From C Twomey Sent Tue, Mar 23rd 1999, 01:03
From C Twomey Sent Tue, Mar 23rd 1999, 01:03
) >From: Mark Kolmar <xxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx>: this was a big disappointment. I >certainly >haven't tracked down all their 12"s (anyone wishing to part with some, get >in touch) but what I've heard up 'til now has been excellent. This >album...is not. It shows no forward development in their sound that I can >detect. Plus a lot of it is "techstep by numbers" to a point that some >tracks should already sound dated. > no forward development? They haven't released a tech-step track until now - that certainly marks a change. And the hard funk bass line of "Dubstar" is new to their style. I especially like the orchestral sounds they sample, in "Capital D" and "Call & Response" and the new one "Technical Warfare." And doesn't "Love & Hate" make you smile when they mix soft pads with old skool hoover sounds? some news: Now that they've breathed life into Exorcise The Demons, Source Direct's own imprint's catalogue will be resurrected and repackaged. "The Crane" and "Snake Style" have been remixed, but are yet to be scheduled. After a year spent working intensively in their home studio Source Direct are determined to marshal their forces in a serious way in 1999, with DJ tours, remixes and single releases being planned. CT