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Well, in spite of the recent spate of "I hate compilations"/"I love compilations" messages on the idm list, I need to check in with a thumbs-up on _The Trip Hop Test_, on Moonshine here in the States. Yes, the packaging has a certain dairy quality to it (read: cheesy), but the mix of trippy tracks are really quite good, and for a domestic price, at least introduces those of us outside of San Fran to some quality music. Tops: The totally trippy Saint Etienne track, "Filthy", the Dust Brothers' "My Mercury Mouth", the Portishead remix of Paul Weller's "Wildwood", and the absolutely fantastic "Transmit Liberation" by Single Cell Orchestra. Yes, much of the material has been seen before (I'm getting very, very tired of "They Came in Peace" by Tranquility Bass, for example), but as an introduction to a new type of groove, this does the trick. I'd give it a 7, maybe an 8. Pay no more than $12, and search out the full-length releases by your favorite artist(s). Dave .------------------------------------------dave.manning@dreamland.unomaha.edu | "There is no other reality dmanning@cwis.unomaha.edu | but our own...." dmanning@synergy.net .-------------------------------------------- dgmanning@aol.com

First of all, hi to all; this is my official delurk. :) Great list. On Fri, 28 Jul 1995, Dave Manning wrote: [snip]

quoted 4 lines Tops: The totally trippy Saint Etienne track, "Filthy", the Dust Brothers'

> > Tops: The totally trippy Saint Etienne track, "Filthy", the Dust Brothers' > "My Mercury Mouth", the Portishead remix of Paul Weller's "Wildwood", and > the absolutely fantastic "Transmit Liberation" by Single Cell Orchestra.

Ditto on "Transmit Liberation" -- yummy. Strangely, I've got another version of it on tape (from an ATOI show here in Seattle) that I like better... at least I think it's another mix; generally smoother-sounding, and longer (slithers along for quite a while after the beat drops out.) Is that just me, or is this other mix available somewhere? --Eric "Eeeoo ded hwauopsy mectoph, mectagin dupwoxin, moi phoi wops eppepepekin gitto phepsy demego doi aga din a doich demoi aga donc heedey obectdee _ (~~\(Eric Moon)/~\_/~~~~\__/~\(kludge@u.washington.edu) doohuena."/~~\/ ) \__)---------(_______________)----------------------------------(_____/

In an email, Dave Manning wrote:

quoted 13 lines Well, in spite of the recent spate of "I hate compilations"/"I love

> > > Well, in spite of the recent spate of "I hate compilations"/"I love > compilations" messages on the idm list, I need to check in with a > thumbs-up on _The Trip Hop Test_, on Moonshine here in the States. Yes, > the packaging has a certain dairy quality to it (read: cheesy), but the > mix of trippy tracks are really quite good, and for a domestic price, at > least introduces those of us outside of San Fran to some quality music. > > Tops: The totally trippy Saint Etienne track, "Filthy", the Dust Brothers' > "My Mercury Mouth", the Portishead remix of Paul Weller's "Wildwood", and > the absolutely fantastic "Transmit Liberation" by Single Cell Orchestra. >

I myself was disappointed with this comp; but that's because I was looking forward to something harder (tough luck on a domestic comp, I suppose) -- somewhere along the lines of Omar Santana (dark side of the shroom ep), full of hardcore hip-hop percussions/samples, some tougher efx/acid lines (I liked how he reworked the efx from Prodigy's `Poison'), or Chemical Brothers (Dust Brothers = Chem Bros on lightcore?), etc... I only bothered to really listen to the Tranquility Bass track (yeah, where was I?) I'd give it a 5/10. Anybody have some recent tr*p-h*p / electro reviews? Some of my recent purchases: Aneosis `Blood & Sweat in London' Magnetic North's `Elements of Phunkee Noize Sampler' (or something like), X-911 `Les Champs Magnetique' -- Ask me if you'd like a review of any of these. -Paul

quoted 2 lines I myself was disappointed with this comp; but that's because I was looking

> I myself was disappointed with this comp; but that's because I was looking > forward to something harder

hmmm. i was expecting something slower.

quoted 2 lines somewhere along the lines of Omar Santana (dark side of the shroom ep),

> somewhere along the lines of Omar Santana (dark side of the shroom ep), > or Chemical Brothers (Dust Brothers = Chem Bros on lightcore?), etc... I

Chemical Bros/Dust Bros = same people. they had to change their name.

quoted 1 line Anybody have some recent tr*p-h*p / electro reviews?

> Anybody have some recent tr*p-h*p / electro reviews?

have you been paying attention to this list? there are electro and abstrakt dub-hop records reviewed all the time on here.... if not i suggest checking the archives. mikebee

At 7:04 AM 7/29/95, Eric Moon wrote:

quoted 5 lines Ditto on "Transmit Liberation" -- yummy. Strangely, I've got another

>Ditto on "Transmit Liberation" -- yummy. Strangely, I've got another >version of it on tape (from an ATOI show here in Seattle) that I like >better... at least I think it's another mix; generally smoother-sounding, >and longer (slithers along for quite a while after the beat drops out.) >Is that just me, or is this other mix available somewhere?

as far as i know, there is only one recorded mix of Transmit Liberation, and it's the same on the 12", Trip Hop Test and California Dreamin'... -- Name: Jon Email: jsd@cyborganic.com Web: http://www.cyborganic.com/People/jsd

At 8:08 AM 7/29/95, Paul Jerome Bordallo wrote:

quoted 3 lines I myself was disappointed with this comp; but that's because I was looking

>I myself was disappointed with this comp; but that's because I was looking >forward to something harder (tough luck on a domestic comp, I suppose) -- >somewhere along the lines of Omar Santana (dark side of the shroom ep),

actually, Dark Side Of The Shroom just came out on moonshine's second entry in the Trip Hop series... i think the comp is called Total Trip Hop.

quoted 1 line Anybody have some recent tr*p-h*p / electro reviews?

>Anybody have some recent tr*p-h*p / electro reviews?

if you haven't bought the new bass kittens EP on mephisto, you're missing out. :) -- Name: Jon Email: jsd@cyborganic.com Web: http://www.cyborganic.com/People/jsd

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quoted 5 lines Anybody have some recent tr*p-h*p / electro reviews?

> >Anybody have some recent tr*p-h*p / electro reviews? > > if you haven't bought the new bass kittens EP on mephisto, you're missing > out. :) >

yes it is great jon!! i do love it so.....is that you laying down that bass line in the second mix? :) "another rainy day" is really different and wonderful too...i like i like :D J electro/hop thumbs uppy: all by j.s. kane....bahamut's"fly my darling"... and as mentioned before.....Biochip C's "Kaori".... OnNow: the AC.....*pant* *pant*