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Beat Pharmacy - Wikkid Times - Versions & Remixes - 23-Sep-09 07:25 AM
A great collection of remixes that explores the realms of dub techno, dubstep and minimal, and contains household names from those areas.
Its an absolute shame that this hasnt been released on vinyl though, because this is typically a style of music where you will find the hardcore vinyl lovers.
Hopefully it will be just a matter of time until this will be pressed on black gold. Weird that they did choose to release the original Beat Pharmacy album - which in my opnion is really not as good - on vinyl and let these great mixes exist as some sort of downloadable bonus.
Various - Secret Weapons EP (Part Two) - 22-Mar-08 04:33 AM
As they say about many double albums in rock history: it could have been great if they just took the best tracks and made it a single one.
Same goes for this double EP.
A1 "Crossroads" is a typical Innervisions-style stomper. Great build, massive drive and everything in the right place. Exactly what you might expect from this label.
A2 "Bambatta" combines very basic synthlines (too basic for me) with a KenLou-style drum, but its just not loose enough to swing properly. All in all pretty poor, but listenable.
B1 "Nitzi" is a fine production, but nothing special happens. Good enough for a b-side on my proposed single vinyl version.
B2 "Crossroads" sounds like Carl Craig havin a bad day. A rejected track from the Landcruising-album. Dark, heavy synths that sound quite impressive, but just dont go anywhere. Nice try, but Ill never play this for fun.
C1 "Nonresponder" is a nice minimal builder, although the drums sound a bit simple. Again, nice for the b-side.
C2 "Ugly" is minimal in the way that the performer put a minimal of effort in it to create something special. A waste of space on any vinyl, in my opinion, but especially if its released by Innervisions. I cant believe the label didnt get any better demos than this.
D1 "Here comes the sun" is a very beautiful, deep tune, although its a bit of a weird one on this EP. Typical François K. sound, although the mastering is a bit poor; on a big soundsystem the high end completely drowns in all this whirling bass.
D2 "Ukukholwa Kuwe" is nice n dubby, a sort of crossover between house and dubstep. The beats couldve been a bit more refined, but all in all its got a good drive.
In short, A1 and D1 are the only two tracks that I would buy if they came out seperately; C1, D2 and B1 are good enough to feature on the B-side. After all 20 euros was a bit overprized for what this EP offers, and in general its not really up to the standards of the label.
Chemical Brothers, The - The Salmon Dance - 05-Feb-08 05:05 AM
The A-side of this 7" is a completely ball-less piece of crap. Its unbelievable how far the Chemical Brothers have gone from where they once started.
However, you might buy this release for the B-side, which is - in fact - a fairly good track. Its still a rip-off, though: a mixture of Chemical nostalgia à la Star Guitar with a bassline thats - a bit too obvious - inspired by the Booka Shade boys.
Nevertheless, Snooprah is good fun. Its a glance of what the Brothers used to be capable of, or probably still are, but if so, why the hell are they putting out crap like The Salmon Dance, then?
Burial - Untrue - 19-Dec-07 09:00 AM
Ive been trying all afternoon to determine if the hiss on my copy is due to the defect mentioned above or that its just part of the music.
I think I like it anyway. Its a great album in all. Heard people complain about the vocals making it too poppy, but it doesnt bother me too much. The tracks sound more like songs, but they still have the good elements that made Burials debut a classic. A worthy follow up and a nice addition to the first album anyway.
Henrik Schwarz & Klas Lindblad - Extra Stop - 03-Jun-07 12:47 PM
Both tracks are nothing at all like any of the Henrik Schwarz-stuff that you know. I dont know any other stuff by Klas Lindblad so I cant really judge who did what.
Basically its filtered house music with a bit of a gloomy edge. It reminds me of the singles New Order made around 1982, like Everything Gone Green, only a bit cleaner productionwise. A bit outdated, nevertheless, even for 2004.
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