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It's really not that hard to put it into a historical context to come to the conclusion that this is not meant in a racist way. I wouldn't be so quick to just wave it away as simple irony though - sarcasm, maybe, but it goes a little further than just... See full review

It's actually Louis Farrakhan praising Muammar Gadaffi. My guess would be they lifted the sample from Front 242 - Funkahdafi.

Also sampled all over the hardcore techno and dutch gabba in the 90s, most notoriously maybe in Chosen Few - Name Of The DJ. And of course, "Bass! How low can you go?" is almost as well known as NWA's "You are now about to witness the strength of... See full review

Nicolas Chevreux, April 26, 2001, from recyleyourears.com:

"It would be an euphemism to say that 'My kind came first' is a good album. In the midst of the current attraction of drum'n'bass and industrial, this CD will stay as a landmark and an... See full review

I don't know if the other releases on this label hold the quality one can find here, but if they do, then here is another overlooked acid and electro label from the mid 90s.

Midnight starts us off with a bold four to the floor kick clocking in at... See full review

On a side note, this was mostly done using the Yamaha RM1X Groovebox.

The main track starts off with a driving bassline and bursts of white noise while the kick takes comfort in the mid range era. Once the claps are in, it sounds like something that could have been released on Len Fakis Figures imprint. It's an engaging... See full review

Good versatile three tracker that can easily be picked up for a ridiculous amount of cash. I've paid less than 1€ and would have easily paid five times more.

On the A side that is actually entitled as B1 we have "Mental Groove". While not actually... See full review

I've never digged that deep into Oliver Ho's discography but over the time quite a few of his releases have found its way to me, though this is probably the most uncommon I've heard so far. Three timeless and deep techno tracks on this one.
A1 takes... See full review

DJ Boss opens up with a short sharp shock that sets the tone of this EP: offbeat, dark, repetitive. A track that starts and stops all the time yet never breaks down with some bass stabs lurking around. Not a lot of development here, but a massive tool... See full review

A2, Servant, is actually quite beautiful. While the beats are hard and pounding, a dreamy and melancholic melody floats atop of it. The only other hard techno producer being able to pull this off without sounding cheesy is probably Takaaki Itoh, and... See full review

I hate to say it, but The Sisters Of Mercy's debut album will always remain their best one to me. It suffers a bit from underproducing, but then, all their other albums suffer from overproducing and the sheer amount of bombast thrown in your face. I... See full review

One could argue that live albums from electronic groups are pointless and most of the time, that is correct. And then there's Wolfsheim who don't even move on stage let alone say anything to the audience between songs except the song titles. However,... See full review

Brutal, hard and most of it all unholy fast, the only compromise taken here in terms of Black Metal may well be the sound. Thanks to Peter Tägtgren skills as a producer it has a distinct drive and tightness while keeping its edge and being well aware... See full review

Nice driving release with tribal percussions and a definite retro charme. The a-side features housy vocals in the break and while this is all good and surprisingly fitting, when the beat comes back it might go slightly over the top, reminding me a bit... See full review

It's great to see that this style gets some serious vinyl releases, I always thought that it would go well in any harder techno set. I'm a bit disappointed about the choice of tracks though, because all of them were played to death in German goth... See full review

Regarding the collaboration of Fixmer/McCarthy and the other remixes that came out this century, it was quite clear what would happen. It was about time that Nitzer Ebb gets the credit they deserve when it comes to techno.
Dubfire did great work both... See full review

I've never seen those Technopolis releases anywhere, but they are quite nice. A really interesting collection of tracks and artists from the early synth-pop, ebm and industrial era while (mostly) avoiding the classics you can find on every other... See full review

Yes, it's different than his previous releases. And though I love his older works, the sound could have become a bit worn out 5 years later, leaving people to bitch about Dive standing still. This is some nice development we see here and in my opinion... See full review

Things start off well enough with the opening track. Nothing too original and quite repetitive, but still a catchy track and despite the duration surprisingly not too long. The change that Van Roy's previous album Mindstrip has marked has continued,... See full review

Less distorted but happier than his previous releases, albeit some tracks are a bit too slow.
The interludes are quite nice and surprisingly didn't get on my nerves after a while but really support the theme of the album if you want to call it a... See full review