I've picked up a few things that haven't heard much about
D'Arcangelo (Rephlex Cat 039) -- weird looking box (Laserfile??), great
crunchy distorted beats. Think Cylob "Industrial Folksongs" (my friend
Mike said "whoa! Early Ministry") backed by a couple of cool tracks that
sound like New Order Instrumentals. Heavy Rotation at my place.
Cristian Vogel "Specific Momentific" (Mille Plateaux CD27)
I'll forgive them "Les Etoiles Des Filles Mortes" for putting this out.
A very adventurous workout of beat programming and sound design, not
really danceable or beatless. Reminds me of Octagon Man in places, but
more varied. Nice thing for IDM -- the tracks only last as long as it
takes to express the musicial idea. Contrast with the Global Electronic
Network, who has great ideas, but the tracks last forever.
Robert Williams "The 3 that got away" (All Ears 3)
Rob is a friend of mine, so I'm biased, but this goes from cool ass
analogue dance tracks to an ambient piece that is as weird as anything
released anywhere. State of the art -- you owe yourself a listen.
Chain Reaction (Chain Reaction 13 ??) Super lo-fi minimal stuff --
the sound seems to derive it's quality from misuse of studio compressors
and mastering from a 3rd generation cassette. Spooky and enthralling.
I need to know more about this stuff...
The Way/The Deep Global Communications (Dedicated Globa 002ECD)
GC do house. The sampled beats remind me of the Herbert project. Smooth
and warm, with the kind of careful production they're famous for.
It can be argued that the best house is trashy, tracky and produced
at a dead run on cheap equipment, but this disc is a good
counter-argument.
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