[Smallfish-releases-text] Smallfish Release Mailout - 09/03/05
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Smallfish Release Mailout - 09/03/05
Easy there!
This weeks mailout follows and, as usual, there's a nice array of =
goodies for you to peruse.
Things to mention are the last few copies of the Cactus Island Residents =
Association 3" CD from Sense. This one is flying out (and for good =
reason - it's fabulous!) and bearing in mind there are only 100 copies =
of each release pressed, you'll need to get in pretty swiftly to secure =
yourself a copy.
The Minamo [Shining] and Shuttle358 [Chessa] CD's on 12k are nearly sold =
out as well. We should be getting more in a couple of weeks but if you =
want one now you'd be well advised to snaffle them pretty quickly.
Ok, that's that. Take good care.
Peace.
The Fish.
Smallfish Records | 329 Old Street | London | EC1V 9LE | +44 [0] 20 7739 =
2252 | www.smallfish.co.uk=20
New Releases (Vinyl): Electronica
CARIBOU (FORMERLY MANITOBA) - YETI - LEAF - 12" (DOCK43)
THIS MORE "OFFICIAL" EP FOLLOWS-ON FROM THAT LIMITED PROMO THINGY
A FEW WEEKS BACK. ME THINKS THAT WAS THE STRONGER TRACK, TO BE
HONEST, AND A SLIGHT CLANGER HAS BEEN DROPPED AT LEAF HQ IN TERMS
OF WHAT SINGLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN GIVEN HIGHER PRIORITY, BUT WHO
CARES WHAT I THINK? THIS IS STILL DECENT ENOUGH, BRINGING TO MIND
VINTAGE CAPITOL K. TRACK FOUR IS VERY STRONG, REALLY ON A PAR
WITH FOURTET. ACTUALLY, THIS IS EXCELLENT - IGNORE MY ILL-INFORMED
RANT ABOVE AND INVESTIGATE THE ARTIST WHO'LL BE FOREVER TARRED
WITH THE EPITHET "FORMERLY MANITOBA" AT THIS RATE.
CHATEAU FLIGHT - THE MEAL - VERSATILE - LP (VERLP013)
QUIRKY ALBUM OF MOSTLY BEATS / JAZZ ORIENTATED ELECTRONIC FUN.
LOTS OF DIFFERENT SOUNDS COME FROM THIS BASIS THOUGH AND YOU GET
ELEMENTS OF HIP HOP, ELECTRO, TECHNO, HOUSE AND EVEN ELECTRONICA
ALL MASHED UP TOGETHER TO PROVIDE SOMETHING THAT SOUNDS DECIDEDLY
FRENCH. GOOD FUN.
ELECTROMECA - BATTLING DOLL BEATS - PEACE OFF - 12" (POFFLTD09)
GRUMPY BEATS, NICE AN' RRRRRRRRRUFF BUT NOT A LOT ELSE, REALLY.
HARDLY WHAT YOU'D CALL MAKE OUT MUSIC, UNLESS YOUR IDEA OF MAKING
OUT IS GETTING RICHARD JAMES AND THE AUTECHRE BOYS IN YOUR BED
ON AN OFF DAY WHEN THEY CAN'T GET IT UP. IT'S ON PEACEOFF, AND
ON BUSY DAYS LIKE THIS THAT MIGHT BE AN IDEA.
ENDUSER - MASHED UP & BEAT DOWN - AD NOISEAM - LP (ADN45)
CRIPES! THIS IS A BEAST. SEVEN REMIXES OF ENDUSER TRACKS BY SOCIETY
SUCKERS, MOTHBOY, DOORMOUSE, TERMINAL 11, LINE47, XANOPTICON AND
ENDUSER HIMSELF. TO SAY THAT THIS IS A BLISTERING SET OF AGGRESSIVE
BREAKCORE AND GABBA MAYHEM IS UNDERSTATING IT SOMEWHAT! MASSIVE
STUFF. CHECK.
ENDUSER - BOLLYWOOD BREAKS - AD NOISEAM - 12" (ADN41)
IT HAD TO HAPPEN SOONER OR LATER, THAT IS BOLLYWOOD-STYLE MUSIC
GETTING THE MASH-UP KID 606 JUNGLIST NOISECORE TREATMENT. IF THAT
SOUNDS LIKE YOUR IDEA OF FUN, LOOK NO FURTHER.
GAUMEN - PATCHER, PANELS, BRASS - ESEL - LP (ESEL23)
THIS IS A GREAT ALBUM THAT'S FULL OF WONDERFULLY EXPERIMENTAL
ELECTRONICA ON A STRANGE, DOWNBEAT, LOW-KEY TIP. LOT'S OF =
INTERESTING
SOUND SOURCES AND MANIPULATIONS THAT CREATE A SURPRISINGLY TEXTURAL
FEEL. WELL WORTH A LISTEN IF YOU'RE INTO THE MORE OBSCURE SIDE
OF ELECTRONICS.
KARL MARX STADT - 2001-2004 - LUX NIGRA - LP (LNV32)
THIS COLLECTION OF SIX TRACKS RECORDED BETWEEN 2001 AND 2004 SEES
KARL MARX STADT COMBINING THE DISCIPLINES OF ELECTRONICA AND =
EXPERIMENTALISM
IN SURPRISINGLY BRUTAL WAY. I SAY SURPRISING, BUT ON PAST FORM
HIS UNIQUE TAKE ON BREAKBEAT DRIVEN SOUNDS IS VERY MUCH THE SOUND
HE HAS DEVELOPED. THE SOUND DEFINITELY MATURES OVER THE YEARS
AND SOME OF THE LATER TRACKS ARE DECIDEDLY EPIC IN NATURE. A =
FASCINATING
DOCUMENT OF THIS LITTLE KNOWN (OVER HERE, ANYWAY) ARTIST ON TOP
FORM.
KRUMBLE THE DISCOBREAKER - MY FUNNY DEAD CAT - DAMAGE - 12" (DAM12007)
YES, DAMAGE IS AN OFFSHOOT OF PEACEOFF, SO YOU'LL GET THE GENERAL
IDEA HERE. THREE ULTRA BANGING TRACKS OF GABBA / BREAKCORE MENTALISM
THAT'LL EITHER TWEAK YOUR BITS OR MAKE YOU RUN FOR THE HILLS.
DEVASTATING STUFF, MIND YOU.
LIONS & TIGERS - PURE & APPLIED EP - TRIAL & ERROR RECORDINGS - 12" =
(TNE003)
AN AMPERSAND-TASTIC FIVE-TRACK EP FROM THIS LABEL TO WATCH - I'M
GONNA START HYPING THEM UP AS THE NEW STATIC CARAVAN IF THE RELEASES
KEEP COMING AT THIS HIGH A QUALITY. SO NEARLY FOUND ITSELF IN
THE ELECTRONICA SECTION, DID THIS... IT HAS THE WARM FEEL OF LO-FI
FOLKTRONICA BUT THEY SOUND LIKE A BAND (OOOH, HERE'S A ROCKIER
TRACK AS IF TO PROVE IT). THE SORT OF RECORD THAT WOULD DO WELL
ON A LABEL LIKE TYPE OR MELODIC, PERHAPS, AND ONE THAT SHOULDN'T
BE OVERLOOKED IN A HURRY.
NOBODY FEAT. KURT HEASLEY - FANCY - MUSH - 7" (MH029)
THE PROSPECT OF KURT FROM THE LILYS MAKING AN APPEARANCE ON THIS
SINGLE DIDN'T EXACTLY FILL ME WITH CONFIDENCE (I WAS NEVER A FAN
OF THAT BAND) AND I'M WONDERING WHAT NOBODY ARE DOING ON MUSH
*BUT* AS IT TURNS OUT, THIS FOLLOWS ON PERFECTLY FROM THE CARIBOU
(FORMERLY MANITOBA, LEST WE FORGET) EP WHAT I JUST PLAYED. LOVELY,
MELLOW, SWIRLY, PSYCHE-TRONICA WITH A PARTICULARLY LUSH INSTRUMENTAL
REPRISE ON THE B-SIDE. DEFINITELY RECOMMENDED, A MOST PLEASANT
SURPRISE.
ORB - AUBREY MIXES/THE ULTRAWORLD EXCURSIONS - BIG LIFE - 12" =
(BLRLP14)
ORB - ASSASSIN - BIG LIFE - 12" (BLRT81)
ORB - THE ORB'S ADVENTURES BEYOND THE ULTRAWORLD - BIG LIFE - 2xLP =
(BLRDLP5)
P:ANO - HEAVENS - TOMLAB - 7" (TOME44)
"NO. E" IN THIS ONGOING SERIES OF TOMLAB SEVENS. ALL SORTS GOING
ON HERE - INFLUENCES MIGHT RANGE FROM TARWATER TO THE BEACH BOYS
TO THE FLAMING LIPS TO ALL-MANNER OF NEW FOLK HEROES. A REAL CURIO
BUT DEFINITELY ON A PAR WITH THE OTHERS IN THIS SET.
RADIQ - GRAFFITI & RUDE BOY '67 - LOGISTICS - LP (LOG41LP)
RADIQ IS A PSEUDONYM FOR PROGRESSIVE FORM'S YOSHIHIRO HANNO AND
WITH THIS ALBUM HE HAS CRAFTED SOMETHING WHICH IS OUT OF CHARACTER
FOR LOGISTICS AND WILL GENUINELLY SURPRISE A LOT OF PEOPLE. LICENSED
FROM PROGRESSIVE FORM FOR EUROPE, THE ALBUM IS A NINE TRACK SLICE
OF VARIED AND DEEPLY ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRONICA PAR EXCELLENCE. HE
USES REFERENCES AS WIDE RANGING AS DUB, HIP HOP, JAZZ, ELECTRONICA,
TECHNO AND GLITCH AND THE COMBINATION OF THESE PARTS IS POTENT
TO SAY THE LEAST. AT TIMES IT HAS AN ALMOST JEN JELINEK-ESQUE,
FARBEN FEEL WHILST AT OTHERS IT COULD ALMOST BE A MUTANT RHYTHM
& SOUND RECORD. THE BEATS ARE INCREDIBLY FRESH AND THE SOUNDS
ARE BEAUTIFULLY MANIPULATED IN SUCH A WAY AS TO HAVE A REAL WARMTH
AND DEPTH. A GORGEOUS ALBUM AND A REAL TOUR DE FORCE FOR BOTH
YOSHIHIRO HANNO AND LOGISTICS. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
RHYTHM & SOUND - SEE MI YAH - BURIAL MIX - LP (BMLP-4)
THIS IS THE LP VERSION OF THE VERY LIMITED 7X7" SET THAT RECENTLY
CAME OUT. IT STILL HAS THE SAME ULTRA DEEP FEEL WITH A SELECTION
OF THE FINEST ROOTS VOCALISTS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, SUGAR
MINOTT, RAS DONOVAN, PAUL ST. HILAIRE, WILLI WILLIAMS AND JAH
COTTON. STUNNING BERLIN STYLE ELECTRONIC DUB WITH THE INSTRUMENTAL
VERISON OF 'SEE MI YAH' INCLUDED AS WELL. AS ESSENTIAL AS ANYTHING
ELSE FROM RHYTHM & SOUND.
SHADOW HUNTAZ - DJ SCREAMS MEDIC - PLUG RESEARCH - 12" (PR16)
DARK DEEP HIP HOP WITH SOME WONDERFUL STATIC FILLED ELECTRONIC
BEATS. I THINK THIS IS THEIR FIRST RELEASE FROM 1998. SUPERB STUFF
AND PRETTY TOUGH TO FIND TO BOOT.....
SICKBOY - MORBID MONSTER BREAKS - PEACEOFF - 12" (POFFLTD10)
WHAT WITH SICKBOY'S LAST ALBUM BEING A SPLIT RELEASE VIA MIREX
/ TIGERBEAT, YOU KNOW YOU'RE NOT IN FOR AN EASY RIDE. CUT 'N'
PASTE, SLAP 'N' DASH, HIT 'N' RUN LUNACY WITH RABID JUNGLIST BEATS
AND MASH UP INNA DA AREA AN' TING. TOTALLY MENTAL! GABBA GABBA
HEY!
SQUAREPUSHER VS - VARIOUS - ROCK BOTTOM - 12" (RBR005)
4 CUTS OF HYPER CHOPPED AND CLIPPED DRUM N' BASS MENTALISM FROM
THE MAN WHO TO MY MIND ORIGINATED THIS SOUND. IF YOU CAN FIND
IT, GRAB YOURSELF A COPY OF ALROY ROAD TRACKS BY "THE DUKE OF
HARINGAY" (A PSEUDONYM FOR TOM JENKINSON) ON SPYMANIA FROM 1995.
THEN YOULL SEE WHERE THIS SOUND COMES FROM......
SUBTITLE - YOUNG DANGEROUS HEART - GOLD STANDARD LABORATORIES - 12" =
(GSL97)
THEM PUREST ART HOUSE HIP HOP HERE, ESPECIALLY ON THE THAVIUS
BECK PRODUCED CUT. JUST A FAINT DISTRORTED BEAT THAT IS BARELY
AUDIBLE. OFF THE WALL......
Restocks (Vinyl): Electronica
DIGITONAL - 23 THINGS FALL APART - TOYTRONIC - LP (TOY13LP)
MAJESTIC STUFF FROM TOYTRONIC. A SIX TRACK ALBUM ON GREY (AND,
OF COURSE, LIMITED) VINYL. THESE GUYS HAVE A UNIQUE SOUND THANKS
TO THEIR VIOLIN PLAYER. TAKING A FAIRLY STRAIGHTFORWARD APPROACH
TO THE ELECTRONIC SOUNDS, THERE IS ACRES OF MELODY, CUTESY BEATS
AND PROGRAMMING. THAT VIOLIN THOUGH! MY WORD, IT'S ATMOSPHERIC
AND USING DIGITAL PROCESSING, IT DELIVERS AN INCREDIBLE RANGE
OF WARM, BEAUTIFUL AND CHALLENGING SOUNDS. BRILLIANT AND HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED.
JOHN B & EXILE - BROKEN LANGUAGE - PLANET MU - 12" (ZIQ113)
WHERE THE HELL DID THIS COME FROM?!!?!? THIS IS AN ABSOLUTE BEAST
OF A RECORD, THE BEST NEW DRUM 'N' BASS TUNE I'VE HEARD IN YEARS,
THE BEST PLANET MU RELEASE IN AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER! EXILE
DOES WONDERFUL THINGS TO JOHN B'S TITLE TRACK - CHOPS IT UP A
BIT BUT RETAINS THAT TRUE D&B FLAVA. ABSOLUTELY WICKED. THE B-SIDE
(AN EXILE ORIGINAL) IS A BIT MORE RAVE-Y/GABBA-Y BUT THINK ALONG
THE LINES OF THE JEGA/KID SPATULA SPLIT 12" ON PLANET MU SEVERAL
YEARS AGO. SH*TMAT? SH*T, MATE - THIS IS THE REAL DEAL. GOT ANY
DRUM 'N' BASS, MATE?
KHONNOR - HANDWRITING - TYPE - LP (TYPE003LP)
THIS RELEASE IS STRANGELY UNTYPICAL OF TYPE, YET, IT'S STILL A
WONDERFULLY PUT TOGETHER SLICE OF ELECTRONICALLY MANIPULATED GUITAR
MUSIC. KHONNOR IS SOMETHING OF A PRODIGY, I GATHER, AND THE EASE
WITH WHICH HE'S PUT TOGETHER A BEAUTIFUL PIECE OF WORK LIKE THIS
ENSURES WE'LL BE HEARING BIG THINGS ABOUT HIM IN THE FUTURE. THE
TRACKS REFERENCE EVERYTHING FROM MY BLOODY VALENTINE AND SARAH
RECORDS, THROUGH TO CONTEMPORARY ELECTRONICA AND MINIMAL, GLITCH
BASED SOUNDS. VOCALLY, IT'S LOVELY AND HIS LYRICS ARE ASTUTE,
FULL OF ANGST AND YET VERY MATURE. I WOULD URGE YOU TO CHECK THIS
OUT AND JOIN IN THE FUN. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
New Releases (Vinyl): Techno / Electro
ANTTI RANNISTO - ROTATE - AUDIO NL - 12" (AUDIO.NL028)
COULD THIS BE THE WELCOME RETURN OF ULTRA-MINIMAL TECHNO CLUB
TRACKS? IT WOULD SEEM THAT WAY! THIS FINNISH ARTIST HAS DELIVERED
FOUR TIGHT AS HELL GROOVES WITH A TOTALLY STRIPPED DOWN, SAHKO
/ DUM-ESQUE QUALITY TO THEM. ALMOST EXPERIMENTAL BUT WITH A RAW,
DRY GROOVE THAT MAKES THEM PERFECT FOR CLUB PLAY. AN ABSOLUTELY
ESSENTIAL EP FOR FANS OF MINIMALISM. CLASS.
CUSTOMERS, THE - FURIOUS - EMD - 12" (EMD017)
THIS, I PRESUME , IS A LITTLE BONUS FOR THOSE WHO BOUGHT THE CD
ALBUM BY THE CUSTOMERS. IT'S A PERKY SOUND THAT'S FULL OF COLOGNE
/ BERLIN STYLE SYNTHY TECHNO GROOVES WITH A SPONGY, ELESATIC FEEL
TO THE BASSLINES. THE FLISIDE HAS ONE NICE BEATLESS AMBIENT TRACK
TO CREATE A VARIED FEEL.
DONATO DOZZY - DESTINATION: ESKIMO EP - ELETTRONICA ROMANA - 12" =
(E.R.003)
MORE GOODNESS FROM THIS ITALIAN OUTFIT. TWO DEEP AND GROOVING
TECH TRACKS WITH HEEAVILY ELECTRO INSPIRED ELEMENTS AND ALSO A
SMATTERING OF HOUSE. BASICALLY TWO SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT VERSIONS
OF THE SAME TUNE BUT WITH A DUBBED OUT FEEL ON THE B-SIDE. THIS
IS REALLY STRONG STUFF AND DESERVES YOUR ATTENTION IF YOU'RE INTO
THE KOMPAKT SOUND. RECOMMENDED.
MODEL, THE - ROBOTIKO - TRAUM - 12" (TRAUMV57)
INTRIGUING RELEASE FROM TRAUM, MAINLY BECAUSE IT'S NOT ACTUALLY
THAT TRAUM-LIKE IN IT'S STYLE. THE MODEL IS A HITLY TIPPED NEW
PRODUCER WHO DELIVERS A STRANGELY ELECTRO BASED FEEL WITH A RETRO,
SYNTHY FEEL, BUT MANAGES TO LOCK IT INTO A COLOGNE STYLE GROOVE
AT THE SAME TIME. A SMIDGE OF VOCALS PLUS THREE DISTINCTLY DIFFERENT
VERSIONS MAKE THIS A REALLY SOLID EP FOR FANS OF TRAUM AND KOMPAKT.
MONOBLOCK B - CONTROL - 7B RECORDS - LP (7B05)
STORMING SELECTION OF PURE ELECTRO BASED SYNTH POP MAYHEM HERE
FROM MONOBLOCK B. KEEPING IT REAL WITH A SELECTION OF EXTREMELY
OLD SCHOOL SOUNDS AND PUMPING ELECTRO AND TECHNO BEATS, THIS IS
ONE MINI ALBUM THAT'S GOING TO BE HEARD ON QUITE A FEW DANCEFLOORS,
I'LL WARRANT! CHECK.
QUESH - CANDY GIRL - TELEVISION - 12" (TELE-019)
TWO PRETTY CHEESY AND COMMERCIAL TRACKS FROM QUESH WHICH HAVE
A SYNTHED UP, PUMPING EURO TECHNO SOUND AND OF COURSE A VOCAL
LINE THAT WILL EITHER SCARE YOU AWAY OR MAKE YOU DANCE ABOUT LIKE
A LOONEY. CHECK.
TOMAS ANDERSON - FESTIVITIES - B PITCH CONTROL - 12" (BPC100)
B PITCH 100 SHOULDN'T DISAPPOINT ANYONE. QUIRKY, FUNKY, UPBEAT,
ROBOTIC ELECTRO/TECHNO WITH A DISTINCTLY RETRO / FUTURISTIC (?!)
FEEL. SOME GREAT SYNTH / OLD SCHOOL RIFFS AND EFFECTS GOING ON,
TOO. THE B-SIDES ARE SLIGHTLY HARDER, WITH STOMPY BEATS CREATING
A MORE RELENTLESS (?!?!??!?!?) SOUND. YES, I KNOW, THIS ISN'T
THE BEST DESCRIPTION BUT IT'S ABOUT ALL I'M CAPABLE OF!
WESSLING & SCHROM / FRANK MARTINIQ - TUNING#02 - BOXER SPORT - 12" =
(BOXER024)
TWO VERY ACCESSIBLE REMIXES HERE OF TRACKS BY WESSLING & SCHROM
PLUS FRANK MARTINIQ. M.A.N.D.Y. TURN IN A VERSION THAT WILL ROCK
ANY DANCEFLOOR WITH IT'S DIRTY, GROOVY BASS SOUND AND HYPNOTIC
BEATS WHILST FRANKS MIS OF HIS OWN 'ADRIANO' TRACK IS AS SOLID
AND FUNKY AS YOU'D EXPECT. WINNING MATERIAL AS EVER FROM BOXER.
Restocks (Vinyl): Techno / Electro
ALTER EGO - TRANSPHORMER - KLANG - 3xLP (KLANG85)
HERE IT IS THEN. THE HOTLY TOUTED ALTER EGO ALBUM IS A PURE =
DANCEFLOOR
FRENZY OF BLISTERING TECHNO GROOVES THE LIKE OF WHICH I'VE NOT
HEARD FOR SOME TIME. NO CONCESSIONS TO ANYTHING BUT MAKING YOU
MOVE WITH A SELECTION OF MONSTROUS CLUB TRACKS THAT SHOULD BE
SMASHING IT ALL OVER THE PLACE IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE. QUITE
SIMPLY A MASSIVE ALBUM. RECOMMENDED.
BORUT MARGON - ORONICA - RESOPAL - 12" (RSP020)
QUITE UP FOR IT, THIS NEW RESOPAL - ALMOST TRIBAL LIGHT, IN FACT
(CERTAINLY THE A-SIDE IS, THE B-SIDES ARE MORE STRAIGHT UP, ONE
BEING VERY DISCO INSPIRED, THE OTHER OF A MORE TRAPEZ / TRAUM
BENT). YOUR RESOPAL WHO'S FUN TO BE WITH (SORRY, HITCH-HIKERS'
FANS, THAT WAS V. POOR).
DENIS KARIMANI - WAR ES NICHT - DIALREC - 12" (DIALREC22)
DENIS KARIMANI AKA REMUTE, DELIVERS ONE OF THE MOST DANCEFLOOR
TRACKS EVER ON DIALREC. A GROOVING, SHUFFLING TRACK THAT BUILDS
AND GROWS BUT MANAGES TO RETAIN ALL THE MELODIC SUBTLETIES OF
A TYPICAL DIALREC RELEASE. THE B-SIDE'S TWO TRACKS ARE MUCH MORE
IN LINE WITH THE SOUND OF THE LABEL AND COULD ALMOST BE MISTAKEN
FOR LAWRENCE'S OWN WORK WITH THEIR GORGEOUS TOUCHES OF MELODY,
UNUSUAL BASSLINES AND WICKED 4/4 BEATS. AN EXCELLENT RELEASE THAT'S
RECOMMENDED.
G-MAN - GRAPHITE - DEFRAG SOUND PROCESSING - 12" (DFRG_07)
GEZ VARLEY GETS A WHOLE EP TO HIMSELF HERE ON DEFRAG AND IT'S
A SEETHING SELECTION OF MINIMALISTIC TRACKS. MUCH TOUGHER THAN
THE OTHER RELEASES SO FAR AND WITH A MORE CLASSIC, LOOPED UP TECHNO
STYLE WITH DEEP, STABBY CHORDS THAT'S BOUND TO APPEAL TO THOSE
WHO PLAY OUT. ROCK SOLID GEAR.
ICHINCHILLA - DEATH PUNK ELECTRO - ICHINCHILLA - 12" (ICHI2)
SECOND RELEASE FROM INCHINCHILLA COMES ON A HEAVYWEIGHT SLAB OF
GREEN VINYL. LURID? MOST CERTAINLY. A BIT LIKE TH MUSIC CONTAINED
ON IT. THERE'S A DEFINITE TONGUE IN CHEEK FEEL TO THE PERKY POP
PUNK ELECTRO ON OFFER HERE AND IT HAS AN AUTHENTICALLY OLD SCHOOL
FEEL PRODUCTION WISE. VERY ENJOYABLE. THE FLIP HAS ANOTHER QUIRKY
ELECTRO TRACK PLUS A GREAT REMIX FROM LES VOLEURS WHICH HAS A
MINIMALISTIC, CLUBBED OUT BROKEN BEAT ELECTRO FEEL. A DECENT RELEASE
FOR THIS SELF FINANCED LABEL. PROPS.
JESSE SOMFAY - THE NECTAR OF MY LOVE - TRAUM - 12" (TRAUMV55)
CRACKING FRIST RELEASE FOR 2005 FROM TRAUM IN THE GUISE OF A THREE
TRACK EP FROM JESSE SOMFAY. HE BLENDS THE DREAMIER, MORE OLD SCHOOL
TRAUM SOUND WITH A FUNKY, SYNTHY, TECHNICAL FEEL THAT'LL GET PEOPLE
JIGGING ABOUT WITH EASE. LUSH SOUNDS, INCREDIBLY TIGHT PRODUCTION
AND ROLLING BEATS... CLASSIC TRAUM. RECOMMENDED.
M OF M - SPEICHER 27 - KOMPAKT EXTRA - 12" (KOMEX27)
ONE OF THE BIGGEST SPEICHER RELEASES SO FAR FROM THIS MYSTERY
GERMAN ARTIST. NOWHERE NEAR AS BRUTAL AS SOME OF THE OTHER RELEASES
AND WITH A VERY HYPNOTIC, ALMOST LAID BACK TECHNO FEEL. THIS ONE
IS GOING TO BE MASSIVE EVERYWHERE, SO I ADVISE YOU TO GET IN THERE
NOW!
MIKE INK / BURGER INDUSTRIES - SPEICHER 16 - KOMPAKT EXTRA - 12" =
(KOMEX16)
ALWAYS A MIXED BAG OF TUNES ON THE HARDER, FRISKIER KOMPAKT EXTRA
SERIES. THIS COMES WITH A HEAVY TRANCE TECHNO ASSAULT FROM MIKE
INK WHICH DOES EXACTLY WHAT YOU'D EXPECT IT TO DO. THE REAL SURPRISE
IS THE ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT ACID HOUSE TRACK ON THE FLIP FROM
COLOGNE STALWART JOERG BURGER. FULLY A MOST EXCELLENT TRACK AND
A GREAT EXAMPLE OF PROPER OLD SCHOOL ACID. VERY, VERY GOOD INDEED.
ROD MODELL - SACRED GEOMETRY EP - ECHOCORD - 12" (ECHOCORD09)
THE DEEPEST OF THE DEEP COMES RIGHT BACK AT YOU WITH ANOTHER =
STUNNING
FOUR TRACK EP FOR MIKKEL METAL'S INDOMITABLE ECHOCORD IMPRINT.
ONE TIME DEEPCHORD MAN ROD MODELL DELIVERS TRACKS THAT HIT THE
PERFECT BALANCE BETWEEN BERLIN AND DETROIT WITH A DUB HEAVY, REVERB
LACED TECHNO SOUND THAT'S LIABLE TO CHILL YOU OUT, BUT JUST AS
LIKELY TO MAKE YOU NOD YOUR HEAD IN A GROOVING FASHION. ABSOLUTELY
BRILLIANT.
SUPERPITCHER - HAPPINESS REMIXES - KOMPAKT - 12" (KOM103)
SUPER-FINE REMIX SELECTION OF THIS TRACK FROM THE SLIGHTLY INDERRAED
ALBUM (IN MY OPINION ANYWAY). LAWRENCE TURNS IN THE WINNER FOR
ME WITH ALL OF HIS SIGNATURE WARMTH, DEPTH AND ACRES OF FUNKY
COLOGNE STYLE SHENANIGANS. THAT'S NOT TO SAY THAT MICHAEL MAYER'S
MIX IS NOT AS GOOD, IT'S JUST DIFFERENT AND HAS A SLIGHTLY TOUGHER,
EURO EDGE. A WICKED 12" FROM ONE OF THE MOST CONSISTENT LABELS
AROUND.
SYCLOPS (MAURICE FULTON) - MOM THE VIDEO BROKE - TIRK - 12" (TIRK005)
PRETTY MUCH IN THE MU VEIN, THIS IS ONCE AGAIN AN ABSOLUTE =
KILLER-PRODUCTION
BY THE MASTER FULTON. CHEEKY AND PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES OF DRUNKEN
BEATS LAYERED WITH TRADEMARK ANALOGUE SYNTH STABS...AND THAT IS
JUST THE A-SIDE. THE FLIP SEES HIM RETURN IN A MORE SOULFUL AND
STRINGY ARRANGMENT, WITH NICE OFFBEATS, BUT STILL NOT BEING ABLE
TO LEAVE THOSE FAT BASS STABS OUT.! TOP RECORD!
New Releases (Vinyl): US Techno / Electro
[A]PENDICS.SHUFFLE - SEE SAW SOUP / CREAMER - ORAC - 12" (ORAC12)
[A]PENDICS.SHUFFLE IS VERY RAPIDLY TURNING INTO A VERY FRESH AND
EXTREMELY CONSISTENT ARTIST AND WITH THIS RELEASE HE FURTHER CEMENTS
HIS REPUTATION FOR GROOVING, SLIGHTLY BROKEN SOUNDING TECHNO TRACKS
WITH A SUTEKH / AKUFEN-ESQUE FEEL (THAT'S NOT TO SAY HE DOESN'T
HAVE HIS OWN SOUND OF COURSE). THIS ONE'S ACTUALLY A BIT MORE
TRACKY AND STRAIGHT, BUT IT REALLY SUITS THE STYLE AND GIVES IT
A VERY APPEALING CLUB FLAVA. TOP STUFF THAT COMES RECOMMENDED.
EGYPTIAN LOVER - PARTY - EGYPTIAN EMPIRE - 12" (DMSR2221)
IS THIS NEW. IS THIS OLD. DO WE CARE. ITS GOOD AND THATS WHAT
MATTERS. A DARKISH TUNE THAT REALLY ROCKS. ITS THE FLIP THAT IS
DOING IT IN TRUTH. "PARTY" IS SUPERB. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.....
FIX - SHAFTISM / KILLMODE - ELECTRO FUNK - 12" (EF-2014)
ELECTRO FUNKING, GHETTO ELECTRO SOUNDS WITH A MORE MATURE FEEL
THAT SOME OF THE REALLY SILLY STUFF. THE MAIN TRACK IS QUITE FILMIC
AND HAS REALLY A STRONG SET INTRO FEEL WITH A DEEP, GROWLING
BASSLINE AND SURPRISINGLY SUBTLE STRINGS. LUCKILY, THERE'S A KICKING
BEAT AS WELL! THE FLIP HAS A MORE STRAIGHT-UP FEEL WITH A DANCEFLOOR
KILLER SOUND. SOLID STUFF FROM THIS WELL RESPECTED DETROIT LABEL.
I.F.F. - THEME - ROBB AUDIO - 12" (RA003)
THIS IS EXCELLENT! I.F.F. DELIVER THREE ATMOSPHERIC TECHNO / HOUSE
CUTS THAT HAVE A REALLY STRONG DETROIT FEEL, I.E. LUSH CHORDS
AND PUMPING RHYTHMS, WITH A NICE SENSE OF OFF-KILTER MELODY. THE
THIRD TRACK IS PARTICULARLY EXCELLENT WITH A HALF SPEED RHYTHM
TO BEGIN WITH AND VERY CARL CRAIG-ESQUE STRINGS WHICH SOON TURNS
INTO A SUBTLY GROOVING TRACK. SUPERB STUFF.
MARTIANS - LAST STAND / SUNCHASER - RED PLANET - 7" (RP713)
A NICXE LITTLE PERCUSSIVE NUMBER FROM THE RED PLANET PEOPLE WHICH
ENDS WITH SOME GREAT STRINGS. THEY LOVE A 7" DOWN DETROIT WAY'
EM DO. NICE ELECTRO CUT ON THE FLIP......
SEAN BYRD - ON NOW EP - INTRINSIC DESIGN - 12" (ID016)
SEAN BYRD IS A RELATIVELY NEW NAM TO ME BUT ON THE STRENGTH OF
HIS LAST TWO EP'S HE'S DEFINITELY GOING TO BE SOMEONE TO WATCH.
THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST RELEASES SO FAR ON INTRINSIC DESIGN AS
IT HAS A DEEPER FEEL AND A REALLY ATMOSPHERIC, MID-PACED TECHNO
/ HOUSE FEEL. THEE GOOD THING ABOUT IT IS THE FACT THAT HE'S MANAGED
TO STICK IN SOME SURPRISINGLY CRUNCHY CHORD SOUNDS A LA ELECTRONICA.
A SUPEERB RELEASE. RECOMMENDED.
SILICON SCALLY - DARK MATTERS - SATAMILE - 2xLP (SAT025)
THIS IS AN EXCELLENT ALBUM. SOME PEOPLE WILL NO DOUBT COMPLAIN
THAT IT'S NOT AS BANGING AS THE OTHER SATAMKILE RELEASES, BUT
THAT'S TO COMPLETELY MISS THE POINT. YOU GET EIGHT TRACKS OF =
WONDERFULLY
CRISP ELECTRO THAT IS VARIED, STRONG, VERY, VERY ATMOSPHERIC AND
GENERALLY JUST BRILLIANT. GIVE IT A LISTEN AND I'M SURE YOU'LL
BE IMPRESSED WITH IT. RECOMMENDED.
UNDERGROUND RESISTANCE - MA YA YA / SWAMP THING - UNDERGROUND =
RESISTANCE - 12" (UR-055)
I'M NOT GOING TO GO TOO MUCH INTO DEPTH ON THIS ONE. IT'S U.R.
RECORD WITH SOME OF THE TRADEMARK SOUNDS BUT OVERALL IT HAS A
MORE ELECTRO-ISH FEL (PARTICULARLY THE B-SIDE) AND THE A-SIDE
FEELS LIKE IT'S ALMOST SUPPOSED TO BE A FUNK TRACK. HAVE A LISTEN
AND SEE WHAT YOU THINK.
VARIOUS - VARIOUS VILLAINS 2 - GOTHAM GROOVES - 12" (GGR008)
SOLID FOUR TRACKER FROM THIS NEW YORK LABEL THAT TAKES TWO DIFFERENT
APPROACHES TO THE TECHNO SOUND. THE A-SIDE HAS TWO CUTS FROM AGENT
ORANGE AND ALEEK BIOTIC WHICH ARE ROUGH, TOUGH AND TRIBAL AND
WILL SLAM IT ON ANY FLOOR. THE FLIPSIDE HAS TRACKS BY ADAM JAY
AND NOAH PRED AND HAS MUCH MORE MELODIC, STABBY, ALMOST HOUSEY
VIBE. EXCELLENT.
Restocks (Vinyl): US Techno / Electro
BLOTNIK BROTHERS - MUSEFUL REVOLUTION EP - SATAMILE - 12" (SAT023)
SATAMILE IS A BIG AND PHAT ELECTRO MACHINE WHICH KEEPS ON TURNING
OUT POSSIBLY THE MOST ESSENTIAL RELEASES IN THIS GENRE. BLOTNIK
BROTHER'S SECOND EP FOR SATAMILE IS A STEAMING MOUND OF KILLER
CLUB SOUNDS WITH MASSIVE, MASSIVE BASSLINES AND STUPENDOUS BEATS
THAT ARE IRRESISTABLY TOOTHSOME. COUPLE THIS WITH SOME DARK AND
ATMOSPHERIC SOUNDS AND YOU'VE GOT YET ANOTHER MONSTER ON YOUR
HANDS. LONG MAY IT CONTINUE!
BYTECON - R.A.T. EP - SATAMILE - 12" (SAT024)
ONCE AGAIN, SATAMILE DELIVER A SEETHING MASS OF HARDCORE ELECTRO
WITH MORE BOUNCE AND BASS TO THE OUNCE THAN PRETTY MUCH ANY OTHER
LABEL. DARK AS HELL, BANGING IN THE BEATS DEPARTMENT, ROUGH AND
READY WITH IT'S SOUNDS... THE BYTECON EP IS A KILLER AND YOU'D
BE VERY FOOLISH INDEED NOT TO CHECK IT OUT. ESSENTIAL!
CARL CRAIG - JUST ANOTHER DAY - PLANET E - 12" (PE65277)
4 DEEP CUTS HERE FROM MR CRAIG. ONLY ONE IS A MORE RHYTHMIC "TECHNO"
CUT, THE OTHER 3 ARE MUCH MORE AMBIENT WORKOUTS. A REAL RETURN
TO FORM IT HAS TO BE SAID, HIGHLY RECOMMNDED......
DJ BONE - MODERN MELODIES - SUBJECTDETROIT - 12" (SUB010)
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT! DJ BONE HAS JUST GOT IT SPOT ON WITH THIS
ONE. TWO TRACKS OF PURE, DEEP, YET PACEY AND FUNKY DETROIT TECHNO
OF THE HIGHEST CALIBRE. SIMPLE, TRACKY, ROCKING STUFF WHICH WILL
REALLY COME INTO IT'S OWN IN THE CLUB. THE B-SIDE TRACK PARTICULARLY
WHEN THE CHORDS COME IN HALF WAY THROUGH... JUST BRILLIANT STUFF.
RECOMMENDED.
JOHN BELTRAN - LIGHT ON LAND - SAMURAI RECORDS - 12" (SR001)
THIS COMES TO US ON JOHN'S OWN SAMURAI LABEL AND, BOY, IT'S A
KILLER! THREE TRACKS OF VINTAGE DETROIT TECHNO WITH ALL TH LUSH
CHORDS, TOUCHES OF MELODY AND AUTHENTIC, CLATTERY PERCUSSION YOU
COULD WANT. THIS IS FAR AND AWAY THE BEST THING HE'S DONE FOR
AGES AND YOU SERIOUSLY DON'T WANT TO MISS OUT ON THIS. PURE CLASS.
RECOMMENDED.
MATHEW JONSON - MARIONETTE - WAGON REPAIR - 12" (WAG-002)
SECOND RELEASE ON MATHEW'S OWN WAGON REPAIR LABEL. VERY MUCH HAS
THE SOUND THAT HE'S BEEN CULTIVATING WITH A MINIMAL, DETROIT-ESQUE
FEEL THAT BUILDS AND BUILDS OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. LUSH SOUNDS
AND AN ELECTROID FLAVA MIXED WITH 4/4 BEATS ENSURE THIS IS GOING
TO SLAM IT ON THE DANCEFLOOR. IN MY HUMBLE OPINION. ONE OF HIS
BEST. ROCKING.
RIP OFF ARTIST, THE - BABY DADDY (AKUFEN REMIX) - TORA TORA TORA - 12" =
(TTT10)
KILLER SINGLE FROM MATT HAINES WHICH HAS A DELIBERATELY QUIRKY
AND OFF-KILTER FEEL. MASHED UP BEATS BUT WITH ENOUGH FUNK TO CARRY
IT PLUS THE EVER PRESENT AKUFEN VERSION LOOMING OVER EVERYTHING.
HE TURNS IN A CRACKING SLOW TO MID-TEMPO MIX WITH HIS CUSTOMARY
CUTTING UP SKILLS IN FULL EFFECT. BRILLIANT STUFF.
SAM MCQUEEN - SEPHORIA EP - SAMURAI RECORDS - 12" (SR002)
SAM MCQUEEN PROVIDES THE SECOND RELEASE FOR JOHN BELTRAN'S SAMURAI
IMPRINT AND I'M PLEASED TO REPORT THAT THIS EP ABSOLUTELY CAPTURES
THE SPIRIT OF ELEMENTS ERA CARL CRAIG STYLE DETROIT. HE'S GOT
THE SOUND ABSOLUTELY SPOT ON WITH LOVELY CHORDS AND A SEMI-BEATLESS
FEEL THAT MAKES A REFRESHING CHANGE. DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT
THOUGH... JUST CHECK IT OUT AND YOU'LL SEE JUST HOW GOOD THIS
IS. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
New Releases (Vinyl): House
AGENT K - RIDEWAY / GETAWAY - GIANT STEP - 12" (GSTP7037)
SITTING SOMEWHERE BETWEEN BLAND HOUSE, UNINSPIRED BROKEN BEAT
AND SOME OTHER STUFF. THIS IS NOT FOR ME, HENCE THE POOR =
DESCRIPTION.......
NAOMI DANIEL - STARS / FEEL THE FIRE (DEEP DISH BURNING REMIX) - =
PLANET E - 12" (PE65279)
TWO LEGENDARY HOUSE CLASSICS FROM NAOMI DANIEL THAT WERE BOTH
WRITTEN BY CARL CRAIG. DEEP, SWEET, VOCAL LED TRACKS WITH LOADS
OF SOUL AND LOADS OF FUNK. THE DEEP DISH MIX OF 'FEEL THE FIRE'
IS A BONA FIDE GEM OF EIPC PROPORTIONS, PARTICULARLY WHEN IT DROPS
INTO THE ORGAN STABS NEAR THE END. A BRILLIANT RECORD AND A TIMELY
REISSUE.
OMAR S - TRACK#8 - FXHE - 12" (AOS005)
ONE TRACK OF CHOPPED FENDERS, DISTORTED DRUMS AND A LO-FI FEEL
TO THE PROCEEDINGS. IT'S THAT OLD "IM FROM DETROIT AND I'LL CHARGE
WHAT I WANT" THING AGAIN THOUGH I'M AFRAID, AS NICE AS IT IS.
STILL YOU ARE THE ONES HOLDING THE FOLDING, YOU MAKE THE =
DECISIONS....
RICK WADE - THE GRIMM WORLD OF TONES EP - HARMONIE PARK - 12" (HP008)
ALTHOUGH THIS RICK WADE IS TOTALLY BY NUMBERS, IT'S STILL A QUALITY
HOUSE CUT. 3 TRACKS, ONE WHICH IS A SLIGHT BREAK FROM THE NORM
WITH ITS DISTORTED DRUMS AND CLIPPED SAMPLE. YOU'VE HEARD IT ALL
BEFORE BUT I WOULD STILL HAVE TO RECOMMEND IT......
THEO PARRISH - THE BABY STEPS EP - ELEVATOR - 12" (ELV001)
REPRESS WHO'S ORIGINAL RELEASE PASSED US BY HERE AT THE FISH.
3 UNMISTAKBLE THEO CUTS THAT HAVE ALL APPEARED ON OTHER RELEASES
AT ONE TIME OR ANOTHER. LAKE SHORE DRIVE AND WALKING THROUGH THE
SKY WERE ON SOUND SIGNATURE & EARLY BYRD WAS ON.... ER ..... EMM
...... INFACT, THIS MIGHT HAVE BEEN THE EXCLUSIVE CUT! ANSWERS
ON A POSTCARD TOO.........
VARIOUS - DISCO SAMPLER - RHYTHMIC - 12" (CDP003)
EXCELLENT FOUR TRACK EP THAT BLENDS DISCO, HOUSE AND TECHNO TO
FINE EFFECT. FEATURING GROOVED OUT TRACKS FROM KOPAKT'S LEANDRO
FRESCO (WHICH IS THE STAR TURN HERE), PURA, EMISOR AND AUDIOPERU.
DEEP, FUNKY HOUSE BASED MUSIC FOR THE DANCEFLOOR.
Restocks (Vinyl): House
RICK WADE - NIGHT PHASES EP - MOODS & GROOVES - 12" (MG-032)
RETURN TO FORM FOR MOODS & GROOVES WITH THIS DEEP AND FUNKY SLICE
OF PURE HOUSE PLEASURE FROM THE ONE AND ONLY RICK WADE. HIS =
TRADEMARK
RHODES SAMPLES PROVIDE THE MAIN ELEMENT WITH A SRIES OF GROOVING
RHYTHM TRACKS AND SUBTLE TOUCHES OF MELODY. SAMPLED BITS ADD A
NICE LAYER OF EXTRA SOUND TO THE PROCEEDINGS AND REALLY, I'D HAVE
TO RECOMMEND THIS VERY HIGHLY INDEED. QUALITY.
THEO PARRISH - LIGHTS DOWN LOW - SOUND SIGNATURE - 12" (SS011)
DELIGHTFUL NEW SINGLE FROM THE EVER RELIABLE THEO. PHAT, SLOW,
DEEP, JUST BASICALLY WONDERFUL DETROIT HOUSE WITH GORGEOUS MELODIES.
ONLY THEO SOUNDS LIKE THEO... BUY IT NOW!
THEO PARRISH - DANCE OF THE DRUNKEN DRUMS - SOUND SIGNATURE - 12" =
(SS006)
DEEP OBSCURE HOUSE CUTS FROM ONE OF DETROITS MOST INNOVATIVE =
PRODUCERS.
ONE OF THE HARDER RELEASES TO GET, SO GET IN THERE QUICK!
THREE CHAIRS - GOOD KISS / BLUE OUT / TRANSIT - SOUND SIGNATURE - 12" =
(SS003)
RICK WILHITE, MOODYMAN & THEO GIVE US 3 BEAUTIFUL TWISTED DETROIT
HOUSE CUTS (THE RICK WILHITE "GOOD KISS" WAS ALSO REMIXED AND
RELEASED ON THE GODSUN EP ON KDJ,YOU SHOULD ALSO CHECK THIS OUT!!)
SO DEEP, SO ECCENTRIC, SO SO GOOD. AS WITH ALL THESE SOUND SIGNATURE
REPESSES, THEIR VERY LIMITED, DONT HANG ABOUT AND GET DISAPOINTED!!!
New Releases (Vinyl): Hip Hop
BIZ MARKIE - THE BEST OF COLD CHILLIN - LANDSPEED - 2xLP (LSR8802)
ALL HIS HITS AND MORE. NOBODY BEATS THE BIZ, SPRING AGAIN, VAPORS,
PICKIN BOOGERS AND MANY MORE. TERRIFIC.....
DJ ROB - TV BREAKS & SOUND EFFECTS VOL 1 - YOSUMI - 2xLP (YTV001LP)
2 LP'S THAT RELEIVE A HELLA BIG PILE OF TV NONSENSE. PUT TOGETHER
AS A BATTLE WEAPON, BUT REALLY WOULD APPEAL TO ANYONE WHO LIKES
CHEAP US TV SHOWS....
DJ SPOOKY VS. DAVE LOMBARDO FEAT CHUCK D - B SIDE WINS AGAIN - THIRSTY =
EAR - 12" (THI571571)
BIZZARE ONE THIS. CHUCK D STORMS LIKE IT'S 89, THE VOCODERS ARE
ALL OVER THE ALMOST BIG BEAT. A PRETTY STONKING AFFAIR THOUGH
IT HAS TO BE SAID. A BIG BALLSY SOUND, HAVE A LISTEN......
DREAD SCOTT - BREAKIN COMBS - A & M - 2xLP (69712)
ORIGINAL PRESSING OF THIS HARD TO FIND DREAD SCOTT LP FROM 1993.
DEEPLY JAZZY BEATS, WHILST ARE NOT STRAIGHT UP HIP HOP, HAVE MORE
THAN JUST A NOD TO THE GENRE. RECOMMENDED.....
JOSH MARTINEZ - MIDRIFF MUSIC - TWENTYFOURSEVEN - LP (247010LP)
A FINE LP FROM THE OFF THE WALL MR MARTINEZ HERE. 10 CUTS OF THOUGHT
PROVOKING, SOUL SEARCHING AVANT HIP HOP. LISTEN AND ENJOY......
KOOL G RAP & POLO - KILLER KUTS - COLD CHILLIN - 2xLP (CC5002)
SUPERB COMP FROM 1992 OF SOME OF THIS DUOS BEST MOMENTS. TALK
LIKE SEX, POISON, ITS A DEMO, STREETS OF NEW YORK AND MORE. A
SUPERB COMP, WELL WORTH SPINNING....
KOOL KEITH - SPANKMASTER - FUNKY ASS - 2xLP (TVT2270)
20 FILTHY MOMENTS FROM THIS KING OF FILTH. PACKED TO THE HILT
WITH FILTH LADEN LYRICS AND EQUALLY FILTHY BEATS. ALL IN ALL,
ABSOLUTE FILTH. I JUST WANT TO SAY FILTH AGAIN. FILTH.=20
KRS ONE - EDUTAINMENT - JIVE - LP (1358)
ORIGINAL PRESSING OF THIS GREAT LP FROM 1990. YA KNOW THE RULES,
BEEF, 100 GUNS AND MORE.......
P BROTHERS - GOT IT ON ME - HEAVY BRONX - 12" (PBHB009)
2 OF NEW YORKS FINEST UNDERGROUND MC,S COME CORRECT OVER 2 BEATS
BY THE P BROTHERS. THE BEATS DONT REALLY DO THE MC'S JUSTICE IT
HAS TO BE SAID. WHY US PRICES FOR A U.K. 12" ??????
REDMAN - WHERE IS REGGIE NOBLE ? - DEF JAM - 2xLP (548381)
A WHOLE BUNCH OF GUEST MC'S HERE. SAUKRATES, SCARFACE, MISSY ELLIOT,
PACE ONE, METHOD MAN AND MANY MORE.....
TINBOKING FEAT MASTA KILLA - ARMOURED TRUCK - FILTHY HABIT - 7" =
(FH003)
LIMITED 7" FROM THE LP "FORTE KNOX" LP. CLEAN, DIRTY & INST =
VERSIONS.
FEEL THE VIBE....
XZIBIT - 40 DAYS & 40 NIGHTS - LOUD - 2xLP (07883)
ANOTHER OUTING FOR XZIBIT HERE OF ROUGH AND RAW BEATS WITH RHYMES
TO MATCH. HAILING FROM 1998. GIVE IT A SPIN.....
Restocks (Vinyl): Hip Hop
BUCC ROGERS FEAT KOOL KEITH - TRANSMITTING LIVE - MADSEVEN - 12" =
(MAD007)
WICKY WACKY BONKERS BIZZNIZZ FROM BUCC? & KEITH ON THIS TRIBUTE
TO WAY AHEAD OF HIS TIME PRODUCER PAUL C. NO NEED TO SELL THIS
TO YOU REALLY, KOOL KEITH FANS WILL WANT IT REGARDLESS........
ROOTS - ORGANIX - REMEDY - 2xLP (RRLP001)
WELCOME REISSUE OF THE RARE FIRST ROOTS LP. SOULFUL HIP HOP THAT
IS JUST TIMELESS. WONDERFUL........
New Releases (Vinyl): Eclectic Beats
WILLIAM CASLON EXPERIENCE, THE - ALASKA - DORJE - 12" (DORJE-004)
ONCE I GOT PAST THE FACT THAT THIS IS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING LIKE
THE FIRST TWO RELEASES ON DORJE, I ACTUALLY DISCOVERED THAT IT'S
A VERY PLEASANT ROMP THROUGH DOWNBEAT, JAZZY, HIP HOP VIBES. COMES
COMPLETE WITH AN EXCELLENT FILA BRAZILIA REMIX. LIMITED PRESS
ON COLOURED VINYL, PLUS INSERT.
WILLIAM CASLON EXPERIENCE, THE - ARITHMETIQUE CHINOISE - DORJE - 12" =
(DORJE-003)
ONCE I GOT PAST THE FACT THAT THIS IS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING LIKE
THE FIRST TWO RELEASES ON DORJE, I ACTUALLY DISCOVERED THAT IT'S
A VERY PLEASANT ROMP THROUGH DOWNBEAT, JAZZY, HIP HOP VIBES. COMES
COMPLETE WITH AN EXCELLENT HERBALISER REMIX. LIMITED PRESS ON
COLOURED VINYL, PLUS INSERT.
New Releases (Vinyl): Guitar Based
BY THE END OF TONIGHT - A TRIBUTE TO TIGERS - TEMPORARY RESIDENCE - LP =
(TRR81LP)
I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS LOT, BUT THIS IS AS GOOD AS =
ANYTHING
I'VE HEARD ON THIS LABEL IN SOME TIME. EXCEPTIONAL, OCCASIONALLY
QUITE HARD-HITTING AND LO-FI POST ROCK A LA VINTAGE MOGWAI, DO
MAKE SAY THINK AND BILLY MAHONIE. A BIT ALL-OVER-THE-PLACE BUT
ALL THE MORE ENJOYABLE FOR IT. QUALITY GEAR.
EVENS, THE - THE EVENS - DISCHORD - LP (DIS150V)
NEW PROJECT FROM FUGAZI'S IAN MACKAYE IN COLLABORATION WITH AMY
FARINA, AND IT'S NOT WHAT YOU MIGHT EXPECT. A LOT LESS AGGRESSIVE,
MORE LO-FI / MELLOW SINGER-SONGWRITER BASED THAN THE "DAY JOB"
ALBEIT WITH THE OCCASIONAL HINT OF FUGAZI'S SONG STRUCTURES. WILL
GO DOWN A STORM WITH HIS HUGE, DEVOTED FANBASE.
VELVET UNDERGROUND, THE - 1969 - MERCURY - 2xLP (MER6643017LP)
YES, IT'S THE ONE WITH BUTTOCKS ON THE COVER. RECORDED LIVE IN
TEXAS AND SAN FRANCISCO IN LATE 1969... INCLUDES FOUR PREVIOUSLY
UNRELEASED SONGS PLUS RADICALLY DIFFERENT VERSIONS OF "SWEET JANE",
"NEW AGE", "WHITE LIGHT/WHITE HEAT", "HEROIN" ETC. LIMITED DOUBLE
VINYL REPRESS.
VIVA VOCE - ALIVE WITH PLEASURE EP - MINTY FRESH - 2x7" (FTH001S)
I'VE JUST LEARNED VIVA VOCE ARE A HUSBAND AND WIFE DUO FROM THE
U.S. OF A, WHICH FOLLOWS AS THIS IS QUITE REMINISCENT OF THE KILLS
(ALTHOUGH WE DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THEM), OR JOY ZIPPER
(CERTAINLY THE MORE MELLOW MOMENTS). RATHER PLEASANT, ALL TOLD.
Restocks (Vinyl): Guitar Based
BONNIE 'PRINCE' BILLY / MATT SWEENEY - SUPERWOLF - DOMINO - LP =
(WIGLP150)
THIS NEW RELEASE FROM MESSRS OLDHAM (WORDS) AND SWEENEY (GREATEST
PALACE MUSIC COLLABORATOR, MUSIC) IS CERTAINLY OF A MORE =
STRIPPED-DOWN,
LOW-KEY NATURE THAN ITS PREDECESSOR. THIS IS SUBTLE COUNTRY-ROCK
/ AMERICANA WITH MANY QUIETER, MORE INTROVERTED MOMENTS AND =
THEREFORE
ESSENTIAL TO WILL OLDHAM'S VAST FANBASE (MYSELF INCLUDED). THE
180 GM VINYL COMES WITH A COUPLE OF INTERESTING INSERTS. ONCE
AGAIN, TERRIFIC STUFF.
SLINT - SPIDERLAND - TOUCH & GO - LP (TG64LP)
SEMINAL. INFLUENTIAL. JUST TWO OF THE WORDS THAT SPRING TO MIND
WHEN THINKING ABOUT THIS FANTASTIC LP. DARK, MOODY GUITAR WORK
WHICH WAS CLEARLY ONE OF THE INSPIRATIONS FOR THE WHOLE 'POST-ROCK'
SCENE. UTTERLY BRILLIANT.
Restocks (Vinyl): Funk / Jazz / Soul
CARLEEN & THE GROOVERS - RIGHT ON - NOW-AGAIN - 12" (NA5015)
THIS SUPER RARE FUNK CUT WAS AVAILABLE ON ONE OF JAZZMANS 7" A
FEW YEARS BACK. ANYWAY, IT'S HERE ON THE NOW-AGAIN WITH THE EXTRA
TRACKS THE THING & HOT PANTS. TOUGH GROOVES HERE, HAVE A LISTEN....
COUNTS, THE - FUNK PUMP - AWARE - LP (AA2006LP)
SUPERB FUNK LP WITH SOME SERIOUS MOMENTS. PERHAPS NOT THE BANDS
STRONGEST LP, BUT STILL WORTH THE EFFORT. HAVE A LISTEN.....
DONNA MCGHEE - MAKE IT LAST FOREVER - RED GREG - LP (RG1002)
SUPER SOULFUL DISCO SOUNDS HERE FROM 1978. UNBEATABLE FOR ME ON
THE CUTS "MAKE IT LAST FOREVER" & "IT AINT NO BIG THING". THE
STRINGS ON MAKE IT LAST FOREVER ARE SUPERB. MOODY AND YET UPLIFTING.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.....
GLORIA SCOTT - WHAT AM I GONNA DO - CASABLANCA - LP (NB9002LP)
WONDERFUL PROTO DISCO SOUNDS ON THIS WARM AND BREEZY LP PRODUCED
BY BIG BAZZA WHITE. SUMMER WRITTEN ALL OVER IT, HAVE A LISTEN.......
New Releases (CD): Electronica
CEX - STARSHIP GALACTICA - TEMPORARY RESIDENCE - CD (TRR71CD)
ORIGINALLY RELEASED IN THE UK ON 555, THIS EARLY CEX ALBUM HAS
BEEN REMASTERED / REPACKAGED WITH FOUR UNRELEASED BONUS TRACKS.
A MORE MUSICAL APPROACH TAKEN COMPARED TO HIS LATTER RELEASES,
WITH SOME REALLY NICE DEEP GLITCHY DOWN TEMPO BITS, SOUNDSCAPEY
NUMBERS, AND PLENTY OF LIVE INSTRUMENTS THROWN IN FOR THAT ADDED
WARMTH AND FEELING. MORE CEX OF THIS NATURE PLEASE!
CHATEAU FLIGHT - THE MEAL - VERSATILE - CD (VERCD013)
QUIRKY ALBUM OF MOSTLY BEATS / JAZZ ORIENTATED ELECTRONIC FUN.
LOTS OF DIFFERENT SOUNDS COME FROM THIS BASIS THOUGH AND YOU GET
ELEMENTS OF HIP HOP, ELECTRO, TECHNO, HOUSE AND EVEN ELECTRONICA
ALL MASHED UP TOGETHER TO PROVIDE SOMETHING THAT SOUNDS DECIDEDLY
FRENCH. GOOD FUN.
DROP THE LIME - THIS MEANS FOREVER - TIGERBEAT - CD (VF022CD)
NOWHERE NEAR AS RAGGAMUFFIN JUNGLIST HARDCORE BADBWOY AS THEIR
LAST ALBUM, BUT STILL QUITE A RACKET NONETHELESS. LOTS OF SHOUTY
VOCALS AND TRASHY BEATS GOING AT A FRENETIC PACE THAT SHOULD HAVE
THE MORE WIRED AMONGST YOU JUMPING AROUND LIKE MENTALISTS.
KARL MARX STADT - 1997-2004 - LUX NIGRA - CD (LNP33)
THIS COLLECTION OF TRACKS RECORDED BETWEEN 1997 AND 2004 SEES
KARL MARX STADT COMBINING THE DISCIPLINES OF ELECTRONICA AND =
EXPERIMENTALISM
IN SURPRISINGLY BRUTAL WAY. I SAY SURPRISING, BUT ON PAST FORM
HIS UNIQUE TAKE ON BREAKBEAT DRIVEN SOUNDS IS VERY MUCH THE SOUND
HE HAS DEVELOPED. THE SOUND DEFINITELY MATURES OVER THE YEARS
AND SOME OF THE LATER TRACKS ARE DECIDEDLY EPIC IN NATURE. A =
FASCINATING
DOCUMENT OF THIS LITTLE KNOWN (OVER HERE, ANYWAY) ARTIST ON TOP
FORM.
LAB WASTE - ZWARTE ACHTEGROND - TEMPORARY WHATEVER - CD (TW104CD)
THE DARKER END OF LEFTFIELD HIP HOP - MUSICALLY, THINK ALONG THE
LINES OF A MORE ABSTRACT, HARDER-HITTING, LO-FI SIXTOO. LYRICALLY,
IT'S IN THE ANTICON / WORD SOUND MOULD. THE FACT THE TEMPORARY
WHATEVER ARE SOMETHING TO DO WITH MUSH WOULD ALSO BE AN INDICATION.
MICK HARRIS - HEDNOD SESSIONS - HIDDEN ART - 2xCD (HIART20)
THE FAMED DRUMMER FROM NAPALM DEATH TURNS HIS HANDS TO ELECTRONIC
HIP HOP STYLED BEATS. STRONG BUT SIMPLE DRUM PATTERNS UNDERPIN
SOME WONDERFUL TONES AND TEXTURES. THIS DOUBLE CD COMPILES ALL
FOUR VOLUMES OF THESE VINYL-ONLY RELEASES (FIVE CD-ONLY BONUS
TRACKS ARE ALSO INCLUDED).
RADIQ - GRAFFITI & RUDE BOY '67 - LOGISTICS - CD (LOG041CD)
RADIQ IS A PSEUDONYM FOR PROGRESSIVE FORM'S YOSHIHIRO HANNO AND
WITH THIS ALBUM HE HAS CRAFTED SOMETHING WHICH IS OUT OF CHARACTER
FOR LOGISTICS AND WILL GENUINELLY SURPRISE A LOT OF PEOPLE. LICENSED
FROM PROGRESSIVE FORM FOR EUROPE, THE ALBUM IS A NINE TRACK SLICE
OF VARIED AND DEEPLY ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRONICA PAR EXCELLENCE. HE
USES REFERENCES AS WIDE RANGING AS DUB, HIP HOP, JAZZ, ELECTRONICA,
TECHNO AND GLITCH AND THE COMBINATION OF THESE PARTS IS POTENT
TO SAY THE LEAST. AT TIMES IT HAS AN ALMOST JEN JELINEK-ESQUE,
FARBEN FEEL WHILST AT OTHERS IT COULD ALMOST BE A MUTANT RHYTHM
& SOUND RECORD. THE BEATS ARE INCREDIBLY FRESH AND THE SOUNDS
ARE BEAUTIFULLY MANIPULATED IN SUCH A WAY AS TO HAVE A REAL WARMTH
AND DEPTH. A GORGEOUS ALBUM AND A REAL TOUR DE FORCE FOR BOTH
YOSHIHIRO HANNO AND LOGISTICS. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
RHYTHM & SOUND - SEE MI YAH - BURIAL MIX - CD (BMD-4)
THIS IS THE CD VERSION OF THE VERY LIMITED 7X7" SET THAT RECENTLY
CAME OUT. IT STILL HAS THE SAME ULTRA DEEP FEEL WITH A SELECTION
OF THE FINEST ROOTS VOCALISTS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, SUGAR
MINOTT, RAS DONOVAN, PAUL ST. HILAIRE, WILLI WILLIAMS AND JAH
COTTON. STUNNING BERLIN STYLE ELECTRONIC DUB WITH THE INSTRUMENTAL
VERISON OF 'SEE MI YAH' INCLUDED AS WELL. AS ESSENTIAL AS ANYTHING
ELSE FROM RHYTHM & SOUND.
SENSE - SMALLTHINGS - CACTUS ISLAND - CD (CACT008)
I'LL TELL YOU THIS MUCH, MY FINE FRIENDS. WHEN THIS SERIES OF
ULTRA-LIMITED 3" CD'S FINALLY ENDS PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE SCRABBLING
ABOUT TRYING TO FIND THESE EVERYWHERE. MY ADVICE IS TO PICK THEM
UP AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE WITHOUT ANY DELAY TO ENSURE GETTING
YOUR QUOTA. SENSE DELIVERS POSSIBLY THE BEST IN THE SERIES SO
FAR (AND I ALWAYS FEEL REALLY RUDE SAYING THAT!) WITH A DELICIOUS
FIVE TRACK EP THAT IS SOOOOO SUPER-DEEP AND SOOOOO SUPER-BEAUTIFUL
THAT IT QUITE DEFIES DESCRIPTION. SUFFICE TO SAY THAT IF YOU LIKE
MELODIC ELECTRONICA YOU SIMPLY 'HAVE' TO GET THIS. STUNNING.
TERMINAL 11 - ILLEGAL NERVOUS HABITS - COCK ROCK DISCO - CD =
(CROCK002CD)
I'M NOT SURE IF THAT'S THE GENRE I'D FILE IT UNDER (INFACT, I
CERTAINLY WON'T BE CREATING A COCK ROCK DISCO SECTION IN THE SHOP)
BUT AS IT STANDS, THIS IS BROKEN-BEAT ELECTRONICA, QUITE FRANTIC
AT TIMES BUT WITH A REAL OFF-KILTER, SLIGHTLY MELANCHOLIC =
ATMOSPHERE.
THINK THIRD EYE FOUNDATION, APHEX, U-ZIQ, RELOAD, SKAM, SPEZIAL
MATERIAL. GOOD STUFF.
VARIOUS - THANATOS - DORJE - CD (DORJECD001)
NEW LABEL TO ME, THIS ONE AND IT'S A BIT OF A DOOZY! COMING FROM
THE STATES IT CONCENTRATES ON A CRUNCHY ELECTRONICA SOUND WITH
SOLID ELECTRO OVERTONES FROM DIGITALBOY, ((DIVERSE)), DRACONIANS
AND EQUULEI. NOT UNLIKE A SCHEMATIC RELEASE IN SOME RESPECT BUT
WITH A SLIGHTLY MORE STRIPPED DOWN FEEL.
Restocks (CD): Electronica
ANDREW PEKLER - NOCTURNES, FALSE DAWNS AND BREAKDOWNS - SCAPE - CD =
(SC25CD)
SECOND FULL LENGTH RELEASE FOR MR PEKLER - INCORPORATING ELECTRONIC
AND LIVE INSTRUMENTS. VERY JAZZY AND PERCUSSIVE STUFF - A KIND
OF CONJOINT / MICE PARADE ELECTRONIC IDEA. VERY NICE.
DEADBEAT - SOMETHING BORROWED SOMETHING BLUE - SCAPE - CD (SC21CD)
AFTER THE SUPERB WILDLIFE DOCUMENTARIES ALBUM, DEADBEAT HAD TO
COME UP WITH SOMETHING PRETTY DARN GOOD TO KEEP US INTERESTED.
YOU WON'T BE DISAPPOINTED. ELECTRONICS OF THE DEEPEST AND MOST
TEXTURAL VARIETY. THINK CHAIN REACTION, BASIC CHANNEL AND EVEN
RHYTHM AND SOUND WITH ADDED GLITCH. HAVE A LISTEN TO THIS EXCELLENT
ATMOSPHERIC RECORD...
DIGITONAL - THE CENTRE CANNOT HOLD - SEED - CD (SEEDCD10)
AT LONG LAST, DIGITONAL'S FIRST PROPER EP FOR SEED REORDS DROPS,
AND IT'S A TRUE WINNER. TAKING THE DEPTH AND BEAUTY OF THE ALBUM
FROM TOYTRONIC AND ADDING NEW TOUCHES OF VOCALS, A DARKER FEEL
AND THE SAME LEVEL OF OBSESSIVELY PERFECT PRODUCTION. AMAZINGLY
EMOTIVE AND MATURE SOUNDING, THIS IS AN ESSENTIAL RELEASE FOR
ANY ELECTRONICA HEADS. CLASS.
EFTERKLANG - TRIPPER - LEAF - CD (BAY40CD)
EFTERKLANG ARE A TEN-PIECE DANISH OUTFIT, FEATURING STRINGS (THE
PLAYERS BORROWED FROM SIGUR ROS!), BRASS, PIANO, PERCUSSION, =
ELECTRONICS
AND A CHOIR FROM GREENLAND. INTIMATE, YET IN A STRANGE WAY EPIC
MUSIC WITH A REAL SCANDINAVIAN FEEL - THINK 50% MUM, 25% SILVER
MT ZION, 10% MUSIC A.M., 10% SIGUR ROS, 5% MAX RICHTER (IT'S AN
EXACT SCIENCE, THIS DESCRIPTION LARK, YOU KNOW)....
HP.STONJI - MELAINAS CHOLE - SPEZIAL MATERIAL - CD (SM017CD010)
HNAS PLATZGUMMER AS HP.STONJI DROPS HIS FULL LENGTH CD ON THE
WICKED SPEZIAL MATERIAL LABEL AND IT'S A CRACKER. HE BLENDS UP
SOME WICKED CRUNCHY, BASS DRIVEN ELECTRONICA SOUNDS WITH KILLER
ELECTRO BEATS AND DEVASTATING B-LINES TO FINE EFFECT. WORKING
JUST AS WELL ON THE DANCEFLOOR AS IN THE HOME, YOU GET A VERSATILE
SET THAT HAS MELODY, DRIVING RHYTHMS AND QUALITY SENSE OF =
PRODUCTION.
A SUPER RELEASE THAT SHOULD CROSSOVER BETWEEN THE NORMALLY DISPARATE
CAMPS OF ELECTRO AND ELECTRONICA. CHECK.
INTRICATE - IN PECTRA - SPEZIAL MATERIAL - CD (SM014CD009)
INTRICATE REALLY IS GOOD. THERE IS A REAL DEPTH TO THIS COLLECTION
OF ELECTRONIC TRACKS. MELODY, TEXTURE, GLITCH AND BEATS WEAVE
IN AND OUT OF EACH OTHER TO PRODUCE REALLY ATMOSPHERIC SOUNDS.
THERE IS A SUBTLETY ABOUT THE INTRICACY (SORRY!) - TRACKS THAT
MIGHT HAVE FELT OVER-PROGRAMMED AND OVER-COMPLICATED ACTUALLY
FEEL JUST RIGHT. SPEZIAL MATERIAL, SPEZIAL AS USUAL.
KHONNOR - HANDWRITING - TYPE - CD (TYPE003CD)
THIS RELEASE IS STRANGELY UNTYPICAL OF TYPE, YET, IT'S STILL A
WONDERFULLY PUT TOGETHER SLICE OF ELECTRONICALLY MANIPULATED GUITAR
MUSIC. KHONNOR IS SOMETHING OF A PRODIGY, I GATHER, AND THE EASE
WITH WHICH HE'S PUT TOGETHER A BEAUTIFUL PIECE OF WORK LIKE THIS
ENSURES WE'LL BE HEARING BIG THINGS ABOUT HIM IN THE FUTURE. THE
TRACKS REFERENCE EVERYTHING FROM MY BLOODY VALENTINE AND SARAH
RECORDS, THROUGH TO CONTEMPORARY ELECTRONICA AND MINIMAL, GLITCH
BASED SOUNDS. VOCALLY, IT'S LOVELY AND HIS LYRICS ARE ASTUTE,
FULL OF ANGST AND YET VERY MATURE. I WOULD URGE YOU TO CHECK THIS
OUT AND JOIN IN THE FUN. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
OCHRE - A MIDSUMMER NICE DREAM - TOYTRONIC - CD (TOY19CD)
CLASSIC TOYTRONIC. THEY'VE DELIVERED YET ANOTHER BEAUTIFULLY PUT
TOGETHER COLLECTION OF ELECTRONICA TRACKS PAR EXCELLENCE. =
DELIGHFULLY
MELODIC AND BRIMMING WITH ATMOSPHERE AND WARMTH. EACH CUT HAS
A WELL PRODUCED SOUND WITH EXCELLENT ATTENTION TO DETAIL AND,
GENERALLY, IF YOU'RE A FAN OF THE LABEL THERE'S ABSOLUTELY NO
WAY YOU'RE NOT GOING TO ADORE THIS CD. RECOMMENDED.
PRIDON - HEALTH FOOD SCROLL - VIBRANT - CD (VMD008)
LARGELY UNCHALLENGING YET UNARGUABLY PLEASANT ELECTRONICA, CERTAINLY
INFLUENCED BY BOARDS OF CANADA. LIGHT, PLAYFUL AND FROTHY, THIS
IS PROBABLY SOMETHING THAT WOULD DO A LOT BETTER ON A MORE =
ESTABLISHED
LABEL (EG. EXPANDING OR CACTUS ISLAND) SO ON THOSE GROUNDS YOU
SHOULD CHECK IT OUT.
PSAPP - TIGER, MY FRIEND - ARABLE - CD (ARABLE4CD)
THE EAGERLY AWAITED FULL ALBUM FROM THE MIGHTY FINE PSAPP LANDS
UPON THESE SUNNY SHORES AND IT'S AN ABSOLUTE BEAUTY. THE SHEER
PLAYFULNESS AND SENSE OF MELODY IS MAGNIFICENT AND COUPLED WITH
SOME PERKY, VERY INDIVIDUAL PROGRAMMING IT CREATES AN INTRIGUING
AND ENGAGING COLLISION OF ELECTRONICA AND ORGANIC SOUNDS. THE
VOCALS ARE SULTRY, SWEET AND STRANGELY SEXY AND, ALL IN ALL,=20
THIS IS A SUPERB ALBUM ALL ROUND. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
VARIOUS - MIX FORM - HARUOMI HOSONO - PROGRESSIVE FORM - CD (PFCD10)
AN EXCELLENT MIX CD PROJECT FROM JAPAN'S SUPERB PROGRESSIVE FORM
ALBUM. THE MAN ON THE WHEELS OF STEEL (OR MOUSE OF STEEL, I SUSPECT)
IS YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA AND SKETCHSHOW'S HARUOMI HOSONO AND
HE DOES A MARVELLOUS JOB OF EDITING TOGETHER TRACKS FROM YOSHIHIRO
HANNO, AOKI TAKAMASA, STATIC, PROCESS, NAO TOKUI AND MORE INTO
A SERIES OF MICRO EDITS AND LAYERED MIXES. WONDERFULLY DENSE AND
BEAUTIFULLY CONSTRUCTED, THIS IS ONE FOR ANY LOVERS OF SLIGHTLY
ABSTRACT, YT MELODIC ELECTRONICA. RECOMMENDED.
VARIOUS - POP AMBIENT 2005 - KOMPAKT - CD (KOMCD37)
THIS YEARS INSTALLMENT OF THE WONDEROUS POP AMBIENT SERIES IS
AN ABSOLUTE WHIRLPOOL OF BLISS. 12 TRACKS OF THE MOST DELIGHTFULLY
ATMOSPHERIC AMBIENT ELECTRONICA FROM SUCH HOUSEHOLD NAMES AS (WELL,
THEY'RE HOUSEHOLD NAMES AROUND MY HOUSEHOLD ANYWAY!) THE ORB,
GAS, TRIOLA, KLIMEK, ANDREW THOMAS, ULF LOHMANN, THOMAS FEHLMANN,
DJ KOZE, PETER GRUMMICH, POPNONAME AND PASS INTO SILENCE. TEXTURAL
HEAVEN. ESSENTIAL.
VARIOUS - POP AMBIENT 2004 - KOMPAKT - CD (KOMCD29)
IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN! POP AMBIENT 2004 DELIVERS, YET AGAIN,
A SUPERB SELECTION OF AMBIENT, COLOGNE INFLUENCED TRACKS FROM
A CREW OF MUSICIANS WHO REALLY KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING. WOLFGANG
VOIGT, KLIMEK, ANDREW THOMAS, ULF LOHMANN, MARKUS GUENTNER, DONNACHA
COSTELLO AND TRIOLA ALL SUPPLY DREAMY, MELLOW, MELANCHOLY TUNES
THAT'LL CHILL YOU OUT SO BEAUTIFULLY, SO BLISSFULLY, YOU'LL WONDER
HOW YOU'LL MANAGED WITHOUT IT. BUY WITH COMPLETE AND UTTER =
CONFIDENCE
AS IT'S BRILLIANT.
XELA - TANGLED WOOL - CITY CENTRE OFFICES - CD (TOWERBLOCKCD018)
FOLLOWING THE WONDERFUL DEBUT ALBUM ON NEO OUIJA, THEN THE SUPERB
YASUME COLLABORATION ON CITY CENTRE OFFICES COMES THE SECOND XELA
ALBUM PROPER. IT'S ABSOLUTELY LUSCIOUS. I KID YOU NOT. DEEP, GUITAR
LACED TRACKS THAT HAVE A GENTLE, MELANCHOLY WARMTH WITH AN ALMOST
CHILDLIKE SENSE OF WONDER. ELECTRONIC PRODUCTION AND MANIPULATION
GIVES IT THE CONTEMPORARY EDGE, BUT REALLY IT'S ALL ABOUT THE
ORGANIC SOUNDS. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
Restocks (CD): Techno / Electro
808 STATE - NEWBUILD - REPHLEX - CD (CAT080CD)
RECORDED IN 1988, REISSUED BY REPHLEX BACK IN 1999, REPROMOTED
IN 2004 FOLLOWING THE SUCCESS OF PREBUILD (I PRESUME?). 808 STATE'S
PROPER DEBUT ALBUM IS AN ACID MASTERCLASS WHICH INCLUDES THE =
STUNNING
ORIGINAL OF "FLOW COMA" (ONE OF THE TWO REMIXES BY AFX A FEW YEARS
BACK), PLUS SIX EQUALLY AWE-INSPIRING, RUMP SHAKING TUNES FROM
THE VAULTS. BRING ON THE 303 (AS MIKE QUITE RIGHTLY JUST DEMANDED)!
DUBLEE - ECHO EUPHORIA - MULE MUSIQ - CD (MULEELECTRONICCD001)
HOT ON THE HEELS OF THE WONDERFUL DEBUT EP FROM DUBLEE COMES THIS
SUPERB FULL LENGTH ALBUM. DESCRIBING THIS IS GOING TO BE DIFFICULT
AS IT EMBRACES EVERYTHING I LOVE ABOUT TECHNO AND HOUSE IN ONE
EASY MOVE. DEEP, WARM, YET FUNKY TRACKS THAT ARE ACHING WITH =
ATMOSPHERE
AND HAVE LOVINGLY CRAFTED SOUNDS AND BEATS AND A TRUE SENSE OF
MELODY. AT ONCE OLD SCHOOL AND COMPLETELY CONTEMPORARY, THIS ALBUM
PROVES THAT BOTH THE ARTIST AND THE LABEL SHOULD GO FAR. BLISSFUL
STUFF THAT COMES HIGHLY, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
VARIOUS - GRIME 2 - REPHLEX - CD (CAT160CD)
AFTER THE OVERWHELMING SUCCESS OF REPHLEX'S FIRST, ARGUABLY LANDMARK
GRIME COMPILATION EARLIER THIS YEAR, THIS SECOND VOLUME LOOKS
SET TO DO EQUAL BUSINESS. THE DARKER, MOODIER SIDE OF UK GARAGE
/ ELECTRONIC DUBSTEP FROM (THIS TIME AROUND) KODE 9, LOEFAH AND
DIGITAL MYSTIKZ.
New Releases (CD): House
CLOUD ONE - VERY BEST OF (+BONUS TRACKS) - 21ST CENTURY MUSIC - 2xCD =
(21ST5001-2)
CLASSIC SOULFUL NEW YORK DISCO. INCLUDED ALONG WITH ELEVEN ORIGINALS
IS A BONUS CD OF 12" MIXES FEATURING JUMPIN' JOHNSON, KARISMA
FEAT. JOCELYN BROWN, LITTLE SCOTTY, MUSIC MAKERS, JESSE GOULD,
AND, OF COURSE, CLOUD ONE.
OMAR S - JUST ASK THE LONELY - FXHE - CD (AOS5000)
HHMMMM..... I'M NOT TO SURE ABOUT THIS. WHILST OMARS FAIRLY MINIMAL
ABSTRACT HOUSE/TECHNO HYBRID WORKS ON SOME OF HIS 12" RELEASES,
I'M NOT SURE IF IT WORKS ACROSS A 10 TRACK CD. UNDOUBTABLEY THERE
ARE SOME FINE MOMENTS, BUT..... WELL, YOU LISTEN AND YOU =
DECIDE.........
New Releases (CD): Hip Hop
CIRCUS VS ANDRE AFRAM ASMAR - GAWD BLESS THE FACELESS COWARDS - MUSH - =
CD (MH228CD)
MID-SLOW PACED, SEMI-DARK, DOOMY LEFTFIELD HIP HOP A LA ANTICON,
WORDSOUND, OR INDEED, EARLY MUSH. LO-FI AND ROUGH AROUND THE EDGES,
THIS IS DETAILED, CEREBRAL, OFF-KILTER.
CUT CHEMIST - THE LITMUS TEST - UNKNOWN - CD (ASS001)
SUBTITLED "A MIX OF EVERYTHING YOU THOUGHT YOU HEARD", WHICH SUMS
CUT CHEMIST UP RATHER WELL, I'D SAY. HALF-AN-HOUR OF THE CHEMIST
ACTING AS A PRELUDE TO HIS "AUDIENCE IS LISTENING" LP.
NANCY DES ROSE & KOOL KEITH - WHITE LABEL MIX SERIES VOLUME 1 - =
GAMELOCK - CD (GL2200)
I'M SURE YOU CAN PRETTY MUCH WORK OUT WHAT'S GOING ON HERE. KEITH
'N' NANCY SHARE THE VOCAL DUTIES ON THIS MIX OF RARELY HEARD =
TOONS.....
ROOTS, THE - ORGANIX - REMEDY - CD (REMEDY01CD)
WELCOME REISSUE OF THE RARE FIRST ROOTS LP. SOULFUL HIP HOP THAT
IS JUST TIMELESS. WONDERFUL........
TASK FORCE PRESENTS - DJ LOUIS SLIPPERZ =A310 BAG VOL. 3 - RAW DOG - =
CD (INNITMATE1)
VOLUME THREE IS A 25 TRACK MIX CD WITH EVEN MORE BUNDLES OF UK
TALENT, INCLUDING 15 EXCLUSIVE CUTS. CHESTER P, REVEAL & DOC BROWN,
JEHST, PHILIFECYPHER, SKINNYMAN, JEHST & YUNGUN, TASKFORCE & RAWDOG,
ASAVIOUR, KASHMERE, MYSTRO AND A BUNCH OF OTHERS ALL =
APPEAR.............
New Releases (CD): Guitar Based
BARDO POND - CYPHER DOCUMENTS I - THREELOBED - CD (TLR13CD)
THIS CD SEES AN OFFICIAL RELEASE FOR SEVEN OUT OF THE SERIES OF
NINE MP3 SINGLES AVAILABLE FROM BARDO POND'S WEBSITE DURING =
1999-2000.
ONE OF THESE TRACKS ALSO FOUND ITS WAY ONTO THE PTOLEMAIC TERRASCOPE
COMPILATION FROM FEBRUARY 2002. MORE MISSIVES FROM PHILADELPHIA'S
FINEST SPACEROCK EXPONENTS.
BIRD SHOW - GREEN INFERNO - KRANKY - CD (KRANK078CD)
BIRD SHOW IS BEN VIDA OF THRILL JOCKEY'S TOWN & COUNTRY, PILLOW
AND EVERYONED. "A TANGLE OF STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS VOCALS, DENSE
PERCUSSION, FIELD RECORDINGS AND SOMNAMBULANT DRONES" IT SAYS
HERE, WHICH SEEMS PRETTY DARN SPOT ON TO ME. ONE OF THE MORE =
EXPERIMENTAL
RELEASES ON KRANKY OF RECENT TIMES, BUT STILL WELL WORTH CHECKING.
BY THE END OF TONIGHT - A TRIBUTE TO TIGERS - TEMPORARY RESIDENCE - CD =
(TRR81CD)
I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THIS LOT, BUT THIS IS AS GOOD AS =
ANYTHING
I'VE HEARD ON THIS LABEL IN SOME TIME. EXCEPTIONAL, OCCASIONALLY
QUITE HARD-HITTING AND LO-FI POST ROCK A LA VINTAGE MOGWAI, DO
MAKE SAY THINK AND BILLY MAHONIE. A BIT ALL-OVER-THE-PLACE BUT
ALL THE MORE ENJOYABLE FOR IT. QUALITY GEAR.
COLD BLEAK HEAT - IT'S MAGNIFICENT, BUT IT ISN'T WAR - FAMILY VINEYARD =
- CD (FV35CD)
AGAIN, IT'S JAZZ JIM, BUT NOT AS WE KNOW IT. EXTRAVAGANTLY BEARDED
SAXOPHONIST PAUL FLAHERTY, BACKED BY SUNBURNED HAND OF THE MAN
DRUMMER CHRIS CORSANO AND NO-NECK BLUES BAND BASSIST MATT HEYNER.
WILD, MINIMALIST FREE JAZZ BABY BUT IT AIN'T TRAD, DAD (AND EVEN
MAGNIFICENT MIGHT BE PUSHING IT A BIT).
DAMON & NAOMI - THE EARTH IS BLUE - 202020 - CD (20202001)
DAMON & NAOMI (EX-GALAXIE 500, AS I'M SURE YOU MUST KNOW IF YOU'VE
GOT THIS FAR INTO THE DESCRIPTION) RETURN WITH THEIR FIRST STUDIO
ALBUM IN FIVE YEARS, AGAIN FEATURING GUITARIST GHOST. ABSOLUTELY
BEAUTIFUL STUFF IT IS, TOO - AS YOU MIGHT EXPECT. INCLUDES A =
HAUNTING
COVER OF "WHILE MY GUITAR GENTLY WEEPS".
ELUVIUM - TALK AMONGST THE TREES - TEMPORARY RESIDENCE - CD (TRR78CD)
STRIPPED BACK MELANCHOLIC SOUNDS WASH OVER YOU AS YOU LISTEN TO
THIS. VERY SIMPLE AND EFFECTIVE - THE EMOTIONAL CONTENT IS =
AMPLIFIED
WITH THE UNFUSSY APPROACH TO INSTRUMENTAL POST ROCK. KIND OF
EPIC, BUT WITH ENOUGH HUMILITY FOR THAT TO BE A COMPLIMENT. THINK
SAD, COLD, BEAUTIFUL, TRAGIC - FITS WITH THE LIKES OF TARANTEL,
WINDY AND CARL ETC. NICE.
ERIC MATTHEWS - SIX KINDS OF PASSION LOOKING FOR AN EXIT - EMPYREAN - =
CD (SKY007CD)
LOOOOOOOONG AWAITED NEW ALBUM FROM THE HIGHLY UNDERRATED ERIC
MATTHEWS. FOR THOSE NOT FAMILIAR (AND THAT INCLUDES FAR TOO MANY
OF YOU), THINK AMERICAN MUSIC CLUB, LOU BARLOW, BRIAN WILSON,
DAVID SYLVIAN. FOR THOSE THAT REMEMBER HIS NEAR-LEGENDARY DEBUT
"IT'S HEAVY IN HERE", YOU'LL WANNA SNAP THIS UP. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
EVENS, THE - THE EVENS - DISCHORD - CD (DIS150CD)
NEW PROJECT FROM FUGAZI'S IAN MACKAYE IN COLLABORATION WITH AMY
FARINA, AND IT'S NOT WHAT YOU MIGHT EXPECT. A LOT LESS AGGRESSIVE,
MORE LO-FI / MELLOW SINGER-SONGWRITER BASED THAN THE "DAY JOB"
ALBEIT WITH THE OCCASIONAL HINT OF FUGAZI'S SONG STRUCTURES. WILL
GO DOWN A STORM WITH HIS HUGE, DEVOTED FANBASE.
FROM QUAGMIRE - HABITATS IN THE WOUND - VHF - CD (VHF88CD)
DRONES, VIOLINS, GENTLY PLUCKED ACOUSTIC AND ELECTRIC GUITARS,
SOFT FEMALE VOCALS. REMINDED ME OF THE RAINCOATS A BIT, OR NICO,
OR EVEN RECENT MATERIAL BY OUR VERY OWN NEOTROPIC. A MOODY =
LATE-NIGHTER,
I DARE SAY.
HENRY FLYNT - PURIFIED BY THE FIRE - LOCUST - CD (LOCUST67CD)
PERHAPS THE MOST MOURNFUL OF ALL THE HENRY FLYNT RELEASES, THIS
WILL CERTAINLY FIND MUCH FAVOUR WITH REVENANT / FAHEY AND DIRTY
THREE FANS. DIRGE-Y, DRONE-Y COUNTRY FIDDLE BASED ARRANGEMENTS,
HIGHLY ATMOSPHERIC AND FULL OF SORROW, AND RECORDED IN 1981, =
APPARENTLY!
JEFFREY LEWIS - IT'S THE ONES WHO'VE CRACKED THAT THE LIGHT SHINES - =
ROUGH TRADE - CD (RTRADECD099)
SECOND ALBUM (I BELIEVE) FROM THE ENDEARING ANTI-FOLK HERO. SOME
TYPICALLY GREAT TRACK TITLES ON HERE, INCLUDING "DON'T LET THE
RECORD LABEL TAKE YOU OUT TO LUNCH" AND "YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE
A SCIENTIST TO DO EXPERIMENTS ON YOUR OWN HEART"! TERRIFIC STUFF.
LAST HARBOUR - HOLD FAST, PIONEER - TONGUE MASTER - CD (TMAST005CD)
EMOTIVE SONGWRITING THAT REMINDED ME OF JACK (ANYONE REMEMBER
THEM? THEY CERTAINLY HAD MOMENTS OF OCCASIONAL GREATNESS), LIKEWISE
MICAH P. HINSON AND EVEN MARK KOZELEK TO SOME EXTENT. LUSH, WARM
ARRANGEMENTS TOP THIS OFF PERFECTLY.
LAU NAU - KUUTARHA - LOCUST - CD (LOCUST66)
LOCUST STICK TO THEIR ECLECTIC OUTPUT WITH THIS RATHER ODD BUT
BEAUTIFUL ALBUM BY LAU NAU. I CAN TELL YOU NOTHING ABOUT THIS
OUTFIT, OTHER THAN I THINK THEY COME FROM SOMEWHERE SCANDANAVIAN
- PROBABLY FINLAND. MUSICALLY THIS SOUNDS VERY LIKE HIPPY MEETS
CONTEMPORARY ELECTRO/ACOUSTICS. MAINLY ACOUSTIC, WITH LOTS OF
INTERESTING VOCAL SOUNDS, SLIGHTLY WARPED STRINGS, AND INTERESTING
NOISES - THIS SORT OF STARTED LIFE AS FOLK, BUT THEN GOT TWISTED
- AND HAS EVOLVED TO BECOME SOMETHING REALLY RATHER BEAUTIFUL
AND SPECIAL. RECOMMENDED.=20
NAGISA NI TE - DREAM SOUNDS - JAGJAGUWAR - CD (JAG79CD)
FOUR EXTENDED, MELANCHOLIC FOLK ROCK / SINGER-SONGWRITER TUNES
ALBEIT (FAIRLY OBVIOUSLY) WITH A DISTINCT JAPANESE FLAVOUR. IF
YOU REMEMBER THEIR PREVIOUS RELEASES ON THIS LABEL, OR THE ALBUM
THEY HAD OUT ON DOMINO OFFSHOOT GEOGRAPHIC A FEW YEARS BACK, =
DEFINITELY
GIVE THIS A SPIN.
PAPERCUTS - MOCKINGBIRD - ANTENNA FARM - CD (ANT508CD)
THINK GALAXIE 500 / HOPE SANDOVAL ONLY MORE UPBEAT, JANGLY AND
SIXTIES POP INSPIRED. SOME OF THE ELEFANT RECORDS ARTISTS SPRANG
TO MIND, LIKEWISE THE VELVET UNDERGROUND & NICO AND NANCY SINATRA.
SOME LOVELY SONGS ON HERE, WELL WORTH A LISTEN.
RED SPAROWES - AT THE SOUNDLESS DAWN - NEUROT - CD (NR035)
ONE OF A GLUT OF VERY DECENT POST ROCK (IS THAT STILL A LEGITIMATE
GENRE?) TYPE RELEASES THAT HAVE COME IN THIS WEEK. FEATURING MEMBERS
OF ISIS, NEUROSIS AND HALIFAX PIER, THIS IS AN ALBUM OF LUSH,
SOARING INSTRUMENTALS REMINISCENT OF GODSPEED, TARENTEL AND THE
MORE EPIC END OF THE SCALE. SOME SERIOUSLY IMPRESSIVE MOMENTS
ON HERE, DON'T MISS OUT.
SMEGMA - RUMBLINGS - HANSON - CD (HN122CD)
FORGIVING THE NAME OF THIS ACT IF WE MAY, THIS IS A COMPARITIVELY
ACCESSIBLE RELEASE FOR HANSON (WHO RELEASED THE EARLY WOLF EYES
ALBUMS). MIND YOU, IT'S STILL PRETTY OUT THERE. THINK BLACK DICE,
CAPTAIN BEEFHEART, FRANK ZAPPA, SUN CITY GIRLS, TRUMANS WATER
AND OTHER SUCH AVANT INDIE LUMINARIES.
TARENTEL - PAPER WHITE - TEMPORARY RESIDENCE - CD (TRR76CD)
THE FIRST OF TWO NEW EPS FROM TARENTEL THIS WEEK. GENERALLY SPEAKING
A LOT MORE MUSICAL / APPROACHABLE THAN THEIR LAST LP, AND A BIT
OF A RETURN TO FORM, YOU MIGHT ARGUE. INTRICATE POST ROCK =
ARRANGEMENTS,
THE MORE MELLOW MOMENTS BEING QUITE BEAUTIFUL. IF YOU'RE INTO
THEIR EARLIER STUFF / CONSTELLATION / THRILL JOCKEY, DO CHECK
THIS OUT.
TARENTEL - BIG BLACK SQUARE - TEMPORARY RESIDENCE - CD (TRR77CD)
THE SECOND OF TWO NEW EPS FROM TARENTEL THIS WEEK. I SAY EP, THIS
IS ACTUALLY ONE, EXTENDED TRACK LASTING FOR OVER 40 MINS. THE
BEGINNING IS QUITE TEXTURAL / DRONE BASED, AND THINGS GENERALLY
STAY IN THAT VAIN ALTHOUGH VERY GRADUALLY THE SOUND PADS OUT AND
MORE INSTRUMENTATION IS ADDED. HYPNOTIC, REALLY NICE STUFF.
TIGERSMILK - FROM THE BOTTLE - FAMILY VINEYARD - CD (FV28CD)
SECOND ALBUM FROM CORNETIST AND LAPTOP MANIPULATOR ROB MAZUREK
(CHICAGO UNDERGROUND), ACOUSTIC BASSIST JASON ROEBKE AND =
PERCUSSIONIST
DYLAN VAN DER SCHYFF. AN INTERESTING ONE, NOT EASY TO CATEGORISE...
IF WE HAD AN EXPERIMENTAL POST JAZZ SECTION, IT MIGHT NOT EVEN
FIT IN THERE....
Restocks (CD): Guitar Based
ANIMAL COLLECTIVE - SUNG TONGS - FATCAT - CD (FATSP08)
YOU CAN ALL STOP ASKING ABOUT THIS NOW, COS HERE IT IS YOU ANTI-FOLK
FOLK! IT'S INTERESTING JUST HOW MANY BANDS THERE ARE COMING OUT
OF THE WOODWORK RIGHT NOW BEING COMPARED TO ANIMAL COLLECTIVE,
BUT TAKE ONE LISTEN TO THIS ALBUM AND YOU'LL HEAR HOW THE AGENDA
HAS BEEN RESET ONCE AGAIN. THIS IS THEIR MOST APPROACHABLE ALBUM
TO DATE, WITH MORE EMPHASIS PLACED ON SONGWRITING AS OPPOSED TO
DERANGED IMPROV. TO CALL IT NEU-FOLK IS TO ALMOST DO IT A DISSERVICE
- SOME OF THE INSTRUMENTATION MIGHT BE SIMILAR BUT THIS REALLY
IS A LOT MORE INTRICATE AND CREATIVE THAN THAT MIGHT SUGGEST.
THIS ABSOLUTELY DEMANDS YOUR ATTENTION - GET TO IT.
ANIMAL COLLECTIVE - SPIRIT THEY'RE GONE / DANSE MANATEE - FATCAT - =
2xCD (FATSP07)
THIS LOT ARE STRANGE EVEN FOR A FATCAT SIGNING! THIS DOUBLE ALBUM
COMBINES A LOVE OF INTELLIGENT GUITAR POP WITH OUT & OUT SONIC
TERRORISM AND A LARGE SIDE HELPING OF SOMETHING QUITE DISTURBING
THAT I WOULDN'T WANT TO MEET ON A DARK NIGHT. PSYCHEDELIA MEETS
KRAUTROCK MEETS A VERY OFF-THE-WALL BRAND OF POP SONGWRITING.
EITHER THIS IS A WORK OF GROUNDBREAKING GENIUS OR SOMETHING THAT
REALLY SHOULDN'T BE ENCOURAGED - YOU DECIDE!
DEAD TEXAN, THE - THE DEAD TEXAN - KRANKY - CD (KRANK072CD)
CD AND DVD DOUBLE PACK FROM THE DEAD TEXAN - ADAM BRYANBAUM WILTZIE
(WHO IS, I THINK, A MEMBER OF STARS OF THE LID AND AIX EM KLEMM).
ACTUALLY, THIS IS EASILY THE BEST KRANKY RELEASE SINCE LOSCIL
- DRONE BASED AMBIENCE PAR EXCELLANCE, AS YOU'D EXPECT FROM THIS
CLEARLY TALENTED ARTIST. DEEP, TEXTURAL MUSIC THAT'S A CUT ABOVE
THE COMPETITION.
GROWING - THE SOUL OF THE RAINBOW AND THE HARMONY OF LIGHT - KRANKY - =
CD (KRANK073)
THAT MIGHT BE THE MOST PRETENTIOUS ALBUM TITLE IN THE HISTORY
OF RECORDED MUSIC BUT IT'S HARD TO IMAGINE THIS BEING CALLED =
ANYTHING
ELSE. FOUR INTENSE YET DELIGHTFUL TRACKS THAT VEER FROM AMBIENT
DRONES TO SHEETS OF NOISE. IMAGINE FENNESZ, LOW AND SUSUMU YOKOTA
FORMING SOME KIND OF EXPERIMENTAL AMBIENT SUPERGROUP.
IRON & WINE - WOMAN KING - SUB POP - CD (SPCD665)
SIX TRACKS OF PURE IRON & WINE BRILLIANCE. SIMPLE AS THAT REALLY.
THE VOCALS ARE SPOT ON AND THE COUNTRIFIED, FOLKY GUITARS ARE
WONDERFULLY AUTHENTIC AND LUSH. ANYONE WITH ANY INTEREST IN LOU
BARLOW, NICK DRAKE, DEVENDRA BANHART OR BRIGHT EYES REALLY NEEDS
TO CHECK THIS OUT. BRILLIANT.
MAX RICHTER - THE BLUE NOTEBOOKS - FATCAT - CD (CD1304)
I'M EXTREMELY IMPRESSED INDEED BY THIS INSPIRED NEW FATCAT SIGNING,
WHICH I BELIEVE TO BE THEIR BEST DISCOVERY IN AGES. AN AWESOME
COLLECTION OF VERY SUBTLY ELECTRONICALLY TREATED PIECES FOR PIANO,
VIOLIN, VIOLA & CELLO, WITH OCCASIONAL, UNOBTRUSIVE SPOKEN WORD
VOCALS BY TILDA SWINTON, ADDING PERFECTLY TO THE CHILLING =
ATMOSPHERE.
THE ALBUM HAS A MOOD AND INTENSITY TOTALLY OF ITS OWN AND QUITE
HONESTLY MAKES THE RECENT RACHELS AND SILVER MT. ZION ALBUMS (BY
MEANS OF A LAZY COMPARISON) SOUND AS ARTISTICALLY REDUNDANT AS
THAT FAT SCOTTISH BINT OFF POP IDOL. YOU NEED TO HEAR THIS, IT
WILL BLOW YOU AWAY.
REIGNS - WE LOWERED A MICROPHONE INTO THE GROUND - JONSON FAMILY - CD =
(JFR018CD)
A WONDERFUL, EXSQUICITELY RECORDED CD WITH SOME GORGEOUS, =
UNDERSTATED
COMPOSITIONS. A WIDE RANGE OF INSTRUMENTS HAVE BEEN USED TO SUPERB
EFFECT, SYNTHS, GUITARS, ELECTRIC PIANO, VOICES (A WONDERFUL STEPHEN
HAWKING-LIKE VOCAL ON ONE TRACK) ALL MIXED AND PRODUCED TO NEAR
PERFECTION. LONG MAY THEY "REIGN". THAT JOKE WAS COURTESY OF STAN
BOARDMAN. SORRY. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED......
SLINT - SPIDERLAND - TOUCH & GO - CD (TG64CD)
SEMINAL. INFLUENTIAL. JUST TWO OF THE WORDS THAT SPRING TO MIND
WHEN THINKING ABOUT THIS FANTASTIC LP. DARK, MOODY GUITAR WORK
WHICH WAS CLEARLY ONE OF THE INSPIRATIONS FOR THE WHOLE 'POST-ROCK'
SCENE. UTTERLY BRILLIANT.
STATE RIVER WIDENING - COTTONHEAD - VERTICAL FORM - CD (VFORM037CD)
THIS IS QUITE SIMPLY ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL ALBUMS OF THE YEAR.
DAVID SHEPPARD AND KEIRON PHELAN HAVE PRODUCED ONE OF THEIR BEST
EVER PIECES OF WORK HERE AND THE LAYERS AND LEVELS THAT IT WORKS
ON ARE STAGGERING. AT ONCE MELLOW AND ORGANIC YET MIXED WITH A
FOLKY, EARTHY SOUND AND SOME SURPRISINGLY ROCKY MOMENTS, THERE'S
NEVER A DULL MOMENT. I MEAN THE FIRST TRACK ALONE IS WORTH THE
PRICE IN MY OPINION AND COULD EASILY REDUCE TO TEARS WITH IT'S
LUSH MELANCHOLY SOUND. I'D HAVE TO SAY THIS IS ONE OF MY ALBUMS
OF THE YEAR SO FAR. PROPS TO THE ARTISTS AND TO VERTICAL FORM
FOR RELEASING THIS GEM. BRILLIANT.
VARIOUS - KOMPILATION - KRANKY - 2xCD (KRANK077)
A SELECTION OF FORTHCOMING AND EXCLUSIVE TRACKS, ALTERNATE VERSIONS
AND PIECES FROM CURRENT RELEASES. STARS OF THE LID, PAN AMERICAN,
GREG DAVIS, LOSCIL, THE DEAD TEXAN, JESSICA BAILIFF, KEITH FULLERTON
WHITMAN AND THE REST OF THE KRANKY ROSTER CONTRIBUTE A TOTAL OF
21 TRACKS OVER 148 MINUTES AND 2 CDS (AND AT A VERY REASONABLE
PRICE INDEED).
New Releases (CD): Funk / Jazz / Soul
BROTHER JACK MCDUFF - WHO KNOWS WHAT TOMORROW'S GONNA BRING? - WATER - =
CD (WATER144CD)
FIRST TIME ON CD FOR THIS CLASSIC 1971 BLUE NOTE SOUL JAZZ RELEASE
FROM HAMMOND ORGAN MASTER BROTHER JACK MCDUFF. INCLUDES "WHO'S
PIMPIN' WHO?" AND (YES, REALLY) "WANK'S THANG". ORIGINAL ARTWORK
AND DETAILED LINER NOTES.
LOU DONALDSON - SAY IT LOUD! - WATER - CD (WATER143CD)
ORIGINALLY ISSUED ON BLUE NOTE IN 1969, THIS THUMPING GREAT SLAB
OF SOUL JAZZ (WITH LOU ON ALTO SAX, AND BLUE MITCHELL ON TRUMPET)
COMES REPLETE WITH ORIGINAL ARTWORK AND DETAILED SLEEVE NOTES.
=20
VARIOUS - SLEEPING IN THE MARKET - LATITUDE - CD (LAT04)
SUBTITLED "ETHIOPIAN MUSIC AND SOUNDS FROM AMHARA", THIS IS =
EXTRAORDINARY!
LATITUDE IS THE DOCUMENTARY / WORLD MUSIC SECTION OF LOCUST.
THIS ALBUM IS MADE UP OF EIGHT SONGS RECORDED IN ETHIOPIA - =
COMPOSED
AND SUNG BY STREET PERFORMERS - CHILDREN, BEGGARS, TEENAGERS.
RECORDED ON TRAVELS TO ETHIOPIA IN 2001, THIS IS VERY SIMPLE,
HONEST MUSIC, WITH SOME AMAZING VOCAL SOUNDS. QUITE BIZARRE AND
QUITE WONDERFUL.=20
New Releases (CD): Experimental
AARON DILLOWAY - BOGGS VOL. 2 - HANSON - CD (HN112CD)
FROM THE LABEL THAT GAVE US WOLF EYES COMES SOMETHING EQUALLY
UNAPPROACHABLE. STATIC SOUNDSCAPES THAT GENERALLY START QUITE
MINIMAL AND END UP A SHEER WALL OF WHITE NOISE. POP, CLICKS AND
BURSTS OF SOUNDS THAT GRADUALLY MUTATE INTO SOMETHING =
ALL-ENCOMPASSING
AND VERY INTENSE. THE COVER SHOULD GIVE YOU A GOOD IDEA WHERE
THIS IS COMING FROM.
HIVE MIND - DEATH TONE - HANSON - CD (HN123CD)
WOLF EYES EARLY LABEL, BLAH BLAH ETC ETC. ONE TRACK, 43 MINS,
STARTS OFF DOING VEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRY LITTLE BAR THE ODD
DISTANT WHIRR. FAST FORWARD THROUGH IT A BIT, STILL JUST A DISTANT
WHIRR. THIS FALLS INTO THE HYPNOTIC TERRITORY OF MINIMALISM WHERE
YOUR BRAIN STARTS HEARING MORE SOUNDS THAN THERE REALLY ARE TO
COMPENSATE FOR THE REPETITIVE ABSTRACTED NOISES. IF YOU LIKE
THE SOUND OF A DISTANT WHIRR, BUY THIS ALBUM. ME, I SAW THE
TITLE AND HAD HAPPY THOUGHTS OF 7OF9!
VARIOUS - THE NAKED PREY OST - LOCUST - CD (LATITUDE03CD)
IN THE MID 1960'S, HOLLYWOOD STAR AND FORMER OLYMPIC FENCER CORNEL
WILDE TOOK ON THE AMBITIOUS TASK OF PRODUCING, DIRECTING AND =
STARRING
IN AN ADVENTURE FILM SHOT ENTIRELY IN AFRICA. AS CORNEL HIMSELF
SAID, "WE USED A GREAT DEAL OF MUSIC FROM THE N'GUNI CLANS...
THE MUSIC IN THE FILM HAS A HISTORY THAT HAS BEEN LOST IN THE
DEEPEST RECESSES OF TRIBAL MEMORY". DETAILED SLEEVENOTES GIVE
THE FULL STORY.
Restocks (CD): Experimental
BARRY ADAMSON & PAN SONIC - MOTORLAB 3 - KITCHEN MOTORS - CD (KM4)
AWESOME. BARRY ADAMSON (BAD SEEDS / MAGAZINE / AND BEST KNOWN
FOR FILM SCORE WORK) TEAMS UP WITH THE HIGHLY RESPECTED FINNISH
PAN SONIC. THIS PIECE WAS COMPOSED IN REYKJAVIK FOR THE HLJOMEYKI
CHOIR. DARK CHORAL WORKS (VERY REMINISCENT OF ADAMSONS FILM SCORES)
COMBINE WITH PAN SONICS DEEP PULSATING ELECTRONIC COMPOSITIONS.
THE RESULT IS SUPERB. BUY THIS CD - YOU WILL NOT REGRET IT.
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<DIV><FONT face=3DTahoma size=3D2>Easy there!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DTahoma size=3D2>This weeks mailout follows and, as =
usual, there's=20
a nice array of goodies for you to peruse.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DTahoma size=3D2>Things to mention are the last few =
copies of the=20
Cactus Island Residents Association 3" CD from Sense. This one is flying =
out=20
(and for good reason - it's fabulous!) and bearing in mind there are =
only 100=20
copies of each release pressed, you'll need to get in pretty swiftly to =
secure=20
yourself a copy.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DTahoma size=3D2>The Minamo [Shining] and =
Shuttle358=20
[Chessa] CD's on 12k are nearly sold out as well. We should be =
getting more=20
in a couple of weeks but if you want one now you'd be well advised to =
snaffle=20
them pretty quickly.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DTahoma size=3D2>Peace.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>New Releases (Vinyl): Electronica</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> CARIBOU (FORMERLY MANITOBA) - YETI - LEAF =
- 12"=20
(DOCK43)<BR> THIS MORE "OFFICIAL" EP FOLLOWS-ON FROM =
THAT=20
LIMITED PROMO THINGY<BR> A FEW WEEKS BACK. ME THINKS =
THAT WAS=20
THE STRONGER TRACK, TO BE<BR> HONEST, AND A SLIGHT =
CLANGER HAS=20
BEEN DROPPED AT LEAF HQ IN TERMS<BR> OF WHAT SINGLE =
SHOULD=20
HAVE BEEN GIVEN HIGHER PRIORITY, BUT WHO<BR> CARES =
WHAT I=20
THINK? THIS IS STILL DECENT ENOUGH, BRINGING TO =
MIND<BR> =20
VINTAGE CAPITOL K. TRACK FOUR IS VERY STRONG, REALLY ON A=20
PAR<BR> WITH FOURTET. ACTUALLY, THIS IS EXCELLENT - =
IGNORE MY=20
ILL-INFORMED<BR> RANT ABOVE AND INVESTIGATE THE ARTIST =
WHO'LL=20
BE FOREVER TARRED<BR> WITH THE EPITHET "FORMERLY =
MANITOBA" AT=20
THIS RATE.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> CHATEAU FLIGHT - THE MEAL - VERSATILE - =
LP=20
(VERLP013)<BR> QUIRKY ALBUM OF MOSTLY BEATS / JAZZ =
ORIENTATED=20
ELECTRONIC FUN.<BR> LOTS OF DIFFERENT SOUNDS COME FROM =
THIS=20
BASIS THOUGH AND YOU GET<BR> ELEMENTS OF HIP HOP, =
ELECTRO,=20
TECHNO, HOUSE AND EVEN ELECTRONICA<BR> ALL MASHED UP =
TOGETHER=20
TO PROVIDE SOMETHING THAT SOUNDS DECIDEDLY<BR> FRENCH. =
GOOD=20
FUN.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> ELECTROMECA - BATTLING DOLL BEATS - PEACE =
OFF - 12"=20
(POFFLTD09)<BR> GRUMPY BEATS, NICE AN' RRRRRRRRRUFF =
BUT NOT A=20
LOT ELSE, REALLY.<BR> HARDLY WHAT YOU'D CALL MAKE OUT =
MUSIC,=20
UNLESS YOUR IDEA OF MAKING<BR> OUT IS GETTING RICHARD =
JAMES=20
AND THE AUTECHRE BOYS IN YOUR BED<BR> ON AN OFF DAY =
WHEN THEY=20
CAN'T GET IT UP. IT'S ON PEACEOFF, AND<BR> ON BUSY =
DAYS LIKE=20
THIS THAT MIGHT BE AN IDEA.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> ENDUSER - MASHED UP & BEAT DOWN - AD =
NOISEAM -=20
LP (ADN45)<BR> CRIPES! THIS IS A BEAST. SEVEN REMIXES =
OF=20
ENDUSER TRACKS BY SOCIETY<BR> SUCKERS, MOTHBOY, =
DOORMOUSE,=20
TERMINAL 11, LINE47, XANOPTICON AND<BR> ENDUSER =
HIMSELF. TO=20
SAY THAT THIS IS A BLISTERING SET OF AGGRESSIVE<BR> =
BREAKCORE=20
AND GABBA MAYHEM IS UNDERSTATING IT SOMEWHAT! =
MASSIVE<BR> =20
STUFF. CHECK.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> ENDUSER - BOLLYWOOD BREAKS - AD NOISEAM - =
12"=20
(ADN41)<BR> IT HAD TO HAPPEN SOONER OR LATER, THAT IS=20
BOLLYWOOD-STYLE MUSIC<BR> GETTING THE MASH-UP KID 606 =
JUNGLIST=20
NOISECORE TREATMENT. IF THAT<BR> SOUNDS LIKE YOUR IDEA =
OF FUN,=20
LOOK NO FURTHER.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> GAUMEN - PATCHER, PANELS, BRASS - ESEL - =
LP=20
(ESEL23)<BR> THIS IS A GREAT ALBUM THAT'S FULL OF =
WONDERFULLY=20
EXPERIMENTAL<BR> ELECTRONICA ON A STRANGE, DOWNBEAT, =
LOW-KEY=20
TIP. LOT'S OF INTERESTING<BR> SOUND SOURCES AND =
MANIPULATIONS=20
THAT CREATE A SURPRISINGLY TEXTURAL<BR> FEEL. WELL =
WORTH A=20
LISTEN IF YOU'RE INTO THE MORE OBSCURE SIDE<BR> OF=20
ELECTRONICS.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> KARL MARX STADT - 2001-2004 - LUX NIGRA - =
LP=20
(LNV32)<BR> THIS COLLECTION OF SIX TRACKS RECORDED =
BETWEEN=20
2001 AND 2004 SEES<BR> KARL MARX STADT COMBINING THE=20
DISCIPLINES OF ELECTRONICA AND EXPERIMENTALISM<BR> IN=20
SURPRISINGLY BRUTAL WAY. I SAY SURPRISING, BUT ON PAST=20
FORM<BR> HIS UNIQUE TAKE ON BREAKBEAT DRIVEN SOUNDS IS =
VERY=20
MUCH THE SOUND<BR> HE HAS DEVELOPED. THE SOUND =
DEFINITELY=20
MATURES OVER THE YEARS<BR> AND SOME OF THE LATER =
TRACKS ARE=20
DECIDEDLY EPIC IN NATURE. A FASCINATING<BR> DOCUMENT =
OF THIS=20
LITTLE KNOWN (OVER HERE, ANYWAY) ARTIST ON TOP<BR> =20
FORM.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> KRUMBLE THE DISCOBREAKER - MY FUNNY DEAD =
CAT -=20
DAMAGE - 12" (DAM12007)<BR> YES, DAMAGE IS AN OFFSHOOT =
OF=20
PEACEOFF, SO YOU'LL GET THE GENERAL<BR> IDEA HERE. =
THREE ULTRA=20
BANGING TRACKS OF GABBA / BREAKCORE MENTALISM<BR> =
THAT'LL=20
EITHER TWEAK YOUR BITS OR MAKE YOU RUN FOR THE =
HILLS.<BR> =20
DEVASTATING STUFF, MIND YOU.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> LIONS & TIGERS - PURE & APPLIED =
EP - TRIAL=20
& ERROR RECORDINGS - 12" (TNE003)<BR> AN =
AMPERSAND-TASTIC=20
FIVE-TRACK EP FROM THIS LABEL TO WATCH - I'M<BR> GONNA =
START=20
HYPING THEM UP AS THE NEW STATIC CARAVAN IF THE =
RELEASES<BR> =20
KEEP COMING AT THIS HIGH A QUALITY. SO NEARLY FOUND ITSELF=20
IN<BR> THE ELECTRONICA SECTION, DID THIS... IT HAS THE =
WARM=20
FEEL OF LO-FI<BR> FOLKTRONICA BUT THEY SOUND LIKE A =
BAND=20
(OOOH, HERE'S A ROCKIER<BR> TRACK AS IF TO PROVE IT). =
THE SORT=20
OF RECORD THAT WOULD DO WELL<BR> ON A LABEL LIKE TYPE =
OR=20
MELODIC, PERHAPS, AND ONE THAT SHOULDN'T<BR> BE =
OVERLOOKED IN=20
A HURRY.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> NOBODY FEAT. KURT HEASLEY - FANCY - MUSH =
- 7"=20
(MH029)<BR> THE PROSPECT OF KURT FROM THE LILYS MAKING =
AN=20
APPEARANCE ON THIS<BR> SINGLE DIDN'T EXACTLY FILL ME =
WITH=20
CONFIDENCE (I WAS NEVER A FAN<BR> OF THAT BAND) AND =
I'M=20
WONDERING WHAT NOBODY ARE DOING ON MUSH<BR> *BUT* AS =
IT TURNS=20
OUT, THIS FOLLOWS ON PERFECTLY FROM THE CARIBOU<BR> =
(FORMERLY=20
MANITOBA, LEST WE FORGET) EP WHAT I JUST PLAYED. =
LOVELY,<BR> =20
MELLOW, SWIRLY, PSYCHE-TRONICA WITH A PARTICULARLY LUSH=20
INSTRUMENTAL<BR> REPRISE ON THE B-SIDE. DEFINITELY=20
RECOMMENDED, A MOST PLEASANT<BR> =
SURPRISE.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> ORB - AUBREY MIXES/THE ULTRAWORLD =
EXCURSIONS - BIG=20
LIFE - 12" (BLRLP14)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> ORB - ASSASSIN - BIG LIFE - 12"=20
(BLRT81)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> ORB - THE ORB'S ADVENTURES BEYOND THE =
ULTRAWORLD -=20
BIG LIFE - 2xLP (BLRDLP5)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> P:ANO - HEAVENS - TOMLAB - 7"=20
(TOME44)<BR> "NO. E" IN THIS ONGOING SERIES OF TOMLAB =
SEVENS.=20
ALL SORTS GOING<BR> ON HERE - INFLUENCES MIGHT RANGE =
FROM=20
TARWATER TO THE BEACH BOYS<BR> TO THE FLAMING LIPS TO=20
ALL-MANNER OF NEW FOLK HEROES. A REAL CURIO<BR> BUT =
DEFINITELY=20
ON A PAR WITH THE OTHERS IN THIS SET.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> RADIQ - GRAFFITI & RUDE BOY '67 - =
LOGISTICS -=20
LP (LOG41LP)<BR> RADIQ IS A PSEUDONYM FOR PROGRESSIVE =
FORM'S=20
YOSHIHIRO HANNO AND<BR> WITH THIS ALBUM HE HAS CRAFTED =
SOMETHING WHICH IS OUT OF CHARACTER<BR> FOR LOGISTICS =
AND WILL=20
GENUINELLY SURPRISE A LOT OF PEOPLE. LICENSED<BR> FROM =
PROGRESSIVE FORM FOR EUROPE, THE ALBUM IS A NINE TRACK=20
SLICE<BR> OF VARIED AND DEEPLY ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRONICA =
PAR=20
EXCELLENCE. HE<BR> USES REFERENCES AS WIDE RANGING AS =
DUB, HIP=20
HOP, JAZZ, ELECTRONICA,<BR> TECHNO AND GLITCH AND THE=20
COMBINATION OF THESE PARTS IS POTENT<BR> TO SAY THE =
LEAST. AT=20
TIMES IT HAS AN ALMOST JEN JELINEK-ESQUE,<BR> FARBEN =
FEEL=20
WHILST AT OTHERS IT COULD ALMOST BE A MUTANT =
RHYTHM<BR> &=20
SOUND RECORD. THE BEATS ARE INCREDIBLY FRESH AND THE=20
SOUNDS<BR> ARE BEAUTIFULLY MANIPULATED IN SUCH A WAY =
AS TO=20
HAVE A REAL WARMTH<BR> AND DEPTH. A GORGEOUS ALBUM AND =
A REAL=20
TOUR DE FORCE FOR BOTH<BR> YOSHIHIRO HANNO AND =
LOGISTICS.=20
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> RHYTHM & SOUND - SEE MI YAH - BURIAL =
MIX - LP=20
(BMLP-4)<BR> THIS IS THE LP VERSION OF THE VERY =
LIMITED 7X7"=20
SET THAT RECENTLY<BR> CAME OUT. IT STILL HAS THE SAME =
ULTRA=20
DEEP FEEL WITH A SELECTION<BR> OF THE FINEST ROOTS =
VOCALISTS=20
INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, SUGAR<BR> MINOTT, RAS =
DONOVAN,=20
PAUL ST. HILAIRE, WILLI WILLIAMS AND JAH<BR> COTTON. =
STUNNING=20
BERLIN STYLE ELECTRONIC DUB WITH THE INSTRUMENTAL<BR> =
VERISON=20
OF 'SEE MI YAH' INCLUDED AS WELL. AS ESSENTIAL AS =
ANYTHING<BR> =20
ELSE FROM RHYTHM & SOUND.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> SHADOW HUNTAZ - DJ SCREAMS MEDIC - PLUG =
RESEARCH -=20
12" (PR16)<BR> DARK DEEP HIP HOP WITH SOME =
WONDERFUL=20
STATIC FILLED ELECTRONIC<BR> BEATS. I THINK THIS IS =
THEIR=20
FIRST RELEASE FROM 1998. SUPERB STUFF<BR> AND PRETTY =
TOUGH TO=20
FIND TO BOOT.....</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> SICKBOY - MORBID MONSTER BREAKS - =
PEACEOFF - 12"=20
(POFFLTD10)<BR> WHAT WITH SICKBOY'S LAST ALBUM BEING A =
SPLIT=20
RELEASE VIA MIREX<BR> / TIGERBEAT, YOU KNOW YOU'RE NOT =
IN FOR=20
AN EASY RIDE. CUT 'N'<BR> PASTE, SLAP 'N' DASH, HIT =
'N' RUN=20
LUNACY WITH RABID JUNGLIST BEATS<BR> AND MASH UP INNA =
DA AREA=20
AN' TING. TOTALLY MENTAL! GABBA GABBA<BR> =
HEY!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> SQUAREPUSHER VS - VARIOUS - ROCK BOTTOM - =
12"=20
(RBR005)<BR> 4 CUTS OF HYPER CHOPPED AND CLIPPED DRUM =
N' BASS=20
MENTALISM FROM<BR> THE MAN WHO TO MY MIND ORIGINATED =
THIS=20
SOUND. IF YOU CAN FIND<BR> IT, GRAB YOURSELF A COPY OF =
ALROY=20
ROAD TRACKS BY "THE DUKE OF<BR> HARINGAY" (A PSEUDONYM =
FOR TOM=20
JENKINSON) ON SPYMANIA FROM 1995.<BR> THEN YOULL SEE =
WHERE=20
THIS SOUND COMES FROM......</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> SUBTITLE - YOUNG DANGEROUS HEART - GOLD =
STANDARD=20
LABORATORIES - 12" (GSL97)<BR> THEM PUREST ART HOUSE =
HIP HOP=20
HERE, ESPECIALLY ON THE THAVIUS<BR> BECK PRODUCED CUT. =
JUST A=20
FAINT DISTRORTED BEAT THAT IS BARELY<BR> AUDIBLE. OFF =
THE=20
WALL......</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Restocks (Vinyl): Electronica</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> DIGITONAL - 23 THINGS FALL APART - =
TOYTRONIC - LP=20
(TOY13LP)<BR> MAJESTIC STUFF FROM TOYTRONIC. A SIX =
TRACK ALBUM=20
ON GREY (AND,<BR> OF COURSE, LIMITED) VINYL. THESE =
GUYS HAVE A=20
UNIQUE SOUND THANKS<BR> TO THEIR VIOLIN PLAYER. TAKING =
A=20
FAIRLY STRAIGHTFORWARD APPROACH<BR> TO THE ELECTRONIC =
SOUNDS,=20
THERE IS ACRES OF MELODY, CUTESY BEATS<BR> AND =
PROGRAMMING.=20
THAT VIOLIN THOUGH! MY WORD, IT'S ATMOSPHERIC<BR> AND =
USING=20
DIGITAL PROCESSING, IT DELIVERS AN INCREDIBLE =
RANGE<BR> OF=20
WARM, BEAUTIFUL AND CHALLENGING SOUNDS. BRILLIANT AND=20
HIGHLY<BR> RECOMMENDED.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> JOHN B & EXILE - BROKEN LANGUAGE - =
PLANET MU -=20
12" (ZIQ113)<BR> WHERE THE HELL DID THIS COME =
FROM?!!?!? THIS=20
IS AN ABSOLUTE BEAST<BR> OF A RECORD, THE BEST NEW =
DRUM 'N'=20
BASS TUNE I'VE HEARD IN YEARS,<BR> THE BEST PLANET MU =
RELEASE=20
IN AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER! EXILE<BR> DOES WONDERFUL =
THINGS=20
TO JOHN B'S TITLE TRACK - CHOPS IT UP A<BR> BIT BUT =
RETAINS=20
THAT TRUE D&B FLAVA. ABSOLUTELY WICKED. THE =
B-SIDE<BR> (AN=20
EXILE ORIGINAL) IS A BIT MORE RAVE-Y/GABBA-Y BUT THINK=20
ALONG<BR> THE LINES OF THE JEGA/KID SPATULA SPLIT 12" =
ON=20
PLANET MU SEVERAL<BR> YEARS AGO. SH*TMAT? SH*T, MATE - =
THIS IS=20
THE REAL DEAL. GOT ANY<BR> DRUM 'N' BASS, =
MATE?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> KHONNOR - HANDWRITING - TYPE - LP=20
(TYPE003LP)<BR> THIS RELEASE IS STRANGELY UNTYPICAL OF =
TYPE,=20
YET, IT'S STILL A<BR> WONDERFULLY PUT TOGETHER SLICE =
OF=20
ELECTRONICALLY MANIPULATED GUITAR<BR> MUSIC. KHONNOR =
IS=20
SOMETHING OF A PRODIGY, I GATHER, AND THE EASE<BR> =
WITH WHICH=20
HE'S PUT TOGETHER A BEAUTIFUL PIECE OF WORK LIKE =
THIS<BR> =20
ENSURES WE'LL BE HEARING BIG THINGS ABOUT HIM IN THE FUTURE.=20
THE<BR> TRACKS REFERENCE EVERYTHING FROM MY BLOODY =
VALENTINE=20
AND SARAH<BR> RECORDS, THROUGH TO CONTEMPORARY =
ELECTRONICA AND=20
MINIMAL, GLITCH<BR> BASED SOUNDS. VOCALLY, IT'S LOVELY =
AND HIS=20
LYRICS ARE ASTUTE,<BR> FULL OF ANGST AND YET VERY =
MATURE. I=20
WOULD URGE YOU TO CHECK THIS<BR> OUT AND JOIN IN THE =
FUN.=20
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>New Releases (Vinyl): Techno / =
Electro</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> ANTTI RANNISTO - ROTATE - AUDIO NL - 12"=20
(AUDIO.NL028)<BR> COULD THIS BE THE WELCOME RETURN OF=20
ULTRA-MINIMAL TECHNO CLUB<BR> TRACKS? IT WOULD SEEM =
THAT WAY!=20
THIS FINNISH ARTIST HAS DELIVERED<BR> FOUR TIGHT AS =
HELL=20
GROOVES WITH A TOTALLY STRIPPED DOWN, SAHKO<BR> / =
DUM-ESQUE=20
QUALITY TO THEM. ALMOST EXPERIMENTAL BUT WITH A =
RAW,<BR> DRY=20
GROOVE THAT MAKES THEM PERFECT FOR CLUB PLAY. AN=20
ABSOLUTELY<BR> ESSENTIAL EP FOR FANS OF MINIMALISM.=20
CLASS.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> CUSTOMERS, THE - FURIOUS - EMD - 12"=20
(EMD017)<BR> THIS, I PRESUME , IS A LITTLE BONUS FOR =
THOSE WHO=20
BOUGHT THE CD<BR> ALBUM BY THE CUSTOMERS. IT'S A PERKY =
SOUND=20
THAT'S FULL OF COLOGNE<BR> / BERLIN STYLE SYNTHY =
TECHNO=20
GROOVES WITH A SPONGY, ELESATIC FEEL<BR> TO THE =
BASSLINES. THE=20
FLISIDE HAS ONE NICE BEATLESS AMBIENT TRACK<BR> TO =
CREATE A=20
VARIED FEEL.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> DONATO DOZZY - DESTINATION: ESKIMO EP - =
ELETTRONICA=20
ROMANA - 12" (E.R.003)<BR> MORE GOODNESS FROM THIS =
ITALIAN=20
OUTFIT. TWO DEEP AND GROOVING<BR> TECH TRACKS WITH =
HEEAVILY=20
ELECTRO INSPIRED ELEMENTS AND ALSO A<BR> SMATTERING OF =
HOUSE.=20
BASICALLY TWO SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT VERSIONS<BR> OF THE =
SAME TUNE=20
BUT WITH A DUBBED OUT FEEL ON THE B-SIDE. THIS<BR> IS =
REALLY=20
STRONG STUFF AND DESERVES YOUR ATTENTION IF YOU'RE =
INTO<BR> =20
THE KOMPAKT SOUND. RECOMMENDED.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> MODEL, THE - ROBOTIKO - TRAUM - 12"=20
(TRAUMV57)<BR> INTRIGUING RELEASE FROM TRAUM, MAINLY =
BECAUSE=20
IT'S NOT ACTUALLY<BR> THAT TRAUM-LIKE IN IT'S STYLE. =
THE MODEL=20
IS A HITLY TIPPED NEW<BR> PRODUCER WHO DELIVERS A =
STRANGELY=20
ELECTRO BASED FEEL WITH A RETRO,<BR> SYNTHY FEEL, BUT =
MANAGES=20
TO LOCK IT INTO A COLOGNE STYLE GROOVE<BR> AT THE SAME =
TIME. A=20
SMIDGE OF VOCALS PLUS THREE DISTINCTLY DIFFERENT<BR> =
VERSIONS=20
MAKE THIS A REALLY SOLID EP FOR FANS OF TRAUM AND KOMPAKT.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> MONOBLOCK B - CONTROL - 7B RECORDS - LP=20
(7B05)<BR> STORMING SELECTION OF PURE ELECTRO BASED =
SYNTH POP=20
MAYHEM HERE<BR> FROM MONOBLOCK B. KEEPING IT REAL WITH =
A=20
SELECTION OF EXTREMELY<BR> OLD SCHOOL SOUNDS AND =
PUMPING=20
ELECTRO AND TECHNO BEATS, THIS IS<BR> ONE MINI ALBUM =
THAT'S=20
GOING TO BE HEARD ON QUITE A FEW DANCEFLOORS,<BR> I'LL =
WARRANT! CHECK.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> QUESH - CANDY GIRL - TELEVISION - 12"=20
(TELE-019)<BR> TWO PRETTY CHEESY AND COMMERCIAL TRACKS =
FROM=20
QUESH WHICH HAVE<BR> A SYNTHED UP, PUMPING EURO TECHNO =
SOUND=20
AND OF COURSE A VOCAL<BR> LINE THAT WILL EITHER SCARE =
YOU AWAY=20
OR MAKE YOU DANCE ABOUT LIKE<BR> A LOONEY. =
CHECK.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> TOMAS ANDERSON - FESTIVITIES - B PITCH =
CONTROL -=20
12" (BPC100)<BR> B PITCH 100 SHOULDN'T DISAPPOINT =
ANYONE.=20
QUIRKY, FUNKY, UPBEAT,<BR> ROBOTIC ELECTRO/TECHNO WITH =
A=20
DISTINCTLY RETRO / FUTURISTIC (?!)<BR> FEEL. SOME =
GREAT SYNTH=20
/ OLD SCHOOL RIFFS AND EFFECTS GOING ON,<BR> TOO. THE =
B-SIDES=20
ARE SLIGHTLY HARDER, WITH STOMPY BEATS CREATING<BR> A =
MORE=20
RELENTLESS (?!?!??!?!?) SOUND. YES, I KNOW, THIS =
ISN'T<BR> THE=20
BEST DESCRIPTION BUT IT'S ABOUT ALL I'M CAPABLE OF!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> WESSLING & SCHROM / FRANK MARTINIQ - =
TUNING#02=20
- BOXER SPORT - 12" (BOXER024)<BR> TWO VERY ACCESSIBLE =
REMIXES=20
HERE OF TRACKS BY WESSLING & SCHROM<BR> PLUS FRANK =
MARTINIQ. M.A.N.D.Y. TURN IN A VERSION THAT WILL =
ROCK<BR> ANY=20
DANCEFLOOR WITH IT'S DIRTY, GROOVY BASS SOUND AND =
HYPNOTIC<BR> =20
BEATS WHILST FRANKS MIS OF HIS OWN 'ADRIANO' TRACK IS AS=20
SOLID<BR> AND FUNKY AS YOU'D EXPECT. WINNING MATERIAL =
AS EVER=20
FROM BOXER.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Restocks (Vinyl): Techno / Electro</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> ALTER EGO - TRANSPHORMER - KLANG - 3xLP=20
(KLANG85)<BR> HERE IT IS THEN. THE HOTLY TOUTED ALTER =
EGO=20
ALBUM IS A PURE DANCEFLOOR<BR> FRENZY OF BLISTERING =
TECHNO=20
GROOVES THE LIKE OF WHICH I'VE NOT<BR> HEARD FOR SOME =
TIME. NO=20
CONCESSIONS TO ANYTHING BUT MAKING YOU<BR> MOVE WITH A =
SELECTION OF MONSTROUS CLUB TRACKS THAT SHOULD BE<BR> =
SMASHING=20
IT ALL OVER THE PLACE IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE. =
QUITE<BR> =20
SIMPLY A MASSIVE ALBUM. RECOMMENDED.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> BORUT MARGON - ORONICA - RESOPAL - 12"=20
(RSP020)<BR> QUITE UP FOR IT, THIS NEW RESOPAL - =
ALMOST TRIBAL=20
LIGHT, IN FACT<BR> (CERTAINLY THE A-SIDE IS, THE =
B-SIDES ARE=20
MORE STRAIGHT UP, ONE<BR> BEING VERY DISCO INSPIRED, =
THE OTHER=20
OF A MORE TRAPEZ / TRAUM<BR> BENT). YOUR RESOPAL WHO'S =
FUN TO=20
BE WITH (SORRY, HITCH-HIKERS'<BR> FANS, THAT WAS V.=20
POOR).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> DENIS KARIMANI - WAR ES NICHT - DIALREC - =
12"=20
(DIALREC22)<BR> DENIS KARIMANI AKA REMUTE, DELIVERS =
ONE OF THE=20
MOST DANCEFLOOR<BR> TRACKS EVER ON DIALREC. A =
GROOVING,=20
SHUFFLING TRACK THAT BUILDS<BR> AND GROWS BUT MANAGES =
TO=20
RETAIN ALL THE MELODIC SUBTLETIES OF<BR> A TYPICAL =
DIALREC=20
RELEASE. THE B-SIDE'S TWO TRACKS ARE MUCH MORE<BR> IN =
LINE=20
WITH THE SOUND OF THE LABEL AND COULD ALMOST BE =
MISTAKEN<BR> =20
FOR LAWRENCE'S OWN WORK WITH THEIR GORGEOUS TOUCHES OF=20
MELODY,<BR> UNUSUAL BASSLINES AND WICKED 4/4 BEATS. AN =
EXCELLENT RELEASE THAT'S<BR> RECOMMENDED.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> G-MAN - GRAPHITE - DEFRAG SOUND =
PROCESSING - 12"=20
(DFRG_07)<BR> GEZ VARLEY GETS A WHOLE EP TO HIMSELF =
HERE ON=20
DEFRAG AND IT'S<BR> A SEETHING SELECTION OF =
MINIMALISTIC=20
TRACKS. MUCH TOUGHER THAN<BR> THE OTHER RELEASES SO =
FAR AND=20
WITH A MORE CLASSIC, LOOPED UP TECHNO<BR> STYLE WITH =
DEEP,=20
STABBY CHORDS THAT'S BOUND TO APPEAL TO THOSE<BR> WHO =
PLAY=20
OUT. ROCK SOLID GEAR.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> ICHINCHILLA - DEATH PUNK ELECTRO - =
ICHINCHILLA -=20
12" (ICHI2)<BR> SECOND RELEASE FROM INCHINCHILLA COMES =
ON A=20
HEAVYWEIGHT SLAB OF<BR> GREEN VINYL. LURID? MOST =
CERTAINLY. A=20
BIT LIKE TH MUSIC CONTAINED<BR> ON IT. THERE'S A =
DEFINITE=20
TONGUE IN CHEEK FEEL TO THE PERKY POP<BR> PUNK ELECTRO =
ON=20
OFFER HERE AND IT HAS AN AUTHENTICALLY OLD SCHOOL<BR> =
FEEL=20
PRODUCTION WISE. VERY ENJOYABLE. THE FLIP HAS ANOTHER=20
QUIRKY<BR> ELECTRO TRACK PLUS A GREAT REMIX FROM LES =
VOLEURS=20
WHICH HAS A<BR> MINIMALISTIC, CLUBBED OUT BROKEN BEAT =
ELECTRO=20
FEEL. A DECENT RELEASE<BR> FOR THIS SELF FINANCED =
LABEL.=20
PROPS.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> JESSE SOMFAY - THE NECTAR OF MY LOVE - =
TRAUM - 12"=20
(TRAUMV55)<BR> CRACKING FRIST RELEASE FOR 2005 FROM =
TRAUM IN=20
THE GUISE OF A THREE<BR> TRACK EP FROM JESSE SOMFAY. =
HE BLENDS=20
THE DREAMIER, MORE OLD SCHOOL<BR> TRAUM SOUND WITH A =
FUNKY,=20
SYNTHY, TECHNICAL FEEL THAT'LL GET PEOPLE<BR> JIGGING =
ABOUT=20
WITH EASE. LUSH SOUNDS, INCREDIBLY TIGHT =
PRODUCTION<BR> AND=20
ROLLING BEATS... CLASSIC TRAUM. RECOMMENDED.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> M OF M - SPEICHER 27 - KOMPAKT EXTRA - =
12"=20
(KOMEX27)<BR> ONE OF THE BIGGEST SPEICHER RELEASES SO =
FAR FROM=20
THIS MYSTERY<BR> GERMAN ARTIST. NOWHERE NEAR AS BRUTAL =
AS SOME=20
OF THE OTHER RELEASES<BR> AND WITH A VERY HYPNOTIC, =
ALMOST=20
LAID BACK TECHNO FEEL. THIS ONE<BR> IS GOING TO BE =
MASSIVE=20
EVERYWHERE, SO I ADVISE YOU TO GET IN THERE<BR> =20
NOW!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> MIKE INK / BURGER INDUSTRIES - SPEICHER =
16 -=20
KOMPAKT EXTRA - 12" (KOMEX16)<BR> ALWAYS A MIXED BAG =
OF TUNES=20
ON THE HARDER, FRISKIER KOMPAKT EXTRA<BR> SERIES. THIS =
COMES=20
WITH A HEAVY TRANCE TECHNO ASSAULT FROM MIKE<BR> INK =
WHICH=20
DOES EXACTLY WHAT YOU'D EXPECT IT TO DO. THE REAL =
SURPRISE<BR> =20
IS THE ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT ACID HOUSE TRACK ON THE FLIP=20
FROM<BR> COLOGNE STALWART JOERG BURGER. FULLY A MOST =
EXCELLENT=20
TRACK AND<BR> A GREAT EXAMPLE OF PROPER OLD SCHOOL =
ACID. VERY,=20
VERY GOOD INDEED.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> ROD MODELL - SACRED GEOMETRY EP - =
ECHOCORD - 12"=20
(ECHOCORD09)<BR> THE DEEPEST OF THE DEEP COMES RIGHT =
BACK AT=20
YOU WITH ANOTHER STUNNING<BR> FOUR TRACK EP FOR MIKKEL =
METAL'S=20
INDOMITABLE ECHOCORD IMPRINT.<BR> ONE TIME DEEPCHORD =
MAN ROD=20
MODELL DELIVERS TRACKS THAT HIT THE<BR> PERFECT =
BALANCE=20
BETWEEN BERLIN AND DETROIT WITH A DUB HEAVY, =
REVERB<BR> LACED=20
TECHNO SOUND THAT'S LIABLE TO CHILL YOU OUT, BUT JUST =
AS<BR> =20
LIKELY TO MAKE YOU NOD YOUR HEAD IN A GROOVING FASHION.=20
ABSOLUTELY<BR> BRILLIANT.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> SUPERPITCHER - HAPPINESS REMIXES - =
KOMPAKT - 12"=20
(KOM103)<BR> SUPER-FINE REMIX SELECTION OF THIS TRACK =
FROM THE=20
SLIGHTLY INDERRAED<BR> ALBUM (IN MY OPINION ANYWAY). =
LAWRENCE=20
TURNS IN THE WINNER FOR<BR> ME WITH ALL OF HIS =
SIGNATURE=20
WARMTH, DEPTH AND ACRES OF FUNKY<BR> COLOGNE STYLE=20
SHENANIGANS. THAT'S NOT TO SAY THAT MICHAEL =
MAYER'S<BR> MIX IS=20
NOT AS GOOD, IT'S JUST DIFFERENT AND HAS A SLIGHTLY=20
TOUGHER,<BR> EURO EDGE. A WICKED 12" FROM ONE OF THE =
MOST=20
CONSISTENT LABELS<BR> AROUND.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> SYCLOPS (MAURICE FULTON) - MOM THE VIDEO =
BROKE -=20
TIRK - 12" (TIRK005)<BR> PRETTY MUCH IN THE MU VEIN, =
THIS IS=20
ONCE AGAIN AN ABSOLUTE KILLER-PRODUCTION<BR> BY THE =
MASTER=20
FULTON. CHEEKY AND PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES OF =
DRUNKEN<BR> BEATS=20
LAYERED WITH TRADEMARK ANALOGUE SYNTH STABS...AND THAT =
IS<BR> =20
JUST THE A-SIDE. THE FLIP SEES HIM RETURN IN A MORE SOULFUL=20
AND<BR> STRINGY ARRANGMENT, WITH NICE OFFBEATS, BUT =
STILL NOT=20
BEING ABLE<BR> TO LEAVE THOSE FAT BASS STABS OUT.! TOP =
RECORD!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>New Releases (Vinyl): US Techno / =
Electro</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> [A]PENDICS.SHUFFLE - SEE SAW SOUP / =
CREAMER - ORAC=20
- 12" (ORAC12)<BR> [A]PENDICS.SHUFFLE IS VERY RAPIDLY =
TURNING=20
INTO A VERY FRESH AND<BR> EXTREMELY CONSISTENT ARTIST =
AND WITH=20
THIS RELEASE HE FURTHER CEMENTS<BR> HIS REPUTATION FOR =
GROOVING, SLIGHTLY BROKEN SOUNDING TECHNO TRACKS<BR> =
WITH A=20
SUTEKH / AKUFEN-ESQUE FEEL (THAT'S NOT TO SAY HE =
DOESN'T<BR> =20
HAVE HIS OWN SOUND OF COURSE). THIS ONE'S ACTUALLY A BIT=20
MORE<BR> TRACKY AND STRAIGHT, BUT IT REALLY SUITS THE =
STYLE=20
AND GIVES IT<BR> A VERY APPEALING CLUB FLAVA. TOP =
STUFF THAT=20
COMES RECOMMENDED.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> EGYPTIAN LOVER - PARTY - EGYPTIAN EMPIRE =
- 12"=20
(DMSR2221)<BR> IS THIS NEW. IS THIS OLD. DO WE CARE. =
ITS GOOD=20
AND THATS WHAT<BR> MATTERS. A DARKISH TUNE THAT REALLY =
ROCKS.=20
ITS THE FLIP THAT IS<BR> DOING IT IN TRUTH. "PARTY" IS =
SUPERB.=20
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.....</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> FIX - SHAFTISM / KILLMODE - ELECTRO FUNK =
- 12"=20
(EF-2014)<BR> ELECTRO FUNKING, GHETTO ELECTRO SOUNDS =
WITH A=20
MORE MATURE FEEL<BR> THAT SOME OF THE REALLY SILLY =
STUFF. THE=20
MAIN TRACK IS QUITE FILMIC<BR> AND HAS REALLY A =
STRONG=20
SET INTRO FEEL WITH A DEEP, GROWLING<BR> BASSLINE AND=20
SURPRISINGLY SUBTLE STRINGS. LUCKILY, THERE'S A =
KICKING<BR> =20
BEAT AS WELL! THE FLIP HAS A MORE STRAIGHT-UP FEEL WITH A=20
DANCEFLOOR<BR> KILLER SOUND. SOLID STUFF FROM THIS =
WELL =20
RESPECTED DETROIT LABEL.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> I.F.F. - THEME - ROBB AUDIO - 12"=20
(RA003)<BR> THIS IS EXCELLENT! I.F.F. DELIVER THREE=20
ATMOSPHERIC TECHNO / HOUSE<BR> CUTS THAT HAVE A REALLY =
STRONG=20
DETROIT FEEL, I.E. LUSH CHORDS<BR> AND PUMPING =
RHYTHMS, WITH A=20
NICE SENSE OF OFF-KILTER MELODY. THE<BR> THIRD TRACK =
IS=20
PARTICULARLY EXCELLENT WITH A HALF SPEED RHYTHM<BR> TO =
BEGIN=20
WITH AND VERY CARL CRAIG-ESQUE STRINGS WHICH SOON =
TURNS<BR> =20
INTO A SUBTLY GROOVING TRACK. SUPERB STUFF.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> MARTIANS - LAST STAND / SUNCHASER - RED =
PLANET - 7"=20
(RP713)<BR> A NICXE LITTLE PERCUSSIVE NUMBER FROM THE =
RED=20
PLANET PEOPLE WHICH<BR> ENDS WITH SOME GREAT STRINGS. =
THEY=20
LOVE A 7" DOWN DETROIT WAY'<BR> EM DO. NICE ELECTRO =
CUT ON THE=20
FLIP......</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> SEAN BYRD - ON NOW EP - INTRINSIC DESIGN =
- 12"=20
(ID016)<BR> SEAN BYRD IS A RELATIVELY NEW NAM TO ME =
BUT ON THE=20
STRENGTH OF<BR> HIS LAST TWO EP'S HE'S DEFINITELY =
GOING TO BE=20
SOMEONE TO WATCH.<BR> THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST RELEASES =
SO FAR=20
ON INTRINSIC DESIGN AS<BR> IT HAS A DEEPER FEEL AND A =
REALLY=20
ATMOSPHERIC, MID-PACED TECHNO<BR> / HOUSE FEEL. THEE =
GOOD=20
THING ABOUT IT IS THE FACT THAT HE'S MANAGED<BR> TO =
STICK IN=20
SOME SURPRISINGLY CRUNCHY CHORD SOUNDS A LA =
ELECTRONICA.<BR> A=20
SUPEERB RELEASE. RECOMMENDED.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> SILICON SCALLY - DARK MATTERS - SATAMILE =
- 2xLP=20
(SAT025)<BR> THIS IS AN EXCELLENT ALBUM. SOME PEOPLE =
WILL NO=20
DOUBT COMPLAIN<BR> THAT IT'S NOT AS BANGING AS THE =
OTHER=20
SATAMKILE RELEASES, BUT<BR> THAT'S TO COMPLETELY MISS =
THE=20
POINT. YOU GET EIGHT TRACKS OF WONDERFULLY<BR> CRISP =
ELECTRO=20
THAT IS VARIED, STRONG, VERY, VERY ATMOSPHERIC AND<BR> =
GENERALLY JUST BRILLIANT. GIVE IT A LISTEN AND I'M SURE=20
YOU'LL<BR> BE IMPRESSED WITH IT. =
RECOMMENDED.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> UNDERGROUND RESISTANCE - MA YA YA / SWAMP =
THING -=20
UNDERGROUND RESISTANCE - 12" (UR-055)<BR> I'M NOT =
GOING TO GO=20
TOO MUCH INTO DEPTH ON THIS ONE. IT'S U.R.<BR> RECORD =
WITH=20
SOME OF THE TRADEMARK SOUNDS BUT OVERALL IT HAS A<BR> =
MORE=20
ELECTRO-ISH FEL (PARTICULARLY THE B-SIDE) AND THE =
A-SIDE<BR> =20
FEELS LIKE IT'S ALMOST SUPPOSED TO BE A FUNK TRACK. HAVE A=20
LISTEN<BR> AND SEE WHAT YOU THINK.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> VARIOUS - VARIOUS VILLAINS 2 - GOTHAM =
GROOVES - 12"=20
(GGR008)<BR> SOLID FOUR TRACKER FROM THIS NEW YORK =
LABEL THAT=20
TAKES TWO DIFFERENT<BR> APPROACHES TO THE TECHNO =
SOUND. THE=20
A-SIDE HAS TWO CUTS FROM AGENT<BR> ORANGE AND ALEEK =
BIOTIC=20
WHICH ARE ROUGH, TOUGH AND TRIBAL AND<BR> WILL SLAM IT =
ON ANY=20
FLOOR. THE FLIPSIDE HAS TRACKS BY ADAM JAY<BR> AND =
NOAH PRED=20
AND HAS MUCH MORE MELODIC, STABBY, ALMOST HOUSEY<BR> =
VIBE.=20
EXCELLENT.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Restocks (Vinyl): US Techno / =
Electro</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> BLOTNIK BROTHERS - MUSEFUL REVOLUTION EP =
- SATAMILE=20
- 12" (SAT023)<BR> SATAMILE IS A BIG AND PHAT ELECTRO =
MACHINE=20
WHICH KEEPS ON TURNING<BR> OUT POSSIBLY THE MOST =
ESSENTIAL=20
RELEASES IN THIS GENRE. BLOTNIK<BR> BROTHER'S SECOND =
EP FOR=20
SATAMILE IS A STEAMING MOUND OF KILLER<BR> CLUB SOUNDS =
WITH=20
MASSIVE, MASSIVE BASSLINES AND STUPENDOUS BEATS<BR> =
THAT ARE=20
IRRESISTABLY TOOTHSOME. COUPLE THIS WITH SOME DARK =
AND<BR> =20
ATMOSPHERIC SOUNDS AND YOU'VE GOT YET ANOTHER MONSTER ON=20
YOUR<BR> HANDS. LONG MAY IT CONTINUE!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> BYTECON - R.A.T. EP - SATAMILE - 12"=20
(SAT024)<BR> ONCE AGAIN, SATAMILE DELIVER A SEETHING =
MASS OF=20
HARDCORE ELECTRO<BR> WITH MORE BOUNCE AND BASS TO THE =
OUNCE=20
THAN PRETTY MUCH ANY OTHER<BR> LABEL. DARK AS HELL, =
BANGING IN=20
THE BEATS DEPARTMENT, ROUGH AND<BR> READY WITH IT'S =
SOUNDS...=20
THE BYTECON EP IS A KILLER AND YOU'D<BR> BE VERY =
FOOLISH=20
INDEED NOT TO CHECK IT OUT. ESSENTIAL!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> CARL CRAIG - JUST ANOTHER DAY - PLANET E =
- 12"=20
(PE65277)<BR> 4 DEEP CUTS HERE FROM MR CRAIG. ONLY ONE =
IS A=20
MORE RHYTHMIC "TECHNO"<BR> CUT, THE OTHER 3 ARE MUCH =
MORE=20
AMBIENT WORKOUTS. A REAL RETURN<BR> TO FORM IT HAS TO =
BE SAID,=20
HIGHLY RECOMMNDED......</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> DJ BONE - MODERN MELODIES - =
SUBJECTDETROIT - 12"=20
(SUB010)<BR> I'LL TELL YOU WHAT! DJ BONE HAS JUST GOT =
IT SPOT=20
ON WITH THIS<BR> ONE. TWO TRACKS OF PURE, DEEP, YET =
PACEY AND=20
FUNKY DETROIT TECHNO<BR> OF THE HIGHEST CALIBRE. =
SIMPLE,=20
TRACKY, ROCKING STUFF WHICH WILL<BR> REALLY COME INTO =
IT'S OWN=20
IN THE CLUB. THE B-SIDE TRACK PARTICULARLY<BR> WHEN =
THE CHORDS=20
COME IN HALF WAY THROUGH... JUST BRILLIANT STUFF.<BR> =20
RECOMMENDED.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> JOHN BELTRAN - LIGHT ON LAND - SAMURAI =
RECORDS -=20
12" (SR001)<BR> THIS COMES TO US ON JOHN'S OWN SAMURAI =
LABEL=20
AND, BOY, IT'S A<BR> KILLER! THREE TRACKS OF VINTAGE =
DETROIT=20
TECHNO WITH ALL TH LUSH<BR> CHORDS, TOUCHES OF MELODY =
AND=20
AUTHENTIC, CLATTERY PERCUSSION YOU<BR> COULD WANT. =
THIS IS FAR=20
AND AWAY THE BEST THING HE'S DONE FOR<BR> AGES AND YOU =
SERIOUSLY DON'T WANT TO MISS OUT ON THIS. PURE =
CLASS.<BR> =20
RECOMMENDED.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> MATHEW JONSON - MARIONETTE - WAGON REPAIR =
- 12"=20
(WAG-002)<BR> SECOND RELEASE ON MATHEW'S OWN WAGON =
REPAIR=20
LABEL. VERY MUCH HAS<BR> THE SOUND THAT HE'S BEEN =
CULTIVATING=20
WITH A MINIMAL, DETROIT-ESQUE<BR> FEEL THAT BUILDS AND =
BUILDS=20
OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. LUSH SOUNDS<BR> AND AN =
ELECTROID=20
FLAVA MIXED WITH 4/4 BEATS ENSURE THIS IS GOING<BR> TO =
SLAM IT=20
ON THE DANCEFLOOR. IN MY HUMBLE OPINION. ONE OF =
HIS<BR> BEST.=20
ROCKING.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> RIP OFF ARTIST, THE - BABY DADDY (AKUFEN =
REMIX) -=20
TORA TORA TORA - 12" (TTT10)<BR> KILLER SINGLE FROM =
MATT=20
HAINES WHICH HAS A DELIBERATELY QUIRKY<BR> AND =
OFF-KILTER=20
FEEL. MASHED UP BEATS BUT WITH ENOUGH FUNK TO =
CARRY<BR> IT=20
PLUS THE EVER PRESENT AKUFEN VERSION LOOMING OVER=20
EVERYTHING.<BR> HE TURNS IN A CRACKING SLOW TO =
MID-TEMPO MIX=20
WITH HIS CUSTOMARY<BR> CUTTING UP SKILLS IN FULL =
EFFECT.=20
BRILLIANT STUFF.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> SAM MCQUEEN - SEPHORIA EP - SAMURAI =
RECORDS - 12"=20
(SR002)<BR> SAM MCQUEEN PROVIDES THE SECOND RELEASE =
FOR JOHN=20
BELTRAN'S SAMURAI<BR> IMPRINT AND I'M PLEASED TO =
REPORT THAT=20
THIS EP ABSOLUTELY CAPTURES<BR> THE SPIRIT OF ELEMENTS =
ERA=20
CARL CRAIG STYLE DETROIT. HE'S GOT<BR> THE SOUND =
ABSOLUTELY=20
SPOT ON WITH LOVELY CHORDS AND A SEMI-BEATLESS<BR> =
FEEL THAT=20
MAKES A REFRESHING CHANGE. DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR =
IT<BR> =20
THOUGH... JUST CHECK IT OUT AND YOU'LL SEE JUST HOW GOOD=20
THIS<BR> IS. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>New Releases (Vinyl): House</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> AGENT K - RIDEWAY / GETAWAY - GIANT STEP =
- 12"=20
(GSTP7037)<BR> SITTING SOMEWHERE BETWEEN BLAND HOUSE,=20
UNINSPIRED BROKEN BEAT<BR> AND SOME OTHER STUFF. THIS =
IS NOT=20
FOR ME, HENCE THE POOR DESCRIPTION.......</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> NAOMI DANIEL - STARS / FEEL THE FIRE =
(DEEP DISH=20
BURNING REMIX) - PLANET E - 12" (PE65279)<BR> TWO =
LEGENDARY=20
HOUSE CLASSICS FROM NAOMI DANIEL THAT WERE BOTH<BR> =
WRITTEN BY=20
CARL CRAIG. DEEP, SWEET, VOCAL LED TRACKS WITH =
LOADS<BR> OF=20
SOUL AND LOADS OF FUNK. THE DEEP DISH MIX OF 'FEEL THE=20
FIRE'<BR> IS A BONA FIDE GEM OF EIPC PROPORTIONS, =
PARTICULARLY=20
WHEN IT DROPS<BR> INTO THE ORGAN STABS NEAR THE END. A =
BRILLIANT RECORD AND A TIMELY<BR> =
REISSUE.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> OMAR S - TRACK#8 - FXHE - 12"=20
(AOS005)<BR> ONE TRACK OF CHOPPED FENDERS, DISTORTED =
DRUMS AND=20
A LO-FI FEEL<BR> TO THE PROCEEDINGS. IT'S THAT OLD "IM =
FROM=20
DETROIT AND I'LL CHARGE<BR> WHAT I WANT" THING AGAIN =
THOUGH=20
I'M AFRAID, AS NICE AS IT IS.<BR> STILL YOU ARE THE =
ONES=20
HOLDING THE FOLDING, YOU MAKE THE DECISIONS....</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> RICK WADE - THE GRIMM WORLD OF TONES EP - =
HARMONIE=20
PARK - 12" (HP008)<BR> ALTHOUGH THIS RICK WADE IS =
TOTALLY BY=20
NUMBERS, IT'S STILL A QUALITY<BR> HOUSE CUT. 3 TRACKS, =
ONE=20
WHICH IS A SLIGHT BREAK FROM THE NORM<BR> WITH ITS =
DISTORTED=20
DRUMS AND CLIPPED SAMPLE. YOU'VE HEARD IT ALL<BR> =
BEFORE BUT I=20
WOULD STILL HAVE TO RECOMMEND IT......</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> THEO PARRISH - THE BABY STEPS EP - =
ELEVATOR - 12"=20
(ELV001)<BR> REPRESS WHO'S ORIGINAL RELEASE PASSED US =
BY HERE=20
AT THE FISH.<BR> 3 UNMISTAKBLE THEO CUTS THAT HAVE ALL =
APPEARED ON OTHER RELEASES<BR> AT ONE TIME OR ANOTHER. =
LAKE=20
SHORE DRIVE AND WALKING THROUGH THE<BR> SKY WERE ON =
SOUND=20
SIGNATURE & EARLY BYRD WAS ON.... ER ..... EMM<BR> =
......=20
INFACT, THIS MIGHT HAVE BEEN THE EXCLUSIVE CUT! =
ANSWERS<BR> ON=20
A POSTCARD TOO.........</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> VARIOUS - DISCO SAMPLER - RHYTHMIC - 12"=20
(CDP003)<BR> EXCELLENT FOUR TRACK EP THAT BLENDS =
DISCO, HOUSE=20
AND TECHNO TO<BR> FINE EFFECT. FEATURING GROOVED OUT =
TRACKS=20
FROM KOPAKT'S LEANDRO<BR> FRESCO (WHICH IS THE STAR =
TURN=20
HERE), PURA, EMISOR AND AUDIOPERU.<BR> DEEP, FUNKY =
HOUSE BASED=20
MUSIC FOR THE DANCEFLOOR.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Restocks (Vinyl): House</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> RICK WADE - NIGHT PHASES EP - MOODS & =
GROOVES -=20
12" (MG-032)<BR> RETURN TO FORM FOR MOODS & =
GROOVES WITH=20
THIS DEEP AND FUNKY SLICE<BR> OF PURE HOUSE PLEASURE =
FROM THE=20
ONE AND ONLY RICK WADE. HIS TRADEMARK<BR> RHODES =
SAMPLES=20
PROVIDE THE MAIN ELEMENT WITH A SRIES OF GROOVING<BR> =
RHYTHM=20
TRACKS AND SUBTLE TOUCHES OF MELODY. SAMPLED BITS ADD =
A<BR> =20
NICE LAYER OF EXTRA SOUND TO THE PROCEEDINGS AND REALLY, I'D=20
HAVE<BR> TO RECOMMEND THIS VERY HIGHLY INDEED.=20
QUALITY.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> THEO PARRISH - LIGHTS DOWN LOW - SOUND =
SIGNATURE -=20
12" (SS011)<BR> DELIGHTFUL NEW SINGLE FROM THE EVER =
RELIABLE=20
THEO. PHAT, SLOW,<BR> DEEP, JUST BASICALLY WONDERFUL =
DETROIT=20
HOUSE WITH GORGEOUS MELODIES.<BR> ONLY THEO SOUNDS =
LIKE=20
THEO... BUY IT NOW!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> THEO PARRISH - DANCE OF THE DRUNKEN DRUMS =
- SOUND=20
SIGNATURE - 12" (SS006)<BR> DEEP OBSCURE HOUSE CUTS =
FROM ONE=20
OF DETROITS MOST INNOVATIVE PRODUCERS.<BR> ONE OF THE =
HARDER=20
RELEASES TO GET, SO GET IN THERE QUICK!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> THREE CHAIRS - GOOD KISS / BLUE OUT / =
TRANSIT -=20
SOUND SIGNATURE - 12" (SS003)<BR> RICK WILHITE, =
MOODYMAN &=20
THEO GIVE US 3 BEAUTIFUL TWISTED DETROIT<BR> HOUSE =
CUTS (THE=20
RICK WILHITE "GOOD KISS" WAS ALSO REMIXED AND<BR> =
RELEASED ON=20
THE GODSUN EP ON KDJ,YOU SHOULD ALSO CHECK THIS =
OUT!!)<BR> SO=20
DEEP, SO ECCENTRIC, SO SO GOOD. AS WITH ALL THESE SOUND=20
SIGNATURE<BR> REPESSES, THEIR VERY LIMITED, DONT HANG =
ABOUT=20
AND GET DISAPOINTED!!!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>New Releases (Vinyl): Hip Hop</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> BIZ MARKIE - THE BEST OF COLD CHILLIN - =
LANDSPEED -=20
2xLP (LSR8802)<BR> ALL HIS HITS AND MORE. NOBODY BEATS =
THE=20
BIZ, SPRING AGAIN, VAPORS,<BR> PICKIN BOOGERS AND MANY =
MORE.=20
TERRIFIC.....</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> DJ ROB - TV BREAKS & SOUND EFFECTS =
VOL 1 -=20
YOSUMI - 2xLP (YTV001LP)<BR> 2 LP'S THAT RELEIVE A =
HELLA BIG=20
PILE OF TV NONSENSE. PUT TOGETHER<BR> AS A BATTLE =
WEAPON, BUT=20
REALLY WOULD APPEAL TO ANYONE WHO LIKES<BR> CHEAP US =
TV=20
SHOWS....</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> DJ SPOOKY VS. DAVE LOMBARDO FEAT CHUCK D =
- B SIDE=20
WINS AGAIN - THIRSTY EAR - 12" (THI571571)<BR> =
BIZZARE=20
ONE THIS. CHUCK D STORMS LIKE IT'S 89, THE VOCODERS =
ARE<BR> =20
ALL OVER THE ALMOST BIG BEAT. A PRETTY STONKING AFFAIR=20
THOUGH<BR> IT HAS TO BE SAID. A BIG BALLSY SOUND, HAVE =
A=20
LISTEN......</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> DREAD SCOTT - BREAKIN COMBS - A & M - =
2xLP=20
(69712)<BR> ORIGINAL PRESSING OF THIS HARD TO FIND =
DREAD SCOTT=20
LP FROM 1993.<BR> DEEPLY JAZZY BEATS, WHILST ARE NOT =
STRAIGHT=20
UP HIP HOP, HAVE MORE<BR> THAN JUST A NOD TO THE =
GENRE.=20
RECOMMENDED.....</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> JOSH MARTINEZ - MIDRIFF MUSIC - =
TWENTYFOURSEVEN -=20
LP (247010LP)<BR> A FINE LP FROM THE OFF THE WALL MR =
MARTINEZ=20
HERE. 10 CUTS OF THOUGHT<BR> PROVOKING, SOUL SEARCHING =
AVANT=20
HIP HOP. LISTEN AND ENJOY......</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> KOOL G RAP & POLO - KILLER KUTS - =
COLD CHILLIN=20
- 2xLP (CC5002)<BR> SUPERB COMP FROM 1992 OF SOME OF =
THIS DUOS=20
BEST MOMENTS. TALK<BR> LIKE SEX, POISON, ITS A DEMO, =
STREETS=20
OF NEW YORK AND MORE. A<BR> SUPERB COMP, WELL WORTH=20
SPINNING....</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> KOOL KEITH - SPANKMASTER - FUNKY ASS - =
2xLP=20
(TVT2270)<BR> 20 FILTHY MOMENTS FROM THIS KING OF =
FILTH.=20
PACKED TO THE HILT<BR> WITH FILTH LADEN LYRICS AND =
EQUALLY=20
FILTHY BEATS. ALL IN ALL,<BR> ABSOLUTE FILTH. I =
JUST=20
WANT TO SAY FILTH AGAIN. FILTH. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> KRS ONE - EDUTAINMENT - JIVE - LP=20
(1358)<BR> ORIGINAL PRESSING OF THIS GREAT LP FROM =
1990. YA=20
KNOW THE RULES,<BR> BEEF, 100 GUNS AND=20
MORE.......</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> P BROTHERS - GOT IT ON ME - HEAVY BRONX - =
12"=20
(PBHB009)<BR> 2 OF NEW YORKS FINEST UNDERGROUND MC,S =
COME=20
CORRECT OVER 2 BEATS<BR> BY THE P BROTHERS. THE BEATS =
DONT=20
REALLY DO THE MC'S JUSTICE IT<BR> HAS TO BE SAID. WHY =
US=20
PRICES FOR A U.K. 12" ??????</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> REDMAN - WHERE IS REGGIE NOBLE ? - DEF =
JAM - 2xLP=20
(548381)<BR> A WHOLE BUNCH OF GUEST MC'S HERE. =
SAUKRATES,=20
SCARFACE, MISSY ELLIOT,<BR> PACE ONE, METHOD MAN AND =
MANY=20
MORE.....</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> TINBOKING FEAT MASTA KILLA - ARMOURED =
TRUCK -=20
FILTHY HABIT - 7" (FH003)<BR> LIMITED 7" FROM THE LP =
"FORTE=20
KNOX" LP. CLEAN, DIRTY & INST VERSIONS.<BR> FEEL =
THE=20
VIBE....</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> XZIBIT - 40 DAYS & 40 NIGHTS - LOUD - =
2xLP=20
(07883)<BR> ANOTHER OUTING FOR XZIBIT HERE OF ROUGH =
AND RAW=20
BEATS WITH RHYMES<BR> TO MATCH. HAILING FROM 1998. =
GIVE IT A=20
SPIN.....</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Restocks (Vinyl): Hip Hop</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> BUCC ROGERS FEAT KOOL KEITH - =
TRANSMITTING LIVE -=20
MADSEVEN - 12" (MAD007)<BR> WICKY WACKY BONKERS =
BIZZNIZZ FROM=20
BUCC? & KEITH ON THIS TRIBUTE<BR> TO WAY AHEAD OF =
HIS TIME=20
PRODUCER PAUL C. NO NEED TO SELL THIS<BR> TO YOU =
REALLY, KOOL=20
KEITH FANS WILL WANT IT REGARDLESS........</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> ROOTS - ORGANIX - REMEDY - 2xLP=20
(RRLP001)<BR> WELCOME REISSUE OF THE RARE FIRST ROOTS =
LP.=20
SOULFUL HIP HOP THAT<BR> IS JUST TIMELESS.=20
WONDERFUL........</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>New Releases (Vinyl): Eclectic =
Beats</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> WILLIAM CASLON EXPERIENCE, THE - ALASKA - =
DORJE -=20
12" (DORJE-004)<BR> ONCE I GOT PAST THE FACT THAT THIS =
IS=20
ABSOLUTELY NOTHING LIKE<BR> THE FIRST TWO RELEASES ON =
DORJE, I=20
ACTUALLY DISCOVERED THAT IT'S<BR> A VERY PLEASANT ROMP =
THROUGH=20
DOWNBEAT, JAZZY, HIP HOP VIBES. COMES<BR> COMPLETE =
WITH AN=20
EXCELLENT FILA BRAZILIA REMIX. LIMITED PRESS<BR> ON =
COLOURED=20
VINYL, PLUS INSERT.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> WILLIAM CASLON EXPERIENCE, THE - =
ARITHMETIQUE=20
CHINOISE - DORJE - 12" (DORJE-003)<BR> ONCE I GOT PAST =
THE=20
FACT THAT THIS IS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING LIKE<BR> THE =
FIRST TWO=20
RELEASES ON DORJE, I ACTUALLY DISCOVERED THAT IT'S<BR> =
A VERY=20
PLEASANT ROMP THROUGH DOWNBEAT, JAZZY, HIP HOP VIBES.=20
COMES<BR> COMPLETE WITH AN EXCELLENT HERBALISER REMIX. =
LIMITED=20
PRESS ON<BR> COLOURED VINYL, PLUS INSERT.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>New Releases (Vinyl): Guitar Based</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> BY THE END OF TONIGHT - A TRIBUTE TO =
TIGERS -=20
TEMPORARY RESIDENCE - LP (TRR81LP)<BR> I DON'T KNOW =
ANYTHING=20
ABOUT THIS LOT, BUT THIS IS AS GOOD AS ANYTHING<BR> =
I'VE HEARD=20
ON THIS LABEL IN SOME TIME. EXCEPTIONAL, =
OCCASIONALLY<BR> =20
QUITE HARD-HITTING AND LO-FI POST ROCK A LA VINTAGE MOGWAI,=20
DO<BR> MAKE SAY THINK AND BILLY MAHONIE. A BIT=20
ALL-OVER-THE-PLACE BUT<BR> ALL THE MORE ENJOYABLE FOR =
IT.=20
QUALITY GEAR.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> EVENS, THE - THE EVENS - DISCHORD - LP=20
(DIS150V)<BR> NEW PROJECT FROM FUGAZI'S IAN MACKAYE IN =
COLLABORATION WITH AMY<BR> FARINA, AND IT'S NOT WHAT =
YOU MIGHT=20
EXPECT. A LOT LESS AGGRESSIVE,<BR> MORE LO-FI / MELLOW =
SINGER-SONGWRITER BASED THAN THE "DAY JOB"<BR> ALBEIT =
WITH THE=20
OCCASIONAL HINT OF FUGAZI'S SONG STRUCTURES. WILL<BR> =
GO DOWN=20
A STORM WITH HIS HUGE, DEVOTED FANBASE.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> VELVET UNDERGROUND, THE - 1969 - MERCURY =
- 2xLP=20
(MER6643017LP)<BR> YES, IT'S THE ONE WITH BUTTOCKS ON =
THE=20
COVER. RECORDED LIVE IN<BR> TEXAS AND SAN FRANCISCO IN =
LATE=20
1969... INCLUDES FOUR PREVIOUSLY<BR> UNRELEASED SONGS =
PLUS=20
RADICALLY DIFFERENT VERSIONS OF "SWEET JANE",<BR> "NEW =
AGE",=20
"WHITE LIGHT/WHITE HEAT", "HEROIN" ETC. LIMITED =
DOUBLE<BR> =20
VINYL REPRESS.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> VIVA VOCE - ALIVE WITH PLEASURE EP - =
MINTY FRESH -=20
2x7" (FTH001S)<BR> I'VE JUST LEARNED VIVA VOCE ARE A =
HUSBAND=20
AND WIFE DUO FROM THE<BR> U.S. OF A, WHICH FOLLOWS AS =
THIS IS=20
QUITE REMINISCENT OF THE KILLS<BR> (ALTHOUGH WE DON'T =
KNOW=20
WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THEM), OR JOY ZIPPER<BR> =
(CERTAINLY THE=20
MORE MELLOW MOMENTS). RATHER PLEASANT, ALL TOLD.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Restocks (Vinyl): Guitar Based</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> BONNIE 'PRINCE' BILLY / MATT SWEENEY - =
SUPERWOLF -=20
DOMINO - LP (WIGLP150)<BR> THIS NEW RELEASE FROM =
MESSRS OLDHAM=20
(WORDS) AND SWEENEY (GREATEST<BR> PALACE MUSIC =
COLLABORATOR,=20
MUSIC) IS CERTAINLY OF A MORE STRIPPED-DOWN,<BR> =
LOW-KEY=20
NATURE THAN ITS PREDECESSOR. THIS IS SUBTLE =
COUNTRY-ROCK<BR> /=20
AMERICANA WITH MANY QUIETER, MORE INTROVERTED MOMENTS AND=20
THEREFORE<BR> ESSENTIAL TO WILL OLDHAM'S VAST FANBASE =
(MYSELF=20
INCLUDED). THE<BR> 180 GM VINYL COMES WITH A COUPLE OF =
INTERESTING INSERTS. ONCE<BR> AGAIN, TERRIFIC=20
STUFF.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> SLINT - SPIDERLAND - TOUCH & GO - LP=20
(TG64LP)<BR> SEMINAL. INFLUENTIAL. JUST TWO OF THE =
WORDS THAT=20
SPRING TO MIND<BR> WHEN THINKING ABOUT THIS FANTASTIC =
LP.=20
DARK, MOODY GUITAR WORK<BR> WHICH WAS CLEARLY ONE OF =
THE=20
INSPIRATIONS FOR THE WHOLE 'POST-ROCK'<BR> SCENE. =
UTTERLY=20
BRILLIANT.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Restocks (Vinyl): Funk / Jazz / =
Soul</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> CARLEEN & THE GROOVERS - RIGHT ON - =
NOW-AGAIN -=20
12" (NA5015)<BR> THIS SUPER RARE FUNK CUT WAS =
AVAILABLE ON ONE=20
OF JAZZMANS 7" A<BR> FEW YEARS BACK. ANYWAY, IT'S HERE =
ON THE=20
NOW-AGAIN WITH THE EXTRA<BR> TRACKS THE THING & =
HOT PANTS.=20
TOUGH GROOVES HERE, HAVE A LISTEN....</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> COUNTS, THE - FUNK PUMP - AWARE - LP=20
(AA2006LP)<BR> SUPERB FUNK LP WITH SOME SERIOUS =
MOMENTS.=20
PERHAPS NOT THE BANDS<BR> STRONGEST LP, BUT STILL =
WORTH THE=20
EFFORT. HAVE A LISTEN.....</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> DONNA MCGHEE - MAKE IT LAST FOREVER - RED =
GREG - LP=20
(RG1002)<BR> SUPER SOULFUL DISCO SOUNDS HERE FROM =
1978.=20
UNBEATABLE FOR ME ON<BR> THE CUTS "MAKE IT LAST =
FOREVER" &=20
"IT AINT NO BIG THING". THE<BR> STRINGS ON MAKE IT =
LAST=20
FOREVER ARE SUPERB. MOODY AND YET UPLIFTING.<BR> =
HIGHLY=20
RECOMMENDED.....</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> GLORIA SCOTT - WHAT AM I GONNA DO - =
CASABLANCA - LP=20
(NB9002LP)<BR> WONDERFUL PROTO DISCO SOUNDS ON THIS =
WARM AND=20
BREEZY LP PRODUCED<BR> BY BIG BAZZA WHITE. SUMMER =
WRITTEN ALL=20
OVER IT, HAVE A LISTEN.......</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>New Releases (CD): Electronica</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> CEX - STARSHIP GALACTICA - TEMPORARY =
RESIDENCE - CD=20
(TRR71CD)<BR> ORIGINALLY RELEASED IN THE UK ON 555, =
THIS EARLY=20
CEX ALBUM HAS<BR> BEEN REMASTERED / REPACKAGED WITH =
FOUR=20
UNRELEASED BONUS TRACKS.<BR> A MORE MUSICAL APPROACH =
TAKEN=20
COMPARED TO HIS LATTER RELEASES,<BR> WITH SOME REALLY =
NICE=20
DEEP GLITCHY DOWN TEMPO BITS, SOUNDSCAPEY<BR> NUMBERS, =
AND=20
PLENTY OF LIVE INSTRUMENTS THROWN IN FOR THAT =
ADDED<BR> WARMTH=20
AND FEELING. MORE CEX OF THIS NATURE PLEASE!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> CHATEAU FLIGHT - THE MEAL - VERSATILE - =
CD=20
(VERCD013)<BR> QUIRKY ALBUM OF MOSTLY BEATS / JAZZ =
ORIENTATED=20
ELECTRONIC FUN.<BR> LOTS OF DIFFERENT SOUNDS COME FROM =
THIS=20
BASIS THOUGH AND YOU GET<BR> ELEMENTS OF HIP HOP, =
ELECTRO,=20
TECHNO, HOUSE AND EVEN ELECTRONICA<BR> ALL MASHED UP =
TOGETHER=20
TO PROVIDE SOMETHING THAT SOUNDS DECIDEDLY<BR> FRENCH. =
GOOD=20
FUN.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> DROP THE LIME - THIS MEANS FOREVER - =
TIGERBEAT - CD=20
(VF022CD)<BR> NOWHERE NEAR AS RAGGAMUFFIN JUNGLIST =
HARDCORE=20
BADBWOY AS THEIR<BR> LAST ALBUM, BUT STILL QUITE A =
RACKET=20
NONETHELESS. LOTS OF SHOUTY<BR> VOCALS AND TRASHY =
BEATS GOING=20
AT A FRENETIC PACE THAT SHOULD HAVE<BR> THE MORE WIRED =
AMONGST=20
YOU JUMPING AROUND LIKE MENTALISTS.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> KARL MARX STADT - 1997-2004 - LUX NIGRA - =
CD=20
(LNP33)<BR> THIS COLLECTION OF TRACKS RECORDED BETWEEN =
1997=20
AND 2004 SEES<BR> KARL MARX STADT COMBINING THE =
DISCIPLINES OF=20
ELECTRONICA AND EXPERIMENTALISM<BR> IN SURPRISINGLY =
BRUTAL=20
WAY. I SAY SURPRISING, BUT ON PAST FORM<BR> HIS UNIQUE =
TAKE ON=20
BREAKBEAT DRIVEN SOUNDS IS VERY MUCH THE SOUND<BR> HE =
HAS=20
DEVELOPED. THE SOUND DEFINITELY MATURES OVER THE =
YEARS<BR> AND=20
SOME OF THE LATER TRACKS ARE DECIDEDLY EPIC IN NATURE. A=20
FASCINATING<BR> DOCUMENT OF THIS LITTLE KNOWN (OVER =
HERE,=20
ANYWAY) ARTIST ON TOP<BR> FORM.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> LAB WASTE - ZWARTE ACHTEGROND - TEMPORARY =
WHATEVER=20
- CD (TW104CD)<BR> THE DARKER END OF LEFTFIELD HIP HOP =
-=20
MUSICALLY, THINK ALONG THE<BR> LINES OF A MORE =
ABSTRACT,=20
HARDER-HITTING, LO-FI SIXTOO. LYRICALLY,<BR> IT'S IN =
THE=20
ANTICON / WORD SOUND MOULD. THE FACT THE TEMPORARY<BR> =
WHATEVER ARE SOMETHING TO DO WITH MUSH WOULD ALSO BE AN =
INDICATION.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> MICK HARRIS - HEDNOD SESSIONS - HIDDEN =
ART - 2xCD=20
(HIART20)<BR> THE FAMED DRUMMER FROM NAPALM DEATH =
TURNS HIS=20
HANDS TO ELECTRONIC<BR> HIP HOP STYLED BEATS. STRONG =
BUT=20
SIMPLE DRUM PATTERNS UNDERPIN<BR> SOME WONDERFUL TONES =
AND=20
TEXTURES. THIS DOUBLE CD COMPILES ALL<BR> FOUR VOLUMES =
OF=20
THESE VINYL-ONLY RELEASES (FIVE CD-ONLY BONUS<BR> =
TRACKS ARE=20
ALSO INCLUDED).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> RADIQ - GRAFFITI & RUDE BOY '67 - =
LOGISTICS -=20
CD (LOG041CD)<BR> RADIQ IS A PSEUDONYM FOR PROGRESSIVE =
FORM'S=20
YOSHIHIRO HANNO AND<BR> WITH THIS ALBUM HE HAS CRAFTED =
SOMETHING WHICH IS OUT OF CHARACTER<BR> FOR LOGISTICS =
AND WILL=20
GENUINELLY SURPRISE A LOT OF PEOPLE. LICENSED<BR> FROM =
PROGRESSIVE FORM FOR EUROPE, THE ALBUM IS A NINE TRACK=20
SLICE<BR> OF VARIED AND DEEPLY ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRONICA =
PAR=20
EXCELLENCE. HE<BR> USES REFERENCES AS WIDE RANGING AS =
DUB, HIP=20
HOP, JAZZ, ELECTRONICA,<BR> TECHNO AND GLITCH AND THE=20
COMBINATION OF THESE PARTS IS POTENT<BR> TO SAY THE =
LEAST. AT=20
TIMES IT HAS AN ALMOST JEN JELINEK-ESQUE,<BR> FARBEN =
FEEL=20
WHILST AT OTHERS IT COULD ALMOST BE A MUTANT =
RHYTHM<BR> &=20
SOUND RECORD. THE BEATS ARE INCREDIBLY FRESH AND THE=20
SOUNDS<BR> ARE BEAUTIFULLY MANIPULATED IN SUCH A WAY =
AS TO=20
HAVE A REAL WARMTH<BR> AND DEPTH. A GORGEOUS ALBUM AND =
A REAL=20
TOUR DE FORCE FOR BOTH<BR> YOSHIHIRO HANNO AND =
LOGISTICS.=20
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> RHYTHM & SOUND - SEE MI YAH - BURIAL =
MIX - CD=20
(BMD-4)<BR> THIS IS THE CD VERSION OF THE VERY LIMITED =
7X7"=20
SET THAT RECENTLY<BR> CAME OUT. IT STILL HAS THE SAME =
ULTRA=20
DEEP FEEL WITH A SELECTION<BR> OF THE FINEST ROOTS =
VOCALISTS=20
INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, SUGAR<BR> MINOTT, RAS =
DONOVAN,=20
PAUL ST. HILAIRE, WILLI WILLIAMS AND JAH<BR> COTTON. =
STUNNING=20
BERLIN STYLE ELECTRONIC DUB WITH THE INSTRUMENTAL<BR> =
VERISON=20
OF 'SEE MI YAH' INCLUDED AS WELL. AS ESSENTIAL AS =
ANYTHING<BR> =20
ELSE FROM RHYTHM & SOUND.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> SENSE - SMALLTHINGS - CACTUS ISLAND - CD=20
(CACT008)<BR> I'LL TELL YOU THIS MUCH, MY FINE =
FRIENDS. WHEN=20
THIS SERIES OF<BR> ULTRA-LIMITED 3" CD'S FINALLY ENDS =
PEOPLE=20
ARE GOING TO BE SCRABBLING<BR> ABOUT TRYING TO FIND =
THESE=20
EVERYWHERE. MY ADVICE IS TO PICK THEM<BR> UP AS =
QUICKLY AS=20
POSSIBLE WITHOUT ANY DELAY TO ENSURE GETTING<BR> YOUR =
QUOTA.=20
SENSE DELIVERS POSSIBLY THE BEST IN THE SERIES SO<BR> =
FAR (AND=20
I ALWAYS FEEL REALLY RUDE SAYING THAT!) WITH A =
DELICIOUS<BR> =20
FIVE TRACK EP THAT IS SOOOOO SUPER-DEEP AND SOOOOO=20
SUPER-BEAUTIFUL<BR> THAT IT QUITE DEFIES DESCRIPTION. =
SUFFICE=20
TO SAY THAT IF YOU LIKE<BR> MELODIC ELECTRONICA YOU =
SIMPLY=20
'HAVE' TO GET THIS. STUNNING.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> TERMINAL 11 - ILLEGAL NERVOUS HABITS - =
COCK ROCK=20
DISCO - CD (CROCK002CD)<BR> I'M NOT SURE IF THAT'S THE =
GENRE=20
I'D FILE IT UNDER (INFACT, I<BR> CERTAINLY WON'T BE =
CREATING A=20
COCK ROCK DISCO SECTION IN THE SHOP)<BR> BUT AS IT =
STANDS,=20
THIS IS BROKEN-BEAT ELECTRONICA, QUITE FRANTIC<BR> AT =
TIMES=20
BUT WITH A REAL OFF-KILTER, SLIGHTLY MELANCHOLIC=20
ATMOSPHERE.<BR> THINK THIRD EYE FOUNDATION, APHEX, =
U-ZIQ,=20
RELOAD, SKAM, SPEZIAL<BR> MATERIAL. GOOD =
STUFF.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> VARIOUS - THANATOS - DORJE - CD=20
(DORJECD001)<BR> NEW LABEL TO ME, THIS ONE AND IT'S A =
BIT OF A=20
DOOZY! COMING FROM<BR> THE STATES IT CONCENTRATES ON A =
CRUNCHY=20
ELECTRONICA SOUND WITH<BR> SOLID ELECTRO OVERTONES =
FROM=20
DIGITALBOY, ((DIVERSE)), DRACONIANS<BR> AND EQUULEI. =
NOT=20
UNLIKE A SCHEMATIC RELEASE IN SOME RESPECT BUT<BR> =
WITH A=20
SLIGHTLY MORE STRIPPED DOWN FEEL.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Restocks (CD): Electronica</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> ANDREW PEKLER - NOCTURNES, FALSE DAWNS =
AND=20
BREAKDOWNS - SCAPE - CD (SC25CD)<BR> SECOND FULL =
LENGTH=20
RELEASE FOR MR PEKLER - INCORPORATING ELECTRONIC<BR> =
AND LIVE=20
INSTRUMENTS. VERY JAZZY AND PERCUSSIVE STUFF - A=20
KIND<BR> OF CONJOINT / MICE PARADE ELECTRONIC =
IDEA. VERY=20
NICE.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> DEADBEAT - SOMETHING BORROWED SOMETHING =
BLUE -=20
SCAPE - CD (SC21CD)<BR> AFTER THE SUPERB WILDLIFE=20
DOCUMENTARIES ALBUM, DEADBEAT HAD TO<BR> COME UP WITH=20
SOMETHING PRETTY DARN GOOD TO KEEP US =
INTERESTED.<BR> =20
YOU WON'T BE DISAPPOINTED. ELECTRONICS OF THE DEEPEST AND=20
MOST<BR> TEXTURAL VARIETY. THINK CHAIN REACTION, =
BASIC=20
CHANNEL AND EVEN<BR> RHYTHM AND SOUND WITH ADDED =
GLITCH. =20
HAVE A LISTEN TO THIS EXCELLENT<BR> ATMOSPHERIC=20
RECORD...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> DIGITONAL - THE CENTRE CANNOT HOLD - SEED =
- CD=20
(SEEDCD10)<BR> AT LONG LAST, DIGITONAL'S FIRST PROPER =
EP FOR=20
SEED REORDS DROPS,<BR> AND IT'S A TRUE WINNER. TAKING =
THE=20
DEPTH AND BEAUTY OF THE ALBUM<BR> FROM TOYTRONIC AND =
ADDING=20
NEW TOUCHES OF VOCALS, A DARKER FEEL<BR> AND THE SAME =
LEVEL OF=20
OBSESSIVELY PERFECT PRODUCTION. AMAZINGLY<BR> EMOTIVE =
AND=20
MATURE SOUNDING, THIS IS AN ESSENTIAL RELEASE FOR<BR> =
ANY=20
ELECTRONICA HEADS. CLASS.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> EFTERKLANG - TRIPPER - LEAF - CD=20
(BAY40CD)<BR> EFTERKLANG ARE A TEN-PIECE DANISH =
OUTFIT,=20
FEATURING STRINGS (THE<BR> PLAYERS BORROWED FROM SIGUR =
ROS!),=20
BRASS, PIANO, PERCUSSION, ELECTRONICS<BR> AND A CHOIR =
FROM=20
GREENLAND. INTIMATE, YET IN A STRANGE WAY EPIC<BR> =
MUSIC WITH=20
A REAL SCANDINAVIAN FEEL - THINK 50% MUM, 25% =
SILVER<BR> MT=20
ZION, 10% MUSIC A.M., 10% SIGUR ROS, 5% MAX RICHTER (IT'S=20
AN<BR> EXACT SCIENCE, THIS DESCRIPTION LARK, YOU=20
KNOW)....</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> HP.STONJI - MELAINAS CHOLE - SPEZIAL =
MATERIAL - CD=20
(SM017CD010)<BR> HNAS PLATZGUMMER AS HP.STONJI DROPS =
HIS FULL=20
LENGTH CD ON THE<BR> WICKED SPEZIAL MATERIAL LABEL AND =
IT'S A=20
CRACKER. HE BLENDS UP<BR> SOME WICKED CRUNCHY, BASS =
DRIVEN=20
ELECTRONICA SOUNDS WITH KILLER<BR> ELECTRO BEATS AND=20
DEVASTATING B-LINES TO FINE EFFECT. WORKING<BR> JUST =
AS WELL=20
ON THE DANCEFLOOR AS IN THE HOME, YOU GET A =
VERSATILE<BR> SET=20
THAT HAS MELODY, DRIVING RHYTHMS AND QUALITY SENSE OF=20
PRODUCTION.<BR> A SUPER RELEASE THAT SHOULD CROSSOVER =
BETWEEN=20
THE NORMALLY DISPARATE<BR> CAMPS OF ELECTRO AND =
ELECTRONICA.=20
CHECK.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> INTRICATE - IN PECTRA - SPEZIAL MATERIAL =
- CD=20
(SM014CD009)<BR> INTRICATE REALLY IS GOOD. THERE =
IS A=20
REAL DEPTH TO THIS COLLECTION<BR> OF ELECTRONIC =
TRACKS. =20
MELODY, TEXTURE, GLITCH AND BEATS WEAVE<BR> IN AND OUT =
OF EACH=20
OTHER TO PRODUCE REALLY ATMOSPHERIC SOUNDS.<BR> =
THERE IS=20
A SUBTLETY ABOUT THE INTRICACY (SORRY!) - TRACKS =
THAT<BR> =20
MIGHT HAVE FELT OVER-PROGRAMMED AND OVER-COMPLICATED=20
ACTUALLY<BR> FEEL JUST RIGHT. SPEZIAL MATERIAL, =
SPEZIAL=20
AS USUAL.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> KHONNOR - HANDWRITING - TYPE - CD=20
(TYPE003CD)<BR> THIS RELEASE IS STRANGELY UNTYPICAL OF =
TYPE,=20
YET, IT'S STILL A<BR> WONDERFULLY PUT TOGETHER SLICE =
OF=20
ELECTRONICALLY MANIPULATED GUITAR<BR> MUSIC. KHONNOR =
IS=20
SOMETHING OF A PRODIGY, I GATHER, AND THE EASE<BR> =
WITH WHICH=20
HE'S PUT TOGETHER A BEAUTIFUL PIECE OF WORK LIKE =
THIS<BR> =20
ENSURES WE'LL BE HEARING BIG THINGS ABOUT HIM IN THE FUTURE.=20
THE<BR> TRACKS REFERENCE EVERYTHING FROM MY BLOODY =
VALENTINE=20
AND SARAH<BR> RECORDS, THROUGH TO CONTEMPORARY =
ELECTRONICA AND=20
MINIMAL, GLITCH<BR> BASED SOUNDS. VOCALLY, IT'S LOVELY =
AND HIS=20
LYRICS ARE ASTUTE,<BR> FULL OF ANGST AND YET VERY =
MATURE. I=20
WOULD URGE YOU TO CHECK THIS<BR> OUT AND JOIN IN THE =
FUN.=20
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> OCHRE - A MIDSUMMER NICE DREAM - =
TOYTRONIC - CD=20
(TOY19CD)<BR> CLASSIC TOYTRONIC. THEY'VE DELIVERED YET =
ANOTHER=20
BEAUTIFULLY PUT<BR> TOGETHER COLLECTION OF ELECTRONICA =
TRACKS=20
PAR EXCELLENCE. DELIGHFULLY<BR> MELODIC AND BRIMMING =
WITH=20
ATMOSPHERE AND WARMTH. EACH CUT HAS<BR> A WELL =
PRODUCED SOUND=20
WITH EXCELLENT ATTENTION TO DETAIL AND,<BR> GENERALLY, =
IF=20
YOU'RE A FAN OF THE LABEL THERE'S ABSOLUTELY NO<BR> =
WAY YOU'RE=20
NOT GOING TO ADORE THIS CD. RECOMMENDED.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> PRIDON - HEALTH FOOD SCROLL - VIBRANT - =
CD=20
(VMD008)<BR> LARGELY UNCHALLENGING YET UNARGUABLY =
PLEASANT=20
ELECTRONICA, CERTAINLY<BR> INFLUENCED BY BOARDS OF =
CANADA.=20
LIGHT, PLAYFUL AND FROTHY, THIS<BR> IS PROBABLY =
SOMETHING THAT=20
WOULD DO A LOT BETTER ON A MORE ESTABLISHED<BR> LABEL =
(EG.=20
EXPANDING OR CACTUS ISLAND) SO ON THOSE GROUNDS =
YOU<BR> SHOULD=20
CHECK IT OUT.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> PSAPP - TIGER, MY FRIEND - ARABLE - CD=20
(ARABLE4CD)<BR> THE EAGERLY AWAITED FULL ALBUM FROM =
THE MIGHTY=20
FINE PSAPP LANDS<BR> UPON THESE SUNNY SHORES AND IT'S =
AN=20
ABSOLUTE BEAUTY. THE SHEER<BR> PLAYFULNESS AND SENSE =
OF MELODY=20
IS MAGNIFICENT AND COUPLED WITH<BR> SOME PERKY, VERY=20
INDIVIDUAL PROGRAMMING IT CREATES AN INTRIGUING<BR> =
AND=20
ENGAGING COLLISION OF ELECTRONICA AND ORGANIC SOUNDS. =
THE<BR> =20
VOCALS ARE SULTRY, SWEET AND STRANGELY SEXY AND, ALL IN ALL,=20
<BR> THIS IS A SUPERB ALBUM ALL ROUND. HIGHLY=20
RECOMMENDED.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> VARIOUS - MIX FORM - HARUOMI HOSONO - =
PROGRESSIVE=20
FORM - CD (PFCD10)<BR> AN EXCELLENT MIX CD PROJECT =
FROM=20
JAPAN'S SUPERB PROGRESSIVE FORM<BR> ALBUM. THE MAN ON =
THE=20
WHEELS OF STEEL (OR MOUSE OF STEEL, I SUSPECT)<BR> IS =
YELLOW=20
MAGIC ORCHESTRA AND SKETCHSHOW'S HARUOMI HOSONO =
AND<BR> HE=20
DOES A MARVELLOUS JOB OF EDITING TOGETHER TRACKS FROM=20
YOSHIHIRO<BR> HANNO, AOKI TAKAMASA, STATIC, PROCESS, =
NAO TOKUI=20
AND MORE INTO<BR> A SERIES OF MICRO EDITS AND LAYERED =
MIXES.=20
WONDERFULLY DENSE AND<BR> BEAUTIFULLY CONSTRUCTED, =
THIS IS ONE=20
FOR ANY LOVERS OF SLIGHTLY<BR> ABSTRACT, YT MELODIC=20
ELECTRONICA. RECOMMENDED.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> VARIOUS - POP AMBIENT 2005 - KOMPAKT - CD =
(KOMCD37)<BR> THIS YEARS INSTALLMENT OF THE WONDEROUS =
POP=20
AMBIENT SERIES IS<BR> AN ABSOLUTE WHIRLPOOL OF BLISS. =
12=20
TRACKS OF THE MOST DELIGHTFULLY<BR> ATMOSPHERIC =
AMBIENT=20
ELECTRONICA FROM SUCH HOUSEHOLD NAMES AS (WELL,<BR> =20
THEY'RE HOUSEHOLD NAMES AROUND MY HOUSEHOLD ANYWAY!) THE=20
ORB,<BR> GAS, TRIOLA, KLIMEK, ANDREW THOMAS, ULF =
LOHMANN,=20
THOMAS FEHLMANN,<BR> DJ KOZE, PETER GRUMMICH, =
POPNONAME AND=20
PASS INTO SILENCE. TEXTURAL<BR> HEAVEN.=20
ESSENTIAL.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> VARIOUS - POP AMBIENT 2004 - KOMPAKT - CD =
(KOMCD29)<BR> IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN! POP =
AMBIENT 2004=20
DELIVERS, YET AGAIN,<BR> A SUPERB SELECTION OF =
AMBIENT,=20
COLOGNE INFLUENCED TRACKS FROM<BR> A CREW OF MUSICIANS =
WHO=20
REALLY KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING. WOLFGANG<BR> VOIGT, =
KLIMEK,=20
ANDREW THOMAS, ULF LOHMANN, MARKUS GUENTNER, =
DONNACHA<BR> =20
COSTELLO AND TRIOLA ALL SUPPLY DREAMY, MELLOW, MELANCHOLY=20
TUNES<BR> THAT'LL CHILL YOU OUT SO BEAUTIFULLY, SO =
BLISSFULLY,=20
YOU'LL WONDER<BR> HOW YOU'LL MANAGED WITHOUT IT. BUY =
WITH=20
COMPLETE AND UTTER CONFIDENCE<BR> AS IT'S=20
BRILLIANT.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> XELA - TANGLED WOOL - CITY CENTRE OFFICES =
- CD=20
(TOWERBLOCKCD018)<BR> FOLLOWING THE WONDERFUL DEBUT =
ALBUM ON=20
NEO OUIJA, THEN THE SUPERB<BR> YASUME COLLABORATION ON =
CITY=20
CENTRE OFFICES COMES THE SECOND XELA<BR> ALBUM PROPER. =
IT'S=20
ABSOLUTELY LUSCIOUS. I KID YOU NOT. DEEP, GUITAR<BR> =
LACED=20
TRACKS THAT HAVE A GENTLE, MELANCHOLY WARMTH WITH AN=20
ALMOST<BR> CHILDLIKE SENSE OF WONDER. ELECTRONIC =
PRODUCTION=20
AND MANIPULATION<BR> GIVES IT THE CONTEMPORARY EDGE, =
BUT=20
REALLY IT'S ALL ABOUT THE<BR> ORGANIC SOUNDS. HIGHLY=20
RECOMMENDED.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Restocks (CD): Techno / Electro</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> 808 STATE - NEWBUILD - REPHLEX - CD=20
(CAT080CD)<BR> RECORDED IN 1988, REISSUED BY REPHLEX =
BACK IN=20
1999, REPROMOTED<BR> IN 2004 FOLLOWING THE SUCCESS OF =
PREBUILD=20
(I PRESUME?). 808 STATE'S<BR> PROPER DEBUT ALBUM IS AN =
ACID=20
MASTERCLASS WHICH INCLUDES THE STUNNING<BR> ORIGINAL =
OF "FLOW=20
COMA" (ONE OF THE TWO REMIXES BY AFX A FEW YEARS<BR> =
BACK),=20
PLUS SIX EQUALLY AWE-INSPIRING, RUMP SHAKING TUNES =
FROM<BR> =20
THE VAULTS. BRING ON THE 303 (AS MIKE QUITE RIGHTLY JUST =
DEMANDED)!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> DUBLEE - ECHO EUPHORIA - MULE MUSIQ - CD=20
(MULEELECTRONICCD001)<BR> HOT ON THE HEELS OF THE =
WONDERFUL=20
DEBUT EP FROM DUBLEE COMES THIS<BR> SUPERB FULL LENGTH =
ALBUM.=20
DESCRIBING THIS IS GOING TO BE DIFFICULT<BR> AS IT =
EMBRACES=20
EVERYTHING I LOVE ABOUT TECHNO AND HOUSE IN ONE<BR> =
EASY MOVE.=20
DEEP, WARM, YET FUNKY TRACKS THAT ARE ACHING WITH=20
ATMOSPHERE<BR> AND HAVE LOVINGLY CRAFTED SOUNDS AND =
BEATS AND=20
A TRUE SENSE OF<BR> MELODY. AT ONCE OLD SCHOOL AND =
COMPLETELY=20
CONTEMPORARY, THIS ALBUM<BR> PROVES THAT BOTH THE =
ARTIST AND=20
THE LABEL SHOULD GO FAR. BLISSFUL<BR> STUFF THAT COMES =
HIGHLY,=20
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> VARIOUS - GRIME 2 - REPHLEX - CD=20
(CAT160CD)<BR> AFTER THE OVERWHELMING SUCCESS OF =
REPHLEX'S=20
FIRST, ARGUABLY LANDMARK<BR> GRIME COMPILATION EARLIER =
THIS=20
YEAR, THIS SECOND VOLUME LOOKS<BR> SET TO DO EQUAL =
BUSINESS.=20
THE DARKER, MOODIER SIDE OF UK GARAGE<BR> / ELECTRONIC =
DUBSTEP=20
FROM (THIS TIME AROUND) KODE 9, LOEFAH AND<BR> DIGITAL =
MYSTIKZ.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>New Releases (CD): House</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> CLOUD ONE - VERY BEST OF (+BONUS TRACKS) =
- 21ST=20
CENTURY MUSIC - 2xCD (21ST5001-2)<BR> CLASSIC SOULFUL =
NEW YORK=20
DISCO. INCLUDED ALONG WITH ELEVEN ORIGINALS<BR> IS A =
BONUS CD=20
OF 12" MIXES FEATURING JUMPIN' JOHNSON, KARISMA<BR> =
FEAT.=20
JOCELYN BROWN, LITTLE SCOTTY, MUSIC MAKERS, JESSE =
GOULD,<BR> =20
AND, OF COURSE, CLOUD ONE.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> OMAR S - JUST ASK THE LONELY - FXHE - CD=20
(AOS5000)<BR> HHMMMM..... I'M NOT TO SURE ABOUT =
THIS.=20
WHILST OMARS FAIRLY MINIMAL<BR> ABSTRACT HOUSE/TECHNO =
HYBRID=20
WORKS ON SOME OF HIS 12" RELEASES,<BR> I'M NOT SURE IF =
IT=20
WORKS ACROSS A 10 TRACK CD. UNDOUBTABLEY THERE<BR> ARE =
SOME=20
FINE MOMENTS, BUT..... WELL, YOU LISTEN AND YOU =
DECIDE.........</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>New Releases (CD): Hip Hop</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> CIRCUS VS ANDRE AFRAM ASMAR - GAWD BLESS =
THE=20
FACELESS COWARDS - MUSH - CD (MH228CD)<BR> MID-SLOW =
PACED,=20
SEMI-DARK, DOOMY LEFTFIELD HIP HOP A LA ANTICON,<BR> =20
WORDSOUND, OR INDEED, EARLY MUSH. LO-FI AND ROUGH AROUND THE=20
EDGES,<BR> THIS IS DETAILED, CEREBRAL,=20
OFF-KILTER.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> CUT CHEMIST - THE LITMUS TEST - UNKNOWN - =
CD=20
(ASS001)<BR> SUBTITLED "A MIX OF EVERYTHING YOU =
THOUGHT YOU=20
HEARD", WHICH SUMS<BR> CUT CHEMIST UP RATHER WELL, I'D =
SAY.=20
HALF-AN-HOUR OF THE CHEMIST<BR> ACTING AS A PRELUDE TO =
HIS=20
"AUDIENCE IS LISTENING" LP.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> NANCY DES ROSE & KOOL KEITH - WHITE =
LABEL MIX=20
SERIES VOLUME 1 - GAMELOCK - CD (GL2200)<BR> I'M SURE =
YOU CAN=20
PRETTY MUCH WORK OUT WHAT'S GOING ON HERE. KEITH<BR> =
'N' NANCY=20
SHARE THE VOCAL DUTIES ON THIS MIX OF RARELY HEARD =
TOONS.....</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> ROOTS, THE - ORGANIX - REMEDY - CD=20
(REMEDY01CD)<BR> WELCOME REISSUE OF THE RARE FIRST =
ROOTS LP.=20
SOULFUL HIP HOP THAT<BR> IS JUST TIMELESS.=20
WONDERFUL........</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> TASK FORCE PRESENTS - DJ LOUIS SLIPPERZ =
=A310 BAG=20
VOL. 3 - RAW DOG - CD (INNITMATE1)<BR> VOLUME THREE IS =
A 25=20
TRACK MIX CD WITH EVEN MORE BUNDLES OF UK<BR> TALENT,=20
INCLUDING 15 EXCLUSIVE CUTS. CHESTER P, REVEAL & DOC=20
BROWN,<BR> JEHST, PHILIFECYPHER, SKINNYMAN, JEHST =
&=20
YUNGUN, TASKFORCE & RAWDOG,<BR> ASAVIOUR, =
KASHMERE, MYSTRO=20
AND A BUNCH OF OTHERS ALL APPEAR.............</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>New Releases (CD): Guitar Based</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> BARDO POND - CYPHER DOCUMENTS I - =
THREELOBED - CD=20
(TLR13CD)<BR> THIS CD SEES AN OFFICIAL RELEASE FOR =
SEVEN OUT=20
OF THE SERIES OF<BR> NINE MP3 SINGLES AVAILABLE FROM =
BARDO=20
POND'S WEBSITE DURING 1999-2000.<BR> ONE OF THESE =
TRACKS ALSO=20
FOUND ITS WAY ONTO THE PTOLEMAIC TERRASCOPE<BR> =
COMPILATION=20
FROM FEBRUARY 2002. MORE MISSIVES FROM =
PHILADELPHIA'S<BR> =20
FINEST SPACEROCK EXPONENTS.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> BIRD SHOW - GREEN INFERNO - KRANKY - CD=20
(KRANK078CD)<BR> BIRD SHOW IS BEN VIDA OF THRILL =
JOCKEY'S TOWN=20
& COUNTRY, PILLOW<BR> AND EVERYONED. "A TANGLE OF =
STREAM=20
OF CONSCIOUSNESS VOCALS, DENSE<BR> PERCUSSION, FIELD=20
RECORDINGS AND SOMNAMBULANT DRONES" IT SAYS<BR> HERE, =
WHICH=20
SEEMS PRETTY DARN SPOT ON TO ME. ONE OF THE MORE=20
EXPERIMENTAL<BR> RELEASES ON KRANKY OF RECENT TIMES, =
BUT STILL=20
WELL WORTH CHECKING.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> BY THE END OF TONIGHT - A TRIBUTE TO =
TIGERS -=20
TEMPORARY RESIDENCE - CD (TRR81CD)<BR> I DON'T KNOW =
ANYTHING=20
ABOUT THIS LOT, BUT THIS IS AS GOOD AS ANYTHING<BR> =
I'VE HEARD=20
ON THIS LABEL IN SOME TIME. EXCEPTIONAL, =
OCCASIONALLY<BR> =20
QUITE HARD-HITTING AND LO-FI POST ROCK A LA VINTAGE MOGWAI,=20
DO<BR> MAKE SAY THINK AND BILLY MAHONIE. A BIT=20
ALL-OVER-THE-PLACE BUT<BR> ALL THE MORE ENJOYABLE FOR =
IT.=20
QUALITY GEAR.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> COLD BLEAK HEAT - IT'S MAGNIFICENT, BUT =
IT ISN'T=20
WAR - FAMILY VINEYARD - CD (FV35CD)<BR> AGAIN, IT'S =
JAZZ JIM,=20
BUT NOT AS WE KNOW IT. EXTRAVAGANTLY BEARDED<BR> =
SAXOPHONIST=20
PAUL FLAHERTY, BACKED BY SUNBURNED HAND OF THE MAN<BR> =
DRUMMER=20
CHRIS CORSANO AND NO-NECK BLUES BAND BASSIST MATT =
HEYNER.<BR> =20
WILD, MINIMALIST FREE JAZZ BABY BUT IT AIN'T TRAD, DAD (AND=20
EVEN<BR> MAGNIFICENT MIGHT BE PUSHING IT A =
BIT).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> DAMON & NAOMI - THE EARTH IS BLUE - =
202020 - CD=20
(20202001)<BR> DAMON & NAOMI (EX-GALAXIE 500, AS =
I'M SURE=20
YOU MUST KNOW IF YOU'VE<BR> GOT THIS FAR INTO THE =
DESCRIPTION)=20
RETURN WITH THEIR FIRST STUDIO<BR> ALBUM IN FIVE =
YEARS, AGAIN=20
FEATURING GUITARIST GHOST. ABSOLUTELY<BR> BEAUTIFUL =
STUFF IT=20
IS, TOO - AS YOU MIGHT EXPECT. INCLUDES A HAUNTING<BR> =
COVER=20
OF "WHILE MY GUITAR GENTLY WEEPS".</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> ELUVIUM - TALK AMONGST THE TREES - =
TEMPORARY=20
RESIDENCE - CD (TRR78CD)<BR> STRIPPED BACK MELANCHOLIC =
SOUNDS=20
WASH OVER YOU AS YOU LISTEN TO<BR> THIS. VERY =
SIMPLE AND=20
EFFECTIVE - THE EMOTIONAL CONTENT IS AMPLIFIED<BR> =
WITH THE=20
UNFUSSY APPROACH TO INSTRUMENTAL POST ROCK. KIND =
OF<BR> =20
EPIC, BUT WITH ENOUGH HUMILITY FOR THAT TO BE A COMPLIMENT. =20
THINK<BR> SAD, COLD, BEAUTIFUL, TRAGIC - FITS WITH THE =
LIKES=20
OF TARANTEL,<BR> WINDY AND CARL ETC. =
NICE.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> ERIC MATTHEWS - SIX KINDS OF PASSION =
LOOKING FOR AN=20
EXIT - EMPYREAN - CD (SKY007CD)<BR> LOOOOOOOONG =
AWAITED NEW=20
ALBUM FROM THE HIGHLY UNDERRATED ERIC<BR> MATTHEWS. =
FOR THOSE=20
NOT FAMILIAR (AND THAT INCLUDES FAR TOO MANY<BR> OF =
YOU),=20
THINK AMERICAN MUSIC CLUB, LOU BARLOW, BRIAN =
WILSON,<BR> DAVID=20
SYLVIAN. FOR THOSE THAT REMEMBER HIS NEAR-LEGENDARY =
DEBUT<BR> =20
"IT'S HEAVY IN HERE", YOU'LL WANNA SNAP THIS UP. HIGHLY=20
RECOMMENDED.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> EVENS, THE - THE EVENS - DISCHORD - CD=20
(DIS150CD)<BR> NEW PROJECT FROM FUGAZI'S IAN MACKAYE =
IN=20
COLLABORATION WITH AMY<BR> FARINA, AND IT'S NOT WHAT =
YOU MIGHT=20
EXPECT. A LOT LESS AGGRESSIVE,<BR> MORE LO-FI / MELLOW =
SINGER-SONGWRITER BASED THAN THE "DAY JOB"<BR> ALBEIT =
WITH THE=20
OCCASIONAL HINT OF FUGAZI'S SONG STRUCTURES. WILL<BR> =
GO DOWN=20
A STORM WITH HIS HUGE, DEVOTED FANBASE.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> FROM QUAGMIRE - HABITATS IN THE WOUND - =
VHF - CD=20
(VHF88CD)<BR> DRONES, VIOLINS, GENTLY PLUCKED ACOUSTIC =
AND=20
ELECTRIC GUITARS,<BR> SOFT FEMALE VOCALS. REMINDED ME =
OF THE=20
RAINCOATS A BIT, OR NICO,<BR> OR EVEN RECENT MATERIAL =
BY OUR=20
VERY OWN NEOTROPIC. A MOODY LATE-NIGHTER,<BR> I DARE=20
SAY.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> HENRY FLYNT - PURIFIED BY THE FIRE - =
LOCUST - CD=20
(LOCUST67CD)<BR> PERHAPS THE MOST MOURNFUL OF ALL THE =
HENRY=20
FLYNT RELEASES, THIS<BR> WILL CERTAINLY FIND MUCH =
FAVOUR WITH=20
REVENANT / FAHEY AND DIRTY<BR> THREE FANS. DIRGE-Y, =
DRONE-Y=20
COUNTRY FIDDLE BASED ARRANGEMENTS,<BR> HIGHLY =
ATMOSPHERIC AND=20
FULL OF SORROW, AND RECORDED IN 1981, APPARENTLY!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> JEFFREY LEWIS - IT'S THE ONES WHO'VE =
CRACKED THAT=20
THE LIGHT SHINES - ROUGH TRADE - CD (RTRADECD099)<BR> =
SECOND=20
ALBUM (I BELIEVE) FROM THE ENDEARING ANTI-FOLK HERO. =
SOME<BR> =20
TYPICALLY GREAT TRACK TITLES ON HERE, INCLUDING "DON'T LET=20
THE<BR> RECORD LABEL TAKE YOU OUT TO LUNCH" AND "YOU =
DON'T=20
HAVE TO BE<BR> A SCIENTIST TO DO EXPERIMENTS ON YOUR =
OWN=20
HEART"! TERRIFIC STUFF.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> LAST HARBOUR - HOLD FAST, PIONEER - =
TONGUE MASTER -=20
CD (TMAST005CD)<BR> EMOTIVE SONGWRITING THAT REMINDED =
ME OF=20
JACK (ANYONE REMEMBER<BR> THEM? THEY CERTAINLY HAD =
MOMENTS OF=20
OCCASIONAL GREATNESS), LIKEWISE<BR> MICAH P. HINSON =
AND EVEN=20
MARK KOZELEK TO SOME EXTENT. LUSH, WARM<BR> =
ARRANGEMENTS TOP=20
THIS OFF PERFECTLY.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> LAU NAU - KUUTARHA - LOCUST - CD=20
(LOCUST66)<BR> LOCUST STICK TO THEIR ECLECTIC OUTPUT =
WITH THIS=20
RATHER ODD BUT<BR> BEAUTIFUL ALBUM BY LAU NAU. I =
CAN=20
TELL YOU NOTHING ABOUT THIS<BR> OUTFIT, OTHER THAN I =
THINK=20
THEY COME FROM SOMEWHERE SCANDANAVIAN<BR> - PROBABLY=20
FINLAND. MUSICALLY THIS SOUNDS VERY LIKE HIPPY =
MEETS<BR> =20
CONTEMPORARY ELECTRO/ACOUSTICS. MAINLY ACOUSTIC, WITH LOTS=20
OF<BR> INTERESTING VOCAL SOUNDS, SLIGHTLY WARPED =
STRINGS, AND=20
INTERESTING<BR> NOISES - THIS SORT OF STARTED LIFE AS =
FOLK,=20
BUT THEN GOT TWISTED<BR> - AND HAS EVOLVED TO BECOME =
SOMETHING=20
REALLY RATHER BEAUTIFUL<BR> AND SPECIAL. =
RECOMMENDED.=20
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> NAGISA NI TE - DREAM SOUNDS - JAGJAGUWAR =
- CD=20
(JAG79CD)<BR> FOUR EXTENDED, MELANCHOLIC FOLK ROCK /=20
SINGER-SONGWRITER TUNES<BR> ALBEIT (FAIRLY OBVIOUSLY) =
WITH A=20
DISTINCT JAPANESE FLAVOUR. IF<BR> YOU REMEMBER THEIR =
PREVIOUS=20
RELEASES ON THIS LABEL, OR THE ALBUM<BR> THEY HAD OUT =
ON=20
DOMINO OFFSHOOT GEOGRAPHIC A FEW YEARS BACK, =
DEFINITELY<BR> =20
GIVE THIS A SPIN.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> PAPERCUTS - MOCKINGBIRD - ANTENNA FARM - =
CD=20
(ANT508CD)<BR> THINK GALAXIE 500 / HOPE SANDOVAL ONLY =
MORE=20
UPBEAT, JANGLY AND<BR> SIXTIES POP INSPIRED. SOME OF =
THE=20
ELEFANT RECORDS ARTISTS SPRANG<BR> TO MIND, LIKEWISE =
THE=20
VELVET UNDERGROUND & NICO AND NANCY SINATRA.<BR> =
SOME=20
LOVELY SONGS ON HERE, WELL WORTH A LISTEN.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> RED SPAROWES - AT THE SOUNDLESS DAWN - =
NEUROT - CD=20
(NR035)<BR> ONE OF A GLUT OF VERY DECENT POST ROCK (IS =
THAT=20
STILL A LEGITIMATE<BR> GENRE?) TYPE RELEASES THAT HAVE =
COME IN=20
THIS WEEK. FEATURING MEMBERS<BR> OF ISIS, NEUROSIS AND =
HALIFAX=20
PIER, THIS IS AN ALBUM OF LUSH,<BR> SOARING =
INSTRUMENTALS=20
REMINISCENT OF GODSPEED, TARENTEL AND THE<BR> MORE =
EPIC END OF=20
THE SCALE. SOME SERIOUSLY IMPRESSIVE MOMENTS<BR> ON =
HERE,=20
DON'T MISS OUT.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> SMEGMA - RUMBLINGS - HANSON - CD=20
(HN122CD)<BR> FORGIVING THE NAME OF THIS ACT IF WE =
MAY, THIS=20
IS A COMPARITIVELY<BR> ACCESSIBLE RELEASE FOR HANSON =
(WHO=20
RELEASED THE EARLY WOLF EYES<BR> ALBUMS). MIND YOU, =
IT'S STILL=20
PRETTY OUT THERE. THINK BLACK DICE,<BR> CAPTAIN =
BEEFHEART,=20
FRANK ZAPPA, SUN CITY GIRLS, TRUMANS WATER<BR> AND =
OTHER SUCH=20
AVANT INDIE LUMINARIES.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> TARENTEL - PAPER WHITE - TEMPORARY =
RESIDENCE - CD=20
(TRR76CD)<BR> THE FIRST OF TWO NEW EPS FROM TARENTEL =
THIS=20
WEEK. GENERALLY SPEAKING<BR> A LOT MORE MUSICAL / =
APPROACHABLE=20
THAN THEIR LAST LP, AND A BIT<BR> OF A RETURN TO FORM, =
YOU=20
MIGHT ARGUE. INTRICATE POST ROCK ARRANGEMENTS,<BR> THE =
MORE=20
MELLOW MOMENTS BEING QUITE BEAUTIFUL. IF YOU'RE =
INTO<BR> THEIR=20
EARLIER STUFF / CONSTELLATION / THRILL JOCKEY, DO =
CHECK<BR> =20
THIS OUT.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> TARENTEL - BIG BLACK SQUARE - TEMPORARY =
RESIDENCE -=20
CD (TRR77CD)<BR> THE SECOND OF TWO NEW EPS FROM =
TARENTEL THIS=20
WEEK. I SAY EP, THIS<BR> IS ACTUALLY ONE, EXTENDED =
TRACK=20
LASTING FOR OVER 40 MINS. THE<BR> BEGINNING IS QUITE =
TEXTURAL=20
/ DRONE BASED, AND THINGS GENERALLY<BR> STAY IN THAT =
VAIN=20
ALTHOUGH VERY GRADUALLY THE SOUND PADS OUT AND<BR> =
MORE=20
INSTRUMENTATION IS ADDED. HYPNOTIC, REALLY NICE STUFF.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> TIGERSMILK - FROM THE BOTTLE - FAMILY =
VINEYARD - CD=20
(FV28CD)<BR> SECOND ALBUM FROM CORNETIST AND LAPTOP=20
MANIPULATOR ROB MAZUREK<BR> (CHICAGO UNDERGROUND), =
ACOUSTIC=20
BASSIST JASON ROEBKE AND PERCUSSIONIST<BR> DYLAN VAN =
DER=20
SCHYFF. AN INTERESTING ONE, NOT EASY TO =
CATEGORISE...<BR> IF=20
WE HAD AN EXPERIMENTAL POST JAZZ SECTION, IT MIGHT NOT=20
EVEN<BR> FIT IN THERE....</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Restocks (CD): Guitar Based</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> ANIMAL COLLECTIVE - SUNG TONGS - FATCAT - =
CD=20
(FATSP08)<BR> YOU CAN ALL STOP ASKING ABOUT THIS NOW, =
COS HERE=20
IT IS YOU ANTI-FOLK<BR> FOLK! IT'S INTERESTING JUST =
HOW MANY=20
BANDS THERE ARE COMING OUT<BR> OF THE WOODWORK RIGHT =
NOW BEING=20
COMPARED TO ANIMAL COLLECTIVE,<BR> BUT TAKE ONE LISTEN =
TO THIS=20
ALBUM AND YOU'LL HEAR HOW THE AGENDA<BR> HAS BEEN =
RESET ONCE=20
AGAIN. THIS IS THEIR MOST APPROACHABLE ALBUM<BR> TO =
DATE, WITH=20
MORE EMPHASIS PLACED ON SONGWRITING AS OPPOSED TO<BR> =
DERANGED=20
IMPROV. TO CALL IT NEU-FOLK IS TO ALMOST DO IT A=20
DISSERVICE<BR> - SOME OF THE INSTRUMENTATION MIGHT BE =
SIMILAR=20
BUT THIS REALLY<BR> IS A LOT MORE INTRICATE AND =
CREATIVE THAN=20
THAT MIGHT SUGGEST.<BR> THIS ABSOLUTELY DEMANDS YOUR =
ATTENTION=20
- GET TO IT.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> ANIMAL COLLECTIVE - SPIRIT THEY'RE GONE / =
DANSE=20
MANATEE - FATCAT - 2xCD (FATSP07)<BR> THIS LOT ARE =
STRANGE=20
EVEN FOR A FATCAT SIGNING! THIS DOUBLE ALBUM<BR> =
COMBINES A=20
LOVE OF INTELLIGENT GUITAR POP WITH OUT & OUT =
SONIC<BR> =20
TERRORISM AND A LARGE SIDE HELPING OF SOMETHING QUITE=20
DISTURBING<BR> THAT I WOULDN'T WANT TO MEET ON A DARK =
NIGHT.=20
PSYCHEDELIA MEETS<BR> KRAUTROCK MEETS A VERY =
OFF-THE-WALL=20
BRAND OF POP SONGWRITING.<BR> EITHER THIS IS A WORK OF =
GROUNDBREAKING GENIUS OR SOMETHING THAT<BR> REALLY =
SHOULDN'T=20
BE ENCOURAGED - YOU DECIDE!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> DEAD TEXAN, THE - THE DEAD TEXAN - KRANKY =
- CD=20
(KRANK072CD)<BR> CD AND DVD DOUBLE PACK FROM THE DEAD =
TEXAN -=20
ADAM BRYANBAUM WILTZIE<BR> (WHO IS, I THINK, A MEMBER =
OF STARS=20
OF THE LID AND AIX EM KLEMM).<BR> ACTUALLY, THIS IS =
EASILY THE=20
BEST KRANKY RELEASE SINCE LOSCIL<BR> - DRONE BASED =
AMBIENCE=20
PAR EXCELLANCE, AS YOU'D EXPECT FROM THIS<BR> CLEARLY =
TALENTED=20
ARTIST. DEEP, TEXTURAL MUSIC THAT'S A CUT ABOVE<BR> =
THE=20
COMPETITION.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> GROWING - THE SOUL OF THE RAINBOW AND THE =
HARMONY=20
OF LIGHT - KRANKY - CD (KRANK073)<BR> THAT MIGHT BE =
THE MOST=20
PRETENTIOUS ALBUM TITLE IN THE HISTORY<BR> OF RECORDED =
MUSIC=20
BUT IT'S HARD TO IMAGINE THIS BEING CALLED =
ANYTHING<BR> ELSE.=20
FOUR INTENSE YET DELIGHTFUL TRACKS THAT VEER FROM =
AMBIENT<BR> =20
DRONES TO SHEETS OF NOISE. IMAGINE FENNESZ, LOW AND SUSUMU=20
YOKOTA<BR> FORMING SOME KIND OF EXPERIMENTAL AMBIENT=20
SUPERGROUP.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> IRON & WINE - WOMAN KING - SUB POP - =
CD=20
(SPCD665)<BR> SIX TRACKS OF PURE IRON & WINE =
BRILLIANCE. SIMPLE AS THAT REALLY.<BR> THE VOCALS ARE =
SPOT ON=20
AND THE COUNTRIFIED, FOLKY GUITARS ARE<BR> WONDERFULLY =
AUTHENTIC AND LUSH. ANYONE WITH ANY INTEREST IN =
LOU<BR> =20
BARLOW, NICK DRAKE, DEVENDRA BANHART OR BRIGHT EYES REALLY=20
NEEDS<BR> TO CHECK THIS OUT. BRILLIANT.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> MAX RICHTER - THE BLUE NOTEBOOKS - FATCAT =
- CD=20
(CD1304)<BR> I'M EXTREMELY IMPRESSED INDEED BY THIS =
INSPIRED=20
NEW FATCAT SIGNING,<BR> WHICH I BELIEVE TO BE THEIR =
BEST=20
DISCOVERY IN AGES. AN AWESOME<BR> COLLECTION OF VERY =
SUBTLY=20
ELECTRONICALLY TREATED PIECES FOR PIANO,<BR> VIOLIN, =
VIOLA=20
& CELLO, WITH OCCASIONAL, UNOBTRUSIVE SPOKEN =
WORD<BR> =20
VOCALS BY TILDA SWINTON, ADDING PERFECTLY TO THE CHILLING=20
ATMOSPHERE.<BR> THE ALBUM HAS A MOOD AND INTENSITY =
TOTALLY OF=20
ITS OWN AND QUITE<BR> HONESTLY MAKES THE RECENT =
RACHELS AND=20
SILVER MT. ZION ALBUMS (BY<BR> MEANS OF A LAZY =
COMPARISON)=20
SOUND AS ARTISTICALLY REDUNDANT AS<BR> THAT FAT =
SCOTTISH BINT=20
OFF POP IDOL. YOU NEED TO HEAR THIS, IT<BR> WILL BLOW =
YOU=20
AWAY.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> REIGNS - WE LOWERED A MICROPHONE INTO THE =
GROUND -=20
JONSON FAMILY - CD (JFR018CD)<BR> A WONDERFUL, =
EXSQUICITELY=20
RECORDED CD WITH SOME GORGEOUS, UNDERSTATED<BR> =
COMPOSITIONS.=20
A WIDE RANGE OF INSTRUMENTS HAVE BEEN USED TO =
SUPERB<BR> =20
EFFECT, SYNTHS, GUITARS, ELECTRIC PIANO, VOICES (A WONDERFUL=20
STEPHEN<BR> HAWKING-LIKE VOCAL ON ONE TRACK) ALL MIXED =
AND=20
PRODUCED TO NEAR<BR> PERFECTION. LONG MAY THEY =
"REIGN". THAT=20
JOKE WAS COURTESY OF STAN<BR> BOARDMAN. SORRY. =
HIGHLY=20
RECOMMENDED......</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> SLINT - SPIDERLAND - TOUCH & GO - CD=20
(TG64CD)<BR> SEMINAL. INFLUENTIAL. JUST TWO OF THE =
WORDS THAT=20
SPRING TO MIND<BR> WHEN THINKING ABOUT THIS FANTASTIC =
LP.=20
DARK, MOODY GUITAR WORK<BR> WHICH WAS CLEARLY ONE OF =
THE=20
INSPIRATIONS FOR THE WHOLE 'POST-ROCK'<BR> SCENE. =
UTTERLY=20
BRILLIANT.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> STATE RIVER WIDENING - COTTONHEAD - =
VERTICAL FORM -=20
CD (VFORM037CD)<BR> THIS IS QUITE SIMPLY ONE OF THE =
MOST=20
BEAUTIFUL ALBUMS OF THE YEAR.<BR> DAVID SHEPPARD AND =
KEIRON=20
PHELAN HAVE PRODUCED ONE OF THEIR BEST<BR> EVER PIECES =
OF WORK=20
HERE AND THE LAYERS AND LEVELS THAT IT WORKS<BR> ON =
ARE=20
STAGGERING. AT ONCE MELLOW AND ORGANIC YET MIXED WITH =
A<BR> =20
FOLKY, EARTHY SOUND AND SOME SURPRISINGLY ROCKY MOMENTS,=20
THERE'S<BR> NEVER A DULL MOMENT. I MEAN THE FIRST =
TRACK ALONE=20
IS WORTH THE<BR> PRICE IN MY OPINION AND COULD EASILY =
REDUCE=20
TO TEARS WITH IT'S<BR> LUSH MELANCHOLY SOUND. I'D HAVE =
TO SAY=20
THIS IS ONE OF MY ALBUMS<BR> OF THE YEAR SO FAR. PROPS =
TO THE=20
ARTISTS AND TO VERTICAL FORM<BR> FOR RELEASING THIS =
GEM.=20
BRILLIANT.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> VARIOUS - KOMPILATION - KRANKY - 2xCD=20
(KRANK077)<BR> A SELECTION OF FORTHCOMING AND =
EXCLUSIVE=20
TRACKS, ALTERNATE VERSIONS<BR> AND PIECES FROM CURRENT =
RELEASES. STARS OF THE LID, PAN AMERICAN,<BR> GREG =
DAVIS,=20
LOSCIL, THE DEAD TEXAN, JESSICA BAILIFF, KEITH =
FULLERTON<BR> =20
WHITMAN AND THE REST OF THE KRANKY ROSTER CONTRIBUTE A TOTAL=20
OF<BR> 21 TRACKS OVER 148 MINUTES AND 2 CDS (AND AT A =
VERY=20
REASONABLE<BR> PRICE INDEED).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>New Releases (CD): Funk / Jazz / =
Soul</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> BROTHER JACK MCDUFF - WHO KNOWS WHAT =
TOMORROW'S=20
GONNA BRING? - WATER - CD (WATER144CD)<BR> FIRST TIME =
ON CD=20
FOR THIS CLASSIC 1971 BLUE NOTE SOUL JAZZ RELEASE<BR> =
FROM=20
HAMMOND ORGAN MASTER BROTHER JACK MCDUFF. INCLUDES =
"WHO'S<BR> =20
PIMPIN' WHO?" AND (YES, REALLY) "WANK'S THANG". ORIGINAL=20
ARTWORK<BR> AND DETAILED LINER NOTES.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> LOU DONALDSON - SAY IT LOUD! - WATER - CD =
(WATER143CD)<BR> ORIGINALLY ISSUED ON BLUE NOTE IN =
1969, THIS=20
THUMPING GREAT SLAB<BR> OF SOUL JAZZ (WITH LOU ON ALTO =
SAX,=20
AND BLUE MITCHELL ON TRUMPET)<BR> COMES REPLETE WITH =
ORIGINAL=20
ARTWORK AND DETAILED SLEEVE NOTES.<BR> </FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> VARIOUS - SLEEPING IN THE MARKET - =
LATITUDE - CD=20
(LAT04)<BR> SUBTITLED "ETHIOPIAN MUSIC AND SOUNDS FROM =
AMHARA", THIS IS EXTRAORDINARY!<BR> LATITUDE IS =
THE=20
DOCUMENTARY / WORLD MUSIC SECTION OF LOCUST.<BR> =
THIS=20
ALBUM IS MADE UP OF EIGHT SONGS RECORDED IN ETHIOPIA -=20
COMPOSED<BR> AND SUNG BY STREET PERFORMERS - CHILDREN, =
BEGGARS, TEENAGERS.<BR> RECORDED ON TRAVELS TO =
ETHIOPIA=20
IN 2001, THIS IS VERY SIMPLE,<BR> HONEST MUSIC, WITH =
SOME=20
AMAZING VOCAL SOUNDS. QUITE BIZARRE AND<BR> =
QUITE=20
WONDERFUL. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>New Releases (CD): Experimental</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> AARON DILLOWAY - BOGGS VOL. 2 - HANSON - =
CD=20
(HN112CD)<BR> FROM THE LABEL THAT GAVE US WOLF EYES =
COMES=20
SOMETHING EQUALLY<BR> UNAPPROACHABLE. STATIC =
SOUNDSCAPES THAT=20
GENERALLY START QUITE<BR> MINIMAL AND END UP A SHEER =
WALL OF=20
WHITE NOISE. POP, CLICKS AND<BR> BURSTS OF SOUNDS THAT =
GRADUALLY MUTATE INTO SOMETHING ALL-ENCOMPASSING<BR> =
AND VERY=20
INTENSE. THE COVER SHOULD GIVE YOU A GOOD IDEA =
WHERE<BR> THIS=20
IS COMING FROM.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> HIVE MIND - DEATH TONE - HANSON - CD=20
(HN123CD)<BR> WOLF EYES EARLY LABEL, BLAH BLAH ETC =
ETC. ONE=20
TRACK, 43 MINS,<BR> STARTS OFF DOING =
VEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRY=20
LITTLE BAR THE ODD<BR> DISTANT WHIRR. FAST FORWARD =
THROUGH IT=20
A BIT, STILL JUST A DISTANT<BR> WHIRR. THIS =
FALLS INTO=20
THE HYPNOTIC TERRITORY OF MINIMALISM WHERE<BR> YOUR =
BRAIN=20
STARTS HEARING MORE SOUNDS THAN THERE REALLY ARE =
TO<BR> =20
COMPENSATE FOR THE REPETITIVE ABSTRACTED NOISES. IF YOU=20
LIKE<BR> THE SOUND OF A DISTANT WHIRR, BUY THIS=20
ALBUM. ME, I SAW THE<BR> TITLE AND HAD HAPPY =
THOUGHTS OF=20
7OF9!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> VARIOUS - THE NAKED PREY OST - LOCUST - =
CD=20
(LATITUDE03CD)<BR> IN THE MID 1960'S, HOLLYWOOD STAR =
AND=20
FORMER OLYMPIC FENCER CORNEL<BR> WILDE TOOK ON THE =
AMBITIOUS=20
TASK OF PRODUCING, DIRECTING AND STARRING<BR> IN AN =
ADVENTURE=20
FILM SHOT ENTIRELY IN AFRICA. AS CORNEL HIMSELF<BR> =
SAID, "WE=20
USED A GREAT DEAL OF MUSIC FROM THE N'GUNI =
CLANS...<BR> THE=20
MUSIC IN THE FILM HAS A HISTORY THAT HAS BEEN LOST IN =
THE<BR> =20
DEEPEST RECESSES OF TRIBAL MEMORY". DETAILED SLEEVENOTES=20
GIVE<BR> THE FULL STORY.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Restocks (CD): Experimental</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial> BARRY ADAMSON & PAN SONIC - MOTORLAB =
3 -=20
KITCHEN MOTORS - CD (KM4)<BR> AWESOME. BARRY =
ADAMSON=20
(BAD SEEDS / MAGAZINE / AND BEST KNOWN<BR> FOR FILM =
SCORE=20
WORK) TEAMS UP WITH THE HIGHLY RESPECTED FINNISH<BR> =
PAN=20
SONIC. THIS PIECE WAS COMPOSED IN REYKJAVIK FOR THE=20
HLJOMEYKI<BR> CHOIR. DARK CHORAL WORKS (VERY =
REMINISCENT=20
OF ADAMSONS FILM SCORES)<BR> COMBINE WITH PAN SONICS =
DEEP=20
PULSATING ELECTRONIC COMPOSITIONS.<BR> THE =
RESULT IS=20
SUPERB. BUY THIS CD - YOU WILL NOT REGRET IT.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
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