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Cinematic Orchestra, The - Motion - 30-Oct-06 10:28 AM
A pity this album is labeled "Future Jazz", because it's not about the future at all. And a pity it's released on Ninja Tune, cause people might fend it off as "just another boring trip-hop album".
The Cinematic Orchestra actually didn't get any better than this. Samples from old crackling jazz records creates a spooky film noir atmosphere that is so thick that most movie soundtrack composers would be jealous. If you close your eyes and listen, you hear more similarities with jazz legends like Buddy Rich and David Axelrod, than the boring trip-funk of The Herbaliser.
7 track in all, with most of the songs being about 7-14 minutes long, this album is definitely NOT for the dancefloor, which is good. It's simply a piece of brilliant cut-and-paste jazz music for home listening pleasure.

R.R. Habarc - Organizmusok+Hat Táj - 20-Oct-06 02:49 PM
Extremely minimalistic dark droning. At times very loud, at times very quiet. A pity these releases were so limited. They are almost impossible to get hold of if you live outside Hungary.

Seamonster¹ - A; 04:23 - B; 02:02 - 08-Aug-06 08:37 AM
There's a funny story about this record. According to Joachim Nordwall (the manager of iDEAL Recordings) he one day got a phone call from a strange postrock-band from southern Sweden, claiming they have already pressed 300 copies of a 7" record which says "iDEAL009" on the cover and is to be released on his label. Anyways, it's a brilliant 7", showing the more harsh, noisy side of Seamonster¹.

Seamonster¹ - Eplektriknastr - 08-Aug-06 08:37 AM
Eplektriknastr was a huge leap forward for the Seamonsters, who used to play slow, dreamy postrock. But still, this is one of the finest records ever released in Sweden, with a weird mix of styles ranging from experimental guitar noise with dubby basslines and shuffling beats ("Dec:na6L", "Ndaryia") to slow drones with echoing feedback ("Tkn"). The packaging is fantastic, with a strange, clear folded cover which is almost impossible to open without tearing apart.

Gravity - A Paroxysm Of Excellence EP - 06-Feb-06 04:07 PM
A highly underrated 12" from PMS plan, this rare record was discovered by the world when DJ Krush included "Back To The Essence" in his Code4109 mix CD. There is a rumour that Gravity is a Swedish hiphop producer from Gothenburg otherwise known as DJ Kristus, who has produced rappers like Gubb and PST/Q.