vive le funk. i'm sick of the 4-to-the-floor tyranny... within these
reviewed jams you will find little in the way of straight 909 thump, just
syncopation and funky stuff (i can't get enough of... yeah, you've heard it
before)
heavy west coast presence in today's set... finally proof that there's more
to SF than hardkiss.
SOULSTICE rmx - brain candy enterprises
I haven't heard the original, but here's what's on the remix 12: funky
drummer beats into latin tinged electro into spaced out dub breaks and back
into funk for a while, then the whole thing goes through a morph into a
jungle version of the same... Crazy, varied, interesting... i like it. the
b-side has a similar mix but with even better loops and more crazy fills.
DJ WHO - Rhythm (shaken not stirred SNS001)
A-side is "DJ Who featuring Tanisha" - a sort of bouncy synth bass over
some nice loops and some housey-but-tripped-out vocals. Nice, but the
B-side, which is "DJ Who vs The Bassbin Twins" is much cooler... Crazy
loops with a synth break stolen from Baba O Riley, then it all goes into a
dub breakdown and back out the other side with some Beastie Boys pickups
'n' fills. But that's not all... a voice shouts "drumbeats!" and it goes
all gated and nuts and adds some old school "rave" synthwork... A complex
and interesting production, I like it a lot. The second track on side B is
a dubbier version of track one, but it doesn't work, kind of messy and
clunky.
ELECTROLINERS - Loose Caboose/Crazy Train (Twitch TWEP03)
Twitch Records completes its morph from remix service to original
production label with this 12" from Twitch guy Jim Hopkins and SF's DJ Dan.
This is THE SHIT. Heavy funk beats, sick acid, lots of gated train sounds
and vocal stuff that strongly recalls some of the solid gold classics of
Exist Dance's best. The second mix is a little trancier. B-side features
remixes by (yet again) Bassbin Twins (does this guy ever sleep?). The
first mix is a little more acidic, but still very funky. The second one is
a little more tripped out, weird and minimal. Good stuff but A1 is the
cut.
REBIRTH - Floor Essence/Pigs and Penguins (BASSEX 006)
A side is plodding acid that takes way too long to get anywhere - skip it.
B side is a different story - more energetic with some funky bass work and
nice acid sounds... a cool electro break brings things up a notch, then
some siren-ish noises, then even harder electro stuff. A good ride once it
gets underway but it does take a while - DJs mix in late!
quick notes...
Bitin Back - She's Breaking Up/Boom Box - rerelease of the 1991 Mickey Finn
classic! get it while it's still available... "dance with the speaker til
you hear it blow"
DJ Icee - Beats-a-rockin - you either like his stuff or you don't... first
track is a little weak, second is pretty strong...
Mephisto Odyssey - The Motive - mowax meets santana?? a little too
live-band-ish for me, but if you like that... here it is.
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