APC - APC Tracks Vol. 1

Label:

APC

Catalog#:

A.P.C.003

Format:

Country:

France

Released:

Jul 1995

Genre:

Electronic

Style:

Dub, Downtempo, Breaks

Tracklist

1	Victory Is Certain	6:49
	Featuring - Jean Touitou , Thierry Planelle
2	Blue Movie Theme	6:11
	Featuring - Jean Touitou , Nicky Skopelitis , Thierry Planelle
3	Killer Bandit Blues	5:24
	Featuring - Jean Touitou , J.B. Mondino* , Nicky Skopelitis , Thierry Planelle
4	Al Arabi Dub	8:02
	Featuring - Jean Touitou , Nicky Skopelitis , Thierry Planelle
5	Call For Rescue	4:34
	Featuring - Jean Touitou , J.B. Mondino* , Nicky Skopelitis
6	Painless Steel Version	7:01
	Featuring - Thierry Planelle
7	Magnetic D. Street	6:12
	Featuring - Bernard Zekri , DST*
8	Lost Rue Madame	5:57

Credits

Featuring - Bill Laswell
Producer - APC , Bill Laswell

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Rated 4/5

Review by ReeferMan Apr 18, 2006 (edited over 3 years ago)

This is a challenging compilation of laid back dub beats from master producer Bill Laswell. In headspace terms it sits somewhere between the bouncing insanity of On-U Sound and the downtempo Acid Lounge compilations. Although definitely in the dubzone the tracks are notable for a pure clean sound and crisp production.

The On-U Sound madness comes from the unusual pre-dub musical bases for the tracks. The compilation features, for example, dub country and western (!?) on 'Killer Bandit Blues', with warped lead guitar line reminiscent of ZZ Top circa 'Deguello' and 'El Loco'. Dropped in vocal samples are culled from outlandish areas such as ANC radio broadcasts, a Japanese karaoke announcer and other wierdness.

This compilation is definitely not traditional bass-heavy dub, a factor that may put off some. However it is balanced by the fact that the tracks are more accessible than the average. Fans of Massive Attack, Portishead and suchlike may find much to like about the APC Tracks materiel.