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::::Autechre - Basscadet Remixes (3x10" boxset)
::Warp Records (WAP44/WAP44DP/WAP44AE)
:BcdtMx
:BeaumontHannantTwoMx
:SeeFeelMx
:BasscaDoubleMx
:TazMx
:12/4CadetMx
::A surprising find in our local store which cater's more to the college
rock crowd. It comes in a nice blue/green box with what appears to be a
colourised bacteria culture on the front and contains three 10-inch
records, each with 2 mixes of the track Basscadet, making a very nice set
and a great trainspotters collection piece. The first mix is considerably
slower than the original, and as with all the remixes, it takes it in a new
and very different direction. Beaumont Hannant does some nice work with
the second mix, opening with a tubular bell sound and building it up into
a rhythm before adding drums and creating a very moody trance-inducing
piece with nice ambient segments. The second 10" is probably my
favourite of the three, the first track being the Seefeel mix - a heavy,
darker ambient track with long sustained noises and a repeated
snare hit that echoes through the void created. The flip side continues
the feeling of darkness with deep sustained tones and a filtered echoing
beat. The third and final 10" again takes Basscadet in a new direction
and ends with another nice mix by Beaumont Hannant. All together a nice
set of remixes and a nice collectors item, music at a considerably slower
pace than most of what we hear now.
::::Locust - Skysplit EP
::R&S Records (RS93031)
:Lust
:Wilheim Klopper Dance
:Tamed
:Pithano
::This was recommended to me by a friend who said that R&S were promoting
Locust by comparing him to the Aphex Twin. Not quite. The first track
is a heavy brooding track, grinding along at 121bpm, with a few strange
vocal samples thrown in for good measure. The second track immediately
appears faster and a lot lighter than the previous and consists of a
smooth riding beat with submarine-like ping sounds echoing in the back
ground creating a nice spacious sound.. The reverse side continues the
Locust sound with another smooth track and bizarre vocal samples, backed by
bursts of electronic droning. The last track, Pithano, has a similar
smooth beat and is added to to by a short repeated 5-note sequence thats
sounds reminicsent of those old horror movie effects. Not sure why I like
this record really, but I do. Its certainly not afx, and its far from
outstanding, but it does have a different sound that somehow appeals to
me. Give it a listen first.
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