
RECORDINGS=20
WHICH COMES ON WITH<BR> A TOUGH, HOUSEY FLAVA, BUT A =
DEFINITE=20
TECHNO BASIS. FRESH, ACIDIC<BR> SOUNDS AND A SUPERB =
REMIX FROM=20
WONDER-PRODUCER DEMARKUS LEWIS.<BR> SOLID STUFF.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> ROBERT HOOD - SATALITE - HARDWAX - 12" =
(HX010)<BR> =20
MINIMAL MADNESS... 2 DIFFERENT CUTS RANGING FROM THE HARSH=20
ORCHESTRATED<BR> SOUND OF SATALITE TO THE DEEP =
SEDUCTIVE, YET=20
POUNDING FORCE OF<BR> ONE!!! </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> TESTE - WIPE - PROBE - 12" (PRO 14)<BR> =
RICHIE=20
HAWTIN UNDER HIS TESTE PSYDENOM WITH MUCH FULLER=20
PRODUCTION<BR> SONICLY THAN HIS WELL KNOWN PLASTIC MAN =
GUISE....... =20
<BR> HARD BUT SPACEY!.......... =
</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> UNDERGROUND RESISTANCE - RIOT EP - UNDERGROUND RESISTANCE - =
12"=20
(UR010)<BR> WE'VE HAD THE RIOT EP AS A DOUBLE-PACK =
BEFORE, BUT=20
NEVER AS A<BR> SINGLE 12" - SO HERE IT IS. RIOT, =
PANIC, RAGE=20
AND ASSAULT - ALL<BR> PRESENT AND CORRECT. CLASSIC MAD =
MIKE=20
FROM WAY BACK (1991, TO<BR> BE PRECISE).</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Restocks (Vinyl): US Techno / Electro</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> BASIC BASTARD - VOLUME 5 - IGNITOR - 12"=20
(IGNTR1010)<BR> 3 MORE CUTS FROM 1994 THAT HAVE STOOD =
THE TEST=20
OF TIME. HOUSEY,<BR> TECHY CUTS THAT WILL WORK ON THE =
FLOOR=20
(TO THESE EARS AT LEAST).<BR> DOES THIS MAN RECORD ANY =
MUSIC=20
NOW????</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> BASIC BASTARD FEAT BLAKE BAXTER - VOLUME 4 - IGNITOR - 12"=20
(IGNTR1009)<BR> THE BLAKE BAXTER CUT IS REALLY VERY =
GOOD. A=20
FAIRLY PACEY CUT WITH<BR> THE DEEPEST OF STRINGS AND =
BLAKE'S=20
SOFT TONES RIDING THE RHYTHMS.<BR> THE FLIP IS 2 MORE =
INST=20
CUTS THAT BOTH SOUND AT LEAST GOOD. HAVE<BR> A=20
LISTEN....</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>New Releases (Vinyl): House</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> BRENNAN GREEN - MAPLE LEAF MADNESS EP - BEAR FUNK - 12"=20
(BFK009)<BR> BRENNAN GREEN DELIVERS AN EXCELLENT EP OF =
CRACKING, ELECTRONIC<BR> HOUSE SOUNDS. VERY DEEP, VERY =
FUNKY=20
AND DEFINITELY IN THE STYLE<BR> OF HIS OTHER RECORDS. =
MORGAN=20
GEIST AND DANIEL WANG FANS SHOULD<BR> FORM AN ORDERLY =
QUEUE=20
HERE, AS THIS IS GOING TO BE RIGHT UP THEIR<BR> =
STREET.=20
CLASS.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> ILYA SANTANA - WALKING ON A CRYSTAL SEA - BALIHU - 12"=20
(BALIHU-015)<BR> DANIEL WANG'S BALIHU LABEL PROVIDES A =
DELIGHTFUL FOUR TRACKER<BR> OF DEEP, DISCO INFLECTED =
HOUSE=20
MUSIC WHICH IS, TO BE FAIR, VERY<BR> SIMILAR TO HIS =
OWN STYLE.=20
FRESH SOUNDS, TREMENDOUS PRODUCTION<BR> AND A SLIGHTLY =
ABSTRACT, OFF THE WALL FEEL WHICH GIVES IT A =
FUNKED<BR> UP,=20
QUIRKY FLAVA. TIP TOP.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> JAQUARIUS - LOVE IS HAPPINESS - ROCKIN HOUSE - 12"=20
(RH010)<BR> ONE OF THE BEST EARLY ACID HOUSE =
RELEASES... =20
AMAZING HARD HITTING<BR> BASS LINES - STRANGE =
VOCALS... ONE TO=20
CHECK!!!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> JULIEN JABRE - THE JUNGLE EP - BASIC - 12"=20
(BSC003)<BR> A LOVELY OLD RELEASE FROM THE BASIC BACK=20
CATALOGUE THAT SEES JULIEN<BR> JABRE DELIVERING THREE=20
BEAUTIFUL TRACKS OF DEEP, FUNKY, SOULFUL<BR> HOUSE PAR =
EXCELLENCE. SIMPLE, EFFECTIVE AND FULL OF GROOVE. =
WELL<BR> =20
WORTH CHECKING OUT.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Restocks (Vinyl): House</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> DIRECTIONS - BUSTED TREES (CARL CRAIG REMIX) - DIASPORA IN =
SESSION -=20
12" (DIA017)<BR> AN ABSOLUTELY SUPERB REMIX FROM CARL =
CRAIG.=20
TAKES THE VOCAL AND<BR> STRINGS FROM THE ORIGINAL =
DOWNBEAT=20
TRACK AND BEEFS THEM UP WITH<BR> A FUNKING, MID PACED =
HOUSE=20
BEAT AND A FABULOUSLY WOODY SOUNDING<BR> BASSLINE. =
KILLER. THE=20
FLIP HAS THE ORIGINAL AND AN EVEN MORE SOULFUL<BR> AND =
DOWNBEAT VERSION FROM MIDDLEFIELD.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> VILLALOBOS - THE CONTEMPT - PLAYHOUSE - 12"=20
(PLAYHOUSE04)<BR> CLASSIC RELEASE FROM THE PLAYHOUSE =
BACK=20
CATALOGUE HERE. VILLALOBOS<BR> DELIVERS TWO DELIGHTFUL =
HOUSE=20
CUTS WITH A WHOLE HEAP OF JACK AND<BR> GROOVE GOING =
ON. THIS=20
DATES BACK TO 1995 BUT IT'S CLEAR TO SEE<BR> THE =
BLUEPRINT FOR=20
HIS MORE RECENT WORK. SUPERB STUFF TO MAKE PEOPLE<BR> =20
DANCE.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>New Releases (Vinyl): Hip Hop</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> BEASTIE BOYS - AN OPEN LETTER TO NYC - PARLOPHONE - 12"=20
(867)<BR> SECOND SINGLE FROM THE 5 BOROUGHS LP. TOUGH =
BEAT=20
WITH RHYMES PAYING<BR> HOMAGE TO THE N.Y.C. ALSO =
FEATURES A=20
NON LP CUT WHICH IS A BIT<BR> PRETTY FOR MY TASTES, =
BUT DON'T=20
LET THAT PUT YOU OFF, COME CHECK<BR> OUT ITS =
STYLE......</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> COMMON - I USED TO LOVE H.E.R. - RELATIVITY - 12"=20
(611209)<BR> NOT ONLY IS THE A SIDE HERE A STUNNER, =
BUT THE=20
FLIP IS AS DEEP<BR> AS IT GETS. 2 SUPERB BEATS BY ONE =
OF HIP=20
HOP'S MOST UNDERRATED<BR> (ALTHOUGH NOT BY ME!) =
PRODUCERS.=20
COMMUNISM IS JUST HOW I WANT<BR> TO HEAR MY MUSIC. =
DEEP AS YOU=20
CAN WITH ENOUGH FUNK TO KEEP YOU<BR> SWAYING 'N' =
DANCING.=20
EVERYONE HOME SHOULD HAVE ONE........</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> DECLAIME - DEAREST DESIREE - UP ABOVE - 12"=20
(UA3070)<BR> TAKEN FROM THE LP COMES THIS PAIR OF =
BEATS FROM=20
THE FAMILY THAT<BR> HAS A SOUND ALL ITS OWN. OHNO! =
&=20
BROTHER MADLIB GET BUSY HERE<BR> WITH OHNO'S BEAT =
WINNING ON=20
THE QUIRKY SCALE. 2 GREAT CUTS IN<BR> TRUTH, CHECK=20
'EM......</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> GANGSTARR - MOVIN ON - WILD PITCH - 12"=20
(WP1009)<BR> EARLY GANG STARR CUT HERE WITH THE 45 =
KING ON=20
PRODUCTION (A PRE<BR> PREMIER GANGSTARR). WHILST THE A =
SIDE IS=20
COOL, ITS THE FLIP CUTS<BR> THAT DO IT FOR ME. GUSTO =
&=20
KNOWLEDGE BOTH ROCK, A RECOMMENDED<BR> SLICE OF THAT =
CLASSIC=20
LATE 80'S SOUND...</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> GUERILLA BLACK - YOU'RE THE ONE - VIRGIN - 12"=20
(18835)<BR> ALTHOUGH THIS WILL BE A LITTLE TOO SYRUPY =
FOR SOME=20
DUE TO THE<BR> SUNG CHORUS, THIS IS REALLY RATHER GOOD =
MUSICALLY. A SWEET, SUMMERY<BR> SOULFUL BEAT THAT HAS =
MORE=20
THAN A HINT OF THE JAY-DEE SOUND TO<BR> IT. THE MC IS =
NICE AS=20
WELL, COMES OFF A BIT LIKE SCARFACE TO THESE<BR> EARS. =
WELL=20
WORTH CHECKING.......</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> RJD2 - MASHED UP MIXES - N/A - LP =
(DJX092LP)<BR> =20
RJD2 GETS ON THE MASH UP TIP AND THROWS EVERYTHING AND THE=20
KITCHEN<BR> SINK INTO THESE MIXES. NOT REALLY FOR ME I =
HAVE TO=20
SAY, JUST A<BR> BIT TOO CHEESEY FOR THESE EARS. SORRY =
AND ALL=20
THAT. HAVING SAID<BR> THAT, I'M NOT TO SURE HOW MUCH =
HE HAD TO=20
DO WITH IT AS IT LOOKS<BR> A LITTLE SUSPICIOUS. AS FOR =
THE=20
PRICE, IT REEKS OF THAT MASH UP<BR> NOIZE BOYZ WHO =
ALWAYS=20
CHARGE OVER THE ODDS FOR THEIR RECORDS......<BR> =
HHHMMMM........</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> TRANQUILITY BASS - WE CAME IN PEACE - EXIST DANCE - 12" =
(EXIST=20
DANCE002)<BR> VERY RARE 12" FROM THIS COOL SAN FRAN =
LABEL....=20
THIS TRACK HAS<BR> NEVER DATED.... DON'T MISS=20
THIS........!!!!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> UN, THE - AINT NO THING - WORLD - 12" =
(45643)<BR> =20
3 CUTS HERE WITH GREAT PRODUCTION CREDENTIALS. LARGE PRO,=20
ROCK<BR> MARCY & PETE ROCK. LIKE THE BEATS ON THE =
LP, IT=20
ALL SOUNDS LIKE<BR> DEMOS BUT HAS THAT ROUGH QUALITY =
THAT THIS=20
STYLE OF HIP HOP REALLY<BR> NEEDS. =
RECOMMENDED....</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> VARIOUS - WILD PITCH CLASSICS - WILD PITCH - 2xLP=20
(E129744LP)<BR> SOME OF THE GREATS FROM THIS TOP =
LABEL.=20
OC-TIMES UP, MAIN SOURCE-LIVE<BR> AT THE =
BARBEQUE-FAKIN THE=20
FUNK-LORD FINESSE-FUNKY TECHNICIAN AND<BR> SO MANY =
MORE. A=20
FINE SELECTION OF HIP HOP CLASSICS. MUCHO =
RECOMMENDARDO<BR> AS=20
THEY SAY IN MY MIND..........</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> VORDUL MEGA - THE REVOLUTION OF YUNG HAVOKS - NATURE - 2xLP=20
(NSD105LP)<BR> NICE SELECTION OF GUESTS HERE, JEAN =
GRAE,=20
BLOCKHEAD, VASTAIRE,<BR> C RAYZ WALZ. A BIT OF A WHO'S =
WHO OF=20
THE INDIE SCENE. BEATS A<BR> RE SUPPLIED BY THE LIKES =
OF=20
BLOCKHEAD, DEV 1, BELIEF AND MORE.<BR> GENERALLY ON =
THAT=20
DEEPER CONSCIOUS TIP WITH MORE THAN A HINT OF<BR> THAT =
MID=20
90'S TO IT. GIVE IT A SPIN....</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Restocks (Vinyl): Hip Hop</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> AESOP ROCK - BAZOOKA TOOTH - DEF JUX - 2xLP=20
(DJX68LP)<BR> DARK, BROODING HIP HOP HERE ON THIS, =
AESOP'S=20
SECOND LONGPLAYER.<BR> GUESTS INCLUDED ARE CAMP LO, =
CANNIBAL=20
OX, MR LIF, EL-P, MURS.<BR> I HAVE TO SAY ON FIRST =
LISTEN THIS=20
SOUNDS MUCH MORE IN THE TRADITION<BR> OF THE DEF JUX =
SOUND,=20
WHETHER THAT IS GOOD OR BAD IS UP TO YOU,<BR> BUT I =
THINK IT=20
SOUNDS BETTER THAN HIS FIRST (FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH)..............</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> DILATED PEOPLES - NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH - ABB - 3xLP=20
(ABB10491)<BR> WITH STRONG BEATS AND BETTER PRODUCTION =
VALUES=20
THAN EVER (WITH<BR> HELP FROM THE ALCHEMIST), DILATED =
PEOPLES=20
RETURN WITH THEIR NEW<BR> FULL-LENGTH LP. FOURTEEN =
TRACKS WITH=20
SPECIAL GUEST APPERANCES<BR> FROM DUDE-OF-THE-MOMENT =
KANYE=20
WEST, DEFARI, PHIL DA AGONY, PLANET<BR> ASIA ETC. =
PROBABLY=20
WORTH A LISTEN, INNIT...?</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> FOREIGN BEGGARS - ASYLUM SPEAKERS - DENTED - 2xLP=20
(DNT003)<BR> AN ABSOLUTELY SUPERB ALBUM FROM THIS =
AWARD=20
WINNING UK CREW AND<BR> GUESTS SUCH AS TOMMY EVANS =
THAT=20
MANAGES TO CROSS THE ATLANTIC<BR> DIVIDE WITH THEIR =
SOUND. IT=20
AVOIDS THE OBVIOUS BRIT-HOP SOUND<BR> AND CREATES A =
TRULY PHAT=20
AND FRESH VIBE WITH SOME DEEP, FUNKED<BR> UP, AT TIMES =
JAZZY=20
BEATS (ALMOST PETE ROCK-ESQUE, IN FACT) WITH<BR> AN =
EXCELLENT,=20
GRITTY VOCAL STYLE WHICH SUITS IT DOWN TO THE =
GROUND.<BR> INTO=20
HIP HOP? YOU NEED TO CHECK THIS OUT!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> GIFT OF GAB, THE - THE WRITZ / JUST BECAUSE - QUANNUM =
PROJECTS - 12"=20
(QP043)<BR> THIS BLACKALICIOUS MEMBER COMES WITH HIS =
LEAD OFF=20
SINGLE FOR UPCOMING<BR> LP/CD BIZARRELY TITLED=20
FOURTH-DIMENSIONAL ROCKETSHIPS GOING UP<BR> !??!? 2 =
NICE CUTS=20
WITH VITAMIN D ON PRODUCTION DUTIES. HAVE A<BR> =20
LISTEN........</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> INFLUX - EVOLVER - COUNTERFLOW - 12" =
(S-49886)<BR> =20
SERUM, ONE OF THE PRODERS FEATURED HERE HAS JUST DONE=20
SOMETHING<BR> ON BETA BODEGAS HIPHOP OFFSHOOT, AND =
THIS EP IS=20
A GOOD MIX OF<BR> ALTERANTIVE HIP HOP GROOVES, EVER SO =
SLIGHTLY OFF THE CENTRE.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> JAYLIB - CHAMPION SOUND - THE SINGLE - STONESTHROW - 12"=20
(STH2075)<BR> FOLLOWING HOT ON THE HEALS OF THE =
CHAMPION SOUND=20
ALBUM, COMES<BR> TWO TRACKS "CHAMPION SOUND" AND =
"STRIP CLUB"=20
WITH RADIO, STREET<BR> AND INSTRUMENTALS OF =
EACH. BOTH=20
ARE DEEP AND SLOW, ONE WITH A<BR> VAGUELY RAGGA EDGE, =
THE=20
OTHER WITH A WICKED STEEL DRUM SOUND.<BR> =
NICE.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> LARGE PROFESSOR - 1ST CLASS - MATADOR - 2xLP=20
(OLE509-1)<BR> WICKED WICKED LP FROM THE PRO. SO MANY =
GREAT=20
TRACKS. STAY CHISEL<BR> WITH NAS, THE WICKED DISCO =
LOOPED ON=20
FEATURING BUSTA, IN THE SUN<BR> WITH Q TIP, THE LIST =
GO'S ON.=20
LARGE PRO PROVES HE CAN STILL DO<BR> THE BUSINESS WITH =
THE MIC=20
AND THE SP1200. RECOMENDED!!!!!!!!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> MADVILLIAN - S/T - STONESTHROW - 2xLP=20
(PIASX040DLP)<BR> FINALLY IT REARS ITS HEAD! THE LONG =
AWAITED=20
MADLIB/MF DOOM LP<BR> IS HERE AND ITS READY FOR =
ACTION. IF=20
YOUR INTO THESE 2 THEN TO<BR> MY EARS THIS SOUNDS =
EXACTLY AS=20
IT SHOULD. MF'S RAWNESS GELS WELL<BR> WITH MADLIB'S =
OFF THE=20
WALL PRODUCTIONS. THIS WILL FLY, MARK MY<BR> =20
WORDS........</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> MASTERMINDS - UNDERGROUND RAILROAD - GROUND CONTROL - 2xLP=20
(GCR70181)<BR> FEATURING THE AMAZING BRING IT BACK AND =
A WHOLE=20
HOST OF GOODIES<BR> THIS IS A TOP LP TO HAVE IN YOUR=20
COLLECTION. HAS A NICE N FUNKY<BR> ELECTRONIC FEEL TO =
THE=20
BEATS WITH OUT GOING TO JIGGY ON US. HIGHLY<BR> =20
RECOMENDED!!!!!!!!!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> N.E.R.D. - MAYBE - VIRGIN - 12" =
(VUST291)<BR> FOUR=20
MIXES OF THIS TRACK TAKEN FROM THE ALBUM. YOU GET THE=20
ALBUM<BR> VERSION, A REMIX BY SA-RA, THE BASEMENT JAXX =
VERSION=20
AND, THE<BR> HIGHLIGHT FOR ME, THE NATIVE TONGUE REMIX =
FEATURING COMMON, MOS<BR> DEF, DE LA SOUL AND Q-TIP. =
QUALITY=20
SOUNDS.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> OMID - MONOLITH - MUSH - 3xLP =
(MH221LP)<BR> NEW=20
SIGNING TO MUSH - AND A REAL WINNER. BEATS THAT MOVE=20
BETWEEN<BR> THE TOUGH AND THE MUCH MORE BEAUTIFUL AND=20
DEEP. LOADS OF GUEST<BR> MCS INCLUDING =
ACEYALONE, BUCK=20
65, BUSDRIVER, SLUG AND OTHERS.<BR> MUSICALLY=20
SUPERB.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> PETE ROCK - SOUL SURVIVOR 2 - BBE/RAPSTER - 2xLP=20
(RR0032LP)<BR> AFTER A SIX YEAR WAIT I'M VERY PLEASED =
TO SAY=20
THAT PART 2 IS HERE<BR> AND IT'S ALL THAT!! THE FIRST =
SOUL=20
SURVIVOR WAS A MASTERPIECE<BR> AND VOL 2 IS EQUAL TO =
THAT, BUT=20
WITH A SLIGHTLY RAWER EDGE TO<BR> THESE EARS. APART =
FROM THE=20
DEAD PREZ TRACK THAT JUST DOESN'T WORK<BR> FOR ME, THE =
ALBUM=20
IS MUSICALLY SUPERB. PRECISELY CRAFTED BEATS<BR> THAT =
REALLY=20
SHOW THAT PETE ROCK IS ONE OF (IF NOT THE!) =
GREATEST<BR> =20
PRODUCERS THAT HIP HOP HAS SPAWNED. I KNOW THAT HE DOES NOT=20
HAVE<BR> THE PROFILE OF DRE, OR THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL =
OF THE=20
NEPTUNES,<BR> BUT IN THE TRADITION OF THE TURNTABLE =
AND THE=20
SAMPLER, HE IS PRETTY<BR> MUCH UNTOUCHABLE. ANYWAY, =
ENOUGH OF=20
MY HERO WORSHIPPING, THE LP<BR> IS THE DON. KARDINAL =
OFFISHAL,=20
PHAROAHE MONCH, RZA & GZA (WHO'S<BR> TRACK IS =
WICKED!)=20
LITTLE BROTHER, SLUM VILLAGE, J-DILLA, SKILLZ<BR> AND =
MORE.=20
NOW LISTEN AND ENJOY.....</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> PRESENCE - WOKE / RAZORFUND - DEF JUX - 12"=20
(DJX49)<BR> RAW CO-FLOESQUE BEATS WITH SOME HARD SPAT =
RHYMES.=20
ALL BEATS ARE<BR> PRODUCED BY THIER OWN BEAT BOY NASA. =
VERY=20
NICE I HAVE TO SAY,<BR> GIVE IT A =
SPIN...........</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> VARIOUS - LOW LIFE'S MAIN COURSES - FOOD INSTRUMENTALS - =
LOWLIFE -=20
2xLP (LOW23LP)<BR> THE ORIGINAL ALBUM WAS SUPERB AND =
HERE'S=20
THE LIMITED AND TOTALLY<BR> ESSENTIAL INSTRUMENTAL =
VERSION.=20
BEATS FROM BRAINTAX, JEHST, HARRY<BR> LOVE, RAW DOG, =
CHESTER P=20
AND MORE SHOW JUST HOW DEEP UK HIP HOP<BR> CAN GO. =
HIGHLY=20
RECOMMENDED.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> VAST AIRE - LOOK MOM... NO HANDS - CHOCOLATE INDUSTRIES - =
12"=20
(CHLT046)<BR> ABSOLUTELY WICKED DEBUT SOLO SINGLE FROM =
CANNIBAL OX'S VAST AIRE.<BR> THE A-SIDE IS PRODUCED BY =
MADLIB=20
AND EXHIBITS ALL HIS FINE, FINE<BR> TRADEMARKS. WARPED =
OUT,=20
BUT FUNKING BEATS WITH JUST ENOUGH JAZZ<BR> TO GROOVE =
IT. THE=20
FLIP SEES CRYPTIC ONE DELIVERING A MORE ELECTRONIC<BR> =
GROOVE=20
THAT HAS A DARK, STABBY FEEL. VAST AIRE'S VOCALS FLOW=20
THROUGHOUT<BR> TO MAKE A BLISTERING EP. QUALITY.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> ZIMBABWE LEGIT - DOIN DAMAGE IN MY NATIVE - HOLLYWOOD BASIC =
- 12"=20
(PR61284)<BR> UP TILL NOW THIS HAS BEEN FATCHING =
HORREMDOUS=20
AMOUNTS OF CASH<BR> ON THE INTERNET, MAINLY DOWN TO =
THE SUPERB=20
MIX FROM SHADOW. HAVE<BR> A LISTEN TO THIS WONDERFUL=20
REISSUE........</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>New Releases (Vinyl): Eclectic Beats</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> DIESLER - SLICED SOUL SANDWICH EP - TAKE THE MONEY AND RUN - =
12"=20
(TMR001)<BR> NOT WHAT I WAS EXPECTING, REALLY. FOUR =
TRACKS OF=20
MELLOW NU-JAZZ<BR> WITH A HIP HOP-LITE MEETS EASY =
LISTENING=20
FLAVA. THINK MONEY MARK<BR> REMIXED BY JOEY AND NORMAN =
JAY,=20
MAYBE? FILE UNDER BAR MUSIC.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Restocks (Vinyl): Guitar Based</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> LCD SOUNDSYSTEM - MOVEMENT (PROMO) - DFA - 7"=20
(DFAEMIDJ2141)<BR> ONE-SIDED PROMO ONLY 7" OF THIS =
KILLER NEW=20
TUNE FROM LCD THAT<BR> SOUNDS SO MUCH LIKE THE FALL, =
MARK E.=20
SMITH SHOULD BE CONSULTING<BR> HIS LAWYERS, BUT MAKE =
NO=20
MISTAKE - IT COMPLETELY ROCKS. EXTREMELY<BR> LIMITED=20
QUANTITIES ON THIS, ACT IMMEDIATELY....</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> MICAH P. HINSON & THE GOSPEL OF PROGRESS - BENEATH THE =
ROSE -=20
SKETCHBOOK - 7" (SKETCHXX4)<BR> MORE GORGEOUS =
AMERICANA /=20
COUNTRY-NOIR FROM ONE OF THE SINGER/SONGWRITER<BR> =
DISCOVERIES=20
OF THE YEAR. "BENEATH THE ROSE" CAN BE FOUND ON =
HIS<BR> =20
(RIGHTLY) HIGHLY ACCLAIMED DEBUT LP BUT THE REAL REASON TO=20
BUY<BR> THIS IS THE B-SIDE - AN ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL,=20
PIANO-LED TRACK<BR> PRODUCED BY THE EARLIES =
(INTERESTINGLY=20
ENOUGH). SUPERB.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> STATE RIVER WIDENING - COTTONHEAD - VERTICAL FORM - LP=20
(VFORM037LP)<BR> THIS IS QUITE SIMPLY ONE OF THE MOST=20
BEAUTIFUL ALBUMS OF THE YEAR.<BR> DAVID SHEPPARD AND =
KEIRON=20
PHELAN HAVE PRODUCED ONE OF THEIR BEST<BR> EVER PIECES =
OF WORK=20
HERE AND THE LAYERS AND LEVELS THAT IT WORKS<BR> ON =
ARE=20
STAGGERING. AT ONCE MELLOW AND ORGANIC YET MIXED WITH =
A<BR> =20
FOLKY, EARTHY SOUND AND SOME SURPRISINGLY ROCKY MOMENTS,=20
THERE'S<BR> NEVER A DULL MOMENT. I MEAN THE FIRST =
TRACK ALONE=20
IS WORTH THE<BR> PRICE IN MY OPINION AND COULD EASILY =
REDUCE=20
TO TEARS WITH IT'S<BR> LUSH MELANCHOLY SOUND. I'D HAVE =
TO SAY=20
THIS IS ONE OF MY ALBUMS<BR> OF THE YEAR SO FAR. PROPS =
TO THE=20
ARTISTS AND TO VERTICAL FORM<BR> FOR RELEASING THIS =
GEM.=20
BRILLIANT.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>New Releases (Vinyl): Funk / Jazz / Soul</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> SHARON JONES & THE DAP KINGS - HOW LONG DO I HAVE TO =
WAIT FOR=20
YOU - DAPTONE - 7" (DAP1020)<BR> MORE MODERN FUNK THAT =
SOUNDS=20
LIKE IT ISN'T MODERN. IF YOU KNOW<BR> WHAT I MEAN. =
NICE AND=20
RAW AND FUNKY BLAH DE BLAH BLAH BLAH........</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>New Releases (Vinyl): Reggae / Dub</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> AUGUSTUS WITH HERMAN - AUGUSTUS WITH HERMAN - PRESSURE =
SOUNDS - 7"=20
(PSS007)<BR> 72 FROM AQUARIUS ROCK - AS A SORT OF=20
ACCOMPANIMENT TO THE ALBUM<BR> BY HERMAN =
CHIN-LOY. =20
HERMAN ON PRODUCTION DUTIES, WITH PABLO ON<BR> =20
MELODICA. CHOPPY AND SPARSE VERSION, AND EVEN SPARSER AND=20
SUPER<BR> CHILLED DUB. ECCENTRIC, BUT RIGHT =
FUNKY WITH=20
IT.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> DENNIS BROWN - SONG MY MOTHER USED TO SING - PRESSURE SOUNDS =
- 7"=20
(PSS008)<BR> ANOTHER FINE COLLABORATION BETWEEN HERMAN =
CHIN-LOY AND DENNIS<BR> BROWN. EARLY 1970'S =
REGGAE WITH=20
A HERMAN TWIST AND A DENNIS FUNK.<BR> DUB AND=20
VERSION. WICKED...</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> HERMAN CHIN-LOY - AQUARIUS ROCK - PRESSURE SOUNDS - 2xLP=20
(PSLP45)<BR> ACTUALLY TITLED "THE HIP REGGAE WORLD OF =
HERMAN=20
CHIN-LOY" - AND<BR> INDEED IT IS A HIP REGGAE =
ALBUM. =20
HERMAN STARTED OFF AS THE CO-OWNER<BR> OF THE ONE-STOP =
RECORD=20
SHOP, AND BECAME REKNOWNED AS THE MAN WHO<BR> COULD =
DIG OUT=20
THE BEST OF THE RECORDS - HE WENT FROM ONE STOP<BR> TO =
HIS OWN=20
AQUARUIS SHOP. FROM THERE HE WENT INTO PRODUCING =
IN<BR> =20
THIS TIME OFF FROM THE SHOP, AND HIS AQUARIUS SOUND WAS=20
FAMOUS<BR> FOR IT'S INNOVATION AND =
EXPERIMENTATION. HE=20
ORIGINALLY RELEASED<BR> RECORDS UNDER THE ENIGMATIC =
NAME OF=20
AUGUSTUS PABLO, BUT THEN GAVE<BR> THE NAME TO HORACE =
SWABY=20
(THE MAN WE ALL KNOW AS AUGUSTUS PABLO).<BR> =
HERMAN=20
RELEASED THE FIRST TUNE WITH PABLO'S NOW FAMOUS =
MELODICA<BR> =20
IN 1971 (TRACK NINE) - AND THE SOUND THAT THE TWO PRODUCED=20
ADDED<BR> A NEW DIMENSION TO JAMAICAN MUSIC. =
ENOUGH=20
HISTORY - THIS IS A<BR> SUPERB ALBUM WITH HERMAN =
COLLABORATING=20
WITH AND PRODUCING; DENNIS<BR> BROWN, ALTON ELLIS, =
SOUNDS=20
UNLIMITED, THE AQUARIANS, DENNIS ALCAPONE,<BR> =
AUSGUSTUS PABLO=20
AND OTHERS. I'VE HAD A PROMO OF THIS AT HOME<BR> =
FOR A=20
FEW WEEKS NOW AND I LOVE IT - AND ME AND MY DAUGHTER =
SKANK<BR> =20
AROUND TO ONE TRACK IN PARTICULAR - BOTH GRINNING INANELY! =
CLASS...</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> JACKIE MITTOO - DISCO JACK - PRESSURE SOUNDS - 7"=20
(PSS002)<BR> SUPER 7". YOU ARE BOUND TO =
RECOGNISE THE=20
RHYTHM - WELL, I DID.<BR> ORGAN PLAYING A BIT =
MORE TONED=20
DOWN THAN ALOT OF OTHER JACKIE<BR> MITTOO TRACKS, BUT =
THAT=20
ADDS TO IT REALLY - GIVING A REAL SOULFUL<BR> =
FEEL. =20
NICE.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> LLOYD PARKS - MAFIA - PRESSURE SOUNDS - 7"=20
(PSS003)<BR> THE DUB SYNDICATE DID A VERSION OF THIS =
ON ONE OF=20
THEIR EARLY<BR> ALBUMS. THIS IS THE ORIGINAL - =
VERSION=20
AND DUB, WHICH IS SWEET,<BR> SOULFUL - HAS THAT HEAVY =
RHYTHM=20
RUNNING THROUGH IT, BUT A REAL<BR> LIGHTNESS =
TOO. =20
EXCELLENT MELODICA TOO. CHECK...</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> ROYALS, THE - DUBBING WITH THE ROYALS - PRESSURE SOUNDS - =
2xLP=20
(PSLP44)<BR> HEAVY WEIGHT DUB FROM THE ROYALS. =
WITH=20
CONTRIBUTIONS FROM PRINCE<BR> FARI AND I ROY. =
THESE ARE=20
THE DUBS, WITH ONLY HINTS OF THE VOCALS<BR> - THE =
EMPHASIS=20
SITTING WITH THE RHYTHMS. THESE TRACKS WERE=20
ORIGINALLY<BR> THE FLIP SIDES OF 7"S, BUT THEY BECAME =
MORE=20
THAN TRACKS TO SING<BR> OR TOAST OVER, THEY BECAME =
TRACKS IN=20
THEIR OWN RIGHT. ALL PRODUCED<BR> BY ROY COUSINS =
AND=20
ENGINEERED BY KING TUBBY, THE SCIENTIST AND<BR> =
OTHERS. =20
HEAVY AND SUPERB.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> SLY AND ROBBIE - UNMETERED TAXI - PRESSURE SOUNDS - 2xLP=20
(PSLP43)<BR> SLY DUNBAR AND ROBBIE SHAKESPEARE HAVE =
BEEN THE=20
RHYTHM SECTION<BR> FOR SO MANY OF REGGAE'S FINEST =
MOMENTS -=20
ALMOST THE BACKBONE OF<BR> THESE TRACKS. THIS IS =
AN=20
ALBUM OF VERSIONS AND DUBS - WITH SLY<BR> AND ROBBIE =
ON DUB=20
DUTIES (WITH OCCASSIONAL HELP FROM THE TAXI<BR> =
GANG). =20
ORIGINAL VERSIONS FROM DENNIS BROWN, THE VICEROYS, =
BLACK<BR> =20
UHURU, THE TAMLINS, STRUGGLE, THE WAILING SOULS, JIMMY=20
RILEY,<BR> THRILLER AND AMBLIQUE. FUNKY, DEEP, =
SOULFUL,=20
HEAVY - NICE...</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> VARIOUS - RED SEA - PRESSURE SOUNDS - 10"=20
(PST1003)<BR> KILLER EP THAT'S FULL OF THE BEST, MOST =
ORIGINAL=20
REEGGAE SOUNDS.<BR> THE A-SIDE IS A CLASSIC RHYTHM =
WITH THREE=20
DIFFERENT VOCALS FROM<BR> AUGUSTUS PABLO AND JAMES =
EASTWOOD.=20
THE FLIP HAS TRACKS FROM THE<BR> SAME TWO ARTISTS PLUS =
SOUND=20
UNLIMITED. PROPER '70'S STYLE ALL<BR> ROUND.=20
RECOMMENDED.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> WAILING SOULS - AT CHANNEL ONE - PRESSURE SOUNDS - 2xLP=20
(PSLP42)<BR> THIS IS A FINE ALBUM OF 7"S, 12"S AND =
VERSIONS OF=20
SOME OF THE<BR> WAILING SOULS BEST TRACKS. =
COMBINING=20
HARMONY WITH CONCIOUS LYRICS<BR> AND WICKED RHYTHMS - =
THIS HAS=20
SOME DIFFERENT VERSIONS OF REAL<BR> WAILING SOULS =
CLASSICS ON=20
IT, INCLUDING WAR, JOY WITHIN, LAWLESS<BR> SOCIETY AND =
VERY=20
WELL (WHICH IS AWESOME!). RECOMMENDED.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Restocks (Vinyl): Reggae / Dub</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> AUGUSTUS PABLO - IN FINE STYLE - PRESSURE SOUNDS - 2xLP=20
(PSLP38)<BR> ANOTHER SUPERB REGGAE SELECTION FROM =
PRESSURE=20
SOUNDS. THIS TIME<BR> IT'S A SELECTION OF =
AUGUSTUS=20
PABLO'S SINGLES FROM 1973 TO 1979<BR> (ARGUABLY =
REGGAES FINEST=20
ERA!?). DEEP AND SOULFUL VERSIONS AND<BR> DUBS,=20
PUNCTUATED WITH THE HAUNTING MELODICA - SYNONYMOUS =
WITH<BR> MR=20
PABLO. CLASS.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> CARLTON PATTERSON AND KING TUBBY - PSALMS OF DRUMS - =
PRESSURE SOUNDS=20
- LP (PSLP12)<BR> SUBTITLED "THE BLACK AND WHITE =
STORY", THIS=20
IS THE FIRST EVER<BR> COMPILATION FROM THE BLACK AND =
WHITE=20
LABEL. PRODUCED IN THE EARLY<BR> SEVENTIES, THIS =
IS AN=20
ALBUM OF VOCALS, TOASTS, INSTRUMENTALS AND<BR> DUBS - =
PRODUCED=20
BY CARLTON PATTERSON AND KING TUBBY. NICE.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> JOE GIBBS & THE PROFESSIONALS - NO BONES FOR THE DOGS - =
PRESSURE=20
SOUNDS - 2xLP (PSLP37)<BR> WICKED SELECTION OF DUBS =
FROM 1974=20
TO 1979. THERE ARE SOME INCREDIBLY<BR> HEAVY TRACKS ON =
HERE=20
DRENCHED IN REVERB AND ECHO BOX PLUS SOME<BR> MEGA =
PHASE AND=20
FLANGE. IT ALL ADDS TO THE ATMOSPHERE MIND YOU<BR> AND =
THIS IS=20
AN UNMISSABLE COLLECTION.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> PRINCE FARI & THE ARABS - DUB TO AFRICA - PRESSURE =
SOUNDS - LP=20
(PSLP02)<BR> TOP DUBS FROM PRODUCER / PERCUSSIONIST =
PRINCE=20
FARI. BASS HEAVY<BR> IN THE EXTREME, WITH SOME LOVELY=20
RHYTHMS. CLASSY DUB ALBUM THAT<BR> WAS =
PRODUCED AT=20
THE END OF THE 1970S. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> SANTIC AND FRIENDS - AN EVEN HARDER SHADE OF BLACK - =
PRESSURE SOUNDS=20
- LP (PSLP01)<BR> ARRANGED AND PRODUCED BY LEONARD =
ANTHONY=20
CHIN, THIS IS AN EXCELLENT<BR> SLICE OF REGGAE, =
FEATURING THE=20
TALENTS OF HORACE ANDY, AUGUSTUS<BR> PABLO, JAH WOOSH, =
TUBBY,=20
GREGORY ISAACS, I-ROY AND THE SANTIC<BR> ALLSTARS. =
FIRST ALBUM=20
ON PRESSURE SOUNDS - SETTING THE STANDARD<BR> OF THE =
GREAT=20
CATALOGUE THAT STILL KEEPS COMING.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> TECHNIQUES IN DUB - TECHNIQUES IN DUB - PRESSURE SOUNDS - LP =
(PSLP15)<BR> THIS REALLY IS AN ALBUM OF DUB TECHNIQUES =
- AND=20
SOME WICKED ONES<BR> AT THAT! PRODUCED BY WINSTON =
RILEY, WITH=20
PLAYERS INCLUDING SLY<BR> DUNBAR, ROBBIE SHAKESPEAR, =
JACKIE=20
MITTOO, TOMMY MCCOOK AND OTHERS.<BR> CHECK.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> VARIOUS - DON'T CALL US IMMIGRANTS - PRESSURE SOUNDS - LP=20
(PSLP28)<BR> GOOD PRESSURE SOUNDS COMPILATION. =
CHRONICLING THE=20
HISTORY OF UK<BR> BASED REGGAE FEATURING THE TITLE =
TRACK BY=20
TABBY CAT KELLY PLUS<BR> TUNES FROM ASWAD, PABLO GAD, =
STEEL=20
PULSE AMONGST OTHERS..</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>New Releases (CD): Electronica</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> BARMITZVAH BROTHERS, THE - THE NIGHT OF THE PARTY - =
ROBOSAPIEN - CD=20
(BOT03)<BR> QUITE A SILLY CD, BUT THE ARTISTS ARE =
BARELY OUT=20
OF SCHOOL. A<BR> BIT KEVIN BLECHDOM, OR SOMETHING =
SIMILAR ON=20
TIGERBEAT. LO FI,<BR> HOMEMADE TOYS, INSTRUMENTS =
LETS GO=20
TO SESAME STREET.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> ELECTRONIC HUMANS GUILD, THE - THE ELECTRONIC HUMANS GUILD - =
ROBOSAPIEN - CD (BOT01)<BR> HERE WE HAVE A NICE CD FOR =
ALL YOU=20
ANALOGUE FREAKS, AN ENTIRE<BR> CD OF MUSIC MADE WITH =
OLD=20
SCHOOL ELECTRONICS. IF YOU LIKE THE<BR> IDEA OF =20
STOCK,HAUSEN AND WALKMAN MEETS THE MUPPETS, THIS =
ONES<BR> FOR=20
YOU.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> FILTER FEEDER - FEEDING FRENZY - ENTR'ACTE - CD=20
(ENTR'ACTE8)<BR> CERTAINLY THE MOST ACCESSIBLE =
ENTR'ACTE=20
RELEASE WE'VE RECEIVED<BR> THUS FAR, SO MUCH SO THAT =
IT'S=20
AVOIDED BEING PUT INTO THE EXPERIMENTAL<BR> SECTION =
DUE TO ITS=20
MORE CONVENTIONAL, MUSICAL APPROACH. I SAY<BR> THAT, =
OF=20
COURSE, BUT DON'T NECESSARILY GO EXPECTING THE =
EASIEST<BR> OF=20
RIDES. LO-FI CUT 'N' PASTE / SAMPLE BASED, POLITICALLY=20
MOTIVATED<BR> ELECTRONICA WITH NO OBVIOUS REFERENCE =
POINTS AS=20
SUCH (PERHAPS<BR> MAYBE THE SCHEMATIC LABEL?), SO BEST =
YOU=20
HAVE A LISTEN.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> GEL - SOL1104 - EM:T - CD (EM:T0005)<BR> =
EXCELLENT=20
STUFF FROM EM:T HERE. GEL (NOT THE ACTVE =
SUSPENSION<BR> GEL)=20
PROVIDES AN ATMOSPHERIC SELECTION OF AMBIENT =
ELECTRONICA<BR> =20
TUNES IN A CLASSIC EM:T STYLE. KIND OF REMINISCENT OF THE=20
MID<BR> '90'S, BUT AS I ALWAYS SAY, THAT'S NO BAD =
THING.=20
BEAUTIFUL MELODIES,<BR> LUSH CHORDS AND PADS AND AN =
ALMOST=20
ORB-LIKE QUALITY TO THE EXTENSIVE<BR> USE OF SAMPLES. =
BACKED=20
UP BY GREAT BEATS AND BREAKS, THS IS ONE<BR> TO CHILL =
TO.=20
NICE.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> GOA - GOA - ROBOSAPIEN - CD (BOT02)<BR> =
QUITE AN=20
EXPERIMENTAL CD, A MIXTURE OF LIVE =
INSTRUMENTATION,<BR> =20
TRIPPED OUT, WITH A BIT OF PROG THROWN IN FOR GOOD MEASURE.=20
THINK<BR> DEUS MEETS ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE MEETS=20
CONSTELLATION.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN - STRONG FOR THE FUTURE - MUSH - CD=20
(MH233CD)<BR> A NICE MIX OF ELECTRONICA AND HIP HOP =
HERE, THE=20
SOUND THAT MUSH<BR> HAVE MADE AN IMPACT WITH IN TRUTH. =
THIS=20
IS, TO THESE EARS AT LEAST,<BR> IS 25% HIP HOP, 75%=20
ELECTRONICA. FULL 0F DEEP, TEXTURAL ATMOSPHERES<BR> =
OVER=20
QUIRKY DISJOINTED RHYTHMS. QUITE BEAUTIFUL IN PLACES. =
RECOMMENDED....</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> VARIOUS - LDS RELATIONCHIPS - ENTR'ACTE - 2xCD=20
(ENTR'ACTE6)<BR> COMPILATION OF EXPERIMENTAL ARTISTS =
SUCH=20
ERRORSMITH, SUDDEN INFANT,<BR> BLACKJEWISHGAYS, PETER =
REHBERG=20
& KEVIN DRUMM, CHRISTOPH DE BABYLON,<BR> P_AUDIO, =
DAVE=20
PHILLIPS, COLUMN ONE AND JORGEN ECKLUND, ALL OF<BR> =
WHICH ARE=20
WORKING IN THE FIELD OF NOISE SOUNDSCAPES ONE WAY =
OR<BR> =20
ANOTHER, BE THEY MINIMAL, INTENSE, BEAT DRIVEN, WHITE NOISE=20
OR<BR> AMBIENT. EQUALLY DISTURBING AND =
CHALLENGING.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Restocks (CD): Electronica</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> AROVANE - LILIES - CITY CENTRE OFFICES - CD=20
(TOWERBLOCK020CD)<BR> THIS ALBUM REALLY DOESN'T NEED =
ANY=20
INTRODUCTION, I'M SURE. AROVANE'S<BR> THIRD LONG =
PLAYER AND=20
HIS SECOND FOR C.C.O. IS A GENUINE BEAUTY<BR> THAT =
MANAGES TO=20
CAPTURE THE ORGANIC ESSENCE OF 'TIDES' ALONG WITH<BR> =
HINTS OF=20
THE DARKER, MORE ELECTRONIC 'ATOL SCRAP'. =
SUCCESSFULLY<BR> =20
MELDING THESE TWO IDEAS TOGETHER AND ADDING LUSCIOUS LAYERS=20
OF<BR> MELODY WITH HARP, HARPSICHORD AND PIANOS PAYS =
OFF AND=20
THE OVERALL<BR> FEEL OF THE ALBUM IS ONE OF SOOTHING =
PURITY.=20
SIMPLY PUT, YOU NEED<BR> THIS ALBUM IF YOU HAVE ANY =
INTEREST=20
IN ELECTRONICA. ESSENTIAL.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> BOLA - GNAYSE - SKAM - CD (SKALD015)<BR> =
AT LONG=20
LAST THE THIRD BOLA ALBUM LANDS UPON THE DREAMY =
SHORES<BR> OF=20
MOUNT SMALLFISH. THIS MARKS MORE OF AN EVOLUTION THAN A=20
REVOLUTION<BR> IN HIS SOUND BUT MANAGES TO REMAIN A =
DELECTABLE=20
SLICE OF CONTEMPORARY<BR> ELECTRONICA PAR EXCELLENCE. =
HARKING=20
BACK TO THE DAYS OF EARLY<BR> AUTECHRE, MID PERIOD =
BLACK DOG=20
AND HIS OWN UNIQUE BOLA SOUND,<BR> DARRELL CONSTRUCTS=20
INTRICATE SOUNDSCAPES OF QUITE BEAUTIFUL NOISE<BR> =
COMPLETE=20
WITH LUSH SOUNDS AND MELODIC TOUCHES ALONGSIDE A =
VARIED<BR> =20
ARRAY OF RHYTHMIC PROGRAMMING. YOU MAY WELL HAVE GUESSED=20
THAT<BR> I RATHER LIKE IT. RECOMMENDED.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> BROTHOMSTATES - QTIO - WARP - CD =
(WAP151CD)<BR> =20
NEW SIGNING TO WARP SEES MR LASSI NIKKO AKA BROTHOM STATES=20
IN<BR> ECLECTIC ELECTRONIC FORM. AN OVERALL LEANING TO =
MELODIES OVERLAID<BR> WITH BROKEN BEATS ALL W ITH A =
SLIGHTLY=20
DARK AND SINISTER UNDERTONE.<BR> PREVIOUS WORK =
INCLUDES=20
REMIXES FOR LACKLUSTER AND OTHERS. NICE.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> CHRIS CLARK - CLARENCE PARK - WARP - CD=20
(WARPCD86)<BR> WELL, IT WOULD SEEM THAT WARP'S =
ECLECTICISM=20
KNOWS NO BOUNDS. <BR> THIS NEW ALBUM FROM CHRIS CLARK =
IS A=20
COMBINATION OF VERY LAID<BR> BACK ALMOST SOUNDSCAPEY =
NUMBERS,=20
THE ODD DARK YET TRANQUILL ELECTRONIC<BR> TUNE, =
PLAYFUL LITTLE=20
INTERLUDES, AND SOME DISTINCTLY HARD-CORE<BR> =
INFLUENCED=20
NUTTINESS. NICE!!!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> DAEDELUS - OF SNOWDONIA - PLUG RESEARCH - CD=20
(PR44CD)<BR> YES! YES! EASILY ONE OF MY EARLY =
CONTENDERS FOR=20
ALBUM OF THE YEAR.<BR> DAEDELUS IS JUST ON FIRE AT THE =
MOMENT=20
AND THIS ALBUM PROVES YET<BR> AGAIN THAT HE'S A MAJOR =
FORCE TO=20
BE RECKONED WITH. STUNNINGLY<BR> MAD SAMPLE DRIVEN =
MUSIC THAT=20
TAKES ON JAZZ, HIP HOP, BEATS, ELECTRONICA<BR> AND SO =
MUCH=20
MORE. CHOPPED UP, OFFBEAT, OFFKILTER, ODDBALL =
STUFF<BR> WITH=20
THE KIND OF LOOSE, FLOWING FEEL THAT SOUNDS SO FRESH=20
COMPARED<BR> TO THE GENERALLY TIGHT ELECTRONIC THAT =
DOMINATES.=20
JUST AN ESSENTIAL<BR> PIECE OF WORK THAT YOU HAVE TO =
CHECK=20
OUT. BRILLIANT.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> DOSH - PURE TRASH - ANTICON - CD =
(ABR0043CD)<BR> =20
AFTER THE QUITE BRILLIANT "NAOISE EP" COMES THIS EQUALLY=20
IMPRESSIVE<BR> ALBUM FROM DOSH, THAT MIGHT SURPRISE =
THOSE WHO=20
THINK THEY KNOW<BR> IT ALL ABOUT ANTICON. THIS IS =
WARM,=20
OFF-KILTER, ORGANIC / LIVE-SOUNDING<BR> ELECTRONICA ON =
A PAR=20
WITH (AND I'LL REUSE MY ORIGINAL COMPARISONS<BR> IF I =
MAY)=20
FOURTET, B. FLEISCHMANN AND THE MELODIC LABEL IN =
THEIR<BR> =20
EARLY DAYS. AS STRONG AS ANYTHING ANTICON HAVE EVER RELEASED.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> FORTDAX - FOLLY - TUGBOAT - CD =
(TUGCD032)<BR> SO,=20
FORTDAX GET SIGNED UP TO TUGBOAT FOR THEIR DEBUT FULL=20
LENGTH<BR> ALBUM. TWELVE TRACKS OF OBSCURE ELECTRONICA =
THAT=20
MOVE HAPPILY<BR> WITHIN SEVERAL DIFFERENT STYLES. FROM =
EPIC,=20
STRING LADEN TRACKS<BR> TO A QUITE RETRO FEEL WITH =
ANALOGUE=20
SYNTH SOUNDS ALL UNDERPINNED<BR> BY CONTEMPORARY =
LAPTOP STYLE=20
CRUNCH BEATS. INTRIGUING.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> FUTIQUE - GO. LOW - SHADOW - CD =
(SW071CD)<BR> =20
PECULIAR ALBUM FROM SHADOW. DESIGNED BY TAYLOR DUEPREE AND=20
COMING<BR> ON LIKE AN ATOM HEART CD, BUT WITH MORE =
BREAKBEATS,=20
IT'S A FUNNY<BR> OLD ONE, BUT WITH A GROOVE ALL IT'S=20
OWN.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> I'M NOT A GUN - OUR LIVES ON WEDNESDAYS - CITY CENTRE =
OFFICES - CD=20
(TOWERBLOCKCD022)<BR> THE SECOND ALBUM FROM JOHN =
TEJADA AND=20
TAKESHI NISHIMOTO AS I'M<BR> NOT A GUN IS A TRUE =
FOLLOW UP TO=20
THE SUPERB FIRST ALBUM. TAKING<BR> OVER WHERE IT LEFT =
OFF WITH=20
A DELICIOUS COCKTAIL OF PAST ROCK<BR> STYLE GUITARS, =
LIVE=20
DRUMMING AND SUBTLE ELECTRONICS, IT MANAGES<BR> TO =
CAPTURE A=20
MAGICAL FEEL THAT'S FULL OF PERSONALITY AND =
REMAINS<BR> TRULY=20
FRESH. A BRILLIANT PIECE OF WORK AND SOMETHING THAT =
I'D<BR> =20
RECOMMEND WHOLE HEARTEDLY.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> LOSCIL - FIRST NARROWS - KRANKY - CD=20
(KRANK069)<BR> SCOTT MORGAN, AKA LOSCIL DELIVERS YET =
ANOTHER=20
SUPERB ALBUM THAT'S<BR> LACED WITH WARMTH AND EMOTION=20
THROUGHOUT. DEEP, SCULPTURAL ELECTRONICS<BR> WITH =
SUBTLE=20
RHYTHMIC ELEMENTS GIVING THE TRACKS A GOOD DEAL OF<BR> =
MOVEMENT WHILST THE EVEN MORE ORGANIC THAN USUAL SOUNDS ARE=20
LAYERED<BR> AND MANIPULATED ON TOP. LUSH SOUNDS =
BRIMMING WITH=20
BEAUTY AND GORGEOUS<BR> MELODIC CHORDS ARE THE ORDER =
OF THE=20
DAY HERE AND THIS COMES HIGHLY<BR> RECOMMENDED.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> NEAT LITTLE BOXES - SELECTION BOX - YOU MAKE ME - 3" CD=20
(YMMR1)<BR> FOLLOWING UP ON THE FULL LENGTH CD WE HAD =
A WHILE=20
AGO COMES THIS<BR> EXCELLENT SIX TRACK 3" CD FROM NEAT =
LITTLE=20
BOXES. ONCE AGAIN THERE'S<BR> A SUPER BLEND OF =
MELODIC, PLANET=20
MU-ESQUE ELECTRONICS MIXED UP<BR> WITH A MORE CRUNCHY, =
ABSTRACT SOUND. FLUID, YET ANGULAR AND FULL<BR> OF =
NEAT=20
TOUCHES AND GREAT PROGRAMMING. GET CHECKING!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> ONTAYSO - RE-MIXED... PART TWO - U-COVER - CD=20
(UCOVER021)<BR> NEARLY TWO YEARS ON FROM PART ONE, =
U-COVER=20
BRING US ANOTHER VOLUME<BR> OF LUSH, DEEP MIXES OF =
ONTAYSO=20
TRACKS. SOME GREAT ARTISTS ON HERE;<BR> PAN AMERICAN, =
GREG=20
DAVIS, MULTIPLEX, TIM KOCH, FUNCKARMA, BAURI,<BR> =
ABSTRACT=20
KNIGHTS, TEN AND TRACER, ULTRA MILKMAIDS, BREAK =
3000<BR> AND=20
ARNO PEETERS ALL FEATURE. QUALITY MUSIC FROM A QUALITY LABEL.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> PAN AMERICAN - QUIET CITY - KRANKY - CD=20
(KRANK065CD)<BR> DOUBLE PACK CONTAINING A CD AND DVD =
FROM PAN=20
AMERICAN. THEY ARE<BR> ONE OF THOSE OUTFITS WHO =
HAS=20
IMPRESSED ME WITH EVERY RELEASE I<BR> CAN =
REMEMBER. =20
BEAUTIFUL FUSION OF ELECTRONICS AND LIVE =
INSTRUMENTS<BR> (SORT=20
OF EXPECTED OWING TO THE LABRADFORD CONNECTION) THAT=20
CREATE<BR> A VERY ATMOSPHERIC ALBUM OF SUBTLE AND =
OFTEN=20
MELANCHOLY MUSIC.<BR> SUBTLE ELECTRONICA OF THE =
HIGHEST=20
ORDER. RECOMMENDED. (HAVEN'T<BR> SEEN THE =
DVD, BUT=20
IF IT THE VISUAL EQUIVALENT OF THE MUSIC THEN<BR> IT =
WILL BE=20
GREAT - IT'S BEEN DESCRIBED BY SOMEONE AS "VISUAL MEDITATIONS!).</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> POSTHUMAN - SEEP CD EP 02 - SEED - CD=20
(SEEPCDEP02)<BR> SECOND RELEASE ON POSTHUMAN'S OWN =
SEED=20
IMPRINT. FIVE TRACKS OF<BR> BROODING AND =
SINISTER=20
ELECTRONICS - WITH COMPLICATED BEATS AND<BR> A WHIFF =
OF=20
ELECTRO. VERY NICE, BUT NOT FOR PLAYING WHEN=20
IT'S<BR> DARK AND YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> POSTHUMAN - LAGRANGE POINT - SEED - CD=20
(SEEDCD9)<BR> I THINK RICHARD AND JOSH HAVE DISCOVERED =
A HUGE=20
SUPPLY OF GOOD<BR> WEED! SLANDEROUS PERHAPS, BUT =
WITH=20
THIS RADICAL SOFTENING OF<BR> THEIR USUALLY UP-TEMPO =
OUTPUT, I=20
THINK I'LL STICK TO MY GUNS.<BR> SO, IN TRUE =
STONER IDM=20
STYLE THEY HAVE PRODUCED A LOVELY ALBUM<BR> THAT =
COMPRISES OF=20
SOME MYSTICAL MELODIES, SLICK DRUM PROGRAMMING<BR> AND =
AN OVER=20
ALL SUBLIME FEELING. YES, THERE ARE MOMENTS OF =
MORE<BR> =20
INTENSITY, BUT ALL IN ALL THIS IS A MATURE AND RATHER=20
POST-POSTHUMAN<BR> ALBUM. GOOD STUFF BOYS.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> RICHARD THOMAS - SHOES AND RADIOS ATTRACT PAINT - LO - CD=20
(LCD06)</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> TOM MIDDLETON & MARK PRITCHARD - JEDI SELECTOR - SMUGG =
RECORDS -=20
CD (G-GUMSCD004)<BR> GREAT SELECTION OF FUNK FUELLED =
TRACKS=20
FROM THE MIDDLETON / PRITCHARD<BR> CAMP (AS OPPOSED TO =
THE=20
CAMP MIDDLETON / PRITCHARD!) - FROM THEIR<BR> RELOAD =
AND=20
GLOBAL COMMUNICATION GUISES. INCLUDES A WHOLE =
BUNCH<BR> OF=20
HOUSE, TECHNO AND ELECTRO CLASSICS MIXED UP IN FINE STYLE=20
BY<BR> TOM HIMSELF. BARGAIN PRICE TOO!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> VARIOUS - KOLN KOMPAKT - KOMPAKT - CD=20
(KOMCD01)<BR> CLASSIC FIRST COMPILATION ON KOMPAKT =
WHICH=20
FEATURES SOME OF COLOGNE'S<BR> FINEST SUCH AS STUDIO =
1, THE=20
MODERNIST, MICHAEL MAYER, DR. WALKER,<BR> PENTAX, =
THOMAS=20
BRINKMANN AND MORE. FROM MINIMAL TECHNO TO BOUNCY<BR> =
GALLOPY=20
TECHNO. ESSENTIAL.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> VARIOUS - ELECTRONIC MUSIC FOR HEROES - HYDROGEN DUKEBOX - =
CD=20
(DUKE88CD)<BR> BARGAIN NINE TRACK CD FEATURING NORKEN, =
JUSTICE, METAMATICS, GLOBO,<BR> A1 PEOPLE, CHAMBER, =
THE=20
LITHIUM PROJECT AND HARRY K. A WICKED<BR> SAMPLER TO =
SHOW YOU=20
WHAT HYDROGEN DUKEBOX IS ALL ABOUT.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> VARIOUS - EVERYTHING IS GREEN - TOYTRONIC - CD=20
(TOY18)<BR> WELL, THESE ARE GONNA ABSOLUTELY ZIP OUT =
THE DOOR.=20
THIS BUDGET-PRICED<BR> SAMPLER SHOWCASES TO PERFECTION =
ONE OF=20
BRITAIN'S LEADING ELECTRONICA<BR> LABELS. FEATURED ARE =
THE=20
LIKES OF ABFAHRT HINWILL, NUM NUM, GIMMIK,<BR> MAPS =
&=20
DIAGRAMS, CULTEK, BOC SCADET, LOW PROFILE SOCIETY, =
PHASE<BR> =20
MOJO, OCHRE AND OTHERS. UNMISSABLE.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Restocks (CD): Techno / Electro</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> 808 STATE - PREBUILD - REPHLEX - CD =
(CAT807CD)<BR> =20
SEVEN DAYS AFTER THE THUNDEROUS 1988 NEW ORDER MIXES COMES=20
THIS<BR> HIGHLY WELCOME COMPILATION OF "LOST ACID =
TRACKS"=20
DATING FROM 1987-88.<BR> A COLLECTION OF HARD-TO-FIND =
SINGLES,=20
UNRELEASED ROUGH DEMOS FROM<BR> CASSETTES (BOY, DO =
THEY PACK A=20
PUNCH) AND LIVE TRACKS FROM THE<BR> DAYS WHEN A GUY =
CALLED=20
GERALD WAS PART OF THIS INFLUENTIAL TRIO.<BR> THIS IS =
*PROPER*=20
ACID THAT'S CLEARLY TAUGHT THE LIKES OF APHEX,<BR> =20
SQUAREPUSHER, CEEPHAX ACID AND SO MANY OTHERS A THING OR=20
TEN.<BR> A GREAT ALBUM TO CRANK UP AND THOROUGHLY =
ENJOY AS=20
WELL AS AN IMPORTANT<BR> HISTORY LESSON.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> MONNE AUTOMNE - INTRODUCING LIGHT & SOUND - LO-FI STEREO =
- CD=20
(LOFISTEREO#26CD)<BR> PIER BUCCI, ARGENIS BRITO AND =
LUCIEN=20
NICOLET (AKA LUCIANO) MAKE<BR> UP MONNE AUTOMNE AND =
THIS=20
ELEVEN TRACK CD IS A WONDERFUL RIDE<BR> THROUGH =
SUBTLE,=20
GROOVING TECH SOUNDS. VERY HOUSEY AT TIMES AND<BR> =
ACTUALLY=20
SURPRISINGLY ELECTRONICA SOUNDING AT OTHERS. THEY=20
DELICATELY<BR> BALANCE THE STRENGTH OF THE BEATS =
AGAINST THE=20
LISTENING FACTOR<BR> AND COME UP WITH A TASTY HYBRID. =
DON'T=20
MISS THIS, IT'S GREAT.<BR> INCLUDES A BONUS TRACK IN =
THE SHAPE=20
OF PIER BUCCI AND LUCIANO'S<BR> MIX OF 'EL =
SALVADOR'.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> SWAYZAK - GROOVETECHNOLOGY V 1.3 - STUDIO K7 - 2xCD=20
(K7122CD)<BR> QUALITY DOUBLE MIX CD FROM THOSE LOVELY =
SWAYZAK=20
PEOPLE. TWENTY<BR> FOUR TRACKS RANGING FROM DEEP =
TECHNO TO=20
QUIRKY ELECTRO POP AND<BR> EVEN A BIT OF DOWNBEAT =
ELECTRONICA.=20
AKUFEN, ELLEN ALLIEN, BITSTREAM,<BR> SON.SINE, ROUND =
FOUR,=20
BASIC CHANNEL, CLOSER MUZIK AND LOADS MORE<BR> ALL=20
FEATURE.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> VARIOUS - COMPILATION #2 - DFA - 3xCD=20
(DFAEMI2140CD)<BR> SECOND IN THE SERIES OF =
IMAGINATIVELY=20
TITLED COMPS FROM THE MIGHTY<BR> DFA. THREE =
CDS -=20
TWO OF TRACKS AND ONE A MIX. FEATURES THE<BR> =
TALENTS OF=20
THE RAPTURE, THE JUAN MCLEAN, J.O.Y., PIXELATION, =
DELIA<BR> =20
GONZALES AND GAVIN RUSSOM, L.C.D. SOUNDSYSTEM, BLACK DICE,=20
LIQUID<BR> LIQUID AND THE BLACK LEOTARD FRONT! =
QUALITY=20
CONTEMPORARY PUNK<BR> / FUNK TECHNO OF A DISTINCTLY =
GROOVY=20
NATURE (PERHAPS WITH BLACK<BR> DICE BEING THE BLACK =
SHEEP OF=20
THE DFA'S FAMILY). NICELY PACKAGED,<BR> NICELY =
PUT=20
TOGETHER, LESS NICELY PRICED - BUT HEY, YOU PAY =
FOR<BR> =20
QUALITY!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> VARIOUS - TOTAL 1 - KOMPAKT - CD =
(KOMCD03)<BR> =20
FIRST COMPILATION OF SINGLES FROM KOMPAKT SEES A SUPERB=20
COLLECTION<BR> FROM THE LIKES OF JURGEN PAAPE, MICHAEL =
MAYER,=20
SCHAEBEN & VOSS,<BR> JOACHIM SPIETH, REINHARD =
VOIGT,=20
DETTINGER, BENJAMIN WILD AND MORE.<BR> THE EARLY =
KOMPAKT=20
MATERIAL WAS INCREDIBLY INFLUENTIAL SO HERE'S<BR> YOUR =
CHANCE=20
TO GRAB A SLICE OF THE ACTION! QUALITY.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> VARIOUS - TOTAL 3 - KOMPAKT - CD =
(KOMCD10)<BR> A=20
COOL COMPILATION OF KOMPAKT RELEASES INCLUDING CLOSER=20
MUSIK,<BR> JURGEN PAAPE, MIKE INK, SASCHA FUNKE, =
DETTINGER,=20
SUPERPITCHER,<BR> M. MAYER AND MORE. EXCELLENT=20
ELECTRONICS.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>New Releases (CD): US Techno / Electro</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> JOHN TEJADA - LOGIC MEMORY CENTER - PLUG RESEARCH - CD=20
(PLG55CD)<BR> JOHN TEJADA COMES BACK WITH A BANG WITH =
THIS=20
WONDERFUL ALBUM FOR<BR> PLUG RESEARCH. CONTRARY TO =
WHAT I=20
EXPECTED IT'S A LIVELY COLLECTION<BR> OF MAINLY =
DANCEFLOOR=20
ORIENTATED TRACKS THAT USE HIS TRADEMARK<BR> =
PRODUCTION SKILLS=20
TO WONDERFUL EFFECT. JERKY, QUIRKY, WARM AND<BR> =
SOULFUL=20
TRACKS THAT HAVE CRISPY SOUNDS AND SPIKY, MOVING =
RHYTHMS.<BR> =20
HE INDULGES IN A SPOT OF VOCAL SHENANIGANS WITH HELP FROM=20
CARL<BR> FINLOW , JAMES FIGURINE AND KIMI RECOR. THIS =
ADDS YET=20
ANOTHER<BR> LAYER OF DEPTH TO AN ALREADY PACKED ALBUM =
OF GREAT=20
MUSIC. COMES<BR> RECOMMENDED FOLKS!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>New Releases (CD): Hip Hop</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> AESOP ROCK - BUILD YOUR OWN BAZOOKA TOOTH INST & =
ACCAPELLAS -=20
DEF JUX - 2xCD (DJX101CD)<BR> ONE CD OF INSTRUMENTALS, =
ONE OF=20
ACCAPELLAS (I'M SURE I'VE SAID<BR> THAT ALREADY!) =
PERHAPS YOU=20
COULD HAVE A GO AT A BIT OF MIX N'<BR> MATCH AT =
HOME?</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> VORDUL MEGA - THE REVOLUTION OF YUNG HAVOKS - NATURE - CD=20
(NSD105CD)<BR> NICE SELECTION OF GUESTS HERE, JEAN =
GRAE,=20
BLOCKHEAD, VASTAIRE,<BR> C RAYZ WALZ. A BIT OF A WHO'S =
WHO OF=20
THE INDIE SCENE. BEATS A<BR> RE SUPPLIED BY THE LIKES =
OF=20
BLOCKHEAD, DEV 1, BELIEF AND MORE.<BR> GENERALLY ON =
THAT=20
DEEPER CONSCIOUS TIP WITH MORE THAN A HINT OF<BR> THAT =
MID=20
90'S TO IT. GIVE IT A SPIN....</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Restocks (CD): Hip Hop</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> JAZ O & IMOBILARIE - KINGZ KOUNTY - RANCORE - CD=20
(6412331CD)<BR> WICKED MIXTURE OF STYLES ON THIS HOT =
CD. SOME=20
DIGITAL JIGGED UP<BR> BEATS SIT ALONGSIDE SOME FINE=20
UNDERGROUND SOUNDING STUFF, ALL<BR> WITH TOP RHYMES =
FLOWING ON=20
POINT OVER THEM. QUALITY ALL THE WAY<BR> =20
REALLY.RECOMENDED!!!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> MAJESTICONS, THE - BEAUTY PARTY - BIG DADA - CD=20
(BDCD047)<BR> MIKE LADD'S MAJESTICONS PROJECT COMES TO =
FRUITION WITH THIS ALBUM.<BR> FIFTEEN TRACKS OF JIGGY, =
FUNKY,=20
PERKY, QUIRKY HIP HOP SOUNDS THAT<BR> RANGE FROM VERY =
UPBEAT,=20
ALMOST TWO STEP TRACKS TO SOME DIRTY AS<BR> HELL, =
LOWDOWN=20
BEATS. FABULOUS AND MUCH ANTICIPATED.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Restocks (CD): Eclectic Beats</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> CHARLES WEBSTER - BORN ON THE 24TH OF JULY - PEACEFROG - CD=20
(PF097CD)<BR> A MIXTURE OF STYLES FROM MR WEBSTER ON =
THIS=20
ACCLAIMED PEACEFROG<BR> RELEASE. SOME VERY CHART =
FRIENDLY=20
MATERIAL SITS ALONGSIDE SOME<BR> DEEP HOUSE TUNES AND =
A LIBRAL=20
DOSE OF VOCALS ALL OVER THE PLACE.ONE<BR> TO =
CHECK!!!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> THIEVERY CORPORATION - SOUNDS FROM THE THIEVERY HI-FI - =
EIGHTEENTH=20
STREET LOUNGE - CD (ESL5CD)<BR> MORE DUBBY INFLUENCED=20
SHENANIGANS FROM THE CORP. GOOD QUALITY<BR> =
STUFF.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>New Releases (CD): Guitar Based</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> JOHN FAHEY - THE GREAT SANTA BARBARA OIL SLICK - REVENANT - =
CD=20
(WATER139CD)<BR> THIS IS AN ABSOLUTELY SUPER RELEASE =
BY THE=20
LATE, GREAT JOHN FAHEY.<BR> CAPTURED LIVE AT THE =
MATRIX, SAN=20
FRANCISCO IN 1968/69. THE FIRST<BR> 14 TRACKS ARE A =
LIVE SET=20
UNEDITED, WITH THE INTRODUCTION AND FAHEYS<BR> BANTER =
LEFT IN.=20
THE QUALITY OF THE RECORDING IS SUPERB, AND HIS<BR> =
PLAYING=20
FAULTLESS. THE FINAL 4 TRACKS, FROM A SECOND SET, =
APPEAR<BR> =20
TO ACCOUNT FOR ALL THE TRACKS NOT FEATURED IN THE FIRST.=20
EXTENSIVE<BR> SLEEVENOTES GIVE THE FULL STORY AND, =
INDEED,=20
EVERYTHING YOU COULD<BR> EVER WISH TO KNOW ABOUT THIS =
CD. AN=20
ABSOLUTE MUST, BEAUTIFUL STUFF.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> NILS OKLAND - BRIS - RUNE GRAMMOFON - CD=20
(RCD2042)<BR> ONE OF SEVERAL NEW RUNE RELEASES IN THE =
LAST=20
WEEK OR TWO, BUT<BR> MAKE SURE YOU DON'T OVERLOOK THIS =
ONE.=20
MOURNFUL STRINGS A-PLENTY.<BR> IF YOU'RE A FAN OF =
DIRTY THREE,=20
GODSPEED YBE ETC AND FANCY SOMETHING<BR> A BIT MORE =
AUTHENTIC=20
AND TZADIK-ESQUE, DEFINITELY GIVE THIS A<BR> TRY.=20
LOVELY.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> SHINE LIKE STARS - LOST ROCK - ROBOSAPIEN - CD=20
(BOT04)<BR> SHINE LIKE STARS SOUND LIKE THEYVE =
LISTENED TO A=20
LOT OF BECK,<BR> WHICH IN MY OPINION ISNT A BAD THING. =
IF YOU=20
LIKE YOUR MUSIC IN<BR> THAT VEIN, THIS IS A GOOD =
ADDITION TO=20
YOUR CD COLLECTION. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> VARIOUS - NUVO - ROBOSAPIEN - CD =
(BOT05)<BR> OUT=20
OF MONTREAL, ROBOSAPIEN RECORDINGS HAVE BEEN BUBBLING ON=20
THE<BR> UNDERGROUND FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS. RUN BY =
SOMETIME=20
BASS PLAYER<BR> FOR LE FLY PAN AM (JON ACENSIO) =
FEATURING A=20
COLLECTION OF VARIOUS<BR> MONTREAL BASED ARTISTS, THE =
LIKES OF=20
LES GEORGES LENINGRAD FOR<BR> YOU AVANT =
EXPERIMENTALISTS, BUT=20
MAINLY POP ELECTRONIC, A LITTLE<BR> SOMETHING FOR =
EVERYONE!=20
NICE ONE!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> VARIOUS - WHERE WILL YOU BE CHRISTMAS DAY - DUST TO DIGITAL =
- CD=20
(DTD-02)<BR> 24 RECORDINGS FROM 1917 TO 1959 - ALL OF =
A VERY=20
FESTIVE NATURE!<BR> KIND OF GOSPEL, MEETS BIG =
BAND SWING=20
MEETS HILLBILLY FOLK MEETS<BR> SOUTHERN BLUES - VERY =
MUCH=20
SOMETHING THAT FANS OF REVENANT / JOHN<BR> FAHEY =
SHOULD=20
INVESTIGATE. INCLUDES SOME LOST CLASSICS SUCH =
AS<BR> =20
"CHRISTMAS IN JAIL - AIN'T THAT A PAIN", "PAPA AIN'T NO SANT=20
CLAUS<BR> (AND MAMA AIN'T NO CHRISTMAS TREE)" AND=20
OTHERS. DESTINED TO BECOME<BR> THE SMALLFISH =
CHRISTMAS=20
COMPANION, PERHAPS!?</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Restocks (CD): Guitar Based</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> ALASDAIR ROBERTS - FAREWELL SORROW - ROUGH TRADE - CD=20
(RTRADEC0094)<BR> FOLLOWING UP ON HIS GORGEOUS ALBUM =
ON=20
SECRETLY CANADIAN, ALASDAIR<BR> GIVES US A =
DELIGHTFULLY=20
MOURNFUL SELECTION OF FOLK BASED SONGS<BR> THAT HAVE A =
HAUNTING AND BEAUTIFUL FEEL. TRULY LOVELY.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> INNOCENCE MISSION, THE - BEFRIENDED - AGENDA - CD=20
(AGN010CD)<BR> QUITE SIMPLY THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST=20
SINGER-SONGWRITER / ALT-COUNTRY<BR> ALBUMS I'VE HEARD =
IN A=20
LONG TIME, AND PEACEFROG DESERVE SOME CREDIT<BR> FOR =
GOING OUT=20
ON A LIMB WITH THIS AND DOING SOMETHING SO =
UNEXPECTED<BR> FOR=20
THEM. GORGEOUS SONGS LED BY A BEAUTIFUL FEMALE VOCAL =
THAT<BR> =20
JUST DEMAND TO BE HEARD. FANS OF MAZZY STAR OR MOJAVE 3,=20
STOP<BR> WHAT YOU'RE DOING RIGHT NOW, AND BUY THIS! =
ALBUM OF=20
THE WEEK.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> MICAH P. HINSON & THE GOSPEL OF PROGRESS - MICAH P. =
HINSON &=20
THE GOSPEL OF PROGRESS - SKETCHBOOK - CD =
(SKETCH006)<BR> =20
SERIOUSLY IMPRESSIVE DEBUT ALBUM FROM THIS TEXAN=20
SINGER/SONGWRITER<BR> THAT'S BEEN GOING DOWN A STORM =
WITH=20
CRITICS AND GENUINE MUSIC<BR> FANS ALIKE. HINTS OF =
SMOG, RED=20
HOUSE PAINTERS, BRIGHT EYES ET<BR> AL BUT SOMEHOW WITH =
A REAL=20
IDENTITY AND FEEL OF ITS OWN. MOURNFUL,<BR> YET =
UPLIFTING,=20
THIS COMES HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS - ABATTOIR BLUES / THE LYRE OF =
ORPHEUS=20
- MUTE - 2xCD (CDSTUMM233)<BR> LITERALLY MASSIVE NEW =
ALBUM=20
FROM DICK CAVE, AS HE RELEASES THE<BR> FIRST DOUBLE =
ALBUM OF=20
HIS LONG CAREER. CRITICS ARE TOUTING THIS<BR> AS HIS =
BEST WORK=20
IN YEARS, AND CERTAINLY IT DOES SOUND LIKE A<BR> =
RETURN TO=20
FORM AFTER THE PATCHY "NOCTURAMA". THE PACKAGING =
IS<BR> ALSO=20
SERIOUSLY IMPRESSIVE ON BOTH FORMATS. IF YOU'RE A FAN,=20
YOU'RE<BR> GONNA WANT THIS INSTANTLY - SIMPLE AS =
THAT.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> PEGGY HONEYWELL - HONEY FOR DINNER - AGENDA - CD=20
(AGN009CD)<BR> AN EXCELLENT 10-TRACK CD FROM PEGGY =
HONEYWELL,=20
BACKED BY DAVID<BR> "PAPA M" PAJO ON BASS, SLIDE =
GUITAR AND=20
DRUMS, WITH PRODUCTION<BR> BY PAUL OLDHAM. LOW-KEY, NO =
FRILLS=20
ALT-COUNTRY / FOLK WITH A HINT<BR> OF BLUEGRASS. =
DEFINITELY=20
ONE TO WATCH (OR, BETTER STILL, LISTEN<BR> TO).</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> STATE RIVER WIDENING - COTTONHEAD - VERTICAL FORM - CD=20
(VFORM037CD)<BR> THIS IS QUITE SIMPLY ONE OF THE MOST=20
BEAUTIFUL ALBUMS OF THE YEAR.<BR> DAVID SHEPPARD AND =
KEIRON=20
PHELAN HAVE PRODUCED ONE OF THEIR BEST<BR> EVER PIECES =
OF WORK=20
HERE AND THE LAYERS AND LEVELS THAT IT WORKS<BR> ON =
ARE=20
STAGGERING. AT ONCE MELLOW AND ORGANIC YET MIXED WITH =
A<BR> =20
FOLKY, EARTHY SOUND AND SOME SURPRISINGLY ROCKY MOMENTS,=20
THERE'S<BR> NEVER A DULL MOMENT. I MEAN THE FIRST =
TRACK ALONE=20
IS WORTH THE<BR> PRICE IN MY OPINION AND COULD EASILY =
REDUCE=20
TO TEARS WITH IT'S<BR> LUSH MELANCHOLY SOUND. I'D HAVE =
TO SAY=20
THIS IS ONE OF MY ALBUMS<BR> OF THE YEAR SO FAR. PROPS =
TO THE=20
ARTISTS AND TO VERTICAL FORM<BR> FOR RELEASING THIS =
GEM.=20
BRILLIANT.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> VARIOUS - KOMPILATION - KRANKY - 2xCD=20
(KRANK077)<BR> A SELECTION OF FORTHCOMING AND =
EXCLUSIVE=20
TRACKS, ALTERNATE VERSIONS<BR> AND PIECES FROM CURRENT =
RELEASES. STARS OF THE LID, PAN AMERICAN,<BR> GREG =
DAVIS,=20
LOSCIL, THE DEAD TEXAN, JESSICA BAILIFF, KEITH =
FULLERTON<BR> =20
WHITMAN AND THE REST OF THE KRANKY ROSTER CONTRIBUTE A TOTAL=20
OF<BR> 21 TRACKS OVER 148 MINUTES AND 2 CDS (AND AT A =
VERY=20
REASONABLE<BR> PRICE INDEED).</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> VARIOUS - CHANNEL ONE - MAXFIELD AVENUE BREAKDOWN - PRESSURE =
SOUNDS=20
- CD (PSCD31)<BR> QUITE SIMPLY AN ESSENTIAL ALBUM =
FEATURING=20
CLASSIC DUBS AND INSTRUMENTALS<BR> BY THE LIKES OF SLY =
DUNBAR,=20
TOMMY MCCOOK, BERTRAM MCCLEAN AND<BR> MORE. HEAVY, =
BASSY AND=20
JUST FANTASTIC MATERIAL. I DEFY YOU NOT<BR> TO NOD =
YOUR HEAD=20
TO THIS!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> YOUNG HEART ATTACK - MOUTHFUL OF LOVE - XL - CD=20
(XLCD173)<BR> THIS LOT SEEM DESTINED TO BE THE NEXT =
BIG THING=20
IF THE LIKES OF<BR> THE NME ARE TO BE BELIEVED. IF YOU =
LIKE=20
THE DARKNESS, AC/DC, THE<BR> DISTILLERS ETC, LOOK NO=20
FURTHER.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>New Releases (CD): Funk / Jazz / Soul</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> VARIOUS - COOL YULE - THE SWINGING SOUND OF CHRISTMAS - =
INVISIBLE=20
COLLEGE - CD (IC003)<BR> THIS REALLY WORKS! I FOUND =
MYSELF=20
FEELING REALLY FESTIVE WHILST<BR> LISTENING TO THIS. =
IT'S A=20
CRACKING SELECTION OF FOLK, BOSSA, FUNK<BR> AND MORE =
WITH A=20
CHRISTMAS TWIST. REALLY BRINGS TO MIND ROASTING<BR> =
CHESTNUTS=20
AND LOVELY FLUFFY FIR TREES (SAD, I KNOW, BUT =
SOMEHOW<BR> =20
CHRISTMAS TREES JUST REALLY DO IT FOR ME. I'D LIKE TO=20
IMMERSE<BR> MYSELF IN ONE FEELING THE SOFT, YET =
PRICKLY=20
NEEDLES RUBBING AGAINST<BR> MY... AHEM... I'VE =
PROBABLY SAID A=20
BIT TOO MUCH THERE, HAVEN'T<BR> I? ANYWAY, MOVING =
ON...). LALO=20
SCHIFRIN, SOULFUL STRINGS, ANITA<BR> KERR SINGERS, =
LEROY=20
HOLMES AND MANY, MANY MORE DELIVER A WONDROUS<BR> =
SPARKLY=20
EXPERIENCE. RECOMMENDED, EVEN IF YOU ONLY PLAY IT A =
FEW<BR> =20
TIMES AT XMAS.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Restocks (CD): Funk / Jazz / Soul</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> VARIOUS - DAWN OF THE DEAD - TRUNK - CD=20
(JBH011CD)<BR> YOU MAY WELL BE AWARE OF THE GOBLIN =
SCORED=20
MUSIC FROM GEORGE A.<BR> ROMERO'S FANTASTIC AND =
INFLUENTIAL=20
DAWN OF THE DEAD. THIS CD,<BR> HOWEVER, COLLECTS UP =
THE=20
INCIDENTAL SCORE OF DARK, MOODY, PLAYFUL<BR> AND =
DOWNRIGHT=20
DISTURBING TRACKS THAT RANGE FROM JAZZ TO RAGTIME<BR> =
VIA=20
MOODY PSYCHEDELIA AND SOUNDSCAPE. A WONDERFUL COLLECTORS=20
PIECE<BR> FROM TRUNK THAT IS MUSICALLY BRILLIANT AS =
WELL AS=20
INTRIGUING.<BR> DO NOT MISS!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>New Releases (CD): Reggae / Dub</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> HERMAN CHIN-LOY - AQUARIUS ROCK - PRESSURE SOUNDS - CD=20
(PSCD45)<BR> ACTUALLY TITLED "THE HIP REGGAE WORLD OF =
HERMAN=20
CHIN-LOY" - AND<BR> INDEED IT IS A HIP REGGAE =
ALBUM. =20
HERMAN STARTED OFF AS THE CO-OWNER<BR> OF THE ONE-STOP =
RECORD=20
SHOP, AND BECAME REKNOWNED AS THE MAN WHO<BR> COULD =
DIG OUT=20
THE BEST OF THE RECORDS - HE WENT FROM ONE STOP<BR> TO =
HIS OWN=20
AQUARUIS SHOP. FROM THERE HE WENT INTO PRODUCING =
IN<BR> =20
THIS TIME OFF FROM THE SHOP, AND HIS AQUARIUS SOUND WAS=20
FAMOUS<BR> FOR IT'S INNOVATION AND =
EXPERIMENTATION. HE=20
ORIGINALLY RELEASED<BR> RECORDS UNDER THE ENIGMATIC =
NAME OF=20
AUGUSTUS PABLO, BUT THEN GAVE<BR> THE NAME TO HORACE =
SWABY=20
(THE MAN WE ALL KNOW AS AUGUSTUS PABLO).<BR> =
HERMAN=20
RELEASED THE FIRST TUNE WITH PABLO'S NOW FAMOUS =
MELODICA<BR> =20
IN 1971 (TRACK NINE) - AND THE SOUND THAT THE TWO PRODUCED=20
ADDED<BR> A NEW DIMENSION TO JAMAICAN MUSIC. =
ENOUGH=20
HISTORY - THIS IS A<BR> SUPERB ALBUM WITH HERMAN =
COLLABORATING=20
WITH AND PRODUCING; DENNIS<BR> BROWN, ALTON ELLIS, =
SOUNDS=20
UNLIMITED, THE AQUARIANS, DENNIS ALCAPONE,<BR> =
AUSGUSTUS PABLO=20
AND OTHERS. I'VE HAD A PROMO OF THIS AT HOME<BR> =
FOR A=20
FEW WEEKS NOW AND I LOVE IT - AND ME AND MY DAUGHTER =
SKANK<BR> =20
AROUND TO ONE TRACK IN PARTICULAR - BOTH GRINNING INANELY! =
CLASS...</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> ROYALS, THE - DUBBING WITH THE ROYALS - PRESSURE SOUNDS - CD =
(PSCD44)<BR> HEAVY WEIGHT DUB FROM THE ROYALS. =
WITH=20
CONTRIBUTIONS FROM PRINCE<BR> FARI AND I ROY. =
THESE ARE=20
THE DUBS, WITH ONLY HINTS OF THE VOCALS<BR> - THE =
EMPHASIS=20
SITTING WITH THE RHYTHMS. THESE TRACKS WERE=20
ORIGINALLY<BR> THE FLIP SIDES OF 7"S, BUT THEY BECAME =
MORE=20
THAN TRACKS TO SING<BR> OR TOAST OVER, THEY BECAME =
TRACKS IN=20
THEIR OWN RIGHT. ALL PRODUCED<BR> BY ROY COUSINS =
AND=20
ENGINEERED BY KING TUBBY, THE SCIENTIST AND<BR> =
OTHERS. =20
HEAVY AND SUPERB.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> SLY AND ROBBIE - UNMETERED TAXI - PRESSURE SOUNDS - CD=20
(PSCD43)<BR> SLY DUNBAR AND ROBBIE SHAKESPEARE HAVE =
BEEN THE=20
RHYTHM SECTION<BR> FOR SO MANY OF REGGAE'S FINEST =
MOMENTS -=20
ALMOST THE BACKBONE OF<BR> THESE TRACKS. THIS IS =
AN=20
ALBUM OF VERSIONS AND DUBS - WITH SLY<BR> AND ROBBIE =
ON DUB=20
DUTIES (WITH OCCASSIONAL HELP FROM THE TAXI<BR> =
GANG). =20
ORIGINAL VERSIONS FROM DENNIS BROWN, THE VICEROYS, =
BLACK<BR> =20
UHURU, THE TAMLINS, STRUGGLE, THE WAILING SOULS, JIMMY=20
RILEY,<BR> THRILLER AND AMBLIQUE. FUNKY, DEEP, =
SOULFUL,=20
HEAVY - NICE...</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> WAILING SOULS - AT CHANNEL ONE - PRESSURE SOUNDS - CD=20
(PSCD42)<BR> THIS IS A FINE ALBUM OF 7"S, 12"S AND =
VERSIONS OF=20
SOME OF THE<BR> WAILING SOULS BEST TRACKS. =
COMBINING=20
HARMONY WITH CONCIOUS LYRICS<BR> AND WICKED RHYTHMS - =
THIS HAS=20
SOME DIFFERENT VERSIONS OF REAL<BR> WAILING SOULS =
CLASSICS ON=20
IT, INCLUDING WAR, JOY WITHIN, LAWLESS<BR> SOCIETY AND =
VERY=20
WELL (WHICH IS AWESOME!). RECOMMENDED.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Restocks (CD): Reggae / Dub</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> AUGUSTUS PABLO - IN FINE STYLE - PRESSURE SOUNDS - CD=20
(PSCD38)<BR> ANOTHER SUPERB REGGAE SELECTION FROM =
PRESSURE=20
SOUNDS. THIS TIME<BR> IT'S A SELECTION OF =
AUGUSTUS=20
PABLO'S SINGLES FROM 1973 TO 1979<BR> (ARGUABLY =
REGGAES FINEST=20
ERA!?). DEEP AND SOULFUL VERSIONS AND<BR> DUBS,=20
PUNCTUATED WITH THE HAUNTING MELODICA - SYNONYMOUS =
WITH<BR> MR=20
PABLO. CLASS.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> DENNIS BOVELL - DECIBEL - MORE CUTS AND DUBS 1976 - 1983 - =
PRESSURE=20
SOUNDS - CD (PSCD39)<BR> THE LATEST IN SUCH AN =
ESTEEMED LINE=20
UP ON PRESSURE SOUNDS SEES<BR> HUGH MUNDELL INJECT A =
GOODLY=20
DOSE OF HUMOUR AND FUNK INTO HIS<BR> SUBLIME ROOTS =
RHYTHMS.=20
BOVELL WAS INSPIRED BY EVERYTHING FROM<BR> POP TO =
CALYPSO, SKE=20
TO JAZZ - ALL OF THESE UNDERPINNED WITH DEEP<BR> BASS =
AND=20
SWEET RHYTHMS. HEYDAY REGGAE - SUPERB.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> JOE GIBBS & THE PROFESSIONALS - NO BONES FOR THE DOGS - =
PRESSURE=20
SOUNDS - CD (PSCD37)<BR> WICKED SELECTION OF DUBS FROM =
1974 TO=20
1979. THERE ARE SOME INCREDIBLY<BR> HEAVY TRACKS ON =
HERE=20
DRENCHED IN REVERB AND ECHO BOX PLUS SOME<BR> MEGA =
PHASE AND=20
FLANGE. IT ALL ADDS TO THE ATMOSPHERE MIND YOU<BR> AND =
THIS IS=20
AN UNMISSABLE COLLECTION.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> LEE PERRY - DIVINE MADNESS...DEFINITELY - PRESSURE SOUNDS - =
2xCD=20
(PSCD32)<BR> A MASSIVELY COMPREHENSIVE SELECTION OF =
TRACKS=20
FROM THE VAULTS<BR> OF PERRY. INCLUDES A VERITABLE =
FEAST OF=20
GUEST VOCALISTS (IF THAT<BR> MAKES SENSE) AND A COOL =
26 MINUTE=20
INTERVIEW WITH THE MADMAN HIMSELF<BR> ON DISC 2.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> LEE PERRY - VOODOOISM - PRESSURE SOUNDS - CD=20
(PSCD009)<BR> LEE PERRY ON PRODUCTION AND STUDIO DUTY =
FROM THE=20
70s - AND IT<BR> DON'T GET MNUCH BETTER THAN =
THAT. =20
ARTISTS FEATURED OTHER THAN<BR> THE UPSETTER HIMSELF =
ARE:=20
JAMES BOOMS, EARL SIXTEEN, ZAP POW,<BR> LEE AND JIMMY =
AND=20
OTHERS. TYPICAL SLICKNESS MEETS MADNESS FROM<BR> =
THIS=20
MOST ECCENTRIC AND AWESOME PRODUCER. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> SANTIC & FRIENDS - AN EVEN HARDER SHADE OF BLACK - =
PRESSURE=20
SOUNDS - CD (PSCD001)<BR> ARRANGED AND PRODUCED BY =
LEONARD=20
ANTHONY CHIN, THIS IS AN EXCELLENT<BR> SLICE OF =
REGGAE,=20
FEATURING THE TALENTS OF HOARCE ANDY, AUGUSTUS<BR> =
PABLO, JAH=20
WOOSH, TUBBY, GREGORY ISAACS, I-ROY AND THE SNTIC=20
ALLSTARS.<BR> FIRST ALBUM ON PRESSURE SOUNDS - SETTING =
THE=20
STANDARD OF THE GREAT<BR> CATALOGUE THAT STILL KEEPS=20
COMING.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> VARIOUS - SOUNDS AND PRESSURE VOLUME 5 - PRESSURE SOUNDS - =
CD=20
(PSCD41)<BR> ANOTHER LOVELY COMPILATION FROM THE =
LOVELY=20
PRESSURE SOUNDS. LOTS<BR> OF REGGAE FROM THE =
LIKES OF I=20
ROY, BURNING SPEAR,JOHNNY OSBOURNE,<BR> DENISS BOVELL, =
JIMMY=20
RILEY AND OTHERS. CLASS.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> VARIOUS - SOUNDS & PRESSURE VOL 3 - PRESSURE SOUNDS - CD =
(PSCD16)<BR> WHAT CAN YOU SAY ABOUT THIS LABEL? =
THEY ARE=20
RESPONSIBLE FOR RE-ISSUEING<BR> SOME OF REGGAE'S =
FINEST - DEEP=20
AND SOULFUL MUSIC THAT IS COMPLETELY<BR> =
TIMELESS. THIS=20
PARTICULAR COMPILATION FEATURES JACKIE MITTOO,<BR> =
ALTON=20
ELLIS, THE TECHNIQUES, KING TUBBY, MIKE BROOKS AND=20
OTHERS.<BR> CLASS.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> VARIOUS - SOUNDS & PRESSURE VOL 1 - PRESSURE SOUNDS - CD =
(PSCD005)<BR> EXCELLENT COMP FROM THE EXCELLET =
PRESSURE SOUNDS=20
STABLE. REGGAE<BR> GREATS ABOUND INCLUDING =
HORACE ANDY,=20
KEITH HUDSON, PABLO, PRINCE<BR> FARI, ISREAL VIBRATION =
AND=20
MORE. NICE.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>New Releases (CD): Experimental</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> FOR THE ATTENTION OF - LIVE RECORDINGS 2003 - ENTR'ACTE - CD =
(ENTR'ACTE7)<BR> THREE PIECES "ACCIDENTALLY RECORDED =
LIVE ON=20
K7 IN LONDON". DEEP,<BR> ABSTRACT, LO-FI, BORDERLINE=20
INDUSTRIAL DRONESCAPES THAT HAVE THEIR<BR> =
OVERWHELMING=20
MOMENTS BUT ARE OFTEN QUITE HYPNOTIC AND AMBIENT,<BR> =20
UTILISING WHAT APPEARS TO BE TREATED GUITAR SOUNDS AT TIMES.=20
LAY<BR> BACK AND DRIFT....</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> HAFLER TRIO, THE - MASTERY OF MONEY - UNKNOWN - CD=20
(KPMOMCD)<BR> RATHER RUDE / BORDERLINE DISTURBING =
COVER ART,=20
FIRST OFF! AS FOR<BR> THE MUSIC, IT STARTS OFF SIMPLY =
EMITTING=20
LOW TONES, THEN SOME<BR> HIGHER FREQUENCIES AND =
CRUNCHY=20
EFFECTS "KICK IN". ONE OF STAFF<BR> COMMENTED THIS =
REMINDED=20
HIM OF ANTS, IF THAT HELPS. TEN MINUTES<BR> LATER, =
DOOMY=20
ATMOSPHERES, DRONES ETC. IT'S HAFLER TRIO, YOU =
KNOW<BR> WHAT=20
TO EXPECT, RIGHT?</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> SUDDEN INFANT - LOOK LEFT - ENTR'ACTE - CD=20
(ENTR'ACTE9)<BR> MENTAL 9-TRACK 3" CD ALBUM THAT ONE =
SUSPECTS=20
ISN'T MEANT TO BE<BR> TAKEN TOO SERIOUSLY. HYPERACTIVE =
BURSTS=20
OF ENERGY, STATIC, WHITE<BR> NOISE, PERCUSSION, SOUND =
EFFECTS=20
AND VOCAL SAMPLES. AS TERRIFYING<BR> AS IT IS COMEDIC, =
AND=20
OFTEN PEVERSELY ENJOYABLE. THINK EARLY V/VM<BR> MEETS=20
THROBBING GRISTLE MEETS MERZBOW MEETS CHRIS MORRIS =
MEETS<BR> =20
(WITH REFERENCE TO TRACK 9) CABARET VOLTAIRE!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> THURSTON MOORE - KAPOTTE MUZIEK - KORM PLASTICS - CD=20
(KP3015CD)<BR> NO. 12 IN AN ONGOING SERIES OF RELEASES =
(ALTHOUGH WE'VE UNDOUBTEDLY<BR> MISSED A FEW) WHERE =
THE=20
ORIGINAL "KAPOTTE MUZIEK" GETS A REWORKING<BR> BY =
ARTISTS THAT=20
HAVE A SPECIFIC RELATION TO THE SOURCE MATERIAL.<BR> =
QUITE=20
WHAT THAT IS I HAVE NO IDEA, SUFFICE TO SAY TO THESE =
EARS<BR> =20
IT JUST SOUNDS LIKE A LOAD OF RANDOM SOUND FX - SORRY THURSTON!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV></DIV></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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