Sven Venema <S.Venema@cit.gu.edu.au> writes:
quoted 3 lines Hey Sho :)
> Hey Sho :)
> And um.. This is? What's the S.I.D. stand for?
> Nice quick reviews :)
Ok. I haven't done reviews in awhile, but for you,
sven.... ;)
Aux 88 -- db009 and db010
Two new electroish tracks from direct beat (who insist on
categorizing these two records as "techno bass" instead,
which is a distinction I don't quite understand, but I'm
sure it's due to my ignorance). Slammin beats (hard
hitting, as opposed to, say, juan atkins' groovy beats) with
vocal samples and squishy squiggles on top. Not exactly
idm, but since y'all were talking about electro and since
Dave mentioned this in particular... Should be released in a
month or so.
Drexciya -- Uncharted EP (UR S.I.D. 5)
The S.I.D. records (there are five of them) are the
in-store-only UR tracks that can only be purchased by going
to Somewhere In Detroit and buying them in person.
Marketing gimmick, I know, but hey. I like this Drexciya
record better than UR030 (which I find too structurally
undisciplined) or the one on Warp (which I find to be too
boring). Hard groovy beats and crazy wicked distorted synth
lines.. Yum.
Underground Resistance and Andre Hollands -- City of Fear (UR 032)
Another white label.. again, should be out in ~ 1 month, I
think. The A side is a dark and brooding echofest, with
drums banging and reverberating manaically... Less polished
production than typical of Mad Mike, but I kind of like
that. The B sides.. to be honest, I don't remember.. I'll
listen to them again when I get home. If I remember
correctly, one is a slowish mellow UR thing and the other is
an even slower mellow UR thing (shows you where my tastes
lie, eh?).
There you have it. Other stuff I bought includes the new
Technotika (GG009), Alan Oldham's new one on Generator
(Liquid Metal Monster).. Send mail if you want the quick
poop on these. Oh, and if you're reading this, Frankie,
thanks.
-Sho
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