I picked up the new Small Fish With Spine ep, "Fugu", over the weekend. I really
like it. It's red vinyl, if yr into that sorta thing, and sounds great. The
first track is nominally d'n'b, but really only uses that as an influence ending
up with more of a downtempo feel. Mellow sections intercede and the track flows
nicely and is very funky. Track two contains a neat sample[?] of a female voice
[is this Riz Maslen herself?] singing "He who builds a world" -- very cryptic,
very vague, very cool. The second side has a slow [tr]hip-hop track and another
creeper. Cool rhythms on all four songs and dense sounds throughout.
*** 1/2 [whatever that means to you...]
Also found The Return of Drexciya 12". Unfortunately my sub-par record player
chooses not to be able to play some of one of the tracks, skipping incessantly.
Does this sometimes happen to other people with brand new vinyl?? I'm perfectly
willing to admit that my turntable is crap, but I was hoping maybe not cos it
plays most records just fine.
Brian David Antonak = abandon Kid Variant