hello
this is jason from suction records. i'm posting our top 10 because i
figure it will be of interest to some here.
bye
jason @ suction
http://www.suctionrecords.com
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SUCTION CHART ---
our top 13 [non-suction] records from 1999 in approxiamate order:
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[1] [various artists] - "oral-olio" 12" EP (ersatz audio)
* solid EP, and "lost love" by adult is one of our favorite tracks from the
1990s. techno-pop music with vocals - inspired by electronic pop of the
80s, informed by electronic developments of the 90s. we need more of this.
[2] pluxus - "fas2" CD LP (slowball)
* a lot of electronic music settles for too little in the melody dept; an
endless loop of the same 3 notes producing a meandering melody that's ok at
best... that's why we love this pluxus record. melodic sense is a talent
that few have. pluxus absolutely have it... and they must have a really
strange collection of analog gear - the sound & production is so quirky and
warm. highlights: "boa", "herr preset", "genie 44".
[3] perspects - "desire & efficency" 12" EP (ersatz audio)
* the title track in particular is instrumental techno-pop perfection. this
is one of those records that makes me kick myself for selling my roland
cr-78.
[4] g.d.luxxe - "20th door" 12" EP (interdimensional trasmissions)
* the track "minds" in particular. new order is always referenced with this
record, but besides that (i mean we do love new order) this record is
really diverse (there's a definite industrial dance music influence that
seems to go unnoticed), creative & inspired.
[5] mat-101 - "goodbye mum!" CD LP (balance)
* the best tracks on here are totally over-the-top, with 50 analog synths
playing at once and more good ideas in a single section than found on most
albums. highlights: "crash hero", "arcade", "mennen".
[6] adult. - "pressure suit" track (ersatz audio)
* one word (& not one we'd casually throw around): deviant.
[7] frederik schikowski - "ich vergeh vor sehnsucht nach dir I" track
(trakehner)
* this track is so weird. it sounds like einsturzende neubauten doing a
beatles cover in german. it's that catchy.
[8] lali puna "tridecoder" 12" LP (morr music/darla)
* we don't know much about indie-pop. for us stereolab only sounds good on
paper, but this is how we wanted them to sound. this is pop music
perfection - this group is going to be famous.
[9] b.fleishmann - "breakfast at rhiz" track (morr music)
* if pole's gear does indeed inherently sound like THAT, then this track
sounds like what solvent or lowfish or maybe omd-circa-1985 would make in
pole's studio. we like stuff that somehow reminds us of us.
[10] david kristian - "bad mood no.3672" track (alien8)
* we wish david gave us this track to release.
[11] fizzarum - "ursa majoris" track (city.centre.offices)
* we @ suction are very picky about demos, but when we got this track as a
demo we emailed fizzarum within 15 minutes about releasing it. they told us
CCO were already releasing it on block02. the next day CCO asked solvent &
lowfish to do block03. weird.
[12] phoenecia - "bob9" track (nature)
* old school schematic-style. sounds literally like something they recorded
in the early schematic days... and we love those days.
[13] lassigue bendthaus - "angie" track (kk)
* this rolling stones cover version is undeniably mind-blowing. an
exceptional (and rare) example of DSP wizardry that is not wankery.
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