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Teknoist, The - ...Like A Hurricane Made Of Zombies - 10-Oct-09 10:58 PM
I generally despise when people use the phrase "all killer and no filler" to describe releases because it invariably leads to disappointment. Even if it takes some time, the reality almost always reveals itself as a few choice tracks that you would happily play out and the remainder which, if youre lucky, will be appreciable at home or, if youre not, will be immediately forgotten and left to gather dust wherever it is that you store your records.
Given this, it was with a hint of self-doubt that, having lifted the needle from the D-side of The Teknoists superb debut album, I came to the personal conclusion that it was truly a release where every track was enjoyable and noteworthy in its own way...
Some time has passed now and, remarkably, I not only stand by my initial judgment but feel that it has become truer: all killer and no filler.
There is literally a track for every situation on this release; whether it be the brooding 32 Days, straight-up Hardcore assaults of Bass Ball Bat and Full Metal Teknoist, the twisted guitars of War Dog, time-warping Breakcore spattering of Teef Smasher and Fighting Talks or the genuinely epic Lion Girl edit and Closing Up VIP which exist in that amazing middle-ground between them all.
To top it all off each contains just enough glitch-tastic smatterings and rolling basslines to make them typical of The Teknoists unique style (and thus eminently listenable) along with maintaining that true "album" feel that is so rare of full-length Electronic releases.
With ...Like A Hurricane Made Of Zombies The Teknoist has truly established himself as one of the most impressive and unique artists within the Hardcore/Breakcore scene. I cannot wait to see what he offers us next.
Davros vs Unibomber - The Final Amiga 500 Battle - 22-Dec-08 10:58 PM
As a fanatic of the classic forms of Industrial Hardcore, Breakcore and Speedcore, it’s releases like this that stir an unusual mix of disparate emotions in me and no doubt those of my ilk. On the one hand I’m sad that records in the old style are so rarely made these days, or at least made well, and that collecting the originals themselves can be such an expensive and difficult process. On the other hand I’m ecstatic because with ‘The Final Amiga 500 Battle’, Davros and Unibomber have come together to create an absolutely spot-on double serving that meets and exceeds all the expectations I had for it.
If you’ve heard these two American producers before you know their styles are absolute quality and this continues here with two plates of distinctive and individually impressive workouts on the Hardcore War Pig aka the Commodore Amiga 500.
Davros delivers 5 punishing tracks and one absolutely brilliant intro of noisy, blistering Amiga fury. Each tune is great in its own right but ‘The User’ stands apart from the bunch, somewhat reminiscent of Davros’ Abelcain material or even that of Epsilon; a dark, pulsating, progressive, dirty yet melodic Breakcore monster of a tune, bound to incite some nightmares into the unsuspecting victims of the right dancefloor.
To my initial surprise, it was the Unibomber disc that really turned on all cylinders for me. If the Davros plate could be described as Speedcore and Breakcore then Unibomber’s is definitely Industrial Hardcore of the most premium quality. Brilliant samples in tracks like ‘Amiga 500 Home Computer’ and ‘Schizophrenia’ are complimented by ample breakbeat useage, driving kicks, awesome breakdowns and tough-as-nails melodic stabs that are sure to get even the most toffee-nosed old skool snob to grab a beer and nod their head approvingly if not get them on the floor.
If the title of the release didn’t suggest such finality I would enthusiastically hope for another ‘Amiga Battle. Perchance to dream!
Micron - Globalisation - 21-Dec-08 07:32 AM
Was absolutely ecstatic to finally get my hands on a copy of Globalisation by the one and only Alan Reeves. This release proudly stands as one of my favourites amongst the extensive Deathchant discography (no easy task!) masterfully combining all the right ingredients in that distinctive Micron style to deliver a concentrated slice of timeless hardcore perfection.
No matter the number of times I hear them, each track on ‘Globalisation’ continues to sound fresh and relevant to my ears. The level of subtle and conspicuous variation within and between each tune is truly astounding. Never has labeling a release as “insane” been so appropriate.
The task of selecting the “pick of the bunch” is a difficult one but ‘Urban Splash’ and ‘Psychotoxic’ in particular, maintain a psychotic, hauntingly dark and driving energy that I find almost incomparable to other releases, both past and present, from this genre.
Venetian Snares - Winnipeg Is A Frozen Shithole - 14-Sep-06 01:51 AM
Funks attempt at dancehall style breakcore/experimental gabber, though very listenable and particularly enjoyable, fall far short of artists such as Bong-Ra or Enduser who entered the scene with it and have developed their sound ever since. Each track though brilliant from a programming perspective seem to lack the incredible emotion (even the anger one would expect) that is found in the majority of other Venetian Snares releases. For the dancehall Funks raggacore efforts as Snares Man! is vastly superior and highly recommended.
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