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Home Page: http://www.n9.fr Member Since: Feb 19, 2003 Rank: 1223 Average Vote Received: Correct (3.83, 6 votes) Rated 976 releases, average: 4.32 Location: France, Paris Profile: Born 1967, Creative Director in advertising, typographer, head of the TypeIndex.org project, making films & music (French Theory, Number Nine, Orbit 48 & Ultrawerk), all released through my own label N9, and addict to (electronic) music. 
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Tanith - What Is Noise EP - 08-Jun-08 01:57 PM
An excellent techno-house release, under a real influence of kraftwerkian electro. The Stand-out here is "No more music by the suckers", build around a sample of the title words, it is also the harshiest of this EP, more rave in the rough sense of the word, a testimony of a time were a track could be considered either as house, techno or hardcore techno, and even acid trance in a way. Quite similar in a way to the early Monochrome releases from Wolfgang Voigt.
Both other two tracks are very good, really enjoyable as much as clever. Both make aextenive use of Kraftwerk samples or sequences, but in a creative way, and with a real sincere electro way.
Ismistik - Oasis - 11-May-08 08:55 AM
While A-side (Oasis) is a quite average house track with all the piano riffs and smooth bass you can expect, and so quite cool but not really catchy, the B-sides are far better : with an early electronica feel, they both are quite surprisingly cool for the DJAX stable. Think of the early Black Dog or B12 feel to it. More linked to the Terrace releases than to the usual stomping acid tech of the label. The best IMO being the "Flow Charts" track. Definitely a good surprise.
Advent, The - Time Trap Technik - 10-Apr-08 07:20 AM
This record is a classic. Especially for the "Visualize" track that was and still his a fantastic electro-techno anthem. Rarely does the electro revival of the turn of the century went up to such greatness. Cisco comes from a long way, and as times passes, he left the melodies from his early New Beat and Techno-house stuff (R and S), and got deeper and deeper into modern electro under the Advent moniker. With the CR releases, he sometimes went a bit too far, IMO, into chirugical sonic assaults, but here, he kept the balance right : hypnotic as electro, mechanic, but caressing the mind too, with simple but effective melodies.
Advent are certainly one of the few real Electro innovator of the Techno period, and this EP is a clear proof of that.
Black Dog, The - Radio Scarecrow - 26-Mar-08 12:05 PM
Asking if The Black Dogs are still the Black Dogs after the Plaid affair is not a relevant question. Yes, they are different : less odd and strange, a bit less eclectic, mabe a bit more "techno"... Certainly.
But the real question is "are the nowaday Dogs still creative" ? And the answer is yes. Added to brilliant production skills, they do offers some excellent electronica, ranging from soft to uptempo, always interesting, soulfull, enjoyable and worth the listening.
Now, is this album more than a collection of nice ideas, more than a clever exposition of skills, yes, this maybe a more interesting question. Yes Dogs are still creative, as each song is interesting, offering a quality level often missing in most releases nowadays.
But, what are The Dogs aiming at, in term of musical experience ? It is difficult to answer.
Some tracks are more dark and rough-sounding than the usual doggish jewels ("Beep" is a good example of that, even if it is immediately softened by the following "Witches ov", superbly emotional. But then again, this later track is softer and more peacefull than the usual melodic tracks for the Dogs).
Of course, the educated listener may find this album less mind-blowing than the one that created the Black Dogs legend (Transparent balls, Parallel and Spanners).
But we are not in 1993. And, let's be clear : such a masterclass, sincere and enjoyable album is already more than welcome nowadays!
Jack U Rebels - Cyber Space Tracks Vol. 2 - 21-Jan-08 04:35 AM
Note an underrated one (5/5 as I'm writin this), but certainly one of those records than should be more appreciated, even 16 years later. This one is exactly one of those who fall under the "techno-house" category : electronic meant for club, with a futuristic spirit (cyber space and all those think that were forward-thinking and romantic then), the energy of house, but the sound of techno, even if not yet formulaic. At that time, Germany was producing lots of these stuff, like the BOY releases, or the first Suck Me Plasma.
To be more specific, "Drive In Drive Out" was he hit there : some sexy samples (but not ridiculous or too stupidly offensive", layered on a cleverly assembled set of synth and bleeps. The main synth is sounding a bit like some Anne Clark synth line.
"Cyberspace - Revolution" is typically a cool deep track, with nice bass and vintage synth, and some talk samples on it.
The last track is even more slow, a piece of ambient techno with nice strings on it, relaxed and deep.
