<Can anyone review any of the following?
Rauschen 15 comp.>
Here's the review I did for Amazon - I'd supplement by saying that unless
you're heavily into the stuff, compilations are the way to go with the
Force, Inc. catalog -
the Met@Music compilation that just came out is also really good, whereas
some of the individual releases (Donnacha Costello, Jirku) went on a little
long for me.
This is the latest installment in Force Inc.'s long-running Raushen
compilation series which is dedicated to exploring not only the records in
their own catalog, but the music's place in the spectrum of contemporary
experimental techno and house. Volume 15 is helmed by DJ Jasper, co-runner
of California's Cytrax label with Kit Clayton, and he juxtaposes producers
identified with the current West Coast laptop minimal techno and tech-house
scene (Sutekh, Twerk, Safety Scissors and Clayton himself) with a whole host
of Germans plying a comparable trade (including A Nov both on his own and as
half of Crane A.K., M.R.I., Atlon Inc., and the grand old men of the
business, Porter Ricks) plus a few people not so firmly identified with
either scene (Stewart Walker, *G* aka ex-LFO man Gez Varley, Iceland's
Exos). The result is 74 minutes of coolly kinetic machine-generated bliss -
Jasper blends the records seamlessly and with an ear for continuous
evolution and ebb and flow. The mix contains no sharp cuts or juxtapositions
but neither does it sound dull or overly consistent - in view of the fact
that this music can sound awfully similar to the ears of those not deeply
involved with it, Jasper's pacing is excellent. Hardcore fans of the genre
will surely be interested, as this a first-rate release - listeners who are
curious and looking for a place to dip in a toe may also be pleased.
Bob
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