I'm sure many of you are aware of the New
Zealand based Involve label.. and i'm certain
that i've mentioned Aspen's latest material,
as well as the teaser 'Involve' compilation which
featured Aspen, Jet Jaguar and Patio (combo
of Aspen & Jet Jaguar).
Jet Jaguar's new self titled full-length comes
in a nice digipack with pink on white colors,
and a picture (who i assume to be Michael Upton
aka Jet Jaguar) on the cover. This release contains
a slew of propelling digital experiments intertwined
with a hiphop mood, and crunchy electronics along
the outer edges. Much of this album spans through
its quite moments, and at times stretches the beat-
oriented envelope even further than i would have
expected. As a whole, Jet Jaguar's latest is a thought
provoking ambient-electronics hiphop album that is very
smooth in its production value as well. Kudos to another
list-member (and who happens to be working on an
idm-list remix chain at the moment)..
On the other side of the platter, Bevan Smith aka
Aspen (& Signer) just supplied a primer cdr which
features his deep-techno-dub influences and a few
remixes from the 'Are You That Retail Snob?' full-length
entitled 'My New Building'.
Operating under the Signer guise, 'Giving It Up To Feel
Effected' is the title for this release, and is packed with
razor sharp techno, gurgling basslines, microscopic quirks
and head twitching highhats. Lot's of Plastikman styled
electronics with minimal techno much in line with Basic
Channel material. Thoroughly enjoyable with subtle dub
elements splashed in the voids of electronic debris.
'My New Building' contains new remixes and tracks by
Aspen that follow a similar equation as compared to 'Are
You That..' full-length. Digital trickery and an atmospheric
backdrop of inducing melodies.
It's always a great experience to hear new music that
sculpts your thoughts in a coherent and often creative
format. Involve not only creates a platform for this type
of music to thrive in, it is a prime example of where electronics
will (and should) eventually head.
An Involve website will be up in early 2000, so you can
contact Bevan (label head) at the following address for
more details: involve@clear.net.nz
Pietro.
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