Some reviews from 30.4.07 that I originally posted to 313. More reviews to come very soon.
STL - Something002
Blinding Hardwax related 12 with two kinda melancholic chicago house
style tracks. Probably the favourite thing I've picked up recently.
Move D - Workshop002
Wicked sounding follow up to the first Workshop 12. I love Move D
when he edges toward disco away from the mnml outings he has. He does
that on here. The two track side being the winner for me here.
Optic Nerve - Replica - Puzzlebox
Detroit techno, as you expect from KT. The remix of 'Celestial' is
ace, nice rolling bassline etc. (If you've been picking up Redshape
12s recently this is a must-check).
Keith Worthy - Emotional Content -Aesthetic Audio
Along the lines of a lot of beatdown house outta Detroit. 'Emotional
Content' particularly has that Omar S vibe. Nice 12.
Theo Parrish - Sound Scultures v1 - Sound SIgnature
Long awaited, super expensive 3x12 pack (equivalent of $44 in the
UK). Theo is a little hit and miss for me a lot of the time and some
of this is a little too experimental for me but when he gets it right
he really gets it right. Another nice thing to see is that there's
none of this distorted levels nonsense that afflicts some of his
earlier releases. The production overall is a big step up imo.
'Soul Control' is the star of the pack for me. Wonky, soulful, slow,
verging on techno, it's really hard to describe which is a good
thing. The hype track 'Synthetic Flemm' is also on here and that too
is a highlight as is the ugly edit style track, 'The Rink'. I've not
had chance to give the others as much of a listen yet but I'd say
this LP is a must-buy really.
KDJ - TechnologyStoleMyVinyle - KDJ35
Didn't like this from the short audio clips. More organic than I
prefer KDJ to be, in fact this 12 sounds like a DJ mix cutting in
between a live band track and something more electronic.
Casa Mena ft. Thom Yorke - The Clock
An off-kilter house track with the melancholy of Thom Yorke's vocals.
I picked this is up on impulse and it's slightly less straightforward
than I expected, a good thing.
