V/A: TRAJECTORY INFINITE (Switch) CD
London's Worm Interface label has a spiritual cousin in the Land of Hawtin.
No coincidence, then, that P. Verma (Plasma Lamp on Worm Interface's _Alt.
Frequencies_ compilation) contributes to Trajectory Infinite. Himadri meets
The Legion of Green Men, getting things off to a technodelic(ious) start with
"Syzygy," on a Dali-like plane upon which sitars and Electro-fied Acidic
techno melt together into a sweet and gooey flow, the track answers the
burning question: "What would have happened had Drexciya - and not The
Beatles - started hanging around with the Maharishi back in '66?" Auracle's
(A. Oskan) "Grenich Village" has the same warmth As One of those prized B12
or Reload 12"s, a jaunty multi-melodic beauty. The prismatic raindrop
tricklings of Quid Novi's (S. Buddle) "Ari" swell into a cloudburst of
fragile beats and, finally, into a shower of bass-centric tribalism. Dead Can
Dance meets Psychick Warriors of Gaia? So delicate that Aphex Twin's "On"
seems like a Gabbering mess in comparison. Following "Ari" with Paragon's
(Himadri, P. Verma) "G@" feels at first like a cruel joke. But the
toe-curling bass attack of the opening measures recoils (slightly) to reveal
a beautiful hybrid of jackhammer Drum n' Bass and elegant Himadri-an techno.
Moonstarr (Kevin Moon) pilots "Imperial Starr Cruiser" around galactic debris
with a Downtempo swing in his step and shockingly violent Techstep breakbeats
in his heart. Certainly two of the most brilliant Dn'B derivations yet. More
aggressive beat-jacking from Doomwatch7 (Wayne Hamilton/NYB), whose "Day
After Technology" is a Millennial nightmare of LOUD martial rhythms and
diseased Ridley Scott atmospheres.. Turph (S. Keenan, Bliss, Himadri) makes
first (AFAIK) contact between Dub and Electro on the full-throttle
bass-jammin'/303-pumpin' "Trunc." Metallic scrapes and disembodied voices
lead Poltergeist's (Ekem Dick) "Cynthetic Response" on a harrowing journey
into Leo Anibaldi-like synth soundtracking. The information overload and
jagged, clipped beats are ?-Ziq to these ears. As is Plasmalamp's "Blue
Haze," another superb tracke from P. Verma. Concr?te tectonics and tricky
beats disorient as bass waxes and wanes under tidal melodies. The assertive
drum programming on NYB's "Insatiable iD" is so anthemic that it approaches
Rawk n' Roll. Insinuating breakbeats, terse basslines, and layers of ghostly
electronics and scratches end that comparison right there.
Do i need to be blunt and *say* "10/10"
- or are you contacting * * switch@interlynx.net * * even as we speak?
BR [VII]/ GuerillaG2-G4