Various – Superlongevityfive

Are the tracks in the vinyl release mixed or standalone?

As a longtime fan of Perlon I must say that I am pretty sad that there was no digital release of all the unmixed tracks, because I'd have been the first to buy them, but the CD version with mixed tracks is no real alternative for me. I don't know what to think about the exclusive limited release on vinyl either, since I have no turntables anymore I only listen to the music I have digitally in mp3-format. Sometimes I use the turntables of friends to record brandnew vinyl to my harddisk, in order to be able to listen on my mp3-stick afterwards. Judging from the track samples you can hear on the net this is another fine Perlon release, with distinct sound, not following the house/trance/new world music explosion, which is ongoing at the moment; this remains Perlon through and through.

and what is the collector's item?

Okay, maybe I'm a hater. I'll give you that. I just listened to some samples of these cuts on juno and I have to say, I'm absolutely amazed that y'all are cranking out the same-ass plink plonk minimal tracks you were 10 years ago. Perlon was so much fun when it got started with Good Morning Eyeball and all that shit. Now it just seems like a way to make money off a bunch of 24-hour club kids cracked out on speed. At least put some fucking swing and some fucking bass into that motherfucker! There's maybe a handful of tracks in this compilation that have any business on a dancefloor. The rest is just tired old shit: a couple light little drum kicks, a few weird noises, maybe some vocal belch or squeek or what the fuck ever! People...remember Detroit? And Chicago? Where's the soul? Where's the swing? Minimal burned itself out a while ago already. The Perlon packaging looks nice but I'm afraid its just a shell on a mostly empty product.