Artwork By [Design] -
Dynamite Brothers, The
Artwork By [Illustration] -
B. Lee Thorpe
Engineer -
Alan Scott Mastered By -
John Dent Producer, Written-By -
J. Saul Kane
Review by y-1Jul 05, 2007(edited over 2 years ago)
What makes this record interesting is its progressive production style. Bounty Killers sounds quite singular for 1989 and more like one of the forerunners of a downbeat/dub/trip hop/big beat style which blossomed only in the late nineties. Breakbeats had hardly ever sounded so slick and big before 1989, and I'm sure J. Saul Kane intended Bounty Killers to be a pure sonic trip.
The bad thing about the record is that under the impression of the sounds, it was forgotten to include some interesting musical elements. The bassline seems to be the same as in Bizarre Inc's Technological, and I assume it's sampled from there; the same for Death Is Ma Name which is a remix very similar to Bounty Killers. The Bit In The Middle is not more than the sample from the beginning of the original mix, whereas the Measly 1000 Bucks Version at least comes up with a different, lower bassline. What I find particularly annoying is the "wrong" use (in all mixes!) of the vocal sample which was later used in Blue Room by The Orb: Whereas The Orb place the sample in a rhythmic context so that it absolutely fits the tune, Depth Charge just trigger it at the beginning of the bar which leaves it completely unconnected to the beat.
A plus is that whereas the A-side was pressed on 45, the B-side was pressed on 33 but sounds almost as good and a bit more entertaining at 45 -8.
Review by azymuth74Jun 26, 2006(edited over 3 years ago)
Loved this track back in the late 80s. Bizarre to see Clint Eastwood in 'High Plains Drifter' several years later and hear some midget say "what did you say your name is?".....to which Clint replies..."I didn't". Further watching revealed that the film also includes practically every other sample from the record. Wonder if Clint knows!
The bad thing about the record is that under the impression of the sounds, it was forgotten to include some interesting musical elements. The bassline seems to be the same as in Bizarre Inc's Technological, and I assume it's sampled from there; the same for Death Is Ma Name which is a remix very similar to Bounty Killers. The Bit In The Middle is not more than the sample from the beginning of the original mix, whereas the Measly 1000 Bucks Version at least comes up with a different, lower bassline. What I find particularly annoying is the "wrong" use (in all mixes!) of the vocal sample which was later used in Blue Room by The Orb: Whereas The Orb place the sample in a rhythmic context so that it absolutely fits the tune, Depth Charge just trigger it at the beginning of the bar which leaves it completely unconnected to the beat.
A plus is that whereas the A-side was pressed on 45, the B-side was pressed on 33 but sounds almost as good and a bit more entertaining at 45 -8.