THE MORNING AFTER (POSITIVA)
Touted on the cover as "the ulitimate post-club companion", Mixmaster
Morris takes us on a continuous mixed journey through the fields of 1996
required listening. This is basically Morris doing a "DJ Kicks" type
thing in his out inimitable style. Lovers of smoked out, downtempo head
music, dub n' bass, and sublime jazz/funk cheese will not be
disappointed. The cd travels through austere ambience, trippy echo
washes, rythms both skittery and crusty, and moments of pure backroom
ecstacy. All the tracks offer up the goodies in one way or the other. I
need to give this one a few more listens to be more specific about the
individual tracksbut the T-Power, Spring Heel Jack, and Dub Tractor cuts
are especially nice. Just when you think the pace of the cd is winding
down with the last few tracks, The Alroy Road Tracks featuring Duke of
Haringay cut "Sarcacid 1" ends the cd with a bang, infusing the
listener with Tom Jenkinson's hilarious blend of rythm programming, bass
playing and otherworldy musical sensibilities.
If anyone else has this cd, I'd be interested to know what others think.
Also, on the Ultra/Throb webpage, this cd is sold as a 2 cd set, with the
second cd being a sampler of Positiva artists. I got my copy from Modern
Music and it was only 1 disc. Any clues here?
James.