Sweet, sweet music on this excellent 12″ on din and produced by Arovane. “Icol Diston” was released in 1998 on the influential din imprint. It starts off with a 18 second intro before the crown “yua:e” moves into full effect, relentlessly pushing forward by the driving beats and the sonic structures, pure bliss, together with… Continue reading Arovane, Icol Diston [din – AROVANE2, 1998]
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While, Even [Chocolate Ind. – CHLT021CD, 2000]
What an excellent album this is! On “Even” While continues the sound developped on the equal excellent Lock EP also on Chocolate Industries. You get nice beats programming, beautiful melodies and rather interesting choices of sounds together creating simply brilliant tracks with just a hint of melancholy. It’s reminiscent of the musical ideas of the… Continue reading While, Even [Chocolate Ind. – CHLT021CD, 2000]
While, Slip [Chocolate Ind. – CHLT019CD, 2000]
Another nice offering from Chocolate Industries and While is the mini-album “Slip”. Cant’ really get my head around the catalogue numbers, because this release is supposed to have been released after the excellent “Even” album, but it has the catalogue number 019 whereas the Even album got 021. Never mind that out of the eight… Continue reading While, Slip [Chocolate Ind. – CHLT019CD, 2000]
Vs_price, < calin > minette_ [Expanding Records – ECD11:02, 2003]
Unstoppable Expanding Records second full-length release for 2003 and the first one was Vessels’ excellent “Dreaming in Pairs” reviewed here earlier this year. Vs_price who previously made a talked about contribution to the Bip-Hop Generation v.4 compilation now releases his first full-length album. It is an eight-track album and it is taking Expanding in a… Continue reading Vs_price, < calin > minette_ [Expanding Records – ECD11:02, 2003]
Vs_price, < calin > minette_ [Expanding Records – EVA3:02, 2003]
Please refer to the review of the CD version of this album. Vinyl tracklist: a1: eponge a2: hanta a3: palm a4: bretelle b1: matic02 b2: outrageous b3: pass b4: dither
Spark, The Robotic Girl Next Door [n5MD – MD109, 2003]
You just got to like a record with a title like Spark’s debut album on n5MD and in addition it’s a regular digi-pack CD, so it’s far more accessible than usual. The sources of inspiration are probably as many as the tracks on this album and it’s not necessary a bad thing. However, at times… Continue reading Spark, The Robotic Girl Next Door [n5MD – MD109, 2003]
Quench, Punctuated [n5MD – MD112, 2003]
A definite soundtrack opening on this the latest Quench release “Punctuated” – a full-length album released on the somewhat strange and unusual MD format. The format is the trademark of US label n5MD and what an excellent release it is! “Punctuated” starts of with a beatless the soundtrack-like “nightshelf” the beautiful and emotional soundscapes lead… Continue reading Quench, Punctuated [n5MD – MD112, 2003]
Frank and Bill, Ma0x [Merck – MERCK FB, 2003]
The duo is adding to their release list with this second release, the first ever was naturally “Viva Fab!” as FAB on our very own Electronic Desert Recordings. They also appear on the newly released (Feb 2003) compilation CD Sand Waves Sector One also on Electronic Desert Recordings. Solid beats, nicely played bassline and a… Continue reading Frank and Bill, Ma0x [Merck – MERCK FB, 2003]
Proem, Standard Naming Convention [n5MD – MD110, 2003]
Lovely see-through 7-inch from n5MD featuring Proem on one side and Lackluster’s remix effort on the other. “Standard Naming Convention” is a warm beat-filled atmospheric track with some really nice drum programming and choice of sounds. The track is house influenced without falling in to the obvious traps and reminiscent of L’Usine’s take on things.… Continue reading Proem, Standard Naming Convention [n5MD – MD110, 2003]
Various Artists, ON 002 Compilation [ON Records – ON002EP, 2002]
The second release from yet another Dutch label and this time around it’s ON records’ responsibility. A four-track compilation with three familiar artists and one less known, but I’m sure he soon will be: Adam Johnson. The rest of the artists are household names: Quench, Autophonic and Mr Projectile. “Bungy” by Adam Johnson starts of… Continue reading Various Artists, ON 002 Compilation [ON Records – ON002EP, 2002]