On Fri, 17 Jan 1997, Discreets@aol.com wrote:
quoted 4 lines Speaking of Chrome, they're a newish imprint set up by the fine folks at
>Speaking of Chrome, they're a newish imprint set up by the fine folks at
>Force Inc. So far, releases have appeared from Kerosene, Techno Animal, Alec
>Empire, and Si Begg... All are excellent if you like a dark approch to your
>"ewrecktronica"!
agreed!
Techno Animal - Unmanned - Chrome01
Kerosene - Tales from the Wood - Chrome02
Wipe Out (Alec Empire) - China Girl - Chrome03
Si Begg - Nothing is True Zen Say - Chrome05
(all incredibly excellent, btw)
but... Chrome04 = ????
what did i miss here?
quoted 7 lines Is it me or do we tend to squabble over the same old tired (yet true)
>Is it me or do we tend to squabble over the same old tired (yet true)
>artists, labels, and issues!?!
>I want to open up the floor by throwing a few new subjects into the pit.
> Let's see what happens when I mention:
>- Vert & Bovinyl
>- Language Recordings
>- Incoming Records
i reviewed Vert's "Broken Breakbeat Bebop EP" 12" when it came out. the general
reaction was that Vert was just some skaterpunk kid undeserving of my "next Luke
V" comparisons. i still disagree (and everyone who's picked it up has thanked me
for the recommendation), but...
any mention of Language usually passes without making so much as a ripple in the
IDM pool. even though the Endemic Void LP/12"s are world-class d&b on a jazzy
tip, BioMuse are brilliant beyond compare, and the two _Miscellaneous_
compilations feature:
Pussyfoot's fab HEADRILLAZ (as Tranquil Elephantizer")
the incomparable IAN POOLEY (if he's not I.DANCE.M, who is?!)
Black Dog Ken's friend, NAD
one of TIM WRIGHT's first post-Germ excursions (remixing "Steve C")
TONY WILSON of Snappy Sid/Psyche/Boymerang/Scratch fame
DAVID "outspoken but-always-right Wire eccentric" TOOP
Selector's classy d&basers, PHUME
...among others.
miss these two cds and risk falling behind forever.
and i recently mentioned the latest (essential) offerings from incoming! -
Nonplace Urban Field's _Golden Star_, Unitone HiFi's "Foxy Frotters" EP and
_Boomshot!_ LP (you won't find better dub anywhere north of Jamaica, mon!)
- not to mention the incoming! back-catalogue of outstanding records,
everything from Lagowski's SETI "X-Files" soundtracks to the
Hassell/Bluescreen-like Cosa.
but they say you can only LEAD a horse to the water. . .
i'll add to Discreets' list:
none of these gems should pass without mention/discussion:
(all reliably excellent labels, too)
Detroit Escalator Co - 313 Soundtracks (Ferox)
Porter Ricks - Biokinetics (Chain Reaction)
RA-X - Ministek 12" (KK)
Some More Crime - Fuzzysets (SMC)
Cool Breeze / Kid Loops - Special Projects (Filter)
David Shea/DJ Grazhoppa - Up River Down Stream (Downsail Plastics)
Gas - s/t (Mille Plateaux)
V/A - Water Communication (~Swim)
V/A - The Broken Voice (Sprawl/Suburbs of Hell)
MRM - Minimal Resource Manipulations (Suburbs of Hell)
Exact Life - Geronimo (Suburbs of Hell) ... see a pattern here? ;-)
Kosma - Universal (Infracom)
Coldcut - Atomic Moog EP (Ninja Tune)
Neotropic - 15 Levels of Magnification Remixes EP (NTone)
Small Fish With Spine - The Hilltop EP (Apollo)
Amon Tobin (Cujo) - Creatures 12" (NTone)
Flexitone - Electricity 12" (Planet E)
...shall we begin? :)
GuerillaG2-G4/ gg
np: my first unmixed rough 4-track d&b efforts.
look out, world!