Void (8)

An excellent project here if you enjoy analogue broken industrial/drum'n'bass.A search for info will generally lead to this from the Matador records website :

"Based in West London, Void are DJs/programmers Chantelle Platter and Kim Robinson. Under the names Blade and Siren they have been DJing partners for 6 years and have played together as Void since 1995. Previously, they've released two 12" singles, one from 1995 on an obscure Czech imprint (tiny label, but very heavy vinyl) and another on their own Void label. A full length CD/LP will follow in late '99.
Having met through the network of free parties in the early nineties, both were drawn towards the sounds emerging from the pioneers of experimental techno. Playing out together in London (V-FM, SW1, Turnmills) it was their increasing frustration with the dilution of leftfield techno by the mainstream that drove them to europe on a mission for purity.
Playing and partying across the continent, they returned to the UK fuelled by all the right noises. Discovering on their return that the scene had barely progressed, they built a studio from scratch and locked themselves away for two years, learning and trying new combinations throughout."

So,on the whole,excellent credentials and always nice to see female producers handing out lessons.It's just such a shame then,that they never really took it any further.The move to Matador saw the turn towards d'n'b,and while it wasn't too bad (the B-sides to Hazard and Astral Trip still very much have the early feel),the releases on thier own label really do stand out as original work.Going from the Matador text,more was on the way,which would have been nice had it come out.I also tried contacting Siren (still fairly active as a producer) regarding the Czech record they released in '95,but no word back.Ah well.