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Devo - Duty Now For The Future - 27-Aug-08 12:44 PM
Devo's second record is quite a departure from the racey edgy Brian Eno punk of 'Are We Not Men'. It is much more electronic (though equally as good) and about as punk rock as the time permitted. From the opening monotone drone of 'Devo Corporate Anthem' thru to 'Red-eye express' this is a very solid and at times comical album. The highlights here are Smart Patrol /Mr. DNA, 'Swelling Itching Brain'and 'Blockhead' that are rife with typical devo-izms, drug references, and anti-establishment thinking.'Pink Pussycat' with its 'meow meow meow' chorus still gives me a laugh.

Devo were and still are eons ahead of their time and are perhaps one of the bravest bands ever. Who else took the risks these guys did?

Sheer Taft - Cascades - 18-Aug-08 06:31 PM
Few records stand the true test of time. For me this is one of the best. A house track written over a thumping almost hip-hop break-beat and softened with a gorgeous female vocal not dissimilar in the feeling it leaves one with to the Golden Girls - Kinetic. Not suprising that this too was released by Renaat and Sabine. This record was eon's ahead of its time and can still funk the right dancefloor. Not a drop of darkness, no acid, but plenty of spacey exxed out chilled dancefloor here. Amazing to say this record is 18 years old.

Fuckaponydelic - Switch The Lights - 18-Aug-08 01:19 PM
This is quite a lovely and trippy record. While a lot of minimal disappears up its own rear end, this track sticks with the plot. It is complete with the wailings of some dude who appears to have found god or maybe his own naval repenting over the rumbling and looping bleep and scratch shuiffle technique.

It is minimal and darkly acidic and somewhat downtempo and groovy as hell all at the same time. An absolutely great 3am record that is a Sven Vath favorite. Not to be missed. 'Yea though I walk through the shadow of darkness I'm a free (real?) man...'

M.I.A. (2) - Kala - 04-Apr-08 11:27 AM
I was quite suprised to see that no one had written anything about this great album?

From top to bottom one of the most complete and genre melding records in years. Breakbeats and hip hop and reggae and techno and even old school hardcore sounds and pounding bass and quixotic and masterful lyrics abound. And and and. Sampling The Clash and doing it well isn't easy and on 'Paper Planes' mia excels at that which isn't easy. Sampling Pixies lyrics and transposing them into something very different borders on genius and lets not even talk about the pounding badass bass drum of 'Boyz'.

Yes this is a pop record but there is no shame in that when it is done this well.

And another thing. This is that all so difficult second record. Mia lays waste to that concept casting aside all doubters and
helping reinfuse music with her life and energy. First class.

James Holden - At The Controls - 01-Apr-08 10:38 AM
Devestating and deep mix from one of the forerunners of newbreed digital dj's, Mr. James Holden. Ableton Live is amazing software and especially in the right hands and here it is used to perfection to mix some very sublime tracks with techno and minimal interspersed with neo-folk and ambient.

This is a lay on your floor with the headphones on and drift away kind of mix that is stunningly original. It is frankly amazing that Mr. Holden is able to meld so many tracks together from such different genre's and retain a sound consistent with that of a completed album. It is the rare mix where an artist or DJ can so completely disappear in the music of choice and this is the finest example of that I've heard.

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