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quoted 1 line OnNow: Seymour/van Hoen 'Tema'

>> OnNow: Seymour/van Hoen 'Tema'

en> Tell us about this Helen. Is this that new project you en> were talking about? Give us the scoop on new LOCUST poop. This is no 'new' project, although it's a new track. Seymour/van Hoen have already produced one eerie album called 'Aurobindo' on the Ash label. Available at all good record shops on cd and vinyl :-) I've made a start with writing reviews on what I got yesterday, but as you can see from the list it would take me some time to do it properly.

quoted 1 line Scala - Lips & heaven (Too Pure PURE CD57)

>Scala - Lips & heaven (Too Pure PURE CD57)

Composed by Fletcher/Peacock/Seymour/van Hoen ... can't go wrong. It's dark, it's beautiful. The delicate voice of Sarah blends very well with the sometimes harsh sounds remeniscent of earlier Locust work (comparable to 'Penetration' on 'Truth is made of Arguments) and the (imho) generally more cheery Seefeel sound. The lyrics are full of pain. Life is tragic ... I already had the 7" which contains 2 tracks that are also on the single cd. (leap of thought) So what's the hold up with My Bloody Valentine?

quoted 1 line TheMikeFlowersPopsmeetsTheAphexTwin (LO-recordings)

>TheMikeFlowersPopsmeetsTheAphexTwin (LO-recordings)

I don't know what to make of this yet. I guess I'll have to slap it on a few more times before I 'get' it. If I ever do ... This sixties revival stuff doesn't do much for me.

quoted 1 line Invisible Soundtracks Vol 1 (LEAF - Reel 1)

>Invisible Soundtracks Vol 1 (LEAF - Reel 1)

Another must-have for the eternally depressed. Contributions by Disjecta (excellent track 'Vistic'), Zurich, Being and GESCOM 'Bronchusix' (the most awesomely frightening DARKEST Gescom I've ever heard) ... definitely worth the long wait (I've had this on order since last year)

quoted 1 line Invisible Soundtracks Vol 2 (LEAF - Reel 2)

>Invisible Soundtracks Vol 2 (LEAF - Reel 2)

Locust addict as I am, I bought this for the Seymour/van Hoen collaboration: 'Tema', but in addition I'm well pleased with the whole 12". Strange haunting melodies. Captivating. Particularly impressed by Ronny & Clyde, and Bedouin Ascent which were new to me.

quoted 1 line Twisted Science - Freedom of Noise (LEAF dock 5)

>Twisted Science - Freedom of Noise (LEAF dock 5)

Only played once, so no comment yet, apart from saying that it's loud. In part it reminds me of the Universal Indicator Series ...

quoted 1 line In Order to Dance 6 - session one - drum-n-bass (R&S)

>In Order to Dance 6 - session one - drum-n-bass (R&S)

Due to the prohibitive price of the vinyl boxed set, I settled for the 2 CD edition. Some very good drum-n-bass on this compilation. But hey, I'm sure you all know why I bought it: the Locust track, which is an absolute killer, even with a woman singing all through his music. After hearing it in the shop, I became overwhelmed. I must have played it too many times already ... Later, I saw an R&S advert announcing Locust's 'no-one in the world', although it wasn't clear whether it's an album or single .. I'll have to go and look for that one now. Maybe that explains why I haven't even played these yet:

quoted 9 lines Jake Slazenger - das ist ein groovy beat, ja (WARP WAPLP 42)

>Jake Slazenger - das ist ein groovy beat, ja (WARP WAPLP 42) >Tortoise remixed by Oval - music for workgroups ep (SHELL 2) >Dr Rockit - Whoosh (CLEAR - CLR423) is that the title? >Point Blank (phono8) with Rog (Herbert's breakfast remix) >Source Direct - Secret Liaison (Good Looking - GLR015) >Source Direct - The Crane (Source Direct - SDR004) >Cylob - Cylobian Sunset - (RePhlex - CAT 033 LP) >Cylob - Loops & Breaks - (RePhlex - CAT 032 LP) >Spooky - Found Sound (Generic - GENRLP1)

p.s. The inlay card says: Spooky's debut album 'Gargantuan' will be available on all formats later this year through Generic records. OnNow: Autocreation 'Mettle' Helen - take me some place I haven't been show me something I haven't seen