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Fastman, The - The Fastman - 29-Sep-07 11:08 PM
The standout track here is B1 "I Want You Girl," a dirty booty hip-house banger. Sort of a Chicago 4/4 house take on the sex-laden Miami bass that was popular at the time (think housed-up 2 Live Crew). About what youd expect from a booty track, with the goofy narrative of a sexual pursuit gone wrong. Nothing special, but sure to get asses moving. Also has a catchy chorus with a squelchy lead that almost resembles mid-00s electrohouse.

How II House - Time To Feel The Rhythm - 07-Sep-07 11:50 AM
I was fortunate enough to pick up on this through Frankie Bones 1990 Quadrant Park mix, and its a good thing I did. What an uplifting, soulful house track. It has just about everything you could want: funky basslines, nice disco-y strings, and a cool rhythm with fills, breakdowns, and woodblock noises. The tracks have a lot of variation with many different sounds coming in, and the basslines switch up and change at different points. It wreaks of a late-80s sound in the best way possible, with a kind of innocence and positive attitude thats rare to find in electronic music.

Mark Imperial & Co. - She Ain't Nuthin' But A Hoe - 07-Sep-07 11:38 AM
This is classic Chicago acid house in its truest form. It has perhaps one of the most memorable basslines of the style, and a distinct chopped vocal sample. The theme of the track is about what youd expect... calling a ladyfriend a hoe for dancing with another man! Obviously that doesnt go over on all dancefloors, but its the musical content that counts. The variation of the bassline -- as well as the contrast between breakdown and buildup points -- work to give the tracks a nice progression. At the same time, the sound is quite minimal and never too squelchy or ostentatious. Also unique is the lack of dependence on offbeat high hats - instead theres more of a raw "hissing" in a staggered pattern. This is in my opinion one of the best Chicago acid house tracks, and it definitely shouldnt be overlooked.

MN/RG - Save The World - 01-Sep-07 04:05 AM
This is a contemporary acid house track somewhat questionably masquerading as a classic Chicago one. The label design is an obvious nod to Trax, and they even went so far as to hand-etch "RELEASE DATE: MARCH 1988" in the runoff groove. Its "distributed" by "Chicago Records," which has an office on "2 ST PLACE," of all places. Hmm, never been there!

The 303 (or more likely, 303 emulation) is resonant and squelchy, which gives the track some rawness, although not to the point of convincing me its a true 88 track. Theres also a long, washy, heavily DSPd sample of what sounds to be a British Green Party member giving a speech about marijuana. That kind of works against the authenticity as far as being a true Chicago homage.

I was almost duped with this one. Good thing I have a sense of humor. The blank side will have the honor of meeting my stylus whenever I need to balance my tonearm.

BOSE* - Rock The World (Like No Other Girl) - 17-Aug-07 03:41 PM
This record is pretty amusing. Its a blatant sound-alike of Afrika Bambaataas "Planet Rock," complete with trademark Arthur Baker-style beat and the pitched-up Kraftwerk "Trans-Europe Express" sample. To top it off, its pressed on some truly flimsy vinyl... sketchy. It adds some goofy samples, a keyboard solo, and a somewhat cool vocoded chorus. A testament to the direct influence of New York electro onto the Miami bass scene.

At the end of the day though, records like this are still fun (you can pretend its a super-rare remix of the original!). Forgotten novelty records like this are one of the many joys of digging the $1 bins.

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