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Raekwon - Immobilarity - 19-Sep-09 04:03 PM
A lot of folks dismissed this album simply on the grounds that it wasn’t "Cuban Linx, Pt.2". More than that, though, it was amongst the first solo Wu albums that didn’t feature any RZA productions. Funnily enough, I didn’t even realize this was an issue because, along with "The RZA Hits", this was my first purchased Wu album. Truthfully, it was the music on this album that actually GOT me to check out more Wu, because I hadn’t heard anything in hip-hop like what "Immobilarity" offered, and eagerly wanted to hear more. Granted, I’ll admit that my, er, ’knowledge’ of the rap game was quite weak at that point, but there it is.

Having since been properly indoctrinated into the Wu legacy, yeah, I can hear that "Immobilarity" doesn’t hold a candle to previous Wu efforts, but I still enjoy this a lot. For whatever reason, the heavily synthesized loops of Italian composers works for me. As far as Wu albums go, it’s quite unique.

Plus, how can you not love the subtlety of the Wu logo on the front cover?

Moonshine Music - 29-Jun-07 06:02 AM
Moonshine could always be counted on for variety and quality in the 90s. House, trance, techno, jungle, breaks, ambient... it was incredibly rare to see any label indulge in every aspect electronic music offered. Never so underground that theyd release complete unknowns, yet never quite commercial enough to be accepted by the mainstream, they stradled the line as credibly as any label.

That changed at the turn of the century though. Seeing how club culture was having great success in America, Moonshine decided to go for the brass ring and began to reformat their strategy in the same vein as Britains mega-labels. It proved to be their undoing.

Vector Lovers - Vector Lovers - 07-Feb-07 03:27 AM
With this whole electro house thing going on lately (I call it faux-electro house, since theres very little resemblence to electro proper), I oftentimes get challenged to come up with something Id deem real electro house. Look no further than the track Electrosuite on this album. Its got all the sounds electro from the 80s was known for, and comes wrapped up in a funky house package thats irresistible. And, most importantly, sound nothing like the funkless farting bassline dance music folks think electro is all about.

No ones ever managed to refute my example as being what real electro house SHOULD sound like, had all the stuff that gets regarded as such not co-opted the word electro as a trendy buzzword.

Various - Mortal Kombat: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - 21-Jul-06 07:10 AM
A landmark soundtrack of sorts, this was the one that got all the studio execs thinking "Hey, this techno and metal thing seems to go good together, and sells pretty nicely too. Lets do more." The soundtracks for Spawn and perhaps even The Matrix may owe something to Mortal Kombats success.

While many claim this was the one to get them into techno (cmon, that Immortals theme is irresistible!), for those who were already in the scene it may not have been much cop. Ironically, this release turned me onto some of the metal acts like Fear Factory and Type O Negative, stuff Id never care about in those days. I guess it can work both ways, eh?

DJ Tiësto - In Search Of Sunrise 2 - 26-Apr-05 11:30 PM
I honestly cant see what the big deal about this release is.

Having more or less ignored Tiestos DJ mixes for other material, I was interested to see what the three time #1 DJ had to offer. Almost all his fans will say this is one of his crowning achievments so I gave it a shot.

It starts out pleasently chilled out enough, which was the theme of these mixes from what I hear, but things take a turn for Vocal Valley with some very abrupt changes (including one very dodgy mix, I must add) before going into harder territory to finish off. Im just not getting a sense of decent flow, though. Songs more or less play one after the other without any build-up for the next track.

As for track selection, almost all of the major songs have been heard on several other releases and nothing in their arrangement here makes them sound any more pronounced than when heard on dozens of other DJ mixes.

Its a pleasent enough listen but hardly the classic I keep being told it is. I found Oakenfolds Another World to be a better example of this style of trance.

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