I'm still wading through the stuff I bought at the weekend
x-mix-3
triple pack 12 tracks
Not recommended I'm afraid
This is the kind of techno that seems to be favoured by club DJs at
the moment: c135bpm, Kicks in a club, Sounds rather dull at home.
I bought this on the back of x-mix-2, and the fact that this pack
includes FUSE vs LFO - Loop. I'm, a bit of an LFO fan and missed this
when available on promo. No doubt a copy of it would cost about as
much as this LP. All the same I was disappointed.
Track listing:
Cal-Q-Lator - Dr Bradford
Telephone receptionist intro seems unconnected to track
Laurent Garnier - Astral Dreams (Speakers Mix)
There are better tracks than this single on his LP
Erik Van Den Broek - Ursa Major 7
K.Hand - Flashback
This is based on Beltram's "Energy Flash"
Barada - Glue
FUSE vs LFO -Loop
Speedy J - Evolution
Probably the dullest Speedy J track I have heard
Peelo - Neewa
Scanner - Mass Observation
Only very small snippets of scanned calls in this. One
of the best tracks on the album
Math-u-matics - Blue
Nicole - A small path into a large ?? -oops didn't write this down.
Major howler on the tracklisting, discs 1 and 3 are completely
transposed. The sleeve and labels match the run-out info, but the
tracks are switched. And some sides are cut off-centre, notably the
one with the LFO track :( Might take it back.
No doubt there will be an interesting video of this compilation,
however the tracks are rather disapointing imo.
System 01
Take My Soul
Tresor 12"
Fairly unremarkable trancer with "Take my Soul" and more prominent
"Give it to me" female vocal samples, plus longer Sun Electric mix as
flip, plus "Mind Sensations" which uses System 01's own old "Drugs
Work" sample, plus quotes about kids making money from selling drugs.
Hmmm. OK for £1.99 anyway
Goldie presents Metalheads
Inner City Life.
ffrr 12"
Very clean tight jungle (drum+bass?) track with soulful vocals.
Should prove to be a bit of a grower.
Resistance D
Inexhaustibility EP
Harthouse 5 track double EP
DarkSide
Skyline
Throm 3
Rezolution
Spacewalk
Standout track is Throm 3 - understated acid and a sense of
foreboding which pervades many of these tracks is strong in this one.
All very well produced - a sound which is both energetic and
danceable, yet listenable and engaging for home use.
Next up:
Beaumont Hannant "Sculptured" plus "Ormeau" singles.
Syn 05 12" from Pete Namlook
J
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