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Member Since: Nov 07, 2007 Rank: 48 Average Vote Received: Correct (4.00, 1 votes) Rated 154 releases, average: 4.64 Location: Down in the basement Profile: I love my gear and I love my records. And I seem to be stuck in 1998 or so. Mixes By Me 
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Pi Max - Generation Break - 23-Jun-08 05:44 PM
I missed out on my chance to get the original Generation Sample release when it came out, so I was overjoyed to see that it had been reissued. After finally getting my grubby little mitts on it, I have to say that this is one of the most interesting and unclassifiable things I've heard in years.
Tracks switch at the drop of a hat from gabber to funky breakbeats to old school hardcore to raggae to disco to jungle, all the while with popular culture references thrown in where they absolutely shouldn't belong. It's really amazing how smoothly everything flows and makes perfect sense even with such diverse influences. Constantly changing, this is an expert display of breakbeat manipulation and really brings things back to the heart of what a breakbeat is: funk.
Do whatever you need to do to get your hands on this!
Maruosa - Untitled - 15-Jun-08 12:24 AM
What to say about this record? Well, it's a little on the hardcore side of things. Ok, to be honest, it just about melted my skin from my bones and made my cat want to off himself, and he's no pussy. *rimshot*
Some will undoubtedly call it meaningless noise, rubbish, if you will. But there is something to be said for taking music to its extremes, and I think the line has been clearly drawn on the harsh end of the scale by this record. I'm familiar with the work of Nihil Fist, ZFE and a few others who have gone this route and I have never heard anything that goes quite this far.
In all seriousness, this record should come with a "make your ears bleed or your money back" guarantee. If you want the hardest, most extreme shit out there, here is my nomination.
Electromeca - Riddim EP - 14-Jun-08 07:26 PM
This record sounds like a stuttering, Tourette's afflicted drum machine, and I mean that in a good way. In the breakcore realm (or whatever you wish to call it), there are a lot of very technically skilled producers, but many times they end up sounding not all that different from each other. But when you listen to an Electromeca track, you know that you are listening to an Electromeca track. To my ears, the only artist putting out anything similar would be Electric Kettle, but it's still a different flavor.
This record, like his others, is groovy, funky as hell and uses a lot of unique sounds, rather than relying the tried and true formula of gabber kick + amen. The rhythms are very complex and will often stop on a dime and change directions completely. On this record, you also get some nice locked grooves to play around with. I'd have to agree with the previous comment in saying that this was one of the best records to come out at the time. His releases since have been sporadic, but certainly never to be slept on. Place Electromeca in your "buy on sight" category, if you have one.
Various - Ye Olde Barn Compilation - 14-Jun-08 06:26 PM
It's never a good thing to spend a lot of time on regret, but I will say that one thing I will always regret is missing out on the infamous Barn parties that took place right here in Wisconsin. To look at the artists who were involved and what many of them have gone on to contribute just boggles the mind. Think of having all of them congregating in such a no holds barred environment to play whatever music they wanted and you can see why those who attended the gatherings have such a reverence for them.
Of particular note to the metalheads will be the track on here by Skimall, which is better than most similar tracks (of which there are many). The Emotional Joystick track is piano laden and very fun. The Curtis Chip track is pretty much what you would expect if you're familiar with his Zod releases. The Stunt Rock offering is, believe it or not, a square dance number. The Doormouse track is more experimental than a lot of his stuff and probably my favorite here.
KGB Kid* - Sublime Lion / Any Bwoy Test - 14-Jun-08 05:58 PM
It's all about the "Sublime Lion" track here. I have a grin on my face a mile wide every time I listen to it and the "all of the djs" sample comes on. I've always been a huge Sublime fan, as well as a lover of the old school jungle sound, so the two combined is something that hits my brain in a place where no drug could ever reach. Very bouncy and happy vibe to this one and something just about everyone will recognize.
