A few recent purchases I've been really happy with:
Bleepbloop Moving Violation mix CDR
I've been meaning to pick up a jungle mix for a while but whatever I've had
the chance to listen to I haven't liked. I know nothing about jungle, but I
do know what I like--in a word gritty. Well I was expecting slower breaks
from the
advertising on this CD, but was pleasantly surprised to get a jungle mix
fitting my bill. A great mix at $7.50, get it. Eat Static - Hybrid - PFM
remix is looking like a favorite.
Soul Center - Thomas Brinkmann
I loved the first Soul Center, and I agree with what I've seen said on here,
Brinkmann has picked it up another notch on this one. Sure minimal but
maybe not quite as, a bit busier and dancier, great samples and I'll second
what was said about the audience samples lending a different feel. I've been
hammering the first track Can I Ask You, makes me wish I were a dj :)
Lowfish - Eliminator
I've been wanting to pick up something off Suction after reading so much
about the label on here, and I'm more than glad I did! Lowfish fits in for
me somewhere right between dance and abstract, melodic and monotonic. Like
much of the electronic music I tend to like, it has a certain clean
simplicity. I'll definitely be looking for more Suction releases.
Funckarma - Parts
Like much music in a similar vein--"real" IDM :) abstract and distorted
beats--this is not immediately gratifying to me, but I've found myself
coming back to it, unlike some other albums which have been pretty highly
regarded on here. Unique sounds seem consciously woven together, not just
thrown together, into melancholy, grating (in the positive sense :)
melodies. The beats at times have that random character that I think usually
turns me off to this kind of stuff, but they've got me moving at times too,
little surprise effects or sounds crop up here and there. I'm liking this
more and more.
Back to NY next week, yay
John
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