[Smallfish-releases-text] Smallfish Release Mailout - 13/01/05
justusfish
justusfish@smallfish.co.uk
Thu, 13 Jan 2005 15:36:31 -0000
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Hi there.
Just a quick mailout with some new bits and bobs on it. There aren't a =
lot of general releases at the moment (in fact, it's surprisingly quiet =
so far this year), but we found some goodies and managed to get hold of =
some cool restocks as well, so there should be a little something for =
everyone.
I should also mention that we've just had a shipment from Japanese label =
Plop so if you take a look at the front page of the website, you'll see =
what we've got (and, by gum it's extremely exciting stuff: Taylor =
Deupree & Christopher Willits, Lullatone, Fonica and Meme [which is a =
staggeringly good album]). Anyway, it should be up on the site tomorrow.
We've also got plenty of new Kompakt related goodies coming either =
tomorrow or Monday, so keep an eye out for that.
On that note I'll say farewell and wish you a very prosperous 2005 from =
all at Smallfish.
Peace.
The Fish.
Smallfish Records | 329 Old Street | London | EC1V 9LE | +44 (0) 207 739 =
2252
New Releases (Vinyl): Electronica
CRANIOCLAST - CARL'S ON ACIT - AUF ABWEGEN - 10" (??)
TWO SOUNDSCAPE PIECES THAT SEEM THAT HAVE A LINKING THEME - JOGGING!
WHETHER THIS IS THE SOUNDTRACK TO SOMEONE'S EXERCISE REGIME I
CANNOT SAY ALTHOUGH THE COVER AND MUSIC (HEARTBEATS, FOUND SOUNDS,
AMBIENCE) SUGGEST SOME KIND OF LONELINESS OF THE LONG-DISTANCE
RUNNER / POST-INDUSTRIAL WASTELAND SCENARIO. INTERESTING STUFF,
DIFFICULT TO DESCRIBE OR COMPARE TO ANYONE SO HAVE A LISTEN YERSELF.
MULTER - SCHAUZEICHEN - AUF ABWEGEN - 10" (???)
JUST AN EXCEPTIONAL RELEASE, THIS, AND BY FAR THE FINEST RELEASE
TO DATE ON THIS (OFTEN OBSCURE) GERMAN LABEL. SUPERB AMBIENT =
ELECTRONICA,
DEFINITELY IN THE LABRADFORD / PAN AMERICAN SCHEME OF THINGS WITH
SOME GORGEOUS, TEXTURAL DRONES. HIGHLY LISTENABLE AND HYPNOTIC,
THIS IS LATE NIGHT MUSIC AT ITS FINEST - DO NOT MISS (HIGHLY =
LIMITED,
TOO).
SH*TMAT - FULL ENGLISH BREAKFEST VOLUME 5 - PLANET MU - 12" (ZIQ105)
FIVE TRACKS OF VERY SILLY BREAKCORE AND DRUM & BASS FROM THE ONE
AND ONLY SH*TMAT. LARGE, MASSIVE, WICKED AND ALL THE OTHER THINGS
YOU WOULD SAY WHEN OUT AND ABOUT AT A JUNGLIST SORT OF EVENT.
OH YEAH, 'RINSING'... THAT'S ANOTHER ONE. BIG UP!
VARIOUS - URBSOUNDS COLLECTIVE COMPILATION - URBSOUNDS COLLECTIVE - LP =
(URBSOUNDS001)
CONTRARY TO WHAT YOU MAY THINK FROM THE TITLE (IT SOUNDS A BIT
LIKE AN 'URBAN' OR A 'BROKEN BEAT' ALBUM), THIS IS ACTUALLY A
SUPERB COLLECTION OF SLOVAKIAN EXPERIMENTAL ELECTRONICA TRACKS.
PROPS TO THE LABEL FOR A START FOR RELEASING SOMETHING LIKE THIS
ON VINYL IN THE FIRST PLACE AND ALSO PROPS FOR GETTING TOGETHER
A CLASS SELECTION. THE ARTISTS ARE JAMKA, URBANFAILURE AND RBNX
AND IT'S A TRULY DENSE AND VARIED COLLECTION THAT WILL CHALLENGE
YOU AURALLY AND MENTALLY, BUT WILLNO DOUBT ENCHANT YOU AT OTHER
TIMES. GLITCH, MINIMALISM, PURE NOISE AND MORE ALL FEATURE AND
I'D HAVE TO SAY THIS ONE COMES RECOMMENDED. EXCELLENT.
VARIOUS - NOVA POPULARNA - DECEMBERISM - LP (DEC 01)
COMPILATION OF ARTISTS, ALL OF WHOM APPEARED LIVE AT WARSAW'S
NOVA POPULARNA. FROM ELECTROCLASH CUTS BY DONATELLER & NIGHTSHIFT,
GORGEOUS EXPERIMENTAL PIANO PIECES FROM MARCIN DUTKA TO BARD LIKE
PIANO LED LOVE SONGS FROM MATHILDE ROSIER, THE VARIETY AND INTEGRITY
ARE ONLY MATCHED BY THE BEAUTIFUL PACKAGING & POP UP GATEFOLD
SLEEVE. RECOMMENDED.
Restocks (Vinyl): Electronica
SHACKLETON - UNKNOWN - MORDANT MUSIC - 7" (MM011)
WHO WAS SHACKLETON? I'M THINKING HE WAS AN EXPLORER, STEVE THINKS
HE WAS SOME REGGAE BLOKE. BOTH SEEM RIGHT... THAT'S SOME =
GENRE-SPANNING
IF TRUE. NEW MORDANT MUSIC, THEN (THE LABEL THAT BROUGHT YOU =
KRAFTFLOYD
/ PINKWERK)... FIVE MINUTES OF MID-PACED, FUSS-FREE PERCUSSIVE
ELECTRONICS, A BIT SHADOW HUNTAZ MEETS EARLY PLANET MU, PERHAPS
ALTHOUGH LESS CLUTTERED THAN THAT SUGGESTS. DEFINITELY WORTH A
LISTEN. ON SIDE B, THE MORDANT LOGO STAMPED INTO BLANK VINYL.
UNLESS YOUR NAME'S RICHARD JAMES, YOU PROBABLY SHOULDN'T BOTHER
PLAYING THAT SIDE.
WEVIE DE CREPON - TON WAH - SONIG - 12" (SONIG34)
A MOST UNUSUAL RECORD IF EVER I HEARD ONE - A BROKEN, RAVIER (!)
"HIGHER STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS" WITH SOMEONE GIVING BIZARRE DRIVING
INSTRUCTIONS OVER THE TOP! ONE OF THOSE RECORDS WHERE YOU JUST
KNOW PEOPLE ARE GONNA STOP IN THEIR TRACKS AND COME ASKING AT
THE COUNTER WHENEVER YOU PLAY IT INSTORE - IT REALLY DOES GRAB
YOUR ATTENTION. BACKED WITH AN EVER MORE TWISTED MOUSE ON MARS
MIX, AS WELL AS OTHER TRACKS/REMIXES, INCLUDING AN ACAPELLA -
ESSENTIAL!
New Releases (Vinyl): Techno / Electro
2 MIKES, THE / MICHAEL FORSHAW - SEAFRONT HI-NRG / I LOVE HORSES - =
BERNARD'S HAIRCUT RECORDINGS - 7" (MULLET04)
AN EXTREMELY SILLY RECORD INDEED, HERE. THE 2 MIKES (WHICH INCLUDE
MICHAEL FORSHAW) LIFT HUGE CHUNKS FROM THE SUGAR EXPERIMENT =
STATION'S
BACK CATALOGUE, WHEREAS A SOLO FORSHAW PUTS IN ONE OF THE DAFTEST
TRACKS OF HIS ALREADY SOMEWHAT QUIRKY CAREER. THOSE OF AN EQUESTRIAN
BENT WILL CERTAINLY ENJOY IT - IT'S CERTAINLY A CHARGER - ALTHOUGH
THERE ARE SOME OF YOU THAT MIGHT FIND IT A MARE OR A LOAD OF OLD
PONY AND MIGHT WANT TO MOUNT THEIR STEEDS AND RIDE THE HELL AWAY
FROM IT!
CANSON AND DIALOGUE - HEALTHCARE - HANDHELD - 12" (HAN003)
TIGHT, GROOVY, COLOGNE STYLE TECHNO TRACKS FROM THIS GREAT PAIRING
OF PRIME ARTISTS. A BIT DUBBY, PRETTY MUCH WARM AND DEEP =
THROUGHOUT...
JUST WHAT THE TECHNO DOCTOR ORDERED. RECOMMENDED.
FUNK TAXI - ESKIMO EP - WORLD ELECTRIC - 12" (WE007)
I'M PLEASED TO SAY THAT THIS IS A MOST EXCELLENT RELEASE FROM
THE BACK CATALOGUE OF WORL ELECTRIC. FUNK TAXI SOMEHOW MANAGE
TO COMBINE A FRUITY SENSE OF ELECTRO FUN WITH DEPTH, WARMTH AND
A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF DETROIT LACED STRINGS. ONE THIRD ELECTRO,
ONE THIRD TECHNO, ONE THIRD HOUSE. TOP QUALITY.
HEIKO LAUX - GRANULATE - KANZLERAMT - 12" (KA110)
HEIKO GIVING IT SOME WELLY FOR THE EXCELLENT KANZLERAMT LABEL.
FIVE TRACKS OF VARYING TECHNO FLAVAS THAT ARE BEAUTIFULLY PRODUCED
AND GUARANTEED TO SMASH IT ON THE DANCEFLOOR. QUALITY.
JORIS VOORN - MUTED TRAX PT.3 - KEYNOTE - 12" (GZ011)
OH, NOW THIS IS GOOD. I NORMALLY FIND JORIS VOORN'S MATERIAL JUST
A WEE BIT TOO CLUBBY, BUT THIS EP REALLY HITS THE BALANCE BETWEEN
DEPTH AND GROOVE WITH SOME SKILL. DETROIT LACED SOUNDS AND METALLIC
STABS LAID OVER CLASSIC 909 PERCUSSION. IF YOU'RE INTO ARNE WEINBERG
OR DUPLEX, YOU REALLY NEED TO CHECK THIS OUT. SUPERB.
SHALARK - DON'T - KARAT - 12" (KARAT06)
MINI LP HERE FROM SHALARK CIRCA 2002. FROM SLOW HOUSE, WARPED
R&B TO CLICK HOUSE AND BROKEN BEATS. FINE VOCAL HARMONYS AND GREAT
PRODUCTION THROUGHOUT.
SHAWN RUDIMAN - 7 SPEED DERAILLEURS - NEUTON - 12" (NEUTONMUSIC10)
SUPER THREE TRACKER OF DETROIT GROOVES FROM THE MAN LIKE SHAWN
RUDIMAN. DEEP, FUNKY AND VERY CLUB FRIENDLY BUT WITH LOVELY WARM
CHORDS. VINTAGE STUFF. CHECK.
SHOCKT / MARBLES - SPLIT EP - YEAH - 12" (YEAH001)
FIRST RELEASE ON THIS HOMEGROWN LABEL SEES THE PAIRING OF MARBLES
AND SHOCKT DELIVERING A MOST EXCELLENT FOUR TRACK SELECTION OF
TECHNO GROOVES. THE A-SIDE IS DELICIOUSLY STRIPPED DOWN AND MINIMAL
BUT WITH MORE THAN ENOUGH KICK TO GET PEOPLE WIGGLING ON THE FLOOR,
WHIST THE FLIP SIDE HAS A HEAVIER, MORE CLATTERY FEEL ON THE FIRST
TRACK AND AN ELECTRO / TECHNO / PUNK STYLE ON THE SECOND CUT.
ALL IN ALL, A VERY GOOD RELEASE AND A GREAT START FOR THE LABEL.
SPACE TOILET - NIMOY / I-F - DISKO B - 12" (DB57)
ANYTHING TO DO WITH I-F FROM ABOUT 1996 IS ABSOLUTELY WORTH CHECKING
OUT. THIS IS A GREAT SLAB OF ELECTRO / TECHNO FROM WHEN THEY WERE
IN THEIR HEYDAY. DON'T MISS THIS GEM.
STROBE JAMS - 303 NATION II - DANCE ECSTASY - 12" (DE3001/2)
GOD, I REMEMBER WHEN THIS CAME OUT IN 1993. TOTALLY BANGING ACID
MAYHEM ALL ROUND OVER SEVEN TRACKS. UNCOMPRIMISING AND HARSH AND
ACIDY AND BRUTAL. I MUST ADMIT I RATHER ENJOYED IT BACK THEN,
AND I HAVE A SOFT SPOT FOR IT EVEN NOW. ONLY ONE COPY.
TEMPOSHARK - NEON / CRIME - PAPER + GLUE - 10" (TSLP02)
HIGH QUALITY PRODUCT HERE FROM TEMPOSHARK AND PAPER + GLUE. =
BEAUTIFULLY
PACKED PINK VINYL 10" THAT HAS A FIRM AND FRUITY ELECTRO / TECHNO
/ DISCO STYLE WITH VOCALS AND KILLER DANCEFLOOR PRODUCTION. NOT
REALLY MY THING, BUT EVEN I CAN SEE THAT THIS SHOULD BE REALLY
BIG. CHECK.
VARIOUS - JAPANIZZLE OFF THE HIZZLE - TUNING SPORK - 12" (SPORK10)
HERE'S THE ORIGINAL VARIOUS EP FROM TUNING SPORK THAT FEATURES
GROOVED OUT, GLITCHED UP, YET VERY FUNKY TECHNO TRACKS FROM RENE
BREITBARTH, HAKAN LIDBO, THE ARCHITECT AND TOMAS JIRKU. VERY GOOD
STUFF INDEED.
WELTZWEI - AUF EMPFANG - SENDER - 12" (SEND003)
VINTAGE SLAB OF TOP QUALITY MINIMAL CLUB TECHNO FROM THE SENDER
BACK CATALOGUE. WELTZWEI TURN IN TWO TIGHTLY PRODUCED, FRESHLY
GROOVING TRACKS TO MOVE A CROWD IN A WIGGLY KIND OF WAY. TIP (AS
THEY SAY IN GERMANY!).
Restocks (Vinyl): Techno / Electro
!!! (CHK CHK CHK) / LFO - ME & GUILIANI DOWN BY THE SCHOOL YARD =
(REMIX) - WARP - 12" (WAP184)
HIGHLY LIMITED, SINGLE-SIDED PROMO EFFORT OF WHAT IS PROBABLY
!!!'S BEST KNOWN TRACK BEING GIVEN A DARK, TWISTED ELECTRO-FUNK
MAULING BY MARK BELL. VERY DIRTY! GET IN QUICK....
AROY DEE - GODDESS / RAZAR - M>O>S RECORDINGS - 12" (M>O>S0001)
SUPERB FIRST RELEASE FOR M>O>S'S NEW LABEL AND WE FIND HIM TEAMING
UP WITH PEEL SEAMUS TO DELIVER A HYPNOTIC, STRING LADEN SLICE
OF 4/4 TECHNO WITH UNDENIABLE DETROIT ROOTS. BEATIFULLY DREAMY
AND, INTERESTINGLY, REMINISCENT OF ORBITAL'S WONDERFUL 'HALCYON'
AT TIMES WITH IT'S OLD SCHOOL BASSLINE. TWO LITTLE BONUS TRACKS
ARE TEXTURAL AND ETHEREAL AND TOP THE EP OFF A TREAT. CLASS.
FFWD / PETER SCHUMANN - PERMANENT INITIO EP - CATENACCIO - 12" =
(CATENACCIO01)
NICE LITTLE 12, FIRST RELEASE ON THIS NEW LABEL......IF YOU LIKE
YOUR STUFF MINIMAL WITH A HINT OF TECHNO BUT MORE ELECTRONIC IN
MY BOOK... NOTHING NEW, BUT GOOD FEEL AND SOLID PRODUCTION.=20
RENE BREITBARTH - PLUS - TREIBSTOFF - 12" (TREIB2009)
THREE TRACKS OF FUNKED UP ELECTRONICS. SPACED WITH A COMBINATION
OF SOUNDS: FROM THE ABSTRACT, HAUNTING & MELODIC....TO DUB STYLED
REVERBS AND ECHOS..... ALL THREE TRACKS KEEP YOUR HEAD NODDING
AND YOUR FEET TAPPING..... CHECK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
New Releases (Vinyl): US Techno / Electro
DISINTEGRATOR - DISINTEGRATOR - DIRECT DRIVE - 12" (DDR001)
FIRST RELEASE ON DIRECT DRIVE AND IF THIS DOESN'T BATTER YOUR
EARS INTO SUBMISSION, I DON'T KNOW WHAT WILL! DEVASTATING TECHNO
TRACKS WITH HARSH, RAVEY SOUNDS AND MIND MELTINGLY RATTY PRODUCTION.
GREAT STUFF FROM BACK IN THE DAY!
L.A. WILLIAMS - DA PROGRESSIVE EP - PROGRESSIVE HIGH - 12" (PH-09)
NICE SLAB OF L.A. WILLIAMS GOODNESS FROM BACK IN 1996. FOUR TRACKS
OF MINIMAL, DEPP AND FUNKY TECHNO WITH KILLER PRODUCTION AND A
REAL SOUNDSYSTEM FEEL. BRILL.
TERRENCE DIXON - LIVE IN DETROIT VOL. 2 - UTENSIL - 12" (UT-005)
AN ABSOLUTE KILLER OF AN EP FEATURING SIX TRACKS OF PURE, DEEP,
MINIMAL ACID FROM THE MOTOR CITY. SOUNDS KIND OF OLD NOW, BUT
IN A REALLY GOOD, AUTHENTIC WAY THAT YOU DON'T VERY OFTEN ANY
MORE. GUESS WHAT? IT'S RECOMMENDED!
New Releases (Vinyl): House
AFRIKAN JAZZ - STUBBORN PROBLEMS - SPIRITUAL LIFE - 12" (SLM-368)
A JOPE CLAUSSELL AND TIMMY REGISFORD PRODUCTION WITH ADDEED =
KEYBOARDS
FROM BLAZE MAN JOSH MILAN. QUALITY TRIBAL / AFRO HOUSE VIBES FROM
1996 THAT YOU WOULD DO WELL TO CHECK OUT.
BRIKHA - UNTITLED - UNKNOWN - 12" (UNKNOWN)
ARIL BRIKHA PUTS IN A GREAT APPEARANCE ON THIS LIMITED, ONE SIDED,
CLEAR VINYL PIECE ON A LABELL THAT I CAN'T REMEMBER THE NAME OF.
A ROLLING, TYPICALLY DEEP TRACK THAT'S FULL OF WARMTH AND DEPTH.
NICE.
DAVIDSON OSPINA - CHRONICLES II - HENRY STREET - 12" (HS-502)
FEEL-GOOD HOUSE VIBES FROM THIS CLASSIC NEW YORK LABEL. A BIT
DISCO, A BIT DEEP, BUT GENERALLY AND MOST IMPORTANTLY VERY FUNKY
AND CLUBBY (WITHOUT BEING CRAP!).
FULL HOUSE - COMMUNICATE - DJ INTERNATIONAL - 12" (DJ926)
AN ORIGINAL 1986 OPY OF THIS LOVELY, FUNKY, VOCAL HOUSE TRACK
BY DANNY WILSON AND RICHIE PATTERSON. COMES WITH A SUPERB REMIX
FROM FARLEY 'JACKMASTER' FUNK. AAH. THEY DON'T MAKE THEM LIKE
THIS ANY MORE!
GLENN UNDERGROUND - SECRETS OF C.V.O. EP - GUIDANCE - 12" (GDR019)
A REAL GEM FROM THE GUIDANCE BACK CATALOGUE HERE WHICH SEES GLENN
UNDERGROUND ON ABSOLUTELY TOP FORM. THREE TRACKS OF DEEP, WARM
AND WONDERFULLY TECHY SOUNDING HOUSE WHICH IS A BIT SIMILAR TO
THE STUFF HE DID ON PEACEFROG AROUND THE SAME TIME. WICKED. DON'T
MISS.
M FADA - JUNGLE FLUTE - UNDER WORLD RECORDS - 12" (AP156)
DEEPLY LOVELY SLAB OF HOUSE FROM 1991 WRITTEN BY DAVID ANTHONY.
TOTALLY HONEST SOUNDS WITH THE MAIN HOOK BEING THE SLIGHTLY SYNTHY
LEAD FLUTE SOUND. IT'S JUST GORGEOUS AND CHILLED OUT, YET FUNKY
ENOUGH TO DO IT ON THE FLOOR, PARTICULARLY THE 'TECHNO FLUTE'
VERSION. SUPERB. ONE COPY ONLY.
RASOUL / DJ EFX / DJ FRIENDLY - PUMPIN' EP - N-FUSION - 12" (NFU1306)
THREE WAY SPLIT ON THIS EXCELLENT OLD SLAB OF VINYL. THERE'S A
GREAT BALANCE OF HOUSE AND TECHNO AND EVEN A LITTLE SMATTERING
OF ELECTRO OVER THE THREE TRACKS AND THERE'S DFINITELY SOMETHING
FOR EVERYONE. CLASSIC SOUNDS WITH A GROOVED OUT U.S. FLAVA. TIP
TOP.
RICK WADE & B. DANCER - DIVERSE DYNAMIX EP (WHITE LABEL) - CHORD 44 - =
12" (CHORD03-44)
THE ORIGINAL REVIEW FOR THIS STILL STANDS:- STUNNING RELEASE
ON THE EXCELLENT CHORD 44 LABEL. ONE OF THE OLDER CATALOGUE NUMBERS
AND HARD TO GET. WORTH IT FOR DR. DEEP ALONE, WHICH IS SIMILAR
IN STYLE TO WADES EP ON MOODS & GROOVES. THE OTHER THREE TRACKS
ARE SUPERBLY DEEP HOUSE TOO. CLASS! EXCEPT IT'S A WHITE LABEL.
ROLLERCONE - UNTITLED - UNKNOWN - 12" (UNKNOWN)
SKIPPY, FUNKY, LIMITED EDTION SINGLE FROM ROLLERCONE (WHO'RE =
PROBABLY
BETTER KNOWN FOR THEIR WORK ON SIRKUS) THAT COMES ON CLEAR VINYL
AND HAS A WARM AND GROOVY HOUSE FLAVA COUPLED WITH A BROKEN BEAT
SENSIBILITY. CHECK.
SUBTERFUGE - THE FOUNDATION SERIES VOLUME ONE - VISILLUSION - 12" =
(VS-004)
THIS IS ONE OF THOSE GREAT OLD EPS THAT SITS HAPPILY BETWEEN THE
GENRES OF HOUSE AND TECHNO WITHOUT RELYING TOO HEAVILY ON EITHER
STYLE. IT JUST FLOWS REALLY AND HAS A FUNKY FLAVA WITH DETROITY
STRINGS AND EVEN A WEE BIT OF ELECTRO TO KEEP EVERYONE HAPPY.
VINTAGE STUFF. CHECK.
TEN CITY - SUPERFICIAL PEOPLE - ATLANTIC - 12" (0-86077)
CLASSIC SLAB OF DEEP AND GROOVING OLD SCHOOL HOUSE MUSIC FROM
THE LEGENDARY TEN CITY. THIS EP HAS SIX MIXES INCLUDING THE =
EXCLUSIVE
UK VERSIONS AND THE REMIXES FROM STEVE 'SILK' HURLEY. CLASS.
VARIOUS - GLOBAL GUIDANCE - GUIDANCE - 12" (GDR005)
A CLASSIC RELEASE FROM WAY BACK IN THE DAY WHEN GUIDANCE WERE
AT THE LEADING EDGE OF THE DEEP HOUSE MOVEMENT. WARM AND WONDERFUL
TRACKS FROM DJ DEEP, WAMDUE KIDS, DINO & TERRY DEMOPOULOS AND
SOUL BROTHER SIX COMBO. SUPERB.
VOICES FROM BEYOND - STEPPIN' OVER SHADOWS - HOUSE OF 909 - 12" =
(HT001)
FIRST EVER RELEASE ON THIS LITTLE KNOWN UK LABEL THAT WAS A PURVEYOR
OF FUNKY, GROOVY AND GENERALLY EXCELLENT TECHNO / HOUSE HYBRID
TRACKS. THIS IS SKIPPY AND CLUBBY BUTWITH A DETROITY WARMTH THAT'S
VERY APPEALING INDEED. DO YOURSELF A FAVOUR AND GIVE IT A LISTEN.
Restocks (Vinyl): House
DJ T23 - VOLUME ONE - RADIO DEEP - 12" (RD001)
AN EP OF VARIED HOUSEGROOVES, OF WHICH I PARTICULARLY LIKETHE
AA2 MIX, JUST BECAUSE IT HAS THE BIGGEST DISCO FEEL OF THEM ALL.
THE OTHER TRACKS ARE MORE DANCEFLOOR ORIENTATED, AND BOTH PICK
UP THE TEMPO SLIGHTLY. THE SALESNOTE TELLS ME, THAT SOMEHOW MR
G, OF MOODS AND GROOVES FAEM, IS INVOLVED IN THE REMIX-WORK...TRY
FOR YOURSELF....
GIORGIO MORODER - THE CHASE / RELIGHT MY FIRE - BALLROOM - 12" =
(BRH017)
TWO NEW DISCO EDIT 12"S FROM BALLROOM THIS WEEK. THE A-SIDE IS
DIMITRI IN PARIS'S REWORK OF GIORGIO MORODER'S FILM SOUNDTRACK
CLASSIC "THE CHASE" BACKED WITH A TEN-MINUTE SPECIAL EDIT OF =
"RELIGHT
MY FIRE", THANKFULLY SANS LULU.
THREE CHAIRS - THREE CHAIRS - THREE CHAIRS - 3x12" (3CHR3)
WOW - A SHARP INTAKE OF BREATH AT THE QUALITY OF THIS TRIPLE PACK,
FOLLOWED BY A SHARP INTAKE AT THE HUGELY STEEP PRICE. THEO PARISH,
RICK WILHITE, KENNY DIXON JR AND MARK PITTMAN (SURELY THAT MAKES
FOUR NOW!?) TEAM UP TO PRODUCE THEIR INIMITABLE BLEND OF HOUSE
AND JAZZ. DEEP AS DEEP, OOZING WITH SOUL - AND WORTH EVERY PENNY!
HELP FROM NORMA JEAN BELL, AMP FIDDLER AND ANDRES, NOT THAT THEY
NEEDED ANY HELP.
New Releases (Vinyl): Hip Hop
45 KING - GROOVES FOR A QUIET STORM - TUFF CITY - LP (TUFEP3010)
MORE INST FROM THE KING HERE. HE SURE WAS A BUSY BOY BACK IN THE
EARLY 90'S. CHECK EM OUT....
45 KING - THE LOST BREAKBEATS - JUST BEATS - TUFF CITY - LP (OSF12103)
A COUPLE OF HOUSEY THINGS HERE THAT ARE NOT THAT GREAT IT HAS
TO BE SAID. THE MORE HIP HOP ONES ARE PRETTY BASIC BUT HAVE THAT
45 KING CHARM. CHECK EM OUT....
45 KING & TUFF CITY SQUAD - NICKEL BAG OF BREAKS - TUFF CITY - 12" =
(TUFEP3002)
5 BEATS FROM THE KING HERE. ANOTHER NICE DJ TOOL THAT CAN BE CUT
OVER OR JUGGLED ETC....
BLUEPRINT - CHAMBER MUSIC - WEIGHTLESS - 2xLP (WTBP0204LP)
A MIXTURE OF INSTRUMENTALS AND A 3 VOCAL CUTS THAT FEATURE VAST
AIRE, WINDNBREEZE & AESOP ROCK. THERE'S A LOT OF NICE SPEECHES
AND VOCALS LAID OVER THE BEATS WHICH HAVE A SPACIOUS, AIRY FEEL
TO THEM. SOME NICE DARK MOMENTS AND AT TIMES THE BEATS JUST FLY
OFF TO ANOTHER WORLD. RECOMMENDED.....
BUTCHWAX - STONEY BREAKS - DIRTSTYLES - LP (STONE001LP)
ANOTHER OF THOSE PREDOMINANTLY ELECTRO BATTLE WEAPONS THAT BUTCHWAX
(DJ FLARE) DOES SO WELL HERE. NOT TO MUCH IN THE WAY OF SCRATCHES
TO BE HONEST, BUT PLENTY OF PACEY RAW BEATS. HAVE A LISTEN......
CHALI 2NA - INTERNATIONAL - UP ABOVE - 12" (UA3076)
QUIRKY BEATS WITH ANALOG A-PLENTY ON THE BABU PRODUCED SIDE THAT
FEATURES BEENIE MAN. NOW WE HAVE TO SELL THE RECORDS BUT I CANNOT
LIVE WITH MYSELF IF I DON'T TELL YOU THE TRUTH. THIS IS AWFUL.
AVERAGE BEATS WITH AVERAGE RHYMES. WHEN I SAY AVERAGE, I MEAN
RUBBISH. IF I CARRY ON WITH THIS DESCRIPTION IT IS GOING TO GET
PROGRESSIVELY WORSE SO I'LL QUIT WILL I'M AHEAD......
EPMD / REDMAN / DAS EFX - SERIOUS - NERVOUS - 12" (NE20549)
NICE SQUELCHY BEAT WITH A GREAT FLOW TO IT HERE AND SOME RHYMES
DELIVERED WITH PLENTY OF STYLE FROM THESE LONGSTANDING MC'S.=20
GHETTO PHILHARMONIC - HIP HOP BE BOP - TUFF CITY - LP (TUFLP0607)
A MIXTURE OF RAW RHYMES, LIVE HORNS AND SOME FUNKY BEATS ON THIS
LP HAILING FROM 1994. VERY REMINICENT OF THAT GOLDEN ERA. GREAT
LP, WELL WORTH CHECKING.....
GRANDMASTER CAZ - YOU NEED STITCHES: THE TUFF CITY SESSIONS 1982 - 1 - =
TUFF CITY - LP (OSFLP4061)
POOR GRANDMASTER CAZ. IT NEVER REALLY HAPPENED FOR HIM. HE NEVER
QUITE TRANSLATED TO VINYL THE SKILLS THAT HE OBVIOUSLY HAD AT
THE PARTY. JUST SEEING HIM ON WILDSTYLE OR HEARING SOME OF HIS
GREAT PERFORMANCES ON EARLY HIP HOP TAPES LETS YOU KNOW WHAT A
HUGE TALENT HE WAS. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF NICE CUTS HERE THOUGH,
BUT THEY TEND TO BE THE ONES FROM THE EARLIER 80'S. STILL A GREAT
DOCUMENT TO ONE THE MAN WHO WROTE MOST OF THE RHYMES FOR RAPPERS
DELIGHT BUT WERE STOLEN FROM HIM. RESPECT.....
HEADNODIC - NOW A DAZE / THE DRIVE - TRES - 12" (TR369004)
HAPPY GO LUCKY HIP HOP WITH A BREEZEY WEST COAST FEEL. FAIRLY
UPTEMPO TO BOOT WELL WORTH CHECKING OUT.=20
HEZEKIAH - YOU - TRACK TEAM - 12" (TRK004)
RATHER LOVELY SOFT JAZZY BEATS WITH GRAND AGENT HELPING OUT ON
THE MIC DUTIES. 3 CUTS, 2 OF WHICH HAVE INST VERSIONS. VERY NICE,
HAVE A LISTEN.....
JON DOE - MEET JON DOE #2 - CROSSTALK - 12" (SBO4002)
WORTH IT FOR THE NON CD INSTRUMENTALS HERE. THE J SANDS BEAT IS
A LOVELY THICK JAZZY HEADNODDER THAT IS GREAT. FAIRLY LIMITED
RUN THIS, GET IN THERE!
JURASSIC 5 - IMPROVISE / CONCRETE SCHOOL YARD / CONCRETE & CLAY - UP =
ABOVE - 12" (UA3077)
SOME OF THE CLASSICS FROM THE J5 HERE, ALL TAKEN FROM THERE GREAT
FIRST MINI LP/EP. RAW AND FUNKY, AND GOOD!!
MIGHTY MAESTRO, THE - NICKEL BAG OF BREAKS VOL 2 - TUFF CITY - LP =
(TUFEP3003)
VOL 2 SEES THE MIGHTY MAESTRO DROP SOME RAW J BROWN STYLE BEATS
FOR THE PARTY. HAVE A LISTEN....
RAW PRODUCE - THE WACK MC / BREATHE DEEP - FEMALE FUN - 12" (FF007)
TAKEN FROM THEIR LP "THE FEELING OF NOW" COMES THIS NICE SLICE
OF BOSTON INDEPENDENT HIP HOP WITH REMIXES COURTESY OF 7L, JON
DOE & J. RAWLS. THE ORIGINAL IS THE ONE FOR ME, HAVE A LISTEN
AND SEE WHAT YOU THINK......
RICCI RUCKER - LIKE A BOX OF CHOCLATES - EOF - 12" (EOF007)
ABSTRACT JAZZ MUSINGS COUPLED WITH SOUND SCAPES AND ONE AVANT
HIP HOP CUT. RICKY RUCKER IS ONE OF MY FAVOURITE TURNTABLISTS
AT THE MOMENT AND THIS IS JUST ABOUT AS FAR REMOVED FROM THAT
AS YOU CAN GET. THERE ARE MOMENTS OF CUTTING, BUT IT IS REALLY
JUST A BIT PART PLAYER IN A LARGER ENSEMBLE. GREAT, HIGHLY =
RECOMMENDED......
RUP - KING CNUT - HEAR TODAY - 12" (HEAR2001)
THREE TRACKS (PLUS THEIR RESPECTIVE INSTRUMENTALS, WHICH ARE =
PARTICULARLY
EFFECTIVE) OF SURPRISINGLY DECENT UK HIP HOP. GOOD TO HEAR A BRITISH
HIP HOP RECORD NOT FALLING VICTIM TO CURRENT TRENDS. GREAT SLEEVE,
TOO - WE SEE THE MC IN HIS PRIMARY SCHOOL CLASS PHOTO SOMEWHAT
MISBEHAVING!
SHAPESHIFTERS, THE - CIRCUIT CITY - CORNERSTONE - 12" (LAV1202)
A LITTLE BIT OF THE BEASTIES, A LITTLE BIT OF PRINCE, A LITTLE
OF THAT LEFT OF CENTRE INDIE FLAVOUR. SOME OF THE WALL CHORUSES
AND SOME 80'S CHEESE THROWN IN FOR GOOD MEASURE. ORIGINAL AND
INTERESTING, BUT IT LEAVES THESE EARS WANT SOME REFRESHMENT.....
STETSASONIC - SALLY - TOMMY BOY - 12" (TB912)
ANOTHER CLASSIC HERE FROM THE TOMMY BOY VAULTS. PURE JAZZY HIP
HOP THAT STILL WORKS. TRAINSPOTTERS NOTE: STSA WERE THE FIRST
HIP HOP GROUP TO INCORPORATE A LIVE DRUMMER. SEMI FASCINATING.....
TOMMY EVANS - NEW YEARS REVOLUTIONS - YNR - 2xLP (YNR018)
STRONG DEBUT LP FROM MR EVANS. A VERY POLITICAL STANCE IS TAKEN
TO GOOD EFFECT. STRONG BEATS TO FROM BEYOND THERE'S TOMMY KOI,
MR THING, LG, MARK B AND MORE. RECOMMENDED....
ULTRA MAGNETIC MC'S - TRAVELLING AT THE SPEED OF THOUGHT - NEXT =
PLATEAU - 12" (50058)
CLASSICS FROM THE MOST OFF THE WALL OF HIP HOP ACTS. TRAVELLING
IS SUPERB, SO IS M.C'S ULTRA. STILL SOUNDS AS FRESH AS EVER......
VARIOUS - HIP HOP ACCAPELLAS - DOTAN - LP (HA200)
GREAT SELECTION OF OLD SCHOOL ACCAPELLAS HERE. SOME OF THE CUTS
INCLUDED ARE TOP BILLIN, JENIFA, BRING THE NOISE, SALLY, YOU GOT
TO CHILL AND MORE.
Restocks (Vinyl): Hip Hop
ED O.G. FEAT PETE ROCK - MY OWN WORST ENEMY - INST - FAT BEATS - 2xLP =
(FB1121LP)
INST VERSION OF THIS SUPERB PETE ROCK PRODUCED LP. SNAP 'EM UP
AS THESE INST VERSIONS NEVER SEEM TO BE ABOUT FOR LONG.....
New Releases (Vinyl): Eclectic Beats
COLORBLIND - SWING IT UP - MOODS & GROOVES - 12" (PG007)
VERY JAZZY DOWN TEMPO CLUB CUT ON THE A-SIDE REMINISCENT OF UNITED
FUTURE ORGANISATION. THE FLIP SPORTS A BASS HEAVY PIANO CHUGGER
THAT SOUNDS LIKE EARLY INSTRUMENTAL UK GARAGE/BROKEN BEAT. WORTH
A LISTEN.
DOM & ROLAND - CAN'T PUNISH ME - MOVING SHADOW - 12" (SHADOW144)
DOM & ROLAND - THE STORM - MOVING SHADOW - 12" (SHADOW97)
DOM & ROLAND - PARASITE / HOMICIDE - MOVING SHADOW - 12" (SHADOW131)
HARRY MORSE - PROJECT 3 - BIG WAVE - 12" (BNW4003)
CLASSIC FRENCH VOCAL HOUSE FROM 2001 ON A SOULJAZZ TIP . ALSO
INCLUDES AN EARLY BROKEN BEAT JAZZ SPINNER ON THE FLIP.
PEVEN EVERETT - SOUL TEMPURA - DIASPORA RECORDINGS - 12" (DIA008)
GILLES PETERSON FAVOURITE, PEVEN EVERETT, GIVES US TWO FABULOUS
NU JAZZ, SOUL STONKERS. A LOST CLASSIC FROM 2002, SOUL TEMPURA
WAS THE TEMPLATE FOR A LOT OF MUCH POORER IMMITATIONS THROUGHOUT
2003.=20
WALE OYEJIDE FEAT MF DOOM - THIS IS DEDICATED TO.... - SHAMAN WORK - =
12" (SWV012)
NICE PAIRING OF WALE & DOOM HERE. COMING LIKE A DARK JAZZY =
SOUNDTRACK
IN PLACES. I'M NOT THE BIGGEST FAN OF WALE'S VOICE, I'M AFRAID.
THE INST IS THE ONE FOR ME! CHECK IT OUT.....
Restocks (Vinyl): Eclectic Beats
OKADA TAXI - EP 1 - PLANET GROOVE - 12" (PGAD-K1008)
GREAT EP WITH FOUR REALLY VARIED OLD TRACKS GOING ON. FEATURES
RICH MEDINA AND MARK DE CLIVE-LOWE AND YOU GET SOME BROKEN BEAT,
SOME FABULOUSLY DEEP HIP HOP A BEAUTIFUL JAZZ BASED TRACK (WHICH
IS EASILY THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE EP) PLUS A LOOSE, FUNKY HOUSE NUMBER.
GOOD STUFF ACTUALLY.
Restocks (Vinyl): Funk / Jazz / Soul
EDNAH HOLT - SERIOUS SIRIUS SPACE PARTY - WESTEND - 12" (WES5008)
MR LEVAN GETS ON THE MIX HERE ON THIS GORGEOUS DOWNTEMPO SLICE
OF BOOGIE FROM 1981. AWASH WITH SPACEY SYNTHS, REVERBED CLAPS
AND PLENTY OF ATMOSPHERE. GREAT STUFF, WELL WORTH CHECKING.....
VARIOUS - DUSTY FINGERS VOL 8 - STRICTLY BREAK - LP (DF9078)
VOL 8 IS A CORKER!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IAN CARR , KERRY BIDDELL AND YET
MORE OBSCURE BEAT ESSENTIALS FOR YOU TO DROOL OVER..........
VARIOUS - DUSTY FINGERS VOL 6 - STRICTLY BREAK - LP (DF9076)
VOL 6 OFFERS US SOME KILLER CUTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. GREAT
BEATS AND SAMPLES FROM THE LIKES OF NICK INGMAN, ERIC DELANEY,
SPACEY, TRAVIS BIGGS AND MANY MORE. THIS HAS TO BE THE BEST COMP
SERIES OF OBSCURE BEATS !!!!!!!
New Releases (Vinyl): Reggae / Dub
CHINNA SMITH - DUB IT! - NATURE SOUNDS - 12" (NSD107LP)
A SELECTION OF SEQUENCED DUB CUTS THAT HAVE THE STYLE AND FEEL
OF THAT 70'S SOUND. ON THE STICKER IT CLAIMS TO FEATURE AUGUSTUS
PABLO, SYDNEY WOLFE, CARLTON BARRET AND MORE....
New Releases (CD): Electronica
BLEIP - +1 EP - UNKNOWN - CD (SILO2CD)
I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING AT ALL ABOUT THIS EXCELLENT LITTLE EP FROM
BLEIP. IT'S A COOL SELECTION OF MINIMALISTIC ELECTRONICA / TECHNO
WITH A DELIGHTFULLY PLAYFUL SOUND AND CLEVERLY CONSTRUCTED =
ARRANGEMENTS.
SEEMINGLY INFLUENCED BY THE STYLE OF THE OLD CLICKS AND CUTS =
RELEASES,
BUT WITH A QUIRKIER FEEL. WELL WORTH CHECKING OUT.
D.J. BEATTIE - DROOL - SPYMANIA - CD (SPY009CD)
A CURIOUS ALBUM OF ECLECTIC ELECTRONICA SOUNDS FROM SPYMANIA BACK
WHEN THEY WERE A MARGINALLY MORE SERIOUS LABEL. THIS RANGES FROM
BEATS TO ELECTRO VIA TECHNO AND OTHER LITTLE GEMS. THERE'S A BIG
LIST OF THANK YOUS TO PEOPLE WHO INSPIRED HIM AND THAT'LL GIVE
YOU AN IDEA OF WHERE HE'S COMING FROM. CHECK.
DJ OLIVE - BUOY - ROOM 40 - CD (RM404)
ROOM 40 ARE ON IT AT THE MOMENT, KICKING OFF THE NEW YEAR WITH
A GLUT OF SPLENDID RELEASES. THIS NEW DJ OLIVE CD SEES THE ARTIST
ADOPTING A FAR MORE MINIMAL, DRONE BASED APPROACH. A HIGHLY AMBIENT
SOUNDSCAPE, WITH OCCASIONAL EXTREMELY SUBTLE CLICKS AND BACKGROUND
TEXTURES THAT MUTATES OVER THE COURSE OF ONE HOUR, THIS IS ONE
FOR LOVERS OF GREG DAVIS, THE DEAD TEXAN, LOSCIL, PAN AMERICAN,
KOMPAKT POP AMBIENT ETC. ABSOLUTELY SUBLIME - A MUST.
FEVER - TOO BAD BUT TRUE - DIGITAL HARDCORE - CD (DHRCD19)
POOR OLD DIGITAL HARDCORE - THEY BASICALLY PEAKED ABOUT FIVE YEARS
TOO EARLY. THIS SOUNDS SO FRESH (I'M WRITING THIS IN 2003) -
MASHED UP DIGITAL BEATS AND NOISE MIXED WITH DARK HIP HOP VOCALS.
THINK OF SOME OF TIGERBEATS OUTPUT MIXED WITH SCUD / AMBUSH =
SENSIBILITIES.
MAD, DERRANGED AND RIGHT GOOD FUN!
JEM FINER - GTR - EL RINO - CD (ELRINOCD001)
I RATHER LIKE JEM FINER'S WORK AND THIS IS A SPLENDID COLLECTION
OF FOURTEEN TRACKS CONSTRUCTED FROM SNIPPETS OF IMPROVISATIONS
ON GUITAR AND LAPTOP. PLAYFUL, MELODIC, DENSE AND, AT TIMES, =
EXPERIMENTAL.
NEVER LOSING SIGHT OF THE IMPORTANCE OF COHERENCE, EACH TRACK
WORKS WELL AND IS AN ENGAGING LISTEN. SOMETHING A BIT DIFFERENT
THEN, AND WELL WORTH CHECKING OUT.
J-SPOOL - THE WAVE MACHINE - NATURE - CD (NAT2123CD)
AN INCREDIBLY BEAUTIFUL ALBUM OF EXPERTLY PRODUCED ELECTRONICA.
A LITTLE MORE ACCESSIBLE THAN THE USUAL SUSPECTS AND WITH SOME
TREMENDOUSLY ATMOSPHERIC AND DREAMY VOCALS PLUS WONDERFULLY DENSE
LAYERS OF CHORDS AND MELODY. COUPLE THAT WITH CRUNCHY, CRISPLY
PUT TOGETHER BEATS AND YOU'VE GOT AN ALBUM THAT NO SELF-RESPECTING
FAN OF THE GENRE SHOULD IGNORE. EXCELLENT.
M.R.M. - MINIMAL RESOURCE MANIPULATION - SUBURBS OF HELL - CD =
(SOH022CD)
SUBURBS OF HELL WAS ALWAYS AN OVERLOOKED LABEL AND A STRANGE ONE
AT THAT. THIS FOURTEEN TRACK CD COMES ON WITH AN INTENSE SELECTION
OF STRIPPED DOWN, MINIMALISTIC, TECHNO BASED CUTS WITH A FAIR
AMOUNT OF NOISY EXPERIMENTALISM THROUGHOUT. HARD TO CLASSIFY,
BUT WORTH CHECKING FOR THAT AUTHENTIC MID '90'S SOUND.
MOODY BOYZ, THE - RECYCLED FOR THE ENVIRONMENT - SSR - 2xCD (SSR140CD)
A BLAST FROM THE PAST HERE WITH THE CLASSIC DOUBLE CD COLLECTION
FROM THE MOODY BOYZ. TRIBAL HOUSE AND ELECTRONICA THAT HAS AGED
PRETTY WELL, IN MY OPINION AND FEATURES SOME FABULOUS MIXES FROM
(NOTABLY) INSYNC (OF INSYNC VS. MYSTERON FAME) BUT ALSO DIGI DUB,
THE LORDS OF AFFORD AND THE ARC. GREAT STUFF AND A BIT OF A TOUGH
ONE TO FIND THESE DAYS.
NOW - A NEW CD BY - UNKNOWN - CD (UNKNOWN)
EXTREME QUIRKINESS FROM THIS TWO PIECE OUTFIT (PLUS A FEW GUEST
CONTRIBUTIONS). FOURTEEN TRACKS OF FUN AND GAMES USING ELECTRONIC
SOUNDS AND MANIPULATION AND A SERIES OF GRAND LIVE ELEMENTS AS
WELL. YOU GET A PUNKY, POPPY, LO-FI, EXPERIMENTAL SELECTION THAT
RANGES FROM SILLY TO NOT SO SILLY VIA SERIOUSLY ENJOYABLE. WELL
WORTH A LISTEN.
RADIAL - NEXUS - TRIUMVIRATE - CD (UNKNOWN)
DARK AND DENSE SELECTION OF ELECTRONIC PIECES THAT RANGE QUITE
BROADLY THROUGHOUT THEGENRE. FROM DEVASTATING, NOISE BASED =
CONSTRUCTIONS
TO MORE DELICATE SOUNDSCAPE PIECES... IT'S ALL HERE AND IT'S VERY
ENJOYABLE INDEED.
SJON - BALDUR - SMEKKLEYSA - CD (SMCD81)
STUNNING ALBUM FROM ICELANDIC LABEL SMEKKLEYSA. SJON DELIVERS
NINE TRACKS OF SUPER-DEEP ELECTRONIC SOUNDS THAT HAVE A DISTINCTLY
EXPERIMENTAL FEEL AND USE LAYERED UP SOUNDS AND TEXTURES TO CREATE
A FRAGILE, ICY ATMOSPHERE. QUITE SIMPLY LUSH. RECOMMENDED.
VARIOUS - FUTURE DESIGN DAYS 2002 SOUNDTRACK - FUTURELAB - CD =
(FDDCD01)
NICE LITTLE COMPILATION OF ELECTRONIC AND BEAT DRIVEN TRACKS FROM
FUTURELAB. HIGH QUALITY CUTS FROM THE LIKES OF ESEM, HERRMANN
& KLEINE, SUSUMU YOKOTA, JOHN BELTRAN, SHUR-I-KAN, JIMPASTER AND
MORE ENSURE THAT YOU GET A TASTY, CHILLED OUT SELECTION.
VARIOUS - CRASH REDEVELOPMENT - CO.AD.AUDIO - CD (UNKNOWN)
THIS IS THE ONLY RELEASE I'VE COME ACROSS ON CO.AD.AUDIO. IT WAS
RUN BY DATACH'I AND THIS COMPILATION HAS TRACKS FROM JAMMIN UNIT,
DATACH'I HIMSLEF AND VARIOUS OTHER PEOPLE WHO ASEEM TO HAVE COME
OUT OF THE CAIPIRINHA LABEL. DENSE, WELL PRODUCED ELECTRONICS
WITH TRICKY PROGRAMMING AND GREAT SOUND DESIGN. VERY INTERESTING
STUFF WITH LOVELY PACKAGING TO BOOT.
Restocks (CD): Electronica
I CUBE - 3 - VERSATILE - CD (VERCD011)
WELL THIS HAS A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING. INTELLI-BOOT (INTELLIGENT
BOOTY WHICH I JUST MADE UP), KOMPAKT MEETS CHEMICAL BROTHERS,
RZA RHYMING OVER A TIMBALAND STYLE TRACK WITH 20 BPMS ADDED FOR
GOOD MEASURE. SOME STRAIGHT UP DETROIT TECHNO, AND SOME LEMON
GRASS AND SAGE. ALTHOUGH IT HAS ALL THESE ELEMENTS, THERE IS STILL
SOME COHESION TO THE PROCEEDINGS AND I HAVE TO SAY THAT THIS IS
PREETY DAMN GOOD. IGNORE AT YOUR OWN RISK..........
New Releases (CD): Techno / Electro
ANTONELLI ELECTR. - ME, THE DISCO MACHINE - ITALIC - CD (ITALIC05CD)
EXCELLENT SELECTION OF TRACKS FROM THE ITALIC BACK CATALOGUE.
ANTONELLI'S GEAR IS FRUITY, GROOVY, DUBBY, DISCO-Y AND SO MUCH
MORE. IF YOU LIKED HIS REPEAT ORCHESTRA WORK ON A TOUCH OF CLASS,
YOU'LL THOROUGHLY ENJOY THIS.....
DER PLAN - DIE VERSCHWORUNG - MARINA - CD (MA61CD)
DER PLAN ARE CLEARLY GERMAN AND THEY'VE CREATED A VERY RIGID,
BUT STRANGELY SATISFYING SELECTION OF ELECTRO BASED TRACKS WITH
VOCALS AND OTHER SUCH SHENANIGANS. A BIT LIKE KRAFTWERK, BUT NOT
QUITE AS ORIGINAL SOUNDING.
KID & KHAN - BAD ENGLISH - TRANSSOLAR - CD (SOL023CD)
WELL PUT TOGETHER ALBUM FROM EX-AIR LIQUIDE MAN, KHAN AND HIS
NEW COHORT, KID. PUNKY, POPPY, ELECTRO BASED TRACKS WITH A TRUE
'ELECTROCLASH' FEEL FOR THE MOST PART. SHOUTY VOCALS ADD ATTITUDE
AND, IF YOU'RE INTO THIS SOUND, SHOULD BE VERY APPEALING INDEED.
VARIOUS - AVATAR 41 - DEFRAG SOUND PROCESSING - CD (DFRGCD90)
GREAT COMPILATION FROM THE UP AND COMING DEFRAG LABEL THAT SHOWCASES
THEIR BLEND OF DUBBY, ATMOSPHERIC TECHNO SOUNDS TO THE MAX. GREAT
CLUB MUSIC WITH KILLER PRODUCTION AND A VARIED (WITHIN THE GENRE)
STYLE. TRACKS FROM TERRAE, MASS, FRAME, RETINA.IT AND MORE ALL
MAKE FOR A SOLID PIECE OF WORK.
VARIOUS - TURBO STUDIO SESSIONS [VOL.2] - TURBO - CD (TRB60072)
STOMPING COLLECTION OF TURBO RELATED TRACKS INCLUDING TASTY NUMBERS
FROM THOMAS SCHUMACHER, ADAM BEYER, JORI HULKKONEN, PETER BENISCH,
THE VANDAL, ALEXI DELANO AND MORE. TECHNO BASED, BUT VERY FUNKY.
XAVIER - XXX - A TOUCH OF CLASS (US) - CD (ATOC08CD)
A VERY PERKY SELECTION OF REMIXES FROM THE A TOUCH OF CLASS CREW.
DISCO, PUNK FUNK AND ELECTRO HOUSE (WHATEVER THE HELL THAT IS,
I STILL DON'T KNOW) WITH A HUGELY UP FOR IT DANCEFLOOR APPEAL
AND CRACKING PRODUCTION. IF YOU LIKED THE SCISSOR SISTERS EARLIER
WORK, YOU SHOULD THOROUGHLY ENJOY THIS.
New Releases (CD): House
DANIEL IBBOTSON - STREAM LINES - GLASGOW UNDERGROUND - CD (GUCD6)
SMOOTH, DEEP AND FUNKY HOUSE SOUNDS FROM DANIEL IBBOTSON. HE USES
A DEFT ORGANIC TOUCH TO CREATE HIS SOUND AND THAT SKILL AMPLY
COMES ACROSS ON THIS ALBUM. NICE.
DJ FUSION - DOES FUSION - UNKNOWN - CD (UNKNOWN)
PRICEY, I KNOW. BUT ANYTHING THAT'S RELATED TO THEO PARRISH AND
IS BASICALLY A MIX CD IS GOING TO BE EXPENSIVE. DJ FUSION MASHES
UP A TRULY ECLECTIC SELECTION OF HOUSE, DISCO AND OTHER ODDITIES
INTO A FLOWING, FUN, AND VERY FUNKY WHOLE. GOOD PARTY MUSIC.
VARIOUS - WAVES - CRYDAMOURE - CD (CRYDACD001)
NICELY PUT TOGETHER MIX CD OF FUNKED UP HOUSE FROM THE DECKS OF
DAFT PUNK'SGUY-MANUEL. LE KNIGHT CLUB, DJ SNEAK, THE ETERNALS
AND MORE ALL FEATURE ON THIS COLLECTION OF TRACKS FROM THE =
CRYDAMOURE
LABEL. SOLID.
New Releases (CD): Hip Hop
LEWIS PARKER - MASQUERADES & SILHOUETTES - MELANKOLIC - CD (CDSADX4)
EIGHT TRACK MINI ALBUM FROM THE, RIGHTLY, ACCLAIMED PRODUCER,
LEWIS PARKER. FEATURES A DEPTH AND STYLE THAT SET HIM APART FROM
OTHER HIP HOP ARTISTS. SUPERB.
SWOLLEN MEMBERS - BAD DREAMS INSTRUMENTALS - BATTLE AXE - CD =
(BAX1019CD)
EXCELLENT INSTRUMENTAL VERSION OF INDIE OUTFIT SWOLLEN MEMBER'S
BAD DREAMS ALBUM. PRODUCTIONS COME FROM THE ALCHEMIST, NUCLEUS,
EVIDENCE, ROB THE VIKING AND JOEY CHAVEZ. QUALITY HIP HOP SOUNDS.
Restocks (CD): Hip Hop
ALL NATURAL - SECOND NATURE - THRILL JOCKEY - CD (THRILL099CD)
INDIE HIP HOP SOUNDS FROM THE BRILLIANT ALL NATURAL FEATURING
A HOST OF STUNNING BEATS AND SAMPLES AND COOL, LO-FI PRODUCTION.
GUEST TURNS FROM LONE CATALYSTS, J.U.I.C.E., SLUG AND MORE ENSURE
A GREAT VARIETY OF SOUNDS. A WICKED ALBUM.
DJ SPINNA - COMPOSITIONS 2 - FEMALE FUN - CD (FF02CD)
SPINNA IS A DEEP OL' BOY. COMING IN A BIT PRICEY I KNOW BUT IF
QUALITY OF MUSIC IS ANYTHING TO GO BY THEN IT'S WORTH EVERY PENNY.
IF YOU LIKED THE FIRST VOLUME (HARD TO FIND NOW, CAME OUT ABOUT
3 YEARS AGO) YOULL LOVE THIS. DEEP DEEP FENDER LADEN BEATS TO
CHILL YOU, BUT WITH A HUGE DOSE OF THE ALL IMPORTANT FUNK. HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED!!!!!!!!
New Releases (CD): Eclectic Beats
AIM - COLD WATER MUSIC - GRAND CENTRAL - CD (GCCD105)
DEEP, FUNKY, WELL PRODUCED SOUNDS FROM AIM THAT MANAGES TO REMAIN
ECLECTIC, YET FOCUSED. LOADS OF ELEMENTS COLLIDE, SUCH AS JAZZ,
BEATS, HIP HOP AND EVEN A MORE SONGWRITER KIND OF STYLE. A NICE
ALBUM TO STICK ON AND CHILL TO.
ALPHA OMEGA - JOURNEY TO THE 9TH LEVEL - REINFORCED - CD (RIVETLPCD14)
AAH. THIS IS WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT. COLIN LINDO (AKA NUBIAN MINDZ)
DELIVERS A STUNNINGLY EDGY, MINIMAL, YET ROUGH AS HELL DRUM &
BASS SELECTION. TECHNICAL SOUNDS, WICKED BREAKS AND AN OVERALL
DARK FEEL. AWESOME STUFF AND A VINTAGE RELEASE.
FREDDY FRESH - THE LAST TRUE FAMILY MAN - EYE Q - CD (EYEUKCD017)
AN OLDIE, BUT DEFNITELY A GOLDIE! COMING FROM THE ERA WHEN EYE
Q WERE TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE TRANCE NICHE THAT THEY FOUND =
THEMSELVES
STUCK IN, THIS IS FREDDY FRESH AT HIS FUNKY FINEST WITH A KILLER
SELECTION OF ELECTRO / BREAKS MAYHEM WITH A HEALTHY DOSE OF HIP
HOP INFLUENCE (AND EVEN GUEST APPEARANCES FROM THE LIKES OF THE
FREESTYLERS AND GRANDMASTER FLASH). WELL WORTH HAVING A LISTEN
TO.
JAMES HARDWAY - A POSITIVE SWEAT - RECORDINGS OF SUBSTANCE - CD =
(HEMP28CDX)
NICE BLEND OF SOUNDS FROM JAMES HARDWAY, AS ALWAYS. WORLDY, ECLECTIC
SOUNDS WITH A LIBERAL SPRINKLING OF DRUM & BASS AND CLATTERY BREAKS
TO LIVEN THINGS UP. SOLID.
MINA - KRYPTONITE - BUNGALOW - CD (BUNG059CD)
POPPY, BEATY, QUIRKY ELECTRONICS HERE FROM BUNGALOW. JUST WHAT
YOU'D EXPECT REALLY. CHECK.
New Releases (CD): Guitar Based
AMERICAN ANALOG SET, THE - PROMISE OF LOVE - WE LOVE YOU - CD =
(AMOURCD7)
COMING ON WALL OF SOUND'S INDIE OFFSHOOT LABEL IS THIS EIGHT TRACK
ALBUM BY THE AMERICAN ANALOG SET. IT'S A BIT TOO TWEE FOR MY TASTES
AT TIMES, BUT HAS ENOUGH MEAT GENERALLY TO APPEAL. PLUS, THE =
KEYBOARD
BITS WORK QUITE WELL WITH THE MORE ROCKY INDIE MOMENTS. CHECK.
ATOMBOMBPOCKETKNIFE - ALPHA SOUNDS - SOUTHERN - CD (SOUTHERN18573-2)
I REMEMBER BEING IMPRESSED WITH THIS ALBUM WHEN IT CAME OUT A
FEW YEARS AGO AND, TO MY SURPRISE, I STILL RATHER LIKE IT NOW.
IT'S A CAREFUL BLEND OF THRUNGY POST-PUNK WITH POST ROCK ELEMENTS
ALL WORKING TOGETHER IN HARMONY. LOTS OF ENERGY AND COOL =
ARRANGEMENTS.
BOB HUND - 10 AR BAKAT & 100 AR FRAMAT - SILENCE - 2xCD (SRSCD4760)
DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT THIS SWEDISH BAND, BUT THIS IS A THRUNGY
OLD SELECTION OF ROCK AND PUNKY BITS AND BOBS (!) THAT WERE =
SEEMINGLY
RECORDED LIVE.=20
DEARS, THE - NO CITIES LEFT - UNIVERSAL - CD (MRCD6409)
THE DEARS ARE CLEARLY A VERY TALENTED OUTFIT AND THIS HAS THE
RING OF A LABOUR OF LOVE ABOUT IT. TWELVE TRACKS OF GUITAR BASED
SOUNDS WITH A VAST RANGE OF INFLUENCES AND INSTRUMENTS THAT SOUNDS
LIKE A CROSS BETWEEN THRILL JOCKEY, SUB POP, SECRETLY CANADIAN
AND OTHER SUCH GUITAR BASED LABELS. BEAUTIFULY PRODUCED AND WITH
HEARTFELT VOCALS, YOU COULD DO A LOT WORSE THAN CHECK THIS OUT.
EASTERN LANE - SHADES OF BLACK - ROUGH TRADE - CD (RTRADECD086)
I MUST ADMIT THAT THIS ACTUALLY JUST SOUNDED LIKE THE MANIC STREET
PREACHERS TO ME, WHICH IS HARDLY A VERY GOOD DESCRIPTION, BUT,
THERE YOU GO. ROCKY INDIE WITH A THRUNGY FEEL.
HIDDEN CAMERAS, THE - BAN MARRIAGE - ROUGH TRADE - CD (RTRADESCD075)
ALL YOU SARAH AND ELEFANT FANS OUT THERE (COME ON, I KNOW THERE'S
A FEW OF YOU STILL IN THE CLOSET!) WILL LOVE THIS CD SINGLE FROM
ROUGH TRADE'S HIDDEN CAMERAS (I DON'T REMEMBER THEM SOUNDING THIS
GOOD BEFORE, ACTUALLY). I OWN SO MANY SINGLES LIKE THIS I'M ALMOST
AS ASHAMED AS I AM PROUD. IRRESISTABLY CUTE, HEARTWARMING STUFF.
JOHN CHANTLER - LOCKED IN HANDS - ROOM 40 - CD (VOL4)
AGAIN, THIS ISN'T STRICTLY A ROOM 40 RELEASE (MORE A JOINT EFFORT
WITH PIEHEAD) BUT ADMIRERS OF THE LABEL AND ARTIST WILL CERTAINLY
BE INTERESTED. THIS HOME-MADE CDR (LIMITED TO A MERE 49 COPIES)
IS THE MISSING JOHN CHANTLER ALBUM - INTRICATE LIVE EXPERIMENTATION,
USING INSTRUMENTATION A LOT LESS ELECTRONIC THAN HIS OTHER RELEASE
BUT STILL RETAINING THAT ORGANIC AND MUSICAL QUALITY. GOOD STUFF.
ROYAL CITY - ALONE AT THE MICROPHONE - ROUGH TRADE - CD (RTRADECD089)
ROYAL CITY ARE ANOTHER BAND THAT SOUND QUITE ALRIGHT, BUT DON'T
DO A GREAT DEAL FOR ME. TWEE, CUTE-ISH INDIE SOUNDS WITH FOLKY
MOMENTS AND SLIGHTLY MORE ROCKY BITS. IF YOU LIKE THE OTHER BANDS
ON ROUGH TRADE, CHANCES ARE YOU'LL LIKE THIS.
TYDE, THE - TWICE - ROUGH TRADE - CD (RTRADECD088)
THE TYDE'S ALBUM CONTINUES ON FROM THE SINGLES I'VE HEARD BY BEING
A LIKEABLE, IF NOT SLIGHTLY FOPPISH BAND THAT COME UP WITH CATCHY,
FOLKY, INDIE-ROCKY TUNES. NOT BAD AT ALL ACTUALLY.
Restocks (CD): Guitar Based
BARK PSYCHOSIS - REPLAY - 3RD STONE - CD (STONE041CD)
THIS CD COMPILES A MIXTURE OF THE EVER APTLY NAMED BARK PSYCHOSIS'S
BEST TRACKS (FROM CHEREE, CIRCA AND 3RD STONE) WITH SONGS RECORDED
LIVE AT ST. JOHN'S CHURCH IN LONDON, 1991 WHICH MUST HAVE BEEN
A PRETTY INTENSE EXPERIENCE BY ALL ACCOUNTS. AS THE SLEEVE NOTES
QUITE RIGHTLY POINT OUT, BANDS SUCH AS MOGWAI, GODSPEED YBE AND
TELSTAR PONIES OWE THEM QUITE A DEBT....
New Releases (CD): Funk / Jazz / Soul
ALBERT AYLER - SPIRITS REJOICE - ESP - CD (ESP1020CD)
ALBERT AYLER'S MUSIC ALWAYS TENDS TO BLOW ME AWAY AND THIS FIVE
TRACK COLLECTION IS NO EXCEPTION. DEEP, DENSE, FREE, YET BEAUTIFULLY
COHERENT JAZZ OF THE HIGHEST ORDER. THE PLAYERS ARE MAGNIFICENT
AND THIS IS DEFINITELY WORTH CHECKING OUT.
KEITH TIPPETT - LINUKEA - FMR - CD (FMRCD70)
KEITH TIPPETT AND HIS BAND OF MERRY PLAYERS GET DOWN TO SOME SERIOUS
IMPROVISATION HERE OVER THE TWO TRACKS. FREE AS YOU COULD IMAGINE
AND ALTERNATING BETWEEN DARK, AVANT SOUNDS AND MOMENTS OF TRUE,
GENUINE BEAUTY THIS IS AN INCREDIBLY SATISFYING LISTEN ALL ROUND.
New Releases (CD): Experimental
CHRISTIAN RENOU - ANEMONE TUBE TRANSFERENCE - AUF ABWEGEN - CD (????)
"NOT BY USING ARBITARY INSTRUCTIONS, BUT DELIBERATE UTILIZATION
OF A REPEATABLE PROCEDURE OF GEOMETRIC AND THEREBY INITIAL FORMS
OF INDIGENT ASSOCIATIVITY A NEW AESTHETIC OBJECT IS CREATED. THIS
ANALYTICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL PROCEDURE IS AN EXPRESSION OF =
CONCRETION".
IT CONTINUES IN THIS MANNER FOR SOME TIME....
MARC BEHRENS - ANIMISTIC (FOR DONATELLA) - AUF ABWEGEN - CD (AATP14)
PACKAGED IN A DVD-STYLE CASE WITH SOME IMPRESSIVE ARTWORK/INSERTS,
THIS CD BEGINS WITH A SECTION OF BARELY AUDIBLE STATIC. THE CANVAS
SLOWLY EXPANDS WITH SOME WAVE-TYPE SOUNDS, TONES, CLICKS AND OTHER
EFFECTS. OVERALL, YOU'D HAVE TO SAY RASTER NOTON WAS THE MOST
OBVIOUS COMPARISON - THIS IS AN EXERCISE IN STARK MINIMALISM.
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<DIV><FONT face=3DTahoma>Hi there.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DTahoma>Just a quick mailout with some new bits and =
bobs on it.=20
There aren't a lot of general releases at the moment (in fact, it's =
surprisingly=20
quiet so far this year), but we found some goodies and managed to get =
hold of=20
some cool restocks as well, so there should be a little something for=20
everyone.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DTahoma></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DTahoma>I should also mention that we've just had a =
shipment from=20
Japanese label Plop so if you take a look at the front page of the =
website,=20
you'll see what we've got (and, by gum it's extremely exciting stuff: =
Taylor=20
Deupree & Christopher Willits, Lullatone, Fonica and Meme [which is =
a=20
staggeringly good album]). Anyway, it should be up on the site=20
tomorrow.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DTahoma></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DTahoma>We've also got plenty of new Kompakt related =
goodies=20
coming either tomorrow or Monday, so keep an eye out for =
that.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DTahoma></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DTahoma>On that note I'll say farewell and wish you a =
very=20
prosperous 2005 from all at Smallfish.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DTahoma></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DTahoma>Peace.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DTahoma></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DTahoma>The Fish.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DTahoma size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DTahoma size=3D2>Smallfish Records | 329 Old Street | =
London | EC1V=20
9LE | +44 (0) 207 739 2252</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>New Releases (Vinyl): Electronica</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> CRANIOCLAST - CARL'S ON ACIT - AUF ABWEGEN - 10"=20
(??)<BR> TWO SOUNDSCAPE PIECES THAT SEEM THAT HAVE A =
LINKING=20
THEME - JOGGING!<BR> WHETHER THIS IS THE SOUNDTRACK TO =
SOMEONE'S EXERCISE REGIME I<BR> CANNOT SAY ALTHOUGH =
THE COVER=20
AND MUSIC (HEARTBEATS, FOUND SOUNDS,<BR> AMBIENCE) =
SUGGEST=20
SOME KIND OF LONELINESS OF THE LONG-DISTANCE<BR> =
RUNNER /=20
POST-INDUSTRIAL WASTELAND SCENARIO. INTERESTING =
STUFF,<BR> =20
DIFFICULT TO DESCRIBE OR COMPARE TO ANYONE SO HAVE A LISTEN =
YERSELF.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> MULTER - SCHAUZEICHEN - AUF ABWEGEN - 10"=20
(???)<BR> JUST AN EXCEPTIONAL RELEASE, THIS, AND BY =
FAR THE=20
FINEST RELEASE<BR> TO DATE ON THIS (OFTEN OBSCURE) =
GERMAN=20
LABEL. SUPERB AMBIENT ELECTRONICA,<BR> DEFINITELY IN =
THE=20
LABRADFORD / PAN AMERICAN SCHEME OF THINGS WITH<BR> =
SOME=20
GORGEOUS, TEXTURAL DRONES. HIGHLY LISTENABLE AND =
HYPNOTIC,<BR> =20
THIS IS LATE NIGHT MUSIC AT ITS FINEST - DO NOT MISS (HIGHLY=20
LIMITED,<BR> TOO).</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> SH*TMAT - FULL ENGLISH BREAKFEST VOLUME 5 - PLANET MU - 12"=20
(ZIQ105)<BR> FIVE TRACKS OF VERY SILLY BREAKCORE AND =
DRUM=20
& BASS FROM THE ONE<BR> AND ONLY SH*TMAT. LARGE, =
MASSIVE,=20
WICKED AND ALL THE OTHER THINGS<BR> YOU WOULD SAY WHEN =
OUT AND=20
ABOUT AT A JUNGLIST SORT OF EVENT.<BR> OH YEAH, =
'RINSING'...=20
THAT'S ANOTHER ONE. BIG UP!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> VARIOUS - URBSOUNDS COLLECTIVE COMPILATION - URBSOUNDS =
COLLECTIVE -=20
LP (URBSOUNDS001)<BR> CONTRARY TO WHAT YOU MAY THINK =
FROM THE=20
TITLE (IT SOUNDS A BIT<BR> LIKE AN 'URBAN' OR A =
'BROKEN BEAT'=20
ALBUM), THIS IS ACTUALLY A<BR> SUPERB COLLECTION OF =
SLOVAKIAN=20
EXPERIMENTAL ELECTRONICA TRACKS.<BR> PROPS TO THE =
LABEL FOR A=20
START FOR RELEASING SOMETHING LIKE THIS<BR> ON VINYL =
IN THE=20
FIRST PLACE AND ALSO PROPS FOR GETTING TOGETHER<BR> A =
CLASS=20
SELECTION. THE ARTISTS ARE JAMKA, URBANFAILURE AND =
RBNX<BR> =20
AND IT'S A TRULY DENSE AND VARIED COLLECTION THAT WILL=20
CHALLENGE<BR> YOU AURALLY AND MENTALLY, BUT WILLNO =
DOUBT=20
ENCHANT YOU AT OTHER<BR> TIMES. GLITCH, MINIMALISM, =
PURE NOISE=20
AND MORE ALL FEATURE AND<BR> I'D HAVE TO SAY THIS ONE =
COMES=20
RECOMMENDED. EXCELLENT.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> VARIOUS - NOVA POPULARNA - DECEMBERISM - LP (DEC=20
01)<BR> COMPILATION OF ARTISTS, ALL OF WHOM APPEARED =
LIVE AT=20
WARSAW'S<BR> NOVA POPULARNA. FROM ELECTROCLASH CUTS =
BY =20
DONATELLER & NIGHTSHIFT,<BR> GORGEOUS EXPERIMENTAL =
PIANO=20
PIECES FROM MARCIN DUTKA TO BARD LIKE<BR> PIANO LED =
LOVE SONGS=20
FROM MATHILDE ROSIER, THE VARIETY AND INTEGRITY<BR> =
ARE ONLY=20
MATCHED BY THE BEAUTIFUL PACKAGING & POP UP=20
GATEFOLD<BR> SLEEVE. RECOMMENDED.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Restocks (Vinyl): Electronica</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> SHACKLETON - UNKNOWN - MORDANT MUSIC - 7"=20
(MM011)<BR> WHO WAS SHACKLETON? I'M THINKING HE WAS AN =
EXPLORER, STEVE THINKS<BR> HE WAS SOME REGGAE BLOKE. =
BOTH SEEM=20
RIGHT... THAT'S SOME GENRE-SPANNING<BR> IF TRUE. NEW =
MORDANT=20
MUSIC, THEN (THE LABEL THAT BROUGHT YOU KRAFTFLOYD<BR> =
/=20
PINKWERK)... FIVE MINUTES OF MID-PACED, FUSS-FREE=20
PERCUSSIVE<BR> ELECTRONICS, A BIT SHADOW HUNTAZ MEETS =
EARLY=20
PLANET MU, PERHAPS<BR> ALTHOUGH LESS CLUTTERED THAN =
THAT=20
SUGGESTS. DEFINITELY WORTH A<BR> LISTEN. ON SIDE B, =
THE=20
MORDANT LOGO STAMPED INTO BLANK VINYL.<BR> UNLESS YOUR =
NAME'S=20
RICHARD JAMES, YOU PROBABLY SHOULDN'T BOTHER<BR> =
PLAYING THAT=20
SIDE.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> WEVIE DE CREPON - TON WAH - SONIG - 12"=20
(SONIG34)<BR> A MOST UNUSUAL RECORD IF EVER I HEARD =
ONE - A=20
BROKEN, RAVIER (!)<BR> "HIGHER STATES OF =
CONSCIOUSNESS" WITH=20
SOMEONE GIVING BIZARRE DRIVING<BR> INSTRUCTIONS OVER =
THE TOP!=20
ONE OF THOSE RECORDS WHERE YOU JUST<BR> KNOW PEOPLE =
ARE GONNA=20
STOP IN THEIR TRACKS AND COME ASKING AT<BR> THE =
COUNTER=20
WHENEVER YOU PLAY IT INSTORE - IT REALLY DOES GRAB<BR> =
YOUR=20
ATTENTION. BACKED WITH AN EVER MORE TWISTED MOUSE ON =
MARS<BR> =20
MIX, AS WELL AS OTHER TRACKS/REMIXES, INCLUDING AN ACAPELLA=20
-<BR> ESSENTIAL!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>New Releases (Vinyl): Techno / Electro</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> 2 MIKES, THE / MICHAEL FORSHAW - SEAFRONT HI-NRG / I LOVE =
HORSES -=20
BERNARD'S HAIRCUT RECORDINGS - 7" (MULLET04)<BR> AN =
EXTREMELY=20
SILLY RECORD INDEED, HERE. THE 2 MIKES (WHICH =
INCLUDE<BR> =20
MICHAEL FORSHAW) LIFT HUGE CHUNKS FROM THE SUGAR EXPERIMENT=20
STATION'S<BR> BACK CATALOGUE, WHEREAS A SOLO FORSHAW =
PUTS IN=20
ONE OF THE DAFTEST<BR> TRACKS OF HIS ALREADY SOMEWHAT =
QUIRKY=20
CAREER. THOSE OF AN EQUESTRIAN<BR> BENT WILL CERTAINLY =
ENJOY=20
IT - IT'S CERTAINLY A CHARGER - ALTHOUGH<BR> THERE ARE =
SOME OF=20
YOU THAT MIGHT FIND IT A MARE OR A LOAD OF OLD<BR> =
PONY AND=20
MIGHT WANT TO MOUNT THEIR STEEDS AND RIDE THE HELL =
AWAY<BR> =20
FROM IT!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> CANSON AND DIALOGUE - HEALTHCARE - HANDHELD - 12"=20
(HAN003)<BR> TIGHT, GROOVY, COLOGNE STYLE TECHNO =
TRACKS FROM=20
THIS GREAT PAIRING<BR> OF PRIME ARTISTS. A BIT DUBBY, =
PRETTY=20
MUCH WARM AND DEEP THROUGHOUT...<BR> JUST WHAT THE =
TECHNO=20
DOCTOR ORDERED. RECOMMENDED.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> FUNK TAXI - ESKIMO EP - WORLD ELECTRIC - 12"=20
(WE007)<BR> I'M PLEASED TO SAY THAT THIS IS A MOST =
EXCELLENT=20
RELEASE FROM<BR> THE BACK CATALOGUE OF WORL ELECTRIC. =
FUNK=20
TAXI SOMEHOW MANAGE<BR> TO COMBINE A FRUITY SENSE OF =
ELECTRO=20
FUN WITH DEPTH, WARMTH AND<BR> A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT =
OF=20
DETROIT LACED STRINGS. ONE THIRD ELECTRO,<BR> ONE =
THIRD=20
TECHNO, ONE THIRD HOUSE. TOP QUALITY.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> HEIKO LAUX - GRANULATE - KANZLERAMT - 12"=20
(KA110)<BR> HEIKO GIVING IT SOME WELLY FOR THE =
EXCELLENT=20
KANZLERAMT LABEL.<BR> FIVE TRACKS OF VARYING TECHNO =
FLAVAS=20
THAT ARE BEAUTIFULLY PRODUCED<BR> AND GUARANTEED TO =
SMASH IT=20
ON THE DANCEFLOOR. QUALITY.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> JORIS VOORN - MUTED TRAX PT.3 - KEYNOTE - 12"=20
(GZ011)<BR> OH, NOW THIS IS GOOD. I NORMALLY FIND =
JORIS=20
VOORN'S MATERIAL JUST<BR> A WEE BIT TOO CLUBBY, BUT =
THIS EP=20
REALLY HITS THE BALANCE BETWEEN<BR> DEPTH AND GROOVE =
WITH SOME=20
SKILL. DETROIT LACED SOUNDS AND METALLIC<BR> STABS =
LAID OVER=20
CLASSIC 909 PERCUSSION. IF YOU'RE INTO ARNE =
WEINBERG<BR> OR=20
DUPLEX, YOU REALLY NEED TO CHECK THIS OUT. SUPERB.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> SHALARK - DON'T - KARAT - 12" =
(KARAT06)<BR> MINI=20
LP HERE FROM SHALARK CIRCA 2002. FROM SLOW HOUSE, =
WARPED<BR> =20
R&B TO CLICK HOUSE AND BROKEN BEATS. FINE VOCAL HARMONYS AND=20
GREAT<BR> PRODUCTION THROUGHOUT.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> SHAWN RUDIMAN - 7 SPEED DERAILLEURS - NEUTON - 12"=20
(NEUTONMUSIC10)<BR> SUPER THREE TRACKER OF DETROIT =
GROOVES=20
FROM THE MAN LIKE SHAWN<BR> RUDIMAN. DEEP, FUNKY AND =
VERY CLUB=20
FRIENDLY BUT WITH LOVELY WARM<BR> CHORDS. VINTAGE =
STUFF.=20
CHECK.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> SHOCKT / MARBLES - SPLIT EP - YEAH - 12"=20
(YEAH001)<BR> FIRST RELEASE ON THIS HOMEGROWN LABEL =
SEES THE=20
PAIRING OF MARBLES<BR> AND SHOCKT DELIVERING A MOST =
EXCELLENT=20
FOUR TRACK SELECTION OF<BR> TECHNO GROOVES. THE A-SIDE =
IS=20
DELICIOUSLY STRIPPED DOWN AND MINIMAL<BR> BUT WITH =
MORE THAN=20
ENOUGH KICK TO GET PEOPLE WIGGLING ON THE FLOOR,<BR> =
WHIST THE=20
FLIP SIDE HAS A HEAVIER, MORE CLATTERY FEEL ON THE =
FIRST<BR> =20
TRACK AND AN ELECTRO / TECHNO / PUNK STYLE ON THE SECOND=20
CUT.<BR> ALL IN ALL, A VERY GOOD RELEASE AND A GREAT =
START FOR=20
THE LABEL.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> SPACE TOILET - NIMOY / I-F - DISKO B - 12"=20
(DB57)<BR> ANYTHING TO DO WITH I-F FROM ABOUT 1996 IS=20
ABSOLUTELY WORTH CHECKING<BR> OUT. THIS IS A GREAT =
SLAB OF=20
ELECTRO / TECHNO FROM WHEN THEY WERE<BR> IN THEIR =
HEYDAY.=20
DON'T MISS THIS GEM.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> STROBE JAMS - 303 NATION II - DANCE ECSTASY - 12"=20
(DE3001/2)<BR> GOD, I REMEMBER WHEN THIS CAME OUT IN =
1993.=20
TOTALLY BANGING ACID<BR> MAYHEM ALL ROUND OVER SEVEN =
TRACKS.=20
UNCOMPRIMISING AND HARSH AND<BR> ACIDY AND BRUTAL. I =
MUST=20
ADMIT I RATHER ENJOYED IT BACK THEN,<BR> AND I HAVE A =
SOFT=20
SPOT FOR IT EVEN NOW. ONLY ONE COPY.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> TEMPOSHARK - NEON / CRIME - PAPER + GLUE - 10"=20
(TSLP02)<BR> HIGH QUALITY PRODUCT HERE FROM TEMPOSHARK =
AND=20
PAPER + GLUE. BEAUTIFULLY<BR> PACKED PINK VINYL 10" =
THAT HAS A=20
FIRM AND FRUITY ELECTRO / TECHNO<BR> / DISCO STYLE =
WITH VOCALS=20
AND KILLER DANCEFLOOR PRODUCTION. NOT<BR> REALLY MY =
THING, BUT=20
EVEN I CAN SEE THAT THIS SHOULD BE REALLY<BR> BIG.=20
CHECK.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> VARIOUS - JAPANIZZLE OFF THE HIZZLE - TUNING SPORK - 12"=20
(SPORK10)<BR> HERE'S THE ORIGINAL VARIOUS EP FROM =
TUNING SPORK=20
THAT FEATURES<BR> GROOVED OUT, GLITCHED UP, YET VERY =
FUNKY=20
TECHNO TRACKS FROM RENE<BR> BREITBARTH, HAKAN LIDBO, =
THE=20
ARCHITECT AND TOMAS JIRKU. VERY GOOD<BR> STUFF =
INDEED.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> WELTZWEI - AUF EMPFANG - SENDER - 12"=20
(SEND003)<BR> VINTAGE SLAB OF TOP QUALITY MINIMAL CLUB =
TECHNO=20
FROM THE SENDER<BR> BACK CATALOGUE. WELTZWEI TURN IN =
TWO=20
TIGHTLY PRODUCED, FRESHLY<BR> GROOVING TRACKS TO MOVE =
A CROWD=20
IN A WIGGLY KIND OF WAY. TIP (AS<BR> THEY SAY IN=20
GERMANY!).</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Restocks (Vinyl): Techno / Electro</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> !!! (CHK CHK CHK) / LFO - ME & GUILIANI DOWN BY THE =
SCHOOL YARD=20
(REMIX) - WARP - 12" (WAP184)<BR> HIGHLY LIMITED, =
SINGLE-SIDED=20
PROMO EFFORT OF WHAT IS PROBABLY<BR> !!!'S BEST KNOWN =
TRACK=20
BEING GIVEN A DARK, TWISTED ELECTRO-FUNK<BR> MAULING =
BY MARK=20
BELL. VERY DIRTY! GET IN QUICK....</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> AROY DEE - GODDESS / RAZAR - M>O>S RECORDINGS - 12"=20
(M>O>S0001)<BR> SUPERB FIRST RELEASE FOR =
M>O>S'S=20
NEW LABEL AND WE FIND HIM TEAMING<BR> UP WITH PEEL =
SEAMUS TO=20
DELIVER A HYPNOTIC, STRING LADEN SLICE<BR> OF 4/4 =
TECHNO WITH=20
UNDENIABLE DETROIT ROOTS. BEATIFULLY DREAMY<BR> AND,=20
INTERESTINGLY, REMINISCENT OF ORBITAL'S WONDERFUL=20
'HALCYON'<BR> AT TIMES WITH IT'S OLD SCHOOL BASSLINE. =
TWO=20
LITTLE BONUS TRACKS<BR> ARE TEXTURAL AND ETHEREAL AND =
TOP THE=20
EP OFF A TREAT. CLASS.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> FFWD / PETER SCHUMANN - PERMANENT INITIO EP - CATENACCIO - =
12"=20
(CATENACCIO01)<BR> NICE LITTLE 12, FIRST RELEASE =
ON THIS=20
NEW LABEL......IF YOU LIKE<BR> YOUR STUFF MINIMAL WITH =
A HINT=20
OF TECHNO BUT MORE ELECTRONIC IN<BR> MY BOOK... =
NOTHING NEW,=20
BUT GOOD FEEL AND SOLID PRODUCTION. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> RENE BREITBARTH - PLUS - TREIBSTOFF - 12"=20
(TREIB2009)<BR> THREE TRACKS OF FUNKED UP ELECTRONICS. =
SPACED=20
WITH A COMBINATION<BR> OF SOUNDS: FROM THE ABSTRACT, =
HAUNTING=20
& MELODIC....TO DUB STYLED<BR> REVERBS AND =
ECHOS..... ALL=20
THREE TRACKS KEEP YOUR HEAD NODDING<BR> AND YOUR FEET=20
TAPPING..... CHECK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>New Releases (Vinyl): US Techno / Electro</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> DISINTEGRATOR - DISINTEGRATOR - DIRECT DRIVE - 12"=20
(DDR001)<BR> FIRST RELEASE ON DIRECT DRIVE AND IF THIS =
DOESN'T=20
BATTER YOUR<BR> EARS INTO SUBMISSION, I DON'T KNOW =
WHAT WILL!=20
DEVASTATING TECHNO<BR> TRACKS WITH HARSH, RAVEY SOUNDS =
AND=20
MIND MELTINGLY RATTY PRODUCTION.<BR> GREAT STUFF FROM =
BACK IN=20
THE DAY!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> L.A. WILLIAMS - DA PROGRESSIVE EP - PROGRESSIVE HIGH - 12"=20
(PH-09)<BR> NICE SLAB OF L.A. WILLIAMS GOODNESS FROM =
BACK IN=20
1996. FOUR TRACKS<BR> OF MINIMAL, DEPP AND FUNKY =
TECHNO WITH=20
KILLER PRODUCTION AND A<BR> REAL SOUNDSYSTEM FEEL.=20
BRILL.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> TERRENCE DIXON - LIVE IN DETROIT VOL. 2 - UTENSIL - 12"=20
(UT-005)<BR> AN ABSOLUTE KILLER OF AN EP FEATURING SIX =
TRACKS=20
OF PURE, DEEP,<BR> MINIMAL ACID FROM THE MOTOR CITY. =
SOUNDS=20
KIND OF OLD NOW, BUT<BR> IN A REALLY GOOD, AUTHENTIC =
WAY THAT=20
YOU DON'T VERY OFTEN ANY<BR> MORE. GUESS WHAT? IT'S=20
RECOMMENDED!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>New Releases (Vinyl): House</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> AFRIKAN JAZZ - STUBBORN PROBLEMS - SPIRITUAL LIFE - 12"=20
(SLM-368)<BR> A JOPE CLAUSSELL AND TIMMY REGISFORD =
PRODUCTION=20
WITH ADDEED KEYBOARDS<BR> FROM BLAZE MAN JOSH MILAN. =
QUALITY=20
TRIBAL / AFRO HOUSE VIBES FROM<BR> 1996 THAT YOU WOULD =
DO WELL=20
TO CHECK OUT.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> BRIKHA - UNTITLED - UNKNOWN - 12" =
(UNKNOWN)<BR> =20
ARIL BRIKHA PUTS IN A GREAT APPEARANCE ON THIS LIMITED, ONE=20
SIDED,<BR> CLEAR VINYL PIECE ON A LABELL THAT I CAN'T =
REMEMBER=20
THE NAME OF.<BR> A ROLLING, TYPICALLY DEEP TRACK =
THAT'S FULL=20
OF WARMTH AND DEPTH.<BR> NICE.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> DAVIDSON OSPINA - CHRONICLES II - HENRY STREET - 12"=20
(HS-502)<BR> FEEL-GOOD HOUSE VIBES FROM THIS CLASSIC =
NEW YORK=20
LABEL. A BIT<BR> DISCO, A BIT DEEP, BUT GENERALLY AND =
MOST=20
IMPORTANTLY VERY FUNKY<BR> AND CLUBBY (WITHOUT BEING=20
CRAP!).</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> FULL HOUSE - COMMUNICATE - DJ INTERNATIONAL - 12"=20
(DJ926)<BR> AN ORIGINAL 1986 OPY OF THIS LOVELY, =
FUNKY, VOCAL=20
HOUSE TRACK<BR> BY DANNY WILSON AND RICHIE PATTERSON. =
COMES=20
WITH A SUPERB REMIX<BR> FROM FARLEY 'JACKMASTER' FUNK. =
AAH.=20
THEY DON'T MAKE THEM LIKE<BR> THIS ANY MORE!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> GLENN UNDERGROUND - SECRETS OF C.V.O. EP - GUIDANCE - 12"=20
(GDR019)<BR> A REAL GEM FROM THE GUIDANCE BACK =
CATALOGUE HERE=20
WHICH SEES GLENN<BR> UNDERGROUND ON ABSOLUTELY TOP =
FORM. THREE=20
TRACKS OF DEEP, WARM<BR> AND WONDERFULLY TECHY =
SOUNDING HOUSE=20
WHICH IS A BIT SIMILAR TO<BR> THE STUFF HE DID ON =
PEACEFROG=20
AROUND THE SAME TIME. WICKED. DON'T<BR> MISS.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> M FADA - JUNGLE FLUTE - UNDER WORLD RECORDS - 12"=20
(AP156)<BR> DEEPLY LOVELY SLAB OF HOUSE FROM 1991 =
WRITTEN BY=20
DAVID ANTHONY.<BR> TOTALLY HONEST SOUNDS WITH THE MAIN =
HOOK=20
BEING THE SLIGHTLY SYNTHY<BR> LEAD FLUTE SOUND. IT'S =
JUST=20
GORGEOUS AND CHILLED OUT, YET FUNKY<BR> ENOUGH TO DO =
IT ON THE=20
FLOOR, PARTICULARLY THE 'TECHNO FLUTE'<BR> VERSION. =
SUPERB.=20
ONE COPY ONLY.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> RASOUL / DJ EFX / DJ FRIENDLY - PUMPIN' EP - N-FUSION - 12"=20
(NFU1306)<BR> THREE WAY SPLIT ON THIS EXCELLENT OLD =
SLAB OF=20
VINYL. THERE'S A<BR> GREAT BALANCE OF HOUSE AND TECHNO =
AND=20
EVEN A LITTLE SMATTERING<BR> OF ELECTRO OVER THE THREE =
TRACKS=20
AND THERE'S DFINITELY SOMETHING<BR> FOR EVERYONE. =
CLASSIC=20
SOUNDS WITH A GROOVED OUT U.S. FLAVA. TIP<BR> =
TOP.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> RICK WADE & B. DANCER - DIVERSE DYNAMIX EP (WHITE LABEL) =
- CHORD=20
44 - 12" (CHORD03-44)<BR> THE ORIGINAL REVIEW FOR THIS =
STILL=20
STANDS:- STUNNING RELEASE<BR> ON THE EXCELLENT =
CHORD 44=20
LABEL. ONE OF THE OLDER CATALOGUE NUMBERS<BR> AND HARD =
TO GET.=20
WORTH IT FOR DR. DEEP ALONE, WHICH IS SIMILAR<BR> IN =
STYLE TO=20
WADES EP ON MOODS & GROOVES. THE OTHER THREE =
TRACKS<BR> =20
ARE SUPERBLY DEEP HOUSE TOO. CLASS! EXCEPT IT'S A WHITE =
LABEL.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> ROLLERCONE - UNTITLED - UNKNOWN - 12"=20
(UNKNOWN)<BR> SKIPPY, FUNKY, LIMITED EDTION SINGLE =
FROM=20
ROLLERCONE (WHO'RE PROBABLY<BR> BETTER KNOWN FOR THEIR =
WORK ON=20
SIRKUS) THAT COMES ON CLEAR VINYL<BR> AND HAS A WARM =
AND=20
GROOVY HOUSE FLAVA COUPLED WITH A BROKEN BEAT<BR> =
SENSIBILITY.=20
CHECK.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> SUBTERFUGE - THE FOUNDATION SERIES VOLUME ONE - VISILLUSION =
- 12"=20
(VS-004)<BR> THIS IS ONE OF THOSE GREAT OLD EPS THAT =
SITS=20
HAPPILY BETWEEN THE<BR> GENRES OF HOUSE AND TECHNO =
WITHOUT=20
RELYING TOO HEAVILY ON EITHER<BR> STYLE. IT JUST FLOWS =
REALLY=20
AND HAS A FUNKY FLAVA WITH DETROITY<BR> STRINGS AND =
EVEN A WEE=20
BIT OF ELECTRO TO KEEP EVERYONE HAPPY.<BR> VINTAGE =
STUFF.=20
CHECK.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> TEN CITY - SUPERFICIAL PEOPLE - ATLANTIC - 12"=20
(0-86077)<BR> CLASSIC SLAB OF DEEP AND GROOVING OLD =
SCHOOL=20
HOUSE MUSIC FROM<BR> THE LEGENDARY TEN CITY. =
THIS EP HAS=20
SIX MIXES INCLUDING THE EXCLUSIVE<BR> UK VERSIONS AND =
THE=20
REMIXES FROM STEVE 'SILK' HURLEY. CLASS.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> VARIOUS - GLOBAL GUIDANCE - GUIDANCE - 12"=20
(GDR005)<BR> A CLASSIC RELEASE FROM WAY BACK IN THE =
DAY WHEN=20
GUIDANCE WERE<BR> AT THE LEADING EDGE OF THE DEEP =
HOUSE=20
MOVEMENT. WARM AND WONDERFUL<BR> TRACKS FROM DJ DEEP, =
WAMDUE=20
KIDS, DINO & TERRY DEMOPOULOS AND<BR> SOUL BROTHER =
SIX=20
COMBO. SUPERB.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> VOICES FROM BEYOND - STEPPIN' OVER SHADOWS - HOUSE OF 909 - =
12"=20
(HT001)<BR> FIRST EVER RELEASE ON THIS LITTLE KNOWN UK =
LABEL=20
THAT WAS A PURVEYOR<BR> OF FUNKY, GROOVY AND GENERALLY =
EXCELLENT TECHNO / HOUSE HYBRID<BR> TRACKS. THIS IS =
SKIPPY AND=20
CLUBBY BUTWITH A DETROITY WARMTH THAT'S<BR> VERY =
APPEALING=20
INDEED. DO YOURSELF A FAVOUR AND GIVE IT A LISTEN.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Restocks (Vinyl): House</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> DJ T23 - VOLUME ONE - RADIO DEEP - 12" =
(RD001)<BR> =20
AN EP OF VARIED HOUSEGROOVES, OF WHICH I PARTICULARLY=20
LIKETHE<BR> AA2 MIX, JUST BECAUSE IT HAS THE BIGGEST =
DISCO=20
FEEL OF THEM ALL.<BR> THE OTHER TRACKS ARE MORE =
DANCEFLOOR=20
ORIENTATED, AND BOTH PICK<BR> UP THE TEMPO SLIGHTLY. =
THE=20
SALESNOTE TELLS ME, THAT SOMEHOW MR<BR> G, OF MOODS =
AND=20
GROOVES FAEM, IS INVOLVED IN THE REMIX-WORK...TRY<BR> =
FOR=20
YOURSELF....</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> GIORGIO MORODER - THE CHASE / RELIGHT MY FIRE - BALLROOM - =
12"=20
(BRH017)<BR> TWO NEW DISCO EDIT 12"S FROM BALLROOM =
THIS WEEK.=20
THE A-SIDE IS<BR> DIMITRI IN PARIS'S REWORK OF GIORGIO =
MORODER'S FILM SOUNDTRACK<BR> CLASSIC "THE CHASE" =
BACKED WITH=20
A TEN-MINUTE SPECIAL EDIT OF "RELIGHT<BR> MY FIRE", =
THANKFULLY=20
SANS LULU.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> THREE CHAIRS - THREE CHAIRS - THREE CHAIRS - 3x12"=20
(3CHR3)<BR> WOW - A SHARP INTAKE OF BREATH AT THE =
QUALITY OF=20
THIS TRIPLE PACK,<BR> FOLLOWED BY A SHARP INTAKE AT =
THE HUGELY=20
STEEP PRICE. THEO PARISH,<BR> RICK =
WILHITE, KENNY=20
DIXON JR AND MARK PITTMAN (SURELY THAT MAKES<BR> FOUR =
NOW!?)=20
TEAM UP TO PRODUCE THEIR INIMITABLE BLEND OF HOUSE<BR> =
AND=20
JAZZ. DEEP AS DEEP, OOZING WITH SOUL - AND WORTH EVERY=20
PENNY!<BR> HELP FROM NORMA JEAN BELL, AMP =
FIDDLER AND=20
ANDRES, NOT THAT THEY<BR> NEEDED ANY HELP.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>New Releases (Vinyl): Hip Hop</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> 45 KING - GROOVES FOR A QUIET STORM - TUFF CITY - LP=20
(TUFEP3010)<BR> MORE INST FROM THE KING HERE. HE SURE =
WAS A=20
BUSY BOY BACK IN THE<BR> EARLY 90'S. CHECK EM =
OUT....</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> 45 KING - THE LOST BREAKBEATS - JUST BEATS - TUFF CITY - LP=20
(OSF12103)<BR> A COUPLE OF HOUSEY THINGS HERE THAT ARE =
NOT=20
THAT GREAT IT HAS<BR> TO BE SAID. THE MORE HIP HOP =
ONES ARE=20
PRETTY BASIC BUT HAVE THAT<BR> 45 KING CHARM. CHECK EM =
OUT....</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> 45 KING & TUFF CITY SQUAD - NICKEL BAG OF BREAKS - TUFF =
CITY -=20
12" (TUFEP3002)<BR> 5 BEATS FROM THE KING HERE. =
ANOTHER NICE=20
DJ TOOL THAT CAN BE CUT<BR> OVER OR JUGGLED =
ETC....</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> BLUEPRINT - CHAMBER MUSIC - WEIGHTLESS - 2xLP=20
(WTBP0204LP)<BR> A MIXTURE OF INSTRUMENTALS AND A 3 =
VOCAL CUTS=20
THAT FEATURE VAST<BR> AIRE, WINDNBREEZE & AESOP =
ROCK.=20
THERE'S A LOT OF NICE SPEECHES<BR> AND VOCALS LAID =
OVER THE=20
BEATS WHICH HAVE A SPACIOUS, AIRY FEEL<BR> TO THEM. =
SOME NICE=20
DARK MOMENTS AND AT TIMES THE BEATS JUST FLY<BR> OFF =
TO=20
ANOTHER WORLD. RECOMMENDED.....</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> BUTCHWAX - STONEY BREAKS - DIRTSTYLES - LP=20
(STONE001LP)<BR> ANOTHER OF THOSE PREDOMINANTLY =
ELECTRO BATTLE=20
WEAPONS THAT BUTCHWAX<BR> (DJ FLARE) DOES SO WELL =
HERE. NOT TO=20
MUCH IN THE WAY OF SCRATCHES<BR> TO BE HONEST, BUT =
PLENTY OF=20
PACEY RAW BEATS. HAVE A LISTEN......</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> CHALI 2NA - INTERNATIONAL - UP ABOVE - 12"=20
(UA3076)<BR> QUIRKY BEATS WITH ANALOG A-PLENTY ON THE =
BABU=20
PRODUCED SIDE THAT<BR> FEATURES BEENIE MAN. NOW WE =
HAVE TO=20
SELL THE RECORDS BUT I CANNOT<BR> LIVE WITH MYSELF IF =
I DON'T=20
TELL YOU THE TRUTH. THIS IS AWFUL.<BR> AVERAGE BEATS =
WITH=20
AVERAGE RHYMES. WHEN I SAY AVERAGE, I MEAN<BR> =
RUBBISH. IF I=20
CARRY ON WITH THIS DESCRIPTION IT IS GOING TO GET<BR> =20
PROGRESSIVELY WORSE SO I'LL QUIT WILL I'M AHEAD......</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> EPMD / REDMAN / DAS EFX - SERIOUS - NERVOUS - 12"=20
(NE20549)<BR> NICE SQUELCHY BEAT WITH A GREAT FLOW TO =
IT HERE=20
AND SOME RHYMES<BR> DELIVERED WITH PLENTY OF STYLE =
FROM THESE=20
LONGSTANDING MC'S. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> GHETTO PHILHARMONIC - HIP HOP BE BOP - TUFF CITY - LP=20
(TUFLP0607)<BR> A MIXTURE OF RAW RHYMES, LIVE HORNS =
AND SOME=20
FUNKY BEATS ON THIS<BR> LP HAILING FROM 1994. VERY =
REMINICENT=20
OF THAT GOLDEN ERA. GREAT<BR> LP, WELL WORTH=20
CHECKING.....</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> GRANDMASTER CAZ - YOU NEED STITCHES: THE TUFF CITY SESSIONS =
1982 - 1=20
- TUFF CITY - LP (OSFLP4061)<BR> POOR GRANDMASTER CAZ. =
IT=20
NEVER REALLY HAPPENED FOR HIM. HE NEVER<BR> QUITE =
TRANSLATED=20
TO VINYL THE SKILLS THAT HE OBVIOUSLY HAD AT<BR> THE =
PARTY.=20
JUST SEEING HIM ON WILDSTYLE OR HEARING SOME OF =
HIS<BR> GREAT=20
PERFORMANCES ON EARLY HIP HOP TAPES LETS YOU KNOW WHAT =
A<BR> =20
HUGE TALENT HE WAS. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF NICE CUTS HERE=20
THOUGH,<BR> BUT THEY TEND TO BE THE ONES FROM THE =
EARLIER=20
80'S. STILL A GREAT<BR> DOCUMENT TO ONE THE MAN WHO =
WROTE MOST=20
OF THE RHYMES FOR RAPPERS<BR> DELIGHT BUT WERE STOLEN =
FROM=20
HIM. RESPECT.....</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> HEADNODIC - NOW A DAZE / THE DRIVE - TRES - 12"=20
(TR369004)<BR> HAPPY GO LUCKY HIP HOP WITH A BREEZEY =
WEST=20
COAST FEEL. FAIRLY<BR> UPTEMPO TO BOOT WELL WORTH =
CHECKING=20
OUT. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> HEZEKIAH - YOU - TRACK TEAM - 12" =
(TRK004)<BR> =20
RATHER LOVELY SOFT JAZZY BEATS WITH GRAND AGENT HELPING OUT=20
ON<BR> THE MIC DUTIES. 3 CUTS, 2 OF WHICH HAVE INST =
VERSIONS.=20
VERY NICE,<BR> HAVE A LISTEN.....</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> JON DOE - MEET JON DOE #2 - CROSSTALK - 12"=20
(SBO4002)<BR> WORTH IT FOR THE NON CD INSTRUMENTALS =
HERE. THE=20
J SANDS BEAT IS<BR> A LOVELY THICK JAZZY HEADNODDER =
THAT IS=20
GREAT. FAIRLY LIMITED<BR> RUN THIS, GET IN =
THERE!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> JURASSIC 5 - IMPROVISE / CONCRETE SCHOOL YARD / CONCRETE =
& CLAY=20
- UP ABOVE - 12" (UA3077)<BR> SOME OF THE CLASSICS =
FROM THE J5=20
HERE, ALL TAKEN FROM THERE GREAT<BR> FIRST MINI LP/EP. =
RAW AND=20
FUNKY, AND GOOD!!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> MIGHTY MAESTRO, THE - NICKEL BAG OF BREAKS VOL 2 - TUFF CITY =
- LP=20
(TUFEP3003)<BR> VOL 2 SEES THE MIGHTY MAESTRO DROP =
SOME RAW J=20
BROWN STYLE BEATS<BR> FOR THE PARTY. HAVE A =
LISTEN....</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> RAW PRODUCE - THE WACK MC / BREATHE DEEP - FEMALE FUN - 12"=20
(FF007)<BR> TAKEN FROM THEIR LP "THE FEELING OF NOW" =
COMES=20
THIS NICE SLICE<BR> OF BOSTON INDEPENDENT HIP HOP WITH =
REMIXES=20
COURTESY OF 7L, JON<BR> DOE & J. RAWLS. THE =
ORIGINAL IS=20
THE ONE FOR ME, HAVE A LISTEN<BR> AND SEE WHAT YOU=20
THINK......</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> RICCI RUCKER - LIKE A BOX OF CHOCLATES - EOF - 12"=20
(EOF007)<BR> ABSTRACT JAZZ MUSINGS COUPLED WITH SOUND =
SCAPES=20
AND ONE AVANT<BR> HIP HOP CUT. RICKY RUCKER IS ONE OF =
MY=20
FAVOURITE TURNTABLISTS<BR> AT THE MOMENT AND THIS IS =
JUST=20
ABOUT AS FAR REMOVED FROM THAT<BR> AS YOU CAN GET. =
THERE ARE=20
MOMENTS OF CUTTING, BUT IT IS REALLY<BR> JUST A BIT =
PART=20
PLAYER IN A LARGER ENSEMBLE. GREAT, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED......</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> RUP - KING CNUT - HEAR TODAY - 12" =
(HEAR2001)<BR> =20
THREE TRACKS (PLUS THEIR RESPECTIVE INSTRUMENTALS, WHICH ARE=20
PARTICULARLY<BR> EFFECTIVE) OF SURPRISINGLY DECENT UK =
HIP HOP.=20
GOOD TO HEAR A BRITISH<BR> HIP HOP RECORD NOT FALLING =
VICTIM=20
TO CURRENT TRENDS. GREAT SLEEVE,<BR> TOO - WE SEE THE =
MC IN=20
HIS PRIMARY SCHOOL CLASS PHOTO SOMEWHAT<BR> =
MISBEHAVING!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> SHAPESHIFTERS, THE - CIRCUIT CITY - CORNERSTONE - 12"=20
(LAV1202)<BR> A LITTLE BIT OF THE BEASTIES, A LITTLE =
BIT OF=20
PRINCE, A LITTLE<BR> OF THAT LEFT OF CENTRE INDIE =
FLAVOUR.=20
SOME OF THE WALL CHORUSES<BR> AND SOME 80'S CHEESE =
THROWN IN=20
FOR GOOD MEASURE. ORIGINAL AND<BR> INTERESTING, BUT IT =
LEAVES=20
THESE EARS WANT SOME REFRESHMENT.....</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> STETSASONIC - SALLY - TOMMY BOY - 12" =
(TB912)<BR> =20
ANOTHER CLASSIC HERE FROM THE TOMMY BOY VAULTS. PURE JAZZY=20
HIP<BR> HOP THAT STILL WORKS. TRAINSPOTTERS NOTE: STSA =
WERE=20
THE FIRST<BR> HIP HOP GROUP TO INCORPORATE A LIVE =
DRUMMER.=20
SEMI FASCINATING.....</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> TOMMY EVANS - NEW YEARS REVOLUTIONS - YNR - 2xLP=20
(YNR018)<BR> STRONG DEBUT LP FROM MR EVANS. A VERY =
POLITICAL=20
STANCE IS TAKEN<BR> TO GOOD EFFECT. STRONG BEATS TO =
FROM=20
BEYOND THERE'S TOMMY KOI,<BR> MR THING, LG, MARK B AND =
MORE.=20
RECOMMENDED....</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> ULTRA MAGNETIC MC'S - TRAVELLING AT THE SPEED OF THOUGHT - =
NEXT=20
PLATEAU - 12" (50058)<BR> CLASSICS FROM THE MOST OFF =
THE WALL=20
OF HIP HOP ACTS. TRAVELLING<BR> IS SUPERB, SO IS M.C'S =
ULTRA.=20
STILL SOUNDS AS FRESH AS EVER......</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> VARIOUS - HIP HOP ACCAPELLAS - DOTAN - LP=20
(HA200)<BR> GREAT SELECTION OF OLD SCHOOL ACCAPELLAS =
HERE.=20
SOME OF THE CUTS<BR> INCLUDED ARE TOP BILLIN, JENIFA, =
BRING=20
THE NOISE, SALLY, YOU GOT<BR> TO CHILL AND MORE.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Restocks (Vinyl): Hip Hop</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> ED O.G. FEAT PETE ROCK - MY OWN WORST ENEMY - INST - FAT =
BEATS -=20
2xLP (FB1121LP)<BR> INST VERSION OF THIS SUPERB PETE =
ROCK=20
PRODUCED LP. SNAP 'EM UP<BR> AS THESE INST VERSIONS =
NEVER SEEM=20
TO BE ABOUT FOR LONG.....</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>New Releases (Vinyl): Eclectic Beats</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> COLORBLIND - SWING IT UP - MOODS & GROOVES - 12"=20
(PG007)<BR> VERY JAZZY DOWN TEMPO CLUB CUT ON THE =
A-SIDE=20
REMINISCENT OF UNITED<BR> FUTURE ORGANISATION. THE =
FLIP SPORTS=20
A BASS HEAVY PIANO CHUGGER<BR> THAT SOUNDS LIKE EARLY=20
INSTRUMENTAL UK GARAGE/BROKEN BEAT. WORTH<BR> A =
LISTEN.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> DOM & ROLAND - CAN'T PUNISH ME - MOVING SHADOW - 12"=20
(SHADOW144)</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> DOM & ROLAND - THE STORM - MOVING SHADOW - 12" =
(SHADOW97)</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> DOM & ROLAND - PARASITE / HOMICIDE - MOVING SHADOW - 12" =
(SHADOW131)</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> HARRY MORSE - PROJECT 3 - BIG WAVE - 12"=20
(BNW4003)<BR> CLASSIC FRENCH VOCAL HOUSE FROM 2001 ON =
A=20
SOULJAZZ TIP . ALSO<BR> INCLUDES AN EARLY BROKEN BEAT =
JAZZ=20
SPINNER ON THE FLIP.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> PEVEN EVERETT - SOUL TEMPURA - DIASPORA RECORDINGS - 12"=20
(DIA008)<BR> GILLES PETERSON FAVOURITE, PEVEN EVERETT, =
GIVES=20
US TWO FABULOUS<BR> NU JAZZ, SOUL STONKERS. A LOST =
CLASSIC=20
FROM 2002, SOUL TEMPURA<BR> WAS THE TEMPLATE FOR A LOT =
OF MUCH=20
POORER IMMITATIONS THROUGHOUT<BR> 2003. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> WALE OYEJIDE FEAT MF DOOM - THIS IS DEDICATED TO.... - =
SHAMAN WORK -=20
12" (SWV012)<BR> NICE PAIRING OF WALE & DOOM HERE. =
COMING=20
LIKE A DARK JAZZY SOUNDTRACK<BR> IN PLACES. I'M NOT =
THE=20
BIGGEST FAN OF WALE'S VOICE, I'M AFRAID.<BR> THE INST =
IS THE=20
ONE FOR ME! CHECK IT OUT.....</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Restocks (Vinyl): Eclectic Beats</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> OKADA TAXI - EP 1 - PLANET GROOVE - 12"=20
(PGAD-K1008)<BR> GREAT EP WITH FOUR REALLY VARIED OLD =
TRACKS=20
GOING ON. FEATURES<BR> RICH MEDINA AND MARK DE =
CLIVE-LOWE AND=20
YOU GET SOME BROKEN BEAT,<BR> SOME FABULOUSLY DEEP HIP =
HOP A=20
BEAUTIFUL JAZZ BASED TRACK (WHICH<BR> IS EASILY THE =
HIGHLIGHT=20
OF THE EP) PLUS A LOOSE, FUNKY HOUSE NUMBER.<BR> GOOD =
STUFF=20
ACTUALLY.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Restocks (Vinyl): Funk / Jazz / Soul</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> EDNAH HOLT - SERIOUS SIRIUS SPACE PARTY - WESTEND - 12"=20
(WES5008)<BR> MR LEVAN GETS ON THE MIX HERE ON THIS =
GORGEOUS=20
DOWNTEMPO SLICE<BR> OF BOOGIE FROM 1981. AWASH WITH =
SPACEY=20
SYNTHS, REVERBED CLAPS<BR> AND PLENTY OF ATMOSPHERE. =
GREAT=20
STUFF, WELL WORTH CHECKING.....</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> VARIOUS - DUSTY FINGERS VOL 8 - STRICTLY BREAK - LP=20
(DF9078)<BR> VOL 8 IS A CORKER!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IAN CARR =
, KERRY=20
BIDDELL AND YET<BR> MORE OBSCURE BEAT ESSENTIALS FOR =
YOU TO=20
DROOL OVER..........</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> VARIOUS - DUSTY FINGERS VOL 6 - STRICTLY BREAK - LP=20
(DF9076)<BR> VOL 6 OFFERS US SOME KILLER CUTS FROM =
AROUND THE=20
WORLD. GREAT<BR> BEATS AND SAMPLES FROM THE LIKES OF =
NICK=20
INGMAN, ERIC DELANEY,<BR> SPACEY, TRAVIS BIGGS AND =
MANY MORE.=20
THIS HAS TO BE THE BEST COMP<BR> SERIES OF OBSCURE =
BEATS=20
!!!!!!!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>New Releases (Vinyl): Reggae / Dub</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> CHINNA SMITH - DUB IT! - NATURE SOUNDS - 12"=20
(NSD107LP)<BR> A SELECTION OF SEQUENCED DUB CUTS THAT =
HAVE THE=20
STYLE AND FEEL<BR> OF THAT 70'S SOUND. ON THE =
STICKER IT=20
CLAIMS TO FEATURE AUGUSTUS<BR> PABLO, SYDNEY WOLFE, =
CARLTON=20
BARRET AND MORE....</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>New Releases (CD): Electronica</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> BLEIP - +1 EP - UNKNOWN - CD (SILO2CD)<BR> =
I DON'T=20
KNOW ANYTHING AT ALL ABOUT THIS EXCELLENT LITTLE EP =
FROM<BR> =20
BLEIP. IT'S A COOL SELECTION OF MINIMALISTIC ELECTRONICA /=20
TECHNO<BR> WITH A DELIGHTFULLY PLAYFUL SOUND AND =
CLEVERLY=20
CONSTRUCTED ARRANGEMENTS.<BR> SEEMINGLY INFLUENCED BY =
THE=20
STYLE OF THE OLD CLICKS AND CUTS RELEASES,<BR> BUT =
WITH A=20
QUIRKIER FEEL. WELL WORTH CHECKING OUT.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> D.J. BEATTIE - DROOL - SPYMANIA - CD=20
(SPY009CD)<BR> A CURIOUS ALBUM OF ECLECTIC ELECTRONICA =
SOUNDS=20
FROM SPYMANIA BACK<BR> WHEN THEY WERE A MARGINALLY =
MORE=20
SERIOUS LABEL. THIS RANGES FROM<BR> BEATS TO ELECTRO =
VIA=20
TECHNO AND OTHER LITTLE GEMS. THERE'S A BIG<BR> LIST =
OF THANK=20
YOUS TO PEOPLE WHO INSPIRED HIM AND THAT'LL GIVE<BR> =
YOU AN=20
IDEA OF WHERE HE'S COMING FROM. CHECK.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> DJ OLIVE - BUOY - ROOM 40 - CD (RM404)<BR> =
ROOM 40=20
ARE ON IT AT THE MOMENT, KICKING OFF THE NEW YEAR =
WITH<BR> A=20
GLUT OF SPLENDID RELEASES. THIS NEW DJ OLIVE CD SEES THE=20
ARTIST<BR> ADOPTING A FAR MORE MINIMAL, DRONE BASED =
APPROACH.=20
A HIGHLY AMBIENT<BR> SOUNDSCAPE, WITH OCCASIONAL =
EXTREMELY=20
SUBTLE CLICKS AND BACKGROUND<BR> TEXTURES THAT MUTATES =
OVER=20
THE COURSE OF ONE HOUR, THIS IS ONE<BR> FOR LOVERS OF =
GREG=20
DAVIS, THE DEAD TEXAN, LOSCIL, PAN AMERICAN,<BR> =
KOMPAKT POP=20
AMBIENT ETC. ABSOLUTELY SUBLIME - A MUST.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> FEVER - TOO BAD BUT TRUE - DIGITAL HARDCORE - CD=20
(DHRCD19)<BR> POOR OLD DIGITAL HARDCORE - THEY =
BASICALLY=20
PEAKED ABOUT FIVE YEARS<BR> TOO EARLY. THIS =
SOUNDS SO=20
FRESH (I'M WRITING THIS IN 2003) -<BR> MASHED UP =
DIGITAL BEATS=20
AND NOISE MIXED WITH DARK HIP HOP VOCALS.<BR> =
THINK OF=20
SOME OF TIGERBEATS OUTPUT MIXED WITH SCUD / AMBUSH=20
SENSIBILITIES.<BR> MAD, DERRANGED AND RIGHT GOOD =
FUN!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> JEM FINER - GTR - EL RINO - CD =
(ELRINOCD001)<BR> I=20
RATHER LIKE JEM FINER'S WORK AND THIS IS A SPLENDID=20
COLLECTION<BR> OF FOURTEEN TRACKS CONSTRUCTED FROM =
SNIPPETS OF=20
IMPROVISATIONS<BR> ON GUITAR AND LAPTOP. PLAYFUL, =
MELODIC,=20
DENSE AND, AT TIMES, EXPERIMENTAL.<BR> NEVER LOSING =
SIGHT OF=20
THE IMPORTANCE OF COHERENCE, EACH TRACK<BR> WORKS WELL =
AND IS=20
AN ENGAGING LISTEN. SOMETHING A BIT DIFFERENT<BR> =
THEN, AND=20
WELL WORTH CHECKING OUT.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> J-SPOOL - THE WAVE MACHINE - NATURE - CD=20
(NAT2123CD)<BR> AN INCREDIBLY BEAUTIFUL ALBUM OF =
EXPERTLY=20
PRODUCED ELECTRONICA.<BR> A LITTLE MORE ACCESSIBLE =
THAN THE=20
USUAL SUSPECTS AND WITH SOME<BR> TREMENDOUSLY =
ATMOSPHERIC AND=20
DREAMY VOCALS PLUS WONDERFULLY DENSE<BR> LAYERS OF =
CHORDS AND=20
MELODY. COUPLE THAT WITH CRUNCHY, CRISPLY<BR> PUT =
TOGETHER=20
BEATS AND YOU'VE GOT AN ALBUM THAT NO =
SELF-RESPECTING<BR> FAN=20
OF THE GENRE SHOULD IGNORE. EXCELLENT.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> M.R.M. - MINIMAL RESOURCE MANIPULATION - SUBURBS OF HELL - =
CD=20
(SOH022CD)<BR> SUBURBS OF HELL WAS ALWAYS AN =
OVERLOOKED LABEL=20
AND A STRANGE ONE<BR> AT THAT. THIS FOURTEEN TRACK CD =
COMES ON=20
WITH AN INTENSE SELECTION<BR> OF STRIPPED DOWN, =
MINIMALISTIC,=20
TECHNO BASED CUTS WITH A FAIR<BR> AMOUNT OF NOISY=20
EXPERIMENTALISM THROUGHOUT. HARD TO CLASSIFY,<BR> BUT =
WORTH=20
CHECKING FOR THAT AUTHENTIC MID '90'S SOUND.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> MOODY BOYZ, THE - RECYCLED FOR THE ENVIRONMENT - SSR - 2xCD=20
(SSR140CD)<BR> A BLAST FROM THE PAST HERE WITH THE =
CLASSIC=20
DOUBLE CD COLLECTION<BR> FROM THE MOODY BOYZ. TRIBAL =
HOUSE AND=20
ELECTRONICA THAT HAS AGED<BR> PRETTY WELL, IN MY =
OPINION AND=20
FEATURES SOME FABULOUS MIXES FROM<BR> (NOTABLY) INSYNC =
(OF=20
INSYNC VS. MYSTERON FAME) BUT ALSO DIGI DUB,<BR> THE =
LORDS OF=20
AFFORD AND THE ARC. GREAT STUFF AND A BIT OF A =
TOUGH<BR> ONE=20
TO FIND THESE DAYS.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> NOW - A NEW CD BY - UNKNOWN - CD =
(UNKNOWN)<BR> =20
EXTREME QUIRKINESS FROM THIS TWO PIECE OUTFIT (PLUS A FEW=20
GUEST<BR> CONTRIBUTIONS). FOURTEEN TRACKS OF FUN AND =
GAMES=20
USING ELECTRONIC<BR> SOUNDS AND MANIPULATION AND A =
SERIES OF=20
GRAND LIVE ELEMENTS AS<BR> WELL. YOU GET A PUNKY, =
POPPY,=20
LO-FI, EXPERIMENTAL SELECTION THAT<BR> RANGES FROM =
SILLY TO=20
NOT SO SILLY VIA SERIOUSLY ENJOYABLE. WELL<BR> WORTH A =
LISTEN.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> RADIAL - NEXUS - TRIUMVIRATE - CD =
(UNKNOWN)<BR> =20
DARK AND DENSE SELECTION OF ELECTRONIC PIECES THAT RANGE=20
QUITE<BR> BROADLY THROUGHOUT THEGENRE. FROM =
DEVASTATING, NOISE=20
BASED CONSTRUCTIONS<BR> TO MORE DELICATE SOUNDSCAPE =
PIECES...=20
IT'S ALL HERE AND IT'S VERY<BR> ENJOYABLE =
INDEED.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> SJON - BALDUR - SMEKKLEYSA - CD =
(SMCD81)<BR> =20
STUNNING ALBUM FROM ICELANDIC LABEL SMEKKLEYSA. SJON=20
DELIVERS<BR> NINE TRACKS OF SUPER-DEEP ELECTRONIC =
SOUNDS THAT=20
HAVE A DISTINCTLY<BR> EXPERIMENTAL FEEL AND USE =
LAYERED UP=20
SOUNDS AND TEXTURES TO CREATE<BR> A FRAGILE, ICY =
ATMOSPHERE.=20
QUITE SIMPLY LUSH. RECOMMENDED.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> VARIOUS - FUTURE DESIGN DAYS 2002 SOUNDTRACK - FUTURELAB - =
CD=20
(FDDCD01)<BR> NICE LITTLE COMPILATION OF ELECTRONIC =
AND BEAT=20
DRIVEN TRACKS FROM<BR> FUTURELAB. HIGH QUALITY CUTS =
FROM THE=20
LIKES OF ESEM, HERRMANN<BR> & KLEINE, SUSUMU =
YOKOTA, JOHN=20
BELTRAN, SHUR-I-KAN, JIMPASTER AND<BR> MORE ENSURE =
THAT YOU=20
GET A TASTY, CHILLED OUT SELECTION.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> VARIOUS - CRASH REDEVELOPMENT - CO.AD.AUDIO - CD=20
(UNKNOWN)<BR> THIS IS THE ONLY RELEASE I'VE COME =
ACROSS ON=20
CO.AD.AUDIO. IT WAS<BR> RUN BY DATACH'I AND THIS =
COMPILATION=20
HAS TRACKS FROM JAMMIN UNIT,<BR> DATACH'I HIMSLEF AND =
VARIOUS=20
OTHER PEOPLE WHO ASEEM TO HAVE COME<BR> OUT OF THE =
CAIPIRINHA=20
LABEL. DENSE, WELL PRODUCED ELECTRONICS<BR> WITH =
TRICKY=20
PROGRAMMING AND GREAT SOUND DESIGN. VERY =
INTERESTING<BR> STUFF=20
WITH LOVELY PACKAGING TO BOOT.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Restocks (CD): Electronica</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> I CUBE - 3 - VERSATILE - CD (VERCD011)<BR> =
WELL=20
THIS HAS A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING. INTELLI-BOOT=20
(INTELLIGENT<BR> BOOTY WHICH I JUST MADE UP), KOMPAKT =
MEETS=20
CHEMICAL BROTHERS,<BR> RZA RHYMING OVER A TIMBALAND =
STYLE=20
TRACK WITH 20 BPMS ADDED FOR<BR> GOOD MEASURE. SOME =
STRAIGHT=20
UP DETROIT TECHNO, AND SOME LEMON<BR> GRASS AND SAGE. =
ALTHOUGH=20
IT HAS ALL THESE ELEMENTS, THERE IS STILL<BR> SOME =
COHESION TO=20
THE PROCEEDINGS AND I HAVE TO SAY THAT THIS IS<BR> =
PREETY DAMN=20
GOOD. IGNORE AT YOUR OWN RISK..........</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>New Releases (CD): Techno / Electro</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> ANTONELLI ELECTR. - ME, THE DISCO MACHINE - ITALIC - CD=20
(ITALIC05CD)<BR> EXCELLENT SELECTION OF TRACKS FROM =
THE ITALIC=20
BACK CATALOGUE.<BR> ANTONELLI'S GEAR IS FRUITY, =
GROOVY, DUBBY,=20
DISCO-Y AND SO MUCH<BR> MORE. IF YOU LIKED HIS REPEAT=20
ORCHESTRA WORK ON A TOUCH OF CLASS,<BR> YOU'LL =
THOROUGHLY=20
ENJOY THIS.....</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> DER PLAN - DIE VERSCHWORUNG - MARINA - CD=20
(MA61CD)<BR> DER PLAN ARE CLEARLY GERMAN AND THEY'VE =
CREATED A=20
VERY RIGID,<BR> BUT STRANGELY SATISFYING SELECTION OF =
ELECTRO=20
BASED TRACKS WITH<BR> VOCALS AND OTHER SUCH =
SHENANIGANS. A BIT=20
LIKE KRAFTWERK, BUT NOT<BR> QUITE AS ORIGINAL =
SOUNDING.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> KID & KHAN - BAD ENGLISH - TRANSSOLAR - CD=20
(SOL023CD)<BR> WELL PUT TOGETHER ALBUM FROM EX-AIR =
LIQUIDE=20
MAN, KHAN AND HIS<BR> NEW COHORT, KID. PUNKY, POPPY, =
ELECTRO=20
BASED TRACKS WITH A TRUE<BR> 'ELECTROCLASH' FEEL FOR =
THE MOST=20
PART. SHOUTY VOCALS ADD ATTITUDE<BR> AND, IF YOU'RE =
INTO THIS=20
SOUND, SHOULD BE VERY APPEALING INDEED.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> VARIOUS - AVATAR 41 - DEFRAG SOUND PROCESSING - CD=20
(DFRGCD90)<BR> GREAT COMPILATION FROM THE UP AND =
COMING DEFRAG=20
LABEL THAT SHOWCASES<BR> THEIR BLEND OF DUBBY, =
ATMOSPHERIC=20
TECHNO SOUNDS TO THE MAX. GREAT<BR> CLUB MUSIC WITH =
KILLER=20
PRODUCTION AND A VARIED (WITHIN THE GENRE)<BR> STYLE. =
TRACKS=20
FROM TERRAE, MASS, FRAME, RETINA.IT AND MORE ALL<BR> =
MAKE FOR=20
A SOLID PIECE OF WORK.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> VARIOUS - TURBO STUDIO SESSIONS [VOL.2] - TURBO - CD=20
(TRB60072)<BR> STOMPING COLLECTION OF TURBO RELATED =
TRACKS=20
INCLUDING TASTY NUMBERS<BR> FROM THOMAS SCHUMACHER, =
ADAM=20
BEYER, JORI HULKKONEN, PETER BENISCH,<BR> THE VANDAL, =
ALEXI=20
DELANO AND MORE. TECHNO BASED, BUT VERY FUNKY.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> XAVIER - XXX - A TOUCH OF CLASS (US) - CD=20
(ATOC08CD)<BR> A VERY PERKY SELECTION OF REMIXES FROM =
THE A=20
TOUCH OF CLASS CREW.<BR> DISCO, PUNK FUNK AND ELECTRO =
HOUSE=20
(WHATEVER THE HELL THAT IS,<BR> I STILL DON'T KNOW) =
WITH A=20
HUGELY UP FOR IT DANCEFLOOR APPEAL<BR> AND CRACKING=20
PRODUCTION. IF YOU LIKED THE SCISSOR SISTERS =
EARLIER<BR> WORK,=20
YOU SHOULD THOROUGHLY ENJOY THIS.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>New Releases (CD): House</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> DANIEL IBBOTSON - STREAM LINES - GLASGOW UNDERGROUND - CD=20
(GUCD6)<BR> SMOOTH, DEEP AND FUNKY HOUSE SOUNDS FROM =
DANIEL=20
IBBOTSON. HE USES<BR> A DEFT ORGANIC TOUCH TO CREATE =
HIS SOUND=20
AND THAT SKILL AMPLY<BR> COMES ACROSS ON THIS ALBUM.=20
NICE.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> DJ FUSION - DOES FUSION - UNKNOWN - CD=20
(UNKNOWN)<BR> PRICEY, I KNOW. BUT ANYTHING THAT'S =
RELATED TO=20
THEO PARRISH AND<BR> IS BASICALLY A MIX CD IS GOING TO =
BE=20
EXPENSIVE. DJ FUSION MASHES<BR> UP A TRULY ECLECTIC =
SELECTION=20
OF HOUSE, DISCO AND OTHER ODDITIES<BR> INTO A FLOWING, =
FUN,=20
AND VERY FUNKY WHOLE. GOOD PARTY MUSIC.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> VARIOUS - WAVES - CRYDAMOURE - CD =
(CRYDACD001)<BR> =20
NICELY PUT TOGETHER MIX CD OF FUNKED UP HOUSE FROM THE DECKS=20
OF<BR> DAFT PUNK'SGUY-MANUEL. LE KNIGHT CLUB, DJ =
SNEAK, THE=20
ETERNALS<BR> AND MORE ALL FEATURE ON THIS COLLECTION =
OF TRACKS=20
FROM THE CRYDAMOURE<BR> LABEL. SOLID.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>New Releases (CD): Hip Hop</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> LEWIS PARKER - MASQUERADES & SILHOUETTES - MELANKOLIC - =
CD=20
(CDSADX4)<BR> EIGHT TRACK MINI ALBUM FROM THE, =
RIGHTLY,=20
ACCLAIMED PRODUCER,<BR> LEWIS PARKER. FEATURES A DEPTH =
AND=20
STYLE THAT SET HIM APART FROM<BR> OTHER HIP HOP =
ARTISTS.=20
SUPERB.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> SWOLLEN MEMBERS - BAD DREAMS INSTRUMENTALS - BATTLE AXE - CD =
(BAX1019CD)<BR> EXCELLENT INSTRUMENTAL VERSION OF =
INDIE OUTFIT=20
SWOLLEN MEMBER'S<BR> BAD DREAMS ALBUM. PRODUCTIONS =
COME FROM=20
THE ALCHEMIST, NUCLEUS,<BR> EVIDENCE, ROB THE VIKING =
AND JOEY=20
CHAVEZ. QUALITY HIP HOP SOUNDS.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Restocks (CD): Hip Hop</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> ALL NATURAL - SECOND NATURE - THRILL JOCKEY - CD=20
(THRILL099CD)<BR> INDIE HIP HOP SOUNDS FROM THE =
BRILLIANT ALL=20
NATURAL FEATURING<BR> A HOST OF STUNNING BEATS AND =
SAMPLES AND=20
COOL, LO-FI PRODUCTION.<BR> GUEST TURNS FROM LONE =
CATALYSTS,=20
J.U.I.C.E., SLUG AND MORE ENSURE<BR> A GREAT VARIETY =
OF=20
SOUNDS. A WICKED ALBUM.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> DJ SPINNA - COMPOSITIONS 2 - FEMALE FUN - CD=20
(FF02CD)<BR> SPINNA IS A DEEP OL' BOY. COMING IN A BIT =
PRICEY=20
I KNOW BUT IF<BR> QUALITY OF MUSIC IS ANYTHING TO GO =
BY THEN=20
IT'S WORTH EVERY PENNY.<BR> IF YOU LIKED THE FIRST =
VOLUME=20
(HARD TO FIND NOW, CAME OUT ABOUT<BR> 3 YEARS AGO) =
YOULL LOVE=20
THIS. DEEP DEEP FENDER LADEN BEATS TO<BR> CHILL YOU, =
BUT WITH=20
A HUGE DOSE OF THE ALL IMPORTANT FUNK. HIGHLY<BR> =20
RECOMMENDED!!!!!!!!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>New Releases (CD): Eclectic Beats</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> AIM - COLD WATER MUSIC - GRAND CENTRAL - CD=20
(GCCD105)<BR> DEEP, FUNKY, WELL PRODUCED SOUNDS FROM =
AIM THAT=20
MANAGES TO REMAIN<BR> ECLECTIC, YET FOCUSED. LOADS OF =
ELEMENTS=20
COLLIDE, SUCH AS JAZZ,<BR> BEATS, HIP HOP AND EVEN A =
MORE=20
SONGWRITER KIND OF STYLE. A NICE<BR> ALBUM TO STICK ON =
AND=20
CHILL TO.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> ALPHA OMEGA - JOURNEY TO THE 9TH LEVEL - REINFORCED - CD=20
(RIVETLPCD14)<BR> AAH. THIS IS WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT. =
COLIN=20
LINDO (AKA NUBIAN MINDZ)<BR> DELIVERS A STUNNINGLY =
EDGY,=20
MINIMAL, YET ROUGH AS HELL DRUM &<BR> BASS =
SELECTION.=20
TECHNICAL SOUNDS, WICKED BREAKS AND AN OVERALL<BR> =
DARK FEEL.=20
AWESOME STUFF AND A VINTAGE RELEASE.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> FREDDY FRESH - THE LAST TRUE FAMILY MAN - EYE Q - CD=20
(EYEUKCD017)<BR> AN OLDIE, BUT DEFNITELY A GOLDIE! =
COMING FROM=20
THE ERA WHEN EYE<BR> Q WERE TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE =
TRANCE=20
NICHE THAT THEY FOUND THEMSELVES<BR> STUCK IN, THIS IS =
FREDDY=20
FRESH AT HIS FUNKY FINEST WITH A KILLER<BR> SELECTION =
OF=20
ELECTRO / BREAKS MAYHEM WITH A HEALTHY DOSE OF HIP<BR> =
HOP=20
INFLUENCE (AND EVEN GUEST APPEARANCES FROM THE LIKES OF=20
THE<BR> FREESTYLERS AND GRANDMASTER FLASH). WELL WORTH =
HAVING=20
A LISTEN<BR> TO.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> JAMES HARDWAY - A POSITIVE SWEAT - RECORDINGS OF SUBSTANCE - =
CD=20
(HEMP28CDX)<BR> NICE BLEND OF SOUNDS FROM JAMES =
HARDWAY, AS=20
ALWAYS. WORLDY, ECLECTIC<BR> SOUNDS WITH A LIBERAL =
SPRINKLING=20
OF DRUM & BASS AND CLATTERY BREAKS<BR> TO LIVEN =
THINGS UP.=20
SOLID.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> MINA - KRYPTONITE - BUNGALOW - CD =
(BUNG059CD)<BR> =20
POPPY, BEATY, QUIRKY ELECTRONICS HERE FROM BUNGALOW. JUST=20
WHAT<BR> YOU'D EXPECT REALLY. CHECK.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>New Releases (CD): Guitar Based</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> AMERICAN ANALOG SET, THE - PROMISE OF LOVE - WE LOVE YOU - =
CD=20
(AMOURCD7)<BR> COMING ON WALL OF SOUND'S INDIE =
OFFSHOOT LABEL=20
IS THIS EIGHT TRACK<BR> ALBUM BY THE AMERICAN ANALOG =
SET. IT'S=20
A BIT TOO TWEE FOR MY TASTES<BR> AT TIMES, BUT HAS =
ENOUGH MEAT=20
GENERALLY TO APPEAL. PLUS, THE KEYBOARD<BR> BITS WORK =
QUITE=20
WELL WITH THE MORE ROCKY INDIE MOMENTS. CHECK.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> ATOMBOMBPOCKETKNIFE - ALPHA SOUNDS - SOUTHERN - CD=20
(SOUTHERN18573-2)<BR> I REMEMBER BEING IMPRESSED WITH =
THIS=20
ALBUM WHEN IT CAME OUT A<BR> FEW YEARS AGO AND, TO MY=20
SURPRISE, I STILL RATHER LIKE IT NOW.<BR> IT'S A =
CAREFUL BLEND=20
OF THRUNGY POST-PUNK WITH POST ROCK ELEMENTS<BR> ALL =
WORKING=20
TOGETHER IN HARMONY. LOTS OF ENERGY AND COOL ARRANGEMENTS.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> BOB HUND - 10 AR BAKAT & 100 AR FRAMAT - SILENCE - 2xCD=20
(SRSCD4760)<BR> DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT THIS SWEDISH =
BAND, BUT=20
THIS IS A THRUNGY<BR> OLD SELECTION OF ROCK AND PUNKY =
BITS AND=20
BOBS (!) THAT WERE SEEMINGLY<BR> RECORDED LIVE. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> DEARS, THE - NO CITIES LEFT - UNIVERSAL - CD=20
(MRCD6409)<BR> THE DEARS ARE CLEARLY A VERY TALENTED =
OUTFIT=20
AND THIS HAS THE<BR> RING OF A LABOUR OF LOVE ABOUT =
IT. TWELVE=20
TRACKS OF GUITAR BASED<BR> SOUNDS WITH A VAST RANGE OF =
INFLUENCES AND INSTRUMENTS THAT SOUNDS<BR> LIKE A =
CROSS=20
BETWEEN THRILL JOCKEY, SUB POP, SECRETLY CANADIAN<BR> =
AND=20
OTHER SUCH GUITAR BASED LABELS. BEAUTIFULY PRODUCED AND=20
WITH<BR> HEARTFELT VOCALS, YOU COULD DO A LOT WORSE =
THAN CHECK=20
THIS OUT.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> EASTERN LANE - SHADES OF BLACK - ROUGH TRADE - CD=20
(RTRADECD086)<BR> I MUST ADMIT THAT THIS ACTUALLY JUST =
SOUNDED=20
LIKE THE MANIC STREET<BR> PREACHERS TO ME, WHICH IS =
HARDLY A=20
VERY GOOD DESCRIPTION, BUT,<BR> THERE YOU GO. ROCKY =
INDIE WITH=20
A THRUNGY FEEL.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> HIDDEN CAMERAS, THE - BAN MARRIAGE - ROUGH TRADE - CD=20
(RTRADESCD075)<BR> ALL YOU SARAH AND ELEFANT FANS OUT =
THERE=20
(COME ON, I KNOW THERE'S<BR> A FEW OF YOU STILL IN THE =
CLOSET!) WILL LOVE THIS CD SINGLE FROM<BR> ROUGH =
TRADE'S=20
HIDDEN CAMERAS (I DON'T REMEMBER THEM SOUNDING =
THIS<BR> GOOD=20
BEFORE, ACTUALLY). I OWN SO MANY SINGLES LIKE THIS I'M=20
ALMOST<BR> AS ASHAMED AS I AM PROUD. IRRESISTABLY =
CUTE,=20
HEARTWARMING STUFF.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> JOHN CHANTLER - LOCKED IN HANDS - ROOM 40 - CD=20
(VOL4)<BR> AGAIN, THIS ISN'T STRICTLY A ROOM 40 =
RELEASE (MORE=20
A JOINT EFFORT<BR> WITH PIEHEAD) BUT ADMIRERS OF THE =
LABEL AND=20
ARTIST WILL CERTAINLY<BR> BE INTERESTED. THIS =
HOME-MADE CDR=20
(LIMITED TO A MERE 49 COPIES)<BR> IS THE MISSING JOHN =
CHANTLER=20
ALBUM - INTRICATE LIVE EXPERIMENTATION,<BR> USING=20
INSTRUMENTATION A LOT LESS ELECTRONIC THAN HIS OTHER=20
RELEASE<BR> BUT STILL RETAINING THAT ORGANIC AND =
MUSICAL=20
QUALITY. GOOD STUFF.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> ROYAL CITY - ALONE AT THE MICROPHONE - ROUGH TRADE - CD=20
(RTRADECD089)<BR> ROYAL CITY ARE ANOTHER BAND THAT =
SOUND QUITE=20
ALRIGHT, BUT DON'T<BR> DO A GREAT DEAL FOR ME. TWEE, =
CUTE-ISH=20
INDIE SOUNDS WITH FOLKY<BR> MOMENTS AND SLIGHTLY MORE =
ROCKY=20
BITS. IF YOU LIKE THE OTHER BANDS<BR> ON ROUGH TRADE, =
CHANCES=20
ARE YOU'LL LIKE THIS.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> TYDE, THE - TWICE - ROUGH TRADE - CD=20
(RTRADECD088)<BR> THE TYDE'S ALBUM CONTINUES ON FROM =
THE=20
SINGLES I'VE HEARD BY BEING<BR> A LIKEABLE, IF NOT =
SLIGHTLY=20
FOPPISH BAND THAT COME UP WITH CATCHY,<BR> FOLKY, =
INDIE-ROCKY=20
TUNES. NOT BAD AT ALL ACTUALLY.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Restocks (CD): Guitar Based</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> BARK PSYCHOSIS - REPLAY - 3RD STONE - CD=20
(STONE041CD)<BR> THIS CD COMPILES A MIXTURE OF THE =
EVER APTLY=20
NAMED BARK PSYCHOSIS'S<BR> BEST TRACKS (FROM CHEREE, =
CIRCA AND=20
3RD STONE) WITH SONGS RECORDED<BR> LIVE AT ST. JOHN'S =
CHURCH=20
IN LONDON, 1991 WHICH MUST HAVE BEEN<BR> A PRETTY =
INTENSE=20
EXPERIENCE BY ALL ACCOUNTS. AS THE SLEEVE NOTES<BR> =
QUITE=20
RIGHTLY POINT OUT, BANDS SUCH AS MOGWAI, GODSPEED YBE =
AND<BR> =20
TELSTAR PONIES OWE THEM QUITE A DEBT....</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>New Releases (CD): Funk / Jazz / Soul</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> ALBERT AYLER - SPIRITS REJOICE - ESP - CD=20
(ESP1020CD)<BR> ALBERT AYLER'S MUSIC ALWAYS TENDS TO =
BLOW ME=20
AWAY AND THIS FIVE<BR> TRACK COLLECTION IS NO =
EXCEPTION. DEEP,=20
DENSE, FREE, YET BEAUTIFULLY<BR> COHERENT JAZZ OF THE =
HIGHEST=20
ORDER. THE PLAYERS ARE MAGNIFICENT<BR> AND THIS IS =
DEFINITELY=20
WORTH CHECKING OUT.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> KEITH TIPPETT - LINUKEA - FMR - CD =
(FMRCD70)<BR> =20
KEITH TIPPETT AND HIS BAND OF MERRY PLAYERS GET DOWN TO SOME=20
SERIOUS<BR> IMPROVISATION HERE OVER THE TWO TRACKS. =
FREE AS=20
YOU COULD IMAGINE<BR> AND ALTERNATING BETWEEN DARK, =
AVANT=20
SOUNDS AND MOMENTS OF TRUE,<BR> GENUINE BEAUTY THIS IS =
AN=20
INCREDIBLY SATISFYING LISTEN ALL ROUND.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>New Releases (CD): Experimental</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> CHRISTIAN RENOU - ANEMONE TUBE TRANSFERENCE - AUF ABWEGEN - =
CD=20
(????)<BR> "NOT BY USING ARBITARY INSTRUCTIONS, BUT =
DELIBERATE=20
UTILIZATION<BR> OF A REPEATABLE PROCEDURE OF GEOMETRIC =
AND=20
THEREBY INITIAL FORMS<BR> OF INDIGENT ASSOCIATIVITY A =
NEW=20
AESTHETIC OBJECT IS CREATED. THIS<BR> ANALYTICAL AND=20
METHODOLOGICAL PROCEDURE IS AN EXPRESSION OF =
CONCRETION".<BR> =20
IT CONTINUES IN THIS MANNER FOR SOME TIME....</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> MARC BEHRENS - ANIMISTIC (FOR DONATELLA) - AUF ABWEGEN - CD=20
(AATP14)<BR> PACKAGED IN A DVD-STYLE CASE WITH SOME =
IMPRESSIVE=20
ARTWORK/INSERTS,<BR> THIS CD BEGINS WITH A SECTION OF =
BARELY=20
AUDIBLE STATIC. THE CANVAS<BR> SLOWLY EXPANDS WITH =
SOME=20
WAVE-TYPE SOUNDS, TONES, CLICKS AND OTHER<BR> EFFECTS. =
OVERALL, YOU'D HAVE TO SAY RASTER NOTON WAS THE =
MOST<BR> =20
OBVIOUS COMPARISON - THIS IS AN EXERCISE IN STARK MINIMALISM.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
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