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Name: Thorin Teague Member Since: Jun 09, 2004 Rank: 18 Rated 228 releases, average: 4.25 Location: Chicago Profile: I am interested in buying the stuff on my wantlist for a reasonable price. I will not pay $20 per 12" just to fill my wantlist, so if you want $12+$8 shipping, don't waste your time and mine. The stuff in my collection is not available for sale or trade, though. Thanks anyway! | |
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Kraftwerk - The Mix - 07-Feb-07 03:21 AM
SO pleased that this was released on vinyl. For me, this is THE definitive Kraftwerk album--and I am well aware that there is no shortage of people who would disagree with me on that. Also, this was my first exposure to Kraftwerk in high school; I played this CD to hell and back. So take that with a grain of salt.
Regardless, this vinyl was such a long time coming. The emphasis is on DJ friendliness, with a dab of Detroit influence on the engineering style. The tracks include 909/808-ified mixes of The Robots, Radio-Activity, and other late 70's/early-mid 80's Kraftwerk tracks that were crowning achievements electronic music--but didn't necessarily go out of their way to be urban dance scene oriented.
Not that that's a good or a bad thing, it is what it is.
Be that as it may, this is a fantastic release and I'm thrilled that it has come out on wax.
Kikoman - Lost... But Found! - 23-Dec-05 03:41 AM
Dude... this is really cool. Feeling these tracks. It seriously reminds me of oldskool Rob Hood, like The Protein Valve or maybe even The Vision. Although Rob Hood may be a little bit more of a 909 virtuoso than Kikoman, but still, great 12"!
Vice - Player Hater - 18-Dec-05 12:46 PM
Caveat. My first record. Review will be biased.
Among the greatest tech/house ever recorded. "Halfway between Detroit and Chicago" was their motto a while after this was pressed. (They used to be headquartered in Kalamazoo.) Since then, everyone (as far as I know) has moved on from that shithole. Don't know what it is about crappy Michigan towns slamming out the greatest techno in the world, but hey, let's all just roll with it and enjoy the music.
Funky Derrick - Boogie Dawn - 17-Dec-05 07:31 AM
A totally unsung hero of disco-house in my book. This 2 LP set has some of the tastiest grooves I've ever heard come out of the genre. For whatever reason, however, it's not something you hear much about. Highly recommended. Particularly "Pain in the Heart," "Atomik Kinki," and "Get Down." Well, they're all good, but those are the tracks I would tend to drop. You can find this easily on CD, if you do some digging though you might even find the vinyl. Highly recommended!
Virus (10) - Analogue - 12-Dec-05 12:05 PM
One december a friend of mine, shopping for his family, dragged me into a christian bookstore of all places, and I found this gem amongst their music CD's. (This music is christian.) This is one of the most interesting releases I've ever found, I think due at least partially because of it's very apparent isolation from the dance scene, and also because of its incredibly imaginative and leftfield track styles. It has such a commercial quality to it, and yet this record was never a huge commercial success. I don't believe any vinyl of these tracks exist. If so, I would be hunting for them.
A worthwhile release. If you can't handle the christian bookstore, go to the virus website. ;) (They are probably out of print as far as the christian stores are concerned anyway).
One more thing. They went EXTREMELY LIGHT on the Jesus/god stuff. It is not in any way shoved down your throat. Do yourself a favor and don't avoid this release if you are not christian. It is good music and holds its own by any standard.
