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Blake Baxter - EP - 15-Apr-04 12:50 PM
Don't listen to some of the above comments, this record is a stone cold classic that is essential for any self-respecting techno fan. "Sexuality" has got to be one of the most banging party tracks ever, complete with trademark sleazy vocals from Blake and a nasty acid groove that will devistate everything in a 10 mile radius. Listen to this on a big system! Absolutely classic techno!

Gary Low - La Colegiala - 14-Apr-04 01:02 PM
Whoever gave this record a low rating has never properly listened to the last half of 'La Colegiala' and the flipside 'Ecuador'. The former breaks down to a absolutely smoking beatbox-like solo with a jackin raw house beat underneath, while the latter is a dreamy baleric masterpeice with excellent synth arrangements and an amazing latin guitar solo at the end. Killer record!

Lil Louis And The Diamond Corp. - 7 Days Of Peace / War Games - 23-Oct-03 08:31 AM
It is unfortunate that more people don't know about Lil' Louis beyond his groundbreaking release "French Kiss", cause he was responsible for some hot underground cuts on Ray Barney's Dance Mania that are still classics to this day! This release is no excpetion, and is one of my favourite Lil' Louis productions. "Wargames" is a wigged out minimal house track that will please techno fans with its tough beats, however it is "Seven Days of Peace" that is the real gem here. The track is an old school vocal cut with the most amazing melody underneath which Louis keeps on adding sounds to throughout its duration... the track is made all the more better, by the roughness that his production gear gives to it - a wicked track that every fan fan of Chicago house should own!

Laurent X - Machines - 22-Oct-03 10:46 AM
What a record!! Laurent X's "Machines" is one of the real gems to come out of Chicago, a frequently overlooked acid house masterpiece which has more than a passing resemblance to alot of the early nineties 'bleep' techno/house which it influenced. Mark Imperial (and Vinny Devine) should really get more credit for innovating the Chicago sound through some great releases such "J'Adore Danser", "The Love I Lost", and The Children's "Freedom". With "Machines" they have created one of the most memorable acid lines ever - a really wild warehouse track underpinned by tough beats, and some great robot-like vox. "12am and "Drowning in a Sea of House" are great slices of old school deep house, but it is the title cut that will devastate. Do not be without it!

52nd Street - Can't Afford - 16-Oct-03 01:24 PM
When I first heard the 'Unorganized Mix' of this track on an old Ron Hardy @ The Music Box mix, I realised how little I knew about the enormous amount of great records made in the 1980s. This is a forgotten gem that deserves to be up there with other records of its ilk such as Kurtis Blow's "The Breaks" and Rockers Revenge's "Sunshine Partytime". What sets this track apart from the last two though, is its more house-like structure. The beats and bassline are dark and heavy and are complented perfectly by deep-voiced rapping over the top, telling a story about a guy confronting and beating up a bunch of thugs who try to rob him - very cool! Later rereleased on the Profile label, this a dark, pumpin' party track that should not be overlooked.

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