With my limited knowledge (I havnt heard the full album) but picked up the 12" sampler last week I have to agree JT - its really really good. I cant wait for the full album to drop.
Good to see Tom continuing to release top sh!t on his label(s). Pity he wasnt in town when you were over too JT. Cheers BT --- "J.T." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > got around to listening to a promo cd of dan's > upcoming new album on headspace last night > > i'd checked samples online and it seemed OK, wasnt > really struck by it, but on hearing the real thing > ohhhh i was really really impressed!! > > super stuff from dan, reminding me of my favorite > stuff of his from the mid-90's, but updated and > contemporary sounding as well -- whoooOOoo the track > "quaoar" especially, really hot dancefloor friendly > house and very trademark dan style (with a bit of a > warren harris/hanna sound as well maybe?)...HOTTTT! > the majority of the tracks are really full of great > ideas and sounds and grooves; there's a couple > tracks that go a bit too atonal/jazzy/weird to > really hook me, but i still enjoy listening to those > as they're so full of ideas, "interesting" (in the > best way) listening..collectively makes for a > captivating and fulfilling album-listening > experience...ohhhh there's a wayyyyyy dope (and way > too short) hiphop interlude on there even, reminding > of the out-there production of def jux or something > (makes me want a whole album of dc hiphop!!)...so > far there's only one track of the 12 tracks on the > cd that i hit "skip" on, which is about as good as > it gets for me, i'm ADD and real picky.. > > for me this is the best (new) house/techno album in > quite a while, totally unique and artistic and > inspiring...it really lifted me up and gave me a > more positive outlook on the future of > techno/house...lots of very good stuff around these > days, but to me most of it is refining and > re-articulating familar sounds without infusing a > real strong and individual personality in it -- > stuck in the concept of a genre, or the concept of a > "classic" sound, but this is inimitable DC! was > dan's last album the one on elypsia? i liked that > pretty well, but i think this is superior...i have a > feeling it won't be equalled until shake finally > drops his album haha...anyyyways tip tip tip!! > > jt >
