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Mr. 76ix - Hits Of 76ix Par2 - 20-Nov-05 03:39 PM
Much anticipated and severely delayed Hits Part 2 delivers and well worth the wait to boot. Mr. 76ix comes back from an amazing opening and proves that he is the true Analord with his sophomore LP. He serves up yet another amazing excursion into the world of Hardcore Analogue beats of old. Just when you thought Rich James couldn’t have made the scene more tired with his seemingly never ending and over rated Analord series Hits Of 76ix Part 2 comes and brings it back from its impending death. Another must have from a rebounding SKAM records that could use a bit of a boost from its last full length release. Includes mangled images of canines that make their second appearance in an even more disgusting manner. Mast have of 2005.

Quinoline Yellow - Uchel001 - 16-Aug-05 10:28 PM
From just the song titles you can tell that these are just less desirables from the Quinoline Yellow vault and far from a true release. From the sound of the production it seems to be leftovers from the LMW Motors and Cyriack Parasol EPs but lack in their respective quality. Worth your purchase for the possible Ebay resale value which is pretty sad but it really seems like Luke Williams is on a bit of a down hill slide from is last album and this sad attempt for fan dollars (or Pounds where ever your from). 3/5 maximum, another seemingly more disappointment release from an artist that knows better.

Led Zeppelin - In Through The Out Door - 11-Jul-05 01:58 AM
This album always made me extremely depressed when I listened to it, considering it’s Led Zeppelin’s last studio recording before John Bohnam’s untimely demise, rest in peace. But it does contain some of Zeppelin’s fines moments ever recorded. After being in the scene for over twelve years this album proves that they could still rock just as hard and produce some of the excellent music even though the genre had all but disappeared by that time Disco and Funk showed up. ‘In The Evening’ ‘Fool In The Rain’ and ‘All Of My Love’ are the stand out tracks on the album. Not a truly bad song with the exception of ‘Hot Dog’, which could possible be Zep’s worst song ever, the album could have really done without it. ‘In The Evening’s overbearing guitar rift with courtesy of Jimmy Page steals the show but Robert Plant’s vocals are just amazing after so many years. The latent use of John Paul Jones’ keyboard sythn really rounds out the track making it one of my favorite tracks by the band. ‘Fool In The Rain’ starts out with a classic piano rift with an upbeat tempo. Page’s guitar solo is classic on this track. ‘All Of My Love’ has always been one of my personal favorites by the band even as a child. The interesting part of the song is that there isn’t the standard guitar solo but Jones’ sythn does the job all so good. Let’s not forget Bohnam’s contribution. His drumming style really evolved over the years and came to apex by this album. All around it’s not their best album but surely worth the money you’ll spend on it, but it does seem to get left behind with so much material that has been before this. So don’t think ‘In Through The Out Door’ is just some tracks slapped together and not worth your attention. Pick it up you won’t be disappointed.

DJ Shadow - Endtroducing... (Deluxe Edition) - 09-Jun-05 11:39 PM
Another ploy by our friend Josh Davis “DJ Shadow” to steal funds from seemingly unsuspecting fans, beware. Possibly the worst thirty dollars I’ve ever spent. When I heard of the re-release I was stoked the package sounded great, New Liner Notes Booklet, Alternate Takes, Demos, B-Sides but the price was a bit steep. I figured its DJ Shadow you can’t go wrong, right? Wrong. The second disc is a shoddily compiled list of tracks already released on singles Demos lasting no longer than a minute and a half and Alternate takes no different than the originals less scratching and samples. Don’t get me wrong I’d pay thirty dollars for just Endtroducing by itself its quite possible one of my favorite albums of all times but adding this second disc is just an insult to all Shadow fans and himself. In giving the booklet a once through I notice an advertisement for the new book entitled Endtroducing. The book is dedicated to the recording of Shadow’s first full length. Is that not the most pretentious thing you’ve ever heard? Makes me wonder what’s next the DJ Shadow the movie? Man I haven’t been this heated since the release of Private Press.

Harmonic 33 - Music For Film, Television And Radio Volume 1 - 09-Jun-05 08:57 PM
A truly excellent album in the classic Warp records style. Harmonic 33 is what Warp used to be. Music For Film, Television And Radio Volume 1 is one of the finest albums to come out on Warp since Prefuse 73’s One Word Extinguisher. There’s a world of difference between Extraordinary People and MFTR Vol. 1. Mark Pritchard’s more ambient style presides over Dave Brinkworth ‘s Hip-Hop styling. The entire album flows flawlessly with short piano Marionettes and Space Intervals that sew each together. Opens beautifully with Optigan and ends on an even better note with Planet 54 a 60’s Sci-Fi soundscape. I hope the title means possible future installments because I can’t wait.

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