Surgeon - Midnight Club Tracks 1 (Counterbalance 04) 3 tracks. A-side features heavy electro/non-4-4 beats with layers of percussion and some v nice edits. This is a great track w/ lots of ideas. B-side features two tracks which are more 4/4 based (but displaying Surgeon's usual polyrythmic mayhem), continuing the percussive theme from side A with lots of edits and some great synth parts. All 3 tracks are fairly complex, heavy numbers with echoes of Derrick May in there somewhere. I'm impressed by this EP, the best Surgeon release I have heard for a while (La Real is also superb).
Samuel L Sessions - Remixes pt 1 (Cycle 10) Featuring the remixing talents of Ben Sims and Mark Broom and Samuel L himself. This is all great stuff though no departure from the usual tribal sounds and running bass lines. Ben Sims mix (of Centrafrique) is good though a little uninspired perhaps - makes a great tool. Mark Broom delivers an interesting take on this sound, easing up on the bass a _little_ and adding some nice repetitive synth - a very hypnotic track. Samuel L Sessions - Let's Get Lost (Cosmic ID 3) More great tribal tracks from Sessions on Steve Bicknell's Cosmic offshoot (also check out Oliver Ho release on this label Cosmic ID 2, fantastic) - this is his best work IMO, along with Centrafique. Common Factor - World Is Mine (Planet E) Deep and uplifting vocal house, with some lovely harmonies - singer has a v powerful voice which is supported by some excellent rythms and bass lines. Really great release, four mixes all v nice. I have a white with no track list so don't know who has done the mixes unfortunately :( O'Connor/Sutton - A Disintegration Of Our Faith (Downwards) 2 'banging' (excuse the term) tracks from Birmingham. Excellent production on both tracks; winding hypnotic grooves with an edgy/dark feel. One for 4am. Also : Picked up UR - Revolution For Change (1992). An awesome record. Punisher, Code of Honour etc.... Mayday mix of Jaguar (430 West Uk) - has been discussed a lot but lives up to most of the hype IMO. Original still the best mix for me by a stretch.
