From Lance C McGannon Sent Tue, Apr 27th 1999, 07:17
Recorenews, vol 3... ------------------------------------------ Matador continues with their electronic music barage with the first release from their new signing: . Khan: 1-900-Get-Khan cd/2x12" (Matador) The full-length debut from Khan (aka Can Oral), a=20 Turkish/German New Yorker whose prior works under=20 the names 4E, GLOBAL ELECTRONIC NETWORK,=20 H.E.A.D., BIZZ OD, GIZZ TV and collaborations with=20 DR. WALKER have established him as a worldwide force=20 in electronic music. This new effort functions as an imaginary=20 soundtrack through a world of sex, sleaze and spooky=20 goings-on. Blends of minimal techno, exotica, neo-etherea,=20 retro-futurism and other stuff. Guest vocals on two tracks=20 by Julee Cruise. ------------------------------------------ Volume Two of the excellent experimental electronica compilation Deutcher Funk will be released on June 8th=20 on the Caipirinha label. Many if not all of the tracks on=20 this comp are said to be exclusive. The tracklisting is: 1. Jazzanova: caravelle 2. Subtletease: overlookingis 3. Lame Gold: heartbreak hotel 4. Tarwater: no more extra time 5. Sad Rockets: e.j. 6. Felix Kubin: bruder luzifer 7. Wunder: noitz's kakao 8. Lithops: chubmond 9. H Sack Ziegler & F Schueltge Blumm: toygrooves 10. Naturalist: 12 11. Flanger: music to begin with 2 12. Hematic Sunsets: gaude mihi 13. Holosud: alaune ------------------------------------------ The newest release from the Minus label is a four tracker called 'Orange' on which Richie Hawtin does his modern reinterprations of the 80's Yello classic 'Oh Yeah.' Should be out next week. ------------------------------------------ More Telex remixes... Hot on the footsteps of the first volume, and of the=20 slammin' Carl Craig/Jay Denham remix 12", SSR is releasing a second album full of choice cuts from=20 the catalogue of legendary Belgian electro-disco-pop=20 icons from the early 80's, reworked by a host of top=20 producers. It's a combination of driving club tracks (the Stacey=20 Pullen, Ian Pooley, DJ D, Maurice Fulton, Eddie=20 Flashin' Fowlkes and T-Power mixes) and of electro- pop tracks (Buckfunk 3000, The Tellurians [Rainy=20 City], Pulsinger/Tunakan), while some of them even=20 stay close to a classic pop song structure (Morgan=20 Geist, Juan Atkins, Seven Dub). Listen to several of the mixes yourself at: http://www.crammed.be/ssr/ssr06.htm#telex ------------------------------------------ New from the Lucky Kitchen... . Family Audio comp 8" (Lucky Kitchen/LK004) Lucky Kitchen asked some of their friends to record=20 the sounds of their families, then compiled their favorite=20 tracks on an 8" lathe cut vinyl record hand made by=20 Peter King in New Zealand. The packaging is hand cut,=20 and the credits are handwritten by Lucky Kitchen and=20 they look and sound beautiful. Includes V/VM, Drew=20 Daniel (from Matmos), Todd Carter (Aeroespace=20 Soundwise), Alejandra Salinas, Aeron Bergman=20 (Underwood), Daniel Raffel (Suetsu), Michael Hartman=20 (from T.V. Pow). "=85nine documentary recordings from=20 around the globe, based in domestic settings and recorded=20 at various fidelities. An intimate series of snapshots=20 reveals family lives, relationships, rituals and tensions. =20 ------------------------------------------=20 After solid split 7"s from Jega/808 State and Stock Hausen & Walkman/Surgeon, the next in the Small Sluts label series of 7"s will feature a Two Lone Swordsmen/Dakota Oat Trio split ep. Due to be released in May. ------------------------------------------ Plod news. An album will be out on Worm Interface later this year,=20 and you can already take a pre-listen with tha magific=20 Real Audio-technique on http://gargamel.com/plod If you like what you hear you might want to check out the upcoming album that goes under the workname of =20 "Laist Homa."=20 ------------------------------------------ After their excellent Arovane 7", the City Centre Offices label will release a 7" next month by St Petersburgh, Russia's Fizzarum. After that there is a solvent/lowfish split 7". ------------------------------------------ ISAN news. Quite a bit of new Isan related material coming out in the next few months. A 7-track minialbum called Digitalis will be released on=20 liquefaction empire on June 7. Isan will release a 7" on the Static Caravan label on May 7th and a 7" on the Elefant label in July. ------------------------------------------ btw: if there are any artists, labels, or distributers who would like their new music information included in this regular series feel free e-mail me privately at xxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx -->-Lance--- xxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx xxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx p.o. box 450715 westlake, ohio 44145 united states