I know I'm a bit behind on this being release, but oh well....
Was skeptical on picking up the second Soul
Center CD as I wasn't crazy about the first
one or the 12"s (although I did like "Groovin'")
but I decided to try the second one anyway and
it is phenomenal. Much more developed than
the first, a lot more soul. Doesn't sound like
funk loops trying to be minimal, rather it sounds
like minimalism and funk/soul happily co-existing.
Totally recommended. I think maybe my favorite
Brinkmann CD, but I should give myself a few more
days with it (could it be better than "Studio 1
Variationen"....) Anyway, totally recommended.
Also heavily recommended are I-F's "Mixed Up in
the Hague, Volume 1" and Gas' "Pop", both of
which I recently acquired. Stellar. Wow, people
making good music again....will there be a
"Mixed Up in the Hague, Volume 2"? I'd love to
see one dealing with lots of the Dutch electro
12" tracks I haven't heard (which is just about
all of them - me and my fear of electro 12"s.)
The Gas disc is the best from him yet, and I'm
very impressed Wolfgang was able to top the
phenomenal "Zauberberg". Good show! Lush,
gorgeous enviornmental sounds and delicate
keys and strings get hidden in the gascloud this time
and it's just so lovingly programmed, you have
to like this record.
On the downside, I wasn't so thrilled about
Markus Nikolai's "Back", either of the new
Takemura fragrence CD's or Arovane's "Tides",
but I have been wrong before, so I'm open to
hearing what others thought about them.
Matt
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