Picked up some new stuff (won't reveal the format so as not to be devisive)
Child's View "The Scenery of S.H." on Lollop
4 track E.P. from DJ Takemura's Ambient series. One track Dub, one Ambientish,
one Downtempo, one Jungle (Triangle?). The downtempo Nadja's Talking mx really
takes the prize for me. Very dreamy. Big one the bass. The Jungle mix starts
out slightly GLR/LGR then goes towrd drill and bass ant the finish. The dub
track is somewhat cliche but still nice. 8/10
Coldcut "Beats and Pieces+"
First (?) part of a two part series. Seems the Coldcut fellows made up a
series of beats and breaks, distributed them to some of the stealthiest
turntable trickster and let them go off. This one features an absolutely
stunning mix by Moore and Black. The scratching and cuttting is unbelievable.
A little digital production over the top to fill it in but "no sequencing"!!
Next up is Kid Koala. If you haven't check out his set on the Beta Lounge
yet. Go get it. His mix on here is more of the unfathomable trickery he's
becoming famous for. Lastly is a strctly sequenced track from John McEntire of
Tortise. Quite nice and smooth in the vein of Mo' Wax excursions in Techno
series. Unclear how its related to the first two track but what the heck.
Looking for the next one. 10/10
Edgar Farinas "Push Button Objects" on schematic
Unclear if the title is correct as the packaging was very minimal (plastic
bag).
Four tracks of very minimal trip hop an a electrotechno tip. Everything is in
the 90-110 bmp range. Sort of a cross between the Clear electro and the
minimal Lo Fi of Emissions. Its one of those t4racks that you know is going
nowhere fast but are enjoying where its at. 7/10
Aquasky "Orange Dust?Angel Dust"
Beautiful dreamy jungle from Aquasky. Not really pushing any frontiers, but
why change whats working. Definitely more for lounging than dancing. Lots of
sweeping synths and monster bass. Big air breakdowns. You know the style.
8/10
Kid Loops "Timequake"
This one is too long to give a proper review. Its a mixture of styles and
tempos, mostly breaks/jungle. If you haven't been following Kid Loops get on
board. He has a crisp clean style in the vein of Dom and Roland, Photek or
earlier Metalheadz. Not really hard enough to be hardstep, but very edgy.
Make sure the neighbors are gone because this one is booming. I am amazed at
the consistant quality throughout this big release. This is what I'd hoped
"Reprazent" would be. 10/10
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Mark Edward Bowen
Warmed Breakdown
mb@gettins.bche.uic.edu