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Black Faction - Manchestique Concrete EP - 31-Aug-09 02:15 AM
Released in 2002, this EP was a decade too late for the heady days of idm to which it belongs. "Widow Maker" is the main attraction here and it is such a lovely song. Crunchy slow beats and haunting ambience with big sweeping synths constantly building up and up. Beautiful, melancholic music that echoes the best that skam, boc, autechre had to offer. All credit to the artist and label for rekindling the light and leading the way back home.

DJ Jimmy Jones - 1-2-3 - 08-Oct-08 11:27 PM
The J, the I, the M, the M, the Y - this record pitches up the KRS-One sample at the intro. The booming breaks and funky rhythms that follow it are representative of the glory years of the Baltimore sound - mid-nineties bmore was more original, raw and brimming over with marching-band energy. Producers had not yet resorted to the gimmicks that have plagued "modern bmore" as I call it. Every record came with acappellas and breaks - you could DJ a set by mixing and matching the records and mix quickly in and out of the massive breaks and samples. Forget the main track, you would just roll your own with the tools provided!

Back in 1995, I played this to a large gaggle of rave nerds in a hot New Hampshire warehouse as part of a larger baltimore breaks set (that's what we called it in Boston - bless and RIP Tim Haslett for making this available up there). When the break kicked in, they lost their minds.

Make no mistake, this record is part of the bmore religious cannon and will stand the test of time. Forget the Mr. Postman samples, this is the real deal!

Kleeer - Intimate Connection / Tonight - 11-Apr-08 11:41 PM
An essential cut for electro funk and soul lover's, Kleeer's "Tonight" provided the party bump for DJ Quik's Tonight re-work. The track makes the legs bounce and the ass move in a way that no modern-day dance music of this new century can equal. The raw synth-bass moves t-h-r-o-u-g-h your body in a slow and deliberate manner. Kleeer had many other hits and their sound ranges quite a bit, but electro funk lovers should take note of this record as it is very unique. Thank goodness for sensible re-issues.

Jo Lemaire + Flouze - Pigmy World - 15-Mar-08 11:20 PM
This album is worth it just for the remake of Serge Gainsbourg's classic "Je Suis Venue Te Dire Que Je M'en Vais" track. While it was supposed to have been huge in France and Belgium at the time of it's release, I don't think it ever made it to the US. The New Romantic/Synth/Minimal lot will be left gasping at the crushing nerd-power that the track has. Moody, sexy, delicious, synth-driven pop music. The rest of the album is standard 80's fare.

Hercules & Love Affair - Classique #2 / Roar - 13-Feb-08 03:40 AM
Taking two steps back to go one step forward, Hercules & Love Affair blow kisses to the early Chicago trax sound. While many of today's artists pay purposeful homage to that sound, you can tell this is an honest effort. There is more going on here beyond just an echo of yesterday. Beyond the low-down beats, Antony's vocals are spot on. There is a wonderful, yearning and sexy tonality in his voice that is reminiscent of Sylvester, Marc Almond and all those early Chicago vocal tracks that open your heart wide on the dance floor. Don't hold the fact that this is on DFA against them. Future classic.

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