On Tue, 23 Apr 1996, Keith Duncan wrote:
quoted 1 line Palm Skin Productions - The Beast (Remix)> Palm Skin Productions - The Beast (Remix)
One of the first Mo'Wax 12"s to seriously depart from their typical
downtempo sound. Two mixes from Pritchard & Middleton - one of which
marked the first incarnation of their Chameleon guise. As you would
expect, it's a sunny slice of Bukem-styled drum'n'bass that leads
straight into a more hip-hoppy mix credited to Global Communication. The
flip has Roni Size & DJ Krust's mix, which I still think is one of the
coolest jazz-jungle cuts *ever*, and Autechre's way-out-there mix. A
great 12".
quoted 1 line Various - Headz LP> Various - Headz LP
*The* introduction to the sounds that made Mo'Wax famous. Some pretty
hype jams, including Mike Kandel's epic "They Came In Peace" and DJ
Shadow's essential "In Flux."
quoted 1 line U.N.K.L.E. - The Time Has Come EP> U.N.K.L.E. - The Time Has Come EP
Mo'Wax's tribute to Sun Ra was a 2x12" with mixes from U.N.K.L.E., Howie
B, Portishead, and Plaid - all solid takes on hip-hop abstraction. Howie B
and Portishead steal the show, IMHO, with Plaid's two mixes coming in a
close second.
- Matthew