ellen allien : sool
one of my dream matchups happened. ellen allien coproduced by AGF.
the results are what you would expect if you know both their work.
the techno gets minimal and uses vocal cutups. wasn't sure i liked it
at first but i do. stands alone in allien's catalog, but still not
exactly an AGF album.
split horizon / jstat 12"
some great stuff. grime? dubstep? breakcore? don't know or care
what you call it, it's good. deep, destructive synth bass and
pummeling machine beats. loving it.
starkey - NC-17 double 12"
wow my first actual white label. some of this stuff is familiar from
the GRIM FM compilation, but lots of new pieces too. i really like
starkey's take on dubstep/grime. similar to vex'd (as on 'degenerate').
the notwist : the devil, you + me
not nearly as electronic or varied as their classic 'neon golden', but
still a good album. the IDM tones have been more subdued and
transformed to a buzzier, glitchier state, bubbling up under the
acoustic naive indie rock sound. but it definitely pokes through at
the right times.
venetian snares : pink and green, doll doll doll, find candace
i thought i was done with VS after the relative letdown of 'my
downfall' compared to its predecessor 'rossz...'. but 'pink and
green' sucked me right in with its hilarious modified "my little pony"
artwork and killer insane beats and vocals. even if the title track
can get grating quickly, the remix tones down those aspects and the
other tracks are excellent, not just filler tracks on what is
essentially a long EP.
this inspired me to seek out some other older stuff and i discovered
the other two (pretty hard to find). i stayed away from album art
like 'doll doll doll' and 'find candace' because it's really
disturbing shit. but the music is amazing and also disturbing at
times, so it fits. it's a shame that "find candace" is OOP and will
not be re-pressed, because it is an incredible classic. i'm glad not
to be stuck in the "what's NEW" mindset, because these old discs are
new to me and bringing me much musical joy.
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