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Time Frequency, The - Such A Phantasy EP - 03-Jul-09 06:35 AM
The first track is the so-called commercial one although it's still pure buzzing Scottish techno powered magic blended with driving piano, delightful background strings, and to top it all off astounding euro house diva vocals belted over the top of it from the Tina Turner'esque sounding Monica, and liberally punctuated by the male mc 'C'mon! c c'mon!

The Bounce (the name says it all) is faster, simpler, 4 to the beat bouncy hardcore, punctuated with male chipmunked vocal 'To the beat, to the beat, to the beat!' Simple and fun, yet totally effective.
Interesting wee story behind this one, unfortunately there was a bit of division in the Scottish scene at the time and The Time Frequency were experiencing a backlash. One of the noises being made was the belief that The Time Frequency's tracks were too mainstream and not as hardcore as their Scottish rivals Ultra-Sonic.
And so just to show how easy it was to make such a tune, the hardcore track The Bounce found itself being played on Tom Wilson's Steppin' Out show on Radio Forth, with Tom not saying who it was by for a number of weeks.
Joe punter went mad for it, especially all the Ultra-Sonic fans who despite slagging off The Time Frequency, were now making requests by the bucketload for one of their tracks to be played without realising it! It was a magic moment when it was made known who the track was really by! Just summed up the hypocrisy of the whole episode.

The third track doesn't let the side down either. Exosphere (brilliant name for a track) is a full on Scottish hardcore techno masterpiece. Brilliantly put together and it contains everything from tinkly pianos to crowd noises to spinbacks an awesome voice sample 'You think that when you die you go to heaven?...You come to us!'

Snowball Brown - Chicquetita - 03-Jul-09 05:07 AM
I like lots of different music. In fact i'd say i'm quite open minded. It's unusual for me not to find any redeeming qualities in a release whatsoever. Even if i dislike a track i'm not one to jump up and put down someone else's hard work and efforts because i respect music artists for creating and providing entertainment for us all.
Consider this for a minute and therefore imagine just how much a release has to completely suck, before I bother typing a review of it to warn others to not touch it with a bargepole.
Luckily I had this misfortune to aquire this CD in a box of second hand music, so it cost me next to nothing money wise.
On seeing the title I did wonder if it was perhaps a cover version of the delightful ABBA track. On listening alas no such luck.
Nothing could've prepared me for the trauma it would inflict.
Listening to it may have scarred me for life.
I suppose it could be used as an end of the night track to clear a club, although it might resort in a stampede with people getting crushed and probably never wanting to return, so perhaps not. Would work well as a weapon of torture though.
Okay i'll stop rambling and cut to the chase, the vocals (or a better description would be wailing) are possibly the worst i've ever heard, definitely in the top ten anyway, i've heard cats outside do better.
I should probably have destroyed it but I've passed it on to someone else for free for them to give to charity or use as a coaster for their drinks, whatever they see fit. So apologies if you're the poor sod that winds up with it.
Avoid at all costs!

Various - Blues Brother Soul Sister - 13-May-09 06:30 AM
I've never written a review before but i felt compelled to say something about this album. I first purchased this compilation on cassette while on holiday in Cornwall back in '93 but more recently i picked it up on CD at a local car boot sale for next to nothing. It's quite an unusual choice for me as I usually buy dance or rock music. I think i originally fancied getting something to chill out to on a hot lazy summer afternoon and this collection is ideal for that purpose. Even if you're not familiar with soul or blues music I feel this is a well put together compilation that anyone who appreciates real music with feeling will enjoy. There's maybe the odd track that's a bit cringe worthy but most of the tracks are solid despite their age and overall it's a marvellous release. I could enthuse about it all day but do yourself a favour and seek it out. It's worth it just for the excellent 'Drift Away' and '(Take A Little) Piece Of My Heart' alone.