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Sunday, 25 September 2016
art is everywhere part 70
Fresh Haddock of the day
The Haddock
2760 Willamette street # 205
Eugene
OR
97405
USA
The Haddock
2760 Willamette street # 205
Eugene
OR
97405
USA
More from parts unknown (from America)
I got another small parcel with non-politicaly collagwes. Enjoy!!!
Various – Dub Infusions 1989-1999 (CD)
I found this in the cheapie bin at a second hand record store.
It`s rare that you get the opportunity to purchase a dub compilation for a
single dollar. I had no expectations except maybe sampling purposes. I`ve been
hearing this all week long and I can`t get bored. There`s 12 tracks here (68.32
minutes). You will hear music from the likes of Shantel (German DJ and
producer), Lundaland (solo project of German musician & singer Pia
Lund), Stuart Matthewman (British multi-instrumentalist &
producer), Kruder & Dorfmeister (German duo), Roupe (that`s Rupert
Brewer), Renegade Soundwave (UK electronic music group), Norman
Cook (UK DJ & producer & label owner), Wally Badarou (French
solo artist & keyboardist), Fila Brazillia (UK music duo), Uptight
People (electronic music duo), Manasseh (Nick Raphael a UK
solo music artist) and Sly & Mo (Stefan Morth). The
music is dub oriented it goes sometimes in disco, electronic dub, chill-out,
and hip hop territory. No standout tracks this time around. The whole
recording`s standout material. This one`s a keeper folks.
Various Artists – quadruped v-1 (CD)
This is four way split CD, hence the title. This came out on Planet
Dog way back in 1994. 1994 and 1995 were good years for trance and
psychedelic trance / GOA (before everything turned digital i.e. too good to be
true, definitely less anal-logue). Now let`s begin with Optic Eye (Jake
Stephenson & Brian Trower) doing three pieces of techno /
ambient techno and trance. The first one `Aluf null` (7.29 minutes) is
amazingly mellow for trance, nice chill-out undertones. The second featured
artist Active Loop Zone (Donovan Lines & Rick Lomas)
deliver two evolving trance songs. Then we have Zuvuya (Mike West,
Paul Chousmer and Phil Pickering) delivers three trance / techno
/ GOA influenced pieces. We end it all with the Children Of The bong (Daniel
Goganian & Rob Henry). They deliver two amazing songs of
downtempo electronic / techno, break beats included with a lo-fi dash of
psychedelia. Amazing. A nice ending for an incredible album (it still sounds
good today).
Lab Findings # 8 (zine)
Lab Findings is a 8.5 by 11 inches, black & white, professionally
printed, randomly published zine (six pages long this time around). This issue
focuses on a veritable `who-sent-what `of correspondence, announcements
and dispatches received in the mail during the first half of 2016. The good doctor
Bill is a popular zine maker I counted 64 mail contacts in there. One of
those postal contacts caught my attention. A fellow by the name of CAD
send him some mini (zines or comix) and some movies as well. I used to own some
mini-comics done by one Clark Allen Dissmeyer (Initials CAD),
could it be the same person? I will have to investigate, that`s for sure. If
you want to have a copy of Lab Findings, send Doctor Bill some
well-hidden cash, something for him to review, a trade, something for God`s
sake. Mailing stuff is expensive these days. That`s the normal, polite thing to
do. Well don`t just stand there, he`s worthy, contact:
Kobb Laboratories
P.O BOX 30231
Pensacola
Florida
30231 USA
Saturday, 17 September 2016
Infected Mushroom – vicious delicious (CD)
Infected Mushroom are a psy-trance duo from Israel made
of Erez Alzen and Amit Dudevani. In case you didn`t know,
psy-trance is a subgenre of trance music characterized by complex arrangements
of high tempo riffs, layered melodies and subtle synthetic rhythms. I
discovered these Guys about 10 years ago. I`m not into trance and their genres
/ subgenres. I like a lot Infected Mushrooms music. They`re not
afraid to experiment and mix things up a bit. It`s either hit or miss. Vicious
delicious is their sixth studio album (11 tracks = 70.04 minutes). This is
not your typical psy-trance full length. You will hear some acoustic / electric
guitar, the music sometimes goes into rock, techno, rap, acid techno and
electro territory. An interesting release to say the least. My standout track
of the moment is
1 – Becoming insane (7.20 minutes) = amazing acoustic
guitar + psy-trance with vocoder vocals included = catchy, addictive, now I
feel like dancing here (and you don`t want to see this).
Tuesday, 13 September 2016
Miss Kittin & The Hacker – first album (CD)
When this album
came out (2001) an old friend gave me a CD-R full of free mp3`s. Along the
numerous cool electronic music tracks, there was this song named Frank
Sinatra by Miss Kittin & the Hacker. It took my head off,
those amazing grooves and that almost metallic / robotic voice (no vocoder here
folks). I`m hooked here. I can`t believe I found this for just 2.00$. I`m
sitting home enjoying a cold white Boréale beer, hearing this CD for the
very first time around. To be honest, I`m impressed. The album still sounds
fresh. You will hear the obvious hits: Frank Sinatra, 1982 and
stock exchange. Then, I found this incredibly groovy / cold wave / new
wave song `life on mtv`. All I can say here is WOW! The album
blends electro, techno, synthpop and electronic music. Imagine a jam session
featuring in no particular order: Human League (circa Dare and /
or Fascination), Princess Superstar, Visage, old
Gary Numan (the pleasure principle) and John Foxx (circa
Metamatic). It`s cold, it`s funky, it`s groovy, it`s synthpop, it`s
techno, it`s electronic, it`s Miss Kittin & The
Hacker!
DJ Heather – tangerine (CD)
DJ Heather
(real name: Heather Robinson) is part of the ever expanding
Chicago house community (along the likes of Diz, Derrick
Carter, Sneak and Mark Farina). I bought a pile of used CDs /
DVDs at a garage sale. I think I paid something like 5.00$ for the whole
shebang. I gave away most of the stuff I bought there. I kept this CD and the
Shartopus DVD (out of sheer curiosity) I don`t know too many female DJs,
except Miss Kittin and Misstress Barbara. Tangerine is her
first DJ mix album. She mixes / remixes tracks from Freaks, J.T
Donaldson & Chris Nazuka, Nick Holder, Natural
Rhythm, Les Maçons De La Musique, Majestika, Johnny
Fiasco featuring D`Luxe, Rhythm Plate, Nostalgia,
Studio Nova, Toka Project (2 songs), Bert Dunk,
Derrick Carter, DJD and The Rurals. Definitely music
for the dance floor i.e. toe tapping, hips moving and butt shaking, you get the
drill. If you`re into house / deep house electronic music then this baby`s for
you.
Not my cup of
tea Interesting just
not for me.
Monday, 12 September 2016
Various Artists – 2000 hands (double CD)
I got this as a trade. I consider myself lucky. This compilation
came out in 2000 and it`s sold-out. It is a shame though. The music is
incredible here. There`s 10 bands / artists doing three songs each (30 amazing
tracks). You will hear sounds from the likes of Orphx, Proyecto
Mirage, Winterkalte, MS Gentur, Needle Sharing,
KKVD, Typhoid, Ah Cama-Sotz, Xabec, and Schachtanlage
Gagenort. I`m a fan of Orphx. I discovered them in the early
nineties. At the time, they were running Xcreteria it was their tape label.
They used the name Oriphix on their first cassette (back in 1993). Upon
the first listen I was hooked they were mixing noise + industrial (the real
stuff forget NIN please) + experimental with rhythmic noise like no one
else was at the time. The music on this compilation is a potent blend of
industrial, noise, techno, electronic, experimental, ambient, drum & noise,
and rhythmic noise. The discovery of the day: Winterkalte`s doing noisy
/ harsh beats + old school industrial = I want more. Recommended.
Gusgus – this is normal (CD)
Third album from this Reykjavik, Iceland band
founded in 1995. There`s 11 amazing songs (53.36 minutes) here. This one`s
slightly different in styles though. This recording goes in three directions;
dancefloor oriented material, minimal pop and electronically oriented material.
There`s some elements of trip hop, lounge, funk, chill-out, downtempo,
electronic, leftfield, pop and house. The predominant music style is house. If
house music`s not your cup of tea, don`t buy this. The more I listen to this
and the more I can`t help myself and think it`s a crossbreed between Stereo
MC`s and Portishead. Interesting. Standout tracks are
1 – Ladyshave (3.58 minutes) = house + downtempo with
funk / toe tapping undertones = let`s get it on like Donkey Kong on the
dancefloor.
5 – Very important people (5.51 minutes) = house +
electronic with lotsa hooks and grooves = is house the new disco or what. Check
this out: https://www.oz.com/gusgus
Ambassador 21 / Buben – split (CD)
I got this as a trade item a long time ago. It was lying in my
ever expanding to listen pile of stuff. This CD came out in 2002 on Invasion
Wreck Chord (a digital hardcore / industrial / noise label from Minsk /
Belarus founded by Ambassador 21). Ambassador 21 are a Belarusian
duo of Natasha A Twentyone and Alexey Protasov. They
do seven tracks of hard electronics + heavy guitars + various sampled goodies +
sandpaper vocals. They sound like the angry, pissed-off bastard offspring of Nitzer
Ebb / Skinny Puppy / Die Form. Good aggressive
music. Buben (real name Vladislav Buben)
is a Belarusian musician, artist, promoter, a creator of various radio
and art projects. I heard a couple of years ago some of his albums released on Clinical
Archives netlabel (info here http://clinicalarchives.blogspot.ca/).
The music was intense experimental / harsh noise works (definitely not an
easy listen). I`m pleasantly surprised this time around. This is not noisy
material. Buben does nine pieces of what sounds like a mix of electronic
/ EBM / industrial / experimental with some digital hardcore elements. Angry
(not dance floor friendly material) electronic music. More information here: invasion@ambassador21.com
Free online entertainment
I don`t always have time to watch a full movie. I`m a busy
person. My spare time is limited and precious. I do download a good amount of
short movies from the internet, so I can view them whenever I want though. I`ve
seen some crappy ones, some average and some good ones too. Here are my three
recommendations of the day:
1 – Paradox (thriller, 2006)
Two men stranded at the bottom of a well appear to be from
different periods in time. A good buildup with a nice twisted ending (18.23
minutes).
Watch it here;
2 – Vicki (horror, comedy, 2012)
This shorty is a comedic tribute to john Carpenter`s `Christine`
(1983). I rented this movie in the mid-eighties. I liked it. Honestly I was
more impressed when I saw `the car` (1977) at the theater.
Watching that huge 1971 Lincoln Continental Mark III black coupe
running over joggers scarred the hell out of me. Vicki is also a tribute
to 80s horror movies. Good killing scenes and a kick-ass synth soundtrack by Umberto
and Time Fighter (14.29 minutes). Watch it here; https://vimeo.com/36199414
3 - The living want me dead (action, comedy, horror, 2010)
After trying to make some fast Christmas cash at a military
owned testing facility a slacker / loser (named Howard Phillips) turns everyone he encounters into violent,
raged-fueled, angry, pissed-off zombies / maniacs. I wouldn`t watch this while
eating. Everyone who encounters Howard Phillips will vomit violently (you see
everything here, chunks and all folks) before transforming themselves into
bloodthirsty maniacs. The action is fast in this cool 23.04 minutes long short
movie. Feel free to check it out here:
Carl Cox – phuture 2000 (CD)
Carl Andrew
Cox is a UK techno DJ & producer (born 29-07-1962 in Barbados,
now residing in Melbourne, Australia). This is his second album. I
never heard his music before. I know it`s electronically oriented though. I was
expecting techno, maybe Detroit or Chicago style. Man, am I wrong
here. The perfect music for people who like dancing with some progressive house
and / or tech house. Good clubbing music. Most of the songs follow a similar
pattern / style i.e. sweet & subtle progressive house or a somewhat edgier
tech house. I`m not much into dance music. Ok I`ll admit it I like New
Order and Daft Punk (their cool electronic disco). But that`s
about it. A couple of tracks grabbed my short attention span. They sounded a bit
different, and they are
3 – The Latin
theme (4.54 minutes) = nice trumpet sounds + progressive house. Hola mamma
sita qué paso?
6 – Black
shaolin (6.30 minutes) = hip hop / rap + progressive / tech house.
Yo
baby
Lemme spill some
gravy
Would you be my
Lady?
9 – Dr.
Funk (6.42 minutes) = a potent mix of more house with elements / traces of
funk and disco. Now I feel like dancing. Interesting.
more from unknown parts in America
I got this envelope from the states (no return address) full of wicked goodies. Enjoy!
Juno Reactor – labyrinth (CD)
Juno
Reactor are a British musical project (formed in 1990). Labyrinth,
which came out in 2004 is their sixth studio album (nine tracks = 53.49
minutes). I bought this at local Renaissance Montréal store for
two reasons:
1 – It looked like
electronic music, or so I hoped.
2- Every CD is
2.00$ so what the heck.
To be honest this
is not just your regular run of the mill electronic music album. It sounds like
highly sophisticated orchestrations + electronic / techno with some global music
undertones. Mighty impressive to say the least. It would make the perfect
soundtrack for a film noir / suspense movie (it always keeps you on your toes).
Standout tracks this time around are
2 –
Conquistador 2 (5.05 minutes) = lush orchestrations meet tribal / trance
electronic music. Just what the doctor ordered.
5 – Mona Lisa
overdrive (4.445 minutes) = classic orchestrations + techno / goa / trance
perhaps. Feel my primitive side rising here. The cool discovery of the day,
that`s for sure folks.
Thursday, 1 September 2016
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