hey, here are some brief reviews of stuff I picked up yesterday
Arena: "Calor"
HPFRecords, Brussel 1993
pseudo-italo-calypso house with overdubbing of spanish. the main riff
is a synth-spanish guitar sound, not really jazzy. more programmed. but
definitely a good-vibes groove. "check it out"
Nu Yorikan Soul (Masters at Work): "The Nervous Track"
Nervous Records NY 1993
definitely the best thing Masters at Work has done in ages. Hot latin
house with a jazzy sax. definitely fierce. "get it"
Ten City: "Only Time will Tell"
eastWEST records US 1992
Actually, this is about a year old and I got it for the b-side "Deep Kiss"
which is an intense vibraphone house track!!! Mega-intense! But the main
track (of which there are four mixes) sucks butt without a dental dam. "get it
if you see it around"
The Beloved: "Outer Space Girl"
2ep promo only eastWEST records UK 1993
this double ep promo has some nice regurgitated 91 style house, but the
mixes with lyrics suck (kinda baby-ford lyrics, whiney and annoying).
I have a feeling the regular 12" would lack the good mixes. Pretty
"housey" and commercial, but some nice grooves. Sounded better in the
store. :( "might as well check out the promo if you see it"
-tt