[Smallfish-releases-text] Smallfish Release Mailout - 17/11/04
justusfish
justusfish@smallfish.co.uk
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Hi there folks.
Another week, another mailout. Lot's of good things again this week and =
it doesn't seem to be slowing down towards the festive season either.
Have good browse and take good care.
Peace.
The Fish.
New Releases (Vinyl): Electronica
BLK W/BEAR - FAHRENHEIT_DRAFTS - TRACE - 12" (TRACES001_BLK)
I AM NOT SURE WHO THIS RECORD IS BY, BUT IT HAS MARK BEAZLEY FROM
ROTHKO INVOLVED WHETHER AS A PRODUCER OR AS THE ARTIST I AM NOT
SURE. WHATEVER / WHOEVER, THIS IS A FOUR TRACK 12" OF DEEP AND
TEXTURAL SOUNDSCAPES THAT DON'T KNOW IF THEY WANT TO BE MUSIC
OR SOMETHING ELSE MORE ARTISTIC AND TONAL. ACTUALLY, CRAP =
DESCRIPTION
ASIDE, THIS IS REALLY QUITE BEAUTIFUL AND HYPNOTIC STUFF THAT
SOOTHES AND RELAXES AND IS UP THERE WITH THE BEST OF THE TONAL,
TEXTURAL SOUND PIECES. SO THERE!=20
LACKLUSTER - SHOWCASE SAMPLER - MERCK - 12" (MERCKSC)
COMING VERY COLD ON THE HEELS OF THE FULL LENGTH ALBUM "SHOWCASE"
THAT CAME OUT IN 2003 - THIS IS A SIX TRACK EP OF TRACKS CREATED
BY ESA RUOHO BETWEEN 99 AND 2000. BEAUTIFUL MELODIC ELECTRONICA
WITH ENOUGH OOMPH IN THE RIGHT PLACES- HARKING BACK TO THE GOOD
OLD DAYS OF THE EARLY 1990S (SORRY TO SOUND LIKE A GRUMPY OLD
MAN!). IF YOU KNOW THE MERCK ALBUM AND THE FOCUS RELEASES YOU'LL
VERY LIKELY TO HAVE HEARD A FEW OF THESE TRACKS - BUT THE WHOLE
PACKAGE IS A TREAT - GO ON - TREAT YOURSELVES!
LANDAU - THEPICOMPROMISE SAMPLER - MERCK - 12" (MERCKTC)
MERCK CONTINUE TO BE ONE OF THE FOREMOST ELECTRONIC LABELS FROM
ACCROSS THE POND IN THE U.S. THIS 12" IS NO EXCEPTION - A BEAUTIFUL
SELECTION OF MUSIC ON A PARTICULARLY LURID SLAB OF MARBLED PINK
VINYL. LOTS OF INTRICATE MELODIC ELECTRONICS COMBINED WITH SOME
LOVELY CLASSICAL PIANO PIECES, INTERESTING EASTERN INFLUENCES,
GLITCH, DEPTH AND WARMTH. ANOTHER SAMPLER COMING AFTER THE FULL
LENGTH ALBUM. CLASIC MERCK TO BE FILED WITH CLASSIC CONTEMPORARY
ELECTRONICS. RECOMMENDED.=20
MR. PROJECTILE - SINKING EP - SEMISEXUAL - 12" (SEMISEXUAL002)
STUNNING FOLLOW UP TO MR. PROJECTILE'S FIRST EP ON HIS OWN =
SEMISEXUAL
IMPRINT. THREE TRACKS OF DEEP, DELIGHTFULLY PUT TOGTHER AND LOVINGLY
CRAFTED ELECTRONICA SOUNDS WITH REMIXES FROM MILES TILMANN, MITCHELL
AKIYAMA AND THE HIGHLY RATED CEPIA. DENSE, TEXTURAL SOUNDS WITH
LUSH MELODIES AND FABULOUSLY ATMOSPHERIC NOISES COUPLED WITH CLICKY,
CLASSIC ELECTRONICA RHYTHMS. ABSOLUTELY FIRST CLASS. RECOMMENDED.
SOLOTEMPO - EGOIST - SPEZIAL MATERIAL - 12" (SM016EP006)
RIGHT ROYAL ROUGHNESS FROM THE SPEZIAL MATERIAL CREW IN THE SHAPE
OF THIS NEW SELECTION FROM SOLOTEMPO. HEAVY ELECTRONIC BEATS WITH
A RAW EDGE, CLATTERING RHYTHMS AND A STRONG HIP HOP INFLUENCE
BOTH LYRICALLY AND SOUND-WISE. SOMETHING OF A DEPARTURE, BUT VERY
ENTERTAINING WITH IT. RECOMMENDED, AS ALWAYS WITH THIS CONSISTENT
LABEL. NICE COVER TOO!
Restocks (Vinyl): Electronica
AMON TOBIN - VERBAL REMIXES - GATEFOLD COVER - NINJA TUNE - 12" =
(ZEN12138GATE)
SECOND PIECE OF VINYL HERE CONTAINING REMIXES OF THE VERBAL TRACK
BY KID KOALA , BONOBO, STEINSKI, P-LOVE & DOUBLECLICK. COMES HOUSED
IN A GATEFOLD SLEEVE INTO WHICH YOU STICK THE PREVIOUS 12" OF
MIXES MAKING A NICE LITTLE PACKAGE....
AMON TOBIN - VERBAL REMIXES - NINJA TUNE - 12" (ZEN12138)
BIT OF A BIG OLD RELEASE FROM NINJA TUNE. THE ORIGINAL TRACK =
'VERBAL'
FROM THE ALBUM WAS A GOODIE ANYWAY, BUT THEY'VE ADDED REMIXES
FROM PREFUSE 73, KID 606, BOOM BIP AND TOPO GIGIO. ABSOLUTELY
SUPERB.
BITSTREAM - DEPARTURE LOUNGE - MODERN LOVE - 12" (LOVE004)
BITSTREAM DELIVER ANOTHER GREAT EP ON THE MODERN LOVE IMPRINT.
THE BROTHERS CONNER DELIVER FOUR DELICIOUS TRACKS THAT KICK OFF
WITH THE MAIN TRACK ON THE A-SIDE, 'PSALM TWENTY TWO'. A LONG,
ABSRACTED INTRO WITH SCRUNCHED OUT BEATS SOON GIVES WAY TO A MORE
ELECTRO BASED AND DANCEFLOOR FRIENDLY CUT WITH WICKED LINE IN
BASS. THE FLIP CONCENTRATES ON A MORE MELODIC SOUND WITH ALMOST
BEATLESS TRACKS FORMING THE BASIS AND LUSH, MELODIC SYNTH ARPEGGIOS
LAYERING OVER THE TOP. A GREAT EP WITH ANOTHER LOVELY SPOT VARNISHED
COVER.
BOLA - MAUVER - SKAM - 12" (SKA015)
LEFTFIELD DOWNTEMPO ELECTRONICA WITH THAT FAMILIAR SKAM FLAVOUR...
=20
BUG, THE FEAT. CUTTY RANKS - GUN DISEASE - REPHLEX - 12" (CAT137EP)
AND YOU THOUGHT THE APHEX TWIN REMIX WAS ROUGH?! THIS IS A MENTAL
SLICE OF EXTREME BREAKCORE WITH HARSH VOCALS AND MASSIVE, CUT
UP BREAKS AND GABBER KICKS. THE BUG CUTS IT BIGTIME WITH THIS
STUFF. UNMISSABLE! RED VINYL TOO!
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.
CHRIST - METAMORPHIC REPRODUCTION MIRACLE - BENBECULA - 2xLP (BEN20)
WELL, WELL, WELL. IF IT ISN'T ME OLD MATE THE CHRIST ALBUM. IT
ALMOST FELT LIKE IT WAS NEVER GOING TO COME OUT. BUT HERE IT IS.
AND WHAT A FINE AND DANDY SLICE OF WORK IT IS AS WELL. FOURTEEN
TRACKS OF THE KIND OF BLISSFULLY DOWNBEAT ELECTRONICA YOU'D EXPECT
FROM AN ARTIST OF THIS CALIBRE. AT TIMES, ADMITTEDLY, IT DOES
HAVE THAT BOARDS OF CANADA FLAVA, BUT THAT'S UNDERSTANDABLE, I
RECKON. FUNDAMENTALLY, THIS IS AN ESSENTIAL ALBUM AND YOU'LL NO
DOUBT REGRET IT IF YOU MISS OUT.
CLOUDDEAD - TEN - BIG DADA - LP (BD065)
CLOUDDEAD ARE POISED TO HIT THE BIG TIME WITH THIS HIGHLY =
ANTICIPATED
NEW ALBUM, ALTHOUGH THEY CERTAINLY HAVEN'T COMPROMISED THEIR SOUND
AT ALL - IF ANYTHING, THEY'RE SOUNDING MORE OUT THERE THAN EVER.
THIS IS NEITHER HIP HOP NOR ELECTRONICA, MORE ABSTRACT LEFTFIELD
POP MUSIC FOR THE 21ST CENTURY AND BEYOND. UTTERLY UNIQUE, ONE
WAY OR OTHER THIS DEMANDS YOUR ATTENTION.
DINKY - BLACKCABARET - CARPARK - 2xLP (CRPK024LP)
LOOKS LIKE AN ELECTROCLASH ALBUM, BUT DON'T BE FOOLED BY THE COVER
- IT'S ELECTROCUTE! YES, A NEW SUB-GENRE COMBINING LO-FI ISAN-ESQUE
MELODICISM AND CHARMING OLD SCHOOL SOUNDS WITH DEADPAN EUROPEAN
HALF-SPOKEN VOCALS AND OLD DRUM MACHINES. IT'S SLOWER THAN =
ELECTROCLASH
AND GENERALLY A LOT MORE INTERESTING. THAT'S ELECTROCUTE, FOLKS
- REMEMBER WHERE YOU HEARD IT FIRST!
FLOTEL - BOSSA FATAKA - ARABLE - 12" (ARABLE1)
I'VE BEEN EAGERLY ANTICIPATING THIS RELEASE FOR AGES SEEING AS
IT'S THE FIRST RECORD ON ISAN'S NEW LABEL. FLOTEL ALREADY BLEW
US AWAY WITH THE WONDROUSLY DEEP, AFFECTING EP FROM 2003 ON THE
EXCELLENT EXPANDING LABEL. HERE, YOU GET FOUR MORE TRACKS THAT
CARRY THE SAME LEVEL OF LUSH, BEAUTIFUL, GENTLY UNDULATING =
ELECTRONICA
THAT TAKES IT'S CUES FROM AN ORGANIC STYLE AND ISN'T AFRAID TO
WEAR IT'S HEART ON IT'S SLEEVE. TRULY GORGEOUS AND ONE THAT ANYONE
WITH A REMOTE INTEREST IN ELECTRONICS SHOULD CHECK OUT POST HASTE.
A GREAT START TO THIS VERY PROMISING LABEL.
FOURTET - MY ANGEL ROCKS BACK & FORTH - DOMINO - 12" (RUG169T)
ONE OF THE BEST TRACKS FROM KIERAN'S LAST ALBUM, BACKED WITH TWO
GORGEOUS, VERY LOW-KEY NEW TRACKS AND REMIXES OF THE TITLE TRACK
FROM ICARUS (WHO CREATES A BIT OF AN EPIC) AND ISAMBARD KHROUSTALIOV
(AN ALIAS FOR THE HEBDEN-MEISTER, I'M THINKING?). OVER HALF-AN-HOUR
OF EXCEPTIONAL MUSIC FOR A MERE FIVER - WE SPOIL YOU SOMETIMES.
GIRLS ON TOP - BEING SCRUBBED - TURKEY SHOOT - 12" (SSS111)
FEATURING A MASH UP OF WHITNEY, KRAFTWERK AND SOME SUITABLY LO-FI
NOISES, THIS WAS OJNE OF THOSE RECORDS THAT STARTED THAT WHOLE
BOOTLEG, MASHUP TYPE OF THING. WE HAVE JUST THE ONE COPY OF THIS
RARE BEATS THAT WE FOUND HIDDING IN THE DARK AND DINGY STOCK ROOM
COME JUNKYARD...........
KELPE - THE PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO SLEEP - DC - 12" (DC48)
4 TRACKS OF DOWNBEAT ELECTRONICA HERE FROM THIS NEW ARTIST ON
J. SAUL KANES LABEL. VERY MUCH IN THE MOULD OF BOARDS OF CANADA
MUSICALLY, BUT WITH MUCH MORE CRUNCHY AND INTRICATE RHYTHMS. WELL
WORTH FURTHER INVESTIGATION....
KID 606 vs TIGERBOY - ATTITUDE - V/VM TEST - 7" (VVMT11)
STUNNING, FUCKED-UP DECONSTRUCTION OF THE CLASSIC NWA TRACK FROM
US LAPTOP-WIZARD, KID 606. HEAR THE TRACK BUICKLE & COLLAPSE
BEFORE YOUR EARS. TOTALLY ESSENTIAL STUFF....
M83 - AMERICA - LABELS - 12" (5486526)
HERE'S A PRETTY DARN TERRIFIC 4-TRACK EP FROM THE HIGHLY-RATED
M83. A NEW VERSION OF "AMERICA" (TAKEN FROM THE CURRENT ALBUM)
PLUS THREE EXCLUSIVE TRACKS; PARTICULARLY STRONG ARE THE FINAL
TWO (THE FULL-LENGTH EPIC THAT IS "DEAD CITIES..." SHOULD DEFINITELY
BE INVESTIGATED). IF YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR AND YOU'RE INTO THE LIKES
OF ULRICH SCHNAUSS, BRIAN ENO, TANGERINE DREAM, FORTDAX ETC, THIS
IS A GREAT PLACE TO START.
MAT CARTER - ZARK TIME EP - VARIAL - 12" (VRL001)
AFTER A STORMING RELEASE ON SPRUNGCARTELLWACHS, MR CARTER COMES
GOOD WITH FIVE SLOW ELECTRO TRACKS FOR THIS NEW LABEL. BEST PLAYED
AT ABOUT 40 RPM, THIS WILL APPEAL TO BOTH THE ELECTRO AND NICA
FANS...
MICHAEL MANNING - THE LOST ABERRANT DRAGONFLY EP - A.I. - 12" (AI007)
A.I.'S RELEASE ARE COMING THICK AND FAST, AND MORE AND MORE LURID.
THE COVER OF THIS ONE IS BRIGHT PINK. THERE ARE TWO REASONS
TO BUY THIS RECORD. 1. IF YOU WANT SIX TRACKS OF SLIGHTLY ORGANIC
SOUNDING ELECTRONICS, THAT ARE GENTLE, BEATLESS AT TIMES, AND
WITH A KIND OF MUM MEETS CASINO VERSES JAPAN ON KOMPAKTS POP AMBIENT
SERIES. 2. THE PINK IS SO BRIGHT THAT WE ALL HAVE A BIT OF A
HEADACHE, AND WE'D LIKE THEM OUT OF THE SHOP, PLEASE.
MULTICAST - SYMPATHEN - OBLIQ - 7" (OBQEP03)
EXCELLENT 7" OF WARP-ESQUE ELECTRONICA WORTH BUYING FOR THE =
PACKAGING
ALONE (IT IS ALL PACKAGED INSIDE AN ORIGINAL 7 1/4 INCH =
DISKETTE!!!).
ANOTHER RARE ITEM OF WHICH WE FOUND ONE COPY IN THE STOCKROOM.
GET IN THERE!!!
NIBO - CON.DUCT.SPC.TRM - RASTER NOTON - CD (CDR049CD)
THROBBING BASS HUMM. FIVE MINUTES. ATMOSPHERIC RUSH, TWO. VERY
EXPERIMENTAL SOUNDSCAPES. A MORE OBSCURE RASTER NOTON RELEASE.
POLE - 45/45 - MUTE - 12" (12MUTE279)
MANY APOLOGIES TO OUR LOYAL CUSTOMERS FOR THE LATE ARRIVAL OF
THIS STUNNING EP. THANKS TO A FANTASTIC NEW SYSTEM OF DISTRIBUTION
FROM MUTE WE JUST NEVER RECEIVED IT. RANT OVER, I'LL TELL YOU
ABOUT THE MUSIC. IT'S BRILLIANT. FOUR TRACKS WITH THE A-SIDE SHOWING
A WHOLE NEW JIGGYNESS TO POLES SOUND. ALMOST A BEATS TYPE AFFAIR
BUT VERY MUCH IN THE STAEDTISIZM 3 STYLE. THE B-SIDE IS MORE TRUE
TO POLE'S UNIQUE GLITCH SOUND WITH CUT UP MELODIES AND CORDS AND
INTRICATE RHYTHMS. MOST EXCELLENT AND HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
PSAPP - BUTTONS AND WAR EP - ARABLE - 12" (ARABLE2)
YOU CAN SEE WHY ISAN PICKED UP ON PSAPP AND DECIDED TO RELEASE
THIS LITTLE GEM ON THEIR LABEL. SUPER FINE ELECTRONICA SOUNDS
FROM, QUITE POSSIBLY, ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING ELECTRONIC ARTISTS
AROUND AT THE MOMENT. A BEAUTIFUL MIXTURE OF BLATANTLY PROCESSED
ELECTRONICS BUT WITH A DELICIOUSLY LIVE SOUNDING FEEL AS WELL.
COUPLED WITH THE SULTRY VOCALS (WHICH WORK BEAUTIFULLY BY THE
WAY) IT CREATES A MAGICAL SOUND THAT ENCHANTS AND ENGAGES IN EQUAL
MEASURES. AS A FINAL BONUS YOU ALSO GET A FAB REMIX FROM ISAN
THEMSLEVES WHICH USES THE VOCAL TO FINE EFFECT AND MASHES IT UP
WITH ONE OF THEIR OWN STYLE BEATS AND SIMPLE, EFFECTIVE ELECTRONIC
INSTRUMENTATION. A QUALITY ITEM AND ONE THAT YOU'LL BE WANTING
TO INVESTIGATE FORTHWITH. RECOMMENDED.
REINHARD VOIGT - PREMIERE WORLD - PROFAN - CD (PROFAN6CD)
MIKE INC DOING IT IN GAS STYLE AGAIN. SOME WONDERFUL TEXTURAL
WORK WITH BEAUTIFUL LOOPED BELLS AND ORGANIC SOUNDS. TRULY =
MAGNIFICENT.
REMARC - SOUND MURDERER - PLANET MU - 3xLP (ZIQ084)
BACK IN THE DAY THERE WERE NUMEROUS LABELS, SUCH AS SUBURBAN BASE
AND KEMET, THAT RELEASED PROPER, ORIGINAL JUNGLE OF THE HIGHEST
QUALITY. IT WAS ALL ABOUT THE BEATS AND BASS, THE TIMESTRETCHED
VOCALS, THE ATTITUDE. GOOD DAYS AND WHOLESOME ONES TOO. THIS TRIPLE
LP COLLECTS UP A BUNCH OF TRACKS FROM BETWEEN 1993 AND 1996 BY
TIP TOP JUNGLE PRODUCER REMARC. THE TRACKS ARE FAST, FURIOUS,
LADEN WITH EFFECTS AND BEAUTIFUL EDITS (MAKES THE OLD LAPTOP =
SHENANIGANS
LOOK A BIT TAME!). BASICALLY IF YOU DON'T FEEL THE NEED TO DANCE,
YOU'RE WORRYINGLY CLOSE TO BEING DEAD. ESSENTIAL. BRILLIANT. SUPERB.
BUY IT!
RIOW ARAI - DISTURBANCE EP - LEAF - 12" (DOCK39)
I REALLY HOPE THIS FINDS ITSELF A NICHE BECAUSE I GENUINELY LIKE
IT'S STRANGE BLEND OF BEATS, RHODES PIANO LICKS AND STRANGE =
ELECTRONICS.
IT'S A DIFFERENT SOUND BUT, IN SOME RESPECTS, HARKS BACK TO LEAFS
EARLIER DAYS AND THE LIKES OF SONS OF SILENCE ETC. GIVE IT A GO
AND MAYBE IT'S DOWNBEAT FLAVA WILL ENGAGE YOU TOO!
SH*TMAT - KILLABABYLONKUTZ - PLANET MU - 2xLP (ZIQ089)
OBVIOUSLY ONE WOULDN'T EXPECT THIS TO BE A NICE, RELAXING, SUNDAY
AFTERNOON LISTEN BUT BOY, DOES IT ROUGH YOU UP! FULL-ON OLD SKOOL
JUNGLE, RAGGA AND ALL SORTS OF BAD BWOY/ORIGINAL GANGSTA TYPE
BEHAVIOUR MEETS A LOT OF DISTORTION, NOISE AND THE OCCASIONAL
CHEEKY SAMPLE (EG. THE CLASH, THE STRANGLERS, ACE OF BASE, NEIL
RICHARDSON!). KID 606, VENETIAN SNARES, BUG VS ROOTSMAN, REMARC,
DJ RUPTURE ETC FANS WILL REALLY BE GOING FOR THIS IN A WICKED
ANNA BAD STYLEE.
SIXTOO - BODY ACHE SUMMER EP - NINJA TUNE - 10" (ZEN10157)
BY CRIKEY, IS SIXTOO ON IT AT THE MOMENT! A SUPERB SIX-TRACK EP
HERE, BOTH SIDES OF WHICH HAVE BEEN SEQUENCED AS ONE LONG TRACK,
AND SOUND ALL THE BETTER FOR IT. THE A-SIDE IS FAR MORE LUSH AND
EXPANSIVE, ALMOST RELAXED COMPARED TO THE RECENT ALBUM, WHEREAS
THE B-SIDE (WITH TWO REMIXES FROM ANTICON'S ALIAS) IS MORE =
AGGRESSIVE
AND CLAUSTROPHOBIC, BUT NO LESS ATMOSPHERIC. A MUST.
TOM JENKINSON - I WAS LIVID - WORM INTERFACE - 12" (WI OO4)
THIS IS A POTENT MIXTURE OF STYLES..... A VERY DIVERSE EP RANGING
FROM DRUM & BASS ELECTRONICA AND A BEAUTIFUL DOWN TEMPO TRACK
"DUNDERHEAD"....... ONE OF THE MOST INTERESTING RECORDS WEVE HAD
THIS WEEK............ WELL THAT WAS WHAT WE SAID ABOUT IT BACK
IN 2000. AND IT STILL STANDS FOR THIS NOW RARE RELEASE. JUST THE
ONE FOUND IN OUR DEEP AND DARK VAULTS!!
TREAD - 3 - THIRD EAR - 2xLP (3ELP6)
SWEET, SWEET SOUNDS. THREAD IS KAITO (KOMPAKT) UNDER ANOTHER
GUISE. THINK OF THE SPECIAL LOVE ALBUM FOR THE AMBIENT TONE,
BUT THEN THINK OF OLD STYLED "AMBIENT" MUSIC - THINK E2-E4 BY
MANUEL GOTTSCHING, FOR THE FLAVOUR. IT IS CLASSIC EARLY EVENING
/ SUNSET MUSIC. VERY, *VERY* GOOD INDEED.
WEVIE STONDER - KENYAN HARRY EP - SKAM - 12" (SKA023)
A POTTY SELECTION OF TRACKS FROM REGULAR SKAM MENTALISTS WEVIE
STONDER. THEIR SPOKEN WORD ELEMENT SURVIVES ONCE AGAIN WITH SOME
VERY AMUSING SAMPLES WHICH'LL NO DOUBT MAKE YOU CHUCKLE. MUSICALLY,
HOWEVER, THE CONTENT IS SLIGHTLY SURPRISING. PUNKY, FUNKY, QUITE
ROCKY, BUT STILL ELECTRONIC IN BASIS. VERY ENTERTAINING INDEED.
RECOMMENDED.
New Releases (Vinyl): Techno / Electro
ALEX SMOKE - SIMPLE THINGS EP - VAKANT - 12" (VA001)
BROKEN DOWN TO ITS LOWEST TERMS, THIS IS A STRIPPED, MINIMAL =
AKUFEN-Y
GLITCH MICRO HOUSE FEST FOR ALL YOU NAUGHTY BOYS OUT THERE THAT
LIKE IT STRICT! THE SET IS ROUNDED OFF BY A SLIGHTLY GHOSTLY /
SPECTRAL TRACK WITH A HIGHLY ENJOYABLE MELODY AND NICE, WOBBLY
EIGHTIES SYNTH BASS LINE - GREAT FOR THE DANCEFLOOR.
ALTER EGO - DAKTARI (VILLALOBOS / ROBAG WRUHME MIXES) - KLANG - 12" =
(KLANG87)
THE THOUGHT OF RICARDO VILLALOBOS REMIXING ALTER EGO IS QUITE
A MOUTH-WATERING ONE, BUT THE REALITY OF IT IS PRACTICALLY =
PANT-WETTING!
SERIOUSLY DEEP, HIGHLY GROOVY MINIMAL TECHNO REWORKED BY AN ARTIST
AT THE PEAK OF HIS POWERS WITH SO MUCH EDGE YOU COULD ALMOST CUT
YOURSELF ON IT. ON THE FLIP, MUSIK KRAUSE'S ROBAG WRUHME APPLIES
HIS TRADEMARK HARD GLITCH / CUT-UP STAMP TO PROCEEDINGS - PLENTY
OF VOCAL EFFECTS AND SHUFFLY PERCUSSION WILL GET THOSE FEET A-MOVING
FOR SURE. NOT IN ANY WAY DISAPPOINTING.
APPARAT - CAN'T COMPUTERIZE IT - B PITCH CONTROL - 12" (BPC097)
ANOTHER WICKED RELEASE FROM APPARAT, HIS SECOND ON B PITCH. IT
PACKS A PUNCH, TOO. ACCESSIBLE SEMI-GLITCH TECHNO WITH MUCH GUSTO
- THE GHOST OF AFX SLIGHTLY LOOMS OVER SIDE ONE ALBEIT WITH THAT
AKUFEN-ON-AMPHETAMINES QUALITY. ON SIDE TWO, SOMETHING OF AN ALMOST
SCHAFFELLY NATURE FOLLOWED BY A TRACK BORDERING ON TWISTED/LO-FI
TWO-STEP. GET IN THERE.
ARCHITECT, THE - THE NIGHT AIN'T OVER - KARLOFF RECORDINGS - 12" =
(KLF-10)
JAY HAZE IN HIS ARCHITECT GUISE GIVES US A FRESH, SUBTLE AND =
SURPRISINGLY
HOUSEY SOUNDING EP OF QUALITY GROOVES. DEEP, GLITCHY AND FULL
OF TIGHT SOUNDS AND PRODUCTION WITH A SLIGHTLY OFF KILTER FEEL
(A NOD TO HIS MORE MINIMALISTIC WORK PERHAPS?) THAT WILL DO IT
ON THE FLOOR WITH EASE. ANOTHER QUALITY SELECTION FROM THIS =
EXCELLENT
LABEL.
BASTEROID - REACHING BETRIEBSTEMPERATUR - AREAL - 12" (AREAL25)
BASTEROID HAS ALWAYS BEEN ONE OF THE EDGIER ARTISTS ON AREAL AND
THIS EXCELLENT TWO TRACKER IS MORE PROOF OF THAT - IF IT WERE
NEEDED. LONG, HYPNOTIC TRACKS WITH DIRTY, DIRTY SOUNDS AND KILLER
4/4 BEATS AND SOME INCREDIBLY HEAVY COMPRESSION TO GIVE IT A FULL
ON DANCEFLOOR SOUND. OFF-KILTER STUFF FOR ADVENTUROUS DJS AND
LISTENERS. CLASS.
BUCCI / PINK ELLN - BADMINTON EP - CYNOSURE - 12" (CYN0013)
DEEP, SMOOTH, STRIPPED-DOWN GLITCH FUNK AT ITS FINEST HERE. PLENTY
OF BOTTOM END AND BOUNCE ACROSS ALL FOUR TRACKS, WHICH INCLUDE
A MIKE SHANNON MIX (A MAN FAST BECOMING A MASTER OF THIS GENRE).
THE A-SIDE ALMOST HAS A SLIGHT PLAID FLAVOUR TO IT WITH THOSE
SYNTH SOUNDS AND ROBOTIC PERCUSSION EFFECTS. TOP QUALITY STUFF.
DONNACHA COSTELLO - MUSTARD - MINIMISE - 12" (MIN012)
ANOTHER IN THE SERIES OF COLOURS FROM THE SOMEWHAT PROLIFIC DONNACHA
COSTELLO AND IT'S DEFINITELY A RETURN TO THE BLEEPIER, MORE =
MINIMALISTIC
FLAVA OF EARLIER RELEASES. DEEP, TIGHTLY STRUCTURED BEATS AND
SOUNDS WITH SUPERB, DANCEFLOOR PRODUCTION. AN EXCELLENT SLAB OF
VINYL.
JAKE FAIRLEY / PETER GRUMMICH - SPEICHER 23 - KOMPAKT EXTRA - 12" =
(KOMEX23)
HARD TWO TRACKER OF 'NEO-TRANCE' (AS PEOPLE SEEM TO BE CALLING
IT). FAIRLEY AND GRUMMICH HAVE A DISTINCT UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT
IT TAKES TO BE HARD EDGED YET STRANGELY UNDERGROUND AT THE SAME
TIME. TOUGH, GRINDING BASSLINES AND ROLLICKING BEATS PLUS CLASSIC
SYNTHY SOUNDS ALL ADD UP TO A VERY ENJOYABLE ROMP.
MAX MOHR - TRICKMIXER - PLAYHOUSE - 12" (PLAYHOUSE101)
LIVELY WITHOUT BEING CLUTTERED, MAX MOHR'S SOUND IS HONED TO =
PERFECTION.
CRISP AND CHUNKY, YET LIGHT AND PLAYFUL, THESE TRACKS STRIDE THE
MID-GROUND BETWEEN CLUB FRIENDLY AND HOME LISTENING PERFECTLY.
SOME EXCELLENT STRINGS SAMPLES AND EFFECTS (ESPECIALLY ON SIDE
TWO) SET THIS RELEASE OFF PERFECTLY. ANOTHER WINNER FROM PLAYHOUSE.
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.
MICRONAUTS - I WANNA BE YOUR TOY - MICRONAUTICS - 12" (TIC02)
STRANGE FOUR TRACK 12" FROM THIS OUTFIT. THE MIXES ARE QUITE
INTERESTING, COMBINING DARK BREAKS AND ELECTRO SOUNDS WITH A =
SLIGHTLY
PUNKY SOUND AND VOCAL THING. KIND OF BIZZARRE, BUT FITS WITH
SOME OF THE DARKER ELECTRO CLASH STUFF AROUND. THE MAIN TRACK
IS WAY TOO POPPY FOR ME.
PROCESS / KOSUKE ANAMIZU - INTERKONTINENTAL 3 PT. 2 - TRAUM - 12" =
(TRAUMV54)
I STILL DON'T GET WHY THEY DIDN'T RELEASE THE FULL ALBUM OF THE
BRILLIANT INTERKONTINENTAL 3 COMPILATION ON TRAUM. ONE SAMPLER
EP AND NOW THIS BONUS RECORD SOMEHOW DOESN'T DO THE LP JUSTICE.
HOWEVER, THAT DOESN'T STOP THESE TRACKS FROM BEING ABSOLUTELY
BRILLIANT. BOTH ARTISTS DELIVER THOUGHTFULLY DEEP TECHNO CUTS
THAT ARE LOVELY, YET STRONG ENOUGH FOR THE DANCEFLOOR. THEY ARE
BOTH LUSH, WARM, STRINGY, MELODIC AND REALLY HARK BACK TO THE
EARLIER DAYS OF TRAUM BEFORE THEY STARTED RELEASING MORE OBVIOUSLY
CLUBBY RECORDS. RECOMMENDED, THEN, AND VERY HIGHLY AS WELL.
STEPHEN BEAUPRE - DIRTY LIPREADING - RISQUEE - 12" (RISQUEE004)
DEADBEAT COLLABORATOR AND CHUM OF AKUFEN, STEPHEN BEAUPRE DELIVERS
A TASTY THREE TACK PACKAGE OF BUMPING, HOUSE LED TECH GROOVES.
FEAR NOT, BECAUSE THIS IS NOWEHRE NEAR AS SILLY AS THE OTHER =
RELEASES
ON THIS LABEL (APART FROM THE COVER, WHICH IS VERY, VERY SILLY)
AND ACTUALLY HAS A TOP NOTCH SET OF JERKY, GLITCHY SOUNDS WITH
TIGHT PRODUCTION AND PHAT GROOVES. IF YOU LIKE AKUFEN, IT KIND
OF GOES WITHOUT SAYING THAT YOU'LL LIKE THIS.
SYLVIE MARKS & HAL 9000 - KRAZEEE - B PITCH CONTROL - 2xLP (BPC098)
GOOD TIME, BOUNCY ELECTRO / DISCO / TECHNO OCCASIONALLY REMINISCENT
OF VECTOR LOVERS AND OTHER SUCH MERCHANTS WHOSE NAMES ELUDE ME
AT THIS VERY MOMENT! M.MAYER / KOMPAKT ARE QUITE POSSIBLY ALSO
AN INFLUENCE, I'M DETECTING. ANYWAY, FOR MID-PACED, SOLIDLY PRODUCED
GEAR OF THE ABOVE SUB-GENRE, LOOK NO FURTHER.
VARIOUS - MOSCU ESTA HELADO REMIXES - STARWHORES - 12" (SWR012)
THE ORIGINAL FROM THE CULT INDUSTRIAL / ELECTRO POP SPANISH BAND
ESPLENDOR GEOMETRICO (DATING FROM 1980) BACKED WITH BANG-UP-TO-DATE
(THE ORIGINAL SOUNDS PRETTY DARN CURRENT, TO BE HONEST) REMIXES
BY MAX DURANTE, GD LUXXE, THE HACKER AND ALEK STARK. ONE FOR THOSE
WHO STILL WISH IT WAS THE ERA OF MAGGIE.
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!
Restocks (Vinyl): Techno / Electro
ALAN BRAXE & FRED FALKE - RUBICON - LABELS - 12" (PRE0803)
THIS IS THE REAL DEAL, THREE LOVELY SLICES OF INSTRUMENTAL ELECTRO
/ SYNTH POP FROM THE EARLY EIGHTIES, REMINISCENT OF PAUL HARDCASTLE
OR JAN HAMMER SOUNDTRACKING CROCKETT & TUBBS ON THE MIAMI FREEWAY!
CLASSIC STUFF.
ALTER EGO - ROCKER (BLACKSTROBE REMIX) - KLANG - 12" (KLANG84)
HERE'S THE FULL RELEASE OF THIS ALREADY EXTREMELY POPULAR TUNE.
THIS COMES COMPLETE WITH A DARK, DIRTY AND ELECTRO HEAVY REMIX
FROM BLACK STROBE WHICH COMPLEMENTS THE ORIGINAL VERY NICELY.
DANCEFLOOR ROUGHNESS ALL ROUND. QUALITY.
ANDREAS DORAU - GIRLS IN LOVE - GRUNGERMAN REMIX - LADOMAT 2000 - 12" =
(LADO2039)
CLASSIC OLD LADOMAT TRACK HERE THAT WAS A HUGE HIT FOR ANDREAS
DORAU, BY ALL ACCOUNTS. THE MAIN REASON FOR US GETTING IT IN IS
BECAUSE THERE'S A SUPERB COUPLE OF MIXES FROM GRUNGERMAN (PROFAN
/ KOMPAKT). MINIMAL, STUDIO ONE STYLE TECH GROOVES WITH THE ORIGINAL
VOCAL USED BEAUTIFULLY. TOP STUFF FOR FANS OF PROFAN (LIKE ME!).
ANNA KAUFEN - DRIVE IN / DRIVE OUT REMIXES - A TOUCH OF CLASS - 12" =
(ATOC010)
FINALLY THE REMIXES OF THIS TOP AKUFEN TRACK ARRIVE. THE ORIGINAL
VERSION OF 'WHO CAREZ' IS PRESENT ON THE B-SIDE, BUT IT'S DAVE
MILLER'S TWO VERSIONS THAT REALLY STEAL THE SHOW. THE FIRST IS
A SMASHING DOWNBEAT GLITCH ROMP WITH A PHAT, SLOW, ALMOST ELECTRO
BEAT WHILST THE SECOND IS AN OFFBEAT, TWO STEP TECHNO GROOVER.
FABULOUS VERSIONS.
ANTONELLI ELECTR. - ANTI ESTABLISHMENT 3 - DUSSELDORF - ITALIC - 12" =
(ITALIC039)
EASILY THE BEST PART OF THIS TRILOGY OF RECORDS.COMING FROM MAIN
ITALIC MAN ANTONELLI ELECTR. IT'S NOT SURPRISING THAT'S IT'S DEEP,
FUNKY, MINIMAL AND FULL OF DUBBY STYLE BASSLINES AND CHORDS. COULD
ACTUALLY BE ONE OF THE BEST ITALICS FOR A WHILE. RECOMMENDED.
ATOMISER - HOOKED ON RADIATION - GIGOLO - 12" (EFA275966)
ONE OF FOUR GIGOLO RELEASES THIS WEEK, AND THIS LOOKS LIKE BEING
THE BIGGEST. THIS IS PERHAPS THE MOST COMPLETELY OVER THE TOP
ELECTROCLASH RECORD OF THEM ALL - SO MUCH SO YOU CAN ALMOST SMELL
THE AMYL NITRATE COMING OFF THE VINYL! AN ABSOLUTE PARTY ANTHEM
FOR ALL THOSE DRESSED IN BAD 80'S CLOTHES. PRODUCED BY JIMMY "KLF"
CAUTY, FEATURING A PET SHOP BOYS REMIX AND WITH THAT CLASSIC =
VIVIENNE
WESTWOOD "COWBOY" DESIGN ON THE COVER, IT DOESN'T GET ANYMORE
STYLISED THAN THIS!
CAPTAIN COMATOSE - 100$ - KITSUNE - 12" (KITSUNE009)
KHAN IN HIS CAPTAIN COMATOSE GUISE DELIVERS FIVE TRACKS OF PERKY,
AMUSING TECHNO POP WITH VOCALS, DIRTY RHYTHMS AND SOME FUN TUNES.
ORIGINALLY RELEASED ON PLAYHOUSE LAST YEAR, THIS REISSUE CONTAINS
THE ORIGINAL PLUS A MIDNIGHT MIKE REMIX, THE "VERSION FRANCAISE"
AND A LIVE VERSION. SHOULD DO WELL.
CASPA CODINA - CHEMISTRY - NONSTOP - 12" (NONSTOP001)
FAT BASS LINES, CUT UP BEATS AND A GENERALLY RETRO FEEL ALL GO
TO MAKE THIS AN ODD, BUT RATHER GROOVY RECORD. WITH NODS TO OLD
SCHOOL B-BOY ELECTRO, DISCO AND EVEN TWO-STEP - THIS IS FOUR TRACKS
OF SIMPLE AND FUNKY PARTY ORIENTATED MUSIC.=20
CHATEAU FLIGHT - LES ANTIPODES - VERSATILE - 12" (VER040)
THREE MIXES HERE COMING FROM JOAKIM, MALIK AND BERTRAND BURGALAT.
THE JOAKIM VERSION, AS YOU WOULD EXPECT, IS A GREAT MIXTURE OF
TECHNO, HOUSE AND ELECTRONICS AND HE MANAGES TO EXTEND THE TRACK
INTO AN EPIC, SOULFUL VOYAGE WITH A GRITTY, SYNTHY EDGE. THE TWO
B-SIDE VERSIONS ARE MUCH MORE CHILLED OUT AND LAID BACK AND FEATURE
JAZZY TOUCHES AND A DOWNBEAT FLAVA. NICE, THEN.
CLARO INTELECTO - SECTION - A.I. - 12" (AI008)
OOOOHH BABY, YOU'RE GONNA LOVE THIS ONE! PURIST ELECTRO/TECHNO
THAT HAS GOT THE BALANCE SO PERFECTLY ON POINT, IT'S UNCANNY.
BEAUTIFUL MELODIES THAT CONSIST OF SWEEPING ANALOGUE STRINGS,
HYPNOTIC LEAD LINES, AND SOME UNASHAMEDLY CLASSIC DETROITY BASS
WHICH IS A GOOD FEW POUNDS OVERWEIGHT AROUND ITS POSTERIOR =
(BASICALLY
FAT ARSED!). WILL THIS GO ON TO BE AS BIG A SELLER FOR US AS THEIR
FIRST 12" ON AI? THE SMART MONEY SEEMS TO BE SAYING A RESOUNDING
YES. QUALITY TO SAY THE LEAST............
DANIEL BELL - THE LOST TRAXX EP - KLANG - 12" (KLANG15)
STUNNING RELEASE ON KLANG. ONE OF THE BEST SINGLES IN THEIR =
CATALOGUE
AND IT FEATURES FOUR TRACKS OF PURE DBX TECHNO. MINIMAL, FUNKY
AND JUST DAMN GREAT.
DAS BIERBEBEN - SCHLAG DEINEN FERNSEHER - SHITKATAPULT - 12" =
(STRIKE039)
PULSE KICK MAYHEM! THIS IS ABOUT AS TRANCEY AND HECTIC AS ELECTRO
/ TECHNO POP CAN GET SO IF YOU'RE INTO IT, GET INTO IT! IF YOU
SEE WHAT I MEAN. NICE AND GALLOPY ON THE B-SIDE FOR AN UPBEAT
KOMPAKT STYLE ASSAULT. FRUITY, THEN.
D-CODE - PARANOID ANDROID - AFFECTED - 12" (AFF014)
A PURE ELECTRO FEST FROM AFFECTED HERE WITH D-CODE PROVIDING SOME
TOUGH, BASS HEAVY GROOVES ALL ROUND. DARK AND SINISTER SOUNDS
PAIRED WITH WICKED 808 BEATS MAKE FOR A DANCEFLOOR FLAVA THAT
EASILY EQUALS THE OUTPUT OF OTHER MORE OBVIOUS ELECTRO LABELS.
CLASS.
DECAL - BRIGHTEST STAR - ROTTERS GOLF CLUB - LP (RGCLP010)
AFTER MUCH CONSTERNATION (IE, THE DISTRIBUTOR BUGGERING IT RIGHT
UP), WE ARE FINALLY ABLE TO BRING YOU THE RECENT ALBUM BY DECAL.
NOWHERE NEAR AS HEAVY AS HIS MATERIAL ON SATAMILE OR PLANET MU,
THIS IS LIGHT, FROTHY, TOTALLY EIGHTIES ELECTRO FOR ALL YOU =
TRASHMONGERS
OUT THERE - VERY ROTTERS TERRITORY. CHECK IT.
DIMBIMAN - V - PERLON - 12" (PERL33)
ULTRA-MINIMAL, STRIPPED FUNK TECHNO FROM THE PERLON CREW. DIMBIMAN
DELIVERS SUBLIMINAL BASSLINES AND QUIRKY, PERKY BEATS WITH =
DECEPTIVELY
SIMPLE ARRANGEMENTS AND SOUNDS. THREE TRACKS THAT KICK. NICE.
DJ KOZE - THE GEKLOPPEL CONTINUES - KOMPAKT - 12" (KOM85)
GUARANTEED TO BE A BIGGIE I RECKON. AFTER THE DEVASTATING =
SHENANIGANS
OF SPEICHER 11 DJ KOZE COMES WITH A SUPER FUNKY TRACK THAT HAS
A MUCH MORE SUBTLE AND GROOVING EDGE AS WELL AS A SPONGY, WARPED
OUT BASSLINE. THE FLIP SEES HIM GETTING DEEPER AND DEEPER WITH
A LUSH, MINIMAL, HYPNOTIC CUT PLUS A CLASSIC BEATLESS POP AMBIENT
STYLE NUMBER. QUALITY ASSURED. ESSENTIAL.
ELLEN ALLIEN - ASTRAL - B PITCH CONTROL - 12" (BPC085)
ELLEN ALLIEN GETS STRAIGHT INTO IT WITH A NEW SINGLE TO FOLLOW
UP THE ALBUM. THREE TRACKS OF TYPICALLY ROBOTIC SOUNDING ELECTRO
BASED TUNES. PHAT BEATS AND PERKY MELODIC CONTENT MAKE UP THE
BULK OF THE EP WITH SOME DANCEFLOOR WORTHY BASSLINES GOING ON.
TOP QUALITY FROM THIS RELIABLE LABEL.
FIVE GREEN CIRCLE - TEXT XXX - TRAUM - 12" (TRAUMV52)
TECHNO. THANKS STEVE FOR THAT LITTLE GEM OF WISDOM. NOW HERE'S
THE PROPER DESCRIPTION. IT COULD ACTUALLY BE ONE OF THE BIGGEST
TRACKS OF THE YEAR FOR TRAUM AND ANYONE WHO LIKES TO HAVE A GOOD
DANCE ABOUT TO TOP QUALITY GROOVING TECHNO WANTS TO CHECK THIS
OUT. FIVE GREEN CIRCLE ID DUBLIN'S DONAL TIERNEY AND HE'S PUT
TOGETHER AN IRRESISTABLE EP THAT'S IN LINE WITH TRAUM'S USUAL
STUFF BUT HAS A DEFINITE UK KIND OF FEEL AS WELL. FRESH, FRUITY...
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
FRANZ FERDINAND - TAKE ME OUT - MORGAN GEIST REMIX - DOMINO - 12" =
(RUG172T)
THIS NEW SINGLE FROM THE MUCH TALKED ABOUT FRANZ FERDINAND LOOKS
LIKE BEING A BIT OF A SMASH. IN THE CURRENT CLIMATE, YOU CAN =
CERTAINLY
SEE WHAT THE FUSS IS ABOUT - ALL VERY NEW WAVE / GARAGE PUNK.
MUSICALLY AND VOCALLY, THIS IS ACTUALLY QUITE REMINISCENT OF THE
STROKES - WHICH SAYS IT ALL, REALLY. OF COURSE THE REAL DRAW HERE
IS THE EXCELLENT MORGAN GEIST MIX ON THE FLIPSIDE WHICH SHOULD
KEEP ALL YOU NEW WAVE, PUNK FUNKERS LARGING IT FOR QUITE SOME
TIME. A GREAT BLEND OF SYNTHY BASSLINES, STEADY DISCO BEATS AND
RIFFING GUITARS. CLASS.
FZV - ENCLOSURE EP - A.I. - 12" (AI009)
THE NEW AI EP IS PROBABLY THE MOST OVERTLY ELECTRO BASED SET OF
TRACKS SO FAR. AFTER WE HAD FZV PLAYING IN THE SHOP LAST YEAR
THAT DOESN'T AS TOO MUCH OF A SURPRISE. HEAVY, BREAKS ORIENTATED
SOUNDS WITH WARPED, MUTANT BASSLINES THAT ARE MADE SPECIFICALLY
FOR THE FLOOR. THE LAST CUT HAS A 4/4 FLAVA WITH AN UPBEAT, PACEY
FEEL AND SHOULD SLOT NICELY INTO A FASTER ELECTRO SET. AI, KEEPING
THE QUALITY HIGH.
GEBR. TEICHMANN - BROTHERS IN ARMS - FESTPLATTEN - 12" (FEST16)
FOUR VERY USEFUL, EXTRA FUNKY TECHNO/HOUSE TRACKS COURTESY OF
THIS ONE-TIME KOMPAKT ARTIST. GROOVY, MID PACED, CLUB FRIENDLY
GEAR WITH SOME TREMENDOUS SOUNDS. EXCELLENT.
HERBERT - SECONDHAND SOUNDS - PEACEFROG - 3xLP (PFG021:01)
FIRST PART IN THE HERBERT REMIX SERIES. THREE SLABS OF VINYL
WITH THE LUSH HERBERT TOUCH APPLIED TO ARTISTS INCLUDING TWO BANKS
OF FOUR, MONO, NILS PETTER MOLVAER, RECLOOSE, MOLOKO, TERRA DEVA,
FURRY PHREAKS AND HIMSELF (UNDER HIS VARIOUS DIFFERENT ALIASES)...
EXCELLENT STUFF.
HEXAGONE - BURNING TRASH FLOOR - DJAX-UP-BEATS - 12" (DJAX-UP-193)
ACID TECHNO WITH A DEEP MINIMAL FEEL. LICENSED FROM THE EXCELLENT
FRENCH LABEL THAT USED TO RELEASE HEXAGONAL VINYL! B-FEATURES
TWO VERY COOL DEEP TECHNO FUSION TRACKS. ORIGINAL ORANGE VINYL
PRESSING. =20
HORROR INC. - I PLEAD GUILTY - PERLON - 12" (PERLON42)
MR. AKUFEN IS BACK! BACK! BACK! WITH TWO BRAND NEW TRACKS! TRACKS!
TRACKS! A RIGHT PAIR OF MOODY MOTHERS THEY ARE, TOO. THE A-SIDE
COMES ACROSS ALMOST LIKE A FUNKED-UP MURCOF GONE 4/4, REPLETE
WITH EERIE PIANO. FLIP OVER FOR A PIECE OF SERIOUSLY BEEFY =
GLITCH-HOUSE
WITH SOME NICE SYNTH TONES AND BUSLOADS OF BOTTOM END. YOU WILL
WANT THIS!
HUMAN LEAGUE, THE - OPEN YOUR HEART / SOUND OF THE CROWD - VIRGIN - =
10" (004)
REMIXES HERE OF THESE HUGE ELECTRO POP CLASSICS FROM THE MIGHTY
LEAGUE OF HUMANISATION. ELECTRO POP REMIXES OF ELECTRO POP TUNES.
VERY LIMITED SO I'M TOLD, SO GET IN THERE QUICK !!
JUSTIN ROBERTSON PRESENTS REVTONE - THE BERLIN REMIXES - BUGGED OUT - =
12" (BUG011)
HERE'S THE ULRICH SCHNAUSS MIX THEN. ANYONE WHO READ THE REVIEW
IN JOCKEY SLUT WILL KNOW OUR OPINION ON THIS RECORD BUT, BASICALLY,
IF YOU'RE INTO ULRICH'S MUSIC YOU'RE GOING TO ABSOLUTELY ADORE
THIS LITTLE NUMBER. YOU ALSO GET A KIKI MIX FOR YOUR TROUBLE AS
WELL.
KIKI - THE END OF THE WORLD - B PITCH CONTROL - 12" (BPC093)
SEEMS THAT B PITCH ARE GETTING IN ON THE LIMITED ONE SIDED RELEASES
LIKE PLAYHOUSE HAVE. THIS KIKI TRACK IS ACTUALLY A BIT OF A BEAST
WITH IT'S EURELECTRO FEEL AND MELODIC, DISCO LED SYNTHS. PHAT
BEATS AND A PRIME-TIME DANCEFLOOR FLAVA GIVE IT THE EDGE IN AN
OVERCROWDED MARKETPLACE. NICE.
KIKI - RUN WITH ME - B PITCH CONTROL - 2xLP (BPC095LP)
VARIED ALBUM OF TYPICAL B PITCH FUN HERE FROM KIKI. BY TURNS =
ELECTRO,
THEN TECHNO, THE DISCO/ELECTRO, THEN GOTHIC ROCK ELECTRO (!).
VOCALS ADD A DEPTH TO THE SOUND AND THERE'S A FLOORFILLINGLY =
PLEASING
SOUND AND PRODUCTION TO THE WHOLE AFFAIR WHICH SHOULD SEE IT BEING
VERY POPULAR INDEED.
KYMA & UBERDOG - !EMERGENCY! SERIES VOL. 1 - VARIAL - 12" (VRL05)
VARIAL PROVING ONCE AGAIN THAT THEY'RE WAY BEYOND BEING JUST ANOTHER
ELECTRO LABEL WITH THIS SUPERB TWO TRACK EP FROM KYMA & UBERDOG.
THE A-SIDE IS A DELICIOUSLY MINIMAL, YET EXTREMELY FUNKY TECHNO
CUT WITH SUPERB ANALOGUE BASSLINE AND CRISP PERCUSSION. THE FLIP
HAS AN ALMOST ELECTRO FEEL BUT ERRS MORE ON THE SIDE OF SUBTLE,
FUNKING TWO STEP FOR THE MAIN PART. BASS HEAVY, ULTRA STRIPPED
AND , TO BE HONEST, EXTREMELY FRUITY. ANOTHER BRILLIANT RELEASE.
RECOMMENDED.
LANDS//. - ANTITAINMENT EP - VARIAL - 12" (VRL04)
SUPERB FOURTH RELEASE FROM MAT CARTER'S VARIAL LABEL WHICH SEES
LANDS//. DELIVERING A SUPREMELY CRAFTED FOUR TRACK EP. =
FUNDALMENTALLY,
IT'S ELECTRO BUT WITH A DEPTH AND SUBTLETLY THAT REALLY MAKES
IT STAND OUT. EACH TRACK HAS MELODIC ELEMENTS COUPLED WITH SOME
HEAVY, HEAVY SUB BASS SOUNDS AND A CRISP SELECTION OF BEATS. COMES
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED, AS YOU'D EXPECT!
LEGOWELT - TOWER OF THE GIPSIES - BUNKER - 12" (B3030)
MORE RAW TECHNO/HOUSE RHYTHMS ON THE SUPERB BUNKER IMPRINT. WITH
THE 80'S FEEL THAT IS SO BIG AT THE MOMENT, AND MORE THAN A HEALTHY
DOSE OF ITALIAN DISCO INFLUENCE. THERE ARE ALSO A FEW SHORTER
BEATLESS CUTS THAT REMIND ME A LITTLE OF THE UR X-102 INTERLUDES.
ANOTHER ONE THAT WIL JUST FLY OUT THE DOOR I WOULD HAVE TO SAY.
HAVE A LISTEN....
LEROY HANGHOFER - WHITE TRASH - GOMMA - 2xLP (GOMMA024LP)
QUIRKY SELECTION FROM MR HANGHOFER. STRANGE VOCALS LAID ON TOP
OF WHAT I CAN BEST DESCRIBE AS KIDS-TV-THEME-MUSIC. POPPY BREAKBEAT
WITH A GOOD SNIFF OF ELECTRO AND PUNK FUNK ATTITUDE. GOOD FUN,
AND RIGHT DAFT!
LOSOUL FEAT. MALTE - YOU KNOW (LONG VERSION) - PLAYHOUSE - 12" =
(PLAYHOUSE97)
CHEEKY, PERKY AND INDEED FUNKY CUT FROM LOSOUL ON THIS LIMITED,
ONE SIDED VINYL SLAB FROM PLAYHOUSE. ELEMENTS OF TECHNO, ELECTRO
AND HOUSE ALL MIX UP TO FORM A POTENT PARTY TUNE WITH ADDED VOCALS
FROM MALTE. GET THIS ONE QUICK AS IT'S SURE TO RUN OUT SOON.
LOUIS DIGITAL - INSURGENCY SOUL - ARCOLA - 12" (ARC03)
MORE DANCEFLOOR FUN FROM THOSE ARCOLA PEOPLE. LOUIS DIGITAL PROVIDES
THREE TRACKS OF FUNKED UP TECHNO AND R&B STYLE ELECTRO (STRANGE,
BUT TRUE) WITH HEFTY, JERKY BEATS AND CATCHY, ELECTRONIC SOUNDS
AND SAMPLES. GROOVESOME, LIMITED STUFF THAT'LL GO DOWN WELL IN
YOUR SET NO DOUBT.
LUKE VIBERT - SYNTHAX / I LOVE ACID - WARP - 12" (WAP165)
NOT CONTENT WITH FLOODING OUR SHOP (PERHAPS YOU SHOULD REPHRASE
THAT IN LIGHT OF RECENT EVENTS? - ED) WITH AMEN ANDREWS RECORDS
RECENTLY, MR. L. VIBERT ESQ. GETS IT ON WITH WARP. THIS RATHER
FINE SINGLE CARRIES ON NICELY FROM WHERE HIS LAST ALBUM WITH NINJA
TUNE LEFT OFF, ALBEIT WITH A SLIGHTLY HARDER EDGE BUT JUST AS
MUSICAL AND DANCEABLE. BRING ON THE ALBUM, I SAY.
MAT CARTER - THE STAND EP - VARIAL - 12" (VRL02)
EAGERLY AWAITED SECOND RELEASE FROM THE PROMISING VARIAL LABEL
COMES, ONCE AGAIN, FROM MAT CARTER. DELICIOUSLY FUTURISTIC ELECTRO
SOUNDS WITH A GREAT GRASP OF HOW TO MAKE PEOPLE GROOVE WITHOUT
RESORTING TO OBVIOUS SOUNDS AND BEATS. JUST GENUINELY SOLID TRACKS
ALL ROUND. NICE.
MIKE SHANNON - THE KNOW RETURNS EP - CYNOSURE - 12" (CYN010)
WICKED RELEASE. PROBABLY MY FAVOURITE ON CYNOSURE IN FACT. MIKE
SHANNON GETS DOWN WITH SOME TOUGH, MINIMAL AND PURE DANCEFLOOR
TECHNO GROOVES THAT HAVE DEPTH AND FUNK IN EQUAL MEASURES. THREE
TRACKS, EACH OF WHICH IS EMINENTLY PLAYABLE. RECOMMENDED.
MIKE Y JUANSELF - CHIMICHURRI - VOLTMUSIK - 12" (VOLT10)
SUPERB RELEASE FROM SWAYZAK'S VOLTMUSIK IMPRINT WHICH SEES MIKE
SHANNON AND JUAN ABRILE TEAMING TO DELIVER SOME OF THE LUSHEST,
MOST DEEP TECHNO AND HOUSE SOUNDS I'VE HEARD FOR A WHILE. DELICIOUS
CHORDS AND STRINGS MIXED UP WITH SUBTLE, SHUFFLING 4/4 BEATS AND
A DELICATE SENSE OF MELODY. NOT TOO CUT UP, JUST PAIN LOVELY.
A GREAT RECORD.
MISS KITTIN - I COM - NOVA MUTE - 2xLP (NOMU120LP)
MISS K'S DEBUT LP FOR NOVA MUTE IS MORE DIVERSE AND INTERESTING
THAN ONE MIGHT EXPECT, NOT REALLY JUSTIFYING THE TOKEN ELECTROCLASH
BANNER. WILL APPEAL TO THE SHOREDITCH MASSIVE, CERTAINLY, BUT
THERE ARE HINTS OF A MUCH BROADER TALENT. HAVE A LISTEN.......
MUSICA CHARLISTA - AMARILLO MANTEQUILLA - CMYK - 12" (CMYK004)
FIRST RELEASE WE'VE HAD ON CMYK AND IT'S A TASTY LITTLE NUMBER.
DEEP AND FUNKY, DUBBED OUT, YET GLITCHED UP AND CLICKED AROUND.
TOTALLY CLUBBY SOUNDS BUT ON AN EARLY EVENING TIP. SMOOTH SOUNDS
INDEED. TOP.
OCTAGON MAN - MAGNETON - DC - 2xLP (DC55LP)
9 ECLECTIC ELECTRO TRACKS FROM THE OCTAGON MAN (J. SAUL KANE OF
COURSE) HERE. SOME VERY EPIC SOUNDING STRING LADEN TRACKS SIT
ALONGSIDE SOME RAW DANCEFLOOR MATERIAL. I LOVE THE WAY HIS TRACKS
MOVE AROUND WITH DIFFERENT ELEMENTS DROPPING IN & OUT ALL THE
TIME. HAVE A LISTEN......
OCTAGON MAN, THE VS. DEPTH CHARGE - I DREAM - DC - 12" (DC45)
DC GETTING ALL MUTANT ROBOTIC ELECTRO ON US AGAIN WITH THIS STRONG
PAIRING. THE OCTAGON MAN DELIVERS A STRAIGHT-UP, NO-NONSENSE ELECTRO
CUT WITH SOME RETRO STYLINGS WHILST DEPTH CHARGE OPTS FOR AN =
ELECTRONIC
BREAKS SOUND THAT HAS SOME DEVASTATING DRUM & BASS STYLE BASSLINES.
THERE'S EVEN A BEAUTIFUL AMBIENT CUT FOR YOUR MONEY.
PEACHES - SET IT OFF - ILLUSTRIOUS - 12" (PEACHES001)
THE NEW SINGLE WHICH WE ONLY HAVE ONE COPY OF I'M AFRAID (DAMN
MAJOR LABELS). BIG OLD ELECTRO CLASH GEAR FROM THIS DIRTY LADY
INCLUDING MIXES FROM TOBY NEUMANN AND NORTHERN LITES.
PEACHES - SHAKE YER DIX (TIGA REMIX) - XL - 12" (XLT185)
ERK. YES, TIGA GETS HIS GRUBBY MITTS ON PEACHES' ANTHEM CELEBRATING
ONE'S BODILY PARTS. THERE'S ALSO THE ORIGINAL ACAPELLA TO KEEP
ALL YOU MASH-UP HEADS AMUSED AND OFF THE STREETS.
PRINCESS HIM - GONE - KLEIN - 12" (KL045)
STRANGE HOW I KNEW EXACTLY WHAT THIS RECORD WAS GOING TO SOUND
LIKE JUST BY LOOKING AT THE TWERP ON THE LABEL. PREDICATABLE ELECTRO
POP REDEEMED SLIGHTLY BY THE INSTRUMENTAL MORGAN GEIST / =
VILLALOBOS-ESQUE
REMIX ON SIDE 2.
PSYCHONAUTS - FEAR IS REAL/HIPS FOR SCOTLAND - GIGOLO - 12" =
(GIGOLO114/EFA278146)
REALLY QUITE STARNGE RELEASE FOR GIGOLO, BUT AFTER ALL, THEY =
COULDN'T
KEEP DOING JUST ELECTROPOP-BUSINESS, SINCE TOO MANY JUMPED THE
BANDWAGON ANYWAY. THIS SEES GIGOLO RETURN WITH MORE ADVENTUROUS
SOUNDS. THE A-SIDE IS A MORE SYNTHY, CLUBBY AFFAIR, WHILE THE
FLIP FEATURES JAMES YORKSTON IN A MORE GUITARY TRACK, AS WELL
AS PUTTING A QUIRKY LITTLE ELECTRONIC NUMBER AS A BONUS
PUTSCH '79 - 1300 - CLONE - 12" (C#28)
BRAND NEW THREE TRACKER FROM THE CLONE CAMP WHICH MANAGES TO BE
ELECTRO AS WELL AS DISCO AND TECHNO. KIND OF LIKE THE CREME STUFF
BUT (IF I MAY SAY SO) WITH A BIT MORE OOMPH. THERE'S A CHEEKY
SAMPLE ON THERE AND I THINK IT'S FROM ONE OF THE TRACKS FROM THE
BREAKDANCE 2 ALBUM. OVERALL, GREAT FUN, GREAT DANCE MUSIC... ANOTHER
WINNER.
R. RASH - SMOKIN JAKKIT - LUCIANO REMIX - EXACTA.UDIO - 12" =
(EXACTA006)
CLASSIC TRACK BY EON UNDER THE MONIKER OF R. RASH GETS A RE-RELEASE
AND A REMIX JOB. THE ORIGINAL IS STILL A CRACKING SLAB OF PRIME
TIME TECHNO BUT LUCIANO MANAGES TO GIVE IT A MORE CONTEMPORARY
FEEL WITHOUT LOSING ANY OF THE BALLS THAT THE ORIGINAL HAD. STABBY,
ROLLING, BASS HEAVY SOUNDS FOR ANY CLUB ENVIRONMENT. WICKED.
R3MOTE - REMOTION EP - ROTTERS GOLF CLUB - LP (RGCLP007)
NOT QUITE SURE HOW THIS CAN BE CLASSED AS AN ALBUM AS IT ONLY
HAS SIX TRACKS. LUCKILY THOUGH, THE SIX TRACKS ARE REALLY GOOD.
QUITE DIFFERENT FOR ROTTERS, MIND YOU, WITH A MUCH MORE SYNTHY
ELECTRO FEEL AND EVEN SOME VOCALS. THE KIND OF THING THAT WOULDN'T
BE OUT OF PLACE ON SOMETHING LIKE SUCTION BUT WITH A BIT MORE
OOMPH. IT GETS A BIT MORE ELECTRONICA-ESQUE ON A COUPLE OF THE
TRACKS, BUT GENERALLY THIS IS AIMED AT THE DANCEFLOOR.
RADIOACTIVE MAN - BOOBY TRAP - ROTTERS GOLF CLUB - 2xLP (RGCLP009)
MR TENNISWOOD DELIVERS MORE HIGH CLASS ELECTRO GROOVES - WITH
PLENTY OF SUBTLETY AND FUNK A.P.U. SOME OF THE ALBUM IS REALLY
DOWNBEAT AND QUITE MELLOW, WHILST MUCH OF IT IS AIMED SQUARELY
AT THE DANCEFLOOR - HOWEVER, THERE IS LITTLE TO MAKE YOUR NOSE
BLEED, AND IN PLACE OF OBVIOUS AURAL ASSAULTS, KEITH HAS OPTED
FOR A MORE MINIMAL APPROACH. NO COMPROMISE ON THE FUNKINESS,
AND STILL FULL OF FAT BASS LINES AND TIGHT BEATS TO GET A CROWD
MOVING - A REALLY COOL COLLECTION OF TRACKS. NICE.
REX THE DOG - PROTOTYPE - KOMPAKT - 12" (KOM92)
REX THE DOG HAS PRODUCED SOMETHING OF A CLUB EPIC HERE FOR KOMPAKT.
I'M NOT SURE IF HE REALLY IS A CANINE OR NOT (ALTHOUGH I'M ASSUMING
NOT) BUT HIS MASTERY OF SLAMMING COLOGNE TECHNO AND TRANCEY ELEMENTS
IS PRETTY IMPRESSIVE. BIG DROPS, CLASSIC, VINTAGE SYNTH SOUNDS
AND A ROLLING SET OF 4/4 BEATS ALMOST GUARANTEE SOME BUM SHAKING
ACTION. ONE FOR THE HARDER KOMPAKT FANS (FANS OF HARDER KOMPAKT
RECORDS, THAT IS, RATHER THAN PEOPLE WHO LIKE KOMPAKT AND FANCY
THEMSLEVES AS TOUGH NUTS). CHECK.
RICARDO VILLALOBOS - BREDOW - PERLON - 12" (PERL22)
YET MORE QUIRKY TECHNO TRACKS FROM PERLON. VILLALOBOS PROVIDES
A LOVELY, DEEP, HYPNOTIC CUT PLUS A MORE OFF KILTER TRACK ON THE
FLIP THAT HAS A SLOWED DOWN ELECTRO FEEL (UNLESS, OF COURSE, I
WAS PLAYING IT ON THE WRONG SPEED!).
SEELENLUFT - MANILLA - HEADMAN & EWAN PEARSON MIXES - BACKYARD - 10" =
(BACK10DJX01)
ANOTHER ISSUE OF THESE MANILLA REMIXES WHICH INCLUDES INSTRUMENTALS
OF BOTH THE HEADMAN & THE EWAN PEARSON MIXES, NOT AVAILABLE ON
THE KLEIN ISSUE.....
SERAFIN - KRISTALL EP - BRUCHSTUECKE - 12" (BRUCHSTUECKE17)
FOLLOWING SERAFIN'S COLLABORATION WITH LUCIANO ON CADENZA, HE
DELIVERS A SOLO THREE TRACK EP OF TIGHT, CRISP GROOVES VERY MUCH
IN THE SAME VEIN. FUNKY SOUNDS AND BASS WITH SUBTLE PROGRESSIONS
AND A DEFINITE BRUCHSTUECKE FLAVA OF QUIRKINESS. ANYONE INTO LUCIANO
OR THE CADENZA STUFF SHOULD DEFINITELY CHECK THIS OUT.
SIOBHAN FAHEY / DEATH IN VEGAS - COLD - UNKNOWN - 12" (SF12001-12)
I'M GENUINELY SURPRISED AT HOW GOOD THIS IS. MID-PACE, SLEAZY,
ATMOSPHERIC, ALMOST MINIMAL ELECTRO FUNK, WITH SIOBHAN'S COMPLETELY
UNOBTRUSIVE VOCODERED VOCAL BEING PUT TO GOOD EFFECT - NOT WHAT
I WAS EXPECTING AT ALL (I WAS THINKING THIS WOULD BE QUITE =
GIGOLO-ESQUE,
BUT IT'S A LOT MORE SUBTLE - THINK MORE ALONG THE LINES OF =
RADIOACTIVE
MAN, TWO LONE SWORDSMEN AT THEIR MOST RELAXED). AS REINVENTIONS
GO, THIS IS AN IMPRESSIVE ONE.
SPEKTRUM - ENTER THE SPEKTRUM - PLAYHOUSE - 2xLP (PLAY090)
MUCH ANTICIPATED AND LIMITED ALBUM FROM SPEKTRUM. PERKY AND CLUBBY
VOCAL TECHNO / ELECTRO WITH A LARGE DOLLOP OF PUNK, FOLLOWED
BY MORE ABSTRACT AND DOWNBEAT INTERLUDES. THIS FEELS MUCH POPPIER
THAN PLAYHOUSE'S USUAL FARE, AND IS PERHAPS THE BEGINING OF =
SPEKTRUM'S
RISE TO MORE COMMERCIAL SUCCESS? WHATEVER, THERE ARE SOME GREAT
TUNES ON THIS THAT WILL ROCK MANY A DANCEFLOOR.
SPEKTRUM - KINDA NEW MIXES (PROMO) - NON STOP RECORDS - 2x12" =
(SPEK004W)
INCREDIBLY LIMITED NEW PROMO ONLY 2 X 12" PACK CONTAINING THE
ORIGINAL, JACKNIFE LEE REMIX, TIEFSCHWARZ 12" DUB AND WEKAN REMIX.
STRICTLY FIRST COME FIRST SERVED....
STAZI - LOVE IS LETHAL - CHIPS - 7" (CHIPS004)
OUR TOKEN SILLY RECORD OF THE WEEK. THE WORD HERE IS "BOUNCY"
- UTTERLY DAFT, JUMP-AROUND-LIKE-A-FANNY EIGHTIES-INSPIRED =
ELECTROPOP
THAT SOUNDS LIKE CURSOR MINER OR EARLY DEPECHE MODE AT THE WRONG
SPEED. COMES BACKED WITH THE OBLIGATORY FAT TRUCKERS REMIX.
STEPHEN BROWN - JACKS TRAX EP - AFFECTED - 12" (AFF013)
A DEFINITE CONTENDER FOR BEST RELEASE SO FAR ON AFFECTED. STEPEN
BROWN HAS ALWAYS DELIVERED QUALITY DETROIT INSPIRED TECHNO TRACKS
(AND HAS EVEN RECORDED FOR TRANSMAT) AND THIS EP IS VERY MUCH
ALONG THE SAME LINES. DEEP, LAYERED CHORDS, ROLLING BEATS AND
GROOVING PERCUSSION. A HIGH CLASS EP THAT'S FULL OF WARMTH, YET
LOTS OF DANCEFLOOR APPEAL. RECOMMENDED.
SUPERPITCHER - HEROIN - KOMPAKT - 12" (KOM35)
OH KOMPAKT WHERE ARE YOU GOING???!!! THE A-SIDE OF THIS RECORD
SOUNDS LIKE AN EARLY ACID HOUSE RECORD THAT HAS BEEN GIVEN A KIND
OF DUBBY KOMPAKT TREATMENT. THE FLIP IS WHERE THE "HEROIN" ASPECT
KICKS IN, WITH EIGHTIES POP COMBINED WITH DEPRESSING, NIHILISTIC
MOODY ROCK STUFF... HMMMMMMM....
SUTEKH - HANDS ON FEET EP - SOUL JAZZ - 12" (SJR73-12)
BLIMEY! SUTEKH DOING GLITCH FUNK DUB TECHNO ON SOUL JAZZ? MUST
BE A WINNER! AND IT IS. FOUR TRACKS OF THOROUGHLY ENTERTAINING
SOUNDS WITH HIS TRADEMARK FUNKINESS AND INCREDIBLE ATTENTION TO
DETAIL PLUS SOME DEEP OLD SOUNDS. IT'S A BIT DUBBY, BUT PROBABLY
NOT AS MUCH AS YOU'D EXPECT. CLASS IN A GLASS.
SWAYZAK - ANOTHER WAY - STUD!O K7 - 12" (!K7169)
VERY MELODIC ELECTRO TECHNO HERE FROM THE SLIGHTLY BROADER SWAYZAK.
SUPER HIGH PRODUCTION VALUES ON THIS LOVELY 2 TRACKER. HAVE A
LISTEN.
SYLVIE MARKS & HAL 9000 - KRAZEEE REMIXE - B PITCH CONTROL - 12" =
(BPC096)
GREAT TEAM UP HERE WITH SYLVIE AND HAL DELIVERING A DRAMATIC,
YET FUN ELECTRO / TECHNO / DISCO TRACK WITH A MUSICAL SOUND, =
BUILDING
CHORDS AND SOLID ROLLING BEATS. VERY MUCH IN LINE WITH THE OTHER
B PITCH MATERIAL BUT, AS EVER, THE PRODUCTION HOLDS IT APART FROM
OTHER LABELS DOING THE SAME STUFF. THREE TRACKS WITH 'WIR STERNE'
BEING A KILLER, MID PACED SLAB OF TECHNO FUN.
TECHNOVA - I COULD HAVE SEX - HYDROGEN DUKEBOX - 12" (DUKE118DJV)
ELECTRO POP CHEESE WITH A SIX FOOT TRANSVESTITE CALLED VAGINAL
DAVIES ON VOCALS. WE'RE A RECORD SHOP IN HOXTON, OK, AND THERE'S
A LOT OF FOOLS OUT THERE EASILY PARTED WITH THEIR MONEY. YOU WOULD
IF YOU COULD. YOU FEEL SORRY FOR THEM BUT LOVE THE SOUND OF COLD,
HARD CASH TOO MUCH. IF YOU HAVE SEX WITH ANYONE WHO OWNS THIS
RECORD, WHATEVER POST-ORGASMIC SHAME YOU FEEL IS ENTIRELY JUSTIFIED
FOR ONCE. I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT.
TIM HARPER - ORGASMIC SPACE - DJAX-UP-BEATS - 12" (DJAXUP184)
SLAMMING CHIGAGO HOUSE FROM THIS TALENED ARTIST. OTHER RELEASES
ON DANCE MANIA ETC. JUST THE ONE BLUE VINYL COPY HERE, BE QUICK!!!!
TOMAS ANDERSSON - BAS - B PITCH CONTROL - 12" (BPC088)
ANOTHER STOMPER FROM THE B PITCH CONTROL CENTRE OF FUNKY, ROBOTIC
ELECTRO TECHNO. TOMAS ANDERSSON COMES GOOD WITH A STOMPING, ACIDIC
BASSLINE DRIVEN SICE OF TECH THAT SHOULD DRIVE THEM WILD ON THE
FLOOR. THE FLIP HAS A MORE RETRO, SYNTHADELIC SOUND BUT IS EQUALLY
ROCKING. TOP.
TWO LONE SWORDSMEN - FROM THE DOUBLE GONE CHAPEL (PROMO SAMPLER) - =
WARP - 12" (WARPLP119P)
STONKINGLY LIMITED EDITION 3-TRACK PROMO SAMPLER FOR THE FORTHCOMING
TLS LP. AS YOU PROBABLY KNOW BY NOW, THIS ALBUM DENOTES A DRAMATIC
SHIFT IN STYLE. WITH WEATHERALL ON VOCALS, AND TENNISWOOD ON DRUMS,
THE BAND SOUND MUCH LIKE A CROSS BETWEEN COLDER AND LCD SOUNDSYSTEM,
WORKING SURPRISINGLY WELL. YOU'LL PROBABLY WANT ONE OF THESE.
UND - TRAPEZ LIMITED 26 - TRAPEZ - 12" (TRAPEZLTD26)
ANOTHER EXCELLENT RELEASE FROM TRAPEZ WHO SEEM TO BE HAVING =
SOMETHING
OF A GOOD RUN AT THE MOMENT. UND GIVES A STRAIGHT UP COOL EP WITH
DEEP, DUBBY MOMENTS AND MORE DANCEFLOOR TECH BITS OFFSET BY SOME
GREAT AND QUIRKY MINIMALISM. GREAT STUFF.
VARIOUS - FOCAL POINT VOL. 2 - CYNOSURE - 12" (CYN012)
HEAVYWEIGHT FOUR TRACKER OF GROOVING MINIMAL TECHNO SOUNDS FROM
DEADBEAT, MIKE SHANNON, J. HUNSBERGER AND MOSSA. FUNKY, TIGHTLY
PRODUCED, PACKED FULL OF SPLENDID GLITCHY SOUNDS AND DUBBY =
BASSLINES.
I DON'T NEED TO SAY MUCH MORE. JUST CHECK.
VECTOR LOVERS - ELEKTROBOTIK DISCO - SOMA - 12" (SOMA153)
MY FAVOURITE ELECTRO RECORD OF LAST YEAR (ORIGINALLY RELEASED
AS A 7" ON IWARI.COM) GETS AN UNEXPECTED REISSUE ON SOMA (NOT
THE MOST OBVIOUS LABEL FOR THIS, I'D HAVE THOUGHT), WHO HAVE RATHER
PATHETICALLY CROPPED THE ORIGINAL SLEEVE. WHY, SOMA? WE ARE ALL
ADULTS, YOU KNOW - WE DON'T NEED PROTECTING. ARE YOU AFRAID THE
TABLOIDS ARE GONNA GET HOLD OF A COPY, OR SOMETHING? TREMENDOUS
RECORD (EVEN THE THREE ADDITIONAL, MORE ELECTRONIC TRACKS ARE
GREAT), SHAME ABOUT THE CENSORSHIP. TRY AND TRACK DOWN THE ORIGINAL
IF YOU CAN.
VILLALOBOS - ALCACHOFA - PLAYHOUSE - 3xLP (PLAYHOUSE83)
AND HERE IT IS... THE VILLALOBOS ALBUM. DOES IT LIVE UP TO THE
HYPE? YOU BET IT DOES. HIS UNIQUE BRAND OF FUNKED UP TECH-DISCO
IS AT IT'S FULLEST HERE AND SHOWCASES HIS INCREDIBLE TALENT FOR
CONSTRUCTING GROOVY, SHIFTING, SHUFFLING DANCEFLOOR TRACKS THAT
DON'T REALY ADHERE TO ANY PARTICULAR SOUND BUT ARE SHIMMERING
AND WONDERFUL NONETHELESS. ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL.
VILLALOBOS / SENSE CLUB - ANANAS / TOMORROW COCKTAIL - PERLON - 12" =
(PERL16)
WICKED SPLIT EP WITH TWO SUPERBLY GROOVY TECH TRACKS. GLITCHY
KIND OF SOUNDS FROM VILLALOBOS AND INCREDIBLY DETAILED PRODUCTION
MAKE IT A CLASSY AND SMOOTH CLUB GROOVER. THE SENSE CLUB CUT HAS
MORE OF A STRAIGHT EDGED FLAVA, BUT IS GREAT CLUB MUSIC NONETHELESS.
New Releases (Vinyl): US Techno / Electro
AUDION - THE PONG - SPECTRAL - 12" (SPC-24)
CRACKING STUFF HERE FOR ALL GHOSTLY / SPECTRAL FANS. THE A-SIDE
HAS TO BE ONE OF THEIR LIVELIER OUTINGS TO DATE - IT'S HIGH-OCTANE
TWISTED NU-ACID A LA THE LAST MR. OIZO ONLY MUCH TOUGHER. ON SIDE
TWO, TWO SLIGHTLY MORE TWISTED TRACKS FOR THE MORE LEFT-OF-CENTRE
BUT NO LESS UP FOR IT DJ SET. EXCELLENT WORK ALL ROUND.
DJ MINX - A WALK IN THE PARK REMIXES - MINUS - 12" (MINUS26)
EXCELLENT REMIX OF THE ALREADY SPLENDID TRACK FROM DJ MINX. RICARDO
VILLALOBOS TURNS IN A TRADEMARK MIX WITH A SMOOTH, FLOWING FEEL
AND A DELICIOUS MINIMALISM THAT MAKES YOU WANT TO GROOVE. JOSH
WINK'S MIX IS SLIGHTLY HOUSIER IN TONE, BUT IS ACTUALLY REALLY,
REALLY GOOD. ONE OF HIS BEST TRACKS FOR A LONG TIME ACTUALLY.
WICKED RELEASE FROM A WICKED LABEL.
JEFF SAMUEL - AWT EP - SPECTRAL - 12" (SPC23)
THERE CAN'T BE MANY LABELS LEFT FOR JEFF SAMUEL TO RELEASE MATERIAL
ON, CAN THERE? HAVING ALREADY PUT STUFF OUT ON TRAPEZ, POKER FLAT
AND MORRIS AUDIO (TO NAME BUT THREE), JEFF'S BACK WITH MORE LIGHT,
PLAYFUL, QUIRKY YET MEATY GLITCH HOUSE. SOME PLEASANT, ROLLING
BEATS AND CUTE MELODIES GO TOWARDS MAKING THIS A PRETTY MEMORABLE
RECORD.
LAWRENCE - SPARK EP - GHOSTLY INTERNATIONAL - 12" (GI036)
THERE WAS MUCH ANTICIPATION SURROUNDING THIS RELEASE, BUT LET'S
FACE IT, THIS WAS NEVER GOING TO DISAPPOINT, WAS IT? GENERALLY
THESE THREE TRACKS ARE LIGHTER AND AIRIER (AND PERHAPS SLIGHTLY
MORE DANCEFLOOR COMPATIBLE?) THAN SOME OF HIS PREVIOUS WORK, =
ALTHOUGH
THOSE TRADEMARK LAWRENCE TEXTURES AND TONES REMAIN. SUPERBLY =
PRODUCED,
AND WARM AND MELODIC THOROUGHOUT, THIS IS ESSENTIAL TO ANYONE
WHO PURCHASED ANY OF HIS RELEASES ON KOMPAKT OR DIALREC.
MATEO & MATOS - SEE THE SKY - UNDO - 12" (UND012)
TECHIE VOCAL TECHNO WITH A MELLOW HOUSE VIBE FROM THESE TWO GUYS
ON THIS US LABEL. MIXES FROM JOVONN AND SCOTT WOZNIAK - THREE
VOCALS AND AN INSTRUMENTAL MIX.=20
PLASTIKMAN / RICARDO VILLALOBOS - SNARK / AQUATIC - MINUS - 12" =
(MINUS-1)
A PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED RICHIE HAWTIN TRACK DATING FROM 1994 AKA
SNARK (AND ONE CAN ONLY WONDER HOW SUCH AN AWESOME, ICE-COLD SLAB
OF BRILLIANCE AS THIS COULD REMAIN IN THE VAULTS FOR TEN YEARS)
BACKED WITH A RICARDO VILLALOBOS RE-EDIT AKA AQUATIC (THAT'S MY
GUESS AS TO WHAT'S GOING ON, ANYWAY). THESE ARE GONNA SPRINT OFF
THE SHELVES SO DON'T DELAY.
Restocks (Vinyl): US Techno / Electro
ADULT - LIMITED EDITION - ERSATZ AUDIO - 7" (EZ017)
ULTRA, ULTRA, ULTRA LIMITED RELEASE TO CELEBRATE SEVEN YEARS OF
THIS MOST FRESH OF ELECTRO LABELS. TWO TRACKS FROM LABEL BOSSES
ADULT. THEY'RE NEW MIXES OF OLD TRACKS AND AS YOU CAN IMAGINE
THEY'RE TOTALLY ESSENTIAL ELECTRO DISCO BEASTS. FABULOUS.
AUDION - KISSES - SPECTRAL - 12" (SPC-15)
THREE TRACKS OF CRACKING TECHNO FROM THIS ON-FIRE LABEL. SUPERBLY
PRODUCED AND DANCEFLOOR BOUND CUTS THAT ARE MINIMAL, STRIPPED
AND ACHINGLY FUNKY. TECHNICAL SOUNDS, RAW BASSLINES, WICKED LITTLE
STABBY ARPEGGIOS... PURE STUFF FOR THE HEADS. RESPECT TO SPECTRAL.
CARL CRAIG - CLEAR AND PRESENT / TWEAK IT YOURSELF - PLANET E - 12" =
(PE65265)
SECOND PART IN CARL CRAIGS RE-RELEASE SERIES ON PLANET-E. THIS
TIME ROUND IT'S CLEAR (WHICH WAS OUT BEFORE), AND THE ALLEDGEDLY
UNRELEASED B-SIDE. WONDERFUL BLUE, CLEAR VINYL, THAT DEFINITELY
WILL APPEAL TO THE DEVOTED COLLECTOR, AS WELL AS ANYONE INTERESTED
IN NEW STUFF FROM DETROIT.
CARL CRAIG/BASIC CHANNEL - THE CLIMAX - PLANET E - 12" (PE65263)
FINALLY THIS CLASSIC PIECE OF DETROIT MUSIC HAS BEEN RE-ISSUED
(IN THE ORIGINAL VERSION, NOT THE ONE THAT WAS FLOATING AROUND
ON "OPEN" A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO). ALSO FEATURES THE HIGHLY =
ANTICIPATED
BASIC CHANNEL REMIX, WHO APPLY THEIR USUAL APPROACH TO THIS TRACK.
THESE ARE THE VERY LIMITED WHITE VINYL PRESSINGS FROM BACK IN
2001!! TASTY...=20
DJ MINX - A WALK IN THE PARK - MINUS - 12" (MINUS22)
A BIT DIFFERENT FROM YOUR AVERAGE MINUS RELEASE THIS. ONE CUT
HAS A SAMPLE RUNNING THROUGH IT AND A BIT OF A DISCO FEEL TO IT.
THERE IS ALSO A RAWER SLIGHTLY CLICK CUT MORE IN KEEPING WITH
THE MINUS TRADITION AS WELL AS MINIMAL MIXES FROM MATTHEW DEAR
& MAGDA. HAVE A LISTEN....
FALSE - SINK THE SHIP EP - MINUS - 12" (MINUS21)
MATTHEW DEAR'S FALSE PROJECT HAS ALWAYS HAD THE JERKY, GLITCHY
EDGE OVER THE MATERIAL UNDER HIS OWN NAME. THIS KIND OF CARRIES
THAT ON BUT HAS AN EVEN DEEPER, MORE MINIMAL, BUT ACTUALLY MUCH
GROOVIER SOUND THAN THE OTHER 12"S. CRISP SOUNDS WITH BEAUTIFUL
ATTENTIAN TO DETAIL ON THE ARRANGEMENTS, FUNKED UP 4/4 BEATS...
A GREAT ADDITION TO HIS CATALOGUE.
FALSE - YOU WOULDN'T - PLUS 8 - 12" (PLUS8082)
IF I SAID THIS WAS BAD IT WOULD BE FALSE! (SORRY IT'S FRIDAY
AFTERNOON, AND FEELING A BIT RAGGED AND KNACKERED...) IT'S GLITCHY,
IT'S FUNKY, IT'S TECHNO - SO IT MUST BE GLITCH-FUNK-TECHNO! THINK
OF AKUFEN, PLAYHOUSE, AND GENERALLY HAVING A GOOD OLD JERKY TIME
ON THE DANCEFLOOR. RECOMMENDED.=20
FALSE - WAV POOL - PLUS 8 - 12" (PLUS8081)
ANOTHER COOL EP BY MATTHEW DEAR (OF GHOSTLY FAME) - AKA FALSE.
TECHNO, WITH PLENTY OF DEEP GLITCH AND CHOP UPS, THAT WOULD HAVE
YOU BELIEVE THAT THIS IS AKUFEN OR HERBERT OR ONE OF THESE =
ASSOCIATED
ARTISTS. FOUR TRACKS THAT RANGE FROM THE FULL ON AND BUSY TO
MORE HYPNOTIC AND MINIMAL. NICE.
GEOFF WHITE - INCE - SPECTRAL - 12" (SPC-19)
GEOFF WHITE FOLLOWS UP HIS DELICIOUS AEROC ALBUM FOR GHOSTLY WITH
THIS MORE DANCEFLOOR AFFAIR ON SPECTRAL. AS FAR AS MINIMAL TECHNO
GOES, THIS IS ABSOLUTELY TOP CLASS. A LOVELY PALETTE OF REDUCED
SOUNDS AND A COLLECTION OF FUNKY BEATS MAKE THIS A REAL WINNER.
RECOMMENDED.
MATTHEW DEAR - BACKSTROKE - SPECTRAL - LP (SPC-21)
ACCLAIMED PRODUCER MATTHEW DEAR PROVIDES US WITH A SUPERB MINI
ALBUM OF VARIED TECHNO AND ELECTRONIC SOUNDS. A COUPLE OF PURE
DANCEFLOOR NUMBERS MIXED UP WITH SOME MORE OFF-KILTER, PROCESSED
TRACKS WHICH EVEN FEATURE A SMATTERING OF VOCALS. ABSOLUTELY =
BRILLIANT.
SOLVENT - APPLES & SYNTHESIZERS - GHOSTLY INTERNATIONAL - LP (GI-035)
RETRO ELECTRO ACTION FROM SOLVENT WHICH IS JUST WHAT YOU'D EXPECT.
A CRACKING RANGE OF SOUNDS AND MELODIES ALONG WITH FUNKY, YET
ROBOTIC BEATS AND EVEN THE OCCASIONAL TOUCH OF VOCODERED VOCALS.
THINK SKANFROM ETC, AND YOU'RE IN THE RIGHT BALLPARK.
THEOREM VS STEWART WALKER - INTERVALS - MINUS - 12" (THX4)
3 TOP TRACKS OF FUNK N SOUL IN A 4X4 STYLE............. DEEP DEEP
STUFF THAT IS AS FUNKY AS IT IS HOUSEY....... HIGHLY =
RECOMMENDED!!!!!.............................
THEOREM vs SWAYZAK - DAY FROM HELL / INTERSTATE - THEOREM - 12" (THX2)
SECOND OUTING FOR THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THEOREM & SWAYZAK ON
THE MINUS IMPRINT "THEOREM"...... TWO DEEP TRACKS WITH NICE =
MELODIES,
FALLING SOMEWHERE BETWEEN HOUSE AND TECHNO............
THEOREM VS. STEWART WALKER - VARIOUS - MINUS - 12" (THX3)
LATEST INSTALMENT FROM RITCHIE HAWTIN'S MINUS LABEL... THE NEW
SERIES FEAT. THE TALENTS OF WALKER & LAWRENCE. ALOT MORE INTERESTING
THAN THE PREVIOUS RELEASES!!! WATCH THIS SPACE FOR FUTURE =
COLLABORATIONS
New Releases (Vinyl): House
HOTT22 - THE MOON AND THE SPOON - GOSSIP - 12" (GG-1058)
TWO TRACKS OF SUMMERY AND QUITE COMMERCIAL SOUNDING HOUSE MUSIC.
ONE SIDE IS ALRIGHT, BUT THE OTHER IS RUINED BY A GROANY FEMALE
PANTING NOISE THAT IS AWFUL.
KELLY POLAR QUARTET - ROCOCO EP - ENVIRON - 12" (ENV020)
TOP NOTCH DIGITAL DISCO HOUSE SOUNDS FROM THE MIGHTY ENVIRON STABLE.
SLIGHTLY EASTERN EUROPEN / CLASSICAL STRINGS GIVE ONE SIDE AN
EXCELLENT HUMOUROUS FEEL - DISCO WALTZING ANYONE? FLIP FOR A
MORE CLASSIC SLICE OF ENVIRON - VERY METRO AREA CHORDS AND =
PERCUSSION
AND ALTOGETHER CHEESY WITHOUT BEING CHEESY IF YOU KNOW WHAT I
MEAN. CLASS AS PER USUAL.
Restocks (Vinyl): House
BENNY BLANKO - 8 FT IN THE AIR - PLAYHOUSE - 2xLP (PLAYHOUSE96)
BENNY BLANKO'S DEBUT ALBUM DROPS AT LAST. HIS REFINED SENSE OF
THE HOUSE GROOVE COMES ACROSS IN THIS DISTINCTLY FUNKY SELECTION
THAT FEATURES THE LUSHEST CHORDS, THE DEEPEST BASSLINES AND SOME
COOL, WIGGLING 4/4 BEATS. NOT TO BE PIGEONHOLED, HE DELIVERS SOME
MORE DOWNBEAT, ALMOST R&B INSPIRED MOMENTS OF PURE GREATNESS.
PLAYHOUSE HAVE STRUCK GOLD WITH THIS GUY... MAKE SURE YOU TAKE
A LISTEN.
FRIED PRIDE - MY FUNNY VALENTINE - POUSSEZ! - 12" (PO1)
REMIXES FROM KING BRITT AND DERRICK CARTER THAT TOTALLY SPEAK
FOR THEMSELVES. UPBEAT, WELL-PRODUCED HOUSE GROOVES SUITABLE FOR
A GOOD-SIZED CROWD. GO TO IT.
GREENS KEEPERS FEATURING COLETTE - KEEP IT DOWN - CLASSIC - 12" =
(CMC09)
SUPER-SMOOTH, SOULFUL, VOCAL BORDERLINE COMMERCIAL DEEP HOUSE
FROM THE KEEPERS OF THE GREENS (I'VE GOT A WEBB'S WONDER IN MY
SISTERN, SEE LAST WEEK'S GAG). INCLUDES THREE ADDITIONAL MIXES
FROM ROB MELLO, MEMBERS ONLY, AND THE GK'S THEMSELVES.
ONES, THE - SUPERSTAR - A TOUCH OF CLASS (US) - 12" (ATOCP05)
THREE TRACKS OF FUNKY (AND, IT MUST BE SAID, SLIGHTLY COMMERCIAL
SOUNDING) HOUSE VIBES FROM THIS ODD LABEL. SOUNDS A BIT LIKE =
STARLIGHT'S
MUSIC SOUNDS BETTER WITH YOU AT TIMES, SO IF THAT FLOATS YOUR
BOAT, THIS PROBABLY WILL TOO.
SUN RA / THEO PARRISH - SAGA OF RESISTANCE - KINDRED SPIRITS - 12" =
(KS000)
STUNNING FIRST RELEASE FOR THIS NEW LABEL. TAKEN AS A LIMITED
SAMPLER FROM THE FORTHCOMING ALBUM OF TRIBUTES TO SUN RA, THIS
HAS TWO THEO PARRISH VERSIONS OF SAGA OF RESISITANCE AND, BY GUM,
THEY'RE GOOD. DEEP, FLOWING HOUSE GROOVES WITH THOSE LEGENDARY
JAZZY VIBES OVER THE TOP. SLOW, MELLOW AND INCREDIBLY WELL PRODUCED
THIS IS DESTINED TO BE A CLASSIC! QUALITY.
SUPERGRASS - KISS OF LIFE - TOM TOM CLUB REMIXES - PARLOPHONE - 12" =
(KISSTOM)
SOMETHING OF A TREAT HERE. THE TOM TOM CLUB GET DOWN AND DIRTY
WITH SUPERGRASS'S ALREADY SUPER TRACK AND DELIVER TWO FABULOUS
NEW WAVE / DIRTY PUNK DISCO VERSIONS. PURE DANCEFLOOR FUN THAT
ACTUALLY SURPASSES THE CHICKEN LIPS MIXES FOR PURE CLUB GROOVES.
ABSOLUTELY WICKED.
VARIOUS - SOUL: OFTEN IMITATED NEVER DUPLICATED - MOODS & GROOVES - =
12" (MG007)
4 CUTS OF DEEP SOULFUL HOUSE WITH A =
TWIST.................................
FEATURING BRIAN HARDEN MIKE GRANT ALTON MILLER AND BRETT =
DANCER...................
GET IT WHILE IT'S HOT!!!!!!......................................
New Releases (Vinyl): Hip Hop
ED O.G. FT PETE ROCK - MY OWN WORST ENEMY - FAT BEATS - 2xLP =
(FB5112LP)
AM I DREAMING. AN LP ALMOST ENTIRELY PRODUCED BY PETE ROCK WITH
ED O.G.? NO I'M NOT, AND IT'S ON POINT! RAW BEATS FROM PETE (BEING
ANAL, IT SOUNDS AS IF THE BEATS HAVE BEEN RECORDED AT HOME GIVING
THEM A REALLY RAW FEEL). I KNOW THAT PEOPLE SAY TO ME THAT THESE
ARE ARTISTS WHO HAVE PASSED THEIR PRIME AND THAT THEIR BEST WORK
HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE. BUT THESE PEOPLE ARE WRONG. IF YOU COMPARE
THEM TO THE BLING BLING MTV GENERATION THEN IN TERMS OF SALES
AND MASS POPULARITY THEN THATS TRUE. BUT IF YOU COMPARE THEM ON
SKILLS, DEDICTAION, SOUL, THEN THEY OUTSHINE 'EM IN MY HUMBLE
OPINION. THEY MAKE HIP HOP FOR PEOPLE THATS STILL DIG THE WHOLE
SAMPLE THING, ONE OF THE FOUNDATIONS OF HIP HOP. ANYWAY, ENOUGH
OF MY RANTING, JUST LISTEN AND ENJOY THIS GREAT LP/CD....
LIZZ FIELDS - BY DAY BY NIGHT - ABB SOUL - 2xLP (ABBS8007LP)
WONDERFUL DEBUT HERE FROM THE UK'S LIZZ FIELDS ON THE US ABBSOUL
IMPRINT. NOTHING MINDBLOWINGLY OUT OF THE BLUE HERE, BUT IF ITS
STRAIGHT UP MODERN SOUL WITH QUALITY PRODUCTION VALUES AND SOME
ALL ROUND NICE SONGS, THEN THIS IS FOR YOU. IF YOU AREN'T AFTER
THAT THOUGH I SUGGEST SOMETHING ELSE......
MF DOOM - HOE CAKES - RHYME SAYERS - 12" (RSE0050)
NEW ONE HERE THAT HAS THAT CLASSIC GRUNGY, GRIMEY SOUND OF MF
DOOM DO'S SO WELL. ONE BEAT FROM MF, THE OTHER BY COUNT BASS D.
YOU DON'T NEED ME TOO RECOMMEND THIS, DO YOU??
PHIL DA AGONY - AROMATIC - GOODVIBE - 2xLP (VCB10002LP)
COLLABS FROM XIBIT, RAEKWON, TALIB KWELI, PLANET ASIA AND MORE.
BEATS FROM HI-TEK, KHALIL, SID ROAMS AND MORE. THE HI-TEK PRODUCED
SUMMERTIME IS A STANDOUT CUT TO THESE EARS. HAVE A LISTEN.....
PLATINUM PIED PIPERS / REBIRTH / YAM WHO? - REWIND! 4 SAMPLER - =
UBIQUITY - 12" (UR12161)
3 CUTS FROM THE REWIND! 4 LP. A SLOW AND SOULFLUL CUT, A VOCODERED
TAKE ON THE CLASSIC LOOK OF LOVE WHICH IS PRETTY DAMN GOOD. AND
THE FANTASTIC RE-BIRTH DOING A SPLENDID VERSION OF THE MIGHTY
RYDERS "EVIL VIBRATIONS" (THE SAMPLE FROM DE LA SOULS SATURDAY
ROLLER DISCO THINGY). TOP OF THE DRAW STUFF, RECOMMENDED...
SA-RA - DOUBLE DUTCH (CO CO POPS) / DEATH OF A STAR - UBIQUITY - 12" =
(UR12162)
HHMM. WHEN I HEARD THE FIRST TRACK I THOUGHT I HAD HAD THE =
MISFORTUNE
TO PUT A PRINCE RECORD ON. A BIT HARSH PERHAPS BUT THATS WAS MY
INSTANTANIOUS THOUGHT. FLIPPING TO THE SECOND TRACK I THOUGHT
THAT I HAD PUT ON A COLLAB BETWEEN SUN RA & WAAJEED. THEN THE
FLIP SOUNDS LIKE A NEPTUNES TRACK! WHEN YOU GO FROM THOSE EXTREMES
THEN YOU KNOW THAT YOU HAVE SOMETHING THAT IS AT THE LEAST VERY
INTERESTING. ONE TO CHECK FOR SURE....
SA-RA - GLORIOUS / ROSEBUDS - ABB SOUL - 12" (ABBS8004)
COSMIC SOUL OF THE HIGHEST ORDER. THINK PRINCE, J-DILLA, NEPTUNES,
NU-SOUL AND EVEN SUN RA! NOW DOESN'T THAT AT LEAST WARRANT A =
LISTEN???
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED......
WU-TANG CLAN - LEGEND OF THE WU-TANG - GREATEST HITS - BMG - 2xLP =
(061645LP)
16 CLASSICS FROM THE WU BOYS HERE. CREAM, PROTECT YA KNECK, GRAVEL
PIT AND MORE. NEED I SAY MORE. NO. THANK YOU....
Restocks (Vinyl): Hip Hop
1ST INFANTRY - MIDNIGHT CREEP - LANDSPEED - 12" (LSR3020)
THE ALCHEMIST, MOBB DEEP, TWIN & EVIDENCE COLLABORATE TO FINE
EFFECT WITH THIS WICKED NEW 12" - HAVOC AND PRODIGY ALSO GUEST.
TOUGH OLD BEATS AND PLENTY OF ANGST - CHECK...................
7L & ESOTERIC - WATCH ME - BRICK - 12" (BRK026)
THREE TRACKS PLUS THE INSTRUMENTALS ON THIS BOSTON 12". QUITE
A STABBY, DRAMATIC SOUND WITH A FRESH, NASAL SOUNDING VOCAL =
DELIVERY.
CHECK.
AESOP ROCK - FREEZE - DEF JUX - 12" (DJX67)
LEFTFIELD HIP HOP, GOOD LYRICS AND HIS UNMISTAKABLE VOCALS MAKE
THIS ANOTHER INTERESTING RELEASE FROM THIS INCREASINGLY POPULAR
ARTIST. HAVE A LISTEN...
BEANS - NOW SOON SOMEDAY - WARP - 12" (WAP167)
DARK, HEAVY, INNOVATIVE LEFTFIELD HIP HOP COURTESY OF THIS CLEARLY
TALENTED MEMBER OF ANTIPOP CONSORTIUM. ANTICON FANS'LL REALLY
GO FOR THIS, PROBABLY MORE THEY DID FOR MOST OF ANTICON'S RECENT
RELEASES. TOUGH INDIE BEATS WITH QUALITY RHYMES AND EQUALLY STRONG
DELIVERY. INCLUDES TWO PREFUSE 73 MIXES, AND AN EL-P MIX. CLASSY
STUFF. TOTALLY RECOMMENDED AND, WITH 9 TRACKS, A BIT OF A BLOODY
BARGAIN.
BEASTIE BOYS - TO THE 5 BOROUGHS - EMI - 2xLP (4733971)
BEASTIES COME GOOD IN 2004!! ON THE ONE HAND, IT'S FRESH & EXCITING,
ON THE OTHER IT'S THE BEASTIES WE KNOW & LOVE. SOME ELECTRONIC
BEATS IN THERE ALONG WITH JUST THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF ATTITUDE. ALL
IN ALL, GREAT FUN.
BEATNUTS, THE - MILK ME - PENALTY - 2xLP (PENDLP7001)
ANOTHER HARD-HITTING, WELL PRODUCED LP FROM THE MUCH LOVED BEATNUTS.
WHICH CAME FIRST THOUGH - THE ALBUM TITLE OR THE ALBUM SLEEVE?
GOOD TO SEE HIP HOP ARTISTS NOT CONFORMING TO STEREOTYPES....
DEFISIS / INFINITE LIVEZ - EARTHTIME / EMCEEME - BIG DADA - 12" =
(BD045)
UK HIP HOP, ONE RAW CUT, ONE QUITE SPACEY JAZZY CUT. TOUGH LONDON
MC'S - KNA' WOT I MEAN? IN ALL HONESTY, IT'S THE INSTRUMENTALS
THAT DO IT FOR ME HERE.=20
DJ FORMAT / ABDOMINAL - THE HIT SONG - PIAS - Unit (GEN014T)
SUMMERY, ENJOYABLE STUFF FROM FORMAT. THE A-SIDE TAKES ME BACK
TO THE DAYS OF VINTAGE DE LA SOUL, AND THERE'S SOME NICE PHAT
OLD SKOOL PRODUCTION GOING ON WITH THE B-SIDES - CLASS. IT MIGHT
BE A HIT SONG, BUT IT SURE AIN'T A SH*T SONG!
FUNKY FRESH FEW - 24 7 - GRAND CENTRAL - 12" (GC171)
JAZZY & MELODIC HIP HOP, BLENDING U.S. STYLE BEATS WITH A U.K.
FLAVA'D PRODUCTION. WITH WIG ON THE MIC AND TWO MIXES FROM ROB
SMITH (OF SMITH & MIGHTY) THIS SHOULD GO DOWN QUITE =
WELL...................
HERBALISER, THE - HERBAL BLEND - NINJA TUNE - 12" (ZEN12149)
LOTS OF BITS & BOBS ON THIS 12". A CUT FEATURING JEAN GRAE ON
THE MIC. A CUTE LITTLE BATTLE TOOL WITH LOTS OF VOCAL BITS. AND
A BIZARRE BUT FUN EDIT OF TIMEZONE & JOHN LYDON'S WORLD DESTRUCTION.
HAVE A LISTEN..........
JAY-DEE - VINTAGE - UNRELEASED INSTRUMENTALS VOL 2 - BLING 47 - LP =
(B47LP1107)
PART 2 OF THIS ELUSIVE SERIES FEATURES MORE SOLID BUT VERY SOULFUL
BEATS FROM THE MAN WHO CREATED THIS LOOSE, JERKY SOUND THAT IS
NOW SYNONYMUS WITH DETROIT. THE BEATS HERE ARE PERHAPS A TOUCH
MORE SOULFUL. 8 BEATS IN ALL WHICH HAVE THE FLAVOUR OF THE WATER
FOR CHOCOLATE PERIOD. NOW I THINK THIS SAYS VINTAGE ON THE FRONT,
BUT IT IS ALMOST PIXILATED OUT OF EXISTANCE! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.....
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.
JEHST - RUN HARD - LOWLIFE - 12" (LOW29)
HARD AS NAILS HIP HOP WITH A QUALITY PRODUCTION. GUEST VOCALS
FROM USMAAN & FARMA G, GUEST MIXING FROM BRAINTAX. GET TO =
IT..............................................................
JEHST - MONOTONY / GET YOUR S**T TOGETHER - LOWLIFE - 12" (LOW33)
PHAT BEATS HERE ON THIS EP FROM THE UP AND COMING VOCALIST JEHST.
FRESH STYLES WITH A NICELY ELECTRONIC SOUND TO THE RHYTHMS. COMES
IN FIVE MIXES OVER THE TWO TRACKS.
LIVE N' EFFECT POSSE - I'M GETTING PHYSICAL - EXCELLENT CHOICE - 12" =
(EC7A)
ANOTHER OBSCURE BUT HIGHLY PRIZED PAUL C PRODUCTION FROM THE LATE
80'S HERE. GREAT TO SEE THIS EXPENSIVE AND RARE 12" GETTING =
REISSUED.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED SLICE OF QUALITY PARTY HIP HOP.....
MIKE LADD - NOSTALGIALATOR - STUDIO K7 - LP (K7165LP)
A REALLY RATHER IMPRESSIVE ALBUM FROM MIKE LADD, HEAVY ON GUITARS
AND LIVE DRUMS, NOT TO MENTION QUALITY VOCALS. THE OVERALL SOUND
IS SLIGHTLY TWISTED AND DISTORTED YET THE TUNES STILL REMAIN =
SURPRISINGLY
LIVELY AND UPBEAT MOST OF THE TIME. AN EXCELLENT BLEND OF LEFTFIELD
HIP HOP, ELECTRONICA, ROCK AND POP - THINK FUNKSTORUNG MEETS THE
BEASTIES BOYS MEETS CHOCOLATE INDUSTRIES MEETS JAZZY JEFF & THE
FRESH PRINCE! RECOMMENDED.
MURS - GODS WORK - DEF JUX - 12" (DJX47)
LEAD OFF SINGLE FROM MURS FORTHCOMING LP ON DEF JUX. SUPERB A
SIDE CUT WHICH IS A GREAT STORY RHYME OVER A BEAT THAT SOUNDS
LIKE SOMETHING FROM A JIMI HENDRIX LP, BUT WITH THE TOUGHEST OF
DRUMS. HEARD THIS ON A BIG SYSTEM LAST WEEK AND IT ROCKS!!! =
RECOMMENDED......
RODNEY P - THE FUTURE - LOWLIFE - 2xLP (RKP04LP)
LOWLIFE ARE MAYBE TRYING TO FIND THEIR OWN WILEY / SKINNYMAN /
DIZZEE RASCAL HERE, I RECKON. TOUGH UK HIP HOP STYLINGS, NICE
AND ROUGH AND WITH PLENTY OF BOUNCE TO THE OUNCE. COULD DO WELL.
SKINNYMAN - I'LL BE SURPRISED - LOWLIFE - 12" (LOW34)
SMOOTH, EASY GOING, LIVE INSTRUMENT BASED, RADIO FRIENDLY HIP
HOP FROM THIS MOST SVELTE OF ARTISTS...............................
SKINNYMAN - COUNCIL ESTATE OF MIND - LOWLIFE - 2xLP (LOW36LP)
THE PRESS ARE BEGINNING TO MAKE COMPARISONS TO WILEY AND DIZZEE
RASCAL WHEN IT COMES TO THIS RISING STAR OF THE UK HIP HOP SCENE.
RAGGA, R&B, GRIME... CALL IT WHAT YOU WILL BUT ALL THESE INFLUENCES
ARE DETECTABLE. ONE TO WATCH.
SKINNYMAN - NO BIG TING - LOWLIFE - 12" (LOW37)
KIND OF A TRIPLE A-SIDE REALLY, AS YOU GET RADIO VERSIONS OF NO
BIG TING, COUNCIL ESTATE OF MIND AND NOT BONNIE AND CLYDE ON SIDE
ONE, AND DIRTIES AND BEATS ON SIDE TWO. THE NEW DIZZEE RASCAL,
THEY'RE CALLING HIM.........
SKINNYMAN - COUNCIL ESTATE OF MIND INSTRUMENTALS - LOWLIFE - 2xLP =
(LOW39LP)
HERE'S THE INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM OF SKINNYMAN'S ACCLAIMED 'COUNCIL
ESTATE OF MIND'. PROVING THAT THESE BEATS ARE SOME OF THE FRESHEST
TO COME OUT OF THE UK FOR SOME TIME. YOU'LL NEED TO GET THIS QUICKLY
AS THE LOW LIFE INSTRUMENTALS NEVER LAST LONG. QUALITY.
WAAJEED - BPM INSTRUMENTALS - BLING 47 - LP (B47LP1112)
THE 3RD RELEASE FOR JAY-DEES SUPERB BUT DIFFICULT TO TRACK DOWN
LABEL SEES WAJEED GET ALL FUNKY & SPACEY ON US. SUPERBLY SUBTLE
BEATS WITH THAT "DETROIT" SOUND. IF ONLY THERE WAS MORE MUSIC
LIKE THIS, MY WORLD WOULD CERTAINLY BE A BRIGHTER PLACE.....
New Releases (Vinyl): Eclectic Beats
PHOTEK - RINSA / BABYLON VIP - TEKDBZ - 12" (TEKDBZ001)
GOOD OLD PHIOTEK - ALWAYS RELEASING THE GOODS. THIS IS A NEW
LABLEL, RUN BY PHOTEK DEDICATED TO RELEASING TRACKS THAT WERE
ONLY AVAILABLE ON DUB PLATES. TWO TRACKS OF FIERCE DRUM AND BASS
TO MAKE YOU LEAP ABOUT LIKE CRAZY! RECOMMENDED.
Restocks (Vinyl): Eclectic Beats
BLOCKHEAD - INSOMNIAC OLYMPICS - NINJA TUNE - 12" (ZEN12144PD)
LOVELY FOUR TRACK PICTURE DISC (WHICH, ADMITTEDLY, COMES ON ON
THE SLIGHTLY PRICEY SIDE) FROM BLOCKHEAD. DEEP, JAZZED OUT GROOVES
WITH A SLIGHTLY FRENCH FEEL TO SOME OF THE INSTRUMENTATION. NICE,
DOWNBEAT, GREAT TO CHILL TO. A GREAT AND COLLECTIBLE PIECE FROM
NINJA TUNE.
HEXSTATIC - MASTER VIEW - NINJA TUNE - 2xLP (ZEN92)
EVERYTHING YOU COULD HAVE REALISTICALLY EXPECTED FROM A NEW =
HEXSTATIC
ALBUM HAS BEEN SAFELY DELIVERED. CLASSIC NINJA TUNE TERRITORY,
BUY WITH CONFIDENCE.
HEXSTATIC - SALVADOR - NINJA TUNE - 12" (ZEN12155)
A NICE, EASY GOING RELEASE FROM HEXSTATIC - THIS IS TOTAL NINJA
TUNE TERRITORY, IN FACT (IT KINDA TAKES YOU BACK 5-10 YEARS!).
NUFF SAID, ME THINKS.
LEROY HANGHOFER - PIN - GOMMA - 12" (GOMMA001)
GROOVESOME AND SLIGHTLY DISTORTED BREAKS AFFAIR WHICH MANAGES
TO SOUND VERY ELECTRONIC ON THE B-SIDE. GOMMAS FIRST RELEASE.
MR SCRUFF - GIFFIN - NINJA TUNE - 2x12" (ZEN12146)
DOUBLE PACK 12" FROM NINJA TUNE HERE THAT SEES THE ORIGINAL FUNKED
UP MIX BEING STUCK TOGETHER WITH REMIXES FROM SPEECHLESS AND =
AMALGAMATION
OF SOUNDZ. A MIXED BACK BUT OF THE KIND OF QUALITY THAT YOU'D
EXPECT FROM NINJA.
MUNK - ANDROGYN REMIXES - GOMMA - 12" (GOMMA026)
GOMMA REALLY ARE A BREATH OF FRESH AIR IN THE REALM OF "NU-ELECTRO"
WITH IT'S FUNKY BEATS AND FAT BASSLINES. THE ORIGINAL AND THE
HEADMAN MIX ARE SLOW AND GROOVY, WITH ODD VOCALS AND GUARANTEED
FLOOR FILLING ABAILITY. THE FLIP CONTINUES IN THE SAME VEIN,
WITH A MASK MAN REMIX AND AN ALMOST TRIBAL / CARNIVAL TWO-STEPPY
HAAKSMAN AND HAAKSMAN MIX. QUALITY RECORD. RECOMMENDED.
SKALPEL - 1958 - NINJA TUNE - 12" (ZEN12151)
PURE JAZZ STYLINGS FROM THIS NINJA TUNE ARTIST, WITH EMPHASIS
ON THE TOUGH BEATS. FOUR MIXES, ALL RATHER DIFFERENT (PLUS ONE
OTHER TRACK) BUT WITH AN ALMOST NOIR-ISH SOUND REMINISCENT OF
THE LABEL'S EARLIER OUTPUT, ALTHOUGH A BIT MORE UPBEAT THAN THAT
SUGGESTS. IF THAT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE, ALL THE MORE REASON TO HAVE
A LISTEN.
VIKTER DUPLAIX - SINGLES - STUDIO K7 - 2xLP (K7160LP)
A "BEST OF" COMPILATION OF ORIGINAL SINGLES AND REMIXES FROM THE
LIKES OF JAZZANOVA, CRITICAL POINT AND SYLK130 AS WELL AS VIKTER
HIMSELF. VERY MUCH IN THE K7 / COMPOST ETC JAZZY EASY LISTENING
STYLE WE'VE COME TO EXPECT. IF THAT'S YOUR BAG, YOU'LL CERTAINLY
LIKE THIS.
New Releases (Vinyl): Guitar Based
BLUES EXPLOSION - HOT GOSSIP - MUTE - 7" (MUTE332)
ROLLICKINGLY GOOD SINGLE FROM JON SPENCER AND CO HERE FEATURING
GUEST APPEARANCES FROM ELLIOT SMITH AND CHUCK D(!). THREE TRACKS
ON A LIMITED EDITION RED VINYL EP.
BOY IN STATIC - NEWBORN - ALIEN TRANSISTOR - LP (ALIENTRANSISTORN08)
THE NOTWIST'S ALIEN TRANSISTOR LABEL COMES UP WITH ANOTHER SWEET
PIECE THIS WEEK. BOY IN STATIC HAS A LUSH GUITAR SOUND WITH LAYERS
OF NOISE AND SOME ELECTRONIC MANIPULATION BUT TEMPERS THE SOUND
WITH GORGEOUS MELODIES AND BEAUTIFULLY SUNG VOCALS. FANS OF MBV,
POSTAL SERVICE AND OTHER SUCH BANDS SHOULD INVESTIGATE FORTHWITH.
EXCELLENT.
GANGPLANK - WALK THE 7" - STATIC CARAVAN - 7" (VAN75)
THEY MAY BE STATIC, BUT THEY KEEP ROLLING ON AND ROLLING OUT THE
HIGH QUALITY RELEASES. THIS IS A CHANGE OF DIRECTION FOR A LABEL
THAT IS USUALLY DOMINATED BY ELECTRONICA. ONE SIDE IS KITSCHY
FEMALE VOCAL FOLK WHICH WOULDN'T BE OUT OF PLACE BEING PLAYED
IN A SMALL MARKET TOWN IN FRANCE! FLIP FOR LESS KITSCH AND MORE
MELANCHOLY SINGER SONG WRITER STYLE. THINK HEY AND HANSEN, KARAOKE
KALK AND YOU'LL GET THE IDEA. CHARMING!
NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS - BREATHLESS / THERE SHE GOES, MY BEAUTIFUL =
WORLD - MUTE - 7" (MUTE329)
NICELY PRESENTED 7" WHICH HAS TWO TRACKS TAKEN FROM THE RECENT
'ABBATOIR BLUES' ALBUM PLUS A BONUS TRACK IN THE SHAPE OF 'SHE'S
LEAVING YOU'.
RADIO 4 - STATE OF ALERT - CITY SLANG - 7" (8679007)
RADIO 4 GET ALL PUNK / FUNK / INDIE ON OUR ASSES. THIS IS GOOD,
FUN STUFF FOR FANS OF THE LIGHTER END OF THIS SOUND WITH FUN VOCALS
ETC.=20
Restocks (Vinyl): Guitar Based
DO MAKE SAY THINK - BESIDES - RESONANT - 12" (RES01)
LATEST DO MAKE RELEASE ON THE LABEL FORMERLY KNOWN AS CHUNKY =
RECORDS...
VERY NICE...
GO! TEAM, THE - THUNDER, LIGHTNING, STRIKE - MEMPHIS INDUSTRIES - LP =
(MI040LP)
THE GO! TEAM KINDA REMIND ME OF BENTLEY RHYTHM ACE'S FIRST ALBUM
MEETS BLOW UP'S "EXCLUSIVE BLEND" COMPILATIONS ONLY WITH MORE
INDIE GUITARS. THERE ARE SEVERAL TRACKS ON HERE BOUND TO GO DOWN
A STORM ON LONDON DANCEFLOORS, EVEN IF THE OVERALL SOUND (PROBABLY
DELIBERATELY) IS A LITTLE DATED.
New Releases (Vinyl): Funk / Jazz / Soul
MIGHTY IMPERIALS, THE - THUNDER CHICKEN - DAPTONE - 7" (DAP1018)
TOP RAW SOUNDS HERE WITH THE SINGLE FROM THE LP THAT SHOULD HAVE
COME OUT ABOUT 5 YEARS AGO ON DESCO! WELL, IN TRUTH IT DID SEE
THE LIGHT OF DAY BRIEFLY ON CD ONLY. THIS IS ABOUT AS RAW AS YOU
CAN GET WITHIN THE FUNK SPECTRUM. BAD AS HELL BABY, HAVE A LISTEN...
MIGHTY IMPERIALS, THE - THUNDER CHICKEN - DAPTONE - LP (DAP3LP)
NEW SUPER HEAVY FUNK DEBUT FROM THESE BOYS IS A FIRIN TOUGH FUNK
BOMB THAT COULD GO OFF AT ANY MOMENT ........... RUN FOR =
COVER!!!!..........................................
RICKEY CALLOWAY - TELL ME PTS 1 & 2 - KAY-DEE - 7" (KD004)
MORE RAW ARSED FUNK FOR YOU FEINDS OUT THERE. ANOTHER NICE ONE
FROM THE KENNY DOPE STABLE. HAVE A LISTEN......
Restocks (Vinyl): Funk / Jazz / Soul
BASIL KIRCHIN - CHARCOAL SKETCHES / STATES OF MIND - TRUNK - LP =
(JBH005LP)
A CD CONTAINING TWO VINTAGE AND UNRELEASED ALBUMS. AFTER THE MAD
EXPERIMENTALISM OF 'QUANTUM' THIS COMES AS SOMETHING OF A SURPRISE
AND SHOWS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT SIDE TO HIS SOUND. THE FIRST
PART, 'CHARCOAL SKETCHES' IS A BEAUTIFULLY MELODIC THREE PIECE
WORK THAT USES BIRDSONG AND LOVELY PIANO TRIO STYLE JAZZ TO CREATE
A HAPPY-GO-LUCKY, MELLOW SOUND. 'STATES OF MIN' DELVES DEEPER
INTO A MORE FREE JAZZ STYLE AND ENCOMPASSES DRAMA, STYLE, MELODY
AND FLOWING, SLIGHTLY OFF THE WALL INSTRUMENTATION. A GEM OF A
CD THAT HAS A TIMELESS QUALITY. EXCELLENT.
New Releases (Vinyl): Reggae / Dub
JAH BATTA - ARGUMENT - WACKIES - LP (W-2395)
ANYONE FAMILIAR WITH THE BURIAL MIX SERIES BY RHYTHM & SOUND SHOULD
BE FAMILIAR WITH THE NAME JAH BATTA. A KILLER VOCALIST WHO DELIVERED
A WHOLE ALBUM ON WACKIES THAT I'VE NEVER COME ACROSS BEFORE. GREAT
DELIVERY ON THE VOCALS AND A CLASSIC EARLY '80'S WACKIES SOUND
WITH ELECTRONIC INFLUENCES BUT PLENTY OF ROOTS GOING ON. A SUPERB
PIECE.
KING TUBBY - IN FINE STYLE - EARMARK - 2xLP (43035)
CLASSIC COMPILATION OF KING TUBBY'S MUSIC FROM 1972-1974. THIS
DOUBLE ALBUM (180 GRAM VINYL) FEATURES SOME OF KING TUBBY'S MOST
DEFINITIVE WORK, INCLUDING SEVERAL PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED TRACKS,
AND IS AN EXCELLENT DOCUMENT OF HIS COLLABORATIONS WITH LEGENDARY
PRODUCERS SUCH AS DERRICK HARRIOTT, BUNNY LEE, AUGUSTUS PABLO,
NINEY THE OBSERVER AND LEE PERRY. OH YES!
UPSETTER, THE - THE UPSETTER - EARMARK - LP (43028)
LATE 60S REGGAE FROM LEE PERRY, IN HIS UPSETTER GUISE AFTER AN
ACRIMONIOUS SPLIT FROM COXSONE DODD AND STUDIO ONE. THE SOUND
IS STILL HEAVILY INFLUENCED BY STUDIO ONE (SKA AND ROCK STEADY),
BUT PERRY ADDED A GANSTA FEEL AND A NEW ATTITUDE FROM THE AVENGING
UPSETTER MAN. DOMINATED BY INSTRUMENTALS (TOO ROCK STEADY FOR
DUBS) THIS WAS PERRY'S SOUNDTRACK TO HIS PASSION OF WESTERNS,
JAMS BOND AND B-MOVIE HORROR FILMS. BEAUTIFUL MUSIC FROM THE
MAN WHO WAS TO LATER INFLUENCE SO MUCH REGGAE MUSIC. CLASS.
VARIOUS - TREASURE ISLE IN DUB - JAMAICAN RECORDINGS - LP (JRLP019)
LOVELY (IF SOMEWHAT QUIET AND AUTHENTICALLY CRACKLY)) REPRESS
OF TUNES MAKING UP THIS ALBUM - FEATURING SOME OF THE BEST DUBS
COMING OUT OF THE TREASURE ISLE STUDIO FROM 1970 TO 1978. DUKE
REID STRIPS BACK TO BARE ESSENTIALS OF DRUMS, BASS LINES AND EFFECTS
THE TUNES OF JOHNNY CLARKE, DELROY WILSON, THE UNIQUES, CORNELL
CAMBELL, THE ETHOPIANS AND OTHERS. LOADS OF RECOGNISABLE MUSICIANS.
TOP STUFF.
New Releases (CD): Electronica
ED LAWES - 14 TRACKS / PIECES - PLANET MU - CD (ZIQ110CD)
HUGELY UNIMAGINITIVE TITLE ASIDE, THIS IS AN INTERSTING AND ENGAGING
ALBUM BY ED LAWES. SURFING THE LINE BETWEEN LUSCIOUS, DEEP AND
TEXTURAL ELECTRONIC MUSIC AND MORE SOUNDSCAPE / EXPERIMENTAL
MATERIAL, USING COMPUTERS AND VIOLIN, DOUBLE BASS, PERCUSSION
AND HORNS. THIS WON'T APPEAL IF YOU WANT EASY MELODIC MUSIC,
BUT IF YOU WANT MORE CONSIDERED, FRAGILE AND OFTEN DIFFICULT =
ARRANGEMENTS,
THIS IS WORTHY OF YOUR ATTENTION. ANOTHER GOOD ALBUM ON PLANET
MU THAT GETS MY VOTE FOR AVOIDING THE OBVIOUS AND RELEASING MUSIC
THAT IS INNOVATIVE. THINK OF THE BETTER END OF MORE OBSCURE =
ELECTRO-ACOUSTIC
MUSIC. RECOMMENDED.
TONNE - LILIUM - KLITEKTURE - CD (KLK005CD)
I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS FOR A WHILE AND, BOY, WAS IT WORTH
IT! AUDIO-VISUALIST TONNE, WHO'S PREVIOUSLY RECORDED FOR BIP HOP,
DELIVERS A STAGGERINGLY DEEP SELECTION OF PURE ELECTRONICA AND
TECH SOUNDS WITH A WONDERFUL SENSE OF DUBBINESS COUPLED WITH =
DELICATE,
INTRICATE GLITCH BASED SOUNDS AND RHYTHMS. FITS IN NICELY WITH
THE OTHER RELEASES ON KLITEKTURE FROM SUTEKH, STAVOSTRAND ETC,
BUT ADDS AN EVEN MORE BEAUTIFUL AND LOW-KEY WARMTH TO THE =
PROCEEDINGS.
THIS ONE COMES HIGHLY RECOMMENDED FOR FANS OF JAN JELINEK AND
CLASSIC MILLE PLATEAUX, AMONGST OTHER THINGS. BRILLIANT.
Restocks (CD): Electronica
AFX - ANALOGUE BUBBLEBATH IV - REPHLEX - CD (CAT019CD)
ANOTHER CLASSIC INSTALLMENT OF THIS SERIES FROM APHEX TWIN. HARD
AND UNCOMPROMISING TECHNO SOUNDS WITH ALL OF HIS TRADEMARKS. CLASS.
BILL WELLS / STEFAN SCHNEIDER / BARBARA MORGENSTER - PICK UP STICKS - =
LEAF - CD (BAY34CD)
ONE OF THE BEST RELEASES ON LEAF IN RECENT TIMES, THIS. REALLY
SUBTLY MANIPULATED ELECTRONIC JAZZ, WONDERFULLY LAID BACK, =
ATMOSPHERIC
AND DETAILED WITH SOME GREAT TEXTURES, SOFT TONES AND MELLOW DRONES
IN THE MIX. THINK THE VERY BEST OF STEFAN'S MAPSTATION MATERIAL
GIVEN THAT GENTLE BILL WELLS EDGE. BRILLIANT.
BITSTREAM - ONE THIRD STANDARD LUX - MODERN LOVE - CD (LOVE002CD)
NICE TO SEE SOME OF THE THESE TRACKS FINALLY SURFACING ON CD.
SOME OF THEM GO BACK AS FAR AS THE SIGNAL RELEASES WHICH WERE
HARD ENOUGH TO GET ON VINYL AND NEVER CAME OUT ON CD. A GOOD =
SELECTION
OF SOUNDS THAT COVER BITSTREAMS EXTENSIVE PALETTE OF ELECTRO BASED
ELECTRONICA FROM THE MORE UPBEAT GROOVING STUFF TO THE MORE =
THOUGHTFUL,
BLISSED OUT AND MELODIC GEAR. LOVELY SPOT VARNISHED SLEEVE AS
WELL TO MATCH THE 12" COVERS.
BOATS, THE - SONGS BY THE SEA - MOTEER - CD (MOTEER003CD)
AS IF RELEASING THE AWESOME MANYFINGERS ALBUM EARLIER IN THE YEAR
WASN'T ENOUGH, MOTEER NOW COME WITH A DELICIOUS ALBUM FROM ONE
HALF OF THE REMOTE VIEWER AS 'THE BOATS'. THE TITLE SAYS IT ALL
REALLY AS IT'S A DIVINE SELECTION OF GENTLE, FOLK INFUSED GUITAR
AND ELECTRONICA PIECES THAT EVOKE LITTLE HARBOURS, FISHERMEN AND
LOCAL PUBS WITH ROARING FIRES. THAT'S NOT TO SAY IT SOUNDS OLD
AS IT HAS A CONTEMPORARY ORGANICNESS THATSUITS THE SOUND DOWN
TO THE GROUND. MY ADVICE? HAVE A LISTEN AND BE ENCHANTED YOURSELF.
LUSH!
DOSH - NAOISE EP - ANTICON - CD (ABR0042CD)
THIS IS AN EXTREMELY PLEASANT SURPRISE FROM ANTICON, WHO IT WOULD
SEEM HAVE NO DESIRE TO BE THOUGHT OF AS JUST A LEFTFIELD HIP HOP
LABEL ANYMORE. SEVEN TRACKS (INCLUDING EXCELLENT MIXES FROM FOG
AND CEPIA FROM GHOSTLY) OF REMARKABLY WARM, FUZZY, ORGANIC AND
SOULFUL ELECTRONICA NOT DISIMILAR TO THE MELODIC LABEL AT ITS
PEAK, OR MAYBE EVEN FOURTET MEETS B.FLEISCHMANN. QUITE POSSIBLY
MY FAVOURITE EVER RELEASE ON THE LABEL AND I DON'T SAY THAT LIGHTLY!
EFTERKLANG - TRIPPER - LEAF - CD (BAY40CD)
EFTERKLANG ARE A TEN-PIECE DANISH OUTFIT, FEATURING STRINGS (THE
PLAYERS BORROWED FROM SIGUR ROS!), BRASS, PIANO, PERCUSSION, =
ELECTRONICS
AND A CHOIR FROM GREENLAND. INTIMATE, YET IN A STRANGE WAY EPIC
MUSIC WITH A REAL SCANDINAVIAN FEEL - THINK 50% MUM, 25% SILVER
MT ZION, 10% MUSIC A.M., 10% SIGUR ROS, 5% MAX RICHTER (IT'S AN
EXACT SCIENCE, THIS DESCRIPTION LARK, YOU KNOW)....
ISAN / STYROFOAM / THE GO FIND - MORR MUSIC JAPAN TOUR 2004 - MORR =
MUSIC - CD (AH-050CD)
NICE LITTLE ODDITY HERE. RELEASED ON JAPANESE LABEL AFTER HOURS
IT'S A LITTLE SEVEN TRACK COMPILATION FEATURING TRACKS FROM ISAN,
STYROFOAM AND THE GO FIND ALL TAKEN FROM THEIR JAPANESE TOUR THIS
YEAR. DON'T HANG ABOUT BECAUSE THESE ARE LIMITED AND ARE GOING
TO FLY OUT OF THE DOOR.
LOGREYBEAM - IT'S ALL JUST ANOTHER ASPECT OF MANNERISM - TYPE - CD =
(TYPE004CD)
FOUR RELEASES IN AND TYPE CONTINUES TO BE PROBABLY THE MOST =
ESSENTIAL
UK ELECTRONICA LABEL AROUND. THIS FINE, FINE RELEASE IS ONLY LIABLE
TO CEMENT THEIR REPUTATION EVEN FURTHER AS LOGREYBEAM (ONE HALF
OF YASUME, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN) DELIVERS NINE WONDERFUL TRACKS
OF DENSE, MELODIC, BEAUTIFULLY STRUCTURED ELECTRONIC MUSIC USING
GREAT SWATHES OF TEXTURE AND ORGANIC NOISES. AT ONCE DELICATE,
YET SUBSTANTIAL, THIS IS PROBABLY GOING TO BE A CONTENDER FOR
ALBUM OF THE YEAR FOR ME. ABSOLUTELY SUPERB AND HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
RJ VALEO - SEPTEMBER - TYPE - CD (TYPECD001)
I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS FOR A WHILE! THE HOTLY TIPPED NEW LABEL
TYPE DELIVERS IT'S FIRST RELEASE AND IT'S AN ABSOLUTE SMASHER.RJ
VALEO'S DEBUT ON HOBBY INDUSTRIES WAS A SUPERB PIECE OF WORK AND
THIS BETTERS IT IN MY OPINION. A FULL EIGHT TRACK ALBUM OF SOME
OF THE MOST DELECTABLY ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRONICA AROUND. TAKING
CUES FROM LABELS SUCH AS SCAPE AND ARTISTS SUCH AS DUB TRACTOR,
THIS ALBUM HAS SOME LUSH, ICY COLD SOUNDING TEXTURES AND CHORDS
COUPLED WITH SUBTLE, DOWNBEAT RHYTHMIC STRUCTURES THAT SIT HAPPILY
IN A SEMI GLITCH KIND OF STYLE. CONVERSELY, THERE ARE A COUPLE
OF MORE UPBEAT TRACKS WITH QUALITY BEATS AND A MORE LIVELY SOUND
TO THE MELODIES WHICH COMPLEMENTS THE OTHER HAUNTING TRACKS =
PERFECTLY.
AN OUTSTANDING FIRST RELEASE FOR TYPE AND A BRILLIANT PIECE OF
WORK FROM RJ VALEO. LETS HOPE THEY CAN KEEP IT UP. RESPECT.
TILO SEIDEL - TOL.SHANG - BINE - CD (BINE002CD)
A LOVELY CD FROM THIS LABEL I'VE NOT HEARD OF BEFORE. HAS A =
DOWNBEAT,
ELECTRONIC, GLITCH, RASTER STYLE FEEL AT TIMES, BUT IS MORE HEAVILY
MELODIC AND DUBBY THAN THEIR STUFF. EACH TRACK HAS A NICE FLAVA
AND CLEARLY THIS GUY HAS A LOT OF TALENT. CHILLED OUT AND FRESH.
ONE TO CHECK IN MY OPINION.
VARIOUS - ATHLETE - THE POWER OF DUAL PLOVER - V/VM TEST - CD =
(VVMTCD18)
BARGAIN PRICED CULT AUSTRALIAN LABEL SAMPLER FROM THE LABEL THAT
LOVES TO HATE YOU. 22 TRACKS, 73 MINUTES - FROM UTTERLY BIZARRE
SYNTH-POP ANTHEMS TO BULLYING, TO TELEPHONE DEATH METAL THREATS,
TO CONTRIBUTIONS TO BETTER KNOWN ARTISTS SUCH AS DEERHOOF, CURSE
OV DIALECT (MUSH) AND SAILOR SONGS (GINA FROM COBRA KILLER), THERE'S
SOMETHING HERE TO SATISFY THE SICKEST OF MINDS!
ZENIAL - REWORKED - VIVO - CD (VIVO008CD)
STRAIGHT OUTTA POLAND. INNOVATIVE ELECTRONICA, CLICKS, BUZZES
AND SOMETIMES VERY VERY DISTURBING METALLIC SCREAMS, PADS AND
SOBS. BOUNDARY PUSHING AND A LITTLE BIT TOO CHALLENGING AT TIMES.
BUT THATS ONLY MY OPINION. MINE. ME. LIL OLE MELODY LOVIN' ME.
"TIE THAT YELLOW RIBBON ROUND...."
New Releases (CD): Techno / Electro
ELLEN ALLIEN - MY PARADE: DJ MIX - B PITCH CONTROL - CD (BPC094)
DOES IT EXACTLY WHAT IT SAYS ON THE OLD SMALLFISH DESCRIPTION
CLICHE. TRACKS FROM LABELS SUCH AS DC, WARP, KEYS OF LIFE AND
(NOT SURPRISINGLY) B PITCH BY ARTISTS SUCH AS MIDI RAIN, DR FEEL
X, PLAID, MODESELEKTOR, APPARAT, TOMAS ANDERSSON, CJ BOLLAND,
OLA BERGMAN AND (NOT SURPRISINGLY) ELLEN ALLIEN ALL THROWN TOGETHER
THE ALLIEN WAY.
SYLVIE MARKS & HAL 9000 - KRAZEEE - B PITCH CONTROL - CD (BPC098CD)
GOOD TIME, BOUNCY ELECTRO / DISCO / TECHNO OCCASIONALLY REMINISCENT
OF VECTOR LOVERS AND OTHER SUCH MERCHANTS WHOSE NAMES ELUDE ME
AT THIS VERY MOMENT! M.MAYER / KOMPAKT ARE QUITE POSSIBLY ALSO
AN INFLUENCE, I'M DETECTING. ANYWAY, FOR MID-PACED, SOLIDLY PRODUCED
GEAR OF THE ABOVE SUB-GENRE, LOOK NO FURTHER.
Restocks (CD): Techno / Electro
CHRIS & COSEY - TRANCE - CTI - CD (CTICD5)
MORE EXCELLENT FORWARD THINKING ELECTRONIC MOVEMENTS FROM CHRIS
& COSEY. IS IT HOUSE? IS IT ELECTRONICA? IT'S FABULOUS AND =
INNOVATIVE
TO SAY THE LEAST. ELEMENTS OF BOWIE'S BERLIN B-SIDES, ELEMENTS
OF THE GRISTLE, ELEMENTS OF LIFE..........
CLARO INTELECTO - NEUROFIBRO - A.I. - CD (AILP008CD)
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! THE CD INCLUDES EXTRA TRACKS FROM THE =
SINGLES,
NAMELY 'CHICAGO' AND 'PIECE OF MIND'.
ERLEND OYE - DJ KICKS - STUD!O K7 - 2xLP (K7161LP)
SURPRISINGLY ENJOYABLE STUFF FROM ERLEND, ALTHOUGH IT HELPS IF
YOU'RE ALREADY A FAN. TRACKS FROM JURGEN PAAPE, PHOENIX, ALAN
BRAXE & FRED FALKE, THE RAPTURE, JUSTUS KOHNCKE, MORGAN GEIST,
VILLALOBOS, ROYKSOPP ETC MIXED WITH A VARIETY OF WELL-KNOWN =
"ACAPPELLAS"
ESPECIALLY SUNG BY ERLEND FOR THE OCCASION. ALL GOOD CLEAN FUN.
RICARDO VILLALOBOS - THE AU HAREM D'ARCHIMEDE - PERLON - CD (PERL43CD)
RICARDO VILLALOBOS' SECOND ALBUM OF THE YEAR IS AN ABSOLUTE GEM.
A CONSIDERABLE DEVELOPMENT OVER THE PLAYHOUSE ALBUM, THIS HAS
AN EVEN MORE STRIPPED DOWN, UNIQUELY GROOVY SOUND. I GUESS THAT
COMES FROM TAILORING IT TO PERLON'S STYLE, BUT BOY, IS IT EFFECTIVE.
INCREDIBLY DETAILED SOUND DESIGN COUPLED WITH BASS HEAVY 4/4 RHYTHMS
MAKE THIS A FASCINATING PIECE OF WORK AND ALL TEN TEN TRACKS BEAR
REPEATED LISTENING AND MOST OF THEM ARE VERY SUITABLE INDEED FOR
THE DANCEFLOOR. BRILLIANT, THEN, BUT I SUPPOSE THAT'S SORT OF
PREDICTABLE FROM THIS ON-FORM ARTIST.
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 - SCHAFFELFIEBER 2 - KOMPAKT - CD (KOMCD25)
HERE'S THE FULL COMPILATION OF GALLOPY, GLAM TECHNO FAYRE FROM
THE KOMPAKT LABEL. ELEVEN TRACKS FROM THE LIKES OF MIKKEL METAL,
WASSERMAN, SUPERPITCHER, WIGHNOMY BROTHERS, ROBAG WRUHME, THE
ORB, SCSI-9 AND LOADS MORE. CLASS.
New Releases (CD): Hip Hop
ED O.G. FT PETE ROCK - MY OWN WORST ENEMY - FAT BEATS - CD (FB5112CD)
AM I DREAMING. AN LP ALMOST ENTIRELY PRODUCED BY PETE ROCK WITH
ED O.G.? NO I'M NOT, AND IT'S ON POINT! RAW BEATS FROM PETE (BEING
ANAL, IT SOUNDS AS IF THE BEATS HAVE BEEN RECORDED AT HOME GIVING
THEM A REALLY RAW FEEL). I KNOW THAT PEOPLE SAY TO ME THAT THESE
ARE ARTISTS WHO HAVE PASSED THEIR PRIME AND THAT THEIR BEST WORK
HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE. BUT THESE PEOPLE ARE WRONG. IF YOU COMPARE
THEM TO THE BLING BLING MTV GENERATION THEN IN TERMS OF SALES
AND MASS POPULARITY THEN THATS TRUE. BUT IF YOU COMPARE THEM ON
SKILLS, DEDICTAION, SOUL, THEN THEY OUTSHINE 'EM IN MY HUMBLE
OPINION. THEY MAKE HIP HOP FOR PEOPLE THATS STILL DIG THE WHOLE
SAMPLE THING, ONE OF THE FOUNDATIONS OF HIP HOP. ANYWAY, ENOUGH
OF MY RANTING, JUST LISTEN AND ENJOY THIS GREAT LP/CD...
JAY-DEE - VINTAGE - UNRELEASED INSTRUMENTALS VOL 2 - BLING 47 - CD =
(B47CD1107)
PART 2 OF THIS ELUSIVE SERIES FEATURES MORE SOLID BUT VERY SOULFUL
BEATS FROM THE MAN WHO CREATED THIS LOOSE, JERKY SOUND THAT IS
NOW SYNONYMUS WITH DETROIT. THE BEATS HERE ARE PERHAPS A TOUCH
MORE SOULFUL. 8 BEATS IN ALL WHICH HAVE THE FLAVOUR OF THE WATER
FOR CHOCOLATE PERIOD. NOW I THINK THIS SAYS VINTAGE ON THE FRONT,
BUT IT IS ALMOST PIXILATED OUT OF EXISTANCE! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.....
LIZZ FIELDS - BY DAY BY NIGHT - ABB SOUL - CD (ABBS8007CD)
WONDERFUL DEBUT HERE FROM THE UK'S LIZZ FIELDS ON THE US ABBSOUL
IMPRINT. NOTHING MINDBLOWINGLY OUT OF THE BLUE HERE, BUT IF ITS
STRAIGHT UP MODERN SOUL WITH QUALITY PRODUCTION VALUES AND SOME
ALL ROUND NICE SONGS, THEN THIS IS FOR YOU. IF YOU AREN'T AFTER
THAT THOUGH I SUGGEST SOMETHING ELSE......
MCENROE - 9 YEARS IN THE FACTORY - VERTICAL FORM - CD (VFORM038CD)
MCENROE'S DEBUT ALBUM FOR VERTICAL FORM IS A WINNER AND NO MISTAKE.
PHAT, LEFTFIELD HIP HOP GROOVES WITH INCISIVE, FUN AND TONGUE
IN CHEEK LYRICS DELIVERED WITH FLARI AND STYLE. MUSICALLY IT'S
A REALLY DEEP AFFAIR WITH GREAT BEATS AND LOVELY SAMPLES. A MATURE
PIECE THAT WILL BE ENJOYED BY ELECTRONICA HEADS AND HIP HOP HEADS
ALIKE. CLASS.
MF DOOM - MM... FOOD - RHYME SAYERS - CD (RSE0051CD)
NEW LP/CD FROM THE DOOMSTER HERE ON RHYMESTER. GUEST APPEARANCES
FROM THE LIKES COUNT BASS D, MR FANTASTIK, ANGELIKA & 4IZE AND
THAT'S ABOUT IT. HAVENT HAD MUCH OF CHANCE TO REALLY LISTEN TO
THIS, BUT YOU ALL KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT BY NOW, DONT YOU????
MF DOOM - SPECIAL BLENDS 1 & 2 MIX - N/A - 2xCD (MFZ112CD)
NICE LIMITED DOUBLE CD WHICH SEES MF MIX IN' AND A CUTTIN' A WEDGE
OF HIS OUTPUT FROM THE SPECIAL HERBS SERIES AMONGST OTHERS. COME
HAVE A LISTEN.....
WAAJEED - BPM INSTRUMENTALS - BLING 47 - 2xCD (B47CD1111)
THE 3RD RELEASE FOR JAY-DEES SUPERB BUT DIFFICULT TO TRACK DOWN
LABEL SEES WAJEED GET ALL FUNKY & SPACEY ON US ON THIS DOUBLE
CD. SUPERBLY SUBTLE BEATS WITH THAT "DETROIT" SOUND. IF ONLY THERE
WAS MORE MUSIC LIKE THIS, MY WORLD WOULD CERTAINLY BE A BRIGHTER
PLACE. (AND MORE FUNKY, DEEP, SOULFUL, ETC...)
Restocks (CD): Hip Hop
JAY-DEE - UNRELEASED INSTRUMENTALS VOL 1 - BLING 47 - CD (JD001CD)
8 OF THE FINEST, DEEPEST AND FUNKYEST CUTS FROM THE AMAZING JAYDEE.
STRICTLY LIMITED TO 2000 WORLDWIDE THIS HAS TO BE SNAPPED UP
IMMEDIATELY TO AVOID DISSAPOINTMENT. TRULY STUNNING STUFF!!!!
Restocks (CD): Guitar Based
MARZ - WIR SIND HIER - KARAOKE KALK - CD (KALKCD29)
GREAT ALBUM FROM ONE OF KARAOKE'S STALWART ACTS. DELIGHTFUL SONG
BASED TRACKS WITH ELECTRONIC AND GUITAR INFLUENCES. LYRICALLY
IT'S VERY NICE AND DOESN'T GRATE AT ALL (WHICH I FIND DOES HAPPEN
SOMETIMES). FANS OF MONIKA AND GENERALLY POPPY, CHILLED SOUNDS
SHOULD LOOK NO FURTHER THAN THIS SUPERB PIECE OF WORK. NICE.
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.
MICK TURNER - MARLAN ROSA - DRAG CITY - CD (DC175CD)
AH, MR TURNER, MORE UNDERSTATED BEAUTY I PRESUME! ACHING MELANCHOLY,
STRING PLUCKED HEART ACHE, WOOOOSH, IT'S ALL HERE MY DEAR. YES,
THIS RELEASE FROM 1999 DOESN'T DEVIATE FROM THE GENTLE STREAM
LIKE ENERGY WE ALL ASSOCIATE WITH MR MICK TURNER. FABULOUS!!!
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.
New Releases (CD): Funk / Jazz / Soul
BESSIE SMITH - EMPRESS OF THE BLUES - UNIVERSE - 3xCD (UV137/3)
THE TITLE SAYS IT ALL REALLY. BEAUTIFULLY PACKAGED TRIPLE CD =
COLLECTION
FROM BESSIE SMITH COVERING A MASSIVE 73 TRACKS FROM 1923 TO 1930.
ACCOMPANIED BY FAR TO MANY BLUES MUSICIANS TO LIST, BUT IT SEEMS
AS THOUGH BESSIE PLAYED WITH ALMOST EVERYONE. SIMPLE AND BEAUTIFUL
BLUES FROM A LEGEND WITH A WONDERFUL VOICE.
ISLEY BROTHERS AND JIMI HENDRIX - TESTIFY - AKARMA - CD (AK308CD)
A SELECTION OF VERY EARLY ISLEY BROTHERS RECORDINGS WHEN A CERTAIN
JAMES HENDRIX WAS PLAYING GUITAR FOR THEM ON THE LEGENDARY CHITLIN
CIRCUIT. NOT AN AWFUL LOT OF INFO ON THE SLEEVE, WELL MORE OR
LESS IN TRUTH, NONE! BUT I WOULD HAZARD A GUESS THAT THEY WERE
RECORDED AROUND 64 - 66. RAW ARSED SOUL FOR YOU ALL TO ENJOY....
Restocks (CD): Funk / Jazz / Soul
GOLD SPARKLE TRIO with KEN VANDERMARK - BROOKLYN CANTOS - SQUEALER - =
CD (SQLR039)
HEROIC JAZZ CONVICTION WITH HEAVY LEANINGS TO THE AVANT TRADITION.
HIGH JAZZ, FUN JAZZ, BRISK AND CHALLENGING JAZZ. BOTH VERY MODERN
AND CLASSIC, THIS LP IS FOR THE HEADS.....
New Releases (CD): Reggae / Dub
JAH BATTA - ARGUMENT - WACKIES - CD (W-2395CD)
ANYONE FAMILIAR WITH THE BURIAL MIX SERIES BY RHYTHM & SOUND SHOULD
BE FAMILIAR WITH THE NAME JAH BATTA. A KILLER VOCALIST WHO DELIVERED
A WHOLE ALBUM ON WACKIES THAT I'VE NEVER COME ACROSS BEFORE. GREAT
DELIVERY ON THE VOCALS AND A CLASSIC EARLY '80'S WACKIES SOUND
WITH ELECTRONIC INFLUENCES BUT PLENTY OF ROOTS GOING ON. A SUPERB
PIECE.
New Releases (CD): Experimental
EVAN PARKER WITH BIRDS - FOR STEVE LACEY - TREADER - CD (TRD001)
FIRST RELEASE FOR TREADER - A LABEL RUN BY JOHN COXON OF =
SPIRITUALISED
/ SPRING HEEL JACK FAME. THE LABEL STARTS WITH A SERIES OF =
BEAUTIFULLY
PACKAGED ALBUMS, EACH A DIFFERENT COLOUR, WITH A GOLD EMBOSSED
ANIMAL ON EACH - DESIGNED BY FRAUKE STEGMANN. THIS ONE HAS A
BEAUTIFUL KANGAROO (SURELY SOME SORT OF BIRD WOULD HAVE MADE MORE
SENSE!). THIS IS A TRIBUTE TO THE LATE STEVE LACEY - EVAN PARKER
ON SAXAPHONE DUETING WITH FIELD RECORDINGS OF NORTHERN EUROPEAN
BIRDSONG. THEY COMPLEMENT EACH OTHER PERFECTLY. BEAUTIFUL ALBUM
THAT EVOKES PEACEFUL IMAGES. IF YOU LIKE BASIL KIRCHINS CHARCOAL
SKETCHES YOU'LL LIKE THIS - ONCE AGAIN IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THE
SHOP IS FILLED WITH BIRDS. RECOMMENDED.
MARK SANDERS - SWALLOW CHASE - TREADER - CD (TRD001)
FIRST SOLO RECORDING BY ONE OF THE WORLD'S GREAT IMPROVISERS.
THIRD RELEASE ON JOHN COXON'S TREADER LABEL - BEAUTIFULLY PACKAGED
LIKE THE FIRST TWO - THIS ONE HAS A GOLD MOUSE (SOME DEBATE AS
TO WHETHER DOOR OR FIELD!) AGAIN BY FRAUKE STEGMANN. RECORDED
FROM THE DRUMMERS PERSPECTIVE - A VIRTUSOSO PERFORMANCE IN NINE
PARTS. AS A SOLO PERCUSSIONIST ALBUM, THE SUBTLETY AND BREADTH
OF SOUND IS AMAZING. REALLY FRAGILE, BEAUTIFUL, INTENSE, COMPELLING
AND RECOMMENDED.
TRIO WITH INTERLUDES - TRIO WITH INTERLUDES - TREADER - CD (TRD002)
SECOND IN THE BEAUTIFUL SERIES OF ALBUMS ON TREADER - THIS TIME
WITH A GOLD WALRUS ON THE COVER. ENERGETIC FUSSING INTERSPERSED
WITH RATHER BEAUTIFUL SECTIONS OF CALM FROM THE TRIO OF JOHN COXON
(MKS 80 SYNTHESISER), EVAN PARKER (TENOR SAXOPHONE) AND MARK SANDERS
(DRUMS), INTERSPERSED WITH DOUBLE GRAND PIANO AND PERCUSSION =
INTERLUDES
BY JOHN COXON AND ASHLEY WALES (AKA SPRING HEEL JACK). APPARENTLY
INSPIRED BY SUN RA'S NUITS DE LA FONDATION MAEGHT. DEFINITELY
IN THE SUN RA LEAGUE OF INTENSITY AND INSANITY AND SHOULD APPEAL
TO FANS OF FREEFORM JAZZ IMPROVISATION. GOOD STUFF.
Restocks (CD): Experimental
DAVID GRUBBS & MATTS GUSTAFSSON - APERTURA - BLUE CHOPSTICKS - CD =
(BC2)
GRUBBY GRUBERSON (SCHOOL CHUMS NICKNAME) & MATTY G (HAD NO FRIENDS
AT SCHOOL) REALLY PUSH THE EXPERIMENTAL BOAT OUT. FOR EXAMPLE,
TRACK ONE, 39 MINUTES, FORGET KEY CHANGE, THERE'S NOT EVEN A NOTE
CHANGE. ONE FLUCTUATING NOTE FOR 40 MINS. MUCH OF THE SAME ON
TRACK 2. SOME WILL LOVE IT, SOME THINK IT TAKES THE PISS. CONSIDER
ME LATTER.
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> BLK W/BEAR - FAHRENHEIT_DRAFTS - TRACE - =
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> LACKLUSTER - SHOWCASE SAMPLER - MERCK - =
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(MERCKSC)<BR> COMING VERY COLD ON THE HEELS OF THE =
FULL LENGTH=20
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SIX=20
TRACK EP OF TRACKS CREATED<BR> BY ESA RUOHO BETWEEN 99 =
AND=20
2000. BEAUTIFUL MELODIC ELECTRONICA<BR> WITH =
ENOUGH=20
OOMPH IN THE RIGHT PLACES- HARKING BACK TO THE =
GOOD<BR> OLD=20
DAYS OF THE EARLY 1990S (SORRY TO SOUND LIKE A GRUMPY =
OLD<BR> =20
MAN!). IF YOU KNOW THE MERCK ALBUM AND THE FOCUS RELEASES=20
YOU'LL<BR> VERY LIKELY TO HAVE HEARD A FEW OF THESE =
TRACKS -=20
BUT THE WHOLE<BR> PACKAGE IS A TREAT - GO ON - TREAT=20
YOURSELVES!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> LANDAU - THEPICOMPROMISE SAMPLER - MERCK =
- 12"=20
(MERCKTC)<BR> MERCK CONTINUE TO BE ONE OF THE FOREMOST =
ELECTRONIC LABELS FROM<BR> ACCROSS THE POND IN THE =
U.S. =20
THIS 12" IS NO EXCEPTION - A BEAUTIFUL<BR> SELECTION =
OF MUSIC=20
ON A PARTICULARLY LURID SLAB OF MARBLED PINK<BR> =
VINYL. =20
LOTS OF INTRICATE MELODIC ELECTRONICS COMBINED WITH =
SOME<BR> =20
LOVELY CLASSICAL PIANO PIECES, INTERESTING EASTERN=20
INFLUENCES,<BR> GLITCH, DEPTH AND WARMTH. =
ANOTHER=20
SAMPLER COMING AFTER THE FULL<BR> LENGTH ALBUM. =
CLASIC=20
MERCK TO BE FILED WITH CLASSIC CONTEMPORARY<BR> =20
ELECTRONICS. RECOMMENDED. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> MR. PROJECTILE - SINKING EP - SEMISEXUAL =
- 12"=20
(SEMISEXUAL002)<BR> STUNNING FOLLOW UP TO MR. =
PROJECTILE'S=20
FIRST EP ON HIS OWN SEMISEXUAL<BR> IMPRINT. THREE =
TRACKS OF=20
DEEP, DELIGHTFULLY PUT TOGTHER AND LOVINGLY<BR> =
CRAFTED=20
ELECTRONICA SOUNDS WITH REMIXES FROM MILES TILMANN,=20
MITCHELL<BR> AKIYAMA AND THE HIGHLY RATED CEPIA. =
DENSE,=20
TEXTURAL SOUNDS WITH<BR> LUSH MELODIES AND FABULOUSLY=20
ATMOSPHERIC NOISES COUPLED WITH CLICKY,<BR> CLASSIC=20
ELECTRONICA RHYTHMS. ABSOLUTELY FIRST CLASS. RECOMMENDED.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> SOLOTEMPO - EGOIST - SPEZIAL MATERIAL - =
12"=20
(SM016EP006)<BR> RIGHT ROYAL ROUGHNESS FROM THE =
SPEZIAL=20
MATERIAL CREW IN THE SHAPE<BR> OF THIS NEW SELECTION =
FROM=20
SOLOTEMPO. HEAVY ELECTRONIC BEATS WITH<BR> A RAW EDGE, =
CLATTERING RHYTHMS AND A STRONG HIP HOP INFLUENCE<BR> =
BOTH=20
LYRICALLY AND SOUND-WISE. SOMETHING OF A DEPARTURE, BUT=20
VERY<BR> ENTERTAINING WITH IT. RECOMMENDED, AS ALWAYS =
WITH=20
THIS CONSISTENT<BR> LABEL. NICE COVER =
TOO!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Restocks (Vinyl): Electronica</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> AMON TOBIN - VERBAL REMIXES - GATEFOLD =
COVER -=20
NINJA TUNE - 12" (ZEN12138GATE)<BR> SECOND PIECE OF =
VINYL HERE=20
CONTAINING REMIXES OF THE VERBAL TRACK<BR> BY KID =
KOALA ,=20
BONOBO, STEINSKI, P-LOVE & DOUBLECLICK. COMES =
HOUSED<BR> =20
IN A GATEFOLD SLEEVE INTO WHICH YOU STICK THE PREVIOUS 12"=20
OF<BR> MIXES MAKING A NICE LITTLE =
PACKAGE....</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> AMON TOBIN - VERBAL REMIXES - NINJA TUNE =
- 12"=20
(ZEN12138)<BR> BIT OF A BIG OLD RELEASE FROM NINJA =
TUNE. THE=20
ORIGINAL TRACK 'VERBAL'<BR> FROM THE ALBUM WAS A =
GOODIE=20
ANYWAY, BUT THEY'VE ADDED REMIXES<BR> FROM PREFUSE 73, =
KID=20
606, BOOM BIP AND TOPO GIGIO. ABSOLUTELY<BR> =20
SUPERB.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> BITSTREAM - DEPARTURE LOUNGE - MODERN =
LOVE - 12"=20
(LOVE004)<BR> BITSTREAM DELIVER ANOTHER GREAT EP ON =
THE MODERN=20
LOVE IMPRINT.<BR> THE BROTHERS CONNER DELIVER FOUR =
DELICIOUS=20
TRACKS THAT KICK OFF<BR> WITH THE MAIN TRACK ON THE =
A-SIDE,=20
'PSALM TWENTY TWO'. A LONG,<BR> ABSRACTED INTRO WITH =
SCRUNCHED=20
OUT BEATS SOON GIVES WAY TO A MORE<BR> ELECTRO BASED =
AND=20
DANCEFLOOR FRIENDLY CUT WITH WICKED LINE IN<BR> BASS. =
THE FLIP=20
CONCENTRATES ON A MORE MELODIC SOUND WITH ALMOST<BR> =
BEATLESS=20
TRACKS FORMING THE BASIS AND LUSH, MELODIC SYNTH =
ARPEGGIOS<BR> =20
LAYERING OVER THE TOP. A GREAT EP WITH ANOTHER LOVELY SPOT=20
VARNISHED<BR> COVER.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> BOLA - MAUVER - SKAM - 12"=20
(SKA015)<BR> LEFTFIELD DOWNTEMPO ELECTRONICA WITH THAT =
FAMILIAR SKAM FLAVOUR...<BR> </FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> BUG, THE FEAT. CUTTY RANKS - GUN DISEASE =
- REPHLEX=20
- 12" (CAT137EP)<BR> AND YOU THOUGHT THE APHEX TWIN =
REMIX WAS=20
ROUGH?! THIS IS A MENTAL<BR> SLICE OF EXTREME =
BREAKCORE WITH=20
HARSH VOCALS AND MASSIVE, CUT<BR> UP BREAKS AND GABBER =
KICKS.=20
THE BUG CUTS IT BIGTIME WITH THIS<BR> STUFF. =
UNMISSABLE! RED=20
VINYL TOO!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> BUG, THE FEAT. WARRIOR QUEEN - AKTION PAK =
- REPHLEX=20
- 12" (CAT158EP)<BR> BIG, BAD, BASS-HEAVY RAGGA SOUNDS =
FROM=20
THE ONE AND ONLY BUG. LOOKS<BR> LIKE THEY COULD BE =
GOING FOR A=20
HIT HERE AS THEY'VE MADE A VIDEO<BR> AND EVERYTHING. =
NOT SURE=20
IT'S TOP 40 MATERIAL REALLY DUE TO THE<BR> HEFTY =
SELECTION OF=20
8-BIT STYLE ROUGH AND READY RHYTHMS AND MASSIVE<BR> =
BASS=20
SOUNDS. WARRIOR QUEEN'S VOCALS DO ADD A CERTAIN=20
COMMERCIALITY<BR> THOUGH AND IT WORKS SURPRISINGLY =
WELL.=20
DEFINITELY WORTH A LISTEN<BR> IF YOU'RE UP FOR SOME=20
RUDENESS.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> CHRIST - METAMORPHIC REPRODUCTION MIRACLE =
-=20
BENBECULA - 2xLP (BEN20)<BR> WELL, WELL, WELL. IF IT =
ISN'T ME=20
OLD MATE THE CHRIST ALBUM. IT<BR> ALMOST FELT LIKE IT =
WAS=20
NEVER GOING TO COME OUT. BUT HERE IT IS.<BR> AND WHAT =
A FINE=20
AND DANDY SLICE OF WORK IT IS AS WELL. FOURTEEN<BR> =
TRACKS OF=20
THE KIND OF BLISSFULLY DOWNBEAT ELECTRONICA YOU'D =
EXPECT<BR> =20
FROM AN ARTIST OF THIS CALIBRE. AT TIMES, ADMITTEDLY, IT=20
DOES<BR> HAVE THAT BOARDS OF CANADA FLAVA, BUT THAT'S=20
UNDERSTANDABLE, I<BR> RECKON. FUNDAMENTALLY, THIS IS =
AN=20
ESSENTIAL ALBUM AND YOU'LL NO<BR> DOUBT REGRET IT IF =
YOU MISS=20
OUT.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> CLOUDDEAD - TEN - BIG DADA - LP=20
(BD065)<BR> CLOUDDEAD ARE POISED TO HIT THE BIG TIME =
WITH THIS=20
HIGHLY ANTICIPATED<BR> NEW ALBUM, ALTHOUGH THEY =
CERTAINLY=20
HAVEN'T COMPROMISED THEIR SOUND<BR> AT ALL - IF =
ANYTHING,=20
THEY'RE SOUNDING MORE OUT THERE THAN EVER.<BR> THIS IS =
NEITHER=20
HIP HOP NOR ELECTRONICA, MORE ABSTRACT LEFTFIELD<BR> =
POP MUSIC=20
FOR THE 21ST CENTURY AND BEYOND. UTTERLY UNIQUE, =
ONE<BR> WAY=20
OR OTHER THIS DEMANDS YOUR ATTENTION.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> DINKY - BLACKCABARET - CARPARK - 2xLP=20
(CRPK024LP)<BR> LOOKS LIKE AN ELECTROCLASH ALBUM, BUT =
DON'T BE=20
FOOLED BY THE COVER<BR> - IT'S ELECTROCUTE! YES, A NEW =
SUB-GENRE COMBINING LO-FI ISAN-ESQUE<BR> MELODICISM =
AND=20
CHARMING OLD SCHOOL SOUNDS WITH DEADPAN EUROPEAN<BR> =20
HALF-SPOKEN VOCALS AND OLD DRUM MACHINES. IT'S SLOWER THAN=20
ELECTROCLASH<BR> AND GENERALLY A LOT MORE INTERESTING. =
THAT'S=20
ELECTROCUTE, FOLKS<BR> - REMEMBER WHERE YOU HEARD IT=20
FIRST!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> FLOTEL - BOSSA FATAKA - ARABLE - 12"=20
(ARABLE1)<BR> I'VE BEEN EAGERLY ANTICIPATING THIS =
RELEASE FOR=20
AGES SEEING AS<BR> IT'S THE FIRST RECORD ON ISAN'S NEW =
LABEL.=20
FLOTEL ALREADY BLEW<BR> US AWAY WITH THE WONDROUSLY =
DEEP,=20
AFFECTING EP FROM 2003 ON THE<BR> EXCELLENT EXPANDING =
LABEL.=20
HERE, YOU GET FOUR MORE TRACKS THAT<BR> CARRY THE SAME =
LEVEL=20
OF LUSH, BEAUTIFUL, GENTLY UNDULATING ELECTRONICA<BR> =
THAT=20
TAKES IT'S CUES FROM AN ORGANIC STYLE AND ISN'T AFRAID =
TO<BR> =20
WEAR IT'S HEART ON IT'S SLEEVE. TRULY GORGEOUS AND ONE THAT=20
ANYONE<BR> WITH A REMOTE INTEREST IN ELECTRONICS =
SHOULD CHECK=20
OUT POST HASTE.<BR> A GREAT START TO THIS VERY =
PROMISING=20
LABEL.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> FOURTET - MY ANGEL ROCKS BACK & FORTH =
- DOMINO=20
- 12" (RUG169T)<BR> ONE OF THE BEST TRACKS FROM =
KIERAN'S LAST=20
ALBUM, BACKED WITH TWO<BR> GORGEOUS, VERY LOW-KEY NEW =
TRACKS=20
AND REMIXES OF THE TITLE TRACK<BR> FROM ICARUS (WHO =
CREATES A=20
BIT OF AN EPIC) AND ISAMBARD KHROUSTALIOV<BR> (AN =
ALIAS FOR=20
THE HEBDEN-MEISTER, I'M THINKING?). OVER =
HALF-AN-HOUR<BR> OF=20
EXCEPTIONAL MUSIC FOR A MERE FIVER - WE SPOIL YOU =
SOMETIMES.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> GIRLS ON TOP - BEING SCRUBBED - TURKEY =
SHOOT - 12"=20
(SSS111)<BR> FEATURING A MASH UP OF WHITNEY, KRAFTWERK =
AND=20
SOME SUITABLY LO-FI<BR> NOISES, THIS WAS OJNE OF THOSE =
RECORDS=20
THAT STARTED THAT WHOLE<BR> BOOTLEG, MASHUP TYPE OF =
THING. WE=20
HAVE JUST THE ONE COPY OF THIS<BR> RARE BEATS THAT WE =
FOUND=20
HIDDING IN THE DARK AND DINGY STOCK ROOM<BR> COME=20
JUNKYARD...........</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> KELPE - THE PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO SLEEP - =
DC - 12"=20
(DC48)<BR> 4 TRACKS OF DOWNBEAT ELECTRONICA HERE FROM =
THIS NEW=20
ARTIST ON<BR> J. SAUL KANES LABEL. VERY MUCH IN THE =
MOULD OF=20
BOARDS OF CANADA<BR> MUSICALLY, BUT WITH MUCH MORE =
CRUNCHY AND=20
INTRICATE RHYTHMS. WELL<BR> WORTH FURTHER=20
INVESTIGATION....</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> KID 606 vs TIGERBOY - ATTITUDE - V/VM =
TEST - 7"=20
(VVMT11)<BR> STUNNING, FUCKED-UP DECONSTRUCTION OF THE =
CLASSIC=20
NWA TRACK FROM<BR> US LAPTOP-WIZARD, KID 606. =
HEAR THE=20
TRACK BUICKLE & COLLAPSE<BR> BEFORE YOUR =
EARS. =20
TOTALLY ESSENTIAL STUFF....</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> M83 - AMERICA - LABELS - 12"=20
(5486526)<BR> HERE'S A PRETTY DARN TERRIFIC 4-TRACK EP =
FROM=20
THE HIGHLY-RATED<BR> M83. A NEW VERSION OF "AMERICA" =
(TAKEN=20
FROM THE CURRENT ALBUM)<BR> PLUS THREE EXCLUSIVE =
TRACKS;=20
PARTICULARLY STRONG ARE THE FINAL<BR> TWO (THE =
FULL-LENGTH=20
EPIC THAT IS "DEAD CITIES..." SHOULD DEFINITELY<BR> BE =
INVESTIGATED). IF YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR AND YOU'RE INTO THE=20
LIKES<BR> OF ULRICH SCHNAUSS, BRIAN ENO, TANGERINE =
DREAM,=20
FORTDAX ETC, THIS<BR> IS A GREAT PLACE TO =
START.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> MAT CARTER - ZARK TIME EP - VARIAL - 12"=20
(VRL001)<BR> AFTER A STORMING RELEASE ON =
SPRUNGCARTELLWACHS,=20
MR CARTER COMES<BR> GOOD WITH FIVE SLOW ELECTRO TRACKS =
FOR=20
THIS NEW LABEL. BEST PLAYED<BR> AT ABOUT 40 RPM, THIS =
WILL=20
APPEAL TO BOTH THE ELECTRO AND NICA<BR> =
FANS...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> MICHAEL MANNING - THE LOST ABERRANT =
DRAGONFLY EP -=20
A.I. - 12" (AI007)<BR> A.I.'S RELEASE ARE COMING THICK =
AND=20
FAST, AND MORE AND MORE LURID.<BR> THE COVER =
OF =20
THIS ONE IS BRIGHT PINK. THERE ARE TWO =
REASONS<BR> TO=20
BUY THIS RECORD. 1. IF YOU WANT SIX TRACKS OF SLIGHTLY=20
ORGANIC<BR> SOUNDING ELECTRONICS, THAT ARE GENTLE, =
BEATLESS AT=20
TIMES, AND<BR> WITH A KIND OF MUM MEETS CASINO VERSES =
JAPAN ON=20
KOMPAKTS POP AMBIENT<BR> SERIES. 2. THE =
PINK IS SO=20
BRIGHT THAT WE ALL HAVE A BIT OF A<BR> HEADACHE, AND =
WE'D LIKE=20
THEM OUT OF THE SHOP, PLEASE.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> MULTICAST - SYMPATHEN - OBLIQ - 7"=20
(OBQEP03)<BR> EXCELLENT 7" OF WARP-ESQUE ELECTRONICA =
WORTH=20
BUYING FOR THE PACKAGING<BR> ALONE (IT IS ALL PACKAGED =
INSIDE=20
AN ORIGINAL 7 1/4 INCH DISKETTE!!!).<BR> ANOTHER RARE =
ITEM OF=20
WHICH WE FOUND ONE COPY IN THE STOCKROOM.<BR> GET IN=20
THERE!!!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> NIBO - CON.DUCT.SPC.TRM - RASTER NOTON - =
CD=20
(CDR049CD)<BR> THROBBING BASS HUMM. FIVE MINUTES. =
ATMOSPHERIC=20
RUSH, TWO. VERY<BR> EXPERIMENTAL SOUNDSCAPES. A =
MORE=20
OBSCURE RASTER NOTON RELEASE.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> POLE - 45/45 - MUTE - 12"=20
(12MUTE279)<BR> MANY APOLOGIES TO OUR LOYAL CUSTOMERS =
FOR THE=20
LATE ARRIVAL OF<BR> THIS STUNNING EP. THANKS TO A =
FANTASTIC=20
NEW SYSTEM OF DISTRIBUTION<BR> FROM MUTE WE JUST NEVER =
RECEIVED IT. RANT OVER, I'LL TELL YOU<BR> ABOUT THE =
MUSIC.=20
IT'S BRILLIANT. FOUR TRACKS WITH THE A-SIDE =
SHOWING<BR> A=20
WHOLE NEW JIGGYNESS TO POLES SOUND. ALMOST A BEATS TYPE=20
AFFAIR<BR> BUT VERY MUCH IN THE STAEDTISIZM 3 STYLE. =
THE=20
B-SIDE IS MORE TRUE<BR> TO POLE'S UNIQUE GLITCH SOUND =
WITH CUT=20
UP MELODIES AND CORDS AND<BR> INTRICATE RHYTHMS. MOST=20
EXCELLENT AND HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> PSAPP - BUTTONS AND WAR EP - ARABLE - 12" =
(ARABLE2)<BR> YOU CAN SEE WHY ISAN PICKED UP ON PSAPP =
AND=20
DECIDED TO RELEASE<BR> THIS LITTLE GEM ON THEIR LABEL. =
SUPER=20
FINE ELECTRONICA SOUNDS<BR> FROM, QUITE POSSIBLY, ONE =
OF THE=20
MOST EXCITING ELECTRONIC ARTISTS<BR> AROUND AT THE =
MOMENT. A=20
BEAUTIFUL MIXTURE OF BLATANTLY PROCESSED<BR> =
ELECTRONICS BUT=20
WITH A DELICIOUSLY LIVE SOUNDING FEEL AS WELL.<BR> =
COUPLED=20
WITH THE SULTRY VOCALS (WHICH WORK BEAUTIFULLY BY =
THE<BR> WAY)=20
IT CREATES A MAGICAL SOUND THAT ENCHANTS AND ENGAGES IN=20
EQUAL<BR> MEASURES. AS A FINAL BONUS YOU ALSO GET A =
FAB REMIX=20
FROM ISAN<BR> THEMSLEVES WHICH USES THE VOCAL TO FINE =
EFFECT=20
AND MASHES IT UP<BR> WITH ONE OF THEIR OWN STYLE BEATS =
AND=20
SIMPLE, EFFECTIVE ELECTRONIC<BR> INSTRUMENTATION. A =
QUALITY=20
ITEM AND ONE THAT YOU'LL BE WANTING<BR> TO INVESTIGATE =
FORTHWITH. RECOMMENDED.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> REINHARD VOIGT - PREMIERE WORLD - PROFAN =
- CD=20
(PROFAN6CD)<BR> MIKE INC DOING IT IN GAS STYLE AGAIN. =
SOME=20
WONDERFUL TEXTURAL<BR> WORK WITH BEAUTIFUL LOOPED =
BELLS AND=20
ORGANIC SOUNDS. TRULY MAGNIFICENT.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> REMARC - SOUND MURDERER - PLANET MU - =
3xLP=20
(ZIQ084)<BR> BACK IN THE DAY THERE WERE NUMEROUS =
LABELS, SUCH=20
AS SUBURBAN BASE<BR> AND KEMET, THAT RELEASED PROPER, =
ORIGINAL=20
JUNGLE OF THE HIGHEST<BR> QUALITY. IT WAS ALL ABOUT =
THE BEATS=20
AND BASS, THE TIMESTRETCHED<BR> VOCALS, THE ATTITUDE. =
GOOD=20
DAYS AND WHOLESOME ONES TOO. THIS TRIPLE<BR> LP =
COLLECTS UP A=20
BUNCH OF TRACKS FROM BETWEEN 1993 AND 1996 BY<BR> TIP =
TOP=20
JUNGLE PRODUCER REMARC. THE TRACKS ARE FAST,=20
FURIOUS,<BR> LADEN WITH EFFECTS AND BEAUTIFUL EDITS =
(MAKES THE=20
OLD LAPTOP SHENANIGANS<BR> LOOK A BIT TAME!). =
BASICALLY IF YOU=20
DON'T FEEL THE NEED TO DANCE,<BR> YOU'RE WORRYINGLY =
CLOSE TO=20
BEING DEAD. ESSENTIAL. BRILLIANT. SUPERB.<BR> BUY=20
IT!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> RIOW ARAI - DISTURBANCE EP - LEAF - 12"=20
(DOCK39)<BR> I REALLY HOPE THIS FINDS ITSELF A NICHE =
BECAUSE I=20
GENUINELY LIKE<BR> IT'S STRANGE BLEND OF BEATS, RHODES =
PIANO=20
LICKS AND STRANGE ELECTRONICS.<BR> IT'S A DIFFERENT =
SOUND BUT,=20
IN SOME RESPECTS, HARKS BACK TO LEAFS<BR> EARLIER DAYS =
AND THE=20
LIKES OF SONS OF SILENCE ETC. GIVE IT A GO<BR> AND =
MAYBE IT'S=20
DOWNBEAT FLAVA WILL ENGAGE YOU TOO!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> SH*TMAT - KILLABABYLONKUTZ - PLANET MU - =
2xLP=20
(ZIQ089)<BR> OBVIOUSLY ONE WOULDN'T EXPECT THIS TO BE =
A NICE,=20
RELAXING, SUNDAY<BR> AFTERNOON LISTEN BUT BOY, DOES IT =
ROUGH=20
YOU UP! FULL-ON OLD SKOOL<BR> JUNGLE, RAGGA AND ALL =
SORTS OF=20
BAD BWOY/ORIGINAL GANGSTA TYPE<BR> BEHAVIOUR MEETS A =
LOT OF=20
DISTORTION, NOISE AND THE OCCASIONAL<BR> CHEEKY SAMPLE =
(EG.=20
THE CLASH, THE STRANGLERS, ACE OF BASE, NEIL<BR> =
RICHARDSON!).=20
KID 606, VENETIAN SNARES, BUG VS ROOTSMAN, REMARC,<BR> =
DJ=20
RUPTURE ETC FANS WILL REALLY BE GOING FOR THIS IN A =
WICKED<BR> =20
ANNA BAD STYLEE.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> SIXTOO - BODY ACHE SUMMER EP - NINJA TUNE =
- 10"=20
(ZEN10157)<BR> BY CRIKEY, IS SIXTOO ON IT AT THE =
MOMENT! A=20
SUPERB SIX-TRACK EP<BR> HERE, BOTH SIDES OF WHICH HAVE =
BEEN=20
SEQUENCED AS ONE LONG TRACK,<BR> AND SOUND ALL THE =
BETTER FOR=20
IT. THE A-SIDE IS FAR MORE LUSH AND<BR> EXPANSIVE, =
ALMOST=20
RELAXED COMPARED TO THE RECENT ALBUM, WHEREAS<BR> THE =
B-SIDE=20
(WITH TWO REMIXES FROM ANTICON'S ALIAS) IS MORE =
AGGRESSIVE<BR> =20
AND CLAUSTROPHOBIC, BUT NO LESS ATMOSPHERIC. A MUST.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> TOM JENKINSON - I WAS LIVID - WORM =
INTERFACE - 12"=20
(WI OO4)<BR> THIS IS A POTENT MIXTURE OF STYLES..... A =
VERY=20
DIVERSE EP RANGING<BR> FROM DRUM & BASS =
ELECTRONICA AND A=20
BEAUTIFUL DOWN TEMPO TRACK<BR> "DUNDERHEAD"....... ONE =
OF THE=20
MOST INTERESTING RECORDS WEVE HAD<BR> THIS =
WEEK............=20
WELL THAT WAS WHAT WE SAID ABOUT IT BACK<BR> IN 2000. =
AND IT=20
STILL STANDS FOR THIS NOW RARE RELEASE. JUST THE<BR> =
ONE FOUND=20
IN OUR DEEP AND DARK VAULTS!!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> TREAD - 3 - THIRD EAR - 2xLP=20
(3ELP6)<BR> SWEET, SWEET SOUNDS. THREAD IS KAITO =
(KOMPAKT) UNDER ANOTHER<BR> GUISE. THINK OF THE =
SPECIAL=20
LOVE ALBUM FOR THE AMBIENT TONE,<BR> BUT THEN THINK OF =
OLD=20
STYLED "AMBIENT" MUSIC - THINK E2-E4 BY<BR> MANUEL =
GOTTSCHING,=20
FOR THE FLAVOUR. IT IS CLASSIC EARLY EVENING<BR> =
/=20
SUNSET MUSIC. VERY, *VERY* GOOD INDEED.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> WEVIE STONDER - KENYAN HARRY EP - SKAM - =
12"=20
(SKA023)<BR> A POTTY SELECTION OF TRACKS FROM REGULAR =
SKAM=20
MENTALISTS WEVIE<BR> STONDER. THEIR SPOKEN WORD =
ELEMENT=20
SURVIVES ONCE AGAIN WITH SOME<BR> VERY AMUSING SAMPLES =
WHICH'LL NO DOUBT MAKE YOU CHUCKLE. MUSICALLY,<BR> =
HOWEVER,=20
THE CONTENT IS SLIGHTLY SURPRISING. PUNKY, FUNKY, =
QUITE<BR> =20
ROCKY, BUT STILL ELECTRONIC IN BASIS. VERY ENTERTAINING=20
INDEED.<BR> RECOMMENDED.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>New Releases (Vinyl): Techno / =
Electro</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> ALEX SMOKE - SIMPLE THINGS EP - VAKANT - =
12"=20
(VA001)<BR> BROKEN DOWN TO ITS LOWEST TERMS, THIS IS A =
STRIPPED, MINIMAL AKUFEN-Y<BR> GLITCH MICRO HOUSE FEST =
FOR ALL=20
YOU NAUGHTY BOYS OUT THERE THAT<BR> LIKE IT STRICT! =
THE SET IS=20
ROUNDED OFF BY A SLIGHTLY GHOSTLY /<BR> SPECTRAL TRACK =
WITH A=20
HIGHLY ENJOYABLE MELODY AND NICE, WOBBLY<BR> EIGHTIES =
SYNTH=20
BASS LINE - GREAT FOR THE DANCEFLOOR.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> ALTER EGO - DAKTARI (VILLALOBOS / ROBAG =
WRUHME=20
MIXES) - KLANG - 12" (KLANG87)<BR> THE THOUGHT OF =
RICARDO=20
VILLALOBOS REMIXING ALTER EGO IS QUITE<BR> A =
MOUTH-WATERING=20
ONE, BUT THE REALITY OF IT IS PRACTICALLY =
PANT-WETTING!<BR> =20
SERIOUSLY DEEP, HIGHLY GROOVY MINIMAL TECHNO REWORKED BY AN=20
ARTIST<BR> AT THE PEAK OF HIS POWERS WITH SO MUCH EDGE =
YOU=20
COULD ALMOST CUT<BR> YOURSELF ON IT. ON THE FLIP, =
MUSIK=20
KRAUSE'S ROBAG WRUHME APPLIES<BR> HIS TRADEMARK HARD =
GLITCH /=20
CUT-UP STAMP TO PROCEEDINGS - PLENTY<BR> OF VOCAL =
EFFECTS AND=20
SHUFFLY PERCUSSION WILL GET THOSE FEET A-MOVING<BR> =
FOR SURE.=20
NOT IN ANY WAY DISAPPOINTING.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> APPARAT - CAN'T COMPUTERIZE IT - B PITCH =
CONTROL -=20
12" (BPC097)<BR> ANOTHER WICKED RELEASE FROM APPARAT, =
HIS=20
SECOND ON B PITCH. IT<BR> PACKS A PUNCH, TOO. =
ACCESSIBLE=20
SEMI-GLITCH TECHNO WITH MUCH GUSTO<BR> - THE GHOST OF =
AFX=20
SLIGHTLY LOOMS OVER SIDE ONE ALBEIT WITH THAT<BR> =20
AKUFEN-ON-AMPHETAMINES QUALITY. ON SIDE TWO, SOMETHING OF AN=20
ALMOST<BR> SCHAFFELLY NATURE FOLLOWED BY A TRACK =
BORDERING ON=20
TWISTED/LO-FI<BR> TWO-STEP. GET IN THERE.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> ARCHITECT, THE - THE NIGHT AIN'T OVER - =
KARLOFF=20
RECORDINGS - 12" (KLF-10)<BR> JAY HAZE IN HIS =
ARCHITECT GUISE=20
GIVES US A FRESH, SUBTLE AND SURPRISINGLY<BR> HOUSEY =
SOUNDING=20
EP OF QUALITY GROOVES. DEEP, GLITCHY AND FULL<BR> OF =
TIGHT=20
SOUNDS AND PRODUCTION WITH A SLIGHTLY OFF KILTER =
FEEL<BR> (A=20
NOD TO HIS MORE MINIMALISTIC WORK PERHAPS?) THAT WILL DO=20
IT<BR> ON THE FLOOR WITH EASE. ANOTHER QUALITY =
SELECTION FROM=20
THIS EXCELLENT<BR> LABEL.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> BASTEROID - REACHING BETRIEBSTEMPERATUR - =
AREAL -=20
12" (AREAL25)<BR> BASTEROID HAS ALWAYS BEEN ONE OF THE =
EDGIER=20
ARTISTS ON AREAL AND<BR> THIS EXCELLENT TWO TRACKER IS =
MORE=20
PROOF OF THAT - IF IT WERE<BR> NEEDED. LONG, HYPNOTIC =
TRACKS=20
WITH DIRTY, DIRTY SOUNDS AND KILLER<BR> 4/4 BEATS AND =
SOME=20
INCREDIBLY HEAVY COMPRESSION TO GIVE IT A FULL<BR> ON=20
DANCEFLOOR SOUND. OFF-KILTER STUFF FOR ADVENTUROUS DJS =
AND<BR> =20
LISTENERS. CLASS.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> BUCCI / PINK ELLN - BADMINTON EP - =
CYNOSURE - 12"=20
(CYN0013)<BR> DEEP, SMOOTH, STRIPPED-DOWN GLITCH FUNK =
AT ITS=20
FINEST HERE. PLENTY<BR> OF BOTTOM END AND BOUNCE =
ACROSS ALL=20
FOUR TRACKS, WHICH INCLUDE<BR> A MIKE SHANNON MIX (A =
MAN FAST=20
BECOMING A MASTER OF THIS GENRE).<BR> THE A-SIDE =
ALMOST HAS A=20
SLIGHT PLAID FLAVOUR TO IT WITH THOSE<BR> SYNTH SOUNDS =
AND=20
ROBOTIC PERCUSSION EFFECTS. TOP QUALITY STUFF.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> DONNACHA COSTELLO - MUSTARD - MINIMISE - =
12"=20
(MIN012)<BR> ANOTHER IN THE SERIES OF COLOURS FROM THE =
SOMEWHAT PROLIFIC DONNACHA<BR> COSTELLO AND IT'S =
DEFINITELY A=20
RETURN TO THE BLEEPIER, MORE MINIMALISTIC<BR> FLAVA OF =
EARLIER=20
RELEASES. DEEP, TIGHTLY STRUCTURED BEATS AND<BR> =
SOUNDS WITH=20
SUPERB, DANCEFLOOR PRODUCTION. AN EXCELLENT SLAB =
OF<BR> =20
VINYL.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> JAKE FAIRLEY / PETER GRUMMICH - SPEICHER =
23 -=20
KOMPAKT EXTRA - 12" (KOMEX23)<BR> HARD TWO TRACKER OF=20
'NEO-TRANCE' (AS PEOPLE SEEM TO BE CALLING<BR> IT). =
FAIRLEY=20
AND GRUMMICH HAVE A DISTINCT UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT<BR> =
IT=20
TAKES TO BE HARD EDGED YET STRANGELY UNDERGROUND AT THE=20
SAME<BR> TIME. TOUGH, GRINDING BASSLINES AND =
ROLLICKING BEATS=20
PLUS CLASSIC<BR> SYNTHY SOUNDS ALL ADD UP TO A VERY =
ENJOYABLE=20
ROMP.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> MAX MOHR - TRICKMIXER - PLAYHOUSE - 12"=20
(PLAYHOUSE101)<BR> LIVELY WITHOUT BEING CLUTTERED, MAX =
MOHR'S=20
SOUND IS HONED TO PERFECTION.<BR> CRISP AND CHUNKY, =
YET LIGHT=20
AND PLAYFUL, THESE TRACKS STRIDE THE<BR> MID-GROUND =
BETWEEN=20
CLUB FRIENDLY AND HOME LISTENING PERFECTLY.<BR> SOME =
EXCELLENT=20
STRINGS SAMPLES AND EFFECTS (ESPECIALLY ON SIDE<BR> =
TWO) SET=20
THIS RELEASE OFF PERFECTLY. ANOTHER WINNER FROM PLAYHOUSE.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> METOPE - TESTCRASH - SENDER - 12"=20
(SEND044)<BR> KNARZ TECHNO. SEEMS TO BE A NEW BUZZWORD =
AT THE=20
MOMENT (AS IF<BR> WE NEEDED ANOTHER GENRE NAME!). IT =
COVERS=20
THE KIND OF DIRTY, DANCEFLOOR<BR> TECHNO OF ACTS LIKE =
PETER=20
GRUMMICH, MISC. AND OTHER SUCH RAW FUNKSTERS.<BR> THIS =
EP FROM=20
AREAL STALWART (AND OWNER I THINK) METOPE COULD BE<BR> =
CLASSED=20
IN A SIMILAR VEIN BUT I GUESS IT HAS A LIGHTER, MORE=20
MELODIC<BR> FEEL DURING THE BREAKS WHICH REALLY GIVES =
IT ITS=20
OWN SOUND. THE<BR> MAIN MEAT OF THE TRACKS, THOUGH, =
WILL HAVE=20
YOU LEAPING ABOUT TO<BR> THE ROUGH AND READY BASSLINES =
AND=20
SOLID 4/4 BEATS. NICE.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> MICRONAUTS - I WANNA BE YOUR TOY - =
MICRONAUTICS -=20
12" (TIC02)<BR> STRANGE FOUR TRACK 12" FROM THIS =
OUTFIT. =20
THE MIXES ARE QUITE<BR> INTERESTING, COMBINING DARK =
BREAKS AND=20
ELECTRO SOUNDS WITH A SLIGHTLY<BR> PUNKY SOUND AND =
VOCAL=20
THING. KIND OF BIZZARRE, BUT FITS WITH<BR> SOME =
OF THE=20
DARKER ELECTRO CLASH STUFF AROUND. THE MAIN =
TRACK<BR> IS=20
WAY TOO POPPY FOR ME.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> PROCESS / KOSUKE ANAMIZU - =
INTERKONTINENTAL 3 PT. 2=20
- TRAUM - 12" (TRAUMV54)<BR> I STILL DON'T GET WHY =
THEY DIDN'T=20
RELEASE THE FULL ALBUM OF THE<BR> BRILLIANT =
INTERKONTINENTAL 3=20
COMPILATION ON TRAUM. ONE SAMPLER<BR> EP AND NOW THIS =
BONUS=20
RECORD SOMEHOW DOESN'T DO THE LP JUSTICE.<BR> HOWEVER, =
THAT=20
DOESN'T STOP THESE TRACKS FROM BEING ABSOLUTELY<BR> =
BRILLIANT.=20
BOTH ARTISTS DELIVER THOUGHTFULLY DEEP TECHNO CUTS<BR> =
THAT=20
ARE LOVELY, YET STRONG ENOUGH FOR THE DANCEFLOOR. THEY =
ARE<BR> =20
BOTH LUSH, WARM, STRINGY, MELODIC AND REALLY HARK BACK TO=20
THE<BR> EARLIER DAYS OF TRAUM BEFORE THEY STARTED =
RELEASING=20
MORE OBVIOUSLY<BR> CLUBBY RECORDS. RECOMMENDED, THEN, =
AND VERY=20
HIGHLY AS WELL.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> STEPHEN BEAUPRE - DIRTY LIPREADING - =
RISQUEE - 12"=20
(RISQUEE004)<BR> DEADBEAT COLLABORATOR AND CHUM OF =
AKUFEN,=20
STEPHEN BEAUPRE DELIVERS<BR> A TASTY THREE TACK =
PACKAGE OF=20
BUMPING, HOUSE LED TECH GROOVES.<BR> FEAR NOT, BECAUSE =
THIS IS=20
NOWEHRE NEAR AS SILLY AS THE OTHER RELEASES<BR> ON =
THIS LABEL=20
(APART FROM THE COVER, WHICH IS VERY, VERY SILLY)<BR> =
AND=20
ACTUALLY HAS A TOP NOTCH SET OF JERKY, GLITCHY SOUNDS =
WITH<BR> =20
TIGHT PRODUCTION AND PHAT GROOVES. IF YOU LIKE AKUFEN, IT=20
KIND<BR> OF GOES WITHOUT SAYING THAT YOU'LL LIKE=20
THIS.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> SYLVIE MARKS & HAL 9000 - KRAZEEE - B =
PITCH=20
CONTROL - 2xLP (BPC098)<BR> GOOD TIME, BOUNCY ELECTRO =
/ DISCO=20
/ TECHNO OCCASIONALLY REMINISCENT<BR> OF VECTOR LOVERS =
AND=20
OTHER SUCH MERCHANTS WHOSE NAMES ELUDE ME<BR> AT THIS =
VERY=20
MOMENT! M.MAYER / KOMPAKT ARE QUITE POSSIBLY ALSO<BR> =
AN=20
INFLUENCE, I'M DETECTING. ANYWAY, FOR MID-PACED, SOLIDLY=20
PRODUCED<BR> GEAR OF THE ABOVE SUB-GENRE, LOOK NO=20
FURTHER.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> VARIOUS - MOSCU ESTA HELADO REMIXES - =
STARWHORES -=20
12" (SWR012)<BR> THE ORIGINAL FROM THE CULT INDUSTRIAL =
/=20
ELECTRO POP SPANISH BAND<BR> ESPLENDOR GEOMETRICO =
(DATING FROM=20
1980) BACKED WITH BANG-UP-TO-DATE<BR> (THE ORIGINAL =
SOUNDS=20
PRETTY DARN CURRENT, TO BE HONEST) REMIXES<BR> BY MAX =
DURANTE,=20
GD LUXXE, THE HACKER AND ALEK STARK. ONE FOR THOSE<BR> =
WHO=20
STILL WISH IT WAS THE ERA OF MAGGIE.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> VEX'D - LION / GHOST - SUBTEXT - 12"=20
(SUB002)<BR> RED ALERT! DUBPLATE GRIME STYLE! THIS =
ONE'S HUGE=20
AND IF YOU YOU<BR> HAVE EVEN A VAGUE LIKING FOR THAT =
NEWEST OF=20
STYLES YOU'RE GOING<BR> TO GO MENTAL FOR THIS. =
BLISTERING TWO=20
STEP BEATS, UNBELIEVABLY<BR> TWISTED BASS AND A =
SELECTION OF=20
VOCAL SNIPPETS JUST MADE FOR CHANTING<BR> ON THE =
DANCEFLOOR.=20
SIMPLY MASSIVE. DO NOT MISS!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Restocks (Vinyl): Techno / Electro</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> ALAN BRAXE & FRED FALKE - RUBICON - =
LABELS -=20
12" (PRE0803)<BR> THIS IS THE REAL DEAL, THREE LOVELY =
SLICES=20
OF INSTRUMENTAL ELECTRO<BR> / SYNTH POP FROM THE EARLY =
EIGHTIES, REMINISCENT OF PAUL HARDCASTLE<BR> OR JAN =
HAMMER=20
SOUNDTRACKING CROCKETT & TUBBS ON THE MIAMI =
FREEWAY!<BR> =20
CLASSIC STUFF.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> ALTER EGO - ROCKER (BLACKSTROBE REMIX) - =
KLANG -=20
12" (KLANG84)<BR> HERE'S THE FULL RELEASE OF THIS =
ALREADY=20
EXTREMELY POPULAR TUNE.<BR> THIS COMES COMPLETE WITH A =
DARK,=20
DIRTY AND ELECTRO HEAVY REMIX<BR> FROM BLACK STROBE =
WHICH=20
COMPLEMENTS THE ORIGINAL VERY NICELY.<BR> DANCEFLOOR =
ROUGHNESS=20
ALL ROUND. QUALITY.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> ANDREAS DORAU - GIRLS IN LOVE - =
GRUNGERMAN REMIX -=20
LADOMAT 2000 - 12" (LADO2039)<BR> CLASSIC OLD LADOMAT =
TRACK=20
HERE THAT WAS A HUGE HIT FOR ANDREAS<BR> DORAU, BY ALL =
ACCOUNTS. THE MAIN REASON FOR US GETTING IT IN IS<BR> =
BECAUSE=20
THERE'S A SUPERB COUPLE OF MIXES FROM GRUNGERMAN =
(PROFAN<BR> /=20
KOMPAKT). MINIMAL, STUDIO ONE STYLE TECH GROOVES WITH THE=20
ORIGINAL<BR> VOCAL USED BEAUTIFULLY. TOP STUFF FOR =
FANS OF=20
PROFAN (LIKE ME!).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> ANNA KAUFEN - DRIVE IN / DRIVE OUT =
REMIXES - A=20
TOUCH OF CLASS - 12" (ATOC010)<BR> FINALLY THE REMIXES =
OF THIS=20
TOP AKUFEN TRACK ARRIVE. THE ORIGINAL<BR> VERSION OF =
'WHO=20
CAREZ' IS PRESENT ON THE B-SIDE, BUT IT'S DAVE<BR> =
MILLER'S=20
TWO VERSIONS THAT REALLY STEAL THE SHOW. THE FIRST =
IS<BR> A=20
SMASHING DOWNBEAT GLITCH ROMP WITH A PHAT, SLOW, ALMOST=20
ELECTRO<BR> BEAT WHILST THE SECOND IS AN OFFBEAT, TWO =
STEP=20
TECHNO GROOVER.<BR> FABULOUS VERSIONS.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> ANTONELLI ELECTR. - ANTI ESTABLISHMENT 3 =
-=20
DUSSELDORF - ITALIC - 12" (ITALIC039)<BR> EASILY THE =
BEST PART=20
OF THIS TRILOGY OF RECORDS.COMING FROM MAIN<BR> ITALIC =
MAN=20
ANTONELLI ELECTR. IT'S NOT SURPRISING THAT'S IT'S =
DEEP,<BR> =20
FUNKY, MINIMAL AND FULL OF DUBBY STYLE BASSLINES AND CHORDS.=20
COULD<BR> ACTUALLY BE ONE OF THE BEST ITALICS FOR A =
WHILE.=20
RECOMMENDED.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> ATOMISER - HOOKED ON RADIATION - GIGOLO - =
12"=20
(EFA275966)<BR> ONE OF FOUR GIGOLO RELEASES THIS WEEK, =
AND=20
THIS LOOKS LIKE BEING<BR> THE BIGGEST. THIS IS PERHAPS =
THE=20
MOST COMPLETELY OVER THE TOP<BR> ELECTROCLASH RECORD =
OF THEM=20
ALL - SO MUCH SO YOU CAN ALMOST SMELL<BR> THE AMYL =
NITRATE=20
COMING OFF THE VINYL! AN ABSOLUTE PARTY ANTHEM<BR> FOR =
ALL=20
THOSE DRESSED IN BAD 80'S CLOTHES. PRODUCED BY JIMMY =
"KLF"<BR> =20
CAUTY, FEATURING A PET SHOP BOYS REMIX AND WITH THAT CLASSIC=20
VIVIENNE<BR> WESTWOOD "COWBOY" DESIGN ON THE COVER, IT =
DOESN'T=20
GET ANYMORE<BR> STYLISED THAN THIS!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> CAPTAIN COMATOSE - 100$ - KITSUNE - 12"=20
(KITSUNE009)<BR> KHAN IN HIS CAPTAIN COMATOSE GUISE =
DELIVERS=20
FIVE TRACKS OF PERKY,<BR> AMUSING TECHNO POP WITH =
VOCALS,=20
DIRTY RHYTHMS AND SOME FUN TUNES.<BR> ORIGINALLY =
RELEASED ON=20
PLAYHOUSE LAST YEAR, THIS REISSUE CONTAINS<BR> THE =
ORIGINAL=20
PLUS A MIDNIGHT MIKE REMIX, THE "VERSION =
FRANCAISE"<BR> AND A=20
LIVE VERSION. SHOULD DO WELL.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> CASPA CODINA - CHEMISTRY - NONSTOP - 12"=20
(NONSTOP001)<BR> FAT BASS LINES, CUT UP BEATS AND A =
GENERALLY=20
RETRO FEEL ALL GO<BR> TO MAKE THIS AN ODD, BUT RATHER =
GROOVY=20
RECORD. WITH NODS TO OLD<BR> SCHOOL B-BOY =
ELECTRO, DISCO=20
AND EVEN TWO-STEP - THIS IS FOUR TRACKS<BR> OF SIMPLE =
AND=20
FUNKY PARTY ORIENTATED MUSIC. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> CHATEAU FLIGHT - LES ANTIPODES - =
VERSATILE - 12"=20
(VER040)<BR> THREE MIXES HERE COMING FROM JOAKIM, =
MALIK AND=20
BERTRAND BURGALAT.<BR> THE JOAKIM VERSION, AS YOU =
WOULD=20
EXPECT, IS A GREAT MIXTURE OF<BR> TECHNO, HOUSE AND=20
ELECTRONICS AND HE MANAGES TO EXTEND THE TRACK<BR> =
INTO AN=20
EPIC, SOULFUL VOYAGE WITH A GRITTY, SYNTHY EDGE. THE =
TWO<BR> =20
B-SIDE VERSIONS ARE MUCH MORE CHILLED OUT AND LAID BACK AND=20
FEATURE<BR> JAZZY TOUCHES AND A DOWNBEAT FLAVA. NICE,=20
THEN.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> CLARO INTELECTO - SECTION - A.I. - 12"=20
(AI008)<BR> OOOOHH BABY, YOU'RE GONNA LOVE THIS ONE! =
PURIST=20
ELECTRO/TECHNO<BR> THAT HAS GOT THE BALANCE SO =
PERFECTLY ON=20
POINT, IT'S UNCANNY.<BR> BEAUTIFUL MELODIES THAT =
CONSIST OF=20
SWEEPING ANALOGUE STRINGS,<BR> HYPNOTIC LEAD LINES, =
AND SOME=20
UNASHAMEDLY CLASSIC DETROITY BASS<BR> WHICH IS A GOOD =
FEW=20
POUNDS OVERWEIGHT AROUND ITS POSTERIOR (BASICALLY<BR> =
FAT=20
ARSED!). WILL THIS GO ON TO BE AS BIG A SELLER FOR US AS=20
THEIR<BR> FIRST 12" ON AI? THE SMART MONEY SEEMS TO BE =
SAYING=20
A RESOUNDING<BR> YES. QUALITY TO SAY THE=20
LEAST............</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> DANIEL BELL - THE LOST TRAXX EP - KLANG - =
12"=20
(KLANG15)<BR> STUNNING RELEASE ON KLANG. ONE OF THE =
BEST=20
SINGLES IN THEIR CATALOGUE<BR> AND IT FEATURES FOUR =
TRACKS OF=20
PURE DBX TECHNO. MINIMAL, FUNKY<BR> AND JUST DAMN=20
GREAT.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> DAS BIERBEBEN - SCHLAG DEINEN FERNSEHER - =
SHITKATAPULT - 12" (STRIKE039)<BR> PULSE KICK MAYHEM! =
THIS IS=20
ABOUT AS TRANCEY AND HECTIC AS ELECTRO<BR> / TECHNO =
POP CAN=20
GET SO IF YOU'RE INTO IT, GET INTO IT! IF YOU<BR> SEE =
WHAT I=20
MEAN. NICE AND GALLOPY ON THE B-SIDE FOR AN UPBEAT<BR> =
KOMPAKT=20
STYLE ASSAULT. FRUITY, THEN.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> D-CODE - PARANOID ANDROID - AFFECTED - =
12"=20
(AFF014)<BR> A PURE ELECTRO FEST FROM AFFECTED HERE =
WITH=20
D-CODE PROVIDING SOME<BR> TOUGH, BASS HEAVY GROOVES =
ALL ROUND.=20
DARK AND SINISTER SOUNDS<BR> PAIRED WITH WICKED 808 =
BEATS MAKE=20
FOR A DANCEFLOOR FLAVA THAT<BR> EASILY EQUALS THE =
OUTPUT OF=20
OTHER MORE OBVIOUS ELECTRO LABELS.<BR> =
CLASS.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> DECAL - BRIGHTEST STAR - ROTTERS GOLF =
CLUB - LP=20
(RGCLP010)<BR> AFTER MUCH CONSTERNATION (IE, THE =
DISTRIBUTOR=20
BUGGERING IT RIGHT<BR> UP), WE ARE FINALLY ABLE TO =
BRING YOU=20
THE RECENT ALBUM BY DECAL.<BR> NOWHERE NEAR AS HEAVY =
AS HIS=20
MATERIAL ON SATAMILE OR PLANET MU,<BR> THIS IS LIGHT, =
FROTHY,=20
TOTALLY EIGHTIES ELECTRO FOR ALL YOU TRASHMONGERS<BR> =
OUT=20
THERE - VERY ROTTERS TERRITORY. CHECK IT.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> DIMBIMAN - V - PERLON - 12"=20
(PERL33)<BR> ULTRA-MINIMAL, STRIPPED FUNK TECHNO FROM =
THE=20
PERLON CREW. DIMBIMAN<BR> DELIVERS SUBLIMINAL =
BASSLINES AND=20
QUIRKY, PERKY BEATS WITH DECEPTIVELY<BR> SIMPLE =
ARRANGEMENTS=20
AND SOUNDS. THREE TRACKS THAT KICK. NICE.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> DJ KOZE - THE GEKLOPPEL CONTINUES - =
KOMPAKT - 12"=20
(KOM85)<BR> GUARANTEED TO BE A BIGGIE I RECKON. AFTER =
THE=20
DEVASTATING SHENANIGANS<BR> OF SPEICHER 11 DJ KOZE =
COMES WITH=20
A SUPER FUNKY TRACK THAT HAS<BR> A MUCH MORE SUBTLE =
AND=20
GROOVING EDGE AS WELL AS A SPONGY, WARPED<BR> OUT =
BASSLINE.=20
THE FLIP SEES HIM GETTING DEEPER AND DEEPER WITH<BR> A =
LUSH,=20
MINIMAL, HYPNOTIC CUT PLUS A CLASSIC BEATLESS POP =
AMBIENT<BR> =20
STYLE NUMBER. QUALITY ASSURED. ESSENTIAL.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> ELLEN ALLIEN - ASTRAL - B PITCH CONTROL - =
12"=20
(BPC085)<BR> ELLEN ALLIEN GETS STRAIGHT INTO IT WITH A =
NEW=20
SINGLE TO FOLLOW<BR> UP THE ALBUM. THREE TRACKS OF =
TYPICALLY=20
ROBOTIC SOUNDING ELECTRO<BR> BASED TUNES. PHAT BEATS =
AND PERKY=20
MELODIC CONTENT MAKE UP THE<BR> BULK OF THE EP WITH =
SOME=20
DANCEFLOOR WORTHY BASSLINES GOING ON.<BR> TOP QUALITY =
FROM=20
THIS RELIABLE LABEL.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> FIVE GREEN CIRCLE - TEXT XXX - TRAUM - =
12"=20
(TRAUMV52)<BR> TECHNO. THANKS STEVE FOR THAT LITTLE =
GEM OF=20
WISDOM. NOW HERE'S<BR> THE PROPER DESCRIPTION. IT =
COULD=20
ACTUALLY BE ONE OF THE BIGGEST<BR> TRACKS OF THE YEAR =
FOR=20
TRAUM AND ANYONE WHO LIKES TO HAVE A GOOD<BR> DANCE =
ABOUT TO=20
TOP QUALITY GROOVING TECHNO WANTS TO CHECK THIS<BR> =
OUT. FIVE=20
GREEN CIRCLE ID DUBLIN'S DONAL TIERNEY AND HE'S =
PUT<BR> =20
TOGETHER AN IRRESISTABLE EP THAT'S IN LINE WITH TRAUM'S=20
USUAL<BR> STUFF BUT HAS A DEFINITE UK KIND OF FEEL AS =
WELL.=20
FRESH, FRUITY...<BR> HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> FRANZ FERDINAND - TAKE ME OUT - MORGAN =
GEIST REMIX=20
- DOMINO - 12" (RUG172T)<BR> THIS NEW SINGLE FROM THE =
MUCH=20
TALKED ABOUT FRANZ FERDINAND LOOKS<BR> LIKE BEING A =
BIT OF A=20
SMASH. IN THE CURRENT CLIMATE, YOU CAN CERTAINLY<BR> =
SEE WHAT=20
THE FUSS IS ABOUT - ALL VERY NEW WAVE / GARAGE =
PUNK.<BR> =20
MUSICALLY AND VOCALLY, THIS IS ACTUALLY QUITE REMINISCENT OF=20
THE<BR> STROKES - WHICH SAYS IT ALL, REALLY. OF COURSE =
THE=20
REAL DRAW HERE<BR> IS THE EXCELLENT MORGAN GEIST MIX =
ON THE=20
FLIPSIDE WHICH SHOULD<BR> KEEP ALL YOU NEW WAVE, PUNK =
FUNKERS=20
LARGING IT FOR QUITE SOME<BR> TIME. A GREAT BLEND OF =
SYNTHY=20
BASSLINES, STEADY DISCO BEATS AND<BR> RIFFING GUITARS. =
CLASS.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> FZV - ENCLOSURE EP - A.I. - 12"=20
(AI009)<BR> THE NEW AI EP IS PROBABLY THE MOST OVERTLY =
ELECTRO=20
BASED SET OF<BR> TRACKS SO FAR. AFTER WE HAD FZV =
PLAYING IN=20
THE SHOP LAST YEAR<BR> THAT DOESN'T AS TOO MUCH OF A =
SURPRISE.=20
HEAVY, BREAKS ORIENTATED<BR> SOUNDS WITH WARPED, =
MUTANT=20
BASSLINES THAT ARE MADE SPECIFICALLY<BR> FOR THE =
FLOOR. THE=20
LAST CUT HAS A 4/4 FLAVA WITH AN UPBEAT, PACEY<BR> =
FEEL AND=20
SHOULD SLOT NICELY INTO A FASTER ELECTRO SET. AI, =
KEEPING<BR> =20
THE QUALITY HIGH.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> GEBR. TEICHMANN - BROTHERS IN ARMS - =
FESTPLATTEN -=20
12" (FEST16)<BR> FOUR VERY USEFUL, EXTRA FUNKY =
TECHNO/HOUSE=20
TRACKS COURTESY OF<BR> THIS ONE-TIME KOMPAKT ARTIST. =
GROOVY,=20
MID PACED, CLUB FRIENDLY<BR> GEAR WITH SOME TREMENDOUS =
SOUNDS.=20
EXCELLENT.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> HERBERT - SECONDHAND SOUNDS - PEACEFROG - =
3xLP=20
(PFG021:01)<BR> FIRST PART IN THE HERBERT REMIX =
SERIES. =20
THREE SLABS OF VINYL<BR> WITH THE LUSH HERBERT TOUCH =
APPLIED=20
TO ARTISTS INCLUDING TWO BANKS<BR> OF FOUR, MONO, NILS =
PETTER=20
MOLVAER, RECLOOSE, MOLOKO, TERRA DEVA,<BR> FURRY =
PHREAKS AND=20
HIMSELF (UNDER HIS VARIOUS DIFFERENT ALIASES)...<BR> =
EXCELLENT=20
STUFF.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> HEXAGONE - BURNING TRASH FLOOR - =
DJAX-UP-BEATS -=20
12" (DJAX-UP-193)<BR> ACID TECHNO WITH A DEEP MINIMAL =
FEEL.=20
LICENSED FROM THE EXCELLENT<BR> FRENCH LABEL THAT USED =
TO=20
RELEASE HEXAGONAL VINYL! B-FEATURES<BR> TWO VERY COOL =
DEEP=20
TECHNO FUSION TRACKS. ORIGINAL ORANGE VINYL<BR> =20
PRESSING. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> HORROR INC. - I PLEAD GUILTY - PERLON - =
12"=20
(PERLON42)<BR> MR. AKUFEN IS BACK! BACK! BACK! WITH =
TWO BRAND=20
NEW TRACKS! TRACKS!<BR> TRACKS! A RIGHT PAIR OF MOODY =
MOTHERS=20
THEY ARE, TOO. THE A-SIDE<BR> COMES ACROSS ALMOST LIKE =
A=20
FUNKED-UP MURCOF GONE 4/4, REPLETE<BR> WITH EERIE =
PIANO. FLIP=20
OVER FOR A PIECE OF SERIOUSLY BEEFY GLITCH-HOUSE<BR> =
WITH SOME=20
NICE SYNTH TONES AND BUSLOADS OF BOTTOM END. YOU =
WILL<BR> WANT=20
THIS!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> HUMAN LEAGUE, THE - OPEN YOUR HEART / =
SOUND OF THE=20
CROWD - VIRGIN - 10" (004)<BR> REMIXES HERE OF THESE =
HUGE=20
ELECTRO POP CLASSICS FROM THE MIGHTY<BR> LEAGUE OF=20
HUMANISATION. ELECTRO POP REMIXES OF ELECTRO POP =
TUNES.<BR> =20
VERY LIMITED SO I'M TOLD, SO GET IN THERE QUICK !!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> JUSTIN ROBERTSON PRESENTS REVTONE - THE =
BERLIN=20
REMIXES - BUGGED OUT - 12" (BUG011)<BR> HERE'S THE =
ULRICH=20
SCHNAUSS MIX THEN. ANYONE WHO READ THE REVIEW<BR> IN =
JOCKEY=20
SLUT WILL KNOW OUR OPINION ON THIS RECORD BUT, =
BASICALLY,<BR> =20
IF YOU'RE INTO ULRICH'S MUSIC YOU'RE GOING TO ABSOLUTELY=20
ADORE<BR> THIS LITTLE NUMBER. YOU ALSO GET A KIKI MIX =
FOR YOUR=20
TROUBLE AS<BR> WELL.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> KIKI - THE END OF THE WORLD - B PITCH =
CONTROL - 12"=20
(BPC093)<BR> SEEMS THAT B PITCH ARE GETTING IN ON THE =
LIMITED=20
ONE SIDED RELEASES<BR> LIKE PLAYHOUSE HAVE. THIS KIKI =
TRACK IS=20
ACTUALLY A BIT OF A BEAST<BR> WITH IT'S EURELECTRO =
FEEL AND=20
MELODIC, DISCO LED SYNTHS. PHAT<BR> BEATS AND A =
PRIME-TIME=20
DANCEFLOOR FLAVA GIVE IT THE EDGE IN AN<BR> =
OVERCROWDED=20
MARKETPLACE. NICE.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> KIKI - RUN WITH ME - B PITCH CONTROL - =
2xLP=20
(BPC095LP)<BR> VARIED ALBUM OF TYPICAL B PITCH FUN =
HERE FROM=20
KIKI. BY TURNS ELECTRO,<BR> THEN TECHNO, THE =
DISCO/ELECTRO,=20
THEN GOTHIC ROCK ELECTRO (!).<BR> VOCALS ADD A DEPTH =
TO THE=20
SOUND AND THERE'S A FLOORFILLINGLY PLEASING<BR> SOUND =
AND=20
PRODUCTION TO THE WHOLE AFFAIR WHICH SHOULD SEE IT =
BEING<BR> =20
VERY POPULAR INDEED.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> KYMA & UBERDOG - !EMERGENCY! SERIES =
VOL. 1 -=20
VARIAL - 12" (VRL05)<BR> VARIAL PROVING ONCE AGAIN =
THAT=20
THEY'RE WAY BEYOND BEING JUST ANOTHER<BR> ELECTRO =
LABEL WITH=20
THIS SUPERB TWO TRACK EP FROM KYMA & UBERDOG.<BR> =
THE=20
A-SIDE IS A DELICIOUSLY MINIMAL, YET EXTREMELY FUNKY=20
TECHNO<BR> CUT WITH SUPERB ANALOGUE BASSLINE AND CRISP =
PERCUSSION. THE FLIP<BR> HAS AN ALMOST ELECTRO FEEL =
BUT ERRS=20
MORE ON THE SIDE OF SUBTLE,<BR> FUNKING TWO STEP FOR =
THE MAIN=20
PART. BASS HEAVY, ULTRA STRIPPED<BR> AND , TO BE =
HONEST,=20
EXTREMELY FRUITY. ANOTHER BRILLIANT RELEASE.<BR> =20
RECOMMENDED.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> LANDS//. - ANTITAINMENT EP - VARIAL - 12" =
(VRL04)<BR> SUPERB FOURTH RELEASE FROM MAT CARTER'S =
VARIAL=20
LABEL WHICH SEES<BR> LANDS//. DELIVERING A SUPREMELY =
CRAFTED=20
FOUR TRACK EP. FUNDALMENTALLY,<BR> IT'S ELECTRO BUT =
WITH A=20
DEPTH AND SUBTLETLY THAT REALLY MAKES<BR> IT STAND =
OUT. EACH=20
TRACK HAS MELODIC ELEMENTS COUPLED WITH SOME<BR> =
HEAVY, HEAVY=20
SUB BASS SOUNDS AND A CRISP SELECTION OF BEATS. =
COMES<BR> =20
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED, AS YOU'D EXPECT!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> LEGOWELT - TOWER OF THE GIPSIES - BUNKER =
- 12"=20
(B3030)<BR> MORE RAW TECHNO/HOUSE RHYTHMS ON THE =
SUPERB BUNKER=20
IMPRINT. WITH<BR> THE 80'S FEEL THAT IS SO BIG AT THE =
MOMENT,=20
AND MORE THAN A HEALTHY<BR> DOSE OF ITALIAN DISCO =
INFLUENCE.=20
THERE ARE ALSO A FEW SHORTER<BR> BEATLESS CUTS THAT =
REMIND ME=20
A LITTLE OF THE UR X-102 INTERLUDES.<BR> ANOTHER ONE =
THAT WIL=20
JUST FLY OUT THE DOOR I WOULD HAVE TO SAY.<BR> HAVE A=20
LISTEN....</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> LEROY HANGHOFER - WHITE TRASH - GOMMA - =
2xLP=20
(GOMMA024LP)<BR> QUIRKY SELECTION FROM MR HANGHOFER. =
STRANGE=20
VOCALS LAID ON TOP<BR> OF WHAT I CAN BEST DESCRIBE AS=20
KIDS-TV-THEME-MUSIC. POPPY BREAKBEAT<BR> WITH A GOOD =
SNIFF OF=20
ELECTRO AND PUNK FUNK ATTITUDE. GOOD FUN,<BR> AND =
RIGHT=20
DAFT!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> LOSOUL FEAT. MALTE - YOU KNOW (LONG =
VERSION) -=20
PLAYHOUSE - 12" (PLAYHOUSE97)<BR> CHEEKY, PERKY AND =
INDEED=20
FUNKY CUT FROM LOSOUL ON THIS LIMITED,<BR> ONE SIDED =
VINYL=20
SLAB FROM PLAYHOUSE. ELEMENTS OF TECHNO, ELECTRO<BR> =
AND HOUSE=20
ALL MIX UP TO FORM A POTENT PARTY TUNE WITH ADDED =
VOCALS<BR> =20
FROM MALTE. GET THIS ONE QUICK AS IT'S SURE TO RUN OUT =
SOON.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> LOUIS DIGITAL - INSURGENCY SOUL - ARCOLA =
- 12"=20
(ARC03)<BR> MORE DANCEFLOOR FUN FROM THOSE ARCOLA =
PEOPLE.=20
LOUIS DIGITAL PROVIDES<BR> THREE TRACKS OF FUNKED UP =
TECHNO=20
AND R&B STYLE ELECTRO (STRANGE,<BR> BUT TRUE) WITH =
HEFTY,=20
JERKY BEATS AND CATCHY, ELECTRONIC SOUNDS<BR> AND =
SAMPLES.=20
GROOVESOME, LIMITED STUFF THAT'LL GO DOWN WELL IN<BR> =
YOUR SET=20
NO DOUBT.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> LUKE VIBERT - SYNTHAX / I LOVE ACID - =
WARP - 12"=20
(WAP165)<BR> NOT CONTENT WITH FLOODING OUR SHOP =
(PERHAPS YOU=20
SHOULD REPHRASE<BR> THAT IN LIGHT OF RECENT EVENTS? - =
ED) WITH=20
AMEN ANDREWS RECORDS<BR> RECENTLY, MR. L. VIBERT ESQ. =
GETS IT=20
ON WITH WARP. THIS RATHER<BR> FINE SINGLE CARRIES ON =
NICELY=20
FROM WHERE HIS LAST ALBUM WITH NINJA<BR> TUNE LEFT =
OFF, ALBEIT=20
WITH A SLIGHTLY HARDER EDGE BUT JUST AS<BR> MUSICAL =
AND=20
DANCEABLE. BRING ON THE ALBUM, I SAY.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> MAT CARTER - THE STAND EP - VARIAL - 12"=20
(VRL02)<BR> EAGERLY AWAITED SECOND RELEASE FROM THE =
PROMISING=20
VARIAL LABEL<BR> COMES, ONCE AGAIN, FROM MAT CARTER.=20
DELICIOUSLY FUTURISTIC ELECTRO<BR> SOUNDS WITH A GREAT =
GRASP=20
OF HOW TO MAKE PEOPLE GROOVE WITHOUT<BR> RESORTING TO =
OBVIOUS=20
SOUNDS AND BEATS. JUST GENUINELY SOLID TRACKS<BR> ALL =
ROUND.=20
NICE.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> MIKE SHANNON - THE KNOW RETURNS EP - =
CYNOSURE - 12"=20
(CYN010)<BR> WICKED RELEASE. PROBABLY MY FAVOURITE ON =
CYNOSURE=20
IN FACT. MIKE<BR> SHANNON GETS DOWN WITH SOME TOUGH, =
MINIMAL=20
AND PURE DANCEFLOOR<BR> TECHNO GROOVES THAT HAVE DEPTH =
AND=20
FUNK IN EQUAL MEASURES. THREE<BR> TRACKS, EACH OF =
WHICH IS=20
EMINENTLY PLAYABLE. RECOMMENDED.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> MIKE Y JUANSELF - CHIMICHURRI - VOLTMUSIK =
- 12"=20
(VOLT10)<BR> SUPERB RELEASE FROM SWAYZAK'S VOLTMUSIK =
IMPRINT=20
WHICH SEES MIKE<BR> SHANNON AND JUAN ABRILE TEAMING TO =
DELIVER=20
SOME OF THE LUSHEST,<BR> MOST DEEP TECHNO AND HOUSE =
SOUNDS=20
I'VE HEARD FOR A WHILE. DELICIOUS<BR> CHORDS AND =
STRINGS MIXED=20
UP WITH SUBTLE, SHUFFLING 4/4 BEATS AND<BR> A DELICATE =
SENSE=20
OF MELODY. NOT TOO CUT UP, JUST PAIN LOVELY.<BR> A =
GREAT=20
RECORD.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> MISS KITTIN - I COM - NOVA MUTE - 2xLP=20
(NOMU120LP)<BR> MISS K'S DEBUT LP FOR NOVA MUTE IS =
MORE=20
DIVERSE AND INTERESTING<BR> THAN ONE MIGHT EXPECT, NOT =
REALLY=20
JUSTIFYING THE TOKEN ELECTROCLASH<BR> BANNER. WILL =
APPEAL TO=20
THE SHOREDITCH MASSIVE, CERTAINLY, BUT<BR> THERE ARE =
HINTS OF=20
A MUCH BROADER TALENT. HAVE A LISTEN.......</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> MUSICA CHARLISTA - AMARILLO MANTEQUILLA - =
CMYK -=20
12" (CMYK004)<BR> FIRST RELEASE WE'VE HAD ON CMYK AND =
IT'S A=20
TASTY LITTLE NUMBER.<BR> DEEP AND FUNKY, DUBBED OUT, =
YET=20
GLITCHED UP AND CLICKED AROUND.<BR> TOTALLY CLUBBY =
SOUNDS BUT=20
ON AN EARLY EVENING TIP. SMOOTH SOUNDS<BR> INDEED.=20
TOP.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> OCTAGON MAN - MAGNETON - DC - 2xLP=20
(DC55LP)<BR> 9 ECLECTIC ELECTRO TRACKS FROM THE =
OCTAGON MAN=20
(J. SAUL KANE OF<BR> COURSE) HERE. SOME VERY EPIC =
SOUNDING=20
STRING LADEN TRACKS SIT<BR> ALONGSIDE SOME RAW =
DANCEFLOOR=20
MATERIAL. I LOVE THE WAY HIS TRACKS<BR> MOVE AROUND =
WITH=20
DIFFERENT ELEMENTS DROPPING IN & OUT ALL THE<BR> =
TIME.=20
HAVE A LISTEN......</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> OCTAGON MAN, THE VS. DEPTH CHARGE - I =
DREAM - DC -=20
12" (DC45)<BR> DC GETTING ALL MUTANT ROBOTIC ELECTRO =
ON US=20
AGAIN WITH THIS STRONG<BR> PAIRING. THE OCTAGON MAN =
DELIVERS A=20
STRAIGHT-UP, NO-NONSENSE ELECTRO<BR> CUT WITH SOME =
RETRO=20
STYLINGS WHILST DEPTH CHARGE OPTS FOR AN =
ELECTRONIC<BR> BREAKS=20
SOUND THAT HAS SOME DEVASTATING DRUM & BASS STYLE=20
BASSLINES.<BR> THERE'S EVEN A BEAUTIFUL AMBIENT CUT =
FOR YOUR=20
MONEY.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> PEACHES - SET IT OFF - ILLUSTRIOUS - 12"=20
(PEACHES001)<BR> THE NEW SINGLE WHICH WE ONLY HAVE ONE =
COPY OF=20
I'M AFRAID (DAMN<BR> MAJOR LABELS). BIG OLD ELECTRO =
CLASH GEAR=20
FROM THIS DIRTY LADY<BR> INCLUDING MIXES FROM TOBY =
NEUMANN AND=20
NORTHERN LITES.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> PEACHES - SHAKE YER DIX (TIGA REMIX) - XL =
- 12"=20
(XLT185)<BR> ERK. YES, TIGA GETS HIS GRUBBY MITTS ON =
PEACHES'=20
ANTHEM CELEBRATING<BR> ONE'S BODILY PARTS. THERE'S =
ALSO THE=20
ORIGINAL ACAPELLA TO KEEP<BR> ALL YOU MASH-UP HEADS =
AMUSED AND=20
OFF THE STREETS.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> PRINCESS HIM - GONE - KLEIN - 12"=20
(KL045)<BR> STRANGE HOW I KNEW EXACTLY WHAT THIS =
RECORD WAS=20
GOING TO SOUND<BR> LIKE JUST BY LOOKING AT THE TWERP =
ON THE=20
LABEL. PREDICATABLE ELECTRO<BR> POP REDEEMED SLIGHTLY =
BY THE=20
INSTRUMENTAL MORGAN GEIST / VILLALOBOS-ESQUE<BR> REMIX =
ON SIDE=20
2.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> PSYCHONAUTS - FEAR IS REAL/HIPS FOR =
SCOTLAND -=20
GIGOLO - 12" (GIGOLO114/EFA278146)<BR> REALLY QUITE =
STARNGE=20
RELEASE FOR GIGOLO, BUT AFTER ALL, THEY COULDN'T<BR> =
KEEP=20
DOING JUST ELECTROPOP-BUSINESS, SINCE TOO MANY JUMPED =
THE<BR> =20
BANDWAGON ANYWAY. THIS SEES GIGOLO RETURN WITH MORE=20
ADVENTUROUS<BR> SOUNDS. THE A-SIDE IS A MORE SYNTHY, =
CLUBBY=20
AFFAIR, WHILE THE<BR> FLIP FEATURES JAMES YORKSTON IN =
A MORE=20
GUITARY TRACK, AS WELL<BR> AS PUTTING A QUIRKY LITTLE=20
ELECTRONIC NUMBER AS A BONUS</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> PUTSCH '79 - 1300 - CLONE - 12"=20
(C#28)<BR> BRAND NEW THREE TRACKER FROM THE CLONE CAMP =
WHICH=20
MANAGES TO BE<BR> ELECTRO AS WELL AS DISCO AND TECHNO. =
KIND OF=20
LIKE THE CREME STUFF<BR> BUT (IF I MAY SAY SO) WITH A =
BIT MORE=20
OOMPH. THERE'S A CHEEKY<BR> SAMPLE ON THERE AND I =
THINK IT'S=20
FROM ONE OF THE TRACKS FROM THE<BR> BREAKDANCE 2 =
ALBUM.=20
OVERALL, GREAT FUN, GREAT DANCE MUSIC... ANOTHER<BR> =20
WINNER.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> R. RASH - SMOKIN JAKKIT - LUCIANO REMIX - =
EXACTA.UDIO - 12" (EXACTA006)<BR> CLASSIC TRACK BY EON =
UNDER=20
THE MONIKER OF R. RASH GETS A RE-RELEASE<BR> AND A =
REMIX JOB.=20
THE ORIGINAL IS STILL A CRACKING SLAB OF PRIME<BR> =
TIME=20
TECHNO BUT LUCIANO MANAGES TO GIVE IT A MORE=20
CONTEMPORARY<BR> FEEL WITHOUT LOSING ANY OF THE BALLS =
THAT THE=20
ORIGINAL HAD. STABBY,<BR> ROLLING, BASS HEAVY SOUNDS =
FOR ANY=20
CLUB ENVIRONMENT. WICKED.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> R3MOTE - REMOTION EP - ROTTERS GOLF CLUB =
- LP=20
(RGCLP007)<BR> NOT QUITE SURE HOW THIS CAN BE CLASSED =
AS AN=20
ALBUM AS IT ONLY<BR> HAS SIX TRACKS. LUCKILY THOUGH, =
THE SIX=20
TRACKS ARE REALLY GOOD.<BR> QUITE DIFFERENT FOR =
ROTTERS, MIND=20
YOU, WITH A MUCH MORE SYNTHY<BR> ELECTRO FEEL AND EVEN =
SOME=20
VOCALS. THE KIND OF THING THAT WOULDN'T<BR> BE OUT OF =
PLACE ON=20
SOMETHING LIKE SUCTION BUT WITH A BIT MORE<BR> OOMPH. =
IT GETS=20
A BIT MORE ELECTRONICA-ESQUE ON A COUPLE OF THE<BR> =
TRACKS,=20
BUT GENERALLY THIS IS AIMED AT THE DANCEFLOOR.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> RADIOACTIVE MAN - BOOBY TRAP - ROTTERS =
GOLF CLUB -=20
2xLP (RGCLP009)<BR> MR TENNISWOOD DELIVERS MORE HIGH =
CLASS=20
ELECTRO GROOVES - WITH<BR> PLENTY OF SUBTLETY AND FUNK =
A.P.U. SOME OF THE ALBUM IS REALLY<BR> DOWNBEAT =
AND=20
QUITE MELLOW, WHILST MUCH OF IT IS AIMED SQUARELY<BR> =
AT THE=20
DANCEFLOOR - HOWEVER, THERE IS LITTLE TO MAKE YOUR =
NOSE<BR> =20
BLEED, AND IN PLACE OF OBVIOUS AURAL ASSAULTS, KEITH HAS=20
OPTED<BR> FOR A MORE MINIMAL APPROACH. NO =
COMPROMISE ON=20
THE FUNKINESS,<BR> AND STILL FULL OF FAT BASS LINES =
AND TIGHT=20
BEATS TO GET A CROWD<BR> MOVING - A REALLY COOL =
COLLECTION OF=20
TRACKS. NICE.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> REX THE DOG - PROTOTYPE - KOMPAKT - 12"=20
(KOM92)<BR> REX THE DOG HAS PRODUCED SOMETHING OF A =
CLUB EPIC=20
HERE FOR KOMPAKT.<BR> I'M NOT SURE IF HE REALLY IS A =
CANINE OR=20
NOT (ALTHOUGH I'M ASSUMING<BR> NOT) BUT HIS MASTERY OF =
SLAMMING COLOGNE TECHNO AND TRANCEY ELEMENTS<BR> IS =
PRETTY=20
IMPRESSIVE. BIG DROPS, CLASSIC, VINTAGE SYNTH =
SOUNDS<BR> AND A=20
ROLLING SET OF 4/4 BEATS ALMOST GUARANTEE SOME BUM =
SHAKING<BR> =20
ACTION. ONE FOR THE HARDER KOMPAKT FANS (FANS OF HARDER=20
KOMPAKT<BR> RECORDS, THAT IS, RATHER THAN PEOPLE WHO =
LIKE=20
KOMPAKT AND FANCY<BR> THEMSLEVES AS TOUGH NUTS).=20
CHECK.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> RICARDO VILLALOBOS - BREDOW - PERLON - =
12"=20
(PERL22)<BR> YET MORE QUIRKY TECHNO TRACKS FROM =
PERLON.=20
VILLALOBOS PROVIDES<BR> A LOVELY, DEEP, HYPNOTIC CUT =
PLUS A=20
MORE OFF KILTER TRACK ON THE<BR> FLIP THAT HAS A =
SLOWED DOWN=20
ELECTRO FEEL (UNLESS, OF COURSE, I<BR> WAS PLAYING IT =
ON THE=20
WRONG SPEED!).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> SEELENLUFT - MANILLA - HEADMAN & EWAN =
PEARSON=20
MIXES - BACKYARD - 10" (BACK10DJX01)<BR> ANOTHER ISSUE =
OF=20
THESE MANILLA REMIXES WHICH INCLUDES INSTRUMENTALS<BR> =
OF BOTH=20
THE HEADMAN & THE EWAN PEARSON MIXES, NOT AVAILABLE =
ON<BR> =20
THE KLEIN ISSUE.....</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> SERAFIN - KRISTALL EP - BRUCHSTUECKE - =
12"=20
(BRUCHSTUECKE17)<BR> FOLLOWING SERAFIN'S COLLABORATION =
WITH=20
LUCIANO ON CADENZA, HE<BR> DELIVERS A SOLO THREE TRACK =
EP OF=20
TIGHT, CRISP GROOVES VERY MUCH<BR> IN THE SAME VEIN. =
FUNKY=20
SOUNDS AND BASS WITH SUBTLE PROGRESSIONS<BR> AND A =
DEFINITE=20
BRUCHSTUECKE FLAVA OF QUIRKINESS. ANYONE INTO =
LUCIANO<BR> OR=20
THE CADENZA STUFF SHOULD DEFINITELY CHECK THIS OUT.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> SIOBHAN FAHEY / DEATH IN VEGAS - COLD - =
UNKNOWN -=20
12" (SF12001-12)<BR> I'M GENUINELY SURPRISED AT HOW =
GOOD THIS=20
IS. MID-PACE, SLEAZY,<BR> ATMOSPHERIC, ALMOST MINIMAL =
ELECTRO=20
FUNK, WITH SIOBHAN'S COMPLETELY<BR> UNOBTRUSIVE =
VOCODERED=20
VOCAL BEING PUT TO GOOD EFFECT - NOT WHAT<BR> I WAS =
EXPECTING=20
AT ALL (I WAS THINKING THIS WOULD BE QUITE =
GIGOLO-ESQUE,<BR> =20
BUT IT'S A LOT MORE SUBTLE - THINK MORE ALONG THE LINES OF=20
RADIOACTIVE<BR> MAN, TWO LONE SWORDSMEN AT THEIR MOST=20
RELAXED). AS REINVENTIONS<BR> GO, THIS IS AN =
IMPRESSIVE=20
ONE.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> SPEKTRUM - ENTER THE SPEKTRUM - PLAYHOUSE =
- 2xLP=20
(PLAY090)<BR> MUCH ANTICIPATED AND LIMITED ALBUM FROM=20
SPEKTRUM. PERKY AND CLUBBY<BR> VOCAL =
TECHNO /=20
ELECTRO WITH A LARGE DOLLOP OF PUNK, FOLLOWED<BR> BY =
MORE=20
ABSTRACT AND DOWNBEAT INTERLUDES. THIS FEELS MUCH=20
POPPIER<BR> THAN PLAYHOUSE'S USUAL FARE, AND IS =
PERHAPS THE=20
BEGINING OF SPEKTRUM'S<BR> RISE TO MORE COMMERCIAL=20
SUCCESS? WHATEVER, THERE ARE SOME GREAT<BR> =
TUNES ON=20
THIS THAT WILL ROCK MANY A DANCEFLOOR.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> SPEKTRUM - KINDA NEW MIXES (PROMO) - NON =
STOP=20
RECORDS - 2x12" (SPEK004W)<BR> INCREDIBLY LIMITED NEW =
PROMO=20
ONLY 2 X 12" PACK CONTAINING THE<BR> ORIGINAL, =
JACKNIFE LEE=20
REMIX, TIEFSCHWARZ 12" DUB AND WEKAN REMIX.<BR> =
STRICTLY FIRST=20
COME FIRST SERVED....</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> STAZI - LOVE IS LETHAL - CHIPS - 7"=20
(CHIPS004)<BR> OUR TOKEN SILLY RECORD OF THE WEEK. THE =
WORD=20
HERE IS "BOUNCY"<BR> - UTTERLY DAFT, =
JUMP-AROUND-LIKE-A-FANNY=20
EIGHTIES-INSPIRED ELECTROPOP<BR> THAT SOUNDS LIKE =
CURSOR MINER=20
OR EARLY DEPECHE MODE AT THE WRONG<BR> SPEED. COMES =
BACKED=20
WITH THE OBLIGATORY FAT TRUCKERS REMIX.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> STEPHEN BROWN - JACKS TRAX EP - AFFECTED =
- 12"=20
(AFF013)<BR> A DEFINITE CONTENDER FOR BEST RELEASE SO =
FAR ON=20
AFFECTED. STEPEN<BR> BROWN HAS ALWAYS DELIVERED =
QUALITY=20
DETROIT INSPIRED TECHNO TRACKS<BR> (AND HAS EVEN =
RECORDED FOR=20
TRANSMAT) AND THIS EP IS VERY MUCH<BR> ALONG THE SAME =
LINES.=20
DEEP, LAYERED CHORDS, ROLLING BEATS AND<BR> GROOVING=20
PERCUSSION. A HIGH CLASS EP THAT'S FULL OF WARMTH, =
YET<BR> =20
LOTS OF DANCEFLOOR APPEAL. RECOMMENDED.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> SUPERPITCHER - HEROIN - KOMPAKT - 12"=20
(KOM35)<BR> OH KOMPAKT WHERE ARE YOU GOING???!!! THE =
A-SIDE OF=20
THIS RECORD<BR> SOUNDS LIKE AN EARLY ACID HOUSE RECORD =
THAT=20
HAS BEEN GIVEN A KIND<BR> OF DUBBY KOMPAKT =
TREATMENT. =20
THE FLIP IS WHERE THE "HEROIN" ASPECT<BR> KICKS IN, =
WITH =20
EIGHTIES POP COMBINED WITH DEPRESSING, NIHILISTIC<BR> =
MOODY=20
ROCK STUFF... HMMMMMMM....</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> SUTEKH - HANDS ON FEET EP - SOUL JAZZ - =
12"=20
(SJR73-12)<BR> BLIMEY! SUTEKH DOING GLITCH FUNK DUB =
TECHNO ON=20
SOUL JAZZ? MUST<BR> BE A WINNER! AND IT IS. FOUR =
TRACKS OF=20
THOROUGHLY ENTERTAINING<BR> SOUNDS WITH HIS TRADEMARK=20
FUNKINESS AND INCREDIBLE ATTENTION TO<BR> DETAIL PLUS =
SOME=20
DEEP OLD SOUNDS. IT'S A BIT DUBBY, BUT PROBABLY<BR> =
NOT AS=20
MUCH AS YOU'D EXPECT. CLASS IN A GLASS.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> SWAYZAK - ANOTHER WAY - STUD!O K7 - 12"=20
(!K7169)<BR> VERY MELODIC ELECTRO TECHNO HERE FROM THE =
SLIGHTLY BROADER SWAYZAK.<BR> SUPER HIGH PRODUCTION =
VALUES ON=20
THIS LOVELY 2 TRACKER. HAVE A<BR> LISTEN.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> SYLVIE MARKS & HAL 9000 - KRAZEEE =
REMIXE - B=20
PITCH CONTROL - 12" (BPC096)<BR> GREAT TEAM UP HERE =
WITH=20
SYLVIE AND HAL DELIVERING A DRAMATIC,<BR> YET FUN =
ELECTRO /=20
TECHNO / DISCO TRACK WITH A MUSICAL SOUND, =
BUILDING<BR> CHORDS=20
AND SOLID ROLLING BEATS. VERY MUCH IN LINE WITH THE =
OTHER<BR> =20
B PITCH MATERIAL BUT, AS EVER, THE PRODUCTION HOLDS IT APART=20
FROM<BR> OTHER LABELS DOING THE SAME STUFF. THREE =
TRACKS WITH=20
'WIR STERNE'<BR> BEING A KILLER, MID PACED SLAB OF =
TECHNO=20
FUN.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> TECHNOVA - I COULD HAVE SEX - HYDROGEN =
DUKEBOX -=20
12" (DUKE118DJV)<BR> ELECTRO POP CHEESE WITH A SIX =
FOOT=20
TRANSVESTITE CALLED VAGINAL<BR> DAVIES ON VOCALS. =
WE'RE A=20
RECORD SHOP IN HOXTON, OK, AND THERE'S<BR> A LOT OF =
FOOLS OUT=20
THERE EASILY PARTED WITH THEIR MONEY. YOU WOULD<BR> IF =
YOU=20
COULD. YOU FEEL SORRY FOR THEM BUT LOVE THE SOUND OF =
COLD,<BR> =20
HARD CASH TOO MUCH. IF YOU HAVE SEX WITH ANYONE WHO OWNS=20
THIS<BR> RECORD, WHATEVER POST-ORGASMIC SHAME YOU FEEL =
IS=20
ENTIRELY JUSTIFIED<BR> FOR ONCE. I WANT YOU TO KNOW=20
THAT.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> TIM HARPER - ORGASMIC SPACE - =
DJAX-UP-BEATS - 12"=20
(DJAXUP184)<BR> SLAMMING CHIGAGO HOUSE FROM THIS =
TALENED=20
ARTIST. OTHER RELEASES<BR> ON DANCE MANIA ETC. JUST =
THE ONE=20
BLUE VINYL COPY HERE, BE QUICK!!!!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> TOMAS ANDERSSON - BAS - B PITCH CONTROL - =
12"=20
(BPC088)<BR> ANOTHER STOMPER FROM THE B PITCH CONTROL =
CENTRE=20
OF FUNKY, ROBOTIC<BR> ELECTRO TECHNO. TOMAS ANDERSSON =
COMES=20
GOOD WITH A STOMPING, ACIDIC<BR> BASSLINE DRIVEN SICE =
OF TECH=20
THAT SHOULD DRIVE THEM WILD ON THE<BR> FLOOR. THE FLIP =
HAS A=20
MORE RETRO, SYNTHADELIC SOUND BUT IS EQUALLY<BR> =
ROCKING.=20
TOP.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> TWO LONE SWORDSMEN - FROM THE DOUBLE GONE =
CHAPEL=20
(PROMO SAMPLER) - WARP - 12" (WARPLP119P)<BR> =
STONKINGLY=20
LIMITED EDITION 3-TRACK PROMO SAMPLER FOR THE =
FORTHCOMING<BR> =20
TLS LP. AS YOU PROBABLY KNOW BY NOW, THIS ALBUM DENOTES A=20
DRAMATIC<BR> SHIFT IN STYLE. WITH WEATHERALL ON =
VOCALS, AND=20
TENNISWOOD ON DRUMS,<BR> THE BAND SOUND MUCH LIKE A =
CROSS=20
BETWEEN COLDER AND LCD SOUNDSYSTEM,<BR> WORKING =
SURPRISINGLY=20
WELL. YOU'LL PROBABLY WANT ONE OF THESE.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> UND - TRAPEZ LIMITED 26 - TRAPEZ - 12"=20
(TRAPEZLTD26)<BR> ANOTHER EXCELLENT RELEASE FROM =
TRAPEZ WHO=20
SEEM TO BE HAVING SOMETHING<BR> OF A GOOD RUN AT THE =
MOMENT.=20
UND GIVES A STRAIGHT UP COOL EP WITH<BR> DEEP, =
DUBBY =20
MOMENTS AND MORE DANCEFLOOR TECH BITS OFFSET BY =
SOME<BR> GREAT=20
AND QUIRKY MINIMALISM. GREAT STUFF.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> VARIOUS - FOCAL POINT VOL. 2 - CYNOSURE - =
12"=20
(CYN012)<BR> HEAVYWEIGHT FOUR TRACKER OF GROOVING =
MINIMAL=20
TECHNO SOUNDS FROM<BR> DEADBEAT, MIKE SHANNON, J. =
HUNSBERGER=20
AND MOSSA. FUNKY, TIGHTLY<BR> PRODUCED, PACKED FULL OF =
SPLENDID GLITCHY SOUNDS AND DUBBY BASSLINES.<BR> I =
DON'T NEED=20
TO SAY MUCH MORE. JUST CHECK.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> VECTOR LOVERS - ELEKTROBOTIK DISCO - SOMA =
- 12"=20
(SOMA153)<BR> MY FAVOURITE ELECTRO RECORD OF LAST YEAR =
(ORIGINALLY RELEASED<BR> AS A 7" ON IWARI.COM) GETS AN =
UNEXPECTED REISSUE ON SOMA (NOT<BR> THE MOST OBVIOUS =
LABEL FOR=20
THIS, I'D HAVE THOUGHT), WHO HAVE RATHER<BR> =
PATHETICALLY=20
CROPPED THE ORIGINAL SLEEVE. WHY, SOMA? WE ARE ALL<BR> =
ADULTS,=20
YOU KNOW - WE DON'T NEED PROTECTING. ARE YOU AFRAID =
THE<BR> =20
TABLOIDS ARE GONNA GET HOLD OF A COPY, OR SOMETHING?=20
TREMENDOUS<BR> RECORD (EVEN THE THREE ADDITIONAL, MORE =
ELECTRONIC TRACKS ARE<BR> GREAT), SHAME ABOUT THE =
CENSORSHIP.=20
TRY AND TRACK DOWN THE ORIGINAL<BR> IF YOU =
CAN.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> VILLALOBOS - ALCACHOFA - PLAYHOUSE - 3xLP =
(PLAYHOUSE83)<BR> AND HERE IT IS... THE VILLALOBOS =
ALBUM. DOES=20
IT LIVE UP TO THE<BR> HYPE? YOU BET IT DOES. HIS =
UNIQUE BRAND=20
OF FUNKED UP TECH-DISCO<BR> IS AT IT'S FULLEST HERE =
AND=20
SHOWCASES HIS INCREDIBLE TALENT FOR<BR> CONSTRUCTING =
GROOVY,=20
SHIFTING, SHUFFLING DANCEFLOOR TRACKS THAT<BR> DON'T =
REALY=20
ADHERE TO ANY PARTICULAR SOUND BUT ARE SHIMMERING<BR> =
AND=20
WONDERFUL NONETHELESS. ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> VILLALOBOS / SENSE CLUB - ANANAS / =
TOMORROW=20
COCKTAIL - PERLON - 12" (PERL16)<BR> WICKED SPLIT EP =
WITH TWO=20
SUPERBLY GROOVY TECH TRACKS. GLITCHY<BR> KIND OF =
SOUNDS FROM=20
VILLALOBOS AND INCREDIBLY DETAILED PRODUCTION<BR> MAKE =
IT A=20
CLASSY AND SMOOTH CLUB GROOVER. THE SENSE CLUB CUT =
HAS<BR> =20
MORE OF A STRAIGHT EDGED FLAVA, BUT IS GREAT CLUB MUSIC=20
NONETHELESS.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>New Releases (Vinyl): US Techno / =
Electro</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> AUDION - THE PONG - SPECTRAL - 12"=20
(SPC-24)<BR> CRACKING STUFF HERE FOR ALL GHOSTLY / =
SPECTRAL=20
FANS. THE A-SIDE<BR> HAS TO BE ONE OF THEIR LIVELIER =
OUTINGS=20
TO DATE - IT'S HIGH-OCTANE<BR> TWISTED NU-ACID A LA =
THE LAST=20
MR. OIZO ONLY MUCH TOUGHER. ON SIDE<BR> TWO, TWO =
SLIGHTLY MORE=20
TWISTED TRACKS FOR THE MORE LEFT-OF-CENTRE<BR> BUT NO =
LESS UP=20
FOR IT DJ SET. EXCELLENT WORK ALL ROUND.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> DJ MINX - A WALK IN THE PARK REMIXES - =
MINUS - 12"=20
(MINUS26)<BR> EXCELLENT REMIX OF THE ALREADY SPLENDID =
TRACK=20
FROM DJ MINX. RICARDO<BR> VILLALOBOS TURNS IN A =
TRADEMARK MIX=20
WITH A SMOOTH, FLOWING FEEL<BR> AND A DELICIOUS =
MINIMALISM=20
THAT MAKES YOU WANT TO GROOVE. JOSH<BR> WINK'S MIX IS =
SLIGHTLY=20
HOUSIER IN TONE, BUT IS ACTUALLY REALLY,<BR> REALLY =
GOOD. ONE=20
OF HIS BEST TRACKS FOR A LONG TIME ACTUALLY.<BR> =
WICKED=20
RELEASE FROM A WICKED LABEL.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> JEFF SAMUEL - AWT EP - SPECTRAL - 12"=20
(SPC23)<BR> THERE CAN'T BE MANY LABELS LEFT FOR JEFF =
SAMUEL TO=20
RELEASE MATERIAL<BR> ON, CAN THERE? HAVING ALREADY PUT =
STUFF=20
OUT ON TRAPEZ, POKER FLAT<BR> AND MORRIS AUDIO (TO =
NAME BUT=20
THREE), JEFF'S BACK WITH MORE LIGHT,<BR> PLAYFUL, =
QUIRKY YET=20
MEATY GLITCH HOUSE. SOME PLEASANT, ROLLING<BR> BEATS =
AND CUTE=20
MELODIES GO TOWARDS MAKING THIS A PRETTY MEMORABLE<BR> =
RECORD.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> LAWRENCE - SPARK EP - GHOSTLY =
INTERNATIONAL - 12"=20
(GI036)<BR> THERE WAS MUCH ANTICIPATION SURROUNDING =
THIS=20
RELEASE, BUT LET'S<BR> FACE IT, THIS WAS NEVER GOING =
TO=20
DISAPPOINT, WAS IT? GENERALLY<BR> THESE THREE TRACKS =
ARE=20
LIGHTER AND AIRIER (AND PERHAPS SLIGHTLY<BR> MORE =
DANCEFLOOR=20
COMPATIBLE?) THAN SOME OF HIS PREVIOUS WORK, =
ALTHOUGH<BR> =20
THOSE TRADEMARK LAWRENCE TEXTURES AND TONES REMAIN. SUPERBLY=20
PRODUCED,<BR> AND WARM AND MELODIC THOROUGHOUT, THIS =
IS=20
ESSENTIAL TO ANYONE<BR> WHO PURCHASED ANY OF HIS =
RELEASES ON=20
KOMPAKT OR DIALREC.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> MATEO & MATOS - SEE THE SKY - UNDO - =
12"=20
(UND012)<BR> TECHIE VOCAL TECHNO WITH A MELLOW HOUSE =
VIBE FROM=20
THESE TWO GUYS<BR> ON THIS US LABEL. MIXES =
FROM=20
JOVONN AND SCOTT WOZNIAK - THREE<BR> VOCALS AND =
AN=20
INSTRUMENTAL MIX. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> PLASTIKMAN / RICARDO VILLALOBOS - SNARK / =
AQUATIC -=20
MINUS - 12" (MINUS-1)<BR> A PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED =
RICHIE=20
HAWTIN TRACK DATING FROM 1994 AKA<BR> SNARK (AND ONE =
CAN ONLY=20
WONDER HOW SUCH AN AWESOME, ICE-COLD SLAB<BR> OF =
BRILLIANCE AS=20
THIS COULD REMAIN IN THE VAULTS FOR TEN YEARS)<BR> =
BACKED WITH=20
A RICARDO VILLALOBOS RE-EDIT AKA AQUATIC (THAT'S =
MY<BR> GUESS=20
AS TO WHAT'S GOING ON, ANYWAY). THESE ARE GONNA SPRINT =
OFF<BR> =20
THE SHELVES SO DON'T DELAY.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Restocks (Vinyl): US Techno / =
Electro</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> ADULT - LIMITED EDITION - ERSATZ AUDIO - =
7"=20
(EZ017)<BR> ULTRA, ULTRA, ULTRA LIMITED RELEASE TO =
CELEBRATE=20
SEVEN YEARS OF<BR> THIS MOST FRESH OF ELECTRO LABELS. =
TWO=20
TRACKS FROM LABEL BOSSES<BR> ADULT. THEY'RE NEW MIXES =
OF OLD=20
TRACKS AND AS YOU CAN IMAGINE<BR> THEY'RE TOTALLY =
ESSENTIAL=20
ELECTRO DISCO BEASTS. FABULOUS.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> AUDION - KISSES - SPECTRAL - 12"=20
(SPC-15)<BR> THREE TRACKS OF CRACKING TECHNO FROM THIS =
ON-FIRE=20
LABEL. SUPERBLY<BR> PRODUCED AND DANCEFLOOR BOUND CUTS =
THAT=20
ARE MINIMAL, STRIPPED<BR> AND ACHINGLY FUNKY. =
TECHNICAL=20
SOUNDS, RAW BASSLINES, WICKED LITTLE<BR> STABBY =
ARPEGGIOS...=20
PURE STUFF FOR THE HEADS. RESPECT TO SPECTRAL.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> CARL CRAIG - CLEAR AND PRESENT / TWEAK IT =
YOURSELF=20
- PLANET E - 12" (PE65265)<BR> SECOND PART IN CARL =
CRAIGS=20
RE-RELEASE SERIES ON PLANET-E. THIS<BR> TIME ROUND =
IT'S CLEAR=20
(WHICH WAS OUT BEFORE), AND THE ALLEDGEDLY<BR> =
UNRELEASED=20
B-SIDE. WONDERFUL BLUE, CLEAR VINYL, THAT =
DEFINITELY<BR> =20
WILL APPEAL TO THE DEVOTED COLLECTOR, AS WELL AS ANYONE=20
INTERESTED<BR> IN NEW STUFF FROM DETROIT.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> CARL CRAIG/BASIC CHANNEL - THE CLIMAX - =
PLANET E -=20
12" (PE65263)<BR> FINALLY THIS CLASSIC PIECE OF =
DETROIT MUSIC=20
HAS BEEN RE-ISSUED<BR> (IN THE ORIGINAL VERSION, NOT =
THE ONE=20
THAT WAS FLOATING AROUND<BR> ON "OPEN" A COUPLE OF =
YEARS AGO).=20
ALSO FEATURES THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED<BR> BASIC CHANNEL =
REMIX,=20
WHO APPLY THEIR USUAL APPROACH TO THIS TRACK.<BR> =
THESE ARE=20
THE VERY LIMITED WHITE VINYL PRESSINGS FROM BACK =
IN<BR> 2001!!=20
TASTY... </FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> DJ MINX - A WALK IN THE PARK - MINUS - =
12"=20
(MINUS22)<BR> A BIT DIFFERENT FROM YOUR AVERAGE MINUS =
RELEASE=20
THIS. ONE CUT<BR> HAS A SAMPLE RUNNING THROUGH IT AND =
A BIT OF=20
A DISCO FEEL TO IT.<BR> THERE IS ALSO A RAWER SLIGHTLY =
CLICK=20
CUT MORE IN KEEPING WITH<BR> THE MINUS TRADITION AS =
WELL AS=20
MINIMAL MIXES FROM MATTHEW DEAR<BR> & MAGDA. HAVE =
A=20
LISTEN....</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> FALSE - SINK THE SHIP EP - MINUS - 12"=20
(MINUS21)<BR> MATTHEW DEAR'S FALSE PROJECT HAS ALWAYS =
HAD THE=20
JERKY, GLITCHY<BR> EDGE OVER THE MATERIAL UNDER HIS =
OWN NAME.=20
THIS KIND OF CARRIES<BR> THAT ON BUT HAS AN EVEN =
DEEPER, MORE=20
MINIMAL, BUT ACTUALLY MUCH<BR> GROOVIER SOUND THAN THE =
OTHER=20
12"S. CRISP SOUNDS WITH BEAUTIFUL<BR> ATTENTIAN TO =
DETAIL ON=20
THE ARRANGEMENTS, FUNKED UP 4/4 BEATS...<BR> A GREAT =
ADDITION=20
TO HIS CATALOGUE.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> FALSE - YOU WOULDN'T - PLUS 8 - 12"=20
(PLUS8082)<BR> IF I SAID THIS WAS BAD IT WOULD BE =
FALSE! =20
(SORRY IT'S FRIDAY<BR> AFTERNOON, AND FEELING A BIT =
RAGGED AND=20
KNACKERED...) IT'S GLITCHY,<BR> IT'S FUNKY, IT'S =
TECHNO - SO=20
IT MUST BE GLITCH-FUNK-TECHNO! THINK<BR> OF AKUFEN, =
PLAYHOUSE,=20
AND GENERALLY HAVING A GOOD OLD JERKY TIME<BR> ON THE=20
DANCEFLOOR. RECOMMENDED. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> FALSE - WAV POOL - PLUS 8 - 12"=20
(PLUS8081)<BR> ANOTHER COOL EP BY MATTHEW DEAR (OF =
GHOSTLY=20
FAME) - AKA FALSE.<BR> TECHNO, WITH PLENTY OF =
DEEP=20
GLITCH AND CHOP UPS, THAT WOULD HAVE<BR> YOU BELIEVE =
THAT THIS=20
IS AKUFEN OR HERBERT OR ONE OF THESE ASSOCIATED<BR> =20
ARTISTS. FOUR TRACKS THAT RANGE FROM THE FULL ON AND BUSY=20
TO<BR> MORE HYPNOTIC AND MINIMAL. =
NICE.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> GEOFF WHITE - INCE - SPECTRAL - 12"=20
(SPC-19)<BR> GEOFF WHITE FOLLOWS UP HIS DELICIOUS =
AEROC ALBUM=20
FOR GHOSTLY WITH<BR> THIS MORE DANCEFLOOR AFFAIR ON =
SPECTRAL.=20
AS FAR AS MINIMAL TECHNO<BR> GOES, THIS IS ABSOLUTELY =
TOP=20
CLASS. A LOVELY PALETTE OF REDUCED<BR> SOUNDS AND A =
COLLECTION=20
OF FUNKY BEATS MAKE THIS A REAL WINNER.<BR> =20
RECOMMENDED.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> MATTHEW DEAR - BACKSTROKE - SPECTRAL - LP =
(SPC-21)<BR> ACCLAIMED PRODUCER MATTHEW DEAR PROVIDES =
US WITH=20
A SUPERB MINI<BR> ALBUM OF VARIED TECHNO AND =
ELECTRONIC=20
SOUNDS. A COUPLE OF PURE<BR> DANCEFLOOR NUMBERS MIXED =
UP WITH=20
SOME MORE OFF-KILTER, PROCESSED<BR> TRACKS WHICH EVEN =
FEATURE=20
A SMATTERING OF VOCALS. ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> SOLVENT - APPLES & SYNTHESIZERS - =
GHOSTLY=20
INTERNATIONAL - LP (GI-035)<BR> RETRO ELECTRO ACTION =
FROM=20
SOLVENT WHICH IS JUST WHAT YOU'D EXPECT.<BR> A =
CRACKING RANGE=20
OF SOUNDS AND MELODIES ALONG WITH FUNKY, YET<BR> =
ROBOTIC BEATS=20
AND EVEN THE OCCASIONAL TOUCH OF VOCODERED VOCALS.<BR> =
THINK=20
SKANFROM ETC, AND YOU'RE IN THE RIGHT BALLPARK.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> THEOREM VS STEWART WALKER - INTERVALS - =
MINUS - 12"=20
(THX4)<BR> 3 TOP TRACKS OF FUNK N SOUL IN A 4X4=20
STYLE............. DEEP DEEP<BR> STUFF THAT IS AS =
FUNKY AS IT=20
IS HOUSEY....... HIGHLY=20
RECOMMENDED!!!!!.............................</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> THEOREM vs SWAYZAK - DAY FROM HELL / =
INTERSTATE -=20
THEOREM - 12" (THX2)<BR> SECOND OUTING FOR THE =
PARTNERSHIP=20
BETWEEN THEOREM & SWAYZAK ON<BR> THE MINUS IMPRINT =
"THEOREM"...... TWO DEEP TRACKS WITH NICE =
MELODIES,<BR> =20
FALLING SOMEWHERE BETWEEN HOUSE AND TECHNO............</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> THEOREM VS. STEWART WALKER - VARIOUS - =
MINUS - 12"=20
(THX3)<BR> LATEST INSTALMENT FROM RITCHIE HAWTIN'S =
MINUS=20
LABEL... THE NEW<BR> SERIES FEAT. THE TALENTS OF =
WALKER &=20
LAWRENCE. ALOT MORE INTERESTING<BR> THAN THE PREVIOUS=20
RELEASES!!! WATCH THIS SPACE FOR FUTURE COLLABORATIONS</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>New Releases (Vinyl): House</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> HOTT22 - THE MOON AND THE SPOON - GOSSIP =
- 12"=20
(GG-1058)<BR> TWO TRACKS OF SUMMERY AND QUITE =
COMMERCIAL=20
SOUNDING HOUSE MUSIC.<BR> ONE SIDE IS ALRIGHT, =
BUT THE=20
OTHER IS RUINED BY A GROANY FEMALE<BR> PANTING NOISE =
THAT IS=20
AWFUL.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> KELLY POLAR QUARTET - ROCOCO EP - ENVIRON =
- 12"=20
(ENV020)<BR> TOP NOTCH DIGITAL DISCO HOUSE SOUNDS FROM =
THE=20
MIGHTY ENVIRON STABLE.<BR> SLIGHTLY EASTERN =
EUROPEN /=20
CLASSICAL STRINGS GIVE ONE SIDE AN<BR> EXCELLENT =
HUMOUROUS=20
FEEL - DISCO WALTZING ANYONE? FLIP FOR A<BR> =
MORE=20
CLASSIC SLICE OF ENVIRON - VERY METRO AREA CHORDS AND=20
PERCUSSION<BR> AND ALTOGETHER CHEESY WITHOUT BEING =
CHEESY IF=20
YOU KNOW WHAT I<BR> MEAN. CLASS AS PER=20
USUAL.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Restocks (Vinyl): House</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> BENNY BLANKO - 8 FT IN THE AIR - =
PLAYHOUSE - 2xLP=20
(PLAYHOUSE96)<BR> BENNY BLANKO'S DEBUT ALBUM DROPS AT =
LAST.=20
HIS REFINED SENSE OF<BR> THE HOUSE GROOVE COMES ACROSS =
IN THIS=20
DISTINCTLY FUNKY SELECTION<BR> THAT FEATURES THE =
LUSHEST=20
CHORDS, THE DEEPEST BASSLINES AND SOME<BR> COOL, =
WIGGLING 4/4=20
BEATS. NOT TO BE PIGEONHOLED, HE DELIVERS SOME<BR> =
MORE=20
DOWNBEAT, ALMOST R&B INSPIRED MOMENTS OF PURE=20
GREATNESS.<BR> PLAYHOUSE HAVE STRUCK GOLD WITH THIS =
GUY...=20
MAKE SURE YOU TAKE<BR> A LISTEN.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> FRIED PRIDE - MY FUNNY VALENTINE - =
POUSSEZ! - 12"=20
(PO1)<BR> REMIXES FROM KING BRITT AND DERRICK CARTER =
THAT=20
TOTALLY SPEAK<BR> FOR THEMSELVES. UPBEAT, =
WELL-PRODUCED HOUSE=20
GROOVES SUITABLE FOR<BR> A GOOD-SIZED CROWD. GO TO=20
IT.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> GREENS KEEPERS FEATURING COLETTE - KEEP =
IT DOWN -=20
CLASSIC - 12" (CMC09)<BR> SUPER-SMOOTH, SOULFUL, VOCAL =
BORDERLINE COMMERCIAL DEEP HOUSE<BR> FROM THE KEEPERS =
OF THE=20
GREENS (I'VE GOT A WEBB'S WONDER IN MY<BR> SISTERN, =
SEE LAST=20
WEEK'S GAG). INCLUDES THREE ADDITIONAL MIXES<BR> FROM =
ROB=20
MELLO, MEMBERS ONLY, AND THE GK'S THEMSELVES.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> ONES, THE - SUPERSTAR - A TOUCH OF CLASS =
(US) - 12"=20
(ATOCP05)<BR> THREE TRACKS OF FUNKY (AND, IT MUST BE =
SAID,=20
SLIGHTLY COMMERCIAL<BR> SOUNDING) HOUSE VIBES FROM =
THIS ODD=20
LABEL. SOUNDS A BIT LIKE STARLIGHT'S<BR> MUSIC SOUNDS =
BETTER=20
WITH YOU AT TIMES, SO IF THAT FLOATS YOUR<BR> BOAT, =
THIS=20
PROBABLY WILL TOO.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> SUN RA / THEO PARRISH - SAGA OF =
RESISTANCE -=20
KINDRED SPIRITS - 12" (KS000)<BR> STUNNING FIRST =
RELEASE FOR=20
THIS NEW LABEL. TAKEN AS A LIMITED<BR> SAMPLER FROM =
THE=20
FORTHCOMING ALBUM OF TRIBUTES TO SUN RA, THIS<BR> HAS =
TWO THEO=20
PARRISH VERSIONS OF SAGA OF RESISITANCE AND, BY =
GUM,<BR> =20
THEY'RE GOOD. DEEP, FLOWING HOUSE GROOVES WITH THOSE=20
LEGENDARY<BR> JAZZY VIBES OVER THE TOP. SLOW, MELLOW =
AND=20
INCREDIBLY WELL PRODUCED<BR> THIS IS DESTINED TO BE A =
CLASSIC!=20
QUALITY.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> SUPERGRASS - KISS OF LIFE - TOM TOM CLUB =
REMIXES -=20
PARLOPHONE - 12" (KISSTOM)<BR> SOMETHING OF A TREAT =
HERE. THE=20
TOM TOM CLUB GET DOWN AND DIRTY<BR> WITH SUPERGRASS'S =
ALREADY=20
SUPER TRACK AND DELIVER TWO FABULOUS<BR> NEW WAVE / =
DIRTY PUNK=20
DISCO VERSIONS. PURE DANCEFLOOR FUN THAT<BR> ACTUALLY=20
SURPASSES THE CHICKEN LIPS MIXES FOR PURE CLUB =
GROOVES.<BR> =20
ABSOLUTELY WICKED.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> VARIOUS - SOUL: OFTEN IMITATED NEVER =
DUPLICATED -=20
MOODS & GROOVES - 12" (MG007)<BR> 4 CUTS OF DEEP =
SOULFUL=20
HOUSE WITH A =
TWIST.................................<BR> =20
FEATURING BRIAN HARDEN MIKE GRANT ALTON MILLER AND BRETT=20
DANCER...................<BR> GET IT WHILE IT'S=20
HOT!!!!!!......................................</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>New Releases (Vinyl): Hip Hop</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> ED O.G. FT PETE ROCK - MY OWN WORST ENEMY =
- FAT=20
BEATS - 2xLP (FB5112LP)<BR> AM I DREAMING. AN LP =
ALMOST=20
ENTIRELY PRODUCED BY PETE ROCK WITH<BR> ED O.G.? NO =
I'M NOT,=20
AND IT'S ON POINT! RAW BEATS FROM PETE (BEING<BR> =
ANAL, IT=20
SOUNDS AS IF THE BEATS HAVE BEEN RECORDED AT HOME =
GIVING<BR> =20
THEM A REALLY RAW FEEL). I KNOW THAT PEOPLE SAY TO ME THAT=20
THESE<BR> ARE ARTISTS WHO HAVE PASSED THEIR PRIME AND =
THAT=20
THEIR BEST WORK<BR> HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE. BUT THESE =
PEOPLE=20
ARE WRONG. IF YOU COMPARE<BR> THEM TO THE BLING BLING =
MTV=20
GENERATION THEN IN TERMS OF SALES<BR> AND MASS =
POPULARITY THEN=20
THATS TRUE. BUT IF YOU COMPARE THEM ON<BR> SKILLS, =
DEDICTAION,=20
SOUL, THEN THEY OUTSHINE 'EM IN MY HUMBLE<BR> OPINION. =
THEY=20
MAKE HIP HOP FOR PEOPLE THATS STILL DIG THE WHOLE<BR> =
SAMPLE=20
THING, ONE OF THE FOUNDATIONS OF HIP HOP. ANYWAY, =
ENOUGH<BR> =20
OF MY RANTING, JUST LISTEN AND ENJOY THIS GREAT LP/CD....</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> LIZZ FIELDS - BY DAY BY NIGHT - ABB SOUL =
- 2xLP=20
(ABBS8007LP)<BR> WONDERFUL DEBUT HERE FROM THE UK'S =
LIZZ=20
FIELDS ON THE US ABBSOUL<BR> IMPRINT. NOTHING =
MINDBLOWINGLY=20
OUT OF THE BLUE HERE, BUT IF ITS<BR> STRAIGHT UP =
MODERN SOUL=20
WITH QUALITY PRODUCTION VALUES AND SOME<BR> ALL ROUND =
NICE=20
SONGS, THEN THIS IS FOR YOU. IF YOU AREN'T AFTER<BR> =
THAT=20
THOUGH I SUGGEST SOMETHING ELSE......</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> MF DOOM - HOE CAKES - RHYME SAYERS - 12"=20
(RSE0050)<BR> NEW ONE HERE THAT HAS THAT CLASSIC =
GRUNGY,=20
GRIMEY SOUND OF MF<BR> DOOM DO'S SO WELL. ONE BEAT =
FROM MF,=20
THE OTHER BY COUNT BASS D.<BR> YOU DON'T NEED ME TOO =
RECOMMEND=20
THIS, DO YOU??</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> PHIL DA AGONY - AROMATIC - GOODVIBE - =
2xLP=20
(VCB10002LP)<BR> COLLABS FROM XIBIT, RAEKWON, TALIB =
KWELI,=20
PLANET ASIA AND MORE.<BR> BEATS FROM HI-TEK, KHALIL, =
SID ROAMS=20
AND MORE. THE HI-TEK PRODUCED<BR> SUMMERTIME IS A =
STANDOUT CUT=20
TO THESE EARS. HAVE A LISTEN.....</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> PLATINUM PIED PIPERS / REBIRTH / YAM WHO? =
- REWIND!=20
4 SAMPLER - UBIQUITY - 12" (UR12161)<BR> 3 CUTS FROM =
THE=20
REWIND! 4 LP. A SLOW AND SOULFLUL CUT, A VOCODERED<BR> =
TAKE ON=20
THE CLASSIC LOOK OF LOVE WHICH IS PRETTY DAMN GOOD. =
AND<BR> =20
THE FANTASTIC RE-BIRTH DOING A SPLENDID VERSION OF THE=20
MIGHTY<BR> RYDERS "EVIL VIBRATIONS" (THE SAMPLE FROM =
DE LA=20
SOULS SATURDAY<BR> ROLLER DISCO THINGY). TOP OF =
THE DRAW=20
STUFF, RECOMMENDED...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> SA-RA - DOUBLE DUTCH (CO CO POPS) / DEATH =
OF A STAR=20
- UBIQUITY - 12" (UR12162)<BR> HHMM. WHEN I HEARD THE =
FIRST=20
TRACK I THOUGHT I HAD HAD THE MISFORTUNE<BR> TO PUT A =
PRINCE=20
RECORD ON. A BIT HARSH PERHAPS BUT THATS WAS MY<BR> =20
INSTANTANIOUS THOUGHT. FLIPPING TO THE SECOND TRACK I=20
THOUGHT<BR> THAT I HAD PUT ON A COLLAB BETWEEN SUN RA =
&=20
WAAJEED. THEN THE<BR> FLIP SOUNDS LIKE A NEPTUNES =
TRACK! WHEN=20
YOU GO FROM THOSE EXTREMES<BR> THEN YOU KNOW THAT YOU =
HAVE=20
SOMETHING THAT IS AT THE LEAST VERY<BR> INTERESTING. =
ONE TO=20
CHECK FOR SURE....</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> SA-RA - GLORIOUS / ROSEBUDS - ABB SOUL - =
12"=20
(ABBS8004)<BR> COSMIC SOUL OF THE HIGHEST ORDER. THINK =
PRINCE,=20
J-DILLA, NEPTUNES,<BR> NU-SOUL AND EVEN SUN RA! NOW =
DOESN'T=20
THAT AT LEAST WARRANT A LISTEN???<BR> HIGHLY=20
RECOMMENDED......</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> WU-TANG CLAN - LEGEND OF THE WU-TANG - =
GREATEST=20
HITS - BMG - 2xLP (061645LP)<BR> 16 CLASSICS FROM THE =
WU BOYS=20
HERE. CREAM, PROTECT YA KNECK, GRAVEL<BR> PIT AND =
MORE. NEED I=20
SAY MORE. NO. THANK YOU....</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Restocks (Vinyl): Hip Hop</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> 1ST INFANTRY - MIDNIGHT CREEP - LANDSPEED =
- 12"=20
(LSR3020)<BR> THE ALCHEMIST, MOBB DEEP, TWIN & =
EVIDENCE=20
COLLABORATE TO FINE<BR> EFFECT WITH THIS WICKED NEW =
12" -=20
HAVOC AND PRODIGY ALSO GUEST.<BR> TOUGH OLD BEATS AND =
PLENTY=20
OF ANGST - CHECK...................</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> 7L & ESOTERIC - WATCH ME - BRICK - =
12"=20
(BRK026)<BR> THREE TRACKS PLUS THE INSTRUMENTALS ON =
THIS=20
BOSTON 12". QUITE<BR> A STABBY, DRAMATIC SOUND WITH A =
FRESH,=20
NASAL SOUNDING VOCAL DELIVERY.<BR> CHECK.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> AESOP ROCK - FREEZE - DEF JUX - 12"=20
(DJX67)<BR> LEFTFIELD HIP HOP, GOOD LYRICS AND HIS=20
UNMISTAKABLE VOCALS MAKE<BR> THIS ANOTHER INTERESTING =
RELEASE=20
FROM THIS INCREASINGLY POPULAR<BR> ARTIST. HAVE =
A=20
LISTEN...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> BEANS - NOW SOON SOMEDAY - WARP - 12"=20
(WAP167)<BR> DARK, HEAVY, INNOVATIVE LEFTFIELD HIP HOP =
COURTESY OF THIS CLEARLY<BR> TALENTED MEMBER OF =
ANTIPOP=20
CONSORTIUM. ANTICON FANS'LL REALLY<BR> GO FOR THIS, =
PROBABLY=20
MORE THEY DID FOR MOST OF ANTICON'S RECENT<BR> =
RELEASES. TOUGH=20
INDIE BEATS WITH QUALITY RHYMES AND EQUALLY STRONG<BR> =
DELIVERY. INCLUDES TWO PREFUSE 73 MIXES, AND AN EL-P MIX.=20
CLASSY<BR> STUFF. TOTALLY RECOMMENDED AND, WITH 9 =
TRACKS, A=20
BIT OF A BLOODY<BR> BARGAIN.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> BEASTIE BOYS - TO THE 5 BOROUGHS - EMI - =
2xLP=20
(4733971)<BR> BEASTIES COME GOOD IN 2004!! ON THE ONE =
HAND,=20
IT'S FRESH & EXCITING,<BR> ON THE OTHER IT'S THE =
BEASTIES=20
WE KNOW & LOVE. SOME ELECTRONIC<BR> BEATS IN THERE =
ALONG=20
WITH JUST THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF ATTITUDE. ALL<BR> IN =
ALL, GREAT=20
FUN.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> BEATNUTS, THE - MILK ME - PENALTY - 2xLP=20
(PENDLP7001)<BR> ANOTHER HARD-HITTING, WELL PRODUCED =
LP FROM=20
THE MUCH LOVED BEATNUTS.<BR> WHICH CAME FIRST THOUGH - =
THE=20
ALBUM TITLE OR THE ALBUM SLEEVE?<BR> GOOD TO SEE HIP =
HOP=20
ARTISTS NOT CONFORMING TO STEREOTYPES....</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> DEFISIS / INFINITE LIVEZ - EARTHTIME / =
EMCEEME -=20
BIG DADA - 12" (BD045)<BR> UK HIP HOP, ONE RAW CUT, =
ONE QUITE=20
SPACEY JAZZY CUT. TOUGH LONDON<BR> MC'S - KNA' WOT I =
MEAN? IN=20
ALL HONESTY, IT'S THE INSTRUMENTALS<BR> THAT DO IT FOR =
ME=20
HERE. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> DJ FORMAT / ABDOMINAL - THE HIT SONG - =
PIAS - Unit=20
(GEN014T)<BR> SUMMERY, ENJOYABLE STUFF FROM FORMAT. =
THE A-SIDE=20
TAKES ME BACK<BR> TO THE DAYS OF VINTAGE DE LA SOUL, =
AND=20
THERE'S SOME NICE PHAT<BR> OLD SKOOL PRODUCTION GOING =
ON WITH=20
THE B-SIDES - CLASS. IT MIGHT<BR> BE A HIT SONG, =
BUT IT=20
SURE AIN'T A SH*T SONG!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> FUNKY FRESH FEW - 24 7 - GRAND CENTRAL - =
12"=20
(GC171)<BR> JAZZY & MELODIC HIP HOP, BLENDING U.S. =
STYLE=20
BEATS WITH A U.K.<BR> FLAVA'D PRODUCTION. WITH WIG ON =
THE MIC=20
AND TWO MIXES FROM ROB<BR> SMITH (OF SMITH & =
MIGHTY) THIS=20
SHOULD GO DOWN QUITE WELL...................</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> HERBALISER, THE - HERBAL BLEND - NINJA =
TUNE - 12"=20
(ZEN12149)<BR> LOTS OF BITS & BOBS ON THIS 12". A =
CUT=20
FEATURING JEAN GRAE ON<BR> THE MIC. A CUTE LITTLE =
BATTLE TOOL=20
WITH LOTS OF VOCAL BITS. AND<BR> A BIZARRE BUT FUN =
EDIT OF=20
TIMEZONE & JOHN LYDON'S WORLD DESTRUCTION.<BR> =
HAVE A=20
LISTEN..........</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> JAY-DEE - VINTAGE - UNRELEASED =
INSTRUMENTALS VOL 2=20
- BLING 47 - LP (B47LP1107)<BR> PART 2 OF THIS ELUSIVE =
SERIES=20
FEATURES MORE SOLID BUT VERY SOULFUL<BR> BEATS FROM =
THE MAN=20
WHO CREATED THIS LOOSE, JERKY SOUND THAT IS<BR> NOW =
SYNONYMUS=20
WITH DETROIT. THE BEATS HERE ARE PERHAPS A TOUCH<BR> =
MORE=20
SOULFUL. 8 BEATS IN ALL WHICH HAVE THE FLAVOUR OF THE=20
WATER<BR> FOR CHOCOLATE PERIOD. NOW I THINK THIS SAYS =
VINTAGE=20
ON THE FRONT,<BR> BUT IT IS ALMOST PIXILATED OUT OF =
EXISTANCE!=20
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.....</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> JAYLIB - CHAMPION SOUND - THE SINGLE - =
STONESTHROW=20
- 12" (STH2075)<BR> FOLLOWING HOT ON THE HEALS OF THE =
CHAMPION=20
SOUND ALBUM, COMES<BR> TWO TRACKS "CHAMPION SOUND" AND =
"STRIP=20
CLUB" WITH RADIO, STREET<BR> AND INSTRUMENTALS OF =
EACH. =20
BOTH ARE DEEP AND SLOW, ONE WITH A<BR> VAGUELY RAGGA =
EDGE, THE=20
OTHER WITH A WICKED STEEL DRUM SOUND.<BR> =20
NICE.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> JEHST - RUN HARD - LOWLIFE - 12"=20
(LOW29)<BR> HARD AS NAILS HIP HOP WITH A QUALITY =
PRODUCTION.=20
GUEST VOCALS<BR> FROM USMAAN & FARMA G, GUEST =
MIXING FROM=20
BRAINTAX. GET TO=20
IT..............................................................</FONT></=
DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> JEHST - MONOTONY / GET YOUR S**T TOGETHER =
- LOWLIFE=20
- 12" (LOW33)<BR> PHAT BEATS HERE ON THIS EP FROM THE =
UP AND=20
COMING VOCALIST JEHST.<BR> FRESH STYLES WITH A NICELY=20
ELECTRONIC SOUND TO THE RHYTHMS. COMES<BR> IN FIVE =
MIXES OVER=20
THE TWO TRACKS.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> LIVE N' EFFECT POSSE - I'M GETTING =
PHYSICAL -=20
EXCELLENT CHOICE - 12" (EC7A)<BR> ANOTHER OBSCURE BUT =
HIGHLY=20
PRIZED PAUL C PRODUCTION FROM THE LATE<BR> 80'S HERE. =
GREAT TO=20
SEE THIS EXPENSIVE AND RARE 12" GETTING REISSUED.<BR> =
HIGHLY=20
RECOMMENDED SLICE OF QUALITY PARTY HIP HOP.....</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> MIKE LADD - NOSTALGIALATOR - STUDIO K7 - =
LP=20
(K7165LP)<BR> A REALLY RATHER IMPRESSIVE ALBUM FROM =
MIKE LADD,=20
HEAVY ON GUITARS<BR> AND LIVE DRUMS, NOT TO MENTION =
QUALITY=20
VOCALS. THE OVERALL SOUND<BR> IS SLIGHTLY TWISTED AND=20
DISTORTED YET THE TUNES STILL REMAIN SURPRISINGLY<BR> =
LIVELY=20
AND UPBEAT MOST OF THE TIME. AN EXCELLENT BLEND OF=20
LEFTFIELD<BR> HIP HOP, ELECTRONICA, ROCK AND POP - =
THINK=20
FUNKSTORUNG MEETS THE<BR> BEASTIES BOYS MEETS =
CHOCOLATE=20
INDUSTRIES MEETS JAZZY JEFF & THE<BR> FRESH =
PRINCE!=20
RECOMMENDED.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> MURS - GODS WORK - DEF JUX - 12"=20
(DJX47)<BR> LEAD OFF SINGLE FROM MURS FORTHCOMING LP =
ON DEF=20
JUX. SUPERB A<BR> SIDE CUT WHICH IS A GREAT STORY =
RHYME OVER A=20
BEAT THAT SOUNDS<BR> LIKE SOMETHING FROM A JIMI =
HENDRIX LP,=20
BUT WITH THE TOUGHEST OF<BR> DRUMS. HEARD THIS ON A =
BIG SYSTEM=20
LAST WEEK AND IT ROCKS!!! RECOMMENDED......</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> RODNEY P - THE FUTURE - LOWLIFE - 2xLP=20
(RKP04LP)<BR> LOWLIFE ARE MAYBE TRYING TO FIND THEIR =
OWN WILEY=20
/ SKINNYMAN /<BR> DIZZEE RASCAL HERE, I RECKON. TOUGH =
UK HIP=20
HOP STYLINGS, NICE<BR> AND ROUGH AND WITH PLENTY OF =
BOUNCE TO=20
THE OUNCE. COULD DO WELL.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> SKINNYMAN - I'LL BE SURPRISED - LOWLIFE - =
12"=20
(LOW34)<BR> SMOOTH, EASY GOING, LIVE INSTRUMENT BASED, =
RADIO=20
FRIENDLY HIP<BR> HOP FROM THIS MOST SVELTE OF=20
ARTISTS...............................</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> SKINNYMAN - COUNCIL ESTATE OF MIND - =
LOWLIFE - 2xLP=20
(LOW36LP)<BR> THE PRESS ARE BEGINNING TO MAKE =
COMPARISONS TO=20
WILEY AND DIZZEE<BR> RASCAL WHEN IT COMES TO THIS =
RISING STAR=20
OF THE UK HIP HOP SCENE.<BR> RAGGA, R&B, GRIME... =
CALL IT=20
WHAT YOU WILL BUT ALL THESE INFLUENCES<BR> ARE =
DETECTABLE. ONE=20
TO WATCH.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> SKINNYMAN - NO BIG TING - LOWLIFE - 12"=20
(LOW37)<BR> KIND OF A TRIPLE A-SIDE REALLY, AS YOU GET =
RADIO=20
VERSIONS OF NO<BR> BIG TING, COUNCIL ESTATE OF MIND =
AND NOT=20
BONNIE AND CLYDE ON SIDE<BR> ONE, AND DIRTIES AND =
BEATS ON=20
SIDE TWO. THE NEW DIZZEE RASCAL,<BR> THEY'RE CALLING=20
HIM.........</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> SKINNYMAN - COUNCIL ESTATE OF MIND =
INSTRUMENTALS -=20
LOWLIFE - 2xLP (LOW39LP)<BR> HERE'S THE INSTRUMENTAL =
ALBUM OF=20
SKINNYMAN'S ACCLAIMED 'COUNCIL<BR> ESTATE OF MIND'. =
PROVING=20
THAT THESE BEATS ARE SOME OF THE FRESHEST<BR> TO COME =
OUT OF=20
THE UK FOR SOME TIME. YOU'LL NEED TO GET THIS =
QUICKLY<BR> AS=20
THE LOW LIFE INSTRUMENTALS NEVER LAST LONG. QUALITY.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> WAAJEED - BPM INSTRUMENTALS - BLING 47 - =
LP=20
(B47LP1112)<BR> THE 3RD RELEASE FOR JAY-DEES SUPERB =
BUT=20
DIFFICULT TO TRACK DOWN<BR> LABEL SEES WAJEED GET ALL =
FUNKY=20
& SPACEY ON US. SUPERBLY SUBTLE<BR> BEATS WITH =
THAT=20
"DETROIT" SOUND. IF ONLY THERE WAS MORE MUSIC<BR> LIKE =
THIS,=20
MY WORLD WOULD CERTAINLY BE A BRIGHTER PLACE.....</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>New Releases (Vinyl): Eclectic =
Beats</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> PHOTEK - RINSA / BABYLON VIP - TEKDBZ - =
12"=20
(TEKDBZ001)<BR> GOOD OLD PHIOTEK - ALWAYS RELEASING =
THE=20
GOODS. THIS IS A NEW<BR> LABLEL, RUN BY PHOTEK =
DEDICATED=20
TO RELEASING TRACKS THAT WERE<BR> ONLY AVAILABLE ON =
DUB=20
PLATES. TWO TRACKS OF FIERCE DRUM AND BASS<BR> =
TO MAKE=20
YOU LEAP ABOUT LIKE CRAZY! RECOMMENDED.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Restocks (Vinyl): Eclectic Beats</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> BLOCKHEAD - INSOMNIAC OLYMPICS - NINJA =
TUNE - 12"=20
(ZEN12144PD)<BR> LOVELY FOUR TRACK PICTURE DISC =
(WHICH,=20
ADMITTEDLY, COMES ON ON<BR> THE SLIGHTLY PRICEY SIDE) =
FROM=20
BLOCKHEAD. DEEP, JAZZED OUT GROOVES<BR> WITH A =
SLIGHTLY FRENCH=20
FEEL TO SOME OF THE INSTRUMENTATION. NICE,<BR> =
DOWNBEAT, GREAT=20
TO CHILL TO. A GREAT AND COLLECTIBLE PIECE FROM<BR> =
NINJA=20
TUNE.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> HEXSTATIC - MASTER VIEW - NINJA TUNE - =
2xLP=20
(ZEN92)<BR> EVERYTHING YOU COULD HAVE REALISTICALLY =
EXPECTED=20
FROM A NEW HEXSTATIC<BR> ALBUM HAS BEEN SAFELY =
DELIVERED.=20
CLASSIC NINJA TUNE TERRITORY,<BR> BUY WITH=20
CONFIDENCE.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> HEXSTATIC - SALVADOR - NINJA TUNE - 12"=20
(ZEN12155)<BR> A NICE, EASY GOING RELEASE FROM =
HEXSTATIC -=20
THIS IS TOTAL NINJA<BR> TUNE TERRITORY, IN FACT (IT =
KINDA=20
TAKES YOU BACK 5-10 YEARS!).<BR> NUFF SAID, ME=20
THINKS.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> LEROY HANGHOFER - PIN - GOMMA - 12"=20
(GOMMA001)<BR> GROOVESOME AND SLIGHTLY DISTORTED =
BREAKS AFFAIR=20
WHICH MANAGES<BR> TO SOUND VERY ELECTRONIC ON THE =
B-SIDE.=20
GOMMAS FIRST RELEASE.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> MR SCRUFF - GIFFIN - NINJA TUNE - 2x12"=20
(ZEN12146)<BR> DOUBLE PACK 12" FROM NINJA TUNE HERE =
THAT SEES=20
THE ORIGINAL FUNKED<BR> UP MIX BEING STUCK TOGETHER =
WITH=20
REMIXES FROM SPEECHLESS AND AMALGAMATION<BR> OF =
SOUNDZ. A=20
MIXED BACK BUT OF THE KIND OF QUALITY THAT YOU'D<BR> =
EXPECT=20
FROM NINJA.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> MUNK - ANDROGYN REMIXES - GOMMA - 12"=20
(GOMMA026)<BR> GOMMA REALLY ARE A BREATH OF FRESH AIR =
IN THE=20
REALM OF "NU-ELECTRO"<BR> WITH IT'S FUNKY BEATS AND =
FAT=20
BASSLINES. THE ORIGINAL AND THE<BR> HEADMAN MIX ARE =
SLOW AND=20
GROOVY, WITH ODD VOCALS AND GUARANTEED<BR> FLOOR =
FILLING=20
ABAILITY. THE FLIP CONTINUES IN THE SAME =
VEIN,<BR> WITH=20
A MASK MAN REMIX AND AN ALMOST TRIBAL / CARNIVAL=20
TWO-STEPPY<BR> HAAKSMAN AND HAAKSMAN MIX. QUALITY=20
RECORD. RECOMMENDED.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> SKALPEL - 1958 - NINJA TUNE - 12"=20
(ZEN12151)<BR> PURE JAZZ STYLINGS FROM THIS NINJA TUNE =
ARTIST,=20
WITH EMPHASIS<BR> ON THE TOUGH BEATS. FOUR MIXES, ALL =
RATHER=20
DIFFERENT (PLUS ONE<BR> OTHER TRACK) BUT WITH AN =
ALMOST=20
NOIR-ISH SOUND REMINISCENT OF<BR> THE LABEL'S EARLIER =
OUTPUT,=20
ALTHOUGH A BIT MORE UPBEAT THAN THAT<BR> SUGGESTS. IF =
THAT=20
DOESN'T MAKE SENSE, ALL THE MORE REASON TO HAVE<BR> A=20
LISTEN.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> VIKTER DUPLAIX - SINGLES - STUDIO K7 - =
2xLP=20
(K7160LP)<BR> A "BEST OF" COMPILATION OF ORIGINAL =
SINGLES AND=20
REMIXES FROM THE<BR> LIKES OF JAZZANOVA, CRITICAL =
POINT AND=20
SYLK130 AS WELL AS VIKTER<BR> HIMSELF. VERY MUCH IN =
THE K7 /=20
COMPOST ETC JAZZY EASY LISTENING<BR> STYLE WE'VE COME =
TO=20
EXPECT. IF THAT'S YOUR BAG, YOU'LL CERTAINLY<BR> LIKE=20
THIS.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>New Releases (Vinyl): Guitar Based</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> BLUES EXPLOSION - HOT GOSSIP - MUTE - 7"=20
(MUTE332)<BR> ROLLICKINGLY GOOD SINGLE FROM JON =
SPENCER AND CO=20
HERE FEATURING<BR> GUEST APPEARANCES FROM ELLIOT SMITH =
AND=20
CHUCK D(!). THREE TRACKS<BR> ON A LIMITED EDITION RED =
VINYL=20
EP.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> BOY IN STATIC - NEWBORN - ALIEN =
TRANSISTOR - LP=20
(ALIENTRANSISTORN08)<BR> THE NOTWIST'S ALIEN =
TRANSISTOR LABEL=20
COMES UP WITH ANOTHER SWEET<BR> PIECE THIS WEEK. BOY =
IN STATIC=20
HAS A LUSH GUITAR SOUND WITH LAYERS<BR> OF NOISE AND =
SOME=20
ELECTRONIC MANIPULATION BUT TEMPERS THE SOUND<BR> WITH =
GORGEOUS MELODIES AND BEAUTIFULLY SUNG VOCALS. FANS OF=20
MBV,<BR> POSTAL SERVICE AND OTHER SUCH BANDS SHOULD=20
INVESTIGATE FORTHWITH.<BR> EXCELLENT.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> GANGPLANK - WALK THE 7" - STATIC CARAVAN =
- 7"=20
(VAN75)<BR> THEY MAY BE STATIC, BUT THEY KEEP ROLLING =
ON AND=20
ROLLING OUT THE<BR> HIGH QUALITY RELEASES. THIS =
IS A=20
CHANGE OF DIRECTION FOR A LABEL<BR> THAT IS USUALLY =
DOMINATED=20
BY ELECTRONICA. ONE SIDE IS KITSCHY<BR> FEMALE =
VOCAL=20
FOLK WHICH WOULDN'T BE OUT OF PLACE BEING PLAYED<BR> =
IN A=20
SMALL MARKET TOWN IN FRANCE! FLIP FOR LESS KITSCH AND=20
MORE<BR> MELANCHOLY SINGER SONG WRITER STYLE. =
THINK HEY=20
AND HANSEN, KARAOKE<BR> KALK AND YOU'LL GET THE =
IDEA. =20
CHARMING!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS - =
BREATHLESS / THERE=20
SHE GOES, MY BEAUTIFUL WORLD - MUTE - 7" (MUTE329)<BR> =
NICELY=20
PRESENTED 7" WHICH HAS TWO TRACKS TAKEN FROM THE =
RECENT<BR> =20
'ABBATOIR BLUES' ALBUM PLUS A BONUS TRACK IN THE SHAPE OF=20
'SHE'S<BR> LEAVING YOU'.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> RADIO 4 - STATE OF ALERT - CITY SLANG - =
7"=20
(8679007)<BR> RADIO 4 GET ALL PUNK / FUNK / INDIE ON =
OUR=20
ASSES. THIS IS GOOD,<BR> FUN STUFF FOR FANS OF THE =
LIGHTER END=20
OF THIS SOUND WITH FUN VOCALS<BR> ETC. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Restocks (Vinyl): Guitar Based</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> DO MAKE SAY THINK - BESIDES - RESONANT - =
12"=20
(RES01)<BR> LATEST DO MAKE RELEASE ON THE LABEL =
FORMERLY KNOWN=20
AS CHUNKY RECORDS...<BR> VERY NICE...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> GO! TEAM, THE - THUNDER, LIGHTNING, =
STRIKE -=20
MEMPHIS INDUSTRIES - LP (MI040LP)<BR> THE GO! TEAM =
KINDA=20
REMIND ME OF BENTLEY RHYTHM ACE'S FIRST ALBUM<BR> =
MEETS BLOW=20
UP'S "EXCLUSIVE BLEND" COMPILATIONS ONLY WITH MORE<BR> =
INDIE=20
GUITARS. THERE ARE SEVERAL TRACKS ON HERE BOUND TO GO =
DOWN<BR> =20
A STORM ON LONDON DANCEFLOORS, EVEN IF THE OVERALL SOUND=20
(PROBABLY<BR> DELIBERATELY) IS A LITTLE =
DATED.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>New Releases (Vinyl): Funk / Jazz / =
Soul</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> MIGHTY IMPERIALS, THE - THUNDER CHICKEN - =
DAPTONE -=20
7" (DAP1018)<BR> TOP RAW SOUNDS HERE WITH THE SINGLE =
FROM THE=20
LP THAT SHOULD HAVE<BR> COME OUT ABOUT 5 YEARS AGO ON =
DESCO!=20
WELL, IN TRUTH IT DID SEE<BR> THE LIGHT OF DAY BRIEFLY =
ON CD=20
ONLY. THIS IS ABOUT AS RAW AS YOU<BR> CAN GET WITHIN =
THE FUNK=20
SPECTRUM. BAD AS HELL BABY, HAVE A LISTEN...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> MIGHTY IMPERIALS, THE - THUNDER CHICKEN - =
DAPTONE -=20
LP (DAP3LP)<BR> NEW SUPER HEAVY FUNK DEBUT FROM THESE =
BOYS IS=20
A FIRIN TOUGH FUNK<BR> BOMB THAT COULD GO OFF AT ANY =
MOMENT=20
........... RUN FOR=20
COVER!!!!..........................................</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> RICKEY CALLOWAY - TELL ME PTS 1 & 2 - =
KAY-DEE -=20
7" (KD004)<BR> MORE RAW ARSED FUNK FOR YOU FEINDS OUT =
THERE.=20
ANOTHER NICE ONE<BR> FROM THE KENNY DOPE STABLE. HAVE =
A=20
LISTEN......</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Restocks (Vinyl): Funk / Jazz / =
Soul</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> BASIL KIRCHIN - CHARCOAL SKETCHES / =
STATES OF MIND=20
- TRUNK - LP (JBH005LP)<BR> A CD CONTAINING TWO =
VINTAGE AND=20
UNRELEASED ALBUMS. AFTER THE MAD<BR> EXPERIMENTALISM =
OF=20
'QUANTUM' THIS COMES AS SOMETHING OF A SURPRISE<BR> =
AND SHOWS=20
A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT SIDE TO HIS SOUND. THE =
FIRST<BR> PART,=20
'CHARCOAL SKETCHES' IS A BEAUTIFULLY MELODIC THREE =
PIECE<BR> =20
WORK THAT USES BIRDSONG AND LOVELY PIANO TRIO STYLE JAZZ TO=20
CREATE<BR> A HAPPY-GO-LUCKY, MELLOW SOUND. 'STATES OF =
MIN'=20
DELVES DEEPER<BR> INTO A MORE FREE JAZZ STYLE AND =
ENCOMPASSES=20
DRAMA, STYLE, MELODY<BR> AND FLOWING, SLIGHTLY OFF THE =
WALL=20
INSTRUMENTATION. A GEM OF A<BR> CD THAT HAS A TIMELESS =
QUALITY. EXCELLENT.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>New Releases (Vinyl): Reggae / Dub</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> JAH BATTA - ARGUMENT - WACKIES - LP=20
(W-2395)<BR> ANYONE FAMILIAR WITH THE BURIAL MIX =
SERIES BY=20
RHYTHM & SOUND SHOULD<BR> BE FAMILIAR WITH THE =
NAME JAH=20
BATTA. A KILLER VOCALIST WHO DELIVERED<BR> A WHOLE =
ALBUM ON=20
WACKIES THAT I'VE NEVER COME ACROSS BEFORE. GREAT<BR> =
DELIVERY=20
ON THE VOCALS AND A CLASSIC EARLY '80'S WACKIES =
SOUND<BR> WITH=20
ELECTRONIC INFLUENCES BUT PLENTY OF ROOTS GOING ON. A=20
SUPERB<BR> PIECE.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> KING TUBBY - IN FINE STYLE - EARMARK - =
2xLP=20
(43035)<BR> CLASSIC COMPILATION OF KING TUBBY'S MUSIC =
FROM=20
1972-1974. THIS<BR> DOUBLE ALBUM (180 GRAM =
VINYL)=20
FEATURES SOME OF KING TUBBY'S MOST<BR> DEFINITIVE =
WORK,=20
INCLUDING SEVERAL PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED TRACKS,<BR> =
AND IS AN=20
EXCELLENT DOCUMENT OF HIS COLLABORATIONS WITH =
LEGENDARY<BR> =20
PRODUCERS SUCH AS DERRICK HARRIOTT, BUNNY LEE, AUGUSTUS=20
PABLO,<BR> NINEY THE OBSERVER AND LEE PERRY. OH=20
YES!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> UPSETTER, THE - THE UPSETTER - EARMARK - =
LP=20
(43028)<BR> LATE 60S REGGAE FROM LEE PERRY, IN HIS =
UPSETTER=20
GUISE AFTER AN<BR> ACRIMONIOUS SPLIT FROM COXSONE DODD =
AND=20
STUDIO ONE. THE SOUND<BR> IS STILL HEAVILY =
INFLUENCED BY=20
STUDIO ONE (SKA AND ROCK STEADY),<BR> BUT PERRY ADDED =
A GANSTA=20
FEEL AND A NEW ATTITUDE FROM THE AVENGING<BR> UPSETTER =
MAN. DOMINATED BY INSTRUMENTALS (TOO ROCK STEADY =
FOR<BR> =20
DUBS) THIS WAS PERRY'S SOUNDTRACK TO HIS PASSION OF=20
WESTERNS,<BR> JAMS BOND AND B-MOVIE HORROR =
FILMS. =20
BEAUTIFUL MUSIC FROM THE<BR> MAN WHO WAS TO LATER =
INFLUENCE SO=20
MUCH REGGAE MUSIC. CLASS.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> VARIOUS - TREASURE ISLE IN DUB - JAMAICAN =
RECORDINGS - LP (JRLP019)<BR> LOVELY (IF SOMEWHAT =
QUIET AND=20
AUTHENTICALLY CRACKLY)) REPRESS<BR> OF TUNES MAKING UP =
THIS=20
ALBUM - FEATURING SOME OF THE BEST DUBS<BR> COMING OUT =
OF THE=20
TREASURE ISLE STUDIO FROM 1970 TO 1978. DUKE<BR> =
REID=20
STRIPS BACK TO BARE ESSENTIALS OF DRUMS, BASS LINES AND=20
EFFECTS<BR> THE TUNES OF JOHNNY CLARKE, DELROY WILSON, =
THE=20
UNIQUES, CORNELL<BR> CAMBELL, THE ETHOPIANS AND =
OTHERS. =20
LOADS OF RECOGNISABLE MUSICIANS.<BR> TOP=20
STUFF.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>New Releases (CD): Electronica</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> ED LAWES - 14 TRACKS / PIECES - PLANET MU =
- CD=20
(ZIQ110CD)<BR> HUGELY UNIMAGINITIVE TITLE ASIDE, THIS =
IS AN=20
INTERSTING AND ENGAGING<BR> ALBUM BY ED LAWES. =
SURFING=20
THE LINE BETWEEN LUSCIOUS, DEEP AND<BR> TEXTURAL =
ELECTRONIC=20
MUSIC AND MORE SOUNDSCAPE / EXPERIMENTAL<BR> =
MATERIAL,=20
USING COMPUTERS AND VIOLIN, DOUBLE BASS, =
PERCUSSION<BR> AND=20
HORNS. THIS WON'T APPEAL IF YOU WANT EASY MELODIC=20
MUSIC,<BR> BUT IF YOU WANT MORE CONSIDERED, FRAGILE =
AND OFTEN=20
DIFFICULT ARRANGEMENTS,<BR> THIS IS WORTHY OF YOUR=20
ATTENTION. ANOTHER GOOD ALBUM ON PLANET<BR> MU =
THAT GETS=20
MY VOTE FOR AVOIDING THE OBVIOUS AND RELEASING =
MUSIC<BR> THAT=20
IS INNOVATIVE. THINK OF THE BETTER END OF MORE OBSCURE=20
ELECTRO-ACOUSTIC<BR> MUSIC. =
RECOMMENDED.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> TONNE - LILIUM - KLITEKTURE - CD=20
(KLK005CD)<BR> I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS FOR A WHILE =
AND,=20
BOY, WAS IT WORTH<BR> IT! AUDIO-VISUALIST TONNE, WHO'S =
PREVIOUSLY RECORDED FOR BIP HOP,<BR> DELIVERS A =
STAGGERINGLY=20
DEEP SELECTION OF PURE ELECTRONICA AND<BR> TECH SOUNDS =
WITH A=20
WONDERFUL SENSE OF DUBBINESS COUPLED WITH =
DELICATE,<BR> =20
INTRICATE GLITCH BASED SOUNDS AND RHYTHMS. FITS IN NICELY=20
WITH<BR> THE OTHER RELEASES ON KLITEKTURE FROM SUTEKH, =
STAVOSTRAND ETC,<BR> BUT ADDS AN EVEN MORE BEAUTIFUL =
AND=20
LOW-KEY WARMTH TO THE PROCEEDINGS.<BR> THIS ONE COMES =
HIGHLY=20
RECOMMENDED FOR FANS OF JAN JELINEK AND<BR> CLASSIC =
MILLE=20
PLATEAUX, AMONGST OTHER THINGS. BRILLIANT.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Restocks (CD): Electronica</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> AFX - ANALOGUE BUBBLEBATH IV - REPHLEX - =
CD=20
(CAT019CD)<BR> ANOTHER CLASSIC INSTALLMENT OF THIS =
SERIES FROM=20
APHEX TWIN. HARD<BR> AND UNCOMPROMISING TECHNO SOUNDS =
WITH ALL=20
OF HIS TRADEMARKS. CLASS.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> BILL WELLS / STEFAN SCHNEIDER / BARBARA =
MORGENSTER=20
- PICK UP STICKS - LEAF - CD (BAY34CD)<BR> ONE OF THE =
BEST=20
RELEASES ON LEAF IN RECENT TIMES, THIS. REALLY<BR> =
SUBTLY=20
MANIPULATED ELECTRONIC JAZZ, WONDERFULLY LAID BACK,=20
ATMOSPHERIC<BR> AND DETAILED WITH SOME GREAT TEXTURES, =
SOFT=20
TONES AND MELLOW DRONES<BR> IN THE MIX. THINK THE VERY =
BEST OF=20
STEFAN'S MAPSTATION MATERIAL<BR> GIVEN THAT GENTLE =
BILL WELLS=20
EDGE. BRILLIANT.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> BITSTREAM - ONE THIRD STANDARD LUX - =
MODERN LOVE -=20
CD (LOVE002CD)<BR> NICE TO SEE SOME OF THE THESE =
TRACKS=20
FINALLY SURFACING ON CD.<BR> SOME OF THEM GO BACK AS =
FAR AS=20
THE SIGNAL RELEASES WHICH WERE<BR> HARD ENOUGH TO GET =
ON VINYL=20
AND NEVER CAME OUT ON CD. A GOOD SELECTION<BR> OF =
SOUNDS THAT=20
COVER BITSTREAMS EXTENSIVE PALETTE OF ELECTRO =
BASED<BR> =20
ELECTRONICA FROM THE MORE UPBEAT GROOVING STUFF TO THE MORE=20
THOUGHTFUL,<BR> BLISSED OUT AND MELODIC GEAR. LOVELY =
SPOT=20
VARNISHED SLEEVE AS<BR> WELL TO MATCH THE 12"=20
COVERS.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> BOATS, THE - SONGS BY THE SEA - MOTEER - =
CD=20
(MOTEER003CD)<BR> AS IF RELEASING THE AWESOME =
MANYFINGERS=20
ALBUM EARLIER IN THE YEAR<BR> WASN'T ENOUGH, MOTEER =
NOW COME=20
WITH A DELICIOUS ALBUM FROM ONE<BR> HALF OF THE REMOTE =
VIEWER=20
AS 'THE BOATS'. THE TITLE SAYS IT ALL<BR> REALLY AS =
IT'S A=20
DIVINE SELECTION OF GENTLE, FOLK INFUSED GUITAR<BR> =
AND=20
ELECTRONICA PIECES THAT EVOKE LITTLE HARBOURS, FISHERMEN=20
AND<BR> LOCAL PUBS WITH ROARING FIRES. THAT'S NOT TO =
SAY IT=20
SOUNDS OLD<BR> AS IT HAS A CONTEMPORARY ORGANICNESS =
THATSUITS=20
THE SOUND DOWN<BR> TO THE GROUND. MY ADVICE? HAVE A =
LISTEN AND=20
BE ENCHANTED YOURSELF.<BR> LUSH!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> DOSH - NAOISE EP - ANTICON - CD=20
(ABR0042CD)<BR> THIS IS AN EXTREMELY PLEASANT SURPRISE =
FROM=20
ANTICON, WHO IT WOULD<BR> SEEM HAVE NO DESIRE TO BE =
THOUGHT OF=20
AS JUST A LEFTFIELD HIP HOP<BR> LABEL ANYMORE. SEVEN =
TRACKS=20
(INCLUDING EXCELLENT MIXES FROM FOG<BR> AND CEPIA FROM =
GHOSTLY) OF REMARKABLY WARM, FUZZY, ORGANIC AND<BR> =
SOULFUL=20
ELECTRONICA NOT DISIMILAR TO THE MELODIC LABEL AT =
ITS<BR> =20
PEAK, OR MAYBE EVEN FOURTET MEETS B.FLEISCHMANN. QUITE=20
POSSIBLY<BR> MY FAVOURITE EVER RELEASE ON THE LABEL =
AND I=20
DON'T SAY THAT LIGHTLY!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> EFTERKLANG - TRIPPER - LEAF - CD=20
(BAY40CD)<BR> EFTERKLANG ARE A TEN-PIECE DANISH =
OUTFIT,=20
FEATURING STRINGS (THE<BR> PLAYERS BORROWED FROM SIGUR =
ROS!),=20
BRASS, PIANO, PERCUSSION, ELECTRONICS<BR> AND A CHOIR =
FROM=20
GREENLAND. INTIMATE, YET IN A STRANGE WAY EPIC<BR> =
MUSIC WITH=20
A REAL SCANDINAVIAN FEEL - THINK 50% MUM, 25% =
SILVER<BR> MT=20
ZION, 10% MUSIC A.M., 10% SIGUR ROS, 5% MAX RICHTER (IT'S=20
AN<BR> EXACT SCIENCE, THIS DESCRIPTION LARK, YOU=20
KNOW)....</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> ISAN / STYROFOAM / THE GO FIND - MORR =
MUSIC JAPAN=20
TOUR 2004 - MORR MUSIC - CD (AH-050CD)<BR> NICE LITTLE =
ODDITY=20
HERE. RELEASED ON JAPANESE LABEL AFTER HOURS<BR> IT'S =
A LITTLE=20
SEVEN TRACK COMPILATION FEATURING TRACKS FROM =
ISAN,<BR> =20
STYROFOAM AND THE GO FIND ALL TAKEN FROM THEIR JAPANESE TOUR=20
THIS<BR> YEAR. DON'T HANG ABOUT BECAUSE THESE ARE =
LIMITED AND=20
ARE GOING<BR> TO FLY OUT OF THE DOOR.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> LOGREYBEAM - IT'S ALL JUST ANOTHER ASPECT =
OF=20
MANNERISM - TYPE - CD (TYPE004CD)<BR> FOUR RELEASES IN =
AND=20
TYPE CONTINUES TO BE PROBABLY THE MOST ESSENTIAL<BR> =
UK=20
ELECTRONICA LABEL AROUND. THIS FINE, FINE RELEASE IS ONLY=20
LIABLE<BR> TO CEMENT THEIR REPUTATION EVEN FURTHER AS=20
LOGREYBEAM (ONE HALF<BR> OF YASUME, IF I'M NOT =
MISTAKEN)=20
DELIVERS NINE WONDERFUL TRACKS<BR> OF DENSE, MELODIC,=20
BEAUTIFULLY STRUCTURED ELECTRONIC MUSIC USING<BR> =
GREAT=20
SWATHES OF TEXTURE AND ORGANIC NOISES. AT ONCE =
DELICATE,<BR> =20
YET SUBSTANTIAL, THIS IS PROBABLY GOING TO BE A CONTENDER=20
FOR<BR> ALBUM OF THE YEAR FOR ME. ABSOLUTELY SUPERB =
AND HIGHLY=20
RECOMMENDED.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> RJ VALEO - SEPTEMBER - TYPE - CD=20
(TYPECD001)<BR> I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS FOR A =
WHILE! THE=20
HOTLY TIPPED NEW LABEL<BR> TYPE DELIVERS IT'S FIRST =
RELEASE=20
AND IT'S AN ABSOLUTE SMASHER.RJ<BR> VALEO'S DEBUT ON =
HOBBY=20
INDUSTRIES WAS A SUPERB PIECE OF WORK AND<BR> THIS =
BETTERS IT=20
IN MY OPINION. A FULL EIGHT TRACK ALBUM OF SOME<BR> OF =
THE=20
MOST DELECTABLY ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRONICA AROUND. =
TAKING<BR> =20
CUES FROM LABELS SUCH AS SCAPE AND ARTISTS SUCH AS DUB=20
TRACTOR,<BR> THIS ALBUM HAS SOME LUSH, ICY COLD =
SOUNDING=20
TEXTURES AND CHORDS<BR> COUPLED WITH SUBTLE, DOWNBEAT =
RHYTHMIC=20
STRUCTURES THAT SIT HAPPILY<BR> IN A SEMI GLITCH KIND =
OF=20
STYLE. CONVERSELY, THERE ARE A COUPLE<BR> OF MORE =
UPBEAT=20
TRACKS WITH QUALITY BEATS AND A MORE LIVELY SOUND<BR> =
TO THE=20
MELODIES WHICH COMPLEMENTS THE OTHER HAUNTING TRACKS=20
PERFECTLY.<BR> AN OUTSTANDING FIRST RELEASE FOR TYPE =
AND A=20
BRILLIANT PIECE OF<BR> WORK FROM RJ VALEO. LETS HOPE =
THEY CAN=20
KEEP IT UP. RESPECT.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> TILO SEIDEL - TOL.SHANG - BINE - CD=20
(BINE002CD)<BR> A LOVELY CD FROM THIS LABEL I'VE NOT =
HEARD OF=20
BEFORE. HAS A DOWNBEAT,<BR> ELECTRONIC, GLITCH, RASTER =
STYLE=20
FEEL AT TIMES, BUT IS MORE HEAVILY<BR> MELODIC AND =
DUBBY THAN=20
THEIR STUFF. EACH TRACK HAS A NICE FLAVA<BR> AND =
CLEARLY THIS=20
GUY HAS A LOT OF TALENT. CHILLED OUT AND FRESH.<BR> =
ONE TO=20
CHECK IN MY OPINION.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> VARIOUS - ATHLETE - THE POWER OF DUAL =
PLOVER - V/VM=20
TEST - CD (VVMTCD18)<BR> BARGAIN PRICED CULT =
AUSTRALIAN LABEL=20
SAMPLER FROM THE LABEL THAT<BR> LOVES TO HATE YOU. 22 =
TRACKS,=20
73 MINUTES - FROM UTTERLY BIZARRE<BR> SYNTH-POP =
ANTHEMS TO=20
BULLYING, TO TELEPHONE DEATH METAL THREATS,<BR> TO=20
CONTRIBUTIONS TO BETTER KNOWN ARTISTS SUCH AS DEERHOOF,=20
CURSE<BR> OV DIALECT (MUSH) AND SAILOR SONGS (GINA =
FROM COBRA=20
KILLER), THERE'S<BR> SOMETHING HERE TO SATISFY THE =
SICKEST OF=20
MINDS!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> ZENIAL - REWORKED - VIVO - CD=20
(VIVO008CD)<BR> STRAIGHT OUTTA POLAND. INNOVATIVE =
ELECTRONICA,=20
CLICKS, BUZZES<BR> AND SOMETIMES VERY VERY DISTURBING =
METALLIC=20
SCREAMS, PADS AND<BR> SOBS. BOUNDARY PUSHING AND A =
LITTLE BIT=20
TOO CHALLENGING AT TIMES.<BR> BUT THATS ONLY MY =
OPINION. MINE.=20
ME. LIL OLE MELODY LOVIN' ME.<BR> "TIE THAT YELLOW =
RIBBON=20
ROUND...."</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>New Releases (CD): Techno / Electro</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> ELLEN ALLIEN - MY PARADE: DJ MIX - B =
PITCH CONTROL=20
- CD (BPC094)<BR> DOES IT EXACTLY WHAT IT SAYS ON THE =
OLD=20
SMALLFISH DESCRIPTION<BR> CLICHE. TRACKS FROM LABELS =
SUCH AS=20
DC, WARP, KEYS OF LIFE AND<BR> (NOT SURPRISINGLY) B =
PITCH BY=20
ARTISTS SUCH AS MIDI RAIN, DR FEEL<BR> X, PLAID, =
MODESELEKTOR,=20
APPARAT, TOMAS ANDERSSON, CJ BOLLAND,<BR> OLA BERGMAN =
AND (NOT=20
SURPRISINGLY) ELLEN ALLIEN ALL THROWN TOGETHER<BR> THE =
ALLIEN=20
WAY.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> SYLVIE MARKS & HAL 9000 - KRAZEEE - B =
PITCH=20
CONTROL - CD (BPC098CD)<BR> GOOD TIME, BOUNCY ELECTRO =
/ DISCO=20
/ TECHNO OCCASIONALLY REMINISCENT<BR> OF VECTOR LOVERS =
AND=20
OTHER SUCH MERCHANTS WHOSE NAMES ELUDE ME<BR> AT THIS =
VERY=20
MOMENT! M.MAYER / KOMPAKT ARE QUITE POSSIBLY ALSO<BR> =
AN=20
INFLUENCE, I'M DETECTING. ANYWAY, FOR MID-PACED, SOLIDLY=20
PRODUCED<BR> GEAR OF THE ABOVE SUB-GENRE, LOOK NO=20
FURTHER.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Restocks (CD): Techno / Electro</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> CHRIS & COSEY - TRANCE - CTI - CD=20
(CTICD5)<BR> MORE EXCELLENT FORWARD THINKING =
ELECTRONIC=20
MOVEMENTS FROM CHRIS<BR> & COSEY. IS IT HOUSE? IS =
IT=20
ELECTRONICA? IT'S FABULOUS AND INNOVATIVE<BR> TO SAY =
THE=20
LEAST. ELEMENTS OF BOWIE'S BERLIN B-SIDES, =
ELEMENTS<BR> OF THE=20
GRISTLE, ELEMENTS OF LIFE..........</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> CLARO INTELECTO - NEUROFIBRO - A.I. - CD=20
(AILP008CD)<BR> I DON'T THINK IT WOULD OVERSTATING IT =
IF I=20
SAID THAT THIS IS ONE<BR> OF THE MOST EAGERLY =
ANTICIPATED=20
ALBUMS OF THE YEAR. THANKFULLY<BR> IT DOESN'T =
DISAPPOINT IN=20
ANY WAY AT ALL - IN FACT IT ACTUALLY<BR> SURPASSED MY=20
EXPECTATIONS. AN ELEVEN TRACK SELECTION OF THE =
FINEST,<BR> =20
DEEPEST AND WARMEST GROOVES YOU'RE LIABLE TO HEAR FOR SOME=20
TIME.<BR> TAKING IN THE TRADEMARK ELECTRO SOUND THAT =
HE'S=20
BECOME KNOWN FOR<BR> VIA A MULTITUDE OF FUNKY TECHNO =
AND HOUSE=20
INFLUENCED CUTS, ONCE<BR> AGAIN WITH THOSE TRADEMARK =
BASS=20
SOUNDS (A LA 'CHICAGO') IT TRULY<BR> IS A BEAUTIFUL =
SELECTION=20
OF TRACKS. TOTALLY ESSENTIAL... BUT THEN<BR> YOU KNOW =
THAT=20
ALREADY! THE CD INCLUDES EXTRA TRACKS FROM THE =
SINGLES,<BR> =20
NAMELY 'CHICAGO' AND 'PIECE OF MIND'.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> ERLEND OYE - DJ KICKS - STUD!O K7 - 2xLP=20
(K7161LP)<BR> SURPRISINGLY ENJOYABLE STUFF FROM =
ERLEND,=20
ALTHOUGH IT HELPS IF<BR> YOU'RE ALREADY A FAN. TRACKS =
FROM=20
JURGEN PAAPE, PHOENIX, ALAN<BR> BRAXE & FRED =
FALKE, THE=20
RAPTURE, JUSTUS KOHNCKE, MORGAN GEIST,<BR> VILLALOBOS, =
ROYKSOPP ETC MIXED WITH A VARIETY OF WELL-KNOWN=20
"ACAPPELLAS"<BR> ESPECIALLY SUNG BY ERLEND FOR THE =
OCCASION.=20
ALL GOOD CLEAN FUN.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> RICARDO VILLALOBOS - THE AU HAREM =
D'ARCHIMEDE -=20
PERLON - CD (PERL43CD)<BR> RICARDO VILLALOBOS' SECOND =
ALBUM OF=20
THE YEAR IS AN ABSOLUTE GEM.<BR> A CONSIDERABLE =
DEVELOPMENT=20
OVER THE PLAYHOUSE ALBUM, THIS HAS<BR> AN EVEN MORE =
STRIPPED=20
DOWN, UNIQUELY GROOVY SOUND. I GUESS THAT<BR> COMES =
FROM=20
TAILORING IT TO PERLON'S STYLE, BUT BOY, IS IT =
EFFECTIVE.<BR> =20
INCREDIBLY DETAILED SOUND DESIGN COUPLED WITH BASS HEAVY 4/4=20
RHYTHMS<BR> MAKE THIS A FASCINATING PIECE OF WORK AND =
ALL TEN=20
TEN TRACKS BEAR<BR> REPEATED LISTENING AND MOST OF =
THEM ARE=20
VERY SUITABLE INDEED FOR<BR> THE DANCEFLOOR. =
BRILLIANT, THEN,=20
BUT I SUPPOSE THAT'S SORT OF<BR> PREDICTABLE FROM THIS =
ON-FORM=20
ARTIST.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> 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!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> VARIOUS - SCHAFFELFIEBER 2 - KOMPAKT - CD =
(KOMCD25)<BR> HERE'S THE FULL COMPILATION OF GALLOPY, =
GLAM=20
TECHNO FAYRE FROM<BR> THE KOMPAKT LABEL. ELEVEN TRACKS =
FROM=20
THE LIKES OF MIKKEL METAL,<BR> WASSERMAN, =
SUPERPITCHER,=20
WIGHNOMY BROTHERS, ROBAG WRUHME, THE<BR> ORB, SCSI-9 =
AND LOADS=20
MORE. CLASS.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>New Releases (CD): Hip Hop</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> ED O.G. FT PETE ROCK - MY OWN WORST ENEMY =
- FAT=20
BEATS - CD (FB5112CD)<BR> AM I DREAMING. AN LP ALMOST =
ENTIRELY=20
PRODUCED BY PETE ROCK WITH<BR> ED O.G.? NO I'M NOT, =
AND IT'S=20
ON POINT! RAW BEATS FROM PETE (BEING<BR> ANAL, IT =
SOUNDS AS IF=20
THE BEATS HAVE BEEN RECORDED AT HOME GIVING<BR> THEM A =
REALLY=20
RAW FEEL). I KNOW THAT PEOPLE SAY TO ME THAT THESE<BR> =
ARE=20
ARTISTS WHO HAVE PASSED THEIR PRIME AND THAT THEIR BEST=20
WORK<BR> HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE. BUT THESE PEOPLE ARE =
WRONG. IF=20
YOU COMPARE<BR> THEM TO THE BLING BLING MTV GENERATION =
THEN IN=20
TERMS OF SALES<BR> AND MASS POPULARITY THEN THATS =
TRUE. BUT IF=20
YOU COMPARE THEM ON<BR> SKILLS, DEDICTAION, SOUL, THEN =
THEY=20
OUTSHINE 'EM IN MY HUMBLE<BR> OPINION. THEY MAKE HIP =
HOP FOR=20
PEOPLE THATS STILL DIG THE WHOLE<BR> SAMPLE THING, ONE =
OF THE=20
FOUNDATIONS OF HIP HOP. ANYWAY, ENOUGH<BR> OF MY =
RANTING, JUST=20
LISTEN AND ENJOY THIS GREAT LP/CD...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> JAY-DEE - VINTAGE - UNRELEASED =
INSTRUMENTALS VOL 2=20
- BLING 47 - CD (B47CD1107)<BR> PART 2 OF THIS ELUSIVE =
SERIES=20
FEATURES MORE SOLID BUT VERY SOULFUL<BR> BEATS FROM =
THE MAN=20
WHO CREATED THIS LOOSE, JERKY SOUND THAT IS<BR> NOW =
SYNONYMUS=20
WITH DETROIT. THE BEATS HERE ARE PERHAPS A TOUCH<BR> =
MORE=20
SOULFUL. 8 BEATS IN ALL WHICH HAVE THE FLAVOUR OF THE=20
WATER<BR> FOR CHOCOLATE PERIOD. NOW I THINK THIS SAYS =
VINTAGE=20
ON THE FRONT,<BR> BUT IT IS ALMOST PIXILATED OUT OF =
EXISTANCE!=20
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.....</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> LIZZ FIELDS - BY DAY BY NIGHT - ABB SOUL =
- CD=20
(ABBS8007CD)<BR> WONDERFUL DEBUT HERE FROM THE UK'S =
LIZZ=20
FIELDS ON THE US ABBSOUL<BR> IMPRINT. NOTHING =
MINDBLOWINGLY=20
OUT OF THE BLUE HERE, BUT IF ITS<BR> STRAIGHT UP =
MODERN SOUL=20
WITH QUALITY PRODUCTION VALUES AND SOME<BR> ALL ROUND =
NICE=20
SONGS, THEN THIS IS FOR YOU. IF YOU AREN'T AFTER<BR> =
THAT=20
THOUGH I SUGGEST SOMETHING ELSE......</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> MCENROE - 9 YEARS IN THE FACTORY - =
VERTICAL FORM -=20
CD (VFORM038CD)<BR> MCENROE'S DEBUT ALBUM FOR VERTICAL =
FORM IS=20
A WINNER AND NO MISTAKE.<BR> PHAT, LEFTFIELD HIP HOP =
GROOVES=20
WITH INCISIVE, FUN AND TONGUE<BR> IN CHEEK LYRICS =
DELIVERED=20
WITH FLARI AND STYLE. MUSICALLY IT'S<BR> A REALLY DEEP =
AFFAIR=20
WITH GREAT BEATS AND LOVELY SAMPLES. A MATURE<BR> =
PIECE THAT=20
WILL BE ENJOYED BY ELECTRONICA HEADS AND HIP HOP =
HEADS<BR> =20
ALIKE. CLASS.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> MF DOOM - MM... FOOD - RHYME SAYERS - CD=20
(RSE0051CD)<BR> NEW LP/CD FROM THE DOOMSTER HERE ON =
RHYMESTER.=20
GUEST APPEARANCES<BR> FROM THE LIKES COUNT BASS D, MR=20
FANTASTIK, ANGELIKA & 4IZE AND<BR> THAT'S ABOUT =
IT. HAVENT=20
HAD MUCH OF CHANCE TO REALLY LISTEN TO<BR> THIS, BUT =
YOU ALL=20
KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT BY NOW, DONT YOU????</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> MF DOOM - SPECIAL BLENDS 1 & 2 MIX - =
N/A - 2xCD=20
(MFZ112CD)<BR> NICE LIMITED DOUBLE CD WHICH SEES MF =
MIX IN'=20
AND A CUTTIN' A WEDGE<BR> OF HIS OUTPUT FROM THE =
SPECIAL HERBS=20
SERIES AMONGST OTHERS. COME<BR> HAVE A=20
LISTEN.....</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> WAAJEED - BPM INSTRUMENTALS - BLING 47 - =
2xCD=20
(B47CD1111)<BR> THE 3RD RELEASE FOR JAY-DEES SUPERB =
BUT=20
DIFFICULT TO TRACK DOWN<BR> LABEL SEES WAJEED GET ALL =
FUNKY=20
& SPACEY ON US ON THIS DOUBLE<BR> CD. SUPERBLY =
SUBTLE=20
BEATS WITH THAT "DETROIT" SOUND. IF ONLY THERE<BR> WAS =
MORE=20
MUSIC LIKE THIS, MY WORLD WOULD CERTAINLY BE A =
BRIGHTER<BR> =20
PLACE. (AND MORE FUNKY, DEEP, SOULFUL, ETC...)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Restocks (CD): Hip Hop</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> JAY-DEE - UNRELEASED INSTRUMENTALS VOL 1 =
- BLING 47=20
- CD (JD001CD)<BR> 8 OF THE FINEST, DEEPEST AND =
FUNKYEST CUTS=20
FROM THE AMAZING JAYDEE.<BR> STRICTLY LIMITED TO =
2000 =20
WORLDWIDE THIS HAS TO BE SNAPPED UP<BR> IMMEDIATELY TO =
AVOID=20
DISSAPOINTMENT. TRULY STUNNING STUFF!!!!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Restocks (CD): Guitar Based</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> MARZ - WIR SIND HIER - KARAOKE KALK - CD=20
(KALKCD29)<BR> GREAT ALBUM FROM ONE OF KARAOKE'S =
STALWART=20
ACTS. DELIGHTFUL SONG<BR> BASED TRACKS WITH ELECTRONIC =
AND=20
GUITAR INFLUENCES. LYRICALLY<BR> IT'S VERY NICE AND =
DOESN'T=20
GRATE AT ALL (WHICH I FIND DOES HAPPEN<BR> SOMETIMES). =
FANS OF=20
MONIKA AND GENERALLY POPPY, CHILLED SOUNDS<BR> SHOULD =
LOOK NO=20
FURTHER THAN THIS SUPERB PIECE OF WORK. NICE.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> MICAH P. HINSON & THE GOSPEL OF =
PROGRESS -=20
MICAH P. HINSON & THE GOSPEL OF PROGRESS - SKETCHBOOK - CD=20
(SKETCH006)<BR> SERIOUSLY IMPRESSIVE DEBUT ALBUM FROM =
THIS=20
TEXAN SINGER/SONGWRITER<BR> THAT'S BEEN GOING DOWN A =
STORM=20
WITH CRITICS AND GENUINE MUSIC<BR> FANS ALIKE. HINTS =
OF SMOG,=20
RED HOUSE PAINTERS, BRIGHT EYES ET<BR> AL BUT SOMEHOW =
WITH A=20
REAL IDENTITY AND FEEL OF ITS OWN. MOURNFUL,<BR> YET=20
UPLIFTING, THIS COMES HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> MICK TURNER - MARLAN ROSA - DRAG CITY - =
CD=20
(DC175CD)<BR> AH, MR TURNER, MORE UNDERSTATED BEAUTY I =
PRESUME! ACHING MELANCHOLY,<BR> STRING PLUCKED HEART =
ACHE,=20
WOOOOSH, IT'S ALL HERE MY DEAR. YES,<BR> THIS RELEASE =
FROM=20
1999 DOESN'T DEVIATE FROM THE GENTLE STREAM<BR> LIKE =
ENERGY WE=20
ALL ASSOCIATE WITH MR MICK TURNER. FABULOUS!!!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS - ABATTOIR =
BLUES /=20
THE LYRE OF ORPHEUS - MUTE - 2xCD (CDSTUMM233)<BR> =
LITERALLY=20
MASSIVE NEW ALBUM FROM DICK CAVE, AS HE RELEASES =
THE<BR> FIRST=20
DOUBLE ALBUM OF HIS LONG CAREER. CRITICS ARE TOUTING =
THIS<BR> =20
AS HIS BEST WORK IN YEARS, AND CERTAINLY IT DOES SOUND LIKE=20
A<BR> RETURN TO FORM AFTER THE PATCHY "NOCTURAMA". THE =
PACKAGING IS<BR> ALSO SERIOUSLY IMPRESSIVE ON BOTH =
FORMATS. IF=20
YOU'RE A FAN, YOU'RE<BR> GONNA WANT THIS INSTANTLY - =
SIMPLE AS=20
THAT.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>New Releases (CD): Funk / Jazz / =
Soul</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> BESSIE SMITH - EMPRESS OF THE BLUES - =
UNIVERSE -=20
3xCD (UV137/3)<BR> THE TITLE SAYS IT ALL REALLY. =
BEAUTIFULLY=20
PACKAGED TRIPLE CD COLLECTION<BR> FROM BESSIE SMITH =
COVERING A=20
MASSIVE 73 TRACKS FROM 1923 TO 1930.<BR> =
ACCOMPANIED BY=20
FAR TO MANY BLUES MUSICIANS TO LIST, BUT IT SEEMS<BR> =
AS=20
THOUGH BESSIE PLAYED WITH ALMOST EVERYONE. SIMPLE AND=20
BEAUTIFUL<BR> BLUES FROM A LEGEND WITH A WONDERFUL=20
VOICE.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> ISLEY BROTHERS AND JIMI HENDRIX - TESTIFY =
- AKARMA=20
- CD (AK308CD)<BR> A SELECTION OF VERY EARLY ISLEY =
BROTHERS=20
RECORDINGS WHEN A CERTAIN<BR> JAMES HENDRIX WAS =
PLAYING GUITAR=20
FOR THEM ON THE LEGENDARY CHITLIN<BR> CIRCUIT. NOT AN =
AWFUL=20
LOT OF INFO ON THE SLEEVE, WELL MORE OR<BR> LESS IN =
TRUTH,=20
NONE! BUT I WOULD HAZARD A GUESS THAT THEY WERE<BR> =
RECORDED=20
AROUND 64 - 66. RAW ARSED SOUL FOR YOU ALL TO ENJOY....</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Restocks (CD): Funk / Jazz / Soul</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> GOLD SPARKLE TRIO with KEN VANDERMARK - =
BROOKLYN=20
CANTOS - SQUEALER - CD (SQLR039)<BR> HEROIC JAZZ =
CONVICTION=20
WITH HEAVY LEANINGS TO THE AVANT TRADITION.<BR> HIGH =
JAZZ, FUN=20
JAZZ, BRISK AND CHALLENGING JAZZ. BOTH VERY MODERN<BR> =
AND=20
CLASSIC, THIS LP IS FOR THE HEADS.....</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>New Releases (CD): Reggae / Dub</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> JAH BATTA - ARGUMENT - WACKIES - CD=20
(W-2395CD)<BR> ANYONE FAMILIAR WITH THE BURIAL MIX =
SERIES BY=20
RHYTHM & SOUND SHOULD<BR> BE FAMILIAR WITH THE =
NAME JAH=20
BATTA. A KILLER VOCALIST WHO DELIVERED<BR> A WHOLE =
ALBUM ON=20
WACKIES THAT I'VE NEVER COME ACROSS BEFORE. GREAT<BR> =
DELIVERY=20
ON THE VOCALS AND A CLASSIC EARLY '80'S WACKIES =
SOUND<BR> WITH=20
ELECTRONIC INFLUENCES BUT PLENTY OF ROOTS GOING ON. A=20
SUPERB<BR> PIECE.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>New Releases (CD): Experimental</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> EVAN PARKER WITH BIRDS - FOR STEVE LACEY =
- TREADER=20
- CD (TRD001)<BR> FIRST RELEASE FOR TREADER - A LABEL =
RUN BY=20
JOHN COXON OF SPIRITUALISED<BR> / SPRING HEEL JACK =
FAME. =20
THE LABEL STARTS WITH A SERIES OF BEAUTIFULLY<BR> =
PACKAGED=20
ALBUMS, EACH A DIFFERENT COLOUR, WITH A GOLD =
EMBOSSED<BR> =20
ANIMAL ON EACH - DESIGNED BY FRAUKE STEGMANN. THIS ONE HAS=20
A<BR> BEAUTIFUL KANGAROO (SURELY SOME SORT OF BIRD =
WOULD HAVE=20
MADE MORE<BR> SENSE!). THIS IS A TRIBUTE TO THE =
LATE=20
STEVE LACEY - EVAN PARKER<BR> ON SAXAPHONE DUETING =
WITH FIELD=20
RECORDINGS OF NORTHERN EUROPEAN<BR> BIRDSONG. =
THEY=20
COMPLEMENT EACH OTHER PERFECTLY. BEAUTIFUL =
ALBUM<BR> =20
THAT EVOKES PEACEFUL IMAGES. IF YOU LIKE BASIL KIRCHINS=20
CHARCOAL<BR> SKETCHES YOU'LL LIKE THIS - ONCE AGAIN IT =
SEEMS=20
AS THOUGH THE<BR> SHOP IS FILLED WITH BIRDS. =20
RECOMMENDED.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> MARK SANDERS - SWALLOW CHASE - TREADER - =
CD=20
(TRD001)<BR> FIRST SOLO RECORDING BY ONE OF THE =
WORLD'S GREAT=20
IMPROVISERS.<BR> THIRD RELEASE ON JOHN COXON'S =
TREADER=20
LABEL - BEAUTIFULLY PACKAGED<BR> LIKE THE FIRST TWO - =
THIS ONE=20
HAS A GOLD MOUSE (SOME DEBATE AS<BR> TO WHETHER DOOR =
OR=20
FIELD!) AGAIN BY FRAUKE STEGMANN. RECORDED<BR> FROM =
THE=20
DRUMMERS PERSPECTIVE - A VIRTUSOSO PERFORMANCE IN =
NINE<BR> =20
PARTS. AS A SOLO PERCUSSIONIST ALBUM, THE SUBTLETY AND=20
BREADTH<BR> OF SOUND IS AMAZING. REALLY FRAGILE, =
BEAUTIFUL, INTENSE, COMPELLING<BR> AND=20
RECOMMENDED.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> TRIO WITH INTERLUDES - TRIO WITH =
INTERLUDES -=20
TREADER - CD (TRD002)<BR> SECOND IN THE BEAUTIFUL =
SERIES OF=20
ALBUMS ON TREADER - THIS TIME<BR> WITH A GOLD WALRUS =
ON THE=20
COVER. ENERGETIC FUSSING INTERSPERSED<BR> WITH =
RATHER=20
BEAUTIFUL SECTIONS OF CALM FROM THE TRIO OF JOHN =
COXON<BR> =20
(MKS 80 SYNTHESISER), EVAN PARKER (TENOR SAXOPHONE) AND MARK=20
SANDERS<BR> (DRUMS), INTERSPERSED WITH DOUBLE GRAND =
PIANO AND=20
PERCUSSION INTERLUDES<BR> BY JOHN COXON AND ASHLEY =
WALES (AKA=20
SPRING HEEL JACK). APPARENTLY<BR> INSPIRED BY =
SUN RA'S=20
NUITS DE LA FONDATION MAEGHT. DEFINITELY<BR> IN =
THE SUN=20
RA LEAGUE OF INTENSITY AND INSANITY AND SHOULD =
APPEAL<BR> TO=20
FANS OF FREEFORM JAZZ IMPROVISATION. GOOD STUFF.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Restocks (CD): Experimental</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> DAVID GRUBBS & MATTS GUSTAFSSON - =
APERTURA -=20
BLUE CHOPSTICKS - CD (BC2)<BR> GRUBBY GRUBERSON =
(SCHOOL CHUMS=20
NICKNAME) & MATTY G (HAD NO FRIENDS<BR> AT SCHOOL) =
REALLY=20
PUSH THE EXPERIMENTAL BOAT OUT. FOR EXAMPLE,<BR> TRACK =
ONE, 39=20
MINUTES, FORGET KEY CHANGE, THERE'S NOT EVEN A =
NOTE<BR> =20
CHANGE. ONE FLUCTUATING NOTE FOR 40 MINS. MUCH OF THE SAME=20
ON<BR> TRACK 2. SOME WILL LOVE IT, SOME THINK IT TAKES =
THE=20
PISS. CONSIDER<BR> ME LATTER.</FONT></DIV>
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