Some more reviews by me, hope they aren't as chaotic as I think they are.
Spiral Tribe "Peace - Freedom - Victory" 12" - ? [SPIRAL 001]
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No track info
This four tracker comes it the best suiting packaging it could have: black
label, black sleeve, no info ... It's what you expect from the Spirals, quite
hard and fast. This isn't for the people which hate hardcore/gabber as it
commes quite close sometimes, but then the analog stuff saves it from beeing
just another no brain "boom boom boom" record. The innertrack on the B side
could just as well been on the last Eat Static album, weird guys. Check this
one out if you like the "harder" stuff like Acid Rain III, can't say you'll
like it though, but you can always turn the pitch down :)
SP 23 "Coyote" 12" - ? [SP23 001]
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Coyote, The Max, Mountain Rock, Gremlin
This 12" has "SP23 PART OF THE SPIRAL TRIBE NETWORK" etched in the runout
groove, and again this one is quite hard and fast ... This one comes closer
to what most of you must define as IDM, it has weird samples and has quite
monotonous basslines (which doesn't have to be bad!), generally quite a nice
12" ... Judging the catalog numbers on these two 12Inches the Spiral Tribe
is back on the scene, hope they start releasing more soon ...
Friends, Lovers & Family "Diamond Lil's" - Rising High [RSN80]
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Diamond Lil's, Alcatraz, Stay In Darkness
This one starts with some nice anolog stuff accompanied by some atmospheric
piano riddles, then they kick into this trancy beat/bassline, quite a nice
track. the second track is similar, though a bit slower and more analog
weirdness, also quite a nice one ... Then comes the important stuff, "Stay
In Darkness", this track has a REALLY deep bass undertone and the sound of
people talking in the background, overlaid with the analog stuff you find on
a lot of Namlook's records, then all of a sudden some quite of jazz/pop band
starts playing and some guy start singing in some strange language ... Really
weird song this one, glad that I have it in my collection ...
V/A "Replugged, live at XS" - FAX [PK 08/86]
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Mario Hana, Chill Out Possee, Deep Space Network, Namlook
You really need to get this CD, if just for the opening track, it really is
a heavenly track. Some nice atmospherics with a Eastern flute line line layed
over it, also some choral parts (which I'm 95% sure of are nicked from the
Koyanasomething movie), great track, don't like the second track that much, but
it isn't bad either. The Deep Space Network track is the same as on Chill Out Or
Die II as far as I heard and is OK, then comes Namlook, with a track with some
nice percusion stuff and again with some really low basses (new ambient trend?),
quite up to Namlook's standard (IMO) ...
This will be the last for sometime as I spend WAY too much money on records
the last month :) Also some non-IDM faves: Chumbawamba's album called "Anarchy"
and Senser's album called "Stacked Up" both are "rock" bands, but Senser are
quite closely related to the Ozrics/Eat Static/Megadog/Banco De Gaia posse,
judging from the CD booklet ... Over and out ...
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