quoted 6 lines Yes, but what about newer releases? I have "Major Malfunction" and "Strange
>Yes, but what about newer releases? I have "Major Malfunction" and "Stranger
>Than Fiction" and would like more.
>
>I have seen an UK import copy of a newer record whose cover juxtaposes organs
>and machinery, what is this? Is it good? Also are there other newer or older
>releases? Leblanc discography anyone ?? ( that would probably be tough )
This album is TIME TRAVELLER and I really like it. The first half or third
is total Major Malfunction stuff - just hard beats with a few vocal samples
here and there. The second half gets into the more jazzy stuff approached
on Stranger Than Fiction. I'm very happy with this release.
Anyway, Blanc Records (Keith's label) released 3 albums that were basically
LeBlanc in disguise... "Tasteless Cuts Featuring DJ Spike" - very minimal,
raw, not particularly good either. "Raw" - more of the same. "Invisible
Spike" - this one is quite good actually - not as brilliant as Stranger
Than Fiction (still my all time fave) but it has its moments, mainly due to
some wonderful Andy Fairly vocals.
Speaking of Andy Fairly (he does the gravelly voiced commentary on StF
tracks like Taxcider), he's got a solo album on On-U that has some fine
moments, and unfortunately some rather less fine ones as well. I've seen
cheap cutout copies around so it might be worth grabbing for that price.
Other excellent Tackhead-y moments can be found on Gary Clail's albums.
"End Of The Century Party" has some great stuff. And of course, if you
haven't yet picked up Gary Clail & The Tackhead Sound System's "It's
Tackhead Tape Time" then you are doing yourself a grave injustice.
Finally, before there was Tackhead, there was FATS COMET... basically the
same thing as Tackhead, only without the vocals. A lot of fun.
Unfortunately, all the Fats Comet stuff is only available on 12" - no CDs.
But they shouldn't be that hard to find. Start looking.
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