i got some records while i was over in europe last month.. aardvarck - cult copy 2xLP (w/DVD inside too) -- to me, shockingly good, way more accessible than i expected it to be. at least 4 or 5 rough minimal detroit kinda things on here that i'll keep coming back to (and the more out-there chit is nice too, some nice deep interludey ones), sounding like a mix between carl craig and dan curtin..package design is brilliant as well, nice dvd nipple inside the gatefold cover..haven't checked the dvd
aardvarck - cult copy remixes pt.2 (2000 and one, dexter) -- dexter mix is hard to decide on. it's got that too-clean, too-tight, kinda noisey sound that he always has, here reminding me more towards berlin than usual. but the bassline is cool and the tightness would probably make it sound good in the mix. 2000 and one remix is boring. some pretty typical techno chords thru a filter. and a beat. disappointing. i got the pt.1 as well, with the quince remix which is probably great, but my copy went home with gerard by accident.. iridite #6 -- a-side seems a little dated at first: techno with a deep house sensibility and vocal snippets (club friendly but undergroundy at the same time, real mid-90's sounding to my ears) -- but by the end of the track it gets so deeeep, sounding like orlando voorn vs prescription. the b-side is more minimal/percussive techno, quality stuff tho. esp the b2 which is all electric hihats and beats and raw tones, rambling synthesizers, the sort of track that really stands out in the mix....great techno record iridite #7 -- a-side is JB doing a 135bpm UR/orlando voorn style monster. awesome funky clav, delayed out chords, stabby chords, chugging sub-bass...heard it played out in manchester and glasgow and it was 'UGE! in fact i thought it was a great new ur record when i heard it played the first time. essential! b1 is a real nice acid-electro track, which eventually adds some gorgeous dmay style strings -- pretty great! b2 begins more on the side of cavernous, percussive techno-house, but these bright chords emerge from the mix and there's some nice "soul" samples (from phuture's "spirit" i believe), the bassline gets wayyy better, a little orlando style again....5 star record, 10/10...deep techno for da club. iridite coming strong with these new two! substance & vainqueur - reverberation -- pretty typical basic channel/chain reaction, in dancefloor mode...it's no M4 but it's pretty nice and deep and clearly from the BC crew.. a bunch of kenny larkin re-issues on rush hour. they're ok. 1 really good track on each maybe. i wasn't the biggest fan of this stuff when it first came out but some of it is great. i think i didn't manage to get the one i really want, with the Pod stuff vince watson - sublimina 2xLP -- i haven't really liked anything by vince that much yet, good but generic...haven't checked this yet. i'm working on my dj skills now so maybe i'll start appreciating his stuff more for how it works in the mix.. soul 223 - all city -- steve stasis with his dope detroit house style chit...the a2, with the vocal snips, is it for me....so so great! i'm way late i know e.r.p. - alsoran -- yayyy. deep, melancholy, sweet and emotional electro/techno from gerard. this is on frantic flowers, but there is another e.r.p. coming later on frustrated funk as well. also the e.r.p. dLVEXT2 will be re-pressed this summer with new mastering john davis - flashcan 2xLP -- sounding like a re-issue of nice old disco/freestyle/electrofunk stuff, like an obscure classic straight outta 84-86. john davis was apparently one of the real musicians/singers behind milli vanilli says discogs. ha! i had some more stuff, like the newest d5 on delsin and some others..but they all went home with gerard by accident. btw, i keep seeing people talking about redshape and how big he is right now, and marvelling about how few records he's put out to be so big...but i just noticed the other day that he's actually released something like 8 records in the last year or so. that's a lot. looking forward to checking out his new millions of moments thing tho, as well as the other records on that label. what's the deal with MoM? jt ps apologies for the silence to all the people who have written me/gerard since our return from europe. we've both been lying way low and incommunicado, but will get in touch soon...
