From Moonlight Sent Thu, Jul 1st 1999, 06:26
From Moonlight Sent Thu, Jul 1st 1999, 06:26
>After having heard two Pork Recordings compilations and the Power Clown >release from Fila Brazillia, I'm ready to pick up the entire label roster. But >where should I begin? Yes. Pork Rocks. Check my site (see sig) for some reviews of various depth. Fila Brazillia and the Solid Doctor are definitley my two fave artists. Power Clown is a bit atypical, but i'm assuming you have "Sty Wars" and "A Taste Of Pork" "Sty Wars" sounds like more of the new stuff, "A Taste" is more thier classic stuff. (there is continuity between old and new though.) Fila's Power Clown and Maim That Tune are IMO, the two best (and "most essential") releases on Pork. Power Clown is the best of the new, Maim is the best of the old. If you dig the old, try the Heights of Abraham albums and the first Fila "Old Codes.New Chaos." "Mess" is a further venture along the "Maim" path, with more drum and bass influences. "Black Market Gardening" is prob my least fave Fila release, though it is good, darker, dubbier, and leaning in the direction that is to become "Luck Be a Wierdo Tonight." "Luck" probably would have had more fans if it hadn't had so many silly samples of laughing and screaming and vocal gurglings thrown all over, similar to Power Clown, more subtle, less funky. Luck includes great track "Heat Death of The Universe." Solid Doctor's "How About Some Ether" is a 2CD set of great songs. I have yet to get his other "Beats Means Highs" but i do have a 12" off it, and it's great. If you can find it, the Solid Dr. 12" "Losing Patients Vol. 3" has the great 12-minute "Blazing Mass Of Energy," which sounds like it samples Sammy Hagar. Also, Bullitnuts are good, both "Nut Roast" and "Different Ball Game" are good starting places. Similar sound, dubbier. Baby Mammoth are similar to Fila, but with a sparser and hip-hoppier sound. "Bridging 2 Worlds" would be a poor starting place, try "Another Day at the Orifice", then their latest "Swimming." Rounding out the primary roster, Akotcha, who only have relased "Sound Burger" are a more different take on the similar vibe. More likely to have crossover fans from strict IDM, some AFX-like sounds thrown in here and there, and the last track "Gosub" is a tear-terker reminiscient of DJ Shadow's Finest moments. >I'm also surprised that this stuff isn't talked about much more too. Its like >the label twin of a refined Luke Vibert. Well, as we see, i'm more than willing to chew your ear off about them at any mention. >the fila albums are all pretty darn good, although the first one is probably >starting to sound a bit dated by now. Parts, it's really housey, but other parts like Serratia Marcescens don't. This album is probably my favorite use of house beats ever, but then i'm partial. np: V/A "Suck It and See" _________________________________ Adam Roesch / xxxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx University of Idaho / Moscow / ID / USA Visit my Fila Brazillia/Pork Recordings fan site: http://dogbert.augsburg.edu/~roesch/pork/ "Because success needs killing" TRICKY