Hello again, heres some new vinyl for your visual sitimulation
sasha in boston
Kosmik Kommando
Frequenseize
Produced by Kosmik Kommando
Rephlex/UK
10/10
After his last release on Rephlex, I was expecting Mr. Kommando to get right
down to the nitty gritty and bang out some hardcore acid numbers. Lo and
behold, my man Kosmik is schizophrenic. This doublepack moves from slow
downtempo acid to experimental to hybrid trance-acid tracks. Most numbers
stick to that infamous bass generator theme and keep the tempo on ground
level (that means you can trick the househeads into dancing to it ; ). In a
strange way, this is probably some of the most accesible stuff to come from
Rephlex. Track it down.
Dan Curtin
The Silicon Dawn
Produced by Dan Curtin
PeaceFrog/UK
10/10
Goddamn, Dan is gettin busy. Mmmmm. Talk about evolution and breaking down
boundaries. "Blue Apple Funk Drop" sounds like outakes from a Sun-Ra and
Sven Vath jam on Pluto. Whoo-hooo, do I like this album!! The main
attraction on the rest of this doublepack is the percussion which always
drifts over the layers, keeping it all in sync with that slippery pitter
patter. Styles range from beat oriented ambient to more jazzy-techno
numbers. Luscious melodies bounce all over the place. Some might say he has
stolen a page out of the acid-jazz book, but IMHO, stuff like this continues
to shred and recreate the boundaries of what we call "techno". Beautiful.
DJ Sneak
Blue Funk ep
Produced by dj sneak
Relief/Cajual - Chicago
8/10
Whada...huzzu..whahapp..did someone set the clock back to 1988 or something?
Cause this is aminimal styled Chicago record that sends you way back.
Personally I like the low slinky bass of "Amiz", but the folks on the floor
sure would appreciate a dose of "The Lights". Sounds like backwards looped
hoof beats. If you are looking for mind altering trance or plenty of
melody,dont touch the goods. On the other hand, if you are an old school
minimalist, this is Platter DuJour.
TWO IN ONE
Special Red
Come Bad Boy
Special Red Records
Nicky Blackmarket & Formula 7
Maniacs Vol 1
Quayside Records
combined 17/20
I think a cow just jumped over the moon, cause I am reviewing a
breakbeat/jungle/hardcore record. 2 years ago, after going through a painful
club experience wherein I was forced to listen to the extended remix of
Smart E's Sesame Street over and over again, I SWORE I would never listen to
this stuff again. There goes another cow. Lets just say "breakbeat" has
changed a hell of a lot. None of those cheezy sped up samples and simplistic
straightforward breaks. Innovation is the key here. Deep, rumbling bass
moves the ass, while the breaks are punctuated with house
vocal samples, ambient melodies, piano tinkering and interesting ragga
oriented stuff. These particular records are just a couple of the many
excellent choons that are out there. How about that...intelligent breaks. Mooo.