On Thu, 3 May 2001, Greg Malcolm wrote:
quoted 2 lines anything on the virus label (ed rush and optical) oh yeah, and the grandaddy> anything on the virus label (ed rush and optical) oh yeah, and the grandaddy
> of the tech-step movement, no-u-turn.
Yeah, the Torque compilation is pretty essential. I would avoid all
full-length records by tech step producers, as they tend to be uniformly
dull and wanky (except for the Roni Size 2CD- remember when he was
considered to be a tech-step producer? But that album is a different
animal altogether). I always liked Dom & Roland's stuff for Moving Shadow
(there was a bunch of 100th release anniversary 12"es that were pretty
great)- well crafted sides that could surprise and move you at the same
time. Other dark and interesting stuff could be had on the early releases
of the Gyration label (including an incredible one from Panacea, under the
name "Warfare").
The guy who made the most unbelieveable tracks in that style was Paradox.
Check out the Renegade Hardware comps that feature him (Renegade Continuum
and Distorted Reality), which are worth getting to hear his tracks alone.
His style is built on interlocking, cascading breaks that you have to race
to comprehend; this produces an effect not unlike a fast & furious "sheets
of sound" improvisation which is nevertheless (barely) understandable at
the atomic level. He put out a rather disappointing album called
(something like) Transmogrification. But those comp tracks...
Caveat- I eventually learned that the best way to experience drum 'n bass
(if you couldn't make it to a club) was via the mix tape. Once I figured
this out, I kind of gave up on buying the records. Unfortunately, these
tapes seemed to be available only through some kind of weird samizdat
network. No idea what the situation is like today.
-rob
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