heya list,
i listened to a few new tunes this weekend in a record shop (be it via.
funked up turntable and broken headphones) Here is what I thought:
Larry heard - loosefingers ep: Brilliant. Im really on a budget right
now, but this record was head and shoulders above everything else. It
is larry heards musical side. One track beats really slow, around 110
bpm. Its lovely though, very deep house. I like his style because its
simple musical talent sans any gimicks, very jammy feel to it without
feeling too raw. Thats important to me, i am a big fan of theo parrish,
bu it is nice to have a very polished sounding house jam that can match
Theos bpms without coping theo's raw jacking style. The other track on
the first side is considerably faster, probably around 125 bpm or
something. And the flip is somewhere between them, I cant remember what
it sounds like right now, but i love all three tracks.
oh and one more thing. I dont know about the rest of the vinyl buyers
and spinners in the US, but Im sick of seeing records commonly go for
$11.50 and $12. Luciano's single release on Peacefrog is being sold
locally for $14 Thank you Mr. Heard, for releasing quality house music
in the USA for the price of $7. i tip my hat to you, and please
continue!
other stuff:
Ron Trent: ital foods space is the place: hmm. I liked it but there
are a few reasons i didnt pick it up. There is a vocal in there that
says something like "space..." I didnt like it because it seemed to
have too many effects on it. the whole production seemed kind of "over
the top" with everything but the kitchen sink thrown into it. its kind
of nice, but its going for 12 dollars, and the record is two nearly
identical versions of the same track, pass.
Dimitri from Paris: In the house "limited sampler": I listened most
closely to the Lil Louis mix on the record. I think it was a rmx of the
O'jays. It sounded nice, and I liked how the brass section blended in
nicely with the vocals. I was tempted to pick it up, but i don't think
it was his best work. however, i want to give it another listen. This
time with a fully operational listening system and without annoying
"billy jean" bass line cover being pumped through the stores sound
system. yuck!
new Spectral Sound label releases: First up is the matthew dear anger
management album: good and innovative, but I like all his other
releases on spectral sound a little bit better (especially his album
and ep#1) He does have a knack for experimentation, especially in one
of his tracks with what seems to be a gentle distortion building into a
loud chaotic crashing WRRR!! Then a return to the abstract beats. Check
it out for sure, i liked it, but i cant spend too many beans right now,
and I can probably find it later on if i want to.
The other Spectral Sound is hieroglyphic being-machines for lovers :
nothing special as far as i reckon, chuging beats kind of like getting
caught in a meat grinder. i prefer a little more attention to music
than hard noise when buying techno. not to hate or anything, but there
isn't much i find that attracts me to this record.
these reviews are my opinions only, i always encourage everyone to
listen for themselves.
later 313ers all the world over (from ocean to ocean -juan atkins)
-jason
