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Doormouse - Mama Didn't Raise No Punk, I Made Myself One EP - 27-Feb-06 09:16 AM
The real gem here is Toxic Jungle. I remember hearing it for the first time on Doormouse's "Soft And Gentle" tape and couldn't believe that music like this existed. Five years on and it doesn't sound dated at all, to my ears. I still play this track regularly.
This is a great track for mixing because of the synth lead that takes up the first minute or so. Seems simple enough at first, but listen closely and you'll discover a complex, polyrhythmic piece of pure 8 bit sounding genious. Then there's that evil, growling bass drop and a beautiful mess of amens. Classic Midwest hardcore.
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Enduser - Split - 15-Jan-06 03:36 PM
This is one of Enduser earliest works and I still think it's his best. He makes some of the best ragga jungle/breakcore tunes around and has also taken steps to breath some life into the stale drum & bass scene, but this record reflects a sound that is wholly unique. This is like an epic ragga-idm crossover, a master work. A lot of his more recent tunes seem to be structured more as songs, whereas this is more a case of a very talented producer taking cutup breaks and beautiful synth sounds and just weaving a tapestry of sounds with them. In fact, the tracklisting shows three tracks here but it is actually more like one long sonic experience.
And I am by no means trying to downplay Line 47's contribution here; the Machine Girl side is just as good and more of the same.
Various - Invasion From XXX Dimension - 15-Jan-06 03:35 PM
I (like many) looked forward to this release for months. Kept getting delayed, but well worth the wait, IMO. This is a nice snapshot of the artists out there who are taking beat annihilation to the next level.
You've got one of those "Who's who" lineups here and the artists come through, for the most part. The tracks from Doormouse and Toecutter are kind of weak but other than that, you've got a great mix of breakcore of the "dancefloor" and "headfuck" varieties. There's a lot of variation here and you'll enjoy mixing these tracks as much as you'll enjoy sitting and pumping them through your headphones. I'm not going to get into all the reasons why you should buy this, just know that you should.
Various - Raviour EP - 15-Jan-06 03:35 PM
The Rotator track on here is definitely not his best. Normally, I would never think of using the words "Rotator" and "cheesy" in the same sentence, but the Incredible Hulk samples here just do not do it for me. And beyond that, I could almost swear I've heard the exact same synth riff in like the last three tracks of his. I don't know, this one just sort of falls flat.
The Dx3 track is nothing groundbreaking or anything like that, but great for mixing. This is the most in-your-face track on this record, though it's a little slower than what you might expect from him.
The real standouts here are the tracks by Knifehandchop and Belladonnakillz.
The Knifehandchop one is kind of somber, slow, pressurized jungle with a great melody and atmosphere and drum programming that shows a definite nod to the old-school. Most of his stuff I've heard is more on the fun and quirky side, but this is a seriously well-produced track and, to be honest, one of the best things I've heard in months.
Belladonnakillz comes with a track that is a little more upbeat but still on the jungle tip. It opens up with a haunting synth that is great for mixing in. Then you get a twisting, rave-y bassline and some nice drum programming.
Overall, this is a great EP and well worth picking up.
Xanopticon - 15-Jan-06 11:12 AM
Xanopticon makes some of the most unique music around and I've struggled for a long time to get my head around exactly what it is that makes it so. I recently heard (read) someone describe his stuff as "waves of breaks - almost calming ambient music built out of intense rhythm structures" and I think this a very apt description. Not dancefloor stuff, but certainly very warped music that will challenge you to make sense of it.
