From Franz Enmark Sent Sun, Nov 23rd 1997, 17:17
From Franz Enmark Sent Sun, Nov 23rd 1997, 17:17
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Quant / Breaking and Entering / Dot Records / DOT1207 / Releasedate: 09.26 =
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Tracks:
A1. Once Upon a Quant | 06:22
A2. Picka Dicka | 06:37
B1. Rubba Wogga Man | 06:20
B2. Rubba Wogga Man (Hab's Habba Wabba Shake) | 06:07
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I guess I should be doing other things, but I can't wait to tell you people
about this. Helmets on, this is the bomb.
Finally - the long awaited second EP from Dot's own golden calf Quant hits
the earth.=20
Til today his first ep "Quant ep" was the strongest effort put out by
anyone of the Dot posse, but now I've have to say that there's a new master
in Dotlandia.=20
It's name is "Breaking and Entering"
This 4 track extended player is a funky vibey electro drum n bass trip on
the Clear tip multiplied by eternity. It's brilliant from start --> end and
the groove never stops. It's Jake Slazenger married to Doctor Rockit with
Squarepusher, Morgan Geist, Mr Scruff, Kraftwerk, Jedi Knights, Grandmaster
Flash and Amon Tobin as bridesmaids, and the following marriageparty
carries on forever. It's (so far) the 12" of the year.=20
If this piece of work doesn't take Quant to the stars, I dunno what will.
Judging from the first "Quant" ep and this one, his "Quantastical
Quantasms" will easily be next year's "Hard Normal Daddy". No wonder
Coldcut wanted Quant to remix their next "Timber" single. He's fucking made
of honey. I lack words really. He is an unprecedented vocoderguru with
sugar on top.
The first track is a beautiful work in the same vein as "I Like It" on the
first EP. You don't know funky in 1997 until you've heard this track,
funky, spunky electro with a touch of drum and bass. No lack of wet basses
nor pitchbends here, no. =20
Great starter, but hold on, it's getting better.
"Picka Dicka" is a track that carries more of the force than all Skywalkers
in the world. If Obi Wan was to record a track it would sound like this.
The force is certainly with Quant, no doubt. Disco.=20
However, it's not until we bump into B2, "Rubba Wogga Man" that we get to
see this single's top notch. A straight heavy groove as the driving force
accompanied by (once again) an oldskool wet killerbass, harmonies with a
puffy eye factor of 15/10 and the Quant feel to it all. Heureka (or
whatever)! These three first tracks is the cream of the Dotlandia society.
This is about as good as it gets.
The Hab rework of "Rubba Wogga Man" is, well, Habish. That's really all
there is to it, it's a very good remix, but for us who have got "Mapod" and
"Hab ep" he might try and twiddle forward some new sounds. It's the Hab
sound with the Hab delay and it's getting a bit tiring actually. He should
either twiddle some or buy a new machine. He can't possibly continue like
this on another release. It bears resemblance to the =B5-ziq
distorteddrumsproblem that Paradinas has got. Anyway, it's a great track,
light drum and bass with ambient touches and weirdness.
I listen to the three first ones again, still as wonderful. Now, after 8-9
listens it's even better, this is magic from the land of milk and honey,
Dotlandia.=20
I still haven't played the new Roupe 12" (with Friend and Metamatics
remixes) I got, I'm too stuck in the wonderful release, but don't worry,
I'll get to it, I just need a couple of more days with this one, I can't
get enough.
Helmet won't help, I'm already blewn away.
Fe.
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