Why is it that great albums always come in batches? Over the summer it
was
the one-two punch of BoC and Ae, and now, holy shit. I picked up a great
stack of cds on Friday. Here's the breakdown:
1. Meat Beat Manifesto - "Actual Sounds.." - This cd straight destroyed
me.
If you thought Subliminal Sandwich sounded dense then just wait. It's
going
to take many more listens to realize just what the hell they did.
2. Dj Spooky - "Riddim Warfare" - They should have named this cd "Dr.
Octagon, The Next Generation." I think it picks up right where the first
Dr. Octagon album left off. Kool Keith and his sidekick rap over a
couple
of Spooky's tracks which are good even by themselves. I sold back his
last EP,
but this one is definitely a keeper. Killah Priest, Organized Konfusion,
and yes, Thurston Moore all make bad ass appearances as well.
3. Q-Burns Abstract Message "Feng Shui" - WOW. Talk about a big
surprise.
I thought this guy was strictly a turntablist? There isn't one
distinctive
scratch routine on the whole record, his style is much more
Cylobian/Vibertian now. He doesn't really employ the industrial type
beats
that Cylob uses, but he is all about tite grooves and melodies. There
are a
couple vocal tracks as well. Definitely check this one out!
4. The Irresistible Force - "It's Tomorrow Already" - New ninja tune
material from Mixmaster Morris. His older stuff was way more ambient,
but
now he is much more groove orientated. The beats are still pretty slow;
more
along the lines of DJ Shadow then Selected Ambient II.
5. Photek - "Form & Function" - Well considering it's an album of all old
and reworked tracks, I still consider it good. I'm more interested in
what
his new material will sound like. There are 2 new tracks on there, but
just
by listening, I really couldn't pick those out from the old ones. I'd
save
your pennies for the Squarepusher, Stereolab, and Plone.
--wario
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