It's one of those happenings that lead me to believe I'm tuned in to
something, or at least that there's no such thing as coincidence: not 10
minutes after making that post about "The Brazilianaire" being on Cujo's
"AIF" CD (and being bummed that my trainspottin' ass might be forced to
fork out the $ for the 2x10"), I go down to my local rekkid shop (2nd Ave
to you PDXers) and spot a copy of "The Rumpus Rooms" 2xCD comp. on NineBar
rekkids, for $14 no less. Of course, "The Brazilianaire" is on it, as one
of the "exclusive" tracks! Great, I hate vinyl anyway. This comp has a
lot of IDMish stuff on it, review as follows:
T.Power Vs MK Ultra - "Claustrophobic Killers" - an uptempo rap number
similar to "Stress Fractures" on "Waveform". Lots of chee-z gunshot
samples for street cred.
Dr. Rockit - "Fog" - the 1st thing by Rockit I've liked. I'd call it
mellow Drill&Bass. Nice rhythms, nice chords.
Signal 2 Noise/Prankster - "Nature Of Mind" - mellow acid, reminiscent of
some of the Alt.Frequencies tracks. Not a real 303 though...have to ask a
303-crazy buddy for a positive ID. Probably a 101 or 202.
Mighty Truth - "Tangatawhenua" - dope synth trip hop with real trumpet,
though looping beats sound a bit lame after a steady diet of
speed-morphing d&B.
Jake Slazenger - "Toronto" - mp loops the beginning of some 70's R&B
rekkid, drops in some manic breakbeats, and plays one of his trademark
chee-z melodies over the top. Not my cup o' tea, but I'm sure his fans
will drink it up.
Sureshot - "Mindstorm" - boring D&B.
Scanner - "Whirlwind Slut" - if you think Rimbaud's ambience is boring,
you should hear his house...big yawn.
Gravity Bass & Rising - "Ebb & Flow" - didn't do anything for me.
Repeat - "Close" - I've been curious as to what Messers Broom & Hill were
up to. Hopefully this track isn't representative. Unimaginative beats,
unimaginative synth sounds, unimaginative flange on everything.
DJ Food - "The Breaks Of Wrath" - great title, great sloppy breakbeats
that are too slow for D&B, too fast for Trip Hop. Triangle Music, I
guess.
Shimmer - "Nocturnal" - ambient dub, too pretty.
Earthtribe - "Eastbeat" - fucked up, vaguely eastern sounding, but I like
it.
Cujo - "The Brazilianaire" - now Chomp Samba is beginning to make a little
more sense. This is brazilian trip hop to CS's mad d&B. Thoughtful piano
with latin rhythms, and a great panning weirdness in the chorus. The kind
of track that grows on ya..
Dirty Beatniks - "Perfect Rhyme" - jazzy d&B in the right kinda way. If
you like Cujo, you'll like this.
Submerged - "Damage Done" - a quirky little piece of techno. Very
unconventional, one of the better tracks on the comp.
Best Boy Electric - "Music Box" - I could have easily mistaken the
minimalist clicks and simplistic melodies for Freeform...
The Entertainer - "Sankei" - almost industrial.
MLO - "Son Of Sam" - ear and speaker shredding noise. Press the eject!
Overall, about a .500 batting average, normal for a comp, but that's the
low end of the scale as far as comps I keep.
Che