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Paul Bishop - The End Of Eternity - 07-Oct-08 06:30 AM
I bought this unheard because I had heard Eevo Lute stuff on John Peel's show and I was impressed with the psychedelic windmills on the A-side label. When I played it I was amazed and felt I had done remarkably well considering I had had no idea what I was buying.

Overall this is not really something you would be very likely to dance to but it could go down well as early-night atmospherics in a small, dark club with good visuals, and a discerning crowd with eclectic tastes. The nice thing to me is that it is basically techno but it is more reminiscient of late 70s David Bowie / Iggy Pop or Brian Eno than it of Kraftwerk, Depeche Mode, Atkins / May / Saunderson etc. What I'm getting at here is it's designed to stimulate and enliven but it's not stomping; it's evocative, colourful, creative, futuristic and thought-provoking music. Sometimes it's worth buying something just because you like the packaging.

Colourbox - Baby I Love You So - 04-Oct-08 07:15 AM
Dub comes of age. From the very start, 'Baby I Love You So' takes a firm grasp of the listener's attention, and refuses to let go at all costs. Multi-coloured swathes of 'Lover's Rock,' (the down-tempo, Blues-based variant of Reggae popular with the more amorous, as opposed to political or herbal, section of the Caribbean community in the UK during the late '70s and early '80s), are blended with samples remiscient of gritty urban reality, and the overall production is tweaked for maximum effect, a truly gigantic sound that swirls wildly and seems to come from above... The guitar refrain is particularly crucial to the overall effect, not the standard wah-wah, 'woppa... woppa...' that merely provides rhythmic emphasis in most bog-standard reggae offerings, but rather an ecstatic and rousing lead more typical of stadium or progressive rock... To my addled mind, the guitar evokes the biblical angel that slew the firstborn Egyptian in punishment for the Pharoah's pride... An avenging force, swooping down from above... A mystical emmisary that incites fear and awe... Dub comes of age, and the holy spirit is observed to fill the studio, inspiring great passion and humility in those present.

Tom And Jerry - Still Lets Me Down - 26-Apr-08 07:11 AM
Humm yes I'm not suprised to see so many people are looking for this, it's an absolute classic, d'n'b at it's finest in every way... If I got seperated from my copy I would just have to go out and buy another, no hesitation! It's the warmth and depth of the production, the sheer soulfulness of the sampling, the evident determination to squeeze every last ounce of sound quality out of the mix, that really makes this EP stand out from the crowd. And oddly out of the five tracks (five!), there is actually quite a variety from dark synths and bass drums on one hand to uplifting vocals and a funky, soulful feel on the other... Intelligent, mature production values but a sense of fun and playfulness in the samples and drums too... Outstanding.

Plez - Can't Stop - 25-Apr-08 12:12 AM
Fatboyhurst is so right, this is just an absolute classic by anybody's standards, the introduction just makes the hairs on my arms and the back of my neck stand up! With the spooky synths and really wild tribal breakdown, drum machines, and sampled vocals, in some ways this is 'kitchen sink' production, as in just throw it all into the mix and see if it works, on the other hand it sounds so sparse and minimal by today's standards! Whatever your take on it, you were going to stop in your tracks and listen. [Respect to John Peel for getting this onto radio 1, rest in peace]