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quoted 2 lines Great title, but would anyone care to do a review ?

>Great title, but would anyone care to do a review ? >(bloody record store doesn't stock it, so I can't give it a listen)

Great stuff. A lot of it is dated, but still sounds unique. I'm especially enamoured of Aqua Regia (or Aqua something.... brain fade).

On Tue, 1 Aug 1995, Otto Koppius wrote:

quoted 2 lines Great title, but would anyone care to do a review ?

> Great title, but would anyone care to do a review ? > (bloody record store doesn't stock it, so I can't give it a listen)

AH YES! Another chance to hype this CD. It is an anniversary issue CD of Irdial Discs UK. They are militant about analog recording so this CD is a sweet chance to get a great sampling of the catalog on a digital format. It features GREAT artists like Aqua Regia (mentioned in another post), Neuro-Politique, Ramjak Corporation... It is an excellent collection of techno's truly absurd. I wouldn't suggest it for the raver who wants to get some big hit tunes to blast at the folks in the next car on the highway. It is, however, some of the most incredibly original music out of the UK. It ranks with inspirational labels like B-12, ART, Black Dog... It's a beautiful CD with artwork taken from Japanese soft-porn aninimation. The music is not for the timid as the cover art might suggest. You wont find snappy tunes that make you want to jump up and boogey but they will carry you to a place no other electronic music has dared to go. I'd prefer to suggest that EVERYONE go and buy the complete Irdial catalog. It's money well worth spent IMO but if you want a killer double CD to listen to while geeking away at the computer or you want something to frighten off those useless friends that never seem to get a clue and keep hanging around then this is the CD for you. In three short words, it's wacky, weird, and wonderful. -robert --> __ _ _ _____ _____ _____ / _\ | || || _ \|_ _|/ _ \ / /_\\ | -- || |_) | _| |_ | (_) | ______________ /______\\____/|_____/|_____|\_____/ ( *electronic* )

quoted 4 lines Great title, but would anyone care to do a review ?

> Great title, but would anyone care to do a review ? > (bloody record store doesn't stock it, so I can't give it a listen) > Otto Koppius > "Only those who attempt the impossible, achieve the absurd"

I'll just add to what Robert and Pete said - this is a fine collection of quirky and unique electronica from one of Britains most interesting labels. Aqua Regia feature prominently, and there are good tracks by Luke Slater (as Morganistic) and In Sync. As has been said, there are no classics or club anthems here, but this is a fine collection highlighting 9 years of off-beat electronica. See ya Tom Churchill E-mail: tom@chrchfam.demon.co.uk Techno/electronic DJ and musician