From noze Sent Tue, Sep 29th 1998, 06:09
From noze Sent Tue, Sep 29th 1998, 06:09
Why is it that great albums always come in batches? Over the summer it was the one-two punch of BoC and Ae, and now, holy shit. I picked up a great stack of cds on Friday. Here's the breakdown: 1. Meat Beat Manifesto - "Actual Sounds.." - This cd straight destroyed me. If you thought Subliminal Sandwich sounded dense then just wait. It's going to take many more listens to realize just what the hell they did. 2. Dj Spooky - "Riddim Warfare" - They should have named this cd "Dr. Octagon, The Next Generation." I think it picks up right where the first Dr. Octagon album left off. Kool Keith and his sidekick rap over a couple of Spooky's tracks which are good even by themselves. I sold back his last EP, but this one is definitely a keeper. Killah Priest, Organized Konfusion, and yes, Thurston Moore all make bad ass appearances as well. 3. Q-Burns Abstract Message "Feng Shui" - WOW. Talk about a big surprise. I thought this guy was strictly a turntablist? There isn't one distinctive scratch routine on the whole record, his style is much more Cylobian/Vibertian now. He doesn't really employ the industrial type beats that Cylob uses, but he is all about tite grooves and melodies. There are a couple vocal tracks as well. Definitely check this one out! 4. The Irresistible Force - "It's Tomorrow Already" - New ninja tune material from Mixmaster Morris. His older stuff was way more ambient, but now he is much more groove orientated. The beats are still pretty slow; more along the lines of DJ Shadow then Selected Ambient II. 5. Photek - "Form & Function" - Well considering it's an album of all old and reworked tracks, I still consider it good. I'm more interested in what his new material will sound like. There are 2 new tracks on there, but just by listening, I really couldn't pick those out from the old ones. I'd save your pennies for the Squarepusher, Stereolab, and Plone. --wario ___________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]