[Smallfish-releases-text] Smallfish Release Mailout - Saturday 11/09/04
justusfish
justusfish@smallfish.co.uk
Sat, 11 Sep 2004 15:27:17 +0100
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Hi there.
Bit late on the mailout this week. Sorry about that. Lots to check out =
though so happy hunting!
Peace.
The Fish.
Smallfish Records.
New Releases (Vinyl): Electronica
ANDREAS TILLIANDER - DUTTY & DIGITAL - IDEAL - 12" (IDEAL022)
ANDREAS TILLIANDER DELIVERS A DUB HEAVY, IMMACULATELY PRODUCED
FOUR TRACK EP OF QUALITY TECH GROOVES. BASS IS OF THE ESSENCE
HERE ALONG WITH THE SUPERB BASIC CHANNEL STYLE STABS AND CHORDS.
DEEP AS HELL, SLOW AND GRINDING... JUST A BRILLIANT AND AUTHENTIC
PIECE OF WORK. RECOMMENDED.
GO FIND, THE - MIAMI - MORR MUSIC - LP (MORR047LP)
THE GO FIND FIND THEMSELVES OCCUPYING THE TERRITORY OF A SLIGHTLY
LESS ROCKING, SLIGHTLY MORE POPPY LALI PUNA STYLE. VERY SIMILAR
AT TIMES TO THE POSTAL SERVICE, IT HAS A MELODIC, GUITAR DRIVEN,
INDIE ELECTRONICA FEEL WITH WELL CONSTRUCTED SONGS AND A WELL
PRODUCED SOUND. IF YOU LIKE YOUR MS. JOHN SODA'S AND LALI PUNA'S
YOU WOULD DO WELL TO CHECK THIS OUT.
HEARTS OF DARKNESS - MUSIC FOR DRUNK DRIVING - SCHEMATIC - LP =
(SCH042LP)
CRIKEY! SCHEMATIC REALLY HAVE GONE OUT ON A SEMI-INDUSTRIAL LIMB.
THIS CD FEATURES TWENTY FOUR MOSTLY BRUTAL ELECTRONIC TRACKS WITH
ELEMENTS OF DIRGE, GABBA, INDUSTRIAL AND BREAKCORE. ALL MASHED
UP TOGETHER TO CREATE A BROKEN, UNEASY FLOW THAT'LL KEEP YOU ON
EDGE ALL THE WAY THROUGH. HARD AS NAILS, BUT ULTIMATELY A SATISFYING
ALTERNATIVE TO MELODIC ELECTRONICA. CHECK.
KELPE - SEA INSIDE BODY - DC - 2xLP (DC53LP)
TWISTED DOWNBEAT ELECTRONICA HERE WITH A NOD TOWARDS THE BOARDS
IN PLACES, ALTHOUGH KELPE CERTAINLY HAVE THIER OWN THING GOING.
WONDERFUL MELODIES AND HARMONIES OVER SOME CRUNCHY, COMPLEX LAPTOP
TWIDDLINGS. ALL IN ALL A STRONG ALBUM, ALMOST WHERE MORR MUSIC
SHOULD HAVE PROGRESSED TO BY NOW. RECOMMENDED.
MUM - DUSK LOG - FATCAT - 10" (10FAT03)
CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT I DO BELIEVE ALL FOUR TRACKS ON THIS
NEW MUM EP ARE BRAND NEW, IE. NONE ARE TAKEN FROM THE RECENT ALBUM.
MUSIC WISE (AND SLEEVE WISE!) THIS PICKS UP NICELY FROM WHERE
"SUMMER MAKE GOOD" LEFT OFF - INTRICATE, INTIMATE, SWEET, SENSITIVE,
ORGANIC, ICELANDIC FOLKTRONICA THAT'S GUARANTEED TO SOOTHE EVEN
THE MOST WITHERED BROW AT THE END OF THE DAY. AH, THAT'S BETTER.
PLUMBLINE - PIN POINTS - HYDROGEN DUKEBOX - LP (DUKE133DJV)
THIS HAS GOT TO BE THE MOST IMPRESSIVE RELEASE I'VE HEARD ON THIS
LABEL POSSIBLY EVER. DREAMY, AMBIENT, SEMI-LIVE INSTRUMENT BASED
ELECTRONICA THAT REMINDS ONE OF TARWATER, WITH THE TINIEST HINT
OF MURCOF PLUS MAYBE A SPLASH OF BIOSPHERE AND/OR THE FAX LABEL.
DEFINITELY NOT ONE TO JUST OVERLOOK - RECOMMENDED.
QUIO - GAZON GASOLINA - AGF PRODUKTION - 12" (AGFPROD001/MDM55016)
FIRST RELEASE ON AGF'S OWN LABEL AND IT'S A CRACKING SELECTION
OF CHILLED OUT POP-TECHNO AND VARIOUSOTHER ELECTRONIC FUN. SUBTLE,
PRETTY AND CATCHY ON THEA-SIDE WITH A LOVELY VOCAL AND A BIT MORE
BROKEN ON THE B-SIDE (SPOT THE AGF MIX!) WITH CHOPPY BEATS AND
PROCESSING. WELL WORTH TAKING A LISTEN.
SEPTEMBER COLLECTIVE - SEPTEMBER COLLECTIVE - GEOGRAPHIC - LP =
(GEOG27LP)
SIMPLY A MARVELLOUS PIECE OF WORK FROM THE COLLECTIVE TALENTS
OF BARBARA MORGENSTERN, STEPHAN SCHNEIDER AND PAUL WIRKUS. DEEP,
LOVINGLY CRAFTED ELECTRONIC SOUNDS WITH LO-FI EFFECTS APLENTY.
MELODIC, YES, BUT WITH A DENSE, WARM TEXTURAL FEEL TO ALL OF
THE TRACKS. RHYTHMS ARE LOOSE AND SPORADIC, BUT ADD A CERTAIN
SOMETHING TO THE TRACKS. BRILLAINT AND HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
SH*TMAT - FULL ENGLISH BREAKFAST VOL. 3 - PLANET MU - 12" (ZIQ103)
I SEEM TO USE THE SAME WORDS EVERY TIME ONLY IN A DIFFERENT ORDER
WHEN REVIEWING SH*TMAT RELEASES, SO I'LL JUST LIST THEM ALL, AND
YOU CAN WRITE YOUR OWN. RAGGA, MUFFIN, BAD, BWOY, JUNGLIST, NOISE,
BREAK, CORE, DRUM, BASS, WICKED, TING, OLD, SKOOL, GABBA, SHOUTY,
RAVE, DISTORTION, SOUND, MURDERER, BUG, ROOTSMAN, RAZOR, X, KID,
SIX, O, GWAN
SPACETIME CONTINUUM - FUTURE IFE EP - ASTRALWERKS - 12" (ASW6261)
I ALWAYS FEEL THAT JONAH SHARP'S SPACETIME CONTINUUM PROJECT NEVER
REALLY GOT THE CREDIT IT DESERVED BUT THIS THREE TRACK EP IS A
GREAT SLICE OF LATE '90'S ELECTONICA. DENSE, LUSH, STRANGELY =
GROOVING,
FULL OF GREAT SOUNDS... A LOVELY PIECE OF WORK.
SUBTLE - F.K.O. - LEX - 12" (LEX027)
LEFTFIELD HIP HOP SINGLE OF THE YEAR? SUBTLE ARE (AS I'M SURE
YOU KNOW) DOSE ONE AND JEL, WHICH THEREFORE MAKES THIS SINGLE
ESSENTIAL TO ALL CLOUDDEAD FANS LIKE MYSELF, BUT DON'T FORGET
ABOUT THOSE B. FLEISCHMANN AND CONSOLE REMIXES FOR ALL YOU =
ELECTRONICA
HEADS OUT THERE. OH YES. AN ESSENTIAL RELEASE.
WOLF EYES - STABBED IN THE FACE - SUB POP - 12" (SP649)
EXTREME SOUNDS FROM WOLF EYES WHICH CONTINUES THE IDEA OF MINIMAL
SOUND MANIPULATION. CONCENTRATING ON A HEAVY GOING HI-FREQUENCY
BASED STYLE WITH DEEP RUMBLINGS IN THE BASS FREQUENCIES PLUS SPARING
USE OF OTHER SAMPLE SOURCES (INCLUDING FIELD RECORDINGS OF NATURE)
YOU END UP WITH AN ATMOSPHERIC PRODUCT AT THE END. AND LONG MAY
IT CONTINUE LIKE THIS!
Restocks (Vinyl): Electronica
ADAM JOHNSON - MALK EP - NARITA RECORDS - 12" (NRT01)
THIS IS THE FIRST RELEASE ON NEW MERCK OFFSHOOT LABEL NARITA.
I'M NOT QUITE SURE WHICH DIRECTION THEY'RE SPECIFICALLY TAKING
IT IN BUT THIS IS A MAGNIFICENT START. FIVE TRACKS OF DEEP, CLICKY
TECHNO WITH MOMENTS THAT SOUND A BIT LIKE LUSINE'S 4/4 WORK BUT
WITH DUBBIER OVERTONES. BEAUTIFUL CRISP PRODUCTION GIVES IT A
LUSH, MELODIC FEEL AND I RECKON THIS IS DEFINITELY A LABEL TO
KEEP A BEADY EYE ON. RECOMMENDED.
AMMONCONTACT - SOUNDS LIKE EVERYTHING - PLUG RESEARCH - LP (PR45LP)
A VERY WELCOME RETURN FOR AMMONCONTACT, WHO BLEND HIP HOP BEATS
AND ELECTRONICA AS GOOD AS ANYONE - BETTER THAN ANY ACTUAL HIP
HOP ARTIST I CAN THINK OF, IN MY OPINION. WITH A FULLER, RICHER,
MORE ENCOMPASSING SOUND THAN THEIR PREVIOUS RELEASES, THESE FELLAS
LOOK SET TO DO THE BUSINESS RIGHT NOW. IMAGINE DJ WALLY WITHOUT
THE QUIRKINESS. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
BOLA - SOUP - SKAM - 2XLP (SKALP2)
FINALLY, BOLA'S DEBUT ALBUM GETS REISSUED AND IT'S IN FUNKY NEW
PACKAGING THAT BRINGS IT MORE IN LINE WITH THE ARTWORK FROM FYUTI.
CLASSIC ELECTRONICA SOUNDS FROM DARRYL FITTON.
HANIN ELIAS - NO GAMES NO FUN - FATAL RECORDINGS - CD (FATALCD1 / =
09961-2)
HANIN ELIAS TEAMS UP WITH A WHOLE HOST OF PRODUCERS HERE TO DELIVER
AN ALBUM THAT, AT TIMES IS BRILLIANT AND AT OTHERS SMACKS OF =
DESPERATION.
WHICH IS A SHAME BECAUSE THE GOOD BITS ARE REALLY GOOD. KHAN,
MERZBOW, ALEC EMPIRE AND J. MASCIS (!) ALL PROVIDE THE BEST BACKING
TRACKS FOR HANIN TO HAVE A BIT OF A SHOUT OVER AND THEY WORK WELL.
BUT THERE'S A LOT OF AVERAGE 'ELECTROCLASH' SOUNDING TRACKS WHICH
LET IT DSOWN A BIT. OH WELL.
HRK - LOVE WORLD - ULRICH SCHNAUSS REMIX - JOINT - 12" (JOINT002)
IGNORE THE A-SIDE VERSION BECAUSE, FRANKLY, THE VOCALS ARE POPPY
AND AWFUL. WHAT YOU DO GET (LUCKILY) IS A SUBLIMELY MELODIC ULRICH
SCHNAUSS MIX WHICH WILL DELIGHT AND ENCHANT IN EQUAL MEASURES.
MELODIC ELECTRONICA AT IT'S MOST MELODIC. IT'S VERY MELODIC -
JUST IN CASE YOU HADN'T REALISED HOW MELODIC IT WAS YET!
MASTER DESASTER - LOVE / DON'T OBEY - DRAG DESASTER - 12" =
(DRAGDESASTER6)
SHOCKINGLY POOR BOOTLEG TYPE THING FROM THE OVERRATED DRAG DESASTER
LABEL. I MEAN, IF YOU'RE INTO THIS KIND OF SHOUTY, PUNKY SOUND,
THEN MAYBE THERE'LL BE SOMETHING TO REDEEM IT, BUT FOR THE REST
OF US, THIS IS JUST A BUNCH OF SILLINESS.
PASTACAS - NOT SO GOOD SONGS - KIN - 12" (KIN002)
THIS DUBLIN LABEL HAS PROVIDED A SIX TRACK EP FROM THIS OUFIT
FROM EASTERN EUROPE, AND IT'S A BEAUTY. CHOCK FULL OF MELODY,
QUIRKY BEATS, VOCALS AND MUCH CUTESY-NESS. WITH TOUCHES OF TOMLAB
AND KARAOKE KALK, THIS IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
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!
ROD MODELL - KETTLE POINT EP - ECHOCORD - 12" (ECHOCORD06)
IT'S HARD TO DESCRIBE JUST HOW EXCITED I GET ABOUT THIS BRILLIANT
LABEL. TO HEAR SOMEONE RELEASING THE PUREST OF DUB TECHNO GROOVES
IS VERY, VERY SATISFYING AND IT DOESN'T GET MUCH BETTER THAN THIS.
ROD MODELL HAS CREDITS ON A NUMBER OF PLUS 8 AND THEOREM RELEASES
AND HE'S BEEN AROUND FOR YEARS DOING EXPERIMENTAL AND PIONEERING
ELECTRONIC MUSIC. NOW, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN HE WAS ALSO PART OF
THE DEEPCHORD DUO WHO RELEASED SOME OF THE BEST TECH SOUNDS THAT
NEVER CAME OUT OF BERLIN. THIS IS, QUITE SIMPLY, AWESOME. FOUR
CUTS OF PURE, UNDILUTED, SPACIOUS TECHNO WITH A HEAVY DUB FLAVA,
BUT WONDERFULLY DEEP AND METALLIC CHORDS AND STABS. LIKE BASIC
CHANNEL? LIKE DEEPCHORD? LIKE THE OTHER STUFF ON ECHOCORD? YOU'RE
GOING TO ABSOLUTELY ADORE THIS. RELEASE OF THE WEEK. NO CONTEST.
SQUAREPUSHER - BUDAKHAN MINDPHONE - WARP - LP (WARPLP62)
EXCELLENT MIX OF THE USUAL WARP-ESQUE SOUNDS AND ELECTRONIC JAZZ
FUNK, WITH LIVE INSTRUMENTATION. SOME OF TOM JENKINSON'S BEST
WORK YET. NO COVER, HENCE THE CHEAP PRICE!
SWOD - GEHEN - CITY CENTRE OFFICES - LP (TOWERBLOCK021)
OH MY GOSH! THIS IS A SUPREMELY BEAUTIFUL RELEASE. CITY CONTRE
OFFICES DELIVER A DELICIOUS COCKTAIL OF GENTLE PIANOS, LUSCIOUS
ELECTRONICS AND DEEP, DEEP ATMOSPHERES. BEAUTIFULLY PUT TOGETHER
AND WONDERFULLY PRODUCED, THIS IS AN ALBUM THAT SHOULD APPEAL
TO FANS OF THE EQUALLY WONDERFUL 'VRIOON' ALBUM BY CARSTEN NICOLAI
AND RYUICHI SAKAMOTO, BUT ALSO ANYONE WITH AN EAR FOR MELODIC,
GORGEOUS MUSIC. UTTERLY RECOMMENDED.
ULRICH SCHNAUSS - A STRANGELY ISOLATED PLACE - CITY CENTRE OFFICES - =
2xLP (BLOCK13)
LONG AWAITED AND MUCH PRAISED ALBUM BY MR SNAUSS, FOLLOWING UP
THE CRITICALLY ACLAIMED "FARAWAY TRAINS PASSING BY". DEEP AND
MELODIC ELECTRONICS, THAT ARE DESIGNED TO WASH OVER YOU, AS THE
MUSIC DRIFTS ALONG IN THE BACKROUND. NOT A SINGLE AGGRESSIVE
BEAT TO TAKE AWAY FROM THE GENTLE AND VERY SOUNDSCAPEY AMBIENCE.
FANS OF BOLA, THE GENTLE END OF LACKLUSTER, THE BEATLESS END
OF BOARDS, TANGERINE DREAM, COCTEAU TWINS / THIS MORTAL COIL ETC
WILL BE DELIGHTED.
New Releases (Vinyl): Techno / Electro
BABY FORD - BEACH BUMP - U.S. BUMPY CLUB MIX - RHYTHM KING - 12" =
(12RBORD6)
HARD TO FIND ORIGINAL REMIX SELECTION OF POSSIBLY BABY FORD'S
MOST COMMERCIAL TRACK. THREE VERSIONS WITH A MORE U.S. BASED BUMPING
HOUSE SLANT TO THE SOUND WHICH COMPLEMENTS THE ORIGINAL VERY NICELY.
SNAP THIS ONE UP IF YOU'RE A FAN!
BEN SIMS PRESENTS... EMOTE - SECOND COMING - PURE PLASTIC - 12" =
(PP056)
PURE PLASTIC GIVE LIFE TO SOME SLIGHTLY OLDER BEN SIMS TRACKS.
ABSOLUTELY BELTING STUFF THAT WILL ROCK ANY HARDER TECHNO DANCEFLOOR
WITH EASE. TOUGH BEATS, KILLER BASSLINES AND A STABBY FEEL.. PROPER
CLUB TECHNO ALL ROUND.
BEYER & LENK FEAT. TIGA - HEARTBREAK / ANANDA - NOVA MUTE - 12" =
(12NOMU137)
ADAM BEYER AND JESPER DAHLBACK GET IT ON WITH THE MOST FOPPISH
ELECTRO POP STAR OF THE DAY. THE A-SIDE IS A BIT NITZER EBB GO
RAVE, WHEREAS THE B-SIDE IS ALMOST LIKE TRANCE WITH GUITARS! SEE
WHAT YOU THINK - NOTHING GROUNDBREAKING, BUT A POTENTIALLY HANDY
DJ TOOL.
BO FRAZIER - PLACES AND SPACES - PACIFIC - 12" (FIC014)
TWO ROLLOUT TRACKS FROM BO FRAZIER ON THIS UNDERRATED LABEL THAT
ACTUALLY PRODUCED MANY A FINE RECORD. A BIT TECHY, A BIT HOUSEY
AND A BIT DETROITY. SOLID.
CHARLIE HALL & TY-CHI - MOVE THAT ASS EP - PRO-JEX - 12" (PROX050)
PRO-JEX ONCE AGAIN PROVING THAT THE SPIRIT OF CHICAGO ISN'T DEAD.
FOUR TRACKS OF BOUNCY, TOUGH AS NAILS TECHNO SOUNDS COMPLETE WITH
TWO PURE CHICAGO VERSIONS FROM DJ DEEON, ONE OF WHICH HAS AN =
AUTHENTIC
ACID FLAVOUR. SOLID STUFF.
DAS BIERBEBEN - STAUB REPRODUKTION - SHITKATAPULT - 12" (STRIKE49)
AN ABOVE-AVERAGE RELEASE FROM SHITKATAPULT, THANKS IN PART TO
A CHANGE OF DIRECTION, THANKS ALSO IN PART TO REMIXES FROM ROBAG
WRUHME AND PETER GRUMMICH. DEEP, SUBTLE TECHNO / ELECTRO / GLITCH
/ MICRO-FUNK IN THE BOXER SPORT / MUSIK KRAUSE SCHEME OF THINGS.
LISTEN DO.
DAVID CARRETTA - LOVELY TOY / COLORS - GIGOLO - 12" (GIGOLO145)
MORE JONJO / ARNIE FRIENDLY EBM PUNISHMENT FROM DAVID CARRETTA
- A MAN WHO HAS ALMOST CERTAINLY SOUNDTRACKED A S&M / BONDAGE
ACTIVITY EVENING AT SOME STAGE, WHETHER KNOWINGLY OR OTHERWISE.
ONE FOR FANS OF RICHARD BARTZ, HELL IN HIS PRIME, ETC.
DEBOY - DETROIT / ACIDFLASH - INBRED RECORDINGS - 12" (IB001)
OOPS! I THOUGHT THIS HAD BEEN DATABASED, BUT I WAS WRONG, SO =
APOLOGIES
TO THE LABEL FOR THAT. FIRST RELEASE FOR INBRED RECORDINGS IS
A SOLID SLICE OF PURE DANCEFLOOR TECHNO WITH WARM, DETROIT-ESQUE
LEANINGS. A BIG FAVOURITE WITH QUITE A FEW NAME DJS, IT'S NOT
SURPRISING THAT THIS HAS SEEN SO MUCH PLAY TIME ON THE DECKS AS
IT'S AN ALL ROUND SOLID PERFORMER. DEFINITELY WORTH CHECKING IF
YOU'RE INTO DOWNLOW, SOMA OR OTHER SUCH IMPRINTS.
DIEBSTAHL - WALK IDIOT WALK - GLANZBILD - 12" (GLANZBILD02)
YOU'RE EITHER GOING TO LOVE THIS OR HATE IT AS IT'S A DIRTY, DIRTY
SCHAFFEL TRACK COUPLED WITH A RAW SOUNDING SLAB OF HARD COLOGNE
POP TECHNO. QUITE BANGING REALLY AND CONSIDERABLY TOUGHER THAN
THE LAST RELEASE ON THIS LABEL. CHECK.
DMA - MUSIC JUST TURNS - ONGAKU - 12" (ONGAKU004)
ONE OF THE EARLIEST RELEASES ON ROMAN FLUGEL'S ONGAKU LABEL COMES
FROM DMA AND IS A GREAT LOOK AT WHAT WAS GOING ON GERMAN TECHNO
WISE BACK IN THE DAY. TWO TRACKS, STILL SOUND GREAT TODAY... ONLY
ONE COPY!
FENIN - SUSTAIN EP - METEOSOUND - 12" (METEO012)
SIX TRACKS OF HEAVILY DUB LACED TECHNO / ELECTRONICA FROM FENIN.
QUITE A CHILLED OUT SOUND BUT WITH ENOUGH OOMPH AT TIMES TO MAKE
IT A NICE WARM UP IN AN EARLY EVENING OR LATE MORNING SET. GOOD
STUFF.
FIVE GREEN CIRCLE - GROWING SHAPES EP - D1 - 12" (DONE028)
GREAT EP FROM DUBLIN'S D1 LABEL. FOUR TRACKS OF FUNKY, ELECTRO
INSPIRED TECHNO SOUNDS WITH A LIVELY, PERKY FEEL. LOTS OF OLD
SCHOOL, RETRO SYNTH SOUNDS TO GIVE IT AN AUTHENTIC FLAVA AND A
GENERAL ELECTRO / DISCO STYLE. THERE'S ONE REALLY NIC LITTLE 4/4
TRACK AT THE END WHICH SOUNDS MORE LIKE THE D1 OF OLD WITH IT'S
WARM CHORDS AND SIMPLE, EFFECTIVE PERCUSSION. GOOD STUFF.
GEIGER - MADE IN HOME #2 - FIRM - 12" (FIRM08)
SECOND PART OF THIS TWO 12" SERIES AND GEIGER ONCE AGAIN DELIVERS
FIVE VARIED TRACKS COVERING POP, ELECTRONICA AND ELECTRO DISCO.
WICKED PRODUCTION AND A SKILLFULLY PUT TOGETHER STYLE WITH VOCALS,
SONG BASED TRACKS AND CLUBBY MOMENTS. FIRM ON IT ONCE AGAIN! CHECK.
GEIGER - MADE IN HOME #1 - FIRM - 12" (FIRMO7)
FIRST PART OF THIS TWO 12" SERIES (WHICH BASICALLY MAKES UP AN
ALBUMS WORTH OF MATERIAL). VARIED SOUNDS THAT CHANGE FROM CLUBBY,
ELECTRO-POP / CLASH TO A MORE SONG BASED, DOWNBEAT PUNKY, FUNKY
FLAVA. THERE ARE SOME REALLY GOOD SKILLS ON SHOW HERE AND YOU
SHOULD DEFINITELY CHECK IT OUT.
GREGORY SHIFF - MOTIONLESS PHONECALL EP - LO-FI STEREO - 12" =
(LOFISTEREO030)
DELECTABLE THREE TRACKER FROM PERSONA'S GREGORY SHIFF THAT =
CONCENTRATES
ON THE DEEPER, MORE MINIMAL SIDE OF TECH GROOVES. WONDERFUL =
PRODUCTION
AND LOTS OF SUBBY BASS SOUNDS COUPLED WITH CRISP HIGH END GIVE
IT A GREAT SOUND FOR AND EARLY EVENING SESSION. EXCELLENT STUFF.
JOHANNES HEIL - REALITY TO MIDI - KANZLERAMT - 2xLP (KA24)
VINTAGE DOUBLE PACK SLAB ON THE EXCELLENT KANZLERAMT LABEL. SOLID
TECHNO SOUNDS ALL ROUND FROM ONE OF THEIR MOST PROLIFIC PRODUCERS.
GROOVING, VERY PLAYABLE STUFF THAT STILL SOUNDS GOOD EVEN NOW.
JUSTIN BERKOVI - FAST-WIDE EP - CLONED VINYL - 12" (CLONE005)
AND HERE WE FIND JUSTIN BERKOVI DOING WHAT JUSTIN BERKOVI DOES
BEST. DARK, TWISTED, GROOVING TECHNO SOUNDS IN THE MOULD OF CRISTIAN
VOGEL / SUBHEAD. TOUGH AS YOU LIKE IT AND FULL OF GREAT NOISES
AND PHAT RHYTHMS. NICE. OR NOT NICE, DEPENDING ON HOW YOU LOOK
AT IT.
MARKESE - TRAPEZ LIMITED 24 - TRAPEZ - 12" (TRAPEZLTD24)
FOUR USEFUL TRACKS HERE FROM MARKESE (WHO'S A NAME I HAVEN'T COME
ACROSS BEFORE). DEEP, MINIMAL AND QUITE BOUNCY WITH ONE SCHAFFEL
TRACK AND THREE STRAIGHT GROOVERS. WELL UP TO THE USUAL STANDARD
AND DEFINITELY COMES RECOMMENDED.
MENTAL OVERDRIVE - THE SECOND COMING - R & S - 12" (RS9141)
THREE SUPER TRACKS OF DARK OLD PROPER RAVE SOUNDS ON THIS VINTAGE
R&S RELEASE. NOT QUITE UP TO THE LEVELS OF HOOVER-NESS OF THE
DOMINATOR, BUT DEFINITELY COMING AT IT FROM A SIMILAR ANGLE. THEY
DON'T MAKE THEM LIKE THIS ANYMORE! ONLY ONE COPY.
MIKKEL METAL - DORANT / KALUGA - KOMPAKT - 12" (KOM104)
MAXIMUM GROOVE COUPLED WITH MAXIMUM DEPTH HERE FROM THE WONDERFULLY
TALENTED MIKKEL METAL. DUBBY UNDERTONES WITH A CLUBBY, HOUSED
UP FEEL BUT ACRES OF TEXTURAL ATMOSPHERE ALL MIXED UP TOGETHER.
A SUPERB RELEASE FROM METAL AND KOMPAKT. RECOMMENDED.
REPAIR - FORGIVE & FORGET - SUB STATIC - 12" (SUS_42)
SOLID, FUNKY, WORKABLE TECHNO GROOVES FROM REPAIR THAT COME IN
SEVERAL DIFFERENT FLAVOURS. DOWNBEAT, ELECTRONIC AND STRAIGHT-UP
DANCEFLOOR TRACKS ARE ALL PRESENT AND THERE'S A SUPERB REMIX FROM
RICHARD DAVIS ON THE A-SIDE. ANOTHER GREAT PRODUCTION FROM HIM
WITH A LUSH, STRINGY, EPIC FEEL. QUALITY STUFF.
RUE EAST - SELECTOR / PAST TIMES - REWIRED - 12" (RW003)
CLASSIC OLD REWIRED 12" FROM MARK BROOM AND DAVE HILL. REWIRED
TOOK A SLIGHTLY MORE TRACKY APPROACH THAN PURE PLASTIC AND HERE
YOU GET TWO FABULOUSLY HYPNOTIC CUTS WITH CLATTERING 909 PRODUCTION
AND AN ALMOST HOUSEY / CHICAGO FLAVA TO THE STABBY SOUNDS. CLASS
TECHNO FROM 1996.
SKIN-VEIN-MUSCLE - EP - CONTINUAL - 12" (CNL013)
MINIMAL, TOUGH, ROLLING SOUNDS... ALL THE TRADEMARKS OF A CONTINUAL
RELEASE. NICK WILSON REALLY GETS TO GRIPS WITH THIS SOUND DELIVERING
A VARIED (WITHIN THE GENRE) SELECTION OF TRACKS FOR PEAK TIME
AND EARLY EVENING PLAY. SUPERB PRODUCTION AS ALWAYS. QUALITY.
SLAM - LIE TO ME - SOMA - 12" (SOMA156)
AMAZINGLY COMMERCIAL SOUNDING TRACKS FROM SLAM THAT FEATURE ANN
SOUNDERSON ON VOCAL DUITES. I DON'T KNOW WHETHER THEY'RE =
SPECIFICALLY
GOING FOR THE CHARTS WITH THIS, BUT ON THE EVIDENCE IT COULD DO
REALLY WELL. NOT PARTICULARLY OUR CUP OF TEA THOUGH, TO BE FAIR.
SLAM - LIE TO ME - REMIXES - SOMA - 12" (SOMA156R)
TWO REMIXES OF THIS SLAM TRACK THAT FEATURES ANN SOUNDERSON ON
VOCALS. DAVE CLARKE DOES WHAT DAVE CLARKE SEEMS TO DO THESE DAYS...
TURNS IT INTO A SLIGHTLY COMMERCIAL SOUNDING CLUB TECHNO ROMP.
FREESTYLE MAN, HOWEVER, DELIVERS THE BEST OF THE BUNCH IN MY OPINION
WITH A SIMMERING ACID HOUSE VERSION THAT'S FULL OF MAEGA DANCEFLOOR
APPEAL.
SVEN VAN HEES - APOKALYPZ - ATOM - 12" (MOM07)
EARLY '90'S BELGIAN TECHNO SOUNDS THAT DON'T GET TOO RAVEY, WHICH
IS A GOOD THING. MORE OF A BLEEPY, ALMOST SHEFFIELD TIP, ACTUALLY
WITH SMOOTH STRINGS AND THAT CLASSIC PERCUSSION SOUND OF THE ERA.
PROPER STUFF. ONLY ONE COPY THOUGH!
SWAYZAK - LOOPS FROM THE BERGERIE - STUDIO K7 - 2xLP (K7166LP)
IF YOU'VE NOT HEARD ANY SWAYZAK FOR A WHILE, YOU MIGHT BE A LITTLE
NONPLUSSED BY THIS LP OF SMOOTH, VOCAL TECHNO POP THAT KINDA SOUNDS
LIKE TALK TALK PRODUCED BY THE BELOVED! LISTEN BEFORE YOU BUY,
IS MY ADVICE (ALWAYS SENSIBLE ANYWAY!).
TAKAAKI ITOH - NOBODY CAN TAKE WHAT EVERYBODY WANTS EP - WOLS - 12" =
(WOLS2)
EXTREMELY HARD TECHNO SOUNDS FROM JAPANESE ARTISTS TAKAAKI. =
POUNDING,
DISTORTED CLUB GROOVES WITH SOME PARTICULARLY DARK SOUNDS AND
BASSLINES. FEATURES TWO ULTRA STORMING MIXES FROM OSCAR MULLERO
AND CHRISTIAN WUNSCH.
T-QUEST - T-QUEST - MUSIC MAN - 2x12" (MM031)
SOLID DOUBLE PACK FROM A FEW YEARS BACK OF RUMBLING, CLUB BASED
TECHNO SOUNDS. THE REAL BONUS IS THE EXCELLENT STERAC (STEVE =
RACHMAD)
REMIX WHICH GIVES IT A SLIGHTLY MORE DETROIT LED FLAVA. QUALITY.
VARIOUS - POD EP - SAPHO - 12" (SAPH06)
BACK IN 1992 CASPAR POUND AND FRIENDS WERE PICKING UP AND RELEASING
SOME GREAT TECHNO / TRANCE SOUNDS. THIS CAME FROM POD COMMUNICATIONS
AND FEATURES TOUGH, POUNDING TRACKS FROM PASCAL F.E.O.S, ATOM
HEART AND DJ ATA. NOT QUITE GABBA, BUT PRETTY INDUSTRIAL =
NONETHELESS.
ONLY ONE COPY OF THIS OLD GEM.
VARIOUS - MOD.COOPERATE.TWO - MILNOR MODERN - 12" (MMR.003)
MILNOR MODERN IS DEFINITELY BECOMING A LABEL TO WATCH. FOUR TRACKS
HERE THAT SURF BETWEEN BLATANTLY CLUBBY AND SUPER-DEEP AND SUBTLE.
MUSIK KRAUSE'S METABOMAN DELIVERS THE STANDOUT WITH LITTLE HINTS
OF CUT UP SOUNDS AND CHUNKY BEATS WHILST TRIKE AND NISIOS GO FOR
A MORE DANCEFLOOR APPROACH (INCLUDING A GREAT SCHAFFEL TRACK).
DUBNOODLES OPTS FOR THE DEEPEST OF THE TRACKS WITH IT'S SUPER
REDUCED FEEL AND QUALITY CLICKED OUT BEATS. A MOST EXCELLENT RECORD
MY FRIENDS.
VARIOUS - THE ELECTRONIC BIBLE - WHITE LABEL - 7" (WLM003)
THREE TRACKS FROM LARGE NUMBER, KINGS HAVE LONG ARMS AND PAT RIOT.
PUNKY ELECTRO / TECHNO SOUNDS WITH AN AMAZINGLY CATCHY FEEL AT
TIMES. THERE'S SOME GREAT ELECTRONIC MANIPULATION AFOOT AS WELL,
SO ALL IN ALL, IF YOU'RE INTO THIS KIND OF SOUND YOU SHOULD FIND
IT VERY PLEASING INDEED.
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.
Restocks (Vinyl): Techno / Electro
7-HURTZ - STOCKERS MOTOR - OUTPUT - 12" (OPR30)
STRAIGHT UP ELECTRO SOUNDS HERE ON THIS EARLY RELEASE FROM TREVOR
JACKSON'S OUTPUT. IF YOUR INTO CLARO INTELLECTO ETC THEN I THINK
THIS MAY BE FOR YOU........
BLACK STROBE - INNERSTRINGS - OUTPUT - 12" (OPR37)
CRACKING NEW SINGLE ON TREVOR JACKSONS OUTPUT LABEL. KIND OF ON
A DAKAR AND GRINSER, SLIGHTLY ELECTRO, SLIGHTLY GARY NUMAN, FUNKY
TYPE TIP. INCLUDES A COOL MIX BY 7 HURTZ.
BLOME & GRUMMICH - PROGRAMMIER DIE NACHT - SENDER - 12" (SEND040)
DIRTY GEAR ONCE AGAIN FROM SENDER WHO SEEM TO HAVE FOUNF SOMETHING
OF A NICHE WITH THIS KIND OF STUFF. RAW BASSLINES, ROCKING 4/4
BEATS ON BOTH SIDES... ABSOLUTELY TOP CLASS CLUB GEAR. IF YOU
LIKE THE MISC. EP 'ROCKET SKATING' YOU'RE GOING TO THOROUGHLY
ENJOY THIS. QUALITY.
CLASS A - THE CLASH - PLATINUM PROJECTS - 12" (PP013)
PLATINUM PROJECTS ARE JUST BANGING THEM OUT RIGHT NOW - THEY'VE
GOT TWO NEW RELEASES OUT JUST THIS WEEK. THIS IS AS NEAR TO UK
GARAGE AS YOU'RE EVER GONNA GET AT SMALLFISH - IT IS ONLY JUST
ABOUT NON-BLING ENOUGH. FANS OF THE TEMPA RELEASES BY THE LIKES
OF HATCHA & BENNY ILL ARE GONNA SNAP THIS UP.
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.
DOMINIK EULBERG - BASSTOLPEL - RAUM MUSIK - 12" (RAUMMUSIK043)
MORE ON-THE-MONEY SOUNDS FROM DOMINIK EULBERG, AND UP TO THE =
STANDARD
OF HIS NOTABLE RECENT RELEASE ON TRAPEZ. THE PERCUSSION SOUNDS,
AND TO SOME EXTENT THE BASS ON THE A-SIDE ALMOST REMIND ME OF
NITRO DELUXE, ALTHOUGH YOU CERTAINLY WOULDN'T CALL THIS ELECTRO.
ON SIDE TWO, ROBAG WRUHME'S REMIX ADDS SOME SLIGHTLY DARKER, =
SLIGHTLY
GLITCHIER ELEMENTS, PLUS STRINGS THAT REMIND ONE OF LAWRENCE.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED, WILL GO DOWN A STORM.
DONNACHA COSTELLO - GREEN - MINIMISE - 12" (MIN005)
FOLLOWING HOT ON THE HEELS OF BLUE, IT'S GREEN. TWO TRACKS OF
CRISP AND CLEAN DEEP, BASSY AND MINIMAL TECHNO THAT IS LIFTED
WITH THE KICKS AND THE CHORD STABS. ANOTHER TOP TUNE.
FUSION - GALAXY OF FUTURE VISIONS - FEROX - 12" (FER021)
EXCELLENT MID 90's HOUSE WITH THE CLASSIC RUSS GABRIEL ELECTROINC
TWIST. FEROX WERE TRULY ON THE CASE BACK THEN AND I THINK IT'S
FAIR TO SAY THAT IT'S A LABEL THAT IS SADLY MISSED. ONLY ONE COPY
AVAILABLE!
GABRIEL ANANDA - SUSSHOLZ - TREIBSTOFF - 12" (TREIBSTOFF43)
SMOOTH TWO TRACKER OF SUMMERY, HOUSED UP TECHNO GROOVES WITH A
NICELY ABSTRACT EDGE. FUNKING STUFF WITH THE DANCEFLOOR SET FIRMLY
IN IT'S SIGHTS... THIS WILL COMPLIMENT YOUR SUB STATIC / TRAPEZ
STYLE SETS VERY NICELY INDEED.
GUS GUS VERSES MARTIN JARL - MOONSTRUCK REMIXES - RESOPAL - 12" =
(RSP009)
THE GUS GUS TRACK IS A SPACEY AFFAIR - EARLY EVENING BAR MUSIC
THAT SORT OF MANAGES TO BE REALLY NON-DESCRIPT. MY MONEY'S ON
THE MARTIN JARL REMIX - A DARK AND SLIGHTLY BROKEN-BEATED BIT
OF MID PACED TECHNO WITH PLENTY OF FUNK AND A PINCH OF ACID.
LOPAZZ - MIGRACION - VILLALOBOS / LUCIANO REMIXES - GET PHYSICAL - 12" =
(GPM018)
AN ALL STAR REMIX SELECTION HERE WITH VERSIONS COMING FROM THE
ABLE HANDS OF RICARDO VILLALOBOS AND LUCIANO. A SUPERB PAIRING
INDEED. I DON'T KNOW THE ORIGINAL AT ALL BUT THESE VERSIONS ARE
DEEP, MINIMAL, SLIGHTLY SPOOKY AND DARK AND FULL OF ATMOSPHERIC
SOUNDS AND NOISES. EXCELLENT.
MAGNET / WIGHNOMY BROS. - SPEICHER 19 - KOMPAKT - 12" (KOMEX19)
MAGNET'S 'KISSKISSKISS'...LIKE MAURIZIO AT TRADE, EURO LOVIN'
DETROIT. A BIGGIE FOR THE BIGGIES. AND THE FLIP? A RATHER MORE
RESTRAINED ELECTRO HOUSE GROOVER...ONE TO CATCH YOUR BREATH TO..OR
A QUICK SNIFF OF POPPERS...OR NOT. I FEEL I OUGHT TO ADD MY =
THRUPPENCE
TO THIS REVIEW TO LET YOU KNOW THAT IN MY HUMBLE OPINION THIS
IS ABSOLUTELY THE MOST BRILLIANT RELEASE ON KOMPAKT EXTRA SO FAR.
DEEP, FUNKY, BEAUTIFULLY PUT TOGETHER... JUST A TOTAL WINNER!
MATHEW JONSON - BEHIND THE MIRROR - SUB STATIC - 12" (SUS_41)
OOH, ITS A BIGGIE. MOODY 4/4 ELECTRIC BOOGIE FO YOO ASS. DARK
AND DELICIOUS, A WONDERFUL FOLLOW UP TO THE SOUGHT AFTER 12" ON
IT IS WHAT IT IS FROM EARLIER THIS YEAR. HIS BEST YET EVEN. CAN
I SAY MORE? PROBABLY BUT I SHAN'T, JUST BUY IT.
METOPE - SECOND SKIN - SENDER - 12" (SEND036)
AREAL LABEL OWNER METOPE TAKES TIME OUT TO PRODUCE THIS VERY =
TOOITHSOME
LITTLE NUMBER FOR SENDER. PHAT, ANALOGUE SOUNDING TECH GROOVES
WITH THE KIND OF SQUELCHING, CLUBBY BASS THAT REALLY SEEMS TO
BE DOING IT IN COLOGNE AT THE MOMENT. CRISP PRODUCTION LEAVES
PLENTY OF ROOM FOR MIXING FUN AND ALL THREE TRACKS ARE EQUALLY
USABLE. 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.
ROB ACID - SOMETHING - TREIBSTOFF - 12" (TREIBSTOFF44)
HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING FROM ROB ACID FOR A WHILE SO IT'S A NICE
SURPRISE TO SEE HIM POPPING HIS HEAD UP ON THE EXCELLENT TREIBSTOFF
LABEL. TWO DEEP TECHNO CUTS WITH A MINIMALISTIC FEEL ON ONE SIDE
AND A MORE FULL AND, DARE I SAY IT, TRANCEY FEEL ON THE MAIN CUT.
DON'T LET THAT PUT YOU OFF THOUGH AS IT'S A GREAT ROMP THROUGH
ATMOSPHERIC TECHNO SOUNDS. RECOMMENDED.
ROBAG WRUHME - WUZZELBUD "KK" - MUSIK KRAUSE - 12" (MK011)
WICKED THREE TRACKER THAT CONTINUES MUSIK KRAUSE'S SPLENDID TRACK
RECORD OF GROOVING, SUBTLE, SHUFFLING TECHNO SOUNDS. ROBAG DELIVERS
A CONSISTENTLY BRILLIANT THREE TRACKER THAT USES SCHAFFEL BEATS,
STRAIGHT BEATS, DUBBY BASSLINES, RAUNCHY SYNTH BASSLINES AND GREAT
LITTLE HINTS OF MELODY. COMES HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
SKATEBARD - FUTURE - KEYS OF LIFE - 12" (LIFE12-8)
THINK OLD SCHOOL RAVE MEETS THE COMMERCIAL END OF THE ELECTRO
SPECTRUM - BLEEPY AND DARK AND BASS HEAVY.
STEVE BARNES - COSMIC SANDWICH - MY BEST FRIEND - 12" (MBFLTD12002)
STEVE BARNES MIGHT SOUND LIKE A MORTGAGE ADVISOR FROM ESSEX BUT
IF HE IS, HE CERTAINLY STILL LIKES TO STRUT HIS STUFF AT THE =
WEEKEND,
PROVIDING HE CAN FIND A BABYSITTER. ONE SIDE OF STRAIGHTFORWARD,
LOOPED TECH GROOVES WITH SOME STRANGE WIBBLY COMPUTERISED VOCALS
GOING ON UNDERNEATH. A BIT MATHEW JONSON, THIS, ACTUALLY (THAT
SHOULD GET YOU ALL FOAMING AT THE PANTS).
STR WITH TIM TYCOON - WE ARE HE-MEN EP - POCKETGAME - 12" (LEVEL05)
GREAT LOOKING PICTURE DISC FROM THE POCKETGAME CREW WHICH, =
APPROPRIATELY
ENOUGH, FEATURES A COOL IMAGE OF TWO HE-MAN FIGURES HAVING A BIT
OF A SWORDFIGHT. THE MUSIC IS GREAT FUN AND ONE OF THEIR BEST
RELEASES. IT MASHES UP POP, TECHNO AND ELECTRO WITH LOADS OF STYLE
AND QUIRKINESS AND INCLUDES MIXES FROM LEGOWELT AND BREAK 3000.
CHECK FOR SOME CHEEKY FUN. NICE.
STUDIO 1 - NUMBER 10 / GOLD - STUDIO 1 - 12" (STUDIO1/10)
TENTH AND FINAL RELEASE IN THE SERIES OF THIS LEGENDARY SET OF
TECHNO RECORDS FROM COLOGNE. MIKE INK DOES IT DEEP, DUBBY, GROOVING
AND JUST GENERALLY WONDERFUL. ESSENTIAL STUFF.
STUDIO 1 - KEEP ON ROCKIN - PROFAN - 12" (PROFAN026)
STUDIO 1 (AKA MIKE INK) DELIVERING THREE TRACKS OF DEEP TECHNO
GROOVES. TWO TRACKS OF SLIGHTLY OFF-KILTER BEATS, AND THE TRACK
OF THE 12" (IN MY BOOK ANYWAY) OF HYPNOTIC DUBBY TECHNO HOUSE
CROSS-OVER.
SUPAFIX - WHAT NO HENDERSONS - PLATINUM PROJECTS - 12" (PP003)
I THINK THIS ABOUT THE FOURTH RELEASE FROM PLATINUM IN THREE WEEKS.
QUANTITY OVER QUALITY? YOU DECIDE. THIS IS AN ENTERTAINING ENOUGH
ROMP, COMBINING ELECTRO AND 2-STEP STYLES IN A SUBTLE, ALMOST
LOW-KEY WAY. AGAIN, THIS IS ONE FOR FANS OF THE TEMPA LABEL OR
NON-BLINGING, SLIGHTLY MORE ELECTRONIC GARAGE.
VARIOUS - POTLATCH EP - BRUCHSTUECKE - 12" (BRUCHSTUECKE10)
A SUPREMELY COOL EP FROM BRUCHSTUECKE THAT FEATURES TRACKS FROM
MAX.E, ANDY VAZ, MOVE D, MIGUEL NAVAS AND MARCEL JANOVSKY VS.
SCHEBEN. RANGES FROM MINIMAL AND DRIFTING TO ULTRA MINIMAL AND
GROOVING. EACH TRACK IS A WINNER, AS YOU CAN PROBABLY GATHER FROMTHE
CALIBRE OF THE ARTISTS INVOLVED. WICKED STUFF.
VARIOUS - TOTAL 5 - KOMPAKT - 2xLP (KOM80)
TOTALLY KOMPAKT - FOR THE FIFTH TIME. UPBEAT DUBBY TECHNO FROM
THE LABEL THAT CAN. ARTISTS: SUPERPITCHER, REINHARD VOIGT, T.
RAUMSCHMIERE, LABEL BOSS - M. MAYER, JOACHIM SPIETH, THOMAS =
FEHLMANN,
THE MODERNIST AND HEIB. DEEPLY KOMPAKT, DEEPLY GROOVY.
VARIOUS - EPITOME VOL 01 - KLITEKTURE - 12" (KLK004)
SPAIN'S KLITEKTURE LABEL FINALLY RELEASES SOMETHING NEW. JUDGING
BY THEIR BACK CATALOGUE (I.E. SUTEKH, DEADBEAT, MIKAEL STAVOSTRAND),
THIS ONE HAD TO BE GOOD AND IT DELIVERS IN TROWELS FULL. TRACKS
FROM TOMAS JIRKU, LOWFOUR AND LOD GIVE YOU A FUNK LADEN, GLITCHED
UP AND VERY DUBBY LOOK AT WHAT'S GOING ON MINIMAL TECH WISE AT
THE MOMENT. SURPRISINGLY, THE LOWFOUR (ANDREAS TILLIANDER) TRACK
IS PRETTY UP-FOR-IT AND GROOVING WHILST THE OTHERS HAVE A MORE
LOW KEY APPROACH TO THE GROOVE. TIP TOP STUFF. RECOMMENDED.
VILLALOBOS - ALCACHOFA REMIXES - PLAYHOUSE - 2x12" (PLAYHOUSE93)
FABULOUS SELECTION OF REMIXES FROM VILLALOBOS'S ALBUM. TWO LONE
SWORDSMEN, SOUL CAPSULE (AKA BABY FORD AND THOMAS MELCHIOR), CATHRIN
BRITTON & TOBIAS FREUND AND JAY HAZE ALL DELIVER WICKED =
INTERPRETATIONS
OF (FOR THE MOST PART) 'EASY LEE'. SWORDSMEN HAS A LIVE, ORGANIC
ELECTRO FEEL WHILST JAY HAZE OPTS FOR SOME DEEP GLITCH BASED TECHNO.
SOUL CAPSULE'S VERSIONS ARE STRIPPED AND FUNKY TO THE MAX AND
LAST BUT BY NO MEANS LEAST IS THE SUPERB VOCALS ONLY PIECE BY
BRITTON AND FREUND. QUALITY GEAR.
Restocks (Vinyl): US Techno / Electro
NIMBUS QUARTET - CHUNKAFUNK - SOUNDS - 2X12" (SOUNDS007)
SUPERB DOUBLE PACK OF CHUNKY, FUNKY CLUB GROOVES WITH A HOUSEY,
TECHNO KIND OF FEEL. THE NIMBUS QUARTET BOASTED DERRICK CARTER
AS ONE OF IT'S MEMEBRS AND HIS QUALITY SHINES THROUGH IN THE MIX.
THIS WOODY MCBRIDE RELATED RELEASE IS TOUGH TO GET SO SNAP UP
THIS COPY!
New Releases (Vinyl): House
EDDIE 'FLASHING' FOWLKES - WARWICK - GLOBAL CUTS - 12" (GC10)
AN EXCELLENT EP BY EDDIE FOWLKES FROM 93/94. MAIN MIX IS BY
EDDIE HIMSELF AND IS GOOD SOLID DETROIT STYLED HOUSE AND FLIP
SIDE CONTAINS THE REMY AND SVEN REMIX WHICH LEANS MORE TOWARDS
A EURO HOUSE FLAVOUR. AN ALL ROUND RECOMMENDED 12" .
JOE SMOOTH - DISCO ACID EP VOL. 1 - NEPENTA - 12" (NPT01)
OLD AND FUN DISCO HOUSE SOUNDS FROM ONE OF THE ORIGINAL MASTERS
OF CHICAGO. ACID IS WELL USED AND THE BEATS ARE GROOVY AND FLY.
ONLY ONE COPY OF THIS OLD GEM SO GET IN QUICK.
LARRY TEE - WHAT AM I GONNA DO? - QUARK - 12" (QK026)
A CLASSIC 12" FROM THE LEGENDRY QUARK LABEL. A-SIDE INCLUDES THREE
MIXES OF THE TITLE CUT, GOOD OLD SAMPLED NEW JERSEY HOUSE. AND
THE B-SIDE CONTAINS 'LOVE MACHUNE' WHICH ALSO COMES IN THREE MIXES.
IF YOU LIKE THAT OLD BONES AND MUSTO SOUND YOU WILL ABSOLUTELY
LOVE THIS. ONLY ONE COPY OF THIS.=20
NATURAL CALAMITY - AND THAT'S SAYING A LOT - NUPHONIC - 12" (NUX147)
NICE SLAB OF OLD SCHOOL NUPHONIC BUSINESS HERE. FUNKY GROOVES,
WITH THAT ADDED BONUS OF A GROOVE ARMADA DUB MIX, BACK WHEN THEY
WERE STILL GOOD.
SIN PALABRAS - YEMAYA (JOHN BELTRAN REMIX) - YORUBA - 12" (YOR106)
SMOOTH, MELODIC, LATIN DEEP HOUSE / "KWATO" PAR EXCELLANCE AS
REMIXED BY JOHN BELTRAN (YOU GET VOCAL AND ULTRA-STRIPPED =
INSTRUMENTAL
VERSIONS HERE). WITH OSUNLADE'S NAME ON THE LABEL, YOU'RE GUARANTEED
QUALITY, AND YOU CERTAINLY GET THAT HERE.
VARIOUS - THE HOUSE SOUND OF CHICAGO - MEGAMIX - DJ INTERNATIONAL - =
12" (DJ33-1006-45)
ONLY ONE COPY OF THIS OLD GEM. THE ORIGINAL MEGAMIX OF SOME CLASSIC,
CLASSIC HOUSE SOUNDS FROM THE LATE '80'S. INCLUDES FARLEY =
'JACKMASTER'
FUNK, CHIP E, STEVE 'SILK' HURLEY, FUINGERS INC., HOUSE PEOPLE
AND MORE ALL MIXED UP TO PROVIDE A GREAT PARTY SELECTION.
Restocks (Vinyl): House
CZR - RELEASE - STX - 12" (STX007)
MAZI NAMVAR & CESAR HERNANDEZ ARE CZR AND THIS IS A ROLLICKING
SLICE OF FILTERED UP DISCO HOUSE WITH THE ADDED BONUS OF A TOUGH
REMIX FROM LABEL OWNER JOEY BELTRAM. STRAIGHT UP IT MAY BE, BUT
IT'S DAMN GOOD FUN NONETHELESS.
KANGO'S STEIN MASSIV - LODING - TRAILERPARK - 12" (TPR004)
COMING FROM NORWAY, KANGO'S STEIN MASSIV DELIVERS A FOUR TRACK
EP OF COOL HOUSE AND ELECTRO DISCO STYLE FUN AND GAMES. PERKY
STUFF WITH NICE ATTENTION TO DETAIL AND A PHAT SELECTION OF BEATS
AND BASSLINES TO GET THE PEOPLE MOVING. USEFUL STUFF ALL AROUND.
New Releases (Vinyl): Hip Hop
ACARINE - SCREW YOUR HEAD ON - CNR - 7" (23998937)
DISPOSABLE BRITISH HIP HOP THAT SAMPLES "START" BY THE JAM. WHAT
GOOD LOOKING BOYS THEY ARE, THOUGH. MOTHERS, LOCK UP YOUR DAUGHTERS,
ACARINE ARE IN TOWN (IS WHAT NO-ONE WILL EVER BE SAYING).
DIPLO - FLORIDA - BIG DADA - 2xLP (BD069)
DIPLO CONTINUES TO FIND THE PERFECT MIDGROUND BETWEEN KEIRAN HEBDEN
AND JOSH DAVIS ON THIS BRILLIANTLY SIXTOO-ESQUE NEW ALBUM. LEFTFIELD
/ INSTRUMENTAL HIP HOP AT ITS MOST FORWARD THINKING AND WITHOUT
A DJ SHADOW OF A DOUBT ONE OF THE FINEST RELEASES ON THIS LABEL
THIS YEAR! RECOMMENDED INDEED.
MARK B FEAT. TOMMY EVANS - MOVE NOW - GENUINE ARTICLE - 12" (GEN033T)
SOD TOMMY EVANS, THE INSTRUMENTAL OF THE A-SIDE (WHICH BRINGS
THE ASHA BHOSLE SAMPLES TO THE FORE) IS AWESOME, AND HAS TO =
POTENTIAL
TO BE A HUGE HIT IN ITS OWN RIGHT! TRUST ME, DANCEFLOORS WILL
ERUPT - THIS IS "GET UR FREAK ON" FOR SUMMER 2004 RIGHT HERE!
OH NO - THE RIDE / STOMP THAT - STONESTHROW - 12" (PIASX048T)
RADIO FRIENDLY R&B FLAVA'D HIP HOP WITH VOCALISTS M.E.D. (MEDAPHOAR)
AND CORNBREAD OF KALIWILD ON THE MIC CONTROLLERS. PEANUT BUTTER
WOLF AT THE HELM, AS ALWAYS. HAVE A LISTEN..........
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.........
VARIOUS - BEASTIE BOY BREAKS - BOOTIE - LP (BOOTIE 1)
Restocks (Vinyl): Hip Hop
BLACK STAR - RESPERATION - RAWKUS - 12" (53473-1)
TAKEN FROM THE BLACK STAR LP AND GIVEN ONE OF THE BEST REMIXES
EVER FROM PETE ROCK.... DEEP, SOULFUL, DRUM HEAVY HIP HOP, THE
SOUND WHICH PETE SEEMS TO DO SO EFFORTLESSLY.... ONE OF THE BEST
12" RELEASES FROM RAWKUS FOR MY MONEY!!!!!!
VARIOUS - CONVEXED - NATURE SOUNDS - 2xLP (NSD101LP)
20 EXCLUSIVE CUTS HERE FROM A WIDE AND DIVERSE GROUP OF HIP HOP
MUSIC MAKERS. MF DOOM, SEAN PRICE, PHARCYDE, AESOP ROCK, CAHE,
ZION I AND MORE. BEST YOU HAVE A LISTEN THROUGH THE LP AS THERE
IS A LOT TO HEAR.........
New Releases (Vinyl): Eclectic Beats
FEMI KUTI - DO YOUR BEST / FIGHT TO WIN - BARCLAY - 2x12" (570 541 1)
HARD TO GET DOUBLE PACK OF REMIXES OF THE TITLE TRACK. INCLUDES
THE ORGINAL WITH MOS DEF, BUT ALSO MIXES FROM FAZE ACTION AND
ERNEST ST LAURENT. A VERY ECLECTIC AND WORTHWHILE PACKAGE.
STEREOTYP MEETS AL'HACA - PHASE TWO - KLEIN - 12" (KL054)
SECOND VOLUME OF HARD, GROOVING TRACKS TAKING ON INFLUENCES FROM
RAGGA, DANCEHALL AND GARAGE. VOCALS COME FROM DJ COLLAGE, RAS
T-WEED, ORIETA AND ALLEY CAT. A GUARANTEED HIT ALL ROUND.
STEREOTYP MEETS AL'HACA - PHASE ONE - KLEIN - 12" (KL049)
FOUR TRACKS OF VERY URBAN SOUNDING DANCEHALL / GARAGE / BASHMENT
SOUNDS FROM STEREOTYP AND A HOST OF VOCALISTS INCLUDING SHAGON,
LADY SAW, HAWKEYE AND RQM. BOUND TO BE HUGE.
TROUBLEMAN - TIME OUT OF MIND - FAROUT - 2xLP (FARO085LP)
A REAL MELTING POT OF INFLUENCES HERE FROM MR PRITCHARD UNDER
HIS TROUBLE MAN GUISE. SOUL, JAZZ, LATIN, DETROIT TECHNO, HIP
HOP, YOU NAME IT AND IT'S PROBABLY IN THERE. SOME WONDRFUL VOCALS
AS WELL COURTESY OF NINA MIRANDA & STEVE SPACEK. I LOVE THE ART
WORK TOO, SO 60'S! RECOMMENDED THIS, HAVE A LISTEN...
UNKNOWN - SENSUAL FEELING - UNKNOWN - 12" (MOOD1)
THIS ONE TOTALLY SPLIT OPINION IN THE SHOP. IT'S A DRUM & BASS
VERSION OF MARVIN GAYE'S 'SEXUAL HEALING' AND WHILST I CAN SEE
HOW PEOPLE WOULD LIKE IT, I JUST DON'T GET IT MYSELF. THE ACTUAL
TRACK IS REALLY WELL PUT TOGETHER AND HAS ELEMENTS OF TECHNICAL
DRUM & BASS PLUS JAZZY AND JUMP UP SOUNDS, SO IT'S A RELIEF TO
FIND THAT THERE'S A DUB ON THE FLIPSIDE. SEE WHAT YOU THINK THOUGH!
VARIOUS - JOEY & NORMAN JAY PRESENT GOOD TIMES 4 - RESIST - 3xLP =
(RESISTLP2)
FOURTH IN THE SERIES OF MASSIVE COMPILATIONS FROM JOEY AND NORMAN
JAY ON THE NEWLY REVAMPED EX-REACT LABEL RESIST. AS EVER IT'S
A HIGHLY GROOVY SELECTION OF TRACKS FEATURING THE LIKES OF JAMES
BROWN, MICA PARIS, ASWAD, JAMES MASON, BOMB THE BASS, TEN CITY,
BRENDA RUSSELL AND LOADS, LOADS MORE.
Restocks (Vinyl): Eclectic Beats
KIRK DEGIORGIO - TWO WORLDS - FAROUT - 2xLP (FARO005DLP)
SQUELCHES AND BLEEPS AND LOTS OF JAZZ FUSION INFLUENCES GO TO
MAKE THIS A FINE 'OL LP. REMINECENT OF IAN O'BRIENS WORK ON =
PEACEFROG,
AND ALL THE BETTER FOR IT. QUALITY LP FROM MR DEGIORGIO.............
VARIOUS - ENJOY DETROIT - THIRD EAR - 2xLP (3ELP-010)
DOPE SELECTION OF DOWNBEAT GROOVES FROM THE PREMIER CRU LABEL.
FIFTEEN TRACKS OF HIP HOP SPEED, JAZZ LACED CUTS THAT COME ON
IN A JAYDEE KIND OF VEIN. INSTRUMENTAL FOR THE MOST PART AND VERY
NICE TO PUT ON AND CHILL TO. CHECK.
New Releases (Vinyl): Guitar Based
ADEM - RINGING IN MY EAR - DOMINO - 7" (RUG183)
THE SECOND SINGLE TAKEN FROM "HOME SONGS" IS EVEN MORE BEAUTIFUL
THAN THE FIRST - AND THAT WAS BLOODY ACE! IF YOU HAVEN'T =
INVESTIGATED
THIS MEMBER OF FRIDGE'S SOLO FOLK/TRONICA RELEASES YET, YOU REALLY
ARE GONNA LOOK A BIT OF TWIT WHEN HE STARTS TO TAKE OFF (WHICH
CAN ONLY BE A MATTER OF TIME IF HE'S NEXT ALBUM'S AS GOOD AS HIS
FIRST), SO GET TO IT.
DESMOND POT AND THE DESPOTS - STATUTORY SECTOR - EERIEPHONE - 7" =
(EERIEFON004)
MORE DISTURBING LO-FI PLEASURES FROM EXETER'S EERIEPHONE LABEL.
THIS SEES THE WONDERFULLY NAMED DESMOND POT AND THE DESPOTS =
INDULGING
IN A SLIGHTLY REGGAE BASED TRACK WITH THOSE TRADEMARK POLITICALLY
AND SOCIALLY AWARE LYRICS ABSOLUTELY AT THE FOREFRONT OF THE TUNE.
THE FLIPSIDE IS A HILARIOUS SISTERS OF MERCY STYLE DOOM-GOTH ROMP
CALLED 'THE RENDERING' WHEREIN THE SUBJECT OF THE SONG IS SO OBESE
THAT HE FINDS HIMSELF BEING RENDERED LIKE A BUNCH OF PIG FAT!
BRILLIANTLY WITTY AND GREAT, GREAT FUN. THESE ARE NUMBERED LIMITED
EDITION COPIES.
DUDS, THE - THE MYRIAD CONTORTIONS OF YOLANDE MAHWENGWE - EERIEPHONE - =
7" (EERIEFON002)
EXETER'S EERIEPHONE LABEL DOES'T RELEASE A WHOLE LOT OF MUSIC,
BUT WHEN THEY DO, IT'S ALWAYS WORTH CHECKING OUT. MAIN MAN DAN
CRAY'S LYRICS ARE FUNNY, DISARMING, DISTURBING AND SOCIALLY =
PENETRATING
AND THE MUSICAL ASPECTS HERE ARE VERY ENJOYABLE. THE A-SIDE HAS
A POPPY, GUITAR DRIVEN SOUND WITH A HEALTHY DOSE OF SYNTHY NOISES
AND GREAT BASS WORK AND BACKING VOCALS FROM THE ONE AND ONLY GEORGE
CAVENEY. THE FLIP IS AN ENCHANTING SLICE OF PURE FOLK MUSIC WITH
A CHARMING SOUND. KEEP IN LISTENING OUT FOR THIS LABEL AS IT COULD
QUITE EASILY BE AN UNDERGROUND HIT IN THE FUTURE. GREAT STUFF.
THESE ARE NUMBERED LIMITED EDITION COPIES.
GIANT SAND - IS ALL OVER THE MAP - THRILL JOCKEY - LP (THRILL142LP)
RAW COUNTRY ROCK FROM HOWIE GELB, WITH ASSISTANCE FROM JOHN PARISH
AND (AM I RIGHT IN SAYING THIS?) ONE OF CALEXICO. THIS IS ALMOST
LIKE A VERY UNPOLISHED BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN WITH HINTS OF TOM WAITS
AND A GOOD HELPING OF LOU REED. ALSO THINK THE FOR CARNATION OR
WHITE HOTEL (ANYONE REMEMBER THEM?). VERY GOOD INDEED.
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.
INTERPOL - SLOW HANDS - MATADOR - 7" (OLE6367)
MASSIVE NEW SINGLE FROM ONE OF THE BEST BANDS TO EMERGE IN RECENT
YEARS. INTERPOL HAVE WELL AND TRULY DELIVERED WITH THIS, ONE OF
THE MORE UPTEMPO AND INTENSE TRACKS FROM THEIR STUNNING FORTHCOMING
ALBUM. THE BRITT DANIEL REMIX IS A WASTE OF TIME, BUT FOR LESS
THAN A POUND, YOU NEED THAT A-SIDE.
JUANA MOLINA - TRES COSAS - DOMINO - 2xLP (WIGLP146)
BEAUTIFULLY-VOICED JUANA MOLINA'S FIRST ALBUM (RECORDED 2002),
IS EVEN MORE DREAMY AND RELAXED THAN HER SECOND (WHICH CAME OUT
A FEW MONTHS BACK - CONFUSED YET?!). THIS IS SLIGHTLY LESS =
ELECTRONIC,
MORE ACOUSTIC AND EVEN-MORE LAID BACK THAN THE EXCELLENT "SEGUNDO",
AND ON A DAY LIKE THIS MAKES ONE WANT TO TAKE AN EXTENDED SIESTA.
COMES IN AN EQUALLY ATTRACTIVE GATEFOLD SLEEVE.
LARGE, SLOW-MATURING PIGS OF YORKSHIRE, THE - THE LARGE, SLOW-MATURING =
PIGS OF YORKSHIRE - EERIEPHONE - 7" (EERIEFON003)
LENGTHY AND AMUSING TITLE ASIDE, THIS IS PROBABLY THE MOST =
ACCESSIBLE
OF THE THREE NEW EERIEPHONE RELEASES. THE A-SIDE IS AN ELECTRO
SOUNDING, GUITAR BASED ROMP WITH A VERY CONTEMPORARY STYLE AND
SOME FABULOUSLY TONGUE IN CHEEK LYRICS FROM DAN CRAY. THE FLIP
IS A CUTESY (MUSIC-WISE... CERTAINLY NOT LYRICS-WISE) FAIRGROUND
RIDE OF A TUNE WITH A FOLKY, TRADITIONAL SOUND. RECOMMENDED FOR
PEOPLE WHO GENUINELY WANT SOMETHING A BIT DIFFERENT. THESE ARE
NUMBERED LIMITED EDITION COPIES.
LE FLY PAN AM - N'ECOUTEZ PAS - CONSTELLATION - LP (CST031V)
LE FLY PAN AM'S NEW ALBUM FOLLOWS ON FROM THE LAST ONE BUT ACTUALLY
TAKES A MORE SHOEGAZING APPROACH. DENSE, GUITAR BASED SOUNDSCAPES
WITH COMPLEX ARRANGEMENTS AND SKILLFUL INSTRUMENTATION. IF YOU'RE
INTO GODSPEED OR DO MAKE SAY THINK YOU SHOULD FIND THIS VERY =
ENGAGING.
PIXIES - COME ON PILGRIM - 4AD - LP (MAD709)
HERE'S WHERE IT ALL STARTED, THEN. 4AD HAD A TOUGH JOB ON THEIR
HANDS NARROWING DOWN THE 17 TRACKS ON THE PIXIES' ORIGINAL DEMO
TAPE TO 8 IN ORDER TO COMPILE THEIR DEBUT RELEASE, BUT PULLED
IT OFF TO THE EXTENT WHERE IT'S IMPOSSIBLE NOW TO IMAGINE ANY
OTHER CONCEIVABLE RUNNING ORDER TO THIS MINI-LP. ESSENTIAL TO
ANYONE'S COLLECTION, AND ONLY THE MOST CONTEMPTUOUS NINNY WOULD
THINK OTHERWISE.
PIXIES - DOOLITTLE - 4AD - LP (CAD905)
PROBABLY ONE OF THE TEN GREATEST ALBUMS EVER MADE (DON'T ASK ME
TO LIST THE OTHER NINE RIGHT NOW), SO A JOY TO SEE REPRESSED ON
(180GM) VINYL (WITH INSERTS). CONTAINS THE BEST LINE EVER IN THE
HISTORY OF ROCK LYRICS WITH "URIAH HIT THE CRAPPER, THE CRAPPER",
AND THAT IS A FACT. THIS ALBUM IS SO AMAZING I CAN'T FIND =
SUPERLATIVES
STRONG ENOUGH, AND ONLY A UTTER BERK WOULD DISAGREE.
PIXIES - SURFER ROSA - 4AD - LP (CAD803)
OH MY GOLLY INDEED, MR. FRANCIS FOR WHAT WE HAVE HERE (REPRESSED
ON 180GM VINYL) IS ONE OF THE ALL TIME LANDMARK INDIE GUITAR ALBUMS
OF ALL TIME EVER OF ALL TIME. IF YOU DON'T OWN THIS, I PRESUME
YOU WERE TOO YOUNG FIRST TIME AROUND. IF YOU DON'T LIKE THIS,
YOU'RE A COMPLETE FOOL AND NOT WELCOME ROUND THESE PARTS.
RADIO 4 - STEALING OF A NATION - CITY SLANG - 2xLP (5719581)
RADIO 4 HAVE REFINED THEIR SOUND SLIGHTLY, PROBABLY IN AN ATTEMPT
TO FIT IN MORE WITH THE LIKES OF THE KILLERS, THE ZUTONS ETC AND
SELL A FEW MORE RECORDS. THAT SAID, I'VE GENUINELY HEARD A LOT
WORSE THAN THIS - THE SONGS ARE SURPRISINGLY MEMORABLE - SO PERHAPS
THIS COULD BE A SURPRISE HIT. CHECK IT OUT.
STAFRAENN HAKON - VENTILL/POKI - RESONANT - 2xLP (RESLP009)
THIS THIRD FULL ALBUM FROM STAFRAENN HAKON IS A SUPERB DEVELOPMENT
ON THE FIRST TWO. THE FIRST THING THAT STRIKES YOU IS THE MORE
BAND ORIENTATED SOUND THAT KICKS THINGS OFF. A DRUMMER, PROPER
SONGS, ALL MIXED UP WITH THE SUPERB TRADEMARK LAYERED GUITAR SOUNDS.
KIND OF LIKE SOME OF THE EARLIER CONSTELLATION MATERIAL BACK WHEN
THEY WERE LEADING THE WAY WITH THIS KIND OF MUSIC. A BEAUTIFUL
BALANCE DEVELOPS THROUGHOUT THE ALBUM WITH LUSH, DENSE SOUNDSCAPES
DOMINATING IN THE LATTER HALF COMBINING A FRAGILE SOUNDING =
GORGEOUSNESS
WITH A MAJESTIC AND SOMEWHAT EPIC STYLE. THIS IS A MAGNIFICENT
PIECE OF WORK, FOR FANS AND NEWCOMERS ALIKE. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
THALIA ZEDEK - TRUST NOT THOSE IN WHOM WITHOUT SOME TOUCH OF MADN - =
THRILL JOCKEY - LP (THRILL148LP)
ONCE SIGNED TO MATADOR, THIS UNDERRATED SINGER/SONGWRITER (AND
FORMER MEMBER OF UZI, LIVE SKULL & COME WITH A CAREER SPANNING
20 ODD YEARS) RETURNS WITH A NEW ALBUM ON THRILL JOCKEY. THINK
NICO, PATTI SMITH, MARIANNE FAITHFULL, NICK CAVE, TINDERSTICKS
AND ONE OTHER BAND THIS REALLY REMINDS WHOSE NAME ELUDES ME (NO,
MIKE, IT ISN'T BIG COUNTRY).
Restocks (Vinyl): Guitar Based
DUDS, THE - TRACTS FROM THE ONTODUNGEON - EERIEPHONE - 12" =
(EERIEFON001)
THE DUDS ARE EXETER BASED DAN CRAY WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM KU
SUN-TZU. A GREAT EP OF FUN, LO-FI GUITAR BASED TRACKS, CUNNINGLY
MIXED UP WITH GREAT SAMPLES, BREAKS, LOOPS AND AMUSING KEYBOARD
SOUNDS. SOCIO-POLITICAL CONTENT IS HIGH I RECKON AND DAN'S VOCALS
ARE GENTLE AND SLIGHTLY FOPPISH, BUT REALLY SUIT THE MUSIC. AN
EXCELLENT DEBUT.
New Releases (Vinyl): Funk / Jazz / Soul
ROY AYERS - MAHOGANY VIBE - BBE/RAPSTER - 2xLP (RR0035LP)
FOURTEEN OF MR. AYERS MOST LOVED TRACKS RE-RECORDED USING =
CONTEMPORARY
VOCALISTS (SUCH AS ERYKAH BADU, BETTY WRIGHT, KAMILAH, JOHN PRESSLEY
AND MC SAKONI). THE PERFECT SOUNDTRACK TO AN INDIAN SUMMER.
VARIOUS - THE MOOKMASTERS - UP THE STREET... ROUND THE CORNE - =
MOOKMASTERS - LP (MK2002)
GREAT FUNK COMPILATION WITH TRACKS FROM ROY BUDD, ISLEY BROTHERS,
KPM, THE ORIGINALS, RHYTHM MACHINE AND MORE. A VERY GROOVY SELECTION
INDEED!
New Releases (Vinyl): Reggae / Dub
JACKIE MITTOO - FEATURING WINSTON WRIGHT AT KING TUBBY'S - ATTACK - LP =
(ATTACK10LP)
JACKIE MITTOO FEATURING WINSTON WRIGHT AT KING TUBBY'S, NO LESS.
FOURTEEN BUNNY LEE PRODUCTIONS IN A TYPICALLY RUBBISH SLEEVE.
CAN'T GIVE YOU ANY MORE INFO, COS THERE AIN'T ANY, AND I'M NOT
TAKING "SURFER ROSA" OFF FOR THIS. ALSO SEEMS VERY EXPENSIVE FOR
A FLIMSY PIECE OF CZECH REPUBLIC-PRESSED VINYL (THEY'VE EVEN GONE
FOR THE CHEAP PLASTIC INNER BAG OPTION). WE'LL BE SENDING THESE
BACK FROM WHENCE THEY CAME, ME THINKS.
VARIOUS - ROOTS OF DANCE HALL - AURALUX - 2xLP (LUXX006LP)
NOW THIS IS A BIT MORE LIKE IT - AURALUX DO SEEM TO BE ONE OF
THE BETTER REVIVE REGGAE LABELS AROUND AT THE MOMENT. EARLY =
DANCEHALL
FROM CHANNEL ONE, WITH VOCALISTS SUCH AS HORACE ANDY, DON CARLOS,
BARRY BROWN, EARL 16, LINVAL THOMPSON AND CORNELL CAMPBELL BACKED
BY THE ROOTS RADICS. COMES WITH EXPERTLY RESEARCHED SLEEVENOTES.
New Releases (CD): Electronica
BLAINE L. REININGER - NIGHT AIR 2 - LTM - CD (LTMCD2414)
THE SEQUEL TO THE NIGHT AIR SOLO ALBUM BY TUXEDOMOON MAINMAN BLAINE
L. REININGER FEATURES VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL TRACKS RECORDED BETWEEN
1989 AND 1999. I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH THAT PREVIOUS ALBUM, BUT
THIS DIDN'T SOUND QUITE LIKE I EXPECTED IT TO - THINK YELLO MEETS
MAX RICHTER MEETS BLUMFELD MEETS PET SHOP BOYS IS ABOUT THE BEST
I CAN COME UP WITH!
BUG, THE FEAT. WARRIOR QUEEN - AKTION PAK - REPHLEX - CD (CAT158CD)
BIG, BAD, BASS-HEAVY RAGGA SOUNDS FROM THE ONE AND ONLY BUG. A
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. THIS EIGHT-TRACK CD EP VERSION
FEATURES A DIVERSE SELECTION OF MIXES.
DIN-ST - YAMU D'-DIN - SCHEMATIC - CD (SCH041CD)
VERY BROKEN / LEFTFIELD ELECTRONICA / HIP HOP FROM SCHEMATIC,
PRETTY NOISY AND OPPRESSIVE ON THE WHOLE BUT WITH THE OCCASIONAL
MOMENT FOR THE HARDER DANCEFLOOR. AT TIMES, I FOUND IT QUITE =
REMINISCENT
OF ANTICON RELEASES OF RECENT. ANOTHER INTERESTING RELEASE FROM
THIS ECLECTIC ARTIST.
DOMINIC WOOSEY - STRAYLIGHT - RECYCLE OR DIE - CD (ROD001)
VERY FIRST CD RELEASE FROM EYE Q'S AMBIENT OFFSHOOT, RECYCLE OR
DIE. THIS IS THE LIMITED TIN CASE VERSION WHICH WAS HARD TO GET
AT THE TIME BUT IS EVEN MORE SCARCE NOW. FOUR TRACKS FROM NEUTRON
9000 MAN DOMINIC WOOSEY THAT ARE EPIC, BEAUTIFUL, WONDERFULLY
PORUDCED AND INCREDIBLE EVOCATIVE. IF YOU'RE INTO AMBIENT MUSIC,
YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS THIS GEM.
GO FIND, THE - MIAMI - MORR MUSIC - CD (MORR047CD)
THE GO FIND FIND THEMSELVES OCCUPYING THE TERRITORY OF A SLIGHTLY
LESS ROCKING, SLIGHTLY MORE POPPY LALI PUNA STYLE. VERY SIMILAR
AT TIMES TO THE POSTAL SERVICE, IT HAS A MELODIC, GUITAR DRIVEN,
INDIE ELECTRONICA FEEL WITH WELL CONSTRUCTED SONGS AND A WELL
PRODUCED SOUND. IF YOU LIKE YOUR MS. JOHN SODA'S AND LALI PUNA'S
YOU WOULD DO WELL TO CHECK THIS OUT.
HEARTS OF DARKNESS - MUSIC FOR DRUNK DRIVING - SCHEMATIC - CD =
(SCH042CD)
CRIKEY! SCHEMATIC REALLY HAVE GONE OUT ON A SEMI-INDUSTRIAL LIMB.
THIS CD FEATURES TWENTY FOUR MOSTLY BRUTAL ELECTRONIC TRACKS WITH
ELEMENTS OF DIRGE, GABBA, INDUSTRIAL AND BREAKCORE. ALL MASHED
UP TOGETHER TO CREATE A BROKEN, UNEASY FLOW THAT'LL KEEP YOU ON
EDGE ALL THE WAY THROUGH. HARD AS NAILS, BUT ULTIMATELY A SATISFYING
ALTERNATIVE TO MELODIC ELECTRONICA. CHECK.
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.
KELPE - SEA INSIDE BODY - DC - CD (DC53CD)
TWISTED DOWNBEAT ELECTRONICA HERE WITH A NOD TOWARDS THE BOARDS
IN PLACES, ALTHOUGH KELPE CERTAINLY HAVE THIER OWN THING GOING.
WONDERFUL MELODIES AND HARMONIES OVER SOME CRUNCHY, COMPLEX LAPTOP
TWIDDLINGS. ALL IN ALL A STRONG ALBUM, ALMOST WHERE MORR MUSIC
SHOULD HAVE PROGRESSED TO BY NOW. RECOMMENDED.
MUM - DUSK LOG - FATCAT - 3" CD (CD10FAT03)
CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT I DO BELIEVE ALL FOUR TRACKS ON THIS
NEW MUM EP ARE BRAND NEW, IE. NONE ARE TAKEN FROM THE RECENT ALBUM.
MUSIC WISE (AND SLEEVE WISE!) THIS PICKS UP NICELY FROM WHERE
"SUMMER MAKE GOOD" LEFT OFF - INTRICATE, INTIMATE, SWEET, SENSITIVE,
ORGANIC, ICELANDIC FOLKTRONICA THAT'S GUARANTEED TO SOOTHE EVEN
THE MOST WITHERED BROW AT THE END OF THE DAY. AH, THAT'S BETTER.
PLUMBLINE - PIN POINTS - HYDROGEN DUKEBOX - CD (DUKE133CD)
THIS HAS GOT TO BE THE MOST IMPRESSIVE RELEASE I'VE HEARD ON THIS
LABEL POSSIBLY EVER. DREAMY, AMBIENT, SEMI-LIVE INSTRUMENT BASED
ELECTRONICA THAT REMINDS ONE OF TARWATER, WITH THE TINIEST HINT
OF MURCOF PLUS MAYBE A SPLASH OF BIOSPHERE AND/OR THE FAX LABEL.
DEFINITELY NOT ONE TO JUST OVERLOOK - RECOMMENDED.
SEPTEMBER COLLECTIVE - SEPTEMBER COLLECTIVE - GEOGRAPHIC - CD =
(GEOG27CD)
THIS DOMINO OFFSHOOT ARE PUTTING OUT SOME GREAT RELEASES, BUT
ALL TOO FEW PEOPLE SEEM TO BE TAKING ANY NOTICE. THIS FOLLOWED
ON PERFECTLY FROM THE MUM EP WHEN WE PLAYED IT IN THE SHOP, BUT
THEN YOU'D EXPECT A COLLABORATION BETWEEN BARBARA MORGENSTERN
AND STEFAN SCHNEIDER TO BE PRETTY DECENT. TOP NOTCH TWINKLY, MID-FI
ELECTRONICA.
SKOLTZ_KOLGEN - FLUUX :/ TERMINAL - MUTEK - CD (MTK_FAB02 / MDM37622)
MUTEK DELIVER AND ARTIST ALBUM OF RARE SKILL HERE. SKOLTZ_KOLGEN
PROVIDES TWELVE TRACKS OF INTRICATE, GLITCH BASED ELECTRONIC SOUNDS.
TAKING CUES FROM ARTISTS SUCH AS CARSTEN NICOLAI AND FRANK =
BRETTSCHNEIDER
AND ADDING DEEP, WARM SOUNDS AS WELL AS CHALLENGING HI-FREQ BITS,
YOU END UP WITH A CANVAS OF SOUND THAT HAS AN ENGAGING PALETTE
AT ITS ROOT. A BRILLIANT AND SUBTLE RELEASE.
THA BLUE HERB - FRONT ACT CD - THA BLUE HERB - CD (TBHR-CD-002)
THREE TRACK EP FROM THIS VERY INTRIGUING JAPANESE, LEFTFIELD HIP
HOP CREW. IF YOU'RE INTO THE MUSH SOUND WITH LOW KEY ELECTRONIC
REFERENCES YOU WOULD BE WELL ADVISED TO INVESTIGATE THIS. EXCELLENT
STUFF.
VARIOUS - MUTEK 04 - MUTEK - 2xCD (MTK04 / MDM37542)
SUPERB COMPILATION OF TRACKS FROM ARTISTS THAT PLAYED AT THE MUTEK
04 FESTIVAL IN CNANDA. CONTRIBUTIONS FROM AEROC, EGG, FRIVOLOUS,
SMITH N HACK, LOSCIL, PORTABLE, KPTMICHIGAN, SCHNEIDER TM, JAMIE
LIDELL, THE RIP OFF ARTIST, NOTO AND LOADS MORE ENSURE A DIVERSE
AND VERY PLEASING RANGE OF ELECTRONIC AND TECHNO-GLITCH STYLES.
=20
VARIOUS - ANTOLOGIA DE MUSICA ELECTRONICA PORTUGUESA - TOMLAB - CD =
(TOM38CD)
SUPER-DEEP COMPILATION OF ALL THINGS MINIMAL AND ELECTRONIC FROM
PIRTUGESE ARTISTS. A LOT OF THE PEOPLE YOU WON'T HAVE HEARD OF
BUT NAMES LIKE RAFAEL TORAL STICK OUT. REDUCED SOUNDS WITH A FAIR
AMOUNT OF EXPERIMENTATION AND A RASTER NOTON-ISH FEEL AT TIMES.
SOUND DESIGN IS OF A VERY STANDARD AND IF YOU'RE INTO THE OUTER
EDGES OF ELECTRONICA YOU'LL WANT TO CHECK THIS OUT POST HASTE.
VARIOUS - WELCOME TO CELEBRITY FOG DONKEY - SPYMANIA - CD (SPY11CD)
GREAT SELECTION OF TRACKS FROM SPYMANIA WHICH VERY MUCH LAID OUT
THE BLUEPRINT FOR THE BARRY'S BOOTLEGS LABEL. A TOTAL MASH UP
OF SILLY ELECTRONICA, CUT UPS, SERIOUSLY GOOD ELECTRONICA AND
OTHER SUCH ECLECTIC BITS AND BOBS. MOST EXCELLENT.
Restocks (CD): Electronica
APOLLON / MUSLIMGAUZE - DARK THOUGHTS - D.O.R. - CD (ADOR2333)
A LOT OF MUSLIMGAUZE RELEASES AROUND NOW DAYS BUT THIS IS VERY
DIFFERENT TO THE NORMAL PERCUSSIVE/ARABIC STYLE WE ALL KNOW...
DARK SOUNDSCAPES & DISTORTED RHYTHMS... EXCELLENT.
BOGDAN RACZYNSKI - MY LOVE I LOVE - REPHLEX - CD (CAT115CD)
BOGDAN IN A FAR MORE THOUGHTFUL MOOD THAN SOME OF HIS PREVIOUS
OUTINGS. SENSITIVE AND BEAUTIFUL PIECES OF ELECTRONICA WITH SOME
VERY SUBTLE MELODIES AND ARRANGEMENTS. IF IT DOESN'T MOVE YOU
AT ALL, I'D BE VERY SURPRISED. NICE ONE REPHLEX!
CHRISTIAN KLEINE - VALIS - MORR MUSIC - CD (MORR11CD)
AFTER HIS EXCELLENT ALBUM FOR CITY CENTRE OFFICES, COMES A BEAUTIFUL
SIX TRACKER ON MORR. YOU WON'T BE DISAPPOINTED - IT'S MASSIVELY
MELODIC, AND FULL TO BURSTING WITH DEPTH AND FEELING. COMPLICATED
BEAT STRUCTURES FINISH IT OFF NICELY. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
DAEDELUS - OF SNOWDONIA - PLUG RESEARCH - CD (PR44CD)
YES! YES! EASILY ONE OF MY EARLY CONTENDERS FOR ALBUM OF THE YEAR.
DAEDELUS IS JUST ON FIRE AT THE MOMENT AND THIS ALBUM PROVES YET
AGAIN THAT HE'S A MAJOR FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH. STUNNINGLY
MAD SAMPLE DRIVEN MUSIC THAT TAKES ON JAZZ, HIP HOP, BEATS, =
ELECTRONICA
AND SO MUCH MORE. CHOPPED UP, OFFBEAT, OFFKILTER, ODDBALL STUFF
WITH THE KIND OF LOOSE, FLOWING FEEL THAT SOUNDS SO FRESH COMPARED
TO THE GENERALLY TIGHT ELECTRONIC THAT DOMINATES. JUST AN ESSENTIAL
PIECE OF WORK THAT YOU HAVE TO CHECK OUT. BRILLIANT.
KIM HIORTHOY - HOPENESS EP - SMALLTOWN SUPERSOUND - CD (STS070CD)
THE FINELY HONED SOUNDS OF ARTIST AND MUSICIAN, KIM HIORTHOY,
COME TO BEAR FRUIT ON THIS LOVELY FIVE TRACK EP. LUSH, MELODIC
ELECTRONICS WITH A CAREFULLY CRAFTED BLEND OF CRUNCH AND DRUM
& BASS STYLE BREAKBEAT PROGRAMMING. ALWAYS SWEET, GENTLY BEAUTIFUL
AND HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. ACE.
MDK - A FRIEND IS A STRANGER YOU HAVEN'T MET YET - SPYMANIA - CD =
(SPY015CD)
AS YOU'D EXPECT, THIS IS ANOTHER SELECTION OF MASSIVELY VARIED
AND AT TIMES COMPLETELY MENTAL ELECTRONIC SOUNDS. FROM DARK-CORE
BREAKS TO SOME SUBLIME MELODIC STUFF. EXCELLENT.
MICHAEL MAYER - IMMER - KOMPAKT - CD (KOMCD15)
KOMPAKT'S LABEL BOSS MICHAEL MAYER DELIVERS AN EXCELLENT MIX CD
OF THE HOUSE FLAVOURED TECHNO VARIETY. WITH ACTS SUCH AS AUCH,
AKUFEN, THOMAS FEHLMAN, M RAHN AND OTHERS OF THAT CALIBRE - THIS
IS A WINNER. RECOMMENDED.
MOKIRA - ALBUM - TYPE - CD (TYPE002CD)
FOLLOWING ON THE HEELS OF ONE OF THE UNDISPUTED ALBUMS OF 2003,
R J VALEO'S 'SEPTEMBER' COMES THE SECOND RELEASE FROM TYPE. AND
FRANKLY, IT'S AN ABSOLUTE GEM. I HAVE SOMETHING OF A REPUTATION
FOR LOVING TEXTURAL ELECTRONICS AND THIS GOES A LONG WAY TO =
JUSTIFYING
MY, SOME WOULD SAY UNHEALTHY, OBSSESSION WITH THIS STYLE. ANDREAS
TILLIANDER DELIVERS A PERFECTLY SEGUED SET OF TRACKS THAT WORK
AS A VERY PLEASING WHOLE AND WHILST IT DOES HAVE A CHILLY, CLICKY
SOUND IT ALSO HAS A DEPTH AND WARMTH TO BRING YOU IN OUT OF THAT
COLD. STUNNINGLY MANIPULATED CHORDS AND SOUNDS WITH SUBTLY SHIFTING
RHYTHMS AND WONDERFULLY SPARSE BACKING SOUNDS MAKE THIS A VERY
EARLY CONTENDER FOR ALBUM OF THE YEAR. A TRULY SUBLIME PIECE OF
WORK AND A STUNNING FOLLOW UP FOR A LABEL THAT SEEMS TO HAVE ALL
THE RIGHT MOVES. RECOMMENDED MOST HIGHLY.
OTTO VON SCHRIACH - CHOPPED ZOMBIE FUNGUS - SCHEMATIC - CD (SCH031CD)
PREVIOUSLY AVAILABLE ON THREE 12"S, THIS IS A FINE SLICE OF MASHED
AND NASTY ELECTRONICS FROM HERR SCHIRACH. COMBINING THE MORE
ABRASIVE END OF ELECTRONICA WITH THE WEIRDER END OF DRUM AND BASS,
AND AN ELECTRONIC INTERPRETATION TO SCRATCHING. OFTEN MELLOW,
BUT THE STAND OUT TRACKS FOR ME ARE THE MORE FRENETIC IN-YOUR-FACE
STUFF.
PAN AMERICAN - QUIET CITY - KRANKY - CD (KRANK065CD)
DOUBLE PACK CONTAINING A CD AND DVD FROM PAN AMERICAN. THEY ARE
ONE OF THOSE OUTFITS WHO HAS IMPRESSED ME WITH EVERY RELEASE I
CAN REMEMBER. BEAUTIFUL FUSION OF ELECTRONICS AND LIVE INSTRUMENTS
(SORT OF EXPECTED OWING TO THE LABRADFORD CONNECTION) THAT CREATE
A VERY ATMOSPHERIC ALBUM OF SUBTLE AND OFTEN MELANCHOLY MUSIC.
SUBTLE ELECTRONICA OF THE HIGHEST ORDER. RECOMMENDED. (HAVEN'T
SEEN THE DVD, BUT IF IT THE VISUAL EQUIVALENT OF THE MUSIC THEN
IT WILL BE GREAT - IT'S BEEN DESCRIBED BY SOMEONE AS "VISUAL =
MEDITATIONS!).
REMARC - SOUND MURDERER - PLANET MU - CD (ZIQ084CD)
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 CD
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!
REMOTE VIEWER, THE - HERE I GO AGAIN ON MY OWN - CITY CENTRE OFFICES - =
CD (TOWERBLOCKCD007)
AN ABSOLUTELY SUPERB SLICE OF DOWNBEAT, MELODIC ELECTRONICA FROM
THE VIEWER. TEN TRACKS OF GENTLE, INTRICATE AND AT TIMES LO-FI
SOUNDS WITH DELICATE MELODIES. THERE'S EVEN A HINT OF VOCAL ACTION
WHICH ADDS A WHOLE HEAP TO THE PROCEEDINGS. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
SKANFROM - HAND PICKED FRAGMENTS - SUCTION - CD (SUCTION012CD)
MR SKANFROM (ADSR) RETURNS WITH HIS INIMITABLE MIXTURE OF ELECTRO
AND SYNTH POP. TONGUE IN CHEEK UNDOUBTEDLY, YET THERE IS A =
COMBINATION
OF PLAYFULNESS AND QUALITY THAT MAKES MOST OF HIS RELEASES QUITE
IRRESISTABLE! 2O TRACKS FOR YOUR LISTENING PLEASURE. RECOMMENDED.
SUSANNE BROKESCH - SO EASY - DISKO B - CD (EFA279102)
NOW THIS IS NOT WHAT I EXPECTED FROM DISKO B AT ALL - IT'S FAR
BETTER! VERY PLAYFUL, AMBIENT-ISH, JAZZY-ISH SUMMERY ELECTRONICA
WITH SOME LOVELY STRING SAMPLES, A FEW HOUSE BEATS, A LOAD OF
CUTE SOUND EFFECTS AND TRUCK LOADS OF OFF-KILTER MELODY. THE REALLY
CHILLED TRACKS ARE ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS. TOTAL RESPECT TO DISKO
B FOR GOING OUT ON A LIMB WITH THIS - I HAVE TO SAY IT'S THEIR
BEST RELEASE IN AGES!
TOBIAS THOMAS - SMALLVILLE - KOMPAKT - CD (KOMCD24)
NOT ACTUALLY AN ARTIST CD, MORE OF A COMPILATION THAT SEEMS TO
HAVE BEEN DIGITALY MIXED TOGETHER. THE CHOICE OF TRACKS IS INSPIRED
AND SHOWS A MORE CHILLED, THOUGHTFUL STYLE OF GERMAN ELECTRONICA.
JAN JELINEK, ARIL BRIKHA, TONETRAGER, FOREVER SWEET, DNTEL AND
MORE ALL FEATURE BUT PROPS MUST PARTICULARLY GO THE LAYERING OF
KAITO'S TRACK 'RELEASE YOUR BODY' WITH ERLEND OYE'S 'GHOST TRAIN'
ACAPELLA. TRULY SUPERB.
ULRICH SCHNAUSS - A STRANGELY ISOLATED PLACE - CITY CENTRE OFFICES - =
CD (BLOCK13CD)
LONG AWAITED AND MUCH PRAISED ALBUM BY MR SCHNAUSS, FOLLOWING
UP THE CRITICALLY ACLAIMED "FARAWAY TRAINS PASSING BY". DEEP
AND MELODIC ELECTRONICS, THAT ARE DESIGNED TO WASH OVER YOU, AS
THE MUSIC DRIFTS ALONG IN THE BACKROUND. NOT A SINGLE AGGRESSIVE
BEAT TO TAKE AWAY FROM THE GENTLE AND VERY SOUNDSCAPEY AMBIENCE.
FANS OF BOLA, THE GENTLE END OF LACKLUSTER, THE BEATLESS END
OF BOARDS, TANGERINE DREAM, COCTEAU TWINS / THIS MORTAL COIL ETC
WILL BE DELIGHTED.
VARIOUS - DELIVERY ROOM - LEAF - CD (BAY37CD)
A HUGELY IMPRESSIVE BARGAIN FROM THE LEAF LABEL WHICH NO SELF
RESPECTING FAN OF ELECTRONICA IN ITS MANY GUISES SHOULD BE WITHOUT.
NEW, UNRELEASED AND PAST GEMS FROM BILL WELLS, STEPHAN SCHNEIDER
& ANNIE WHITEHEAD, MURCOF (THE SUTEKH REMIX OF MEMORIA), MANITOBA,
ICARUS, ASA CHANG & JUNRAY, ROB ELLIS, RIOW ARAI, CLUE TO KALO
AND LOADS MORE. TOP QUALITY, TOP PRICE. GET IN!
VENETIAN SNARES - WINTER IN THE BELLY OF A SNAKE - PLANET MU - CD =
(ZIQ066CD)
FLAVOUR OF THE MOMENT VENETIAN SNARES IN QUIRKY, SILLY AND FAIRLY
MENTAL VOICE AGAIN ON THIS ALBUM. FRENETIC BEATS MEETS WITH CUT
UPS, SAMPLED VOICES, GLITCH, CUTESY ORGANS - A PLETHORA OF SOUND
SOURCES. OCCASIONALLY BEAUTIFUL, BUT MAINLY THE AURAL ASSAULT
KICKS IN, WITH MORE BEATS THAN IS PROBABLY LEGAL, A GOOD DOSE
OF BASS, AND THE OVERWHELMING URGE TO THROW YOURSELF AROUND IN
AN ALMOST EPILICTIC WAY!=20
New Releases (CD): Techno / Electro
7-HURTZ - BEATBOX - OUTPUT - CD (OPRCD25)
EARLY RELEASE FROM 7-HURTZ ON OUTPUT HERE. STRAIGHT UP ELECTRO
SOUNDS HERE THAT FOR ME IS ONE OF THE BEST OUTPUT RELEASES PERIOD.
HAVE A LISTEN.....
DATA 80 - DATA 80 - FORCE TRACKS - CD (FT52CD)
HAKAN LIDBO CONTINUES TO DEFY THOSE WHO WISH TO CATEGORISE HIM
BY PRODUCING THIS COMMERCIAL SOUNDING ALBUM OF ELECTRO / TECHNO
DISCO / HOUSE / POP WITH VOCALS AND EVERYTHING. FRANKLY I THINK
IT'S TURGID, BUT I'M SURE A LOT OF PEOPLE WILL ENJOY IT'S TWEE
NATURE. BY THE WAY, WHAT ARE FORCE TRACKS UP TO WITH THIS?
MINNY POPS - DRASTIC MEASURES, DRASTIC MOVEMENT - LTM - CD (LTMCD2384)
THE DEBUT ALBUM FROM DUTCH ELECTRO PIONEERS MINNY POPS, AS =
ORIGINALLY
RELEASED ON PLUREX RECORDS BACK IN 1979. BONUS MATERIAL INCLUDES
THE RARE KOJAK EP AND AN ENHANCED VIDEO SECTION FEATURING FIVE
TRACKS RECORDED LIVE IN AMSTERDAM. ALL TRACKS DIGITALLY REMASTERED.
PAUL BRTSCHITSCH - VENEX - FRISBEE TRACKS - CD (FTCD007)
USEFUL COLLECTION OF STRAIGHT UP, GERMAN CLUB TECHNO SOUNDS. HARDER
THAN YOUR FORCE TRACKS KIND OF STUFF AND WITH THE OCCASIONAL =
TRIBALLY
MOMENT. A SOLID ALL ROUND PERFORMANCE.
SUBHEAD - NEON ROCKA - TRESOR - CD (TRESOR152CD)
SUITABLY TWISTED TECHNO MATERIAL FROM THE F**KED UP MINDS OF =
SUBHEAD.
HARSH RHYTHMS AND MENTAL SOUNDS CREATE IMAGES OF DARK, FUTURISTIC
LANDSCAPES AND CYBER-CITIES (!). SOMETHING A BIT DIFFERENT THEN!
SWAYZAK - LOOPS FROM THE BERGERIE - STUDIO K7 - CD (K7166CD)
IF YOU'VE NOT HEARD ANY SWAYZAK FOR A WHILE, YOU MIGHT BE A LITTLE
NONPLUSSED BY THIS LP OF SMOOTH, VOCAL TECHNO POP THAT KINDA SOUNDS
LIKE TALK TALK PRODUCED BY THE BELOVED! LISTEN BEFORE YOU BUY,
IS MY ADVICE (ALWAYS SENSIBLE ANYWAY!).
VARIOUS - POKER FLAT RECORDINGS VOLUME ONE - POKER FLAT - CD (PFRCD02)
FIRST COLLECTION FROM STEVE BUG'S POKER FLAT LABEL WAS A KILLER
SELECTION OF FUNKED UP TECH AND HOUSE STYLED CUTS. STEVE APPEARS
AS DOES TOM CLARK, JACKMATE, MARTINI BROS AND HAKAN LIDBO. VERY
GROOVY STUFF INDEED.
Restocks (CD): Techno / Electro
DJ T 1000 - PROGRESS - TRESOR - CD (TRESOR128)
ALAN OLDHAM AKA DJ T1000 PRESENTS A 10 TRACK VARIETY OF PUREST
DETROIT TECHNO FLAVOURS, YOU MAY REMEMBER HIM BEST FOR THE FAMOUS
ARTWORKS HE USED TO DO FOR DJAX-UP-BEATS.
VARIOUS - KOMPAKT 100 - KOMPAKT - 2xCD (KOMPAKTCD34)
IT'S A DIFFICULT TASK TO STATE JUST HOW INFLUENTIAL COLOGNE'S
KOMPAKT LABEL HAS BEEN OVER THE YEARS. SEEMINGLY, THEY STARTED
JUST ABOUT EVERY WORTHWHILE MUTATION OF THE TECHNO SOUNDS WE TAKE
FOR GRANTED EVERY DAY. TO SAY THAT THIS ALBUM IS A MAMMOTH AND
ESSENTIAL BEAST GOES WITHOUT SAYING BUT WHEN YOU CONSIDER THE
TRACKLISTING, WHICH FEATURES ALL THE KEY PLAYERS FROM KOMPAKT'S
HISTORY, BE IT TRACKS OR REMIXES, YOU CAN GUARANTEE THAT THIS
IS ONE VERY SPECIAL DOCUMENT OF A LABEL FIRMLY AT THE FOREFRONT
OF ELECTRONIC MUSIC. QUITE STUPENDOUS AND, OF COURSE, RECOMMENDED
WITHOUT HESITATION. HERE'S TO ANOTHER 100!
VARIOUS - TOTAL 5 - KOMPAKT - CD (KOMCD26)
TOTALLY KOMPAKT - FOR THE FIFTH TIME. UPBEAT DUBBY TECHNO FROM
THE LABEL THAT CAN. ARTISTS: SCSI-9, SUPERPITCHER, PHONG SUI,
JUSTUS KOHNKE, REINHARD VOIGT, T. RAUMSCHMIERE, LABEL BOSS - M.
MAYER, JOACHIM SPIETH, THOMAS FEHLMANN, MIKKEL METAL AND JONAS
BERING. DEEPLY KOMPAKT, DEEPLY GROOVY.
New Releases (CD): US Techno / Electro
SAN SERAC - ICE AGE - FROG MAN JAKE - CD (FROGMANJAKE18)
EXCELLENT SECOND ALBUM FROM NEW YORK'S SAN SERAC. HE DELIVERS
AN EARTHY, LO-FI SELECTION OF ELECTRO INSPIRED TRACKS WITH =
INTERESTING
LYRICS AND VERY STRONG SONG BASED SOUND. AUTHENTICALLY RETRO AND
TAKING CUES FROM NEW WAVE, PUNK FUNK AND UNDERGROUND ELECTRO,
YOU END UP WITH AN INTRIGUING BLEND OF TRACKS. WELL WORTH CHECKING
OUT.
Restocks (CD): US Techno / Electro
RANDOM NOISE GENERATION - LINKS IN THE CHAIN - 430 WEST - CD =
(4WCD45012)
COMPILATION OF TECHNO AND ELECTRO FROM RANDOM NOISE GENERATION.
MAINLY OLDER TRACKS INCLUDING A COUPLE OF NEW EDITS.
VARIOUS - AUTOBOT: ELECTRO IN THE FUTURE - SATAMILE - CD (SAT1CD)
A NEAT LITTLE COMP OF FUTURISTIC ELECTRO FROM THE LIKES OF DECAL,
BOLZ BOLZ, EMS, SCAPE ONE, SILICON SCALLY, FREEZIE FREEKIE, SATAMILE
AND AIRLOCKTRONICS. DEFINITELY THE MORE HIGH QUALITY END OF THE
GENRE, THIS IS THE SORT OF STUFF THAT SOUNDS MODERN AND RETRO
AT THE SAME TIME (EG. ROTTERS GOLF CLUB, LONGHAUL ETC)!
New Releases (CD): Hip Hop
DIPLO - FLORIDA - BIG DADA - CD (BDCD069)
DIPLO CONTINUES TO FIND THE PERFECT MIDGROUND BETWEEN KEIRAN HEBDEN
AND JOSH DAVIS ON THIS BRILLIANTLY SIXTOO-ESQUE NEW ALBUM. LEFTFIELD
/ INSTRUMENTAL HIP HOP AT ITS MOST FORWARD THINKING AND WITHOUT
A DJ SHADOW OF A DOUBT ONE OF THE FINEST RELEASES ON THIS LABEL
THIS YEAR! RECOMMENDED INDEED.
New Releases (CD): Eclectic Beats
JAGA JAZZIST - MAGAZINE - SMALLTOWN SUPERSOUND - CD (STS082)
REISSUE OF THE 1998 JAGA JAZZIST ALBUM "MAGAZINE", REGARDED BY
MANY AS ONE OF THEIR FINEST WORKS. UPLIFTING, SLIGHTLY EXPERIMENTAL
LOUNGE ROCK A BIT LIKE A BIG CHILL VERSION OF TORTOISE (CLEARLY
THEIR LEADING INFLUENCE) YOU COULD SAY. A BIT WECHSEL GARLAND
OR MATTHEW HERBERT BIG BAND AT TIMES, TOO. INCLUDES TWO BONUS
TRACKS.
MR SCRUFF - KEEP IT SOLID STEEL - NINJA TUNE - CD (ZENCD84)
SERIOUSLY ECLECTIC MIX ALBUM FROM THAT NICE MR SCRUFF. 31 TRACKS
IN TOTAL, FROM THE LIKES OF MUNGO'S HI-FI, BIG YOUTH, ARSONISTS,
ERYKAH BADU, ULTRAMAGNETIC MCS, TIPPER, PREFUSE 73, SOUL II SOUL,
PHAROAH SANDERS AND MANY MORE NAMES UNFAMILIAR TO ME, ALL IN =
HONESTY.
SOUNDS GREAT THOUGH, AND FULL SLEEVE NOTES GIVE DETAILS OF EVERY
TRACK.
TOTAL SCIENCE - AUDIOWORKS 05 - C.I.A. - CD (CIAWCD5)
OF ALL THE DRUM & BASS ARTISTS OUT THERE, TOTAL SCIENCE HAVE =
CONSISTENTLY
DELIVERED THE GOODS MORE OFTEN THAN A WHOLE LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE.
HERE YOU HAVE A SELECTION OF CUTTING EDGE TECHNICAL TRACKS WITH
A REMIX FROM BAD COMPANY AND LOADS OF QUALITY DANCEFLOOR TUNES.
WELL WORTH A PUNT AT THIS PRICE!
TROUBLEMAN - TIME OUT OF MIND - FAROUT - CD (FARO085CD)
A REAL MELTING POT OF INFLUENCES HERE FROM MR PRITCHARD UNDER
HIS TROUBLE MAN GUISE. SOUL, JAZZ, LATIN, DETROIT TECHNO, HIP
HOP, YOU NAME IT AND IT'S PROBABLY IN THERE. SOME WONDRFUL VOCALS
AS WELL COURTESY OF NINA MIRANDA & STEVE SPACEK. I LOVE THE ART
WORK TOO, SO 60'S! RECOMMENDED THIS, HAVE A LISTEN...
VARIOUS - JOEY & NORMAN JAY PRESENT GOOD TIMES 4 - RESIST - 2xCD =
(RESISTCD2)
FOURTH IN THE SERIES OF MASSIVE COMPILATIONS FROM JOEY AND NORMAN
JAY ON THE NEWLY REVAMPED EX-REACT LABEL RESIST. AS EVER IT'S
A HIGHLY GROOVY SELECTION OF TRACKS FEATURING THE LIKES OF JAMES
BROWN, MICA PARIS, ASWAD, JAMES MASON, BOMB THE BASS, TEN CITY,
BRENDA RUSSELL AND LOADS, LOADS MORE.
Restocks (CD): Eclectic Beats
CAPITOL K - ROADEATER EP - PLANET MU - CD (ZIQ011CD)
MORE LEFTFIELD ELECTRONIC SHENANIGANS FROM MIKE PARADINAS' LABEL
ON THIS EARLY RELEASE FROM CAPITOL K. SCRUNCHED UP SOUNDS AND
RHYTHMS WITH A DEFINITE NOD TO EARLY WARP ARTISTS AMONGST OTHERS.
DIFFICULT TO FIND NOW SO SNAP IT UP.
INTERLOPER - SIX DRAGONS - INKY BLACKNESS - CD (INKYCD1)
PERFECTLY PLEASANT CD BRINGING TOGETHER A NUMBER OF STYLES UNDER
ONE ROOF (JAZZY HOUSE, BREAKS, HIP-HOP, ELECTRONICA). WITH THE
MATTHEW BUSHWACKA SEAL OF APPROVAL, THIS CAN ONLY BE A QUALITY
ITEM - ANYONE INTO OCTOPUS OR PLANK SHOULD CHECK THIS....
KIRK DEGIORGIO'S - TWO WORLDS - FAROUT - CD (FARO055CD)
KIRK DEGIORGIO'S NEW PROJECT FEATURING A HOST OF LATIN MUSICIANS
WITH KIRK HIMSELF GUIDING AND PRODUCING. A FUNKY SELECTION OF
FRESH TRACKS, JUST RIGHT TO GET YOU IN THE MOOD (FOR WHAT, I DON'T
KNOW. MAYBE A BIT OF CLUBBING? LATIN DANCING? HANKY PANKY?).
New Releases (CD): Guitar Based
AMERICAN MUSIC CLUB - LOVE SONGS FOR PATRIOTS - COOKING VINYL - CD =
(COOKCD318)
HOW GOOD TO SEE MARK EITZEL'S AMERICAN MUSIC CLUB REFORM AFTER
A DECADE. AS YOU'D EXPECT FROM SUCH A TALENTED SINGER/SONGWRITER,
THIS IS NO LAZY, DOING-IT-FOR-THE-MONEY EXERCISE - JUST ANOTHER
THIRTEEN HEARTFELT, CHARMING, INTENSE SONGS FROM ONE OF THE GREAT
VOICES OF THE LAST TWENTY YEARS.
ARLENES, THE - GOING TO CALIFORNIA - LOOSE - CD (VJCD151)
NEW ALBUM FROM BIG STEVE AND HIS LADY WIFE (PLUS 12 OTHERS), =
RECORDED
IN AUSTIN, TEXAS, AND THAT OTHER HOTBED OF COUNTRY MUSIC, AMSTERDAM.
PURE SWINGING COUNTRY THAT FANS OF BONNIE PRINCE BILLY'S "GREATEST
PALACE MUSIC" SHOULD BE INTO. STAYED THE COURSE WHEN PLAYED INSTORE,
IT HAS TO BE SAID!
DAMO SUZUKI'S NETWORK - SEATTLE - DAMO'S NET WORK - 2xCD (DNW018109)
EX CAN MAN DAMO SUZUKI RECORDED LIVE IN SEATTLE WITH A HOST OF
GUEST MUSICIANS. A VERITABLE FEAST OF FUN AND FROLICS. ROCKY,
PSYCHEDELIC, OBVIOUSLY A BIT KRAUTROCK. A LAVISHLY PACKAGED 2
X CD AFFAIR THAT'LL GO DOWN A STORM WITH HIS HARDCORE FOLLOWING.
DAMO SUZUKI'S NETWORK - JPN ULTD - DAMO'S NET WORK - CD (DNW016)
EX CAN MAN DAMO SUZUKI'S LIVE IMPROV ALBUM WITH A HOST OF GUEST
MUSICIANS IS A VERITABLE FEAST OF FUN AND FROLICS. ROCKY, =
PSYCHEDELIC,
OBVIOUSLY A BIT KRAUTROCK. JUST A GOOD LISTEN ALL ROUND.
DUSTIN O'HALLORAN - PIANO SOLOS - BELLAUNION - CD (BELLACD81)
ERIK SATIE-ESQUE ALBUM FROM DUSTIN THAT DOES EXACTLY WHAT IT SAYS
ON THE YADDA YADDA. PURE PIANO THAT FANS OF THE RECENT ELUVIUM
CD ON TEMPORARY RESIDANCE OR MAX RICHTER WILL WANT TO HEAR. LOVELY.
GIANT SAND - IS ALL OVER THE MAP - THRILL JOCKEY - CD (THRILL142CD)
RAW COUNTRY ROCK FROM HOWIE GELB, WITH ASSISTANCE FROM JOHN PARISH
AND (AM I RIGHT IN SAYING THIS?) ONE OF CALEXICO. THIS IS ALMOST
LIKE A VERY UNPOLISHED BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN WITH HINTS OF TOM WAITS
AND A GOOD HELPING OF LOU REED. ALSO THINK THE FOR CARNATION OR
WHITE HOTEL (ANYONE REMEMBER THEM?). VERY GOOD INDEED.
GO! TEAM, THE - THUNDER, LIGHTNING, STRIKE - MEMPHIS INDUSTRIES - CD =
(MI040CD)
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.
JUANA MOLINA - TRES COSAS - DOMINO - CD (WIGCD146)
BEAUTIFULLY-VOICED JUANA MOLINA'S FIRST ALBUM (RECORDED 2002),
IS EVEN MORE DREAMY AND RELAXED THAN HER SECOND (WHICH CAME OUT
A FEW MONTHS BACK - CONFUSED YET?!). THIS IS SLIGHTLY LESS =
ELECTRONIC,
MORE ACOUSTIC AND EVEN-MORE LAID BACK THAN THE EXCELLENT "SEGUNDO",
AND ON A DAY LIKE THIS MAKES ONE WANT TO TAKE AN EXTENDED SIESTA.
JUST GORGEOUS.
LE FLY PAN AM - N'ECOUTEZ PAS - CONSTELLATION - CD (CST031D)
LE FLY PAN AM'S NEW ALBUM FOLLOWS ON FROM THE LAST ONE BUT ACTUALLY
TAKES A MORE SHOEGAZING APPROACH. DENSE, GUITAR BASED SOUNDSCAPES
WITH COMPLEX ARRANGEMENTS AND SKILLFUL INSTRUMENTATION. IF YOU'RE
INTO GODSPEED OR DO MAKE SAY THINK YOU SHOULD FIND THIS VERY =
ENGAGING.
SALLY TIMMS - IN THE WORLD OF HIM - TOUCH & GO - CD (TG269CD)
NEW SOLO ALBUM FROM THE MEKONS VOCALIST. QUITE A STRIPPED-DOWN
APPROACH IS TAKEN TO THESE SONGS, ALTHOUGH THERE ARE MANY MUSICIANS
INVOLVED. THIS PUSHES SALLY'S HIGHLY DISTINCTIVE VOICE TO THE
FORE, IN WHAT ALMOST SOUNDS LIKE TOUCH & GO'S TORCH SONGS ALBUM
AT TIMES! GOOD STUFF.
STAFRAENN HAKON - VENTILL/POKI - RESONANT - CD (RESCD009)
THIS THIRD FULL ALBUM FROM STAFRAENN HAKON IS A SUPERB DEVELOPMENT
ON THE FIRST TWO. THE FIRST THING THAT STRIKES YOU IS THE MORE
BAND ORIENTATED SOUND THAT KICKS THINGS OFF. A DRUMMER, PROPER
SONGS, ALL MIXED UP WITH THE SUPERB TRADEMARK LAYERED GUITAR SOUNDS.
KIND OF LIKE SOME OF THE EARLIER CONSTELLATION MATERIAL BACK WHEN
THEY WERE LEADING THE WAY WITH THIS KIND OF MUSIC. A BEAUTIFUL
BALANCE DEVELOPS THROUGHOUT THE ALBUM WITH LUSH, DENSE SOUNDSCAPES
DOMINATING IN THE LATTER HALF COMBINING A FRAGILE SOUNDING =
GORGEOUSNESS
WITH A MAJESTIC AND SOMEWHAT EPIC STYLE. THIS IS A MAGNIFICENT
PIECE OF WORK, FOR FANS AND NEWCOMERS ALIKE. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
TARA JANE O'NEIL - YOU SOUND, REFLECT - QUARTERSTICK - CD (QS91CD)
VERY REASONABLY PRICED NEW ALBUM FROM TARA, WHO ALWAYS SEEMS TO
HAVE BEEN OVERLOOKED, IN MY OPINION. MUSICALLY, THIS IS LIKE A
MORE EXPANSIVE JONI MITCHELL, WITH HINTS OF VERY SUBTLE POST ROCK.
HER VOICE IS AS LUSH AND DELICATE AS HER SONGS - DO CHECK THIS
OUT.
THALIA ZEDEK - TRUST NOT THOSE IN WHOM WITHOUT SOME TOUCH OF MADN - =
THRILL JOCKEY - CD (THRILL148CD)
ONCE SIGNED TO MATADOR, THIS UNDERRATED SINGER/SONGWRITER (AND
FORMER MEMBER OF UZI, LIVE SKULL & COME WITH A CAREER SPANNING
20 ODD YEARS) RETURNS WITH A NEW ALBUM ON THRILL JOCKEY. THINK
NICO, PATTI SMITH, MARIANNE FAITHFULL, NICK CAVE, TINDERSTICKS
AND ONE OTHER BAND THIS REALLY REMINDS WHOSE NAME ELUDES ME (NO,
MIKE, IT ISN'T BIG COUNTRY).
TREMBLE - BALLROOM BLUES - DIFFERENT - CD (DIFFLPCD0401)
ANYONE KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS LOT? ANY INFO WOULD BE GRATEFULLY
RECEIVED. MUSICALLY IT'S NOT STRICTLY OUR BAG, BUT THEN WHAT IS,
REALLY? THINK KIRSTY MACCOLL, ALISHA'S ATTIC, MARTINA TOPLEY BIRD
(YES, ALL THREE REALLY DID SPRING TO MIND ON HEARING THIS). OVER
TO YOU LOT.
Restocks (CD): Guitar Based
TORTOISE - MILLIONS NOW LIVING WILL NEVER DIE - THRILL JOCKEY - CD =
(THRILL025CD)
THE SECOND LONG PLAYER, AND TORTOISE REALLY DID COME UP TRUMPS.
A MORE FLUENT SOUND, ABSOLUTELY PUSHING BOUNDARIES, TOTAL QUALITY.
A BENCHMARK LP AND STILL THEIR GREATEST WORK NOW BACK AT IT'S
RIGHTFUL HOME OF THRILL JOCKEY.
VARIOUS - LOST IN TRANSLATION OST - EMPEROR NORTON - CD (EMN70682)
THIS SOUNDTRACK TO THE NEW SOFIA COPPOLA MOVIE IS, AS MY BLOODY
VALENTINE OBSESSIVE ARE NO DOUBT AWARE, MOST NOTABLE FOR THE FOUR
BRAND NEW KEVIN SHIELDS TRACKS - HIS FIRST NEW MATERIAL (THAT
ISN'T A REMIX) IN OVER 12 YEARS. WHILST THEY ARE CERTAINLY GOOD,
I WILL SAY IT'S SLIM PICKINGS AND WE STILL HAVE LITTLE INDICATION
(FOR EXAMPLE) OF WHAT A NEW, FULL-LENGTH KEVIN SHIELDS/MBV ALBUM
MIGHT SOUND LIKE. AFTER SOME OF HIS REMIXES, I EXPECTED SOMETHING
A LITTLE MORE "CHALLENGING" PERHAPS, BUT WHAT WE GET IS ONE VERY
STRAIGHTFORWARD "SONG" AND THREE SHORT "SOUNDTRACK" INSTRUMENTALS.
AS I SAY, FINE STUFF BUT HARDLY SATIFIES THE APPETITE! ALSO ON
THE ALBUM, A SURPRISINGLY GOOD (EXCLUSIVE) TRACK BY AIR, AS WELL
AS SQUAREPUSHER, JESUS & MARY CHAIN, SEBASTIEN TELLIER, DEATH
IN VEGAS AND, NATURALLY, MBV (A TRACK FROM "LOVELESS"), QUITE
HONESTLY AN EXCELLENT SOUNDTRACK ALL TOLD, JUST DON'T GET YOUR
HOPES UP ABOUT THOSE SHIELDS TRACKS TOO MUCH....
New Releases (CD): Funk / Jazz / Soul
ROY AYERS - MAHOGANY VIBE - BBE/RAPSTER - CD (RR0035CD)
FOURTEEN OF MR. AYERS MOST LOVED TRACKS RE-RECORDED USING =
CONTEMPORARY
VOCALISTS (SUCH AS ERYKAH BADU, BETTY WRIGHT, KAMILAH, JOHN PRESSLEY
AND MC SAKONI). THE PERFECT SOUNDTRACK TO AN INDIAN SUMMER.
Restocks (CD): Funk / Jazz / Soul
JOHN CAMERON - PSYCHOMANIA - TRUNK - CD (JBH002CD)
THE LITTLE KNOWN SOUNDTRACK TO THE 1972 BRIT FILM PSYCHOMANIA
IS AN INTRIGUING PIECE OF WORK. BASICALLY THE SOUNDTRACK WAS WRITTEN
BY JOHN CAMERON (OF KES FAME) AND PERFORMED BY FROG WHICH WAS
A COLLECTIVE OF WELL KNOWN BRITIAH JAZZ MUSICIANS (ASK STEVE,
HE'LL PROBABLY BE ABLE TO TELL YOU WHO THEY WERE) DOING MUTATED,
DARK AND BROODING PSYCHEDELIC FUNK. TRULY UNUSUAL AND EXTREMELY
SATISFYING. RECOMMENDED.
VARIOUS - GIVE PEAS A CHANCE - CRIPPLED DICK HOT WAX - CD (CDHW085CD / =
27621-2)
FABULOUS SELECTION (AS ALWAYS) FROM CRIPPLED DICK HOT WAX. TWENTY
TRACKS OF PURE FUNKINESS AND JAZZINESS WHICH ARE SUPPOSED TO BE
EXTREMELY OBSCURE (ALTHOUGH I CAN'T VOUCH FOR THAT). JOHN CCAMERON,
MADE IN GERMANY, PAUL KUHN, SIMON PARK, ALAN HAWKSHAW, FREDDY
GIGELE AND MORE ALL FEATURE ON THIS SUPERB COMPILATION.
New Releases (CD): Reggae / Dub
VARIOUS - ROOTS OF DANCE HALL - AURALUX - CD (LUXX006CD)
NOW THIS IS A BIT MORE LIKE IT - AURALUX DO SEEM TO BE ONE OF
THE BETTER REVIVE REGGAE LABELS AROUND AT THE MOMENT. EARLY =
DANCEHALL
FROM CHANNEL ONE, WITH VOCALISTS SUCH AS HORACE ANDY, DON CARLOS,
BARRY BROWN, EARL 16, LINVAL THOMPSON AND CORNELL CAMPBELL BACKED
BY THE ROOTS RADICS. COMES WITH EXPERTLY RESEARCHED SLEEVENOTES.
New Releases (CD): Experimental
LUC FERRARI - INTERRUPTEUR / TAUTOLOGOS 3 - BLUE CHOPSTICKS - CD =
(BC001CD)
TWO TRACKS (RECORDED 1967 AND 1970 RESPECTIVELY) OF EXPERIMENTAL
EARLY AMBIENT JAZZ / AVANT-CLASSICAL USING A VARIETY OF =
INSTRUMENTATION
(FROM ENGLISH HORN TO VIBRAPHONE TO MAGNETIC TAPE). A REAL MOOD
PIECE AND VERY MUCH AHEAD OF ITS TIME. SLEEVENOTES FROM DAVID
GRUBBS AND LUC FERRARI HIMSELF.
Restocks (CD): Experimental
KEVIN DRUMM & LASSE MACHAUG - FROZEN BY BLIZZARD WINDS - SMALLTOWN =
SUPERSOUND - CD (STS059CD)
MICRO ELECTRONIC AND GUITAR MANIPULATIONS FROM DARLING OF THE
NOISE SCENE KEVIN DRUMM PLUS LASSE MACHAUG. THREE INTENSELY DEEP
SOUND PIECES WITH A-TONAL BITS, HI-FREQ BITS, DISTORTED WHITE
NOISE PERCUSSION SOUNDS, ULTRA REDUCED SUB-BASS AND MANIFOLD OTHER
INTERESTING EXPERIMENTATIONS. AS THE TITLE SAYS, IT'S A BIT LIKE
BEING FROZEN IN A BLIZZARD WIND. VERY GOOD.
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Hi there.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Bit late on the mailout this week. Sorry about =
that. Lots=20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Peace.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>The Fish.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>New Releases (Vinyl): Electronica</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> ANDREAS TILLIANDER - DUTTY & DIGITAL =
- IDEAL -=20
12" (IDEAL022)<BR> ANDREAS TILLIANDER DELIVERS A DUB =
HEAVY,=20
IMMACULATELY PRODUCED<BR> FOUR TRACK EP OF QUALITY =
TECH=20
GROOVES. BASS IS OF THE ESSENCE<BR> HERE ALONG WITH =
THE SUPERB=20
BASIC CHANNEL STYLE STABS AND CHORDS.<BR> DEEP AS =
HELL, SLOW=20
AND GRINDING... JUST A BRILLIANT AND AUTHENTIC<BR> =
PIECE OF=20
WORK. RECOMMENDED.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> GO FIND, THE - MIAMI - MORR MUSIC - LP=20
(MORR047LP)<BR> THE GO FIND FIND THEMSELVES OCCUPYING =
THE=20
TERRITORY OF A SLIGHTLY<BR> LESS ROCKING, SLIGHTLY =
MORE POPPY=20
LALI PUNA STYLE. VERY SIMILAR<BR> AT TIMES TO THE =
POSTAL=20
SERVICE, IT HAS A MELODIC, GUITAR DRIVEN,<BR> INDIE=20
ELECTRONICA FEEL WITH WELL CONSTRUCTED SONGS AND A =
WELL<BR> =20
PRODUCED SOUND. IF YOU LIKE YOUR MS. JOHN SODA'S AND LALI=20
PUNA'S<BR> YOU WOULD DO WELL TO CHECK THIS =
OUT.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> HEARTS OF DARKNESS - MUSIC FOR DRUNK =
DRIVING -=20
SCHEMATIC - LP (SCH042LP)<BR> CRIKEY! SCHEMATIC REALLY =
HAVE=20
GONE OUT ON A SEMI-INDUSTRIAL LIMB.<BR> THIS CD =
FEATURES=20
TWENTY FOUR MOSTLY BRUTAL ELECTRONIC TRACKS WITH<BR> =
ELEMENTS=20
OF DIRGE, GABBA, INDUSTRIAL AND BREAKCORE. ALL =
MASHED<BR> UP=20
TOGETHER TO CREATE A BROKEN, UNEASY FLOW THAT'LL KEEP YOU=20
ON<BR> EDGE ALL THE WAY THROUGH. HARD AS NAILS, BUT =
ULTIMATELY=20
A SATISFYING<BR> ALTERNATIVE TO MELODIC ELECTRONICA.=20
CHECK.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> KELPE - SEA INSIDE BODY - DC - 2xLP=20
(DC53LP)<BR> TWISTED DOWNBEAT ELECTRONICA HERE WITH A =
NOD=20
TOWARDS THE BOARDS<BR> IN PLACES, ALTHOUGH KELPE =
CERTAINLY=20
HAVE THIER OWN THING GOING.<BR> WONDERFUL MELODIES AND =
HARMONIES OVER SOME CRUNCHY, COMPLEX LAPTOP<BR> =
TWIDDLINGS.=20
ALL IN ALL A STRONG ALBUM, ALMOST WHERE MORR MUSIC<BR> =
SHOULD=20
HAVE PROGRESSED TO BY NOW. RECOMMENDED.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> MUM - DUSK LOG - FATCAT - 10"=20
(10FAT03)<BR> CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT I DO =
BELIEVE ALL=20
FOUR TRACKS ON THIS<BR> NEW MUM EP ARE BRAND NEW, IE. =
NONE ARE=20
TAKEN FROM THE RECENT ALBUM.<BR> MUSIC WISE (AND =
SLEEVE WISE!)=20
THIS PICKS UP NICELY FROM WHERE<BR> "SUMMER MAKE GOOD" =
LEFT=20
OFF - INTRICATE, INTIMATE, SWEET, SENSITIVE,<BR> =
ORGANIC,=20
ICELANDIC FOLKTRONICA THAT'S GUARANTEED TO SOOTHE =
EVEN<BR> THE=20
MOST WITHERED BROW AT THE END OF THE DAY. AH, THAT'S =
BETTER.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> PLUMBLINE - PIN POINTS - HYDROGEN DUKEBOX =
- LP=20
(DUKE133DJV)<BR> THIS HAS GOT TO BE THE MOST =
IMPRESSIVE=20
RELEASE I'VE HEARD ON THIS<BR> LABEL POSSIBLY EVER. =
DREAMY,=20
AMBIENT, SEMI-LIVE INSTRUMENT BASED<BR> ELECTRONICA =
THAT=20
REMINDS ONE OF TARWATER, WITH THE TINIEST HINT<BR> OF =
MURCOF=20
PLUS MAYBE A SPLASH OF BIOSPHERE AND/OR THE FAX =
LABEL.<BR> =20
DEFINITELY NOT ONE TO JUST OVERLOOK - RECOMMENDED.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> QUIO - GAZON GASOLINA - AGF PRODUKTION - =
12"=20
(AGFPROD001/MDM55016)<BR> FIRST RELEASE ON AGF'S OWN =
LABEL AND=20
IT'S A CRACKING SELECTION<BR> OF CHILLED OUT =
POP-TECHNO AND=20
VARIOUSOTHER ELECTRONIC FUN. SUBTLE,<BR> PRETTY AND =
CATCHY ON=20
THEA-SIDE WITH A LOVELY VOCAL AND A BIT MORE<BR> =
BROKEN ON THE=20
B-SIDE (SPOT THE AGF MIX!) WITH CHOPPY BEATS AND<BR> =20
PROCESSING. WELL WORTH TAKING A LISTEN.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> SEPTEMBER COLLECTIVE - SEPTEMBER =
COLLECTIVE -=20
GEOGRAPHIC - LP (GEOG27LP)<BR> SIMPLY A MARVELLOUS =
PIECE OF=20
WORK FROM THE COLLECTIVE TALENTS<BR> OF BARBARA =
MORGENSTERN,=20
STEPHAN SCHNEIDER AND PAUL WIRKUS. DEEP,<BR> LOVINGLY =
CRAFTED=20
ELECTRONIC SOUNDS WITH LO-FI EFFECTS APLENTY.<BR> =
MELODIC,=20
YES, BUT WITH A DENSE, WARM TEXTURAL FEEL TO ALL =
OF<BR> =20
THE TRACKS. RHYTHMS ARE LOOSE AND SPORADIC, BUT ADD A=20
CERTAIN<BR> SOMETHING TO THE TRACKS. BRILLAINT AND =
HIGHLY=20
RECOMMENDED.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> SH*TMAT - FULL ENGLISH BREAKFAST VOL. 3 - =
PLANET MU=20
- 12" (ZIQ103)<BR> I SEEM TO USE THE SAME WORDS EVERY =
TIME=20
ONLY IN A DIFFERENT ORDER<BR> WHEN REVIEWING SH*TMAT =
RELEASES,=20
SO I'LL JUST LIST THEM ALL, AND<BR> YOU CAN WRITE YOUR =
OWN. RAGGA, MUFFIN, BAD, BWOY, JUNGLIST, =
NOISE,<BR> =20
BREAK, CORE, DRUM, BASS, WICKED, TING, OLD, SKOOL, GABBA,=20
SHOUTY,<BR> RAVE, DISTORTION, SOUND, MURDERER, BUG, =
ROOTSMAN,=20
RAZOR, X, KID,<BR> SIX, O, GWAN</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> SPACETIME CONTINUUM - FUTURE IFE EP - =
ASTRALWERKS -=20
12" (ASW6261)<BR> I ALWAYS FEEL THAT JONAH SHARP'S =
SPACETIME=20
CONTINUUM PROJECT NEVER<BR> REALLY GOT THE CREDIT IT =
DESERVED=20
BUT THIS THREE TRACK EP IS A<BR> GREAT SLICE OF LATE =
'90'S=20
ELECTONICA. DENSE, LUSH, STRANGELY GROOVING,<BR> FULL =
OF GREAT=20
SOUNDS... A LOVELY PIECE OF WORK.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> SUBTLE - F.K.O. - LEX - 12"=20
(LEX027)<BR> LEFTFIELD HIP HOP SINGLE OF THE YEAR? =
SUBTLE ARE=20
(AS I'M SURE<BR> YOU KNOW) DOSE ONE AND JEL, WHICH =
THEREFORE=20
MAKES THIS SINGLE<BR> ESSENTIAL TO ALL CLOUDDEAD FANS =
LIKE=20
MYSELF, BUT DON'T FORGET<BR> ABOUT THOSE B. =
FLEISCHMANN AND=20
CONSOLE REMIXES FOR ALL YOU ELECTRONICA<BR> HEADS OUT =
THERE.=20
OH YES. AN ESSENTIAL RELEASE.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> WOLF EYES - STABBED IN THE FACE - SUB POP =
- 12"=20
(SP649)<BR> EXTREME SOUNDS FROM WOLF EYES WHICH =
CONTINUES THE=20
IDEA OF MINIMAL<BR> SOUND MANIPULATION. CONCENTRATING =
ON A=20
HEAVY GOING HI-FREQUENCY<BR> BASED STYLE WITH =
DEEP=20
RUMBLINGS IN THE BASS FREQUENCIES PLUS SPARING<BR> USE =
OF=20
OTHER SAMPLE SOURCES (INCLUDING FIELD RECORDINGS OF=20
NATURE)<BR> YOU END UP WITH AN ATMOSPHERIC PRODUCT AT =
THE END.=20
AND LONG MAY<BR> IT CONTINUE LIKE THIS!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Restocks (Vinyl): Electronica</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> ADAM JOHNSON - MALK EP - NARITA RECORDS - =
12"=20
(NRT01)<BR> THIS IS THE FIRST RELEASE ON NEW MERCK =
OFFSHOOT=20
LABEL NARITA.<BR> I'M NOT QUITE SURE WHICH DIRECTION =
THEY'RE=20
SPECIFICALLY TAKING<BR> IT IN BUT THIS IS A =
MAGNIFICENT START.=20
FIVE TRACKS OF DEEP, CLICKY<BR> TECHNO WITH MOMENTS =
THAT SOUND=20
A BIT LIKE LUSINE'S 4/4 WORK BUT<BR> WITH DUBBIER =
OVERTONES.=20
BEAUTIFUL CRISP PRODUCTION GIVES IT A<BR> LUSH, =
MELODIC FEEL=20
AND I RECKON THIS IS DEFINITELY A LABEL TO<BR> KEEP A =
BEADY=20
EYE ON. RECOMMENDED.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> AMMONCONTACT - SOUNDS LIKE EVERYTHING - =
PLUG=20
RESEARCH - LP (PR45LP)<BR> A VERY WELCOME RETURN FOR=20
AMMONCONTACT, WHO BLEND HIP HOP BEATS<BR> AND =
ELECTRONICA AS=20
GOOD AS ANYONE - BETTER THAN ANY ACTUAL HIP<BR> HOP =
ARTIST I=20
CAN THINK OF, IN MY OPINION. WITH A FULLER, =
RICHER,<BR> MORE=20
ENCOMPASSING SOUND THAN THEIR PREVIOUS RELEASES, THESE=20
FELLAS<BR> LOOK SET TO DO THE BUSINESS RIGHT NOW. =
IMAGINE DJ=20
WALLY WITHOUT<BR> THE QUIRKINESS. HIGHLY=20
RECOMMENDED.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> BOLA - SOUP - SKAM - 2XLP=20
(SKALP2)<BR> FINALLY, BOLA'S DEBUT ALBUM GETS REISSUED =
AND=20
IT'S IN FUNKY NEW<BR> PACKAGING THAT BRINGS IT MORE IN =
LINE=20
WITH THE ARTWORK FROM FYUTI.<BR> CLASSIC ELECTRONICA =
SOUNDS=20
FROM DARRYL FITTON.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> HANIN ELIAS - NO GAMES NO FUN - FATAL =
RECORDINGS -=20
CD (FATALCD1 / 09961-2)<BR> HANIN ELIAS TEAMS UP WITH =
A WHOLE=20
HOST OF PRODUCERS HERE TO DELIVER<BR> AN ALBUM THAT, =
AT TIMES=20
IS BRILLIANT AND AT OTHERS SMACKS OF DESPERATION.<BR> =
WHICH IS=20
A SHAME BECAUSE THE GOOD BITS ARE REALLY GOOD. =
KHAN,<BR> =20
MERZBOW, ALEC EMPIRE AND J. MASCIS (!) ALL PROVIDE THE BEST=20
BACKING<BR> TRACKS FOR HANIN TO HAVE A BIT OF A SHOUT =
OVER AND=20
THEY WORK WELL.<BR> BUT THERE'S A LOT OF AVERAGE=20
'ELECTROCLASH' SOUNDING TRACKS WHICH<BR> LET IT DSOWN =
A BIT.=20
OH WELL.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> HRK - LOVE WORLD - ULRICH SCHNAUSS REMIX =
- JOINT -=20
12" (JOINT002)<BR> IGNORE THE A-SIDE VERSION BECAUSE, =
FRANKLY,=20
THE VOCALS ARE POPPY<BR> AND AWFUL. WHAT YOU DO GET =
(LUCKILY)=20
IS A SUBLIMELY MELODIC ULRICH<BR> SCHNAUSS MIX WHICH =
WILL=20
DELIGHT AND ENCHANT IN EQUAL MEASURES.<BR> MELODIC =
ELECTRONICA=20
AT IT'S MOST MELODIC. IT'S VERY MELODIC -<BR> =
JUST IN=20
CASE YOU HADN'T REALISED HOW MELODIC IT WAS YET!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> MASTER DESASTER - LOVE / DON'T OBEY - =
DRAG DESASTER=20
- 12" (DRAGDESASTER6)<BR> SHOCKINGLY POOR BOOTLEG TYPE =
THING=20
FROM THE OVERRATED DRAG DESASTER<BR> LABEL. I MEAN, IF =
YOU'RE=20
INTO THIS KIND OF SHOUTY, PUNKY SOUND,<BR> THEN MAYBE =
THERE'LL=20
BE SOMETHING TO REDEEM IT, BUT FOR THE REST<BR> OF US, =
THIS IS=20
JUST A BUNCH OF SILLINESS.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> PASTACAS - NOT SO GOOD SONGS - KIN - 12"=20
(KIN002)<BR> THIS DUBLIN LABEL HAS PROVIDED A SIX =
TRACK EP=20
FROM THIS OUFIT<BR> FROM EASTERN EUROPE, AND IT'S A =
BEAUTY.=20
CHOCK FULL OF MELODY,<BR> QUIRKY BEATS, VOCALS AND =
MUCH=20
CUTESY-NESS. WITH TOUCHES OF TOMLAB<BR> AND KARAOKE =
KALK, THIS=20
IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.</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> ROD MODELL - KETTLE POINT EP - ECHOCORD - =
12"=20
(ECHOCORD06)<BR> IT'S HARD TO DESCRIBE JUST HOW =
EXCITED I GET=20
ABOUT THIS BRILLIANT<BR> LABEL. TO HEAR SOMEONE =
RELEASING THE=20
PUREST OF DUB TECHNO GROOVES<BR> IS VERY, VERY =
SATISFYING AND=20
IT DOESN'T GET MUCH BETTER THAN THIS.<BR> ROD MODELL =
HAS=20
CREDITS ON A NUMBER OF PLUS 8 AND THEOREM RELEASES<BR> =
AND=20
HE'S BEEN AROUND FOR YEARS DOING EXPERIMENTAL AND=20
PIONEERING<BR> ELECTRONIC MUSIC. NOW, IF I'M NOT =
MISTAKEN HE=20
WAS ALSO PART OF<BR> THE DEEPCHORD DUO WHO RELEASED =
SOME OF=20
THE BEST TECH SOUNDS THAT<BR> NEVER CAME OUT OF =
BERLIN. THIS=20
IS, QUITE SIMPLY, AWESOME. FOUR<BR> CUTS OF PURE, =
UNDILUTED,=20
SPACIOUS TECHNO WITH A HEAVY DUB FLAVA,<BR> BUT =
WONDERFULLY=20
DEEP AND METALLIC CHORDS AND STABS. LIKE BASIC<BR> =
CHANNEL?=20
LIKE DEEPCHORD? LIKE THE OTHER STUFF ON ECHOCORD? =
YOU'RE<BR> =20
GOING TO ABSOLUTELY ADORE THIS. RELEASE OF THE WEEK. NO =
CONTEST.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> SQUAREPUSHER - BUDAKHAN MINDPHONE - WARP =
- LP=20
(WARPLP62)<BR> EXCELLENT MIX OF THE USUAL WARP-ESQUE =
SOUNDS=20
AND ELECTRONIC JAZZ<BR> FUNK, WITH LIVE =
INSTRUMENTATION. SOME=20
OF TOM JENKINSON'S BEST<BR> WORK YET. NO COVER, HENCE =
THE=20
CHEAP PRICE!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> SWOD - GEHEN - CITY CENTRE OFFICES - LP=20
(TOWERBLOCK021)<BR> OH MY GOSH! THIS IS A SUPREMELY =
BEAUTIFUL=20
RELEASE. CITY CONTRE<BR> OFFICES DELIVER A DELICIOUS =
COCKTAIL=20
OF GENTLE PIANOS, LUSCIOUS<BR> ELECTRONICS AND DEEP, =
DEEP=20
ATMOSPHERES. BEAUTIFULLY PUT TOGETHER<BR> AND =
WONDERFULLY=20
PRODUCED, THIS IS AN ALBUM THAT SHOULD APPEAL<BR> TO =
FANS OF=20
THE EQUALLY WONDERFUL 'VRIOON' ALBUM BY CARSTEN =
NICOLAI<BR> =20
AND RYUICHI SAKAMOTO, BUT ALSO ANYONE WITH AN EAR FOR=20
MELODIC,<BR> GORGEOUS MUSIC. UTTERLY =
RECOMMENDED.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> ULRICH SCHNAUSS - A STRANGELY ISOLATED =
PLACE - CITY=20
CENTRE OFFICES - 2xLP (BLOCK13)<BR> LONG AWAITED AND =
MUCH=20
PRAISED ALBUM BY MR SNAUSS, FOLLOWING UP<BR> THE =
CRITICALLY=20
ACLAIMED "FARAWAY TRAINS PASSING BY". DEEP =
AND<BR> =20
MELODIC ELECTRONICS, THAT ARE DESIGNED TO WASH OVER YOU, AS=20
THE<BR> MUSIC DRIFTS ALONG IN THE BACKROUND. NOT =
A=20
SINGLE AGGRESSIVE<BR> BEAT TO TAKE AWAY FROM THE =
GENTLE AND=20
VERY SOUNDSCAPEY AMBIENCE.<BR> FANS OF BOLA, THE =
GENTLE=20
END OF LACKLUSTER, THE BEATLESS END<BR> OF BOARDS, =
TANGERINE=20
DREAM, COCTEAU TWINS / THIS MORTAL COIL ETC<BR> WILL =
BE=20
DELIGHTED.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>New Releases (Vinyl): Techno / =
Electro</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> BABY FORD - BEACH BUMP - U.S. BUMPY CLUB =
MIX -=20
RHYTHM KING - 12" (12RBORD6)<BR> HARD TO FIND ORIGINAL =
REMIX=20
SELECTION OF POSSIBLY BABY FORD'S<BR> MOST COMMERCIAL =
TRACK.=20
THREE VERSIONS WITH A MORE U.S. BASED BUMPING<BR> =
HOUSE SLANT=20
TO THE SOUND WHICH COMPLEMENTS THE ORIGINAL VERY =
NICELY.<BR> =20
SNAP THIS ONE UP IF YOU'RE A FAN!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> BEN SIMS PRESENTS... EMOTE - SECOND =
COMING - PURE=20
PLASTIC - 12" (PP056)<BR> PURE PLASTIC GIVE LIFE TO =
SOME=20
SLIGHTLY OLDER BEN SIMS TRACKS.<BR> ABSOLUTELY BELTING =
STUFF=20
THAT WILL ROCK ANY HARDER TECHNO DANCEFLOOR<BR> WITH =
EASE.=20
TOUGH BEATS, KILLER BASSLINES AND A STABBY FEEL.. =
PROPER<BR> =20
CLUB TECHNO ALL ROUND.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> BEYER & LENK FEAT. TIGA - HEARTBREAK =
/ ANANDA -=20
NOVA MUTE - 12" (12NOMU137)<BR> ADAM BEYER AND JESPER =
DAHLBACK=20
GET IT ON WITH THE MOST FOPPISH<BR> ELECTRO POP STAR =
OF THE=20
DAY. THE A-SIDE IS A BIT NITZER EBB GO<BR> RAVE, =
WHEREAS THE=20
B-SIDE IS ALMOST LIKE TRANCE WITH GUITARS! SEE<BR> =
WHAT YOU=20
THINK - NOTHING GROUNDBREAKING, BUT A POTENTIALLY =
HANDY<BR> DJ=20
TOOL.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> BO FRAZIER - PLACES AND SPACES - PACIFIC =
- 12"=20
(FIC014)<BR> TWO ROLLOUT TRACKS FROM BO FRAZIER ON =
THIS=20
UNDERRATED LABEL THAT<BR> ACTUALLY PRODUCED MANY A =
FINE=20
RECORD. A BIT TECHY, A BIT HOUSEY<BR> AND A BIT =
DETROITY.=20
SOLID.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> CHARLIE HALL & TY-CHI - MOVE THAT ASS =
EP -=20
PRO-JEX - 12" (PROX050)<BR> PRO-JEX ONCE AGAIN PROVING =
THAT=20
THE SPIRIT OF CHICAGO ISN'T DEAD.<BR> FOUR TRACKS OF =
BOUNCY,=20
TOUGH AS NAILS TECHNO SOUNDS COMPLETE WITH<BR> TWO =
PURE=20
CHICAGO VERSIONS FROM DJ DEEON, ONE OF WHICH HAS AN=20
AUTHENTIC<BR> ACID FLAVOUR. SOLID STUFF.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> DAS BIERBEBEN - STAUB REPRODUKTION - =
SHITKATAPULT -=20
12" (STRIKE49)<BR> AN ABOVE-AVERAGE RELEASE FROM =
SHITKATAPULT,=20
THANKS IN PART TO<BR> A CHANGE OF DIRECTION, THANKS =
ALSO IN=20
PART TO REMIXES FROM ROBAG<BR> WRUHME AND PETER =
GRUMMICH.=20
DEEP, SUBTLE TECHNO / ELECTRO / GLITCH<BR> / =
MICRO-FUNK IN THE=20
BOXER SPORT / MUSIK KRAUSE SCHEME OF THINGS.<BR> =
LISTEN=20
DO.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> DAVID CARRETTA - LOVELY TOY / COLORS - =
GIGOLO - 12"=20
(GIGOLO145)<BR> MORE JONJO / ARNIE FRIENDLY EBM =
PUNISHMENT=20
FROM DAVID CARRETTA<BR> - A MAN WHO HAS ALMOST =
CERTAINLY=20
SOUNDTRACKED A S&M / BONDAGE<BR> ACTIVITY EVENING =
AT SOME=20
STAGE, WHETHER KNOWINGLY OR OTHERWISE.<BR> ONE FOR =
FANS OF=20
RICHARD BARTZ, HELL IN HIS PRIME, ETC.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> DEBOY - DETROIT / ACIDFLASH - INBRED =
RECORDINGS -=20
12" (IB001)<BR> OOPS! I THOUGHT THIS HAD BEEN =
DATABASED, BUT I=20
WAS WRONG, SO APOLOGIES<BR> TO THE LABEL FOR THAT. =
FIRST=20
RELEASE FOR INBRED RECORDINGS IS<BR> A SOLID SLICE OF =
PURE=20
DANCEFLOOR TECHNO WITH WARM, DETROIT-ESQUE<BR> =
LEANINGS. A BIG=20
FAVOURITE WITH QUITE A FEW NAME DJS, IT'S NOT<BR> =
SURPRISING=20
THAT THIS HAS SEEN SO MUCH PLAY TIME ON THE DECKS =
AS<BR> IT'S=20
AN ALL ROUND SOLID PERFORMER. DEFINITELY WORTH CHECKING =
IF<BR> =20
YOU'RE INTO DOWNLOW, SOMA OR OTHER SUCH IMPRINTS.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> DIEBSTAHL - WALK IDIOT WALK - GLANZBILD - =
12"=20
(GLANZBILD02)<BR> YOU'RE EITHER GOING TO LOVE THIS OR =
HATE IT=20
AS IT'S A DIRTY, DIRTY<BR> SCHAFFEL TRACK COUPLED WITH =
A RAW=20
SOUNDING SLAB OF HARD COLOGNE<BR> POP TECHNO. QUITE =
BANGING=20
REALLY AND CONSIDERABLY TOUGHER THAN<BR> THE LAST =
RELEASE ON=20
THIS LABEL. CHECK.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> DMA - MUSIC JUST TURNS - ONGAKU - 12"=20
(ONGAKU004)<BR> ONE OF THE EARLIEST RELEASES ON ROMAN =
FLUGEL'S=20
ONGAKU LABEL COMES<BR> FROM DMA AND IS A GREAT LOOK AT =
WHAT=20
WAS GOING ON GERMAN TECHNO<BR> WISE BACK IN THE DAY. =
TWO=20
TRACKS, STILL SOUND GREAT TODAY... ONLY<BR> ONE=20
COPY!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> FENIN - SUSTAIN EP - METEOSOUND - 12"=20
(METEO012)<BR> SIX TRACKS OF HEAVILY DUB LACED TECHNO =
/=20
ELECTRONICA FROM FENIN.<BR> QUITE A CHILLED OUT SOUND =
BUT WITH=20
ENOUGH OOMPH AT TIMES TO MAKE<BR> IT A NICE WARM UP IN =
AN=20
EARLY EVENING OR LATE MORNING SET. GOOD<BR> =20
STUFF.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> FIVE GREEN CIRCLE - GROWING SHAPES EP - =
D1 - 12"=20
(DONE028)<BR> GREAT EP FROM DUBLIN'S D1 LABEL. FOUR =
TRACKS OF=20
FUNKY, ELECTRO<BR> INSPIRED TECHNO SOUNDS WITH A =
LIVELY, PERKY=20
FEEL. LOTS OF OLD<BR> SCHOOL, RETRO SYNTH SOUNDS TO =
GIVE IT AN=20
AUTHENTIC FLAVA AND A<BR> GENERAL ELECTRO / DISCO =
STYLE.=20
THERE'S ONE REALLY NIC LITTLE 4/4<BR> TRACK AT THE END =
WHICH=20
SOUNDS MORE LIKE THE D1 OF OLD WITH IT'S<BR> WARM =
CHORDS AND=20
SIMPLE, EFFECTIVE PERCUSSION. GOOD STUFF.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> GEIGER - MADE IN HOME #2 - FIRM - 12"=20
(FIRM08)<BR> SECOND PART OF THIS TWO 12" SERIES AND =
GEIGER=20
ONCE AGAIN DELIVERS<BR> FIVE VARIED TRACKS COVERING =
POP,=20
ELECTRONICA AND ELECTRO DISCO.<BR> WICKED PRODUCTION =
AND A=20
SKILLFULLY PUT TOGETHER STYLE WITH VOCALS,<BR> SONG =
BASED=20
TRACKS AND CLUBBY MOMENTS. FIRM ON IT ONCE AGAIN! CHECK.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> GEIGER - MADE IN HOME #1 - FIRM - 12"=20
(FIRMO7)<BR> FIRST PART OF THIS TWO 12" SERIES (WHICH=20
BASICALLY MAKES UP AN<BR> ALBUMS WORTH OF MATERIAL). =
VARIED=20
SOUNDS THAT CHANGE FROM CLUBBY,<BR> ELECTRO-POP / =
CLASH TO A=20
MORE SONG BASED, DOWNBEAT PUNKY, FUNKY<BR> FLAVA. =
THERE ARE=20
SOME REALLY GOOD SKILLS ON SHOW HERE AND YOU<BR> =
SHOULD=20
DEFINITELY CHECK IT OUT.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> GREGORY SHIFF - MOTIONLESS PHONECALL EP - =
LO-FI=20
STEREO - 12" (LOFISTEREO030)<BR> DELECTABLE THREE =
TRACKER FROM=20
PERSONA'S GREGORY SHIFF THAT CONCENTRATES<BR> ON THE =
DEEPER,=20
MORE MINIMAL SIDE OF TECH GROOVES. WONDERFUL =
PRODUCTION<BR> =20
AND LOTS OF SUBBY BASS SOUNDS COUPLED WITH CRISP HIGH END=20
GIVE<BR> IT A GREAT SOUND FOR AND EARLY EVENING =
SESSION.=20
EXCELLENT STUFF.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> JOHANNES HEIL - REALITY TO MIDI - =
KANZLERAMT - 2xLP=20
(KA24)<BR> VINTAGE DOUBLE PACK SLAB ON THE EXCELLENT=20
KANZLERAMT LABEL. SOLID<BR> TECHNO SOUNDS ALL ROUND =
FROM ONE=20
OF THEIR MOST PROLIFIC PRODUCERS.<BR> GROOVING, VERY =
PLAYABLE=20
STUFF THAT STILL SOUNDS GOOD EVEN NOW.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> JUSTIN BERKOVI - FAST-WIDE EP - CLONED =
VINYL - 12"=20
(CLONE005)<BR> AND HERE WE FIND JUSTIN BERKOVI DOING =
WHAT=20
JUSTIN BERKOVI DOES<BR> BEST. DARK, TWISTED, GROOVING =
TECHNO=20
SOUNDS IN THE MOULD OF CRISTIAN<BR> VOGEL / SUBHEAD. =
TOUGH AS=20
YOU LIKE IT AND FULL OF GREAT NOISES<BR> AND PHAT =
RHYTHMS.=20
NICE. OR NOT NICE, DEPENDING ON HOW YOU LOOK<BR> AT=20
IT.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> MARKESE - TRAPEZ LIMITED 24 - TRAPEZ - =
12"=20
(TRAPEZLTD24)<BR> FOUR USEFUL TRACKS HERE FROM MARKESE =
(WHO'S=20
A NAME I HAVEN'T COME<BR> ACROSS BEFORE). DEEP, =
MINIMAL AND=20
QUITE BOUNCY WITH ONE SCHAFFEL<BR> TRACK AND THREE =
STRAIGHT=20
GROOVERS. WELL UP TO THE USUAL STANDARD<BR> AND =
DEFINITELY=20
COMES RECOMMENDED.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> MENTAL OVERDRIVE - THE SECOND COMING - R =
& S -=20
12" (RS9141)<BR> THREE SUPER TRACKS OF DARK OLD PROPER =
RAVE=20
SOUNDS ON THIS VINTAGE<BR> R&S RELEASE. NOT QUITE =
UP TO=20
THE LEVELS OF HOOVER-NESS OF THE<BR> DOMINATOR, BUT =
DEFINITELY=20
COMING AT IT FROM A SIMILAR ANGLE. THEY<BR> DON'T MAKE =
THEM=20
LIKE THIS ANYMORE! ONLY ONE COPY.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> MIKKEL METAL - DORANT / KALUGA - KOMPAKT =
- 12"=20
(KOM104)<BR> MAXIMUM GROOVE COUPLED WITH MAXIMUM DEPTH =
HERE=20
FROM THE WONDERFULLY<BR> TALENTED MIKKEL METAL. DUBBY=20
UNDERTONES WITH A CLUBBY, HOUSED<BR> UP FEEL BUT ACRES =
OF=20
TEXTURAL ATMOSPHERE ALL MIXED UP TOGETHER.<BR> A =
SUPERB=20
RELEASE FROM METAL AND KOMPAKT. RECOMMENDED.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> REPAIR - FORGIVE & FORGET - SUB =
STATIC - 12"=20
(SUS_42)<BR> SOLID, FUNKY, WORKABLE TECHNO GROOVES =
FROM REPAIR=20
THAT COME IN<BR> SEVERAL DIFFERENT FLAVOURS. DOWNBEAT, =
ELECTRONIC AND STRAIGHT-UP<BR> DANCEFLOOR TRACKS ARE =
ALL=20
PRESENT AND THERE'S A SUPERB REMIX FROM<BR> RICHARD =
DAVIS ON=20
THE A-SIDE. ANOTHER GREAT PRODUCTION FROM HIM<BR> WITH =
A LUSH,=20
STRINGY, EPIC FEEL. QUALITY STUFF.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> RUE EAST - SELECTOR / PAST TIMES - =
REWIRED - 12"=20
(RW003)<BR> CLASSIC OLD REWIRED 12" FROM MARK BROOM =
AND DAVE=20
HILL. REWIRED<BR> TOOK A SLIGHTLY MORE TRACKY APPROACH =
THAN=20
PURE PLASTIC AND HERE<BR> YOU GET TWO FABULOUSLY =
HYPNOTIC CUTS=20
WITH CLATTERING 909 PRODUCTION<BR> AND AN ALMOST =
HOUSEY /=20
CHICAGO FLAVA TO THE STABBY SOUNDS. CLASS<BR> TECHNO =
FROM=20
1996.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> SKIN-VEIN-MUSCLE - EP - CONTINUAL - 12"=20
(CNL013)<BR> MINIMAL, TOUGH, ROLLING SOUNDS... ALL THE =
TRADEMARKS OF A CONTINUAL<BR> RELEASE. NICK WILSON =
REALLY GETS=20
TO GRIPS WITH THIS SOUND DELIVERING<BR> A VARIED =
(WITHIN THE=20
GENRE) SELECTION OF TRACKS FOR PEAK TIME<BR> AND EARLY =
EVENING=20
PLAY. SUPERB PRODUCTION AS ALWAYS. QUALITY.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> SLAM - LIE TO ME - SOMA - 12"=20
(SOMA156)<BR> AMAZINGLY COMMERCIAL SOUNDING TRACKS =
FROM SLAM=20
THAT FEATURE ANN<BR> SOUNDERSON ON VOCAL DUITES. I =
DON'T KNOW=20
WHETHER THEY'RE SPECIFICALLY<BR> GOING FOR THE CHARTS =
WITH=20
THIS, BUT ON THE EVIDENCE IT COULD DO<BR> REALLY WELL. =
NOT=20
PARTICULARLY OUR CUP OF TEA THOUGH, TO BE FAIR.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> SLAM - LIE TO ME - REMIXES - SOMA - 12"=20
(SOMA156R)<BR> TWO REMIXES OF THIS SLAM TRACK THAT =
FEATURES=20
ANN SOUNDERSON ON<BR> VOCALS. DAVE CLARKE DOES WHAT =
DAVE=20
CLARKE SEEMS TO DO THESE DAYS...<BR> TURNS IT INTO A =
SLIGHTLY=20
COMMERCIAL SOUNDING CLUB TECHNO ROMP.<BR> FREESTYLE =
MAN,=20
HOWEVER, DELIVERS THE BEST OF THE BUNCH IN MY =
OPINION<BR> WITH=20
A SIMMERING ACID HOUSE VERSION THAT'S FULL OF MAEGA=20
DANCEFLOOR<BR> APPEAL.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> SVEN VAN HEES - APOKALYPZ - ATOM - 12"=20
(MOM07)<BR> EARLY '90'S BELGIAN TECHNO SOUNDS THAT =
DON'T GET=20
TOO RAVEY, WHICH<BR> IS A GOOD THING. MORE OF A =
BLEEPY, ALMOST=20
SHEFFIELD TIP, ACTUALLY<BR> WITH SMOOTH STRINGS AND =
THAT=20
CLASSIC PERCUSSION SOUND OF THE ERA.<BR> PROPER STUFF. =
ONLY=20
ONE COPY THOUGH!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> SWAYZAK - LOOPS FROM THE BERGERIE - =
STUDIO K7 -=20
2xLP (K7166LP)<BR> IF YOU'VE NOT HEARD ANY SWAYZAK FOR =
A=20
WHILE, YOU MIGHT BE A LITTLE<BR> NONPLUSSED BY THIS LP =
OF=20
SMOOTH, VOCAL TECHNO POP THAT KINDA SOUNDS<BR> LIKE =
TALK TALK=20
PRODUCED BY THE BELOVED! LISTEN BEFORE YOU BUY,<BR> IS =
MY=20
ADVICE (ALWAYS SENSIBLE ANYWAY!).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> TAKAAKI ITOH - NOBODY CAN TAKE WHAT =
EVERYBODY WANTS=20
EP - WOLS - 12" (WOLS2)<BR> EXTREMELY HARD TECHNO =
SOUNDS FROM=20
JAPANESE ARTISTS TAKAAKI. POUNDING,<BR> DISTORTED CLUB =
GROOVES=20
WITH SOME PARTICULARLY DARK SOUNDS AND<BR> BASSLINES. =
FEATURES=20
TWO ULTRA STORMING MIXES FROM OSCAR MULLERO<BR> AND =
CHRISTIAN=20
WUNSCH.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> T-QUEST - T-QUEST - MUSIC MAN - 2x12"=20
(MM031)<BR> SOLID DOUBLE PACK FROM A FEW YEARS BACK OF =
RUMBLING, CLUB BASED<BR> TECHNO SOUNDS. THE REAL BONUS =
IS THE=20
EXCELLENT STERAC (STEVE RACHMAD)<BR> REMIX WHICH GIVES =
IT A=20
SLIGHTLY MORE DETROIT LED FLAVA. QUALITY.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> VARIOUS - POD EP - SAPHO - 12"=20
(SAPH06)<BR> BACK IN 1992 CASPAR POUND AND FRIENDS =
WERE=20
PICKING UP AND RELEASING<BR> SOME GREAT TECHNO / =
TRANCE=20
SOUNDS. THIS CAME FROM POD COMMUNICATIONS<BR> AND =
FEATURES=20
TOUGH, POUNDING TRACKS FROM PASCAL F.E.O.S, ATOM<BR> =
HEART AND=20
DJ ATA. NOT QUITE GABBA, BUT PRETTY INDUSTRIAL=20
NONETHELESS.<BR> ONLY ONE COPY OF THIS OLD =
GEM.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> VARIOUS - MOD.COOPERATE.TWO - MILNOR =
MODERN - 12"=20
(MMR.003)<BR> MILNOR MODERN IS DEFINITELY BECOMING A =
LABEL TO=20
WATCH. FOUR TRACKS<BR> HERE THAT SURF BETWEEN =
BLATANTLY CLUBBY=20
AND SUPER-DEEP AND SUBTLE.<BR> MUSIK KRAUSE'S =
METABOMAN=20
DELIVERS THE STANDOUT WITH LITTLE HINTS<BR> OF CUT UP =
SOUNDS=20
AND CHUNKY BEATS WHILST TRIKE AND NISIOS GO FOR<BR> A =
MORE=20
DANCEFLOOR APPROACH (INCLUDING A GREAT SCHAFFEL =
TRACK).<BR> =20
DUBNOODLES OPTS FOR THE DEEPEST OF THE TRACKS WITH IT'S=20
SUPER<BR> REDUCED FEEL AND QUALITY CLICKED OUT BEATS. =
A MOST=20
EXCELLENT RECORD<BR> MY FRIENDS.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> VARIOUS - THE ELECTRONIC BIBLE - WHITE =
LABEL - 7"=20
(WLM003)<BR> THREE TRACKS FROM LARGE NUMBER, KINGS =
HAVE LONG=20
ARMS AND PAT RIOT.<BR> PUNKY ELECTRO / TECHNO SOUNDS =
WITH AN=20
AMAZINGLY CATCHY FEEL AT<BR> TIMES. THERE'S SOME GREAT =
ELECTRONIC MANIPULATION AFOOT AS WELL,<BR> SO ALL IN =
ALL, IF=20
YOU'RE INTO THIS KIND OF SOUND YOU SHOULD FIND<BR> IT =
VERY=20
PLEASING INDEED.</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>Restocks (Vinyl): Techno / Electro</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> 7-HURTZ - STOCKERS MOTOR - OUTPUT - 12"=20
(OPR30)<BR> STRAIGHT UP ELECTRO SOUNDS HERE ON THIS =
EARLY=20
RELEASE FROM TREVOR<BR> JACKSON'S OUTPUT. IF YOUR INTO =
CLARO=20
INTELLECTO ETC THEN I THINK<BR> THIS MAY BE FOR=20
YOU........</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> BLACK STROBE - INNERSTRINGS - OUTPUT - =
12"=20
(OPR37)<BR> CRACKING NEW SINGLE ON TREVOR JACKSONS =
OUTPUT=20
LABEL. KIND OF ON<BR> A DAKAR AND GRINSER, SLIGHTLY =
ELECTRO,=20
SLIGHTLY GARY NUMAN, FUNKY<BR> TYPE TIP. INCLUDES A =
COOL MIX=20
BY 7 HURTZ.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> BLOME & GRUMMICH - PROGRAMMIER DIE =
NACHT -=20
SENDER - 12" (SEND040)<BR> DIRTY GEAR ONCE AGAIN FROM =
SENDER=20
WHO SEEM TO HAVE FOUNF SOMETHING<BR> OF A NICHE WITH =
THIS KIND=20
OF STUFF. RAW BASSLINES, ROCKING 4/4<BR> BEATS ON BOTH =
SIDES... ABSOLUTELY TOP CLASS CLUB GEAR. IF YOU<BR> =
LIKE THE=20
MISC. EP 'ROCKET SKATING' YOU'RE GOING TO =
THOROUGHLY<BR> ENJOY=20
THIS. QUALITY.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> CLASS A - THE CLASH - PLATINUM PROJECTS - =
12"=20
(PP013)<BR> PLATINUM PROJECTS ARE JUST BANGING THEM =
OUT RIGHT=20
NOW - THEY'VE<BR> GOT TWO NEW RELEASES OUT JUST THIS =
WEEK.=20
THIS IS AS NEAR TO UK<BR> GARAGE AS YOU'RE EVER GONNA =
GET AT=20
SMALLFISH - IT IS ONLY JUST<BR> ABOUT NON-BLING =
ENOUGH. FANS=20
OF THE TEMPA RELEASES BY THE LIKES<BR> OF HATCHA & =
BENNY=20
ILL ARE GONNA SNAP THIS UP.</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> DOMINIK EULBERG - BASSTOLPEL - RAUM MUSIK =
- 12"=20
(RAUMMUSIK043)<BR> MORE ON-THE-MONEY SOUNDS FROM =
DOMINIK=20
EULBERG, AND UP TO THE STANDARD<BR> OF HIS NOTABLE =
RECENT=20
RELEASE ON TRAPEZ. THE PERCUSSION SOUNDS,<BR> AND TO =
SOME=20
EXTENT THE BASS ON THE A-SIDE ALMOST REMIND ME OF<BR> =
NITRO=20
DELUXE, ALTHOUGH YOU CERTAINLY WOULDN'T CALL THIS =
ELECTRO.<BR> =20
ON SIDE TWO, ROBAG WRUHME'S REMIX ADDS SOME SLIGHTLY DARKER,=20
SLIGHTLY<BR> GLITCHIER ELEMENTS, PLUS STRINGS THAT =
REMIND ONE=20
OF LAWRENCE.<BR> HIGHLY RECOMMENDED, WILL GO DOWN A=20
STORM.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> DONNACHA COSTELLO - GREEN - MINIMISE - =
12"=20
(MIN005)<BR> FOLLOWING HOT ON THE HEELS OF BLUE, IT'S=20
GREEN. TWO TRACKS OF<BR> CRISP AND CLEAN DEEP, =
BASSY AND=20
MINIMAL TECHNO THAT IS LIFTED<BR> WITH THE KICKS AND =
THE CHORD=20
STABS. ANOTHER TOP TUNE.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> FUSION - GALAXY OF FUTURE VISIONS - FEROX =
- 12"=20
(FER021)<BR> EXCELLENT MID 90's HOUSE WITH THE CLASSIC =
RUSS=20
GABRIEL ELECTROINC<BR> TWIST. FEROX WERE TRULY ON THE =
CASE=20
BACK THEN AND I THINK IT'S<BR> FAIR TO SAY THAT IT'S A =
LABEL=20
THAT IS SADLY MISSED. ONLY ONE COPY<BR> =20
AVAILABLE!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> GABRIEL ANANDA - SUSSHOLZ - TREIBSTOFF - =
12"=20
(TREIBSTOFF43)<BR> SMOOTH TWO TRACKER OF SUMMERY, =
HOUSED UP=20
TECHNO GROOVES WITH A<BR> NICELY ABSTRACT EDGE. =
FUNKING STUFF=20
WITH THE DANCEFLOOR SET FIRMLY<BR> IN IT'S SIGHTS... =
THIS WILL=20
COMPLIMENT YOUR SUB STATIC / TRAPEZ<BR> STYLE SETS =
VERY NICELY=20
INDEED.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> GUS GUS VERSES MARTIN JARL - MOONSTRUCK =
REMIXES -=20
RESOPAL - 12" (RSP009)<BR> THE GUS GUS TRACK IS A =
SPACEY=20
AFFAIR - EARLY EVENING BAR MUSIC<BR> THAT SORT OF =
MANAGES TO=20
BE REALLY NON-DESCRIPT. MY MONEY'S ON<BR> THE MARTIN =
JARL=20
REMIX - A DARK AND SLIGHTLY BROKEN-BEATED BIT<BR> OF =
MID PACED=20
TECHNO WITH PLENTY OF FUNK AND A PINCH OF ACID.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> LOPAZZ - MIGRACION - VILLALOBOS / LUCIANO =
REMIXES -=20
GET PHYSICAL - 12" (GPM018)<BR> AN ALL STAR REMIX =
SELECTION=20
HERE WITH VERSIONS COMING FROM THE<BR> ABLE HANDS OF =
RICARDO=20
VILLALOBOS AND LUCIANO. A SUPERB PAIRING<BR> INDEED. I =
DON'T=20
KNOW THE ORIGINAL AT ALL BUT THESE VERSIONS ARE<BR> =
DEEP,=20
MINIMAL, SLIGHTLY SPOOKY AND DARK AND FULL OF =
ATMOSPHERIC<BR> =20
SOUNDS AND NOISES. EXCELLENT.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> MAGNET / WIGHNOMY BROS. - SPEICHER 19 - =
KOMPAKT -=20
12" (KOMEX19)<BR> MAGNET'S 'KISSKISSKISS'...LIKE =
MAURIZIO AT=20
TRADE, EURO LOVIN'<BR> DETROIT. A BIGGIE FOR THE =
BIGGIES. AND=20
THE FLIP? A RATHER MORE<BR> RESTRAINED ELECTRO HOUSE=20
GROOVER...ONE TO CATCH YOUR BREATH TO..OR<BR> A QUICK =
SNIFF OF=20
POPPERS...OR NOT. I FEEL I OUGHT TO ADD MY =
THRUPPENCE<BR> TO=20
THIS REVIEW TO LET YOU KNOW THAT IN MY HUMBLE OPINION =
THIS<BR> =20
IS ABSOLUTELY THE MOST BRILLIANT RELEASE ON KOMPAKT EXTRA SO=20
FAR.<BR> DEEP, FUNKY, BEAUTIFULLY PUT TOGETHER... JUST =
A TOTAL=20
WINNER!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> MATHEW JONSON - BEHIND THE MIRROR - SUB =
STATIC -=20
12" (SUS_41)<BR> OOH, ITS A BIGGIE. MOODY 4/4 ELECTRIC =
BOOGIE=20
FO YOO ASS. DARK<BR> AND DELICIOUS, A WONDERFUL FOLLOW =
UP TO=20
THE SOUGHT AFTER 12" ON<BR> IT IS WHAT IT IS FROM =
EARLIER THIS=20
YEAR. HIS BEST YET EVEN. CAN<BR> I SAY MORE? PROBABLY =
BUT I=20
SHAN'T, JUST BUY IT.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> METOPE - SECOND SKIN - SENDER - 12"=20
(SEND036)<BR> AREAL LABEL OWNER METOPE TAKES TIME OUT =
TO=20
PRODUCE THIS VERY TOOITHSOME<BR> LITTLE NUMBER FOR =
SENDER.=20
PHAT, ANALOGUE SOUNDING TECH GROOVES<BR> WITH THE KIND =
OF=20
SQUELCHING, CLUBBY BASS THAT REALLY SEEMS TO<BR> BE =
DOING IT=20
IN COLOGNE AT THE MOMENT. CRISP PRODUCTION LEAVES<BR> =
PLENTY=20
OF ROOM FOR MIXING FUN AND ALL THREE TRACKS ARE =
EQUALLY<BR> =20
USABLE. 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> ROB ACID - SOMETHING - TREIBSTOFF - 12"=20
(TREIBSTOFF44)<BR> HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING FROM ROB ACID =
FOR A=20
WHILE SO IT'S A NICE<BR> SURPRISE TO SEE HIM POPPING =
HIS HEAD=20
UP ON THE EXCELLENT TREIBSTOFF<BR> LABEL. TWO DEEP =
TECHNO CUTS=20
WITH A MINIMALISTIC FEEL ON ONE SIDE<BR> AND A MORE =
FULL AND,=20
DARE I SAY IT, TRANCEY FEEL ON THE MAIN CUT.<BR> DON'T =
LET=20
THAT PUT YOU OFF THOUGH AS IT'S A GREAT ROMP =
THROUGH<BR> =20
ATMOSPHERIC TECHNO SOUNDS. RECOMMENDED.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> ROBAG WRUHME - WUZZELBUD "KK" - MUSIK =
KRAUSE - 12"=20
(MK011)<BR> WICKED THREE TRACKER THAT CONTINUES MUSIK =
KRAUSE'S=20
SPLENDID TRACK<BR> RECORD OF GROOVING, SUBTLE, =
SHUFFLING=20
TECHNO SOUNDS. ROBAG DELIVERS<BR> A CONSISTENTLY =
BRILLIANT=20
THREE TRACKER THAT USES SCHAFFEL BEATS,<BR> STRAIGHT =
BEATS,=20
DUBBY BASSLINES, RAUNCHY SYNTH BASSLINES AND GREAT<BR> =
LITTLE=20
HINTS OF MELODY. COMES HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> SKATEBARD - FUTURE - KEYS OF LIFE - 12"=20
(LIFE12-8)<BR> THINK OLD SCHOOL RAVE MEETS THE =
COMMERCIAL END=20
OF THE ELECTRO<BR> SPECTRUM - BLEEPY AND DARK AND BASS =
HEAVY.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> STEVE BARNES - COSMIC SANDWICH - MY BEST =
FRIEND -=20
12" (MBFLTD12002)<BR> STEVE BARNES MIGHT SOUND LIKE A =
MORTGAGE=20
ADVISOR FROM ESSEX BUT<BR> IF HE IS, HE CERTAINLY =
STILL LIKES=20
TO STRUT HIS STUFF AT THE WEEKEND,<BR> PROVIDING HE =
CAN FIND A=20
BABYSITTER. ONE SIDE OF STRAIGHTFORWARD,<BR> LOOPED =
TECH=20
GROOVES WITH SOME STRANGE WIBBLY COMPUTERISED =
VOCALS<BR> GOING=20
ON UNDERNEATH. A BIT MATHEW JONSON, THIS, ACTUALLY =
(THAT<BR> =20
SHOULD GET YOU ALL FOAMING AT THE PANTS).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> STR WITH TIM TYCOON - WE ARE HE-MEN EP - =
POCKETGAME=20
- 12" (LEVEL05)<BR> GREAT LOOKING PICTURE DISC FROM =
THE=20
POCKETGAME CREW WHICH, APPROPRIATELY<BR> ENOUGH, =
FEATURES A=20
COOL IMAGE OF TWO HE-MAN FIGURES HAVING A BIT<BR> OF A =
SWORDFIGHT. THE MUSIC IS GREAT FUN AND ONE OF THEIR =
BEST<BR> =20
RELEASES. IT MASHES UP POP, TECHNO AND ELECTRO WITH LOADS OF=20
STYLE<BR> AND QUIRKINESS AND INCLUDES MIXES FROM =
LEGOWELT AND=20
BREAK 3000.<BR> CHECK FOR SOME CHEEKY FUN. =
NICE.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> STUDIO 1 - NUMBER 10 / GOLD - STUDIO 1 - =
12"=20
(STUDIO1/10)<BR> TENTH AND FINAL RELEASE IN THE SERIES =
OF THIS=20
LEGENDARY SET OF<BR> TECHNO RECORDS FROM COLOGNE. MIKE =
INK=20
DOES IT DEEP, DUBBY, GROOVING<BR> AND JUST GENERALLY=20
WONDERFUL. ESSENTIAL STUFF.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> STUDIO 1 - KEEP ON ROCKIN - PROFAN - 12"=20
(PROFAN026)<BR> STUDIO 1 (AKA MIKE INK) DELIVERING =
THREE=20
TRACKS OF DEEP TECHNO<BR> GROOVES. TWO TRACKS OF =
SLIGHTLY=20
OFF-KILTER BEATS, AND THE TRACK<BR> OF THE 12" =
(IN MY=20
BOOK ANYWAY) OF HYPNOTIC DUBBY TECHNO HOUSE<BR> =20
CROSS-OVER.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> SUPAFIX - WHAT NO HENDERSONS - PLATINUM =
PROJECTS -=20
12" (PP003)<BR> I THINK THIS ABOUT THE FOURTH RELEASE =
FROM=20
PLATINUM IN THREE WEEKS.<BR> QUANTITY OVER QUALITY? =
YOU=20
DECIDE. THIS IS AN ENTERTAINING ENOUGH<BR> ROMP, =
COMBINING=20
ELECTRO AND 2-STEP STYLES IN A SUBTLE, ALMOST<BR> =
LOW-KEY WAY.=20
AGAIN, THIS IS ONE FOR FANS OF THE TEMPA LABEL OR<BR> =20
NON-BLINGING, SLIGHTLY MORE ELECTRONIC GARAGE.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> VARIOUS - POTLATCH EP - BRUCHSTUECKE - =
12"=20
(BRUCHSTUECKE10)<BR> A SUPREMELY COOL EP FROM =
BRUCHSTUECKE=20
THAT FEATURES TRACKS FROM<BR> MAX.E, ANDY VAZ, MOVE D, =
MIGUEL=20
NAVAS AND MARCEL JANOVSKY VS.<BR> SCHEBEN. RANGES FROM =
MINIMAL=20
AND DRIFTING TO ULTRA MINIMAL AND<BR> GROOVING. EACH =
TRACK IS=20
A WINNER, AS YOU CAN PROBABLY GATHER FROMTHE<BR> =
CALIBRE OF=20
THE ARTISTS INVOLVED. WICKED STUFF.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> VARIOUS - TOTAL 5 - KOMPAKT - 2xLP=20
(KOM80)<BR> TOTALLY KOMPAKT - FOR THE FIFTH =
TIME. UPBEAT=20
DUBBY TECHNO FROM<BR> THE LABEL THAT CAN. =
ARTISTS: =20
SUPERPITCHER, REINHARD VOIGT, T.<BR> RAUMSCHMIERE, =
LABEL BOSS=20
- M. MAYER, JOACHIM SPIETH, THOMAS FEHLMANN,<BR> THE =
MODERNIST=20
AND HEIB. DEEPLY KOMPAKT, DEEPLY GROOVY.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> VARIOUS - EPITOME VOL 01 - KLITEKTURE - =
12"=20
(KLK004)<BR> SPAIN'S KLITEKTURE LABEL FINALLY RELEASES =
SOMETHING NEW. JUDGING<BR> BY THEIR BACK CATALOGUE =
(I.E.=20
SUTEKH, DEADBEAT, MIKAEL STAVOSTRAND),<BR> THIS ONE =
HAD TO BE=20
GOOD AND IT DELIVERS IN TROWELS FULL. TRACKS<BR> FROM =
TOMAS=20
JIRKU, LOWFOUR AND LOD GIVE YOU A FUNK LADEN, =
GLITCHED<BR> UP=20
AND VERY DUBBY LOOK AT WHAT'S GOING ON MINIMAL TECH WISE=20
AT<BR> THE MOMENT. SURPRISINGLY, THE LOWFOUR (ANDREAS=20
TILLIANDER) TRACK<BR> IS PRETTY UP-FOR-IT AND GROOVING =
WHILST=20
THE OTHERS HAVE A MORE<BR> LOW KEY APPROACH TO THE =
GROOVE. TIP=20
TOP STUFF. RECOMMENDED.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> VILLALOBOS - ALCACHOFA REMIXES - =
PLAYHOUSE - 2x12"=20
(PLAYHOUSE93)<BR> FABULOUS SELECTION OF REMIXES FROM=20
VILLALOBOS'S ALBUM. TWO LONE<BR> SWORDSMEN, SOUL =
CAPSULE (AKA=20
BABY FORD AND THOMAS MELCHIOR), CATHRIN<BR> BRITTON =
&=20
TOBIAS FREUND AND JAY HAZE ALL DELIVER WICKED=20
INTERPRETATIONS<BR> OF (FOR THE MOST PART) 'EASY LEE'. =
SWORDSMEN HAS A LIVE, ORGANIC<BR> ELECTRO FEEL WHILST =
JAY HAZE=20
OPTS FOR SOME DEEP GLITCH BASED TECHNO.<BR> SOUL =
CAPSULE'S=20
VERSIONS ARE STRIPPED AND FUNKY TO THE MAX AND<BR> =
LAST BUT BY=20
NO MEANS LEAST IS THE SUPERB VOCALS ONLY PIECE BY<BR> =
BRITTON=20
AND FREUND. QUALITY GEAR.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Restocks (Vinyl): US Techno / =
Electro</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> NIMBUS QUARTET - CHUNKAFUNK - SOUNDS - =
2X12"=20
(SOUNDS007)<BR> SUPERB DOUBLE PACK OF CHUNKY, FUNKY =
CLUB=20
GROOVES WITH A HOUSEY,<BR> TECHNO KIND OF FEEL. THE =
NIMBUS=20
QUARTET BOASTED DERRICK CARTER<BR> AS ONE OF IT'S =
MEMEBRS AND=20
HIS QUALITY SHINES THROUGH IN THE MIX.<BR> THIS WOODY =
MCBRIDE=20
RELATED RELEASE IS TOUGH TO GET SO SNAP UP<BR> THIS=20
COPY!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>New Releases (Vinyl): House</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> EDDIE 'FLASHING' FOWLKES - WARWICK - =
GLOBAL CUTS -=20
12" (GC10)<BR> AN EXCELLENT EP BY EDDIE FOWLKES =
FROM =20
93/94. MAIN MIX IS BY<BR> EDDIE HIMSELF AND IS =
GOOD=20
SOLID DETROIT STYLED HOUSE AND FLIP<BR> SIDE =
CONTAINS=20
THE REMY AND SVEN REMIX WHICH LEANS MORE=20
TOWARDS<BR> A EURO HOUSE FLAVOUR. AN ALL =
ROUND=20
RECOMMENDED 12" .</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> JOE SMOOTH - DISCO ACID EP VOL. 1 - =
NEPENTA - 12"=20
(NPT01)<BR> OLD AND FUN DISCO HOUSE SOUNDS FROM ONE OF =
THE=20
ORIGINAL MASTERS<BR> OF CHICAGO. ACID IS WELL USED AND =
THE=20
BEATS ARE GROOVY AND FLY.<BR> ONLY ONE COPY OF THIS =
OLD GEM SO=20
GET IN QUICK.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> LARRY TEE - WHAT AM I GONNA DO? - QUARK - =
12"=20
(QK026)<BR> A CLASSIC 12" FROM THE LEGENDRY QUARK =
LABEL.=20
A-SIDE INCLUDES THREE<BR> MIXES OF THE TITLE CUT, GOOD =
OLD=20
SAMPLED NEW JERSEY HOUSE. AND<BR> THE B-SIDE CONTAINS =
'LOVE=20
MACHUNE' WHICH ALSO COMES IN THREE MIXES.<BR> IF YOU =
LIKE THAT=20
OLD BONES AND MUSTO SOUND YOU WILL ABSOLUTELY<BR> LOVE =
THIS.=20
ONLY ONE COPY OF THIS. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> NATURAL CALAMITY - AND THAT'S SAYING A =
LOT -=20
NUPHONIC - 12" (NUX147)<BR> NICE SLAB OF OLD SCHOOL =
NUPHONIC=20
BUSINESS HERE. FUNKY GROOVES,<BR> WITH THAT ADDED =
BONUS OF A=20
GROOVE ARMADA DUB MIX, BACK WHEN THEY<BR> WERE STILL=20
GOOD.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> SIN PALABRAS - YEMAYA (JOHN BELTRAN =
REMIX) - YORUBA=20
- 12" (YOR106)<BR> SMOOTH, MELODIC, LATIN DEEP HOUSE / =
"KWATO"=20
PAR EXCELLANCE AS<BR> REMIXED BY JOHN BELTRAN (YOU GET =
VOCAL=20
AND ULTRA-STRIPPED INSTRUMENTAL<BR> VERSIONS HERE). =
WITH=20
OSUNLADE'S NAME ON THE LABEL, YOU'RE GUARANTEED<BR> =
QUALITY,=20
AND YOU CERTAINLY GET THAT HERE.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> VARIOUS - THE HOUSE SOUND OF CHICAGO - =
MEGAMIX - DJ=20
INTERNATIONAL - 12" (DJ33-1006-45)<BR> ONLY ONE COPY =
OF THIS=20
OLD GEM. THE ORIGINAL MEGAMIX OF SOME CLASSIC,<BR> =
CLASSIC=20
HOUSE SOUNDS FROM THE LATE '80'S. INCLUDES FARLEY=20
'JACKMASTER'<BR> FUNK, CHIP E, STEVE 'SILK' HURLEY, =
FUINGERS=20
INC., HOUSE PEOPLE<BR> AND MORE ALL MIXED UP TO =
PROVIDE A=20
GREAT PARTY SELECTION.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Restocks (Vinyl): House</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> CZR - RELEASE - STX - 12"=20
(STX007)<BR> MAZI NAMVAR & CESAR HERNANDEZ ARE CZR =
AND=20
THIS IS A ROLLICKING<BR> SLICE OF FILTERED UP DISCO =
HOUSE WITH=20
THE ADDED BONUS OF A TOUGH<BR> REMIX FROM LABEL OWNER =
JOEY=20
BELTRAM. STRAIGHT UP IT MAY BE, BUT<BR> IT'S DAMN GOOD =
FUN=20
NONETHELESS.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> KANGO'S STEIN MASSIV - LODING - =
TRAILERPARK - 12"=20
(TPR004)<BR> COMING FROM NORWAY, KANGO'S STEIN MASSIV =
DELIVERS=20
A FOUR TRACK<BR> EP OF COOL HOUSE AND ELECTRO DISCO =
STYLE FUN=20
AND GAMES. PERKY<BR> STUFF WITH NICE ATTENTION TO =
DETAIL AND A=20
PHAT SELECTION OF BEATS<BR> AND BASSLINES TO GET THE =
PEOPLE=20
MOVING. USEFUL STUFF ALL AROUND.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>New Releases (Vinyl): Hip Hop</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> ACARINE - SCREW YOUR HEAD ON - CNR - 7"=20
(23998937)<BR> DISPOSABLE BRITISH HIP HOP THAT SAMPLES =
"START"=20
BY THE JAM. WHAT<BR> GOOD LOOKING BOYS THEY ARE, =
THOUGH.=20
MOTHERS, LOCK UP YOUR DAUGHTERS,<BR> ACARINE ARE IN =
TOWN (IS=20
WHAT NO-ONE WILL EVER BE SAYING).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> DIPLO - FLORIDA - BIG DADA - 2xLP=20
(BD069)<BR> DIPLO CONTINUES TO FIND THE PERFECT =
MIDGROUND=20
BETWEEN KEIRAN HEBDEN<BR> AND JOSH DAVIS ON THIS =
BRILLIANTLY=20
SIXTOO-ESQUE NEW ALBUM. LEFTFIELD<BR> / INSTRUMENTAL =
HIP HOP=20
AT ITS MOST FORWARD THINKING AND WITHOUT<BR> A DJ =
SHADOW OF A=20
DOUBT ONE OF THE FINEST RELEASES ON THIS LABEL<BR> =
THIS YEAR!=20
RECOMMENDED INDEED.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> MARK B FEAT. TOMMY EVANS - MOVE NOW - =
GENUINE=20
ARTICLE - 12" (GEN033T)<BR> SOD TOMMY EVANS, THE =
INSTRUMENTAL=20
OF THE A-SIDE (WHICH BRINGS<BR> THE ASHA BHOSLE =
SAMPLES TO THE=20
FORE) IS AWESOME, AND HAS TO POTENTIAL<BR> TO BE A =
HUGE HIT IN=20
ITS OWN RIGHT! TRUST ME, DANCEFLOORS WILL<BR> ERUPT - =
THIS IS=20
"GET UR FREAK ON" FOR SUMMER 2004 RIGHT HERE!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> OH NO - THE RIDE / STOMP THAT - =
STONESTHROW - 12"=20
(PIASX048T)<BR> RADIO FRIENDLY R&B FLAVA'D HIP HOP =
WITH=20
VOCALISTS M.E.D. (MEDAPHOAR)<BR> AND CORNBREAD OF =
KALIWILD ON=20
THE MIC CONTROLLERS. PEANUT BUTTER<BR> WOLF AT THE =
HELM, AS=20
ALWAYS. HAVE A LISTEN..........</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> VARIOUS - BEASTIE BOY BREAKS - BOOTIE - =
LP (BOOTIE=20
1)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Restocks (Vinyl): Hip Hop</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> BLACK STAR - RESPERATION - RAWKUS - 12"=20
(53473-1)<BR> TAKEN FROM THE BLACK STAR LP AND GIVEN =
ONE OF=20
THE BEST REMIXES<BR> EVER FROM PETE ROCK.... DEEP, =
SOULFUL,=20
DRUM HEAVY HIP HOP, THE<BR> SOUND WHICH PETE SEEMS TO =
DO SO=20
EFFORTLESSLY.... ONE OF THE BEST<BR> 12" RELEASES FROM =
RAWKUS=20
FOR MY MONEY!!!!!!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> VARIOUS - CONVEXED - NATURE SOUNDS - 2xLP =
(NSD101LP)<BR> 20 EXCLUSIVE CUTS HERE FROM A WIDE AND =
DIVERSE=20
GROUP OF HIP HOP<BR> MUSIC MAKERS. MF DOOM, SEAN =
PRICE,=20
PHARCYDE, AESOP ROCK, CAHE,<BR> ZION I AND MORE. BEST =
YOU HAVE=20
A LISTEN THROUGH THE LP AS THERE<BR> IS A LOT TO=20
HEAR.........</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>New Releases (Vinyl): Eclectic =
Beats</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> FEMI KUTI - DO YOUR BEST / FIGHT TO WIN - =
BARCLAY -=20
2x12" (570 541 1)<BR> HARD TO GET DOUBLE PACK OF =
REMIXES OF=20
THE TITLE TRACK. INCLUDES<BR> THE ORGINAL WITH MOS =
DEF, BUT=20
ALSO MIXES FROM FAZE ACTION AND<BR> ERNEST ST LAURENT. =
A VERY=20
ECLECTIC AND WORTHWHILE PACKAGE.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> STEREOTYP MEETS AL'HACA - PHASE TWO - =
KLEIN - 12"=20
(KL054)<BR> SECOND VOLUME OF HARD, GROOVING TRACKS =
TAKING ON=20
INFLUENCES FROM<BR> RAGGA, DANCEHALL AND GARAGE. =
VOCALS COME=20
FROM DJ COLLAGE, RAS<BR> T-WEED, ORIETA AND ALLEY CAT. =
A=20
GUARANTEED HIT ALL ROUND.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> STEREOTYP MEETS AL'HACA - PHASE ONE - =
KLEIN - 12"=20
(KL049)<BR> FOUR TRACKS OF VERY URBAN SOUNDING =
DANCEHALL /=20
GARAGE / BASHMENT<BR> SOUNDS FROM STEREOTYP AND A HOST =
OF=20
VOCALISTS INCLUDING SHAGON,<BR> LADY SAW, HAWKEYE AND =
RQM.=20
BOUND TO BE HUGE.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> TROUBLEMAN - TIME OUT OF MIND - FAROUT - =
2xLP=20
(FARO085LP)<BR> A REAL MELTING POT OF INFLUENCES HERE =
FROM MR=20
PRITCHARD UNDER<BR> HIS TROUBLE MAN GUISE. SOUL, JAZZ, =
LATIN,=20
DETROIT TECHNO, HIP<BR> HOP, YOU NAME IT AND IT'S =
PROBABLY IN=20
THERE. SOME WONDRFUL VOCALS<BR> AS WELL COURTESY OF =
NINA=20
MIRANDA & STEVE SPACEK. I LOVE THE ART<BR> WORK =
TOO, SO=20
60'S! RECOMMENDED THIS, HAVE A LISTEN...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> UNKNOWN - SENSUAL FEELING - UNKNOWN - 12" =
(MOOD1)<BR> THIS ONE TOTALLY SPLIT OPINION IN THE =
SHOP. IT'S A=20
DRUM & BASS<BR> VERSION OF MARVIN GAYE'S 'SEXUAL =
HEALING'=20
AND WHILST I CAN SEE<BR> HOW PEOPLE WOULD LIKE IT, I =
JUST=20
DON'T GET IT MYSELF. THE ACTUAL<BR> TRACK IS REALLY =
WELL PUT=20
TOGETHER AND HAS ELEMENTS OF TECHNICAL<BR> DRUM & =
BASS=20
PLUS JAZZY AND JUMP UP SOUNDS, SO IT'S A RELIEF TO<BR> =
FIND=20
THAT THERE'S A DUB ON THE FLIPSIDE. SEE WHAT YOU THINK =
THOUGH!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> VARIOUS - JOEY & NORMAN JAY PRESENT =
GOOD TIMES=20
4 - RESIST - 3xLP (RESISTLP2)<BR> FOURTH IN THE SERIES =
OF=20
MASSIVE COMPILATIONS FROM JOEY AND NORMAN<BR> JAY ON =
THE NEWLY=20
REVAMPED EX-REACT LABEL RESIST. AS EVER IT'S<BR> A =
HIGHLY=20
GROOVY SELECTION OF TRACKS FEATURING THE LIKES OF =
JAMES<BR> =20
BROWN, MICA PARIS, ASWAD, JAMES MASON, BOMB THE BASS, TEN=20
CITY,<BR> BRENDA RUSSELL AND LOADS, LOADS =
MORE.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Restocks (Vinyl): Eclectic Beats</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> KIRK DEGIORGIO - TWO WORLDS - FAROUT - =
2xLP=20
(FARO005DLP)<BR> SQUELCHES AND BLEEPS AND LOTS OF JAZZ =
FUSION=20
INFLUENCES GO TO<BR> MAKE THIS A FINE 'OL LP. =
REMINECENT OF=20
IAN O'BRIENS WORK ON PEACEFROG,<BR> AND ALL THE BETTER =
FOR IT.=20
QUALITY LP FROM MR DEGIORGIO.............</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> VARIOUS - ENJOY DETROIT - THIRD EAR - =
2xLP=20
(3ELP-010)<BR> DOPE SELECTION OF DOWNBEAT GROOVES FROM =
THE=20
PREMIER CRU LABEL.<BR> FIFTEEN TRACKS OF HIP HOP =
SPEED, JAZZ=20
LACED CUTS THAT COME ON<BR> IN A JAYDEE KIND OF VEIN.=20
INSTRUMENTAL FOR THE MOST PART AND VERY<BR> NICE TO =
PUT ON AND=20
CHILL TO. CHECK.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>New Releases (Vinyl): Guitar Based</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> ADEM - RINGING IN MY EAR - DOMINO - 7"=20
(RUG183)<BR> THE SECOND SINGLE TAKEN FROM "HOME SONGS" =
IS EVEN=20
MORE BEAUTIFUL<BR> THAN THE FIRST - AND THAT WAS =
BLOODY ACE!=20
IF YOU HAVEN'T INVESTIGATED<BR> THIS MEMBER OF =
FRIDGE'S SOLO=20
FOLK/TRONICA RELEASES YET, YOU REALLY<BR> ARE GONNA =
LOOK A BIT=20
OF TWIT WHEN HE STARTS TO TAKE OFF (WHICH<BR> CAN ONLY =
BE A=20
MATTER OF TIME IF HE'S NEXT ALBUM'S AS GOOD AS HIS<BR> =
FIRST),=20
SO GET TO IT.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV><FONT face=3DArial>
<DIV><BR> DESMOND POT AND THE DESPOTS - STATUTORY SECTOR - =
EERIEPHONE - 7"=20
(EERIEFON004)<BR> MORE DISTURBING LO-FI PLEASURES FROM =
EXETER'S EERIEPHONE LABEL.<BR> THIS SEES THE =
WONDERFULLY NAMED=20
DESMOND POT AND THE DESPOTS INDULGING<BR> IN A =
SLIGHTLY REGGAE=20
BASED TRACK WITH THOSE TRADEMARK POLITICALLY<BR> AND =
SOCIALLY=20
AWARE LYRICS ABSOLUTELY AT THE FOREFRONT OF THE =
TUNE.<BR> THE=20
FLIPSIDE IS A HILARIOUS SISTERS OF MERCY STYLE DOOM-GOTH=20
ROMP<BR> CALLED 'THE RENDERING' WHEREIN THE SUBJECT OF =
THE=20
SONG IS SO OBESE<BR> THAT HE FINDS HIMSELF BEING =
RENDERED LIKE=20
A BUNCH OF PIG FAT!<BR> BRILLIANTLY WITTY AND GREAT, =
GREAT=20
FUN. THESE ARE NUMBERED LIMITED<BR> EDITION =
COPIES.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> DUDS, THE - THE MYRIAD CONTORTIONS OF YOLANDE MAHWENGWE - =
EERIEPHONE=20
- 7" (EERIEFON002)<BR> EXETER'S EERIEPHONE LABEL =
DOES'T=20
RELEASE A WHOLE LOT OF MUSIC,<BR> BUT WHEN THEY DO, =
IT'S=20
ALWAYS WORTH CHECKING OUT. MAIN MAN DAN<BR> CRAY'S =
LYRICS ARE=20
FUNNY, DISARMING, DISTURBING AND SOCIALLY =
PENETRATING<BR> AND=20
THE MUSICAL ASPECTS HERE ARE VERY ENJOYABLE. THE A-SIDE=20
HAS<BR> A POPPY, GUITAR DRIVEN SOUND WITH A HEALTHY =
DOSE OF=20
SYNTHY NOISES<BR> AND GREAT BASS WORK AND BACKING =
VOCALS FROM=20
THE ONE AND ONLY GEORGE<BR> CAVENEY. THE FLIP IS AN =
ENCHANTING=20
SLICE OF PURE FOLK MUSIC WITH<BR> A CHARMING SOUND. =
KEEP IN=20
LISTENING OUT FOR THIS LABEL AS IT COULD<BR> QUITE =
EASILY BE=20
AN UNDERGROUND HIT IN THE FUTURE. GREAT STUFF.<BR> =
THESE ARE=20
NUMBERED LIMITED EDITION COPIES.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> GIANT SAND - IS ALL OVER THE MAP - THRILL JOCKEY - LP=20
(THRILL142LP)<BR> RAW COUNTRY ROCK FROM HOWIE GELB, =
WITH=20
ASSISTANCE FROM JOHN PARISH<BR> AND (AM I RIGHT IN =
SAYING=20
THIS?) ONE OF CALEXICO. THIS IS ALMOST<BR> LIKE A VERY =
UNPOLISHED BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN WITH HINTS OF TOM =
WAITS<BR> AND A=20
GOOD HELPING OF LOU REED. ALSO THINK THE FOR CARNATION =
OR<BR> =20
WHITE HOTEL (ANYONE REMEMBER THEM?). VERY GOOD INDEED.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> GO! TEAM, THE - THUNDER, LIGHTNING, STRIKE - MEMPHIS =
INDUSTRIES - LP=20
(MI040LP)<BR> THE GO! TEAM KINDA REMIND ME OF BENTLEY =
RHYTHM=20
ACE'S FIRST ALBUM<BR> MEETS BLOW UP'S "EXCLUSIVE =
BLEND"=20
COMPILATIONS ONLY WITH MORE<BR> INDIE GUITARS. THERE =
ARE=20
SEVERAL TRACKS ON HERE BOUND TO GO DOWN<BR> A STORM ON =
LONDON=20
DANCEFLOORS, EVEN IF THE OVERALL SOUND (PROBABLY<BR> =20
DELIBERATELY) IS A LITTLE DATED.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> INTERPOL - SLOW HANDS - MATADOR - 7" =
(OLE6367)<BR> =20
MASSIVE NEW SINGLE FROM ONE OF THE BEST BANDS TO EMERGE IN=20
RECENT<BR> YEARS. INTERPOL HAVE WELL AND TRULY =
DELIVERED WITH=20
THIS, ONE OF<BR> THE MORE UPTEMPO AND INTENSE TRACKS =
FROM=20
THEIR STUNNING FORTHCOMING<BR> ALBUM. THE BRITT DANIEL =
REMIX=20
IS A WASTE OF TIME, BUT FOR LESS<BR> THAN A POUND, YOU =
NEED=20
THAT A-SIDE.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> JUANA MOLINA - TRES COSAS - DOMINO - 2xLP=20
(WIGLP146)<BR> BEAUTIFULLY-VOICED JUANA MOLINA'S FIRST =
ALBUM=20
(RECORDED 2002),<BR> IS EVEN MORE DREAMY AND RELAXED =
THAN HER=20
SECOND (WHICH CAME OUT<BR> A FEW MONTHS BACK - =
CONFUSED=20
YET?!). THIS IS SLIGHTLY LESS ELECTRONIC,<BR> MORE =
ACOUSTIC=20
AND EVEN-MORE LAID BACK THAN THE EXCELLENT =
"SEGUNDO",<BR> AND=20
ON A DAY LIKE THIS MAKES ONE WANT TO TAKE AN EXTENDED=20
SIESTA.<BR> COMES IN AN EQUALLY ATTRACTIVE GATEFOLD=20
SLEEVE.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> LARGE, SLOW-MATURING PIGS OF YORKSHIRE, THE - THE LARGE,=20
SLOW-MATURING PIGS OF YORKSHIRE - EERIEPHONE - 7"=20
(EERIEFON003)<BR> LENGTHY AND AMUSING TITLE ASIDE, =
THIS IS=20
PROBABLY THE MOST ACCESSIBLE<BR> OF THE THREE NEW =
EERIEPHONE=20
RELEASES. THE A-SIDE IS AN ELECTRO<BR> SOUNDING, =
GUITAR BASED=20
ROMP WITH A VERY CONTEMPORARY STYLE AND<BR> SOME =
FABULOUSLY=20
TONGUE IN CHEEK LYRICS FROM DAN CRAY. THE FLIP<BR> IS =
A CUTESY=20
(MUSIC-WISE... CERTAINLY NOT LYRICS-WISE) =
FAIRGROUND<BR> RIDE=20
OF A TUNE WITH A FOLKY, TRADITIONAL SOUND. RECOMMENDED =
FOR<BR> =20
PEOPLE WHO GENUINELY WANT SOMETHING A BIT DIFFERENT. THESE=20
ARE<BR> NUMBERED LIMITED EDITION COPIES.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> LE FLY PAN AM - N'ECOUTEZ PAS - CONSTELLATION - LP=20
(CST031V)<BR> LE FLY PAN AM'S NEW ALBUM FOLLOWS ON =
FROM THE=20
LAST ONE BUT ACTUALLY<BR> TAKES A MORE SHOEGAZING =
APPROACH.=20
DENSE, GUITAR BASED SOUNDSCAPES<BR> WITH COMPLEX =
ARRANGEMENTS=20
AND SKILLFUL INSTRUMENTATION. IF YOU'RE<BR> INTO =
GODSPEED OR=20
DO MAKE SAY THINK YOU SHOULD FIND THIS VERY ENGAGING.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> PIXIES - COME ON PILGRIM - 4AD - LP =
(MAD709)<BR> =20
HERE'S WHERE IT ALL STARTED, THEN. 4AD HAD A TOUGH JOB ON=20
THEIR<BR> HANDS NARROWING DOWN THE 17 TRACKS ON THE =
PIXIES'=20
ORIGINAL DEMO<BR> TAPE TO 8 IN ORDER TO COMPILE THEIR =
DEBUT=20
RELEASE, BUT PULLED<BR> IT OFF TO THE EXTENT WHERE =
IT'S=20
IMPOSSIBLE NOW TO IMAGINE ANY<BR> OTHER CONCEIVABLE =
RUNNING=20
ORDER TO THIS MINI-LP. ESSENTIAL TO<BR> ANYONE'S =
COLLECTION,=20
AND ONLY THE MOST CONTEMPTUOUS NINNY WOULD<BR> THINK=20
OTHERWISE.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> PIXIES - DOOLITTLE - 4AD - LP (CAD905)<BR> =
PROBABLY ONE OF THE TEN GREATEST ALBUMS EVER MADE (DON'T ASK=20
ME<BR> TO LIST THE OTHER NINE RIGHT NOW), SO A JOY TO =
SEE=20
REPRESSED ON<BR> (180GM) VINYL (WITH INSERTS). =
CONTAINS THE=20
BEST LINE EVER IN THE<BR> HISTORY OF ROCK LYRICS WITH =
"URIAH=20
HIT THE CRAPPER, THE CRAPPER",<BR> AND THAT IS A FACT. =
THIS=20
ALBUM IS SO AMAZING I CAN'T FIND SUPERLATIVES<BR> =
STRONG=20
ENOUGH, AND ONLY A UTTER BERK WOULD DISAGREE.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> PIXIES - SURFER ROSA - 4AD - LP =
(CAD803)<BR> OH MY=20
GOLLY INDEED, MR. FRANCIS FOR WHAT WE HAVE HERE =
(REPRESSED<BR> =20
ON 180GM VINYL) IS ONE OF THE ALL TIME LANDMARK INDIE GUITAR=20
ALBUMS<BR> OF ALL TIME EVER OF ALL TIME. IF YOU DON'T =
OWN=20
THIS, I PRESUME<BR> YOU WERE TOO YOUNG FIRST TIME =
AROUND. IF=20
YOU DON'T LIKE THIS,<BR> YOU'RE A COMPLETE FOOL AND =
NOT=20
WELCOME ROUND THESE PARTS.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> RADIO 4 - STEALING OF A NATION - CITY SLANG - 2xLP=20
(5719581)<BR> RADIO 4 HAVE REFINED THEIR SOUND =
SLIGHTLY,=20
PROBABLY IN AN ATTEMPT<BR> TO FIT IN MORE WITH THE =
LIKES OF=20
THE KILLERS, THE ZUTONS ETC AND<BR> SELL A FEW MORE =
RECORDS.=20
THAT SAID, I'VE GENUINELY HEARD A LOT<BR> WORSE THAN =
THIS -=20
THE SONGS ARE SURPRISINGLY MEMORABLE - SO PERHAPS<BR> =
THIS=20
COULD BE A SURPRISE HIT. CHECK IT OUT.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> STAFRAENN HAKON - VENTILL/POKI - RESONANT - 2xLP=20
(RESLP009)<BR> THIS THIRD FULL ALBUM FROM STAFRAENN =
HAKON IS A=20
SUPERB DEVELOPMENT<BR> ON THE FIRST TWO. THE FIRST =
THING THAT=20
STRIKES YOU IS THE MORE<BR> BAND ORIENTATED SOUND THAT =
KICKS=20
THINGS OFF. A DRUMMER, PROPER<BR> SONGS, ALL MIXED UP =
WITH THE=20
SUPERB TRADEMARK LAYERED GUITAR SOUNDS.<BR> KIND OF =
LIKE SOME=20
OF THE EARLIER CONSTELLATION MATERIAL BACK WHEN<BR> =
THEY WERE=20
LEADING THE WAY WITH THIS KIND OF MUSIC. A =
BEAUTIFUL<BR> =20
BALANCE DEVELOPS THROUGHOUT THE ALBUM WITH LUSH, DENSE=20
SOUNDSCAPES<BR> DOMINATING IN THE LATTER HALF =
COMBINING A=20
FRAGILE SOUNDING GORGEOUSNESS<BR> WITH A MAJESTIC AND =
SOMEWHAT=20
EPIC STYLE. THIS IS A MAGNIFICENT<BR> PIECE OF WORK, =
FOR FANS=20
AND NEWCOMERS ALIKE. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> THALIA ZEDEK - TRUST NOT THOSE IN WHOM WITHOUT SOME TOUCH OF =
MADN -=20
THRILL JOCKEY - LP (THRILL148LP)<BR> ONCE SIGNED TO =
MATADOR,=20
THIS UNDERRATED SINGER/SONGWRITER (AND<BR> FORMER =
MEMBER OF=20
UZI, LIVE SKULL & COME WITH A CAREER SPANNING<BR> =
20 ODD=20
YEARS) RETURNS WITH A NEW ALBUM ON THRILL JOCKEY. =
THINK<BR> =20
NICO, PATTI SMITH, MARIANNE FAITHFULL, NICK CAVE,=20
TINDERSTICKS<BR> AND ONE OTHER BAND THIS REALLY =
REMINDS WHOSE=20
NAME ELUDES ME (NO,<BR> MIKE, IT ISN'T BIG =
COUNTRY).</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Restocks (Vinyl): Guitar Based</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> DUDS, THE - TRACTS FROM THE ONTODUNGEON - EERIEPHONE - 12"=20
(EERIEFON001)<BR> THE DUDS ARE EXETER BASED DAN CRAY =
WITH A=20
LITTLE HELP FROM KU<BR> SUN-TZU. A GREAT EP OF FUN, =
LO-FI=20
GUITAR BASED TRACKS, CUNNINGLY<BR> MIXED UP WITH GREAT =
SAMPLES, BREAKS, LOOPS AND AMUSING KEYBOARD<BR> =
SOUNDS.=20
SOCIO-POLITICAL CONTENT IS HIGH I RECKON AND DAN'S =
VOCALS<BR> =20
ARE GENTLE AND SLIGHTLY FOPPISH, BUT REALLY SUIT THE MUSIC.=20
AN<BR> EXCELLENT DEBUT.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>New Releases (Vinyl): Funk / Jazz / Soul</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> ROY AYERS - MAHOGANY VIBE - BBE/RAPSTER - 2xLP=20
(RR0035LP)<BR> FOURTEEN OF MR. AYERS MOST LOVED TRACKS =
RE-RECORDED USING CONTEMPORARY<BR> VOCALISTS (SUCH AS =
ERYKAH=20
BADU, BETTY WRIGHT, KAMILAH, JOHN PRESSLEY<BR> AND MC =
SAKONI).=20
THE PERFECT SOUNDTRACK TO AN INDIAN SUMMER.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> VARIOUS - THE MOOKMASTERS - UP THE STREET... ROUND THE CORNE =
-=20
MOOKMASTERS - LP (MK2002)<BR> GREAT FUNK COMPILATION =
WITH=20
TRACKS FROM ROY BUDD, ISLEY BROTHERS,<BR> KPM, THE =
ORIGINALS,=20
RHYTHM MACHINE AND MORE. A VERY GROOVY SELECTION<BR> =20
INDEED!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>New Releases (Vinyl): Reggae / Dub</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> JACKIE MITTOO - FEATURING WINSTON WRIGHT AT KING TUBBY'S - =
ATTACK -=20
LP (ATTACK10LP)<BR> JACKIE MITTOO FEATURING WINSTON =
WRIGHT AT=20
KING TUBBY'S, NO LESS.<BR> FOURTEEN BUNNY LEE =
PRODUCTIONS IN A=20
TYPICALLY RUBBISH SLEEVE.<BR> CAN'T GIVE YOU ANY MORE =
INFO,=20
COS THERE AIN'T ANY, AND I'M NOT<BR> TAKING "SURFER =
ROSA" OFF=20
FOR THIS. ALSO SEEMS VERY EXPENSIVE FOR<BR> A FLIMSY =
PIECE OF=20
CZECH REPUBLIC-PRESSED VINYL (THEY'VE EVEN GONE<BR> =
FOR THE=20
CHEAP PLASTIC INNER BAG OPTION). WE'LL BE SENDING =
THESE<BR> =20
BACK FROM WHENCE THEY CAME, ME THINKS.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> VARIOUS - ROOTS OF DANCE HALL - AURALUX - 2xLP=20
(LUXX006LP)<BR> NOW THIS IS A BIT MORE LIKE IT - =
AURALUX DO=20
SEEM TO BE ONE OF<BR> THE BETTER REVIVE REGGAE LABELS =
AROUND=20
AT THE MOMENT. EARLY DANCEHALL<BR> FROM CHANNEL ONE, =
WITH=20
VOCALISTS SUCH AS HORACE ANDY, DON CARLOS,<BR> BARRY =
BROWN,=20
EARL 16, LINVAL THOMPSON AND CORNELL CAMPBELL =
BACKED<BR> BY=20
THE ROOTS RADICS. COMES WITH EXPERTLY RESEARCHED SLEEVENOTES.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>New Releases (CD): Electronica</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> BLAINE L. REININGER - NIGHT AIR 2 - LTM - CD=20
(LTMCD2414)<BR> THE SEQUEL TO THE NIGHT AIR SOLO ALBUM =
BY=20
TUXEDOMOON MAINMAN BLAINE<BR> L. REININGER FEATURES =
VOCAL AND=20
INSTRUMENTAL TRACKS RECORDED BETWEEN<BR> 1989 AND =
1999. I'M=20
NOT FAMILIAR WITH THAT PREVIOUS ALBUM, BUT<BR> THIS =
DIDN'T=20
SOUND QUITE LIKE I EXPECTED IT TO - THINK YELLO =
MEETS<BR> MAX=20
RICHTER MEETS BLUMFELD MEETS PET SHOP BOYS IS ABOUT THE=20
BEST<BR> I CAN COME UP WITH!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> BUG, THE FEAT. WARRIOR QUEEN - AKTION PAK - REPHLEX - CD=20
(CAT158CD)<BR> BIG, BAD, BASS-HEAVY RAGGA SOUNDS FROM =
THE ONE=20
AND ONLY BUG. A<BR> HEFTY SELECTION OF 8-BIT STYLE =
ROUGH AND=20
READY RHYTHMS AND MASSIVE<BR> BASS SOUNDS. WARRIOR =
QUEEN'S=20
VOCALS DO ADD A CERTAIN COMMERCIALITY<BR> THOUGH AND =
IT WORKS=20
SURPRISINGLY WELL. DEFINITELY WORTH A LISTEN<BR> IF =
YOU'RE UP=20
FOR SOME RUDENESS. THIS EIGHT-TRACK CD EP VERSION<BR> =
FEATURES=20
A DIVERSE SELECTION OF MIXES.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> DIN-ST - YAMU D'-DIN - SCHEMATIC - CD=20
(SCH041CD)<BR> VERY BROKEN / LEFTFIELD ELECTRONICA / =
HIP HOP=20
FROM SCHEMATIC,<BR> PRETTY NOISY AND OPPRESSIVE ON THE =
WHOLE=20
BUT WITH THE OCCASIONAL<BR> MOMENT FOR THE HARDER =
DANCEFLOOR.=20
AT TIMES, I FOUND IT QUITE REMINISCENT<BR> OF ANTICON =
RELEASES=20
OF RECENT. ANOTHER INTERESTING RELEASE FROM<BR> THIS =
ECLECTIC=20
ARTIST.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> DOMINIC WOOSEY - STRAYLIGHT - RECYCLE OR DIE - CD=20
(ROD001)<BR> VERY FIRST CD RELEASE FROM EYE Q'S =
AMBIENT=20
OFFSHOOT, RECYCLE OR<BR> DIE. THIS IS THE LIMITED TIN =
CASE=20
VERSION WHICH WAS HARD TO GET<BR> AT THE TIME BUT IS =
EVEN MORE=20
SCARCE NOW. FOUR TRACKS FROM NEUTRON<BR> 9000 MAN =
DOMINIC=20
WOOSEY THAT ARE EPIC, BEAUTIFUL, WONDERFULLY<BR> =
PORUDCED AND=20
INCREDIBLE EVOCATIVE. IF YOU'RE INTO AMBIENT =
MUSIC,<BR> YOU=20
DON'T WANT TO MISS THIS GEM.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> GO FIND, THE - MIAMI - MORR MUSIC - CD=20
(MORR047CD)<BR> THE GO FIND FIND THEMSELVES OCCUPYING =
THE=20
TERRITORY OF A SLIGHTLY<BR> LESS ROCKING, SLIGHTLY =
MORE POPPY=20
LALI PUNA STYLE. VERY SIMILAR<BR> AT TIMES TO THE =
POSTAL=20
SERVICE, IT HAS A MELODIC, GUITAR DRIVEN,<BR> INDIE=20
ELECTRONICA FEEL WITH WELL CONSTRUCTED SONGS AND A =
WELL<BR> =20
PRODUCED SOUND. IF YOU LIKE YOUR MS. JOHN SODA'S AND LALI=20
PUNA'S<BR> YOU WOULD DO WELL TO CHECK THIS OUT.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> HEARTS OF DARKNESS - MUSIC FOR DRUNK DRIVING - SCHEMATIC - =
CD=20
(SCH042CD)<BR> CRIKEY! SCHEMATIC REALLY HAVE GONE OUT =
ON A=20
SEMI-INDUSTRIAL LIMB.<BR> THIS CD FEATURES TWENTY FOUR =
MOSTLY=20
BRUTAL ELECTRONIC TRACKS WITH<BR> ELEMENTS OF DIRGE, =
GABBA,=20
INDUSTRIAL AND BREAKCORE. ALL MASHED<BR> UP TOGETHER =
TO CREATE=20
A BROKEN, UNEASY FLOW THAT'LL KEEP YOU ON<BR> EDGE ALL =
THE WAY=20
THROUGH. HARD AS NAILS, BUT ULTIMATELY A =
SATISFYING<BR> =20
ALTERNATIVE TO MELODIC ELECTRONICA. CHECK.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> ISAN / STYROFOAM / THE GO FIND - MORR MUSIC JAPAN TOUR 2004 =
- MORR=20
MUSIC - CD (AH-050CD)<BR> NICE LITTLE ODDITY HERE. =
RELEASED ON=20
JAPANESE LABEL AFTER HOURS<BR> IT'S A LITTLE SEVEN =
TRACK=20
COMPILATION FEATURING TRACKS FROM ISAN,<BR> STYROFOAM =
AND THE=20
GO FIND ALL TAKEN FROM THEIR JAPANESE TOUR THIS<BR> =
YEAR.=20
DON'T HANG ABOUT BECAUSE THESE ARE LIMITED AND ARE =
GOING<BR> =20
TO FLY OUT OF THE DOOR.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> KELPE - SEA INSIDE BODY - DC - CD =
(DC53CD)<BR> =20
TWISTED DOWNBEAT ELECTRONICA HERE WITH A NOD TOWARDS THE=20
BOARDS<BR> IN PLACES, ALTHOUGH KELPE CERTAINLY HAVE =
THIER OWN=20
THING GOING.<BR> WONDERFUL MELODIES AND HARMONIES OVER =
SOME=20
CRUNCHY, COMPLEX LAPTOP<BR> TWIDDLINGS. ALL IN ALL A =
STRONG=20
ALBUM, ALMOST WHERE MORR MUSIC<BR> SHOULD HAVE =
PROGRESSED TO=20
BY NOW. RECOMMENDED.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> MUM - DUSK LOG - FATCAT - 3" CD =
(CD10FAT03)<BR> =20
CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT I DO BELIEVE ALL FOUR TRACKS ON=20
THIS<BR> NEW MUM EP ARE BRAND NEW, IE. NONE ARE TAKEN =
FROM THE=20
RECENT ALBUM.<BR> MUSIC WISE (AND SLEEVE WISE!) THIS =
PICKS UP=20
NICELY FROM WHERE<BR> "SUMMER MAKE GOOD" LEFT OFF - =
INTRICATE,=20
INTIMATE, SWEET, SENSITIVE,<BR> ORGANIC, ICELANDIC =
FOLKTRONICA=20
THAT'S GUARANTEED TO SOOTHE EVEN<BR> THE MOST WITHERED =
BROW AT=20
THE END OF THE DAY. AH, THAT'S BETTER.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> PLUMBLINE - PIN POINTS - HYDROGEN DUKEBOX - CD=20
(DUKE133CD)<BR> THIS HAS GOT TO BE THE MOST IMPRESSIVE =
RELEASE=20
I'VE HEARD ON THIS<BR> LABEL POSSIBLY EVER. DREAMY, =
AMBIENT,=20
SEMI-LIVE INSTRUMENT BASED<BR> ELECTRONICA THAT =
REMINDS ONE OF=20
TARWATER, WITH THE TINIEST HINT<BR> OF MURCOF PLUS =
MAYBE A=20
SPLASH OF BIOSPHERE AND/OR THE FAX LABEL.<BR> =
DEFINITELY NOT=20
ONE TO JUST OVERLOOK - RECOMMENDED.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> SEPTEMBER COLLECTIVE - SEPTEMBER COLLECTIVE - GEOGRAPHIC - =
CD=20
(GEOG27CD)<BR> THIS DOMINO OFFSHOOT ARE PUTTING OUT =
SOME GREAT=20
RELEASES, BUT<BR> ALL TOO FEW PEOPLE SEEM TO BE TAKING =
ANY=20
NOTICE. THIS FOLLOWED<BR> ON PERFECTLY FROM THE MUM EP =
WHEN WE=20
PLAYED IT IN THE SHOP, BUT<BR> THEN YOU'D EXPECT A=20
COLLABORATION BETWEEN BARBARA MORGENSTERN<BR> AND =
STEFAN=20
SCHNEIDER TO BE PRETTY DECENT. TOP NOTCH TWINKLY, =
MID-FI<BR> =20
ELECTRONICA.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> SKOLTZ_KOLGEN - FLUUX :/ TERMINAL - MUTEK - CD (MTK_FAB02 /=20
MDM37622)<BR> MUTEK DELIVER AND ARTIST ALBUM OF RARE =
SKILL=20
HERE. SKOLTZ_KOLGEN<BR> PROVIDES TWELVE TRACKS OF =
INTRICATE,=20
GLITCH BASED ELECTRONIC SOUNDS.<BR> TAKING CUES FROM =
ARTISTS=20
SUCH AS CARSTEN NICOLAI AND FRANK BRETTSCHNEIDER<BR> =
AND=20
ADDING DEEP, WARM SOUNDS AS WELL AS CHALLENGING HI-FREQ=20
BITS,<BR> YOU END UP WITH A CANVAS OF SOUND THAT HAS =
AN=20
ENGAGING PALETTE<BR> AT ITS ROOT. A BRILLIANT AND =
SUBTLE=20
RELEASE.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> THA BLUE HERB - FRONT ACT CD - THA BLUE HERB - CD=20
(TBHR-CD-002)<BR> THREE TRACK EP FROM THIS VERY =
INTRIGUING=20
JAPANESE, LEFTFIELD HIP<BR> HOP CREW. IF YOU'RE INTO =
THE MUSH=20
SOUND WITH LOW KEY ELECTRONIC<BR> REFERENCES YOU WOULD =
BE WELL=20
ADVISED TO INVESTIGATE THIS. EXCELLENT<BR> =
STUFF.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> VARIOUS - MUTEK 04 - MUTEK - 2xCD (MTK04 /=20
MDM37542)<BR> SUPERB COMPILATION OF TRACKS FROM =
ARTISTS THAT=20
PLAYED AT THE MUTEK<BR> 04 FESTIVAL IN CNANDA. =
CONTRIBUTIONS=20
FROM AEROC, EGG, FRIVOLOUS,<BR> SMITH N HACK, LOSCIL,=20
PORTABLE, KPTMICHIGAN, SCHNEIDER TM, JAMIE<BR> LIDELL, =
THE RIP=20
OFF ARTIST, NOTO AND LOADS MORE ENSURE A DIVERSE<BR> =
AND VERY=20
PLEASING RANGE OF ELECTRONIC AND TECHNO-GLITCH =
STYLES.<BR> =20
</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> VARIOUS - ANTOLOGIA DE MUSICA ELECTRONICA PORTUGUESA - =
TOMLAB - CD=20
(TOM38CD)<BR> SUPER-DEEP COMPILATION OF ALL THINGS =
MINIMAL AND=20
ELECTRONIC FROM<BR> PIRTUGESE ARTISTS. A LOT OF THE =
PEOPLE YOU=20
WON'T HAVE HEARD OF<BR> BUT NAMES LIKE RAFAEL TORAL =
STICK OUT.=20
REDUCED SOUNDS WITH A FAIR<BR> AMOUNT OF =
EXPERIMENTATION AND A=20
RASTER NOTON-ISH FEEL AT TIMES.<BR> SOUND DESIGN IS OF =
A VERY=20
STANDARD AND IF YOU'RE INTO THE OUTER<BR> EDGES OF =
ELECTRONICA=20
YOU'LL WANT TO CHECK THIS OUT POST HASTE.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> VARIOUS - WELCOME TO CELEBRITY FOG DONKEY - SPYMANIA - CD=20
(SPY11CD)<BR> GREAT SELECTION OF TRACKS FROM SPYMANIA =
WHICH=20
VERY MUCH LAID OUT<BR> THE BLUEPRINT FOR THE BARRY'S =
BOOTLEGS=20
LABEL. A TOTAL MASH UP<BR> OF SILLY ELECTRONICA, CUT =
UPS,=20
SERIOUSLY GOOD ELECTRONICA AND<BR> OTHER SUCH ECLECTIC =
BITS=20
AND BOBS. MOST EXCELLENT.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Restocks (CD): Electronica</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> APOLLON / MUSLIMGAUZE - DARK THOUGHTS - D.O.R. - CD=20
(ADOR2333)<BR> A LOT OF MUSLIMGAUZE RELEASES AROUND =
NOW DAYS=20
BUT THIS IS VERY<BR> DIFFERENT TO THE NORMAL =
PERCUSSIVE/ARABIC=20
STYLE WE ALL KNOW...<BR> DARK SOUNDSCAPES & =
DISTORTED=20
RHYTHMS... EXCELLENT.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> BOGDAN RACZYNSKI - MY LOVE I LOVE - REPHLEX - CD=20
(CAT115CD)<BR> BOGDAN IN A FAR MORE THOUGHTFUL MOOD =
THAN SOME=20
OF HIS PREVIOUS<BR> OUTINGS. SENSITIVE AND BEAUTIFUL =
PIECES OF=20
ELECTRONICA WITH SOME<BR> VERY SUBTLE MELODIES AND=20
ARRANGEMENTS. IF IT DOESN'T MOVE YOU<BR> AT ALL, I'D =
BE VERY=20
SURPRISED. NICE ONE REPHLEX!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> CHRISTIAN KLEINE - VALIS - MORR MUSIC - CD=20
(MORR11CD)<BR> AFTER HIS EXCELLENT ALBUM FOR CITY =
CENTRE=20
OFFICES, COMES A BEAUTIFUL<BR> SIX TRACKER ON MORR. =
YOU WON'T=20
BE DISAPPOINTED - IT'S MASSIVELY<BR> MELODIC, AND FULL =
TO=20
BURSTING WITH DEPTH AND FEELING. COMPLICATED<BR> =
BEAT=20
STRUCTURES FINISH IT OFF NICELY. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> DAEDELUS - OF SNOWDONIA - PLUG RESEARCH - CD=20
(PR44CD)<BR> YES! YES! EASILY ONE OF MY EARLY =
CONTENDERS FOR=20
ALBUM OF THE YEAR.<BR> DAEDELUS IS JUST ON FIRE AT THE =
MOMENT=20
AND THIS ALBUM PROVES YET<BR> AGAIN THAT HE'S A MAJOR =
FORCE TO=20
BE RECKONED WITH. STUNNINGLY<BR> MAD SAMPLE DRIVEN =
MUSIC THAT=20
TAKES ON JAZZ, HIP HOP, BEATS, ELECTRONICA<BR> AND SO =
MUCH=20
MORE. CHOPPED UP, OFFBEAT, OFFKILTER, ODDBALL =
STUFF<BR> WITH=20
THE KIND OF LOOSE, FLOWING FEEL THAT SOUNDS SO FRESH=20
COMPARED<BR> TO THE GENERALLY TIGHT ELECTRONIC THAT =
DOMINATES.=20
JUST AN ESSENTIAL<BR> PIECE OF WORK THAT YOU HAVE TO =
CHECK=20
OUT. BRILLIANT.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> KIM HIORTHOY - HOPENESS EP - SMALLTOWN SUPERSOUND - CD=20
(STS070CD)<BR> THE FINELY HONED SOUNDS OF ARTIST AND =
MUSICIAN,=20
KIM HIORTHOY,<BR> COME TO BEAR FRUIT ON THIS LOVELY =
FIVE TRACK=20
EP. LUSH, MELODIC<BR> ELECTRONICS WITH A CAREFULLY =
CRAFTED=20
BLEND OF CRUNCH AND DRUM<BR> & BASS STYLE =
BREAKBEAT=20
PROGRAMMING. ALWAYS SWEET, GENTLY BEAUTIFUL<BR> AND =
HIGHLY=20
RECOMMENDED. ACE.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> MDK - A FRIEND IS A STRANGER YOU HAVEN'T MET YET - SPYMANIA =
- CD=20
(SPY015CD)<BR> AS YOU'D EXPECT, THIS IS ANOTHER =
SELECTION OF=20
MASSIVELY VARIED<BR> AND AT TIMES COMPLETELY MENTAL =
ELECTRONIC=20
SOUNDS. FROM DARK-CORE<BR> BREAKS TO SOME SUBLIME =
MELODIC=20
STUFF. EXCELLENT.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> MICHAEL MAYER - IMMER - KOMPAKT - CD =
(KOMCD15)<BR> =20
KOMPAKT'S LABEL BOSS MICHAEL MAYER DELIVERS AN EXCELLENT MIX=20
CD<BR> OF THE HOUSE FLAVOURED TECHNO VARIETY. WITH =
ACTS SUCH=20
AS AUCH,<BR> AKUFEN, THOMAS FEHLMAN, M RAHN AND OTHERS =
OF THAT=20
CALIBRE - THIS<BR> IS A WINNER. RECOMMENDED.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> MOKIRA - ALBUM - TYPE - CD (TYPE002CD)<BR> =
FOLLOWING ON THE HEELS OF ONE OF THE UNDISPUTED ALBUMS OF=20
2003,<BR> R J VALEO'S 'SEPTEMBER' COMES THE SECOND =
RELEASE=20
FROM TYPE. AND<BR> FRANKLY, IT'S AN ABSOLUTE GEM. I =
HAVE=20
SOMETHING OF A REPUTATION<BR> FOR LOVING TEXTURAL =
ELECTRONICS=20
AND THIS GOES A LONG WAY TO JUSTIFYING<BR> MY, SOME =
WOULD SAY=20
UNHEALTHY, OBSSESSION WITH THIS STYLE. ANDREAS<BR> =
TILLIANDER=20
DELIVERS A PERFECTLY SEGUED SET OF TRACKS THAT =
WORK<BR> AS A=20
VERY PLEASING WHOLE AND WHILST IT DOES HAVE A CHILLY,=20
CLICKY<BR> SOUND IT ALSO HAS A DEPTH AND WARMTH TO =
BRING YOU=20
IN OUT OF THAT<BR> COLD. STUNNINGLY MANIPULATED CHORDS =
AND=20
SOUNDS WITH SUBTLY SHIFTING<BR> RHYTHMS AND =
WONDERFULLY SPARSE=20
BACKING SOUNDS MAKE THIS A VERY<BR> EARLY CONTENDER =
FOR ALBUM=20
OF THE YEAR. A TRULY SUBLIME PIECE OF<BR> WORK AND A =
STUNNING=20
FOLLOW UP FOR A LABEL THAT SEEMS TO HAVE ALL<BR> THE =
RIGHT=20
MOVES. RECOMMENDED MOST HIGHLY.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> OTTO VON SCHRIACH - CHOPPED ZOMBIE FUNGUS - SCHEMATIC - CD=20
(SCH031CD)<BR> PREVIOUSLY AVAILABLE ON THREE 12"S, =
THIS IS A=20
FINE SLICE OF MASHED<BR> AND NASTY ELECTRONICS FROM =
HERR=20
SCHIRACH. COMBINING THE MORE<BR> ABRASIVE END OF =
ELECTRONICA WITH THE WEIRDER END OF DRUM AND BASS,<BR> =
AND AN=20
ELECTRONIC INTERPRETATION TO SCRATCHING. OFTEN=20
MELLOW,<BR> BUT THE STAND OUT TRACKS FOR ME ARE THE =
MORE=20
FRENETIC IN-YOUR-FACE<BR> STUFF.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> PAN AMERICAN - QUIET CITY - KRANKY - CD=20
(KRANK065CD)<BR> DOUBLE PACK CONTAINING A CD AND DVD =
FROM PAN=20
AMERICAN. THEY ARE<BR> ONE OF THOSE OUTFITS WHO =
HAS=20
IMPRESSED ME WITH EVERY RELEASE I<BR> CAN =
REMEMBER. =20
BEAUTIFUL FUSION OF ELECTRONICS AND LIVE =
INSTRUMENTS<BR> (SORT=20
OF EXPECTED OWING TO THE LABRADFORD CONNECTION) THAT=20
CREATE<BR> A VERY ATMOSPHERIC ALBUM OF SUBTLE AND =
OFTEN=20
MELANCHOLY MUSIC.<BR> SUBTLE ELECTRONICA OF THE =
HIGHEST=20
ORDER. RECOMMENDED. (HAVEN'T<BR> SEEN THE =
DVD, BUT=20
IF IT THE VISUAL EQUIVALENT OF THE MUSIC THEN<BR> IT =
WILL BE=20
GREAT - IT'S BEEN DESCRIBED BY SOMEONE AS "VISUAL MEDITATIONS!).</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> REMARC - SOUND MURDERER - PLANET MU - CD=20
(ZIQ084CD)<BR> BACK IN THE DAY THERE WERE NUMEROUS =
LABELS,=20
SUCH AS SUBURBAN BASE<BR> AND KEMET, THAT RELEASED =
PROPER,=20
ORIGINAL JUNGLE OF THE HIGHEST<BR> QUALITY. IT WAS ALL =
ABOUT=20
THE BEATS AND BASS, THE TIMESTRETCHED<BR> VOCALS, THE=20
ATTITUDE. GOOD DAYS AND WHOLESOME ONES TOO. THIS =
CD<BR> =20
COLLECTS UP A BUNCH OF TRACKS FROM BETWEEN 1993 AND 1996 BY=20
TIP<BR> TOP JUNGLE PRODUCER REMARC. THE TRACKS =
ARE FAST,=20
FURIOUS, LADEN<BR> 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 =
IT!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> REMOTE VIEWER, THE - HERE I GO AGAIN ON MY OWN - CITY CENTRE =
OFFICES=20
- CD (TOWERBLOCKCD007)<BR> AN ABSOLUTELY SUPERB SLICE =
OF=20
DOWNBEAT, MELODIC ELECTRONICA FROM<BR> THE VIEWER. TEN =
TRACKS=20
OF GENTLE, INTRICATE AND AT TIMES LO-FI<BR> SOUNDS =
WITH=20
DELICATE MELODIES. THERE'S EVEN A HINT OF VOCAL =
ACTION<BR> =20
WHICH ADDS A WHOLE HEAP TO THE PROCEEDINGS. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> SKANFROM - HAND PICKED FRAGMENTS - SUCTION - CD=20
(SUCTION012CD)<BR> MR SKANFROM (ADSR) RETURNS WITH HIS =
INIMITABLE MIXTURE OF ELECTRO<BR> AND SYNTH POP. =
TONGUE=20
IN CHEEK UNDOUBTEDLY, YET THERE IS A COMBINATION<BR> =
OF=20
PLAYFULNESS AND QUALITY THAT MAKES MOST OF HIS RELEASES=20
QUITE<BR> IRRESISTABLE! 2O TRACKS FOR YOUR =
LISTENING=20
PLEASURE. RECOMMENDED.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> SUSANNE BROKESCH - SO EASY - DISKO B - CD=20
(EFA279102)<BR> NOW THIS IS NOT WHAT I EXPECTED FROM =
DISKO B=20
AT ALL - IT'S FAR<BR> BETTER! VERY PLAYFUL, =
AMBIENT-ISH,=20
JAZZY-ISH SUMMERY ELECTRONICA<BR> WITH SOME LOVELY =
STRING=20
SAMPLES, A FEW HOUSE BEATS, A LOAD OF<BR> CUTE SOUND =
EFFECTS=20
AND TRUCK LOADS OF OFF-KILTER MELODY. THE REALLY<BR> =
CHILLED=20
TRACKS ARE ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS. TOTAL RESPECT TO =
DISKO<BR> B=20
FOR GOING OUT ON A LIMB WITH THIS - I HAVE TO SAY IT'S=20
THEIR<BR> BEST RELEASE IN AGES!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> TOBIAS THOMAS - SMALLVILLE - KOMPAKT - CD=20
(KOMCD24)<BR> NOT ACTUALLY AN ARTIST CD, MORE OF A =
COMPILATION=20
THAT SEEMS TO<BR> HAVE BEEN DIGITALY MIXED TOGETHER. =
THE=20
CHOICE OF TRACKS IS INSPIRED<BR> AND SHOWS A MORE =
CHILLED,=20
THOUGHTFUL STYLE OF GERMAN ELECTRONICA.<BR> JAN =
JELINEK, ARIL=20
BRIKHA, TONETRAGER, FOREVER SWEET, DNTEL AND<BR> MORE =
ALL=20
FEATURE BUT PROPS MUST PARTICULARLY GO THE LAYERING =
OF<BR> =20
KAITO'S TRACK 'RELEASE YOUR BODY' WITH ERLEND OYE'S 'GHOST=20
TRAIN'<BR> ACAPELLA. TRULY SUPERB.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> ULRICH SCHNAUSS - A STRANGELY ISOLATED PLACE - CITY CENTRE =
OFFICES -=20
CD (BLOCK13CD)<BR> LONG AWAITED AND MUCH PRAISED ALBUM =
BY MR=20
SCHNAUSS, FOLLOWING<BR> UP THE CRITICALLY ACLAIMED =
"FARAWAY=20
TRAINS PASSING BY". DEEP<BR> AND MELODIC =
ELECTRONICS,=20
THAT ARE DESIGNED TO WASH OVER YOU, AS<BR> THE MUSIC =
DRIFTS=20
ALONG IN THE BACKROUND. NOT A SINGLE =
AGGRESSIVE<BR> BEAT=20
TO TAKE AWAY FROM THE GENTLE AND VERY SOUNDSCAPEY=20
AMBIENCE.<BR> FANS OF BOLA, THE GENTLE END OF=20
LACKLUSTER, THE BEATLESS END<BR> OF BOARDS, TANGERINE =
DREAM,=20
COCTEAU TWINS / THIS MORTAL COIL ETC<BR> WILL BE=20
DELIGHTED.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> VARIOUS - DELIVERY ROOM - LEAF - CD =
(BAY37CD)<BR> =20
A HUGELY IMPRESSIVE BARGAIN FROM THE LEAF LABEL WHICH NO=20
SELF<BR> RESPECTING FAN OF ELECTRONICA IN ITS MANY =
GUISES=20
SHOULD BE WITHOUT.<BR> NEW, UNRELEASED AND PAST GEMS =
FROM BILL=20
WELLS, STEPHAN SCHNEIDER<BR> & ANNIE WHITEHEAD, =
MURCOF=20
(THE SUTEKH REMIX OF MEMORIA), MANITOBA,<BR> ICARUS, =
ASA CHANG=20
& JUNRAY, ROB ELLIS, RIOW ARAI, CLUE TO KALO<BR> =
AND LOADS=20
MORE. TOP QUALITY, TOP PRICE. GET IN!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> VENETIAN SNARES - WINTER IN THE BELLY OF A SNAKE - PLANET MU =
- CD=20
(ZIQ066CD)<BR> FLAVOUR OF THE MOMENT VENETIAN SNARES =
IN=20
QUIRKY, SILLY AND FAIRLY<BR> MENTAL VOICE AGAIN ON =
THIS=20
ALBUM. FRENETIC BEATS MEETS WITH CUT<BR> UPS, =
SAMPLED=20
VOICES, GLITCH, CUTESY ORGANS - A PLETHORA OF =
SOUND<BR> =20
SOURCES. OCCASIONALLY BEAUTIFUL, BUT MAINLY THE AURAL=20
ASSAULT<BR> KICKS IN, WITH MORE BEATS THAN IS PROBABLY =
LEGAL,=20
A GOOD DOSE<BR> OF BASS, AND THE OVERWHELMING URGE TO =
THROW=20
YOURSELF AROUND IN<BR> AN ALMOST EPILICTIC WAY! </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>New Releases (CD): Techno / Electro</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> 7-HURTZ - BEATBOX - OUTPUT - CD =
(OPRCD25)<BR> =20
EARLY RELEASE FROM 7-HURTZ ON OUTPUT HERE. STRAIGHT UP=20
ELECTRO<BR> SOUNDS HERE THAT FOR ME IS ONE OF THE BEST =
OUTPUT=20
RELEASES PERIOD.<BR> HAVE A LISTEN.....</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> DATA 80 - DATA 80 - FORCE TRACKS - CD =
(FT52CD)<BR> =20
HAKAN LIDBO CONTINUES TO DEFY THOSE WHO WISH TO CATEGORISE=20
HIM<BR> BY PRODUCING THIS COMMERCIAL SOUNDING ALBUM OF =
ELECTRO=20
/ TECHNO<BR> DISCO / HOUSE / POP WITH VOCALS AND =
EVERYTHING.=20
FRANKLY I THINK<BR> IT'S TURGID, BUT I'M SURE A LOT OF =
PEOPLE=20
WILL ENJOY IT'S TWEE<BR> NATURE. BY THE WAY, WHAT ARE =
FORCE=20
TRACKS UP TO WITH THIS?</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> MINNY POPS - DRASTIC MEASURES, DRASTIC MOVEMENT - LTM - CD=20
(LTMCD2384)<BR> THE DEBUT ALBUM FROM DUTCH ELECTRO =
PIONEERS=20
MINNY POPS, AS ORIGINALLY<BR> RELEASED ON PLUREX =
RECORDS BACK=20
IN 1979. BONUS MATERIAL INCLUDES<BR> THE RARE KOJAK EP =
AND AN=20
ENHANCED VIDEO SECTION FEATURING FIVE<BR> TRACKS =
RECORDED LIVE=20
IN AMSTERDAM. ALL TRACKS DIGITALLY REMASTERED.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> PAUL BRTSCHITSCH - VENEX - FRISBEE TRACKS - CD=20
(FTCD007)<BR> USEFUL COLLECTION OF STRAIGHT UP, GERMAN =
CLUB=20
TECHNO SOUNDS. HARDER<BR> THAN YOUR FORCE TRACKS KIND =
OF STUFF=20
AND WITH THE OCCASIONAL TRIBALLY<BR> MOMENT. A SOLID =
ALL ROUND=20
PERFORMANCE.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> SUBHEAD - NEON ROCKA - TRESOR - CD=20
(TRESOR152CD)<BR> SUITABLY TWISTED TECHNO MATERIAL =
FROM THE=20
F**KED UP MINDS OF SUBHEAD.<BR> HARSH RHYTHMS AND =
MENTAL=20
SOUNDS CREATE IMAGES OF DARK, FUTURISTIC<BR> =
LANDSCAPES AND=20
CYBER-CITIES (!). SOMETHING A BIT DIFFERENT THEN!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> SWAYZAK - LOOPS FROM THE BERGERIE - STUDIO K7 - CD=20
(K7166CD)<BR> IF YOU'VE NOT HEARD ANY SWAYZAK FOR A =
WHILE, YOU=20
MIGHT BE A LITTLE<BR> NONPLUSSED BY THIS LP OF SMOOTH, =
VOCAL=20
TECHNO POP THAT KINDA SOUNDS<BR> LIKE TALK TALK =
PRODUCED BY=20
THE BELOVED! LISTEN BEFORE YOU BUY,<BR> IS MY ADVICE =
(ALWAYS=20
SENSIBLE ANYWAY!).</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> VARIOUS - POKER FLAT RECORDINGS VOLUME ONE - POKER FLAT - CD =
(PFRCD02)<BR> FIRST COLLECTION FROM STEVE BUG'S POKER =
FLAT=20
LABEL WAS A KILLER<BR> SELECTION OF FUNKED UP TECH AND =
HOUSE=20
STYLED CUTS. STEVE APPEARS<BR> AS DOES TOM CLARK, =
JACKMATE,=20
MARTINI BROS AND HAKAN LIDBO. VERY<BR> GROOVY STUFF=20
INDEED.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Restocks (CD): Techno / Electro</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> DJ T 1000 - PROGRESS - TRESOR - CD =
(TRESOR128)<BR> =20
ALAN OLDHAM AKA DJ T1000 PRESENTS A 10 TRACK VARIETY OF=20
PUREST<BR> DETROIT TECHNO FLAVOURS, YOU MAY REMEMBER =
HIM BEST=20
FOR THE FAMOUS<BR> ARTWORKS HE USED TO DO FOR=20
DJAX-UP-BEATS.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> VARIOUS - KOMPAKT 100 - KOMPAKT - 2xCD=20
(KOMPAKTCD34)<BR> IT'S A DIFFICULT TASK TO STATE JUST =
HOW=20
INFLUENTIAL COLOGNE'S<BR> KOMPAKT LABEL HAS BEEN OVER =
THE=20
YEARS. SEEMINGLY, THEY STARTED<BR> JUST ABOUT EVERY =
WORTHWHILE=20
MUTATION OF THE TECHNO SOUNDS WE TAKE<BR> FOR GRANTED =
EVERY=20
DAY. TO SAY THAT THIS ALBUM IS A MAMMOTH AND<BR> =
ESSENTIAL=20
BEAST GOES WITHOUT SAYING BUT WHEN YOU CONSIDER =
THE<BR> =20
TRACKLISTING, WHICH FEATURES ALL THE KEY PLAYERS FROM=20
KOMPAKT'S<BR> HISTORY, BE IT TRACKS OR REMIXES, YOU =
CAN=20
GUARANTEE THAT THIS<BR> IS ONE VERY SPECIAL DOCUMENT =
OF A=20
LABEL FIRMLY AT THE FOREFRONT<BR> OF ELECTRONIC MUSIC. =
QUITE=20
STUPENDOUS AND, OF COURSE, RECOMMENDED<BR> WITHOUT =
HESITATION.=20
HERE'S TO ANOTHER 100!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> VARIOUS - TOTAL 5 - KOMPAKT - CD =
(KOMCD26)<BR> =20
TOTALLY KOMPAKT - FOR THE FIFTH TIME. UPBEAT DUBBY TECHNO=20
FROM<BR> THE LABEL THAT CAN. ARTISTS: SCSI-9,=20
SUPERPITCHER, PHONG SUI,<BR> JUSTUS KOHNKE, REINHARD =
VOIGT, T.=20
RAUMSCHMIERE, LABEL BOSS - M.<BR> MAYER, JOACHIM =
SPIETH,=20
THOMAS FEHLMANN, MIKKEL METAL AND JONAS<BR> =
BERING. =20
DEEPLY KOMPAKT, DEEPLY GROOVY.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>New Releases (CD): US Techno / Electro</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> SAN SERAC - ICE AGE - FROG MAN JAKE - CD=20
(FROGMANJAKE18)<BR> EXCELLENT SECOND ALBUM FROM NEW =
YORK'S SAN=20
SERAC. HE DELIVERS<BR> AN EARTHY, LO-FI SELECTION OF =
ELECTRO=20
INSPIRED TRACKS WITH INTERESTING<BR> LYRICS AND VERY =
STRONG=20
SONG BASED SOUND. AUTHENTICALLY RETRO AND<BR> TAKING =
CUES FROM=20
NEW WAVE, PUNK FUNK AND UNDERGROUND ELECTRO,<BR> YOU =
END UP=20
WITH AN INTRIGUING BLEND OF TRACKS. WELL WORTH =
CHECKING<BR> =20
OUT.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Restocks (CD): US Techno / Electro</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> RANDOM NOISE GENERATION - LINKS IN THE CHAIN - 430 WEST - CD =
(4WCD45012)<BR> COMPILATION OF TECHNO AND ELECTRO FROM =
RANDOM=20
NOISE GENERATION.<BR> MAINLY OLDER TRACKS INCLUDING A =
COUPLE=20
OF NEW EDITS.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> VARIOUS - AUTOBOT: ELECTRO IN THE FUTURE - SATAMILE - CD=20
(SAT1CD)<BR> A NEAT LITTLE COMP OF FUTURISTIC ELECTRO =
FROM THE=20
LIKES OF DECAL,<BR> BOLZ BOLZ, EMS, SCAPE ONE, SILICON =
SCALLY,=20
FREEZIE FREEKIE, SATAMILE<BR> AND AIRLOCKTRONICS. =
DEFINITELY=20
THE MORE HIGH QUALITY END OF THE<BR> GENRE, THIS IS =
THE SORT=20
OF STUFF THAT SOUNDS MODERN AND RETRO<BR> AT THE SAME =
TIME=20
(EG. ROTTERS GOLF CLUB, LONGHAUL ETC)!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>New Releases (CD): Hip Hop</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> DIPLO - FLORIDA - BIG DADA - CD =
(BDCD069)<BR> =20
DIPLO CONTINUES TO FIND THE PERFECT MIDGROUND BETWEEN KEIRAN=20
HEBDEN<BR> AND JOSH DAVIS ON THIS BRILLIANTLY =
SIXTOO-ESQUE NEW=20
ALBUM. LEFTFIELD<BR> / INSTRUMENTAL HIP HOP AT ITS =
MOST=20
FORWARD THINKING AND WITHOUT<BR> A DJ SHADOW OF A =
DOUBT ONE OF=20
THE FINEST RELEASES ON THIS LABEL<BR> THIS YEAR! =
RECOMMENDED=20
INDEED.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>New Releases (CD): Eclectic Beats</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> JAGA JAZZIST - MAGAZINE - SMALLTOWN SUPERSOUND - CD=20
(STS082)<BR> REISSUE OF THE 1998 JAGA JAZZIST ALBUM=20
"MAGAZINE", REGARDED BY<BR> MANY AS ONE OF THEIR =
FINEST WORKS.=20
UPLIFTING, SLIGHTLY EXPERIMENTAL<BR> LOUNGE ROCK A BIT =
LIKE A=20
BIG CHILL VERSION OF TORTOISE (CLEARLY<BR> THEIR =
LEADING=20
INFLUENCE) YOU COULD SAY. A BIT WECHSEL GARLAND<BR> OR =
MATTHEW=20
HERBERT BIG BAND AT TIMES, TOO. INCLUDES TWO BONUS<BR> =
TRACKS.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> MR SCRUFF - KEEP IT SOLID STEEL - NINJA TUNE - CD=20
(ZENCD84)<BR> SERIOUSLY ECLECTIC MIX ALBUM FROM THAT =
NICE MR=20
SCRUFF. 31 TRACKS<BR> IN TOTAL, FROM THE LIKES OF =
MUNGO'S=20
HI-FI, BIG YOUTH, ARSONISTS,<BR> ERYKAH BADU, =
ULTRAMAGNETIC=20
MCS, TIPPER, PREFUSE 73, SOUL II SOUL,<BR> PHAROAH =
SANDERS AND=20
MANY MORE NAMES UNFAMILIAR TO ME, ALL IN HONESTY.<BR> =
SOUNDS=20
GREAT THOUGH, AND FULL SLEEVE NOTES GIVE DETAILS OF =
EVERY<BR> =20
TRACK.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> TOTAL SCIENCE - AUDIOWORKS 05 - C.I.A. - CD=20
(CIAWCD5)<BR> OF ALL THE DRUM & BASS ARTISTS OUT =
THERE,=20
TOTAL SCIENCE HAVE CONSISTENTLY<BR> DELIVERED THE =
GOODS MORE=20
OFTEN THAN A WHOLE LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE.<BR> HERE YOU =
HAVE A=20
SELECTION OF CUTTING EDGE TECHNICAL TRACKS WITH<BR> A =
REMIX=20
FROM BAD COMPANY AND LOADS OF QUALITY DANCEFLOOR =
TUNES.<BR> =20
WELL WORTH A PUNT AT THIS PRICE!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> TROUBLEMAN - TIME OUT OF MIND - FAROUT - CD=20
(FARO085CD)<BR> A REAL MELTING POT OF INFLUENCES HERE =
FROM MR=20
PRITCHARD UNDER<BR> HIS TROUBLE MAN GUISE. SOUL, JAZZ, =
LATIN,=20
DETROIT TECHNO, HIP<BR> HOP, YOU NAME IT AND IT'S =
PROBABLY IN=20
THERE. SOME WONDRFUL VOCALS<BR> AS WELL COURTESY OF =
NINA=20
MIRANDA & STEVE SPACEK. I LOVE THE ART<BR> WORK =
TOO, SO=20
60'S! RECOMMENDED THIS, HAVE A LISTEN...</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> VARIOUS - JOEY & NORMAN JAY PRESENT GOOD TIMES 4 - =
RESIST - 2xCD=20
(RESISTCD2)<BR> FOURTH IN THE SERIES OF MASSIVE =
COMPILATIONS=20
FROM JOEY AND NORMAN<BR> JAY ON THE NEWLY REVAMPED =
EX-REACT=20
LABEL RESIST. AS EVER IT'S<BR> A HIGHLY GROOVY =
SELECTION OF=20
TRACKS FEATURING THE LIKES OF JAMES<BR> BROWN, MICA =
PARIS,=20
ASWAD, JAMES MASON, BOMB THE BASS, TEN CITY,<BR> =
BRENDA=20
RUSSELL AND LOADS, LOADS MORE.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Restocks (CD): Eclectic Beats</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> CAPITOL K - ROADEATER EP - PLANET MU - CD=20
(ZIQ011CD)<BR> MORE LEFTFIELD ELECTRONIC SHENANIGANS =
FROM MIKE=20
PARADINAS' LABEL<BR> ON THIS EARLY RELEASE FROM =
CAPITOL K.=20
SCRUNCHED UP SOUNDS AND<BR> RHYTHMS WITH A DEFINITE =
NOD TO=20
EARLY WARP ARTISTS AMONGST OTHERS.<BR> DIFFICULT TO =
FIND NOW=20
SO SNAP IT UP.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> INTERLOPER - SIX DRAGONS - INKY BLACKNESS - CD=20
(INKYCD1)<BR> PERFECTLY PLEASANT CD BRINGING TOGETHER =
A NUMBER=20
OF STYLES UNDER<BR> ONE ROOF (JAZZY HOUSE, BREAKS, =
HIP-HOP,=20
ELECTRONICA). WITH THE<BR> MATTHEW BUSHWACKA SEAL OF =
APPROVAL,=20
THIS CAN ONLY BE A QUALITY<BR> ITEM - ANYONE INTO =
OCTOPUS OR=20
PLANK SHOULD CHECK THIS....</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> KIRK DEGIORGIO'S - TWO WORLDS - FAROUT - CD=20
(FARO055CD)<BR> KIRK DEGIORGIO'S NEW PROJECT FEATURING =
A HOST=20
OF LATIN MUSICIANS<BR> WITH KIRK HIMSELF GUIDING AND=20
PRODUCING. A FUNKY SELECTION OF<BR> FRESH TRACKS, JUST =
RIGHT=20
TO GET YOU IN THE MOOD (FOR WHAT, I DON'T<BR> KNOW. =
MAYBE A=20
BIT OF CLUBBING? LATIN DANCING? HANKY PANKY?).</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>New Releases (CD): Guitar Based</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> AMERICAN MUSIC CLUB - LOVE SONGS FOR PATRIOTS - COOKING =
VINYL - CD=20
(COOKCD318)<BR> HOW GOOD TO SEE MARK EITZEL'S AMERICAN =
MUSIC=20
CLUB REFORM AFTER<BR> A DECADE. AS YOU'D EXPECT FROM =
SUCH A=20
TALENTED SINGER/SONGWRITER,<BR> THIS IS NO LAZY,=20
DOING-IT-FOR-THE-MONEY EXERCISE - JUST ANOTHER<BR> =
THIRTEEN=20
HEARTFELT, CHARMING, INTENSE SONGS FROM ONE OF THE =
GREAT<BR> =20
VOICES OF THE LAST TWENTY YEARS.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> ARLENES, THE - GOING TO CALIFORNIA - LOOSE - CD=20
(VJCD151)<BR> NEW ALBUM FROM BIG STEVE AND HIS LADY =
WIFE (PLUS=20
12 OTHERS), RECORDED<BR> IN AUSTIN, TEXAS, AND THAT =
OTHER=20
HOTBED OF COUNTRY MUSIC, AMSTERDAM.<BR> PURE SWINGING =
COUNTRY=20
THAT FANS OF BONNIE PRINCE BILLY'S "GREATEST<BR> =
PALACE MUSIC"=20
SHOULD BE INTO. STAYED THE COURSE WHEN PLAYED =
INSTORE,<BR> IT=20
HAS TO BE SAID!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> DAMO SUZUKI'S NETWORK - SEATTLE - DAMO'S NET WORK - 2xCD=20
(DNW018109)<BR> EX CAN MAN DAMO SUZUKI RECORDED LIVE =
IN=20
SEATTLE WITH A HOST OF<BR> GUEST MUSICIANS. A =
VERITABLE FEAST=20
OF FUN AND FROLICS. ROCKY,<BR> PSYCHEDELIC, OBVIOUSLY =
A BIT=20
KRAUTROCK. A LAVISHLY PACKAGED 2<BR> X CD AFFAIR =
THAT'LL GO=20
DOWN A STORM WITH HIS HARDCORE FOLLOWING.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> DAMO SUZUKI'S NETWORK - JPN ULTD - DAMO'S NET WORK - CD=20
(DNW016)<BR> EX CAN MAN DAMO SUZUKI'S LIVE IMPROV =
ALBUM WITH A=20
HOST OF GUEST<BR> MUSICIANS IS A VERITABLE FEAST OF =
FUN AND=20
FROLICS. ROCKY, PSYCHEDELIC,<BR> OBVIOUSLY A BIT =
KRAUTROCK.=20
JUST A GOOD LISTEN ALL ROUND.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> DUSTIN O'HALLORAN - PIANO SOLOS - BELLAUNION - CD=20
(BELLACD81)<BR> ERIK SATIE-ESQUE ALBUM FROM DUSTIN =
THAT DOES=20
EXACTLY WHAT IT SAYS<BR> ON THE YADDA YADDA. PURE =
PIANO THAT=20
FANS OF THE RECENT ELUVIUM<BR> CD ON TEMPORARY =
RESIDANCE OR=20
MAX RICHTER WILL WANT TO HEAR. LOVELY.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> GIANT SAND - IS ALL OVER THE MAP - THRILL JOCKEY - CD=20
(THRILL142CD)<BR> RAW COUNTRY ROCK FROM HOWIE GELB, =
WITH=20
ASSISTANCE FROM JOHN PARISH<BR> AND (AM I RIGHT IN =
SAYING=20
THIS?) ONE OF CALEXICO. THIS IS ALMOST<BR> LIKE A VERY =
UNPOLISHED BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN WITH HINTS OF TOM =
WAITS<BR> AND A=20
GOOD HELPING OF LOU REED. ALSO THINK THE FOR CARNATION =
OR<BR> =20
WHITE HOTEL (ANYONE REMEMBER THEM?). VERY GOOD INDEED.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> GO! TEAM, THE - THUNDER, LIGHTNING, STRIKE - MEMPHIS =
INDUSTRIES - CD=20
(MI040CD)<BR> THE GO! TEAM KINDA REMIND ME OF BENTLEY =
RHYTHM=20
ACE'S FIRST ALBUM<BR> MEETS BLOW UP'S "EXCLUSIVE =
BLEND"=20
COMPILATIONS ONLY WITH MORE<BR> INDIE GUITARS. THERE =
ARE=20
SEVERAL TRACKS ON HERE BOUND TO GO DOWN<BR> A STORM ON =
LONDON=20
DANCEFLOORS, EVEN IF THE OVERALL SOUND (PROBABLY<BR> =20
DELIBERATELY) IS A LITTLE DATED.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> JUANA MOLINA - TRES COSAS - DOMINO - CD=20
(WIGCD146)<BR> BEAUTIFULLY-VOICED JUANA MOLINA'S FIRST =
ALBUM=20
(RECORDED 2002),<BR> IS EVEN MORE DREAMY AND RELAXED =
THAN HER=20
SECOND (WHICH CAME OUT<BR> A FEW MONTHS BACK - =
CONFUSED=20
YET?!). THIS IS SLIGHTLY LESS ELECTRONIC,<BR> MORE =
ACOUSTIC=20
AND EVEN-MORE LAID BACK THAN THE EXCELLENT =
"SEGUNDO",<BR> AND=20
ON A DAY LIKE THIS MAKES ONE WANT TO TAKE AN EXTENDED=20
SIESTA.<BR> JUST GORGEOUS.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> LE FLY PAN AM - N'ECOUTEZ PAS - CONSTELLATION - CD=20
(CST031D)<BR> LE FLY PAN AM'S NEW ALBUM FOLLOWS ON =
FROM THE=20
LAST ONE BUT ACTUALLY<BR> TAKES A MORE SHOEGAZING =
APPROACH.=20
DENSE, GUITAR BASED SOUNDSCAPES<BR> WITH COMPLEX =
ARRANGEMENTS=20
AND SKILLFUL INSTRUMENTATION. IF YOU'RE<BR> INTO =
GODSPEED OR=20
DO MAKE SAY THINK YOU SHOULD FIND THIS VERY ENGAGING.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> SALLY TIMMS - IN THE WORLD OF HIM - TOUCH & GO - CD=20
(TG269CD)<BR> NEW SOLO ALBUM FROM THE MEKONS VOCALIST. =
QUITE A=20
STRIPPED-DOWN<BR> APPROACH IS TAKEN TO THESE SONGS, =
ALTHOUGH=20
THERE ARE MANY MUSICIANS<BR> INVOLVED. THIS PUSHES =
SALLY'S=20
HIGHLY DISTINCTIVE VOICE TO THE<BR> FORE, IN WHAT =
ALMOST=20
SOUNDS LIKE TOUCH & GO'S TORCH SONGS ALBUM<BR> AT =
TIMES!=20
GOOD STUFF.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> STAFRAENN HAKON - VENTILL/POKI - RESONANT - CD=20
(RESCD009)<BR> THIS THIRD FULL ALBUM FROM STAFRAENN =
HAKON IS A=20
SUPERB DEVELOPMENT<BR> ON THE FIRST TWO. THE FIRST =
THING THAT=20
STRIKES YOU IS THE MORE<BR> BAND ORIENTATED SOUND THAT =
KICKS=20
THINGS OFF. A DRUMMER, PROPER<BR> SONGS, ALL MIXED UP =
WITH THE=20
SUPERB TRADEMARK LAYERED GUITAR SOUNDS.<BR> KIND OF =
LIKE SOME=20
OF THE EARLIER CONSTELLATION MATERIAL BACK WHEN<BR> =
THEY WERE=20
LEADING THE WAY WITH THIS KIND OF MUSIC. A =
BEAUTIFUL<BR> =20
BALANCE DEVELOPS THROUGHOUT THE ALBUM WITH LUSH, DENSE=20
SOUNDSCAPES<BR> DOMINATING IN THE LATTER HALF =
COMBINING A=20
FRAGILE SOUNDING GORGEOUSNESS<BR> WITH A MAJESTIC AND =
SOMEWHAT=20
EPIC STYLE. THIS IS A MAGNIFICENT<BR> PIECE OF WORK, =
FOR FANS=20
AND NEWCOMERS ALIKE. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> TARA JANE O'NEIL - YOU SOUND, REFLECT - QUARTERSTICK - CD=20
(QS91CD)<BR> VERY REASONABLY PRICED NEW ALBUM FROM =
TARA, WHO=20
ALWAYS SEEMS TO<BR> HAVE BEEN OVERLOOKED, IN MY =
OPINION.=20
MUSICALLY, THIS IS LIKE A<BR> MORE EXPANSIVE JONI =
MITCHELL,=20
WITH HINTS OF VERY SUBTLE POST ROCK.<BR> HER VOICE IS =
AS LUSH=20
AND DELICATE AS HER SONGS - DO CHECK THIS<BR> =
OUT.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> THALIA ZEDEK - TRUST NOT THOSE IN WHOM WITHOUT SOME TOUCH OF =
MADN -=20
THRILL JOCKEY - CD (THRILL148CD)<BR> ONCE SIGNED TO =
MATADOR,=20
THIS UNDERRATED SINGER/SONGWRITER (AND<BR> FORMER =
MEMBER OF=20
UZI, LIVE SKULL & COME WITH A CAREER SPANNING<BR> =
20 ODD=20
YEARS) RETURNS WITH A NEW ALBUM ON THRILL JOCKEY. =
THINK<BR> =20
NICO, PATTI SMITH, MARIANNE FAITHFULL, NICK CAVE,=20
TINDERSTICKS<BR> AND ONE OTHER BAND THIS REALLY =
REMINDS WHOSE=20
NAME ELUDES ME (NO,<BR> MIKE, IT ISN'T BIG =
COUNTRY).</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> TREMBLE - BALLROOM BLUES - DIFFERENT - CD=20
(DIFFLPCD0401)<BR> ANYONE KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS =
LOT? ANY=20
INFO WOULD BE GRATEFULLY<BR> RECEIVED. MUSICALLY IT'S =
NOT=20
STRICTLY OUR BAG, BUT THEN WHAT IS,<BR> REALLY? THINK =
KIRSTY=20
MACCOLL, ALISHA'S ATTIC, MARTINA TOPLEY BIRD<BR> (YES, =
ALL=20
THREE REALLY DID SPRING TO MIND ON HEARING THIS). =
OVER<BR> TO=20
YOU LOT.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Restocks (CD): Guitar Based</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> TORTOISE - MILLIONS NOW LIVING WILL NEVER DIE - THRILL =
JOCKEY - CD=20
(THRILL025CD)<BR> THE SECOND LONG PLAYER, AND TORTOISE =
REALLY=20
DID COME UP TRUMPS.<BR> A MORE FLUENT SOUND, =
ABSOLUTELY=20
PUSHING BOUNDARIES, TOTAL QUALITY.<BR> A BENCHMARK LP =
AND=20
STILL THEIR GREATEST WORK NOW BACK AT IT'S<BR> =
RIGHTFUL HOME=20
OF THRILL JOCKEY.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> VARIOUS - LOST IN TRANSLATION OST - EMPEROR NORTON - CD=20
(EMN70682)<BR> THIS SOUNDTRACK TO THE NEW SOFIA =
COPPOLA MOVIE=20
IS, AS MY BLOODY<BR> VALENTINE OBSESSIVE ARE NO DOUBT =
AWARE,=20
MOST NOTABLE FOR THE FOUR<BR> BRAND NEW KEVIN SHIELDS =
TRACKS -=20
HIS FIRST NEW MATERIAL (THAT<BR> ISN'T A REMIX) IN =
OVER 12=20
YEARS. WHILST THEY ARE CERTAINLY GOOD,<BR> I WILL SAY =
IT'S=20
SLIM PICKINGS AND WE STILL HAVE LITTLE INDICATION<BR> =
(FOR=20
EXAMPLE) OF WHAT A NEW, FULL-LENGTH KEVIN SHIELDS/MBV=20
ALBUM<BR> MIGHT SOUND LIKE. AFTER SOME OF HIS REMIXES, =
I=20
EXPECTED SOMETHING<BR> A LITTLE MORE "CHALLENGING" =
PERHAPS,=20
BUT WHAT WE GET IS ONE VERY<BR> STRAIGHTFORWARD "SONG" =
AND=20
THREE SHORT "SOUNDTRACK" INSTRUMENTALS.<BR> AS I SAY, =
FINE=20
STUFF BUT HARDLY SATIFIES THE APPETITE! ALSO ON<BR> =
THE ALBUM,=20
A SURPRISINGLY GOOD (EXCLUSIVE) TRACK BY AIR, AS =
WELL<BR> AS=20
SQUAREPUSHER, JESUS & MARY CHAIN, SEBASTIEN TELLIER,=20
DEATH<BR> IN VEGAS AND, NATURALLY, MBV (A TRACK FROM=20
"LOVELESS"), QUITE<BR> HONESTLY AN EXCELLENT =
SOUNDTRACK ALL=20
TOLD, JUST DON'T GET YOUR<BR> HOPES UP ABOUT THOSE =
SHIELDS=20
TRACKS TOO MUCH....</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>New Releases (CD): Funk / Jazz / Soul</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> ROY AYERS - MAHOGANY VIBE - BBE/RAPSTER - CD=20
(RR0035CD)<BR> FOURTEEN OF MR. AYERS MOST LOVED TRACKS =
RE-RECORDED USING CONTEMPORARY<BR> VOCALISTS (SUCH AS =
ERYKAH=20
BADU, BETTY WRIGHT, KAMILAH, JOHN PRESSLEY<BR> AND MC =
SAKONI).=20
THE PERFECT SOUNDTRACK TO AN INDIAN SUMMER.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Restocks (CD): Funk / Jazz / Soul</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> JOHN CAMERON - PSYCHOMANIA - TRUNK - CD=20
(JBH002CD)<BR> THE LITTLE KNOWN SOUNDTRACK TO THE 1972 =
BRIT=20
FILM PSYCHOMANIA<BR> IS AN INTRIGUING PIECE OF WORK. =
BASICALLY=20
THE SOUNDTRACK WAS WRITTEN<BR> BY JOHN CAMERON (OF KES =
FAME)=20
AND PERFORMED BY FROG WHICH WAS<BR> A COLLECTIVE OF =
WELL KNOWN=20
BRITIAH JAZZ MUSICIANS (ASK STEVE,<BR> HE'LL PROBABLY =
BE ABLE=20
TO TELL YOU WHO THEY WERE) DOING MUTATED,<BR> DARK AND =
BROODING PSYCHEDELIC FUNK. TRULY UNUSUAL AND =
EXTREMELY<BR> =20
SATISFYING. RECOMMENDED.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> VARIOUS - GIVE PEAS A CHANCE - CRIPPLED DICK HOT WAX - CD =
(CDHW085CD=20
/ 27621-2)<BR> FABULOUS SELECTION (AS ALWAYS) FROM =
CRIPPLED=20
DICK HOT WAX. TWENTY<BR> TRACKS OF PURE FUNKINESS AND=20
JAZZINESS WHICH ARE SUPPOSED TO BE<BR> EXTREMELY =
OBSCURE=20
(ALTHOUGH I CAN'T VOUCH FOR THAT). JOHN CCAMERON,<BR> =
MADE IN=20
GERMANY, PAUL KUHN, SIMON PARK, ALAN HAWKSHAW, =
FREDDY<BR> =20
GIGELE AND MORE ALL FEATURE ON THIS SUPERB COMPILATION.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>New Releases (CD): Reggae / Dub</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> VARIOUS - ROOTS OF DANCE HALL - AURALUX - CD=20
(LUXX006CD)<BR> NOW THIS IS A BIT MORE LIKE IT - =
AURALUX DO=20
SEEM TO BE ONE OF<BR> THE BETTER REVIVE REGGAE LABELS =
AROUND=20
AT THE MOMENT. EARLY DANCEHALL<BR> FROM CHANNEL ONE, =
WITH=20
VOCALISTS SUCH AS HORACE ANDY, DON CARLOS,<BR> BARRY =
BROWN,=20
EARL 16, LINVAL THOMPSON AND CORNELL CAMPBELL =
BACKED<BR> BY=20
THE ROOTS RADICS. COMES WITH EXPERTLY RESEARCHED SLEEVENOTES.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>New Releases (CD): Experimental</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> LUC FERRARI - INTERRUPTEUR / TAUTOLOGOS 3 - BLUE CHOPSTICKS =
- CD=20
(BC001CD)<BR> TWO TRACKS (RECORDED 1967 AND 1970 =
RESPECTIVELY)=20
OF EXPERIMENTAL<BR> EARLY AMBIENT JAZZ / =
AVANT-CLASSICAL USING=20
A VARIETY OF INSTRUMENTATION<BR> (FROM ENGLISH HORN TO =
VIBRAPHONE TO MAGNETIC TAPE). A REAL MOOD<BR> PIECE =
AND VERY=20
MUCH AHEAD OF ITS TIME. SLEEVENOTES FROM DAVID<BR> =
GRUBBS AND=20
LUC FERRARI HIMSELF.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Restocks (CD): Experimental</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> KEVIN DRUMM & LASSE MACHAUG - FROZEN BY BLIZZARD WINDS - =
SMALLTOWN SUPERSOUND - CD (STS059CD)<BR> MICRO =
ELECTRONIC AND=20
GUITAR MANIPULATIONS FROM DARLING OF THE<BR> NOISE =
SCENE KEVIN=20
DRUMM PLUS LASSE MACHAUG. THREE INTENSELY DEEP<BR> =
SOUND=20
PIECES WITH A-TONAL BITS, HI-FREQ BITS, DISTORTED =
WHITE<BR> =20
NOISE PERCUSSION SOUNDS, ULTRA REDUCED SUB-BASS AND MANIFOLD=20
OTHER<BR> INTERESTING EXPERIMENTATIONS. AS THE TITLE =
SAYS,=20
IT'S A BIT LIKE<BR> BEING FROZEN IN A BLIZZARD WIND. =
VERY=20
GOOD.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
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