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111 Lock Grooves
turntablism » TURNTABLISM

Akufen, Atom, Radboud Mens, Mathew Jonson, Mike Shannon, The Mole, Deadbeat...

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Actually that's only 96 LOCKED GROOVES, but welldone those ! When you play one track it last 1 hour and there are 96 of them... Vynil is defenitly something special, melting the influences from very differents artists coming from Mutek, Consigned, Mosaic, Force Inc, Dreamorks, BSI records, Mille Plateaux, Nova Mute...

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US
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3 Pattes Compilation
"Anatomy Of A Maniac"
experimental » ELECTRO PUNK / ELECTRO INDUS

Cortex, Finalcut, Straiph, Cutman, Astron, ETAT DES STOCKS, Ripit, Cortex, Planetaldol...

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We can't say how many good comments have been done about this compilation that issued in 2004. But to make it short I'd say this is the contium of that Mail Art, fandom, Hometaping movement (Etats Des Stocks, Human Flesh) in a nawadays verion (Ripit, Planetaldol...) with some crossing with Free Party Movement experimentations (Cortex, Tzii)... Fresh !

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FR
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9 MM 04
acidcore » TRIBE

Ben

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4 tracks of pure acidcore attacks. DBN acid + French kicking Hardtek.

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FR
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Ad Noiseam CD 66
"Valentine"
downtempo dark breakcore » BREAKCORE

Cdatakill

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Zak Roberts (aka Cdatakill) is no newcomer to anybody interested in breakcore. Active since the 1990's under various avatars, he settled for the name Cdatakill in 2002, and has since then released music on Ad Noiseam, as well as Zhark, Low Res, Cross Fade Entertainment and Eupholus. His open-minded take at the boundaries-pushing of breakcore had made of him one of the most varied and surprising artists of the genre. Taking a opposite direction from the furious and complex 2004 "The Cursed Species", “Valentine” is a work whose wonders lay in the depths of its textures and its lush atmospheres. Still featuring the staccato rhythms and dry beats of Cdatakill's past, “Valentine” is strongly dub-oriented, an overall trip-hop tempo being brought together with guitar samples, sliced vocals and even an homage to the ever-useful 808. A album focusing more on beauty than on violence, and perfectly reflected in Magnus Blomster's original artwork, “Valentine” is a shape-changing, dense work which benefits from being listened to in a row, generating a lush, daydream-inducing mood. From the tribal beats of “You are mine” or the Billie Holiday cover (“Yesterdays”) to the exit of “Arapahoe County Sunset”, “Valentine” is Cdatakill's most compact release, an album in the truest sense of the word, and a work on which Zak Roberts can let his reach a new level of maturity, without having to prove his point again

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DE
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Ad Noiseam CD 80
"Lost tracks"
electronica songs » AMBIENT ELECTRONICA

Aaron Spectre

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From its opening salvo of disembodied dulcimer strings reverberating in the air, Aaron Spectre's latest offering appears to be in complete opposition to his Drumcorps personality. But don't let his downtempo side fool you - Lost Tracks is every bit as meticulously crafted as anything Spectre's done, chock full of dense ambient soundscapes, complex rhythm lines, the odd catchy hook, and other sonic treats for the eager explorer. Written in New York and Berlin, the nine tracks span six years of Spectre's musical development – from fledgling DJ to live act to be reckoned with. While not a biographical album per se, listeners can witness the progression of Spectre's trademark style. At times mysterious, even seductive, but more often than not thoughtful and melancholic, you can imagine a 21-year-old Aaron Spectre arriving alone and optimistic in NYC, only to seek refuge from the city in his gear-filled bedroom. In these solitary hours – and ultimately years – he honed his craft the proverbial hard way, tweaking, experimenting, and learning as he went along. The result? From the oldest track, “The Wrong Fuel,” a mournful drone-and-glitch barrage with a nearly unbearably harsh crescendo of distortion, to the newest – and aptly titled – “Dulcimer,” a haunting ambient composition whose translucent harmonies float in the air, the album is as well-traveled as its maker. Glitchy hip-hop styled “Down in the Gutter,” the unexpectedly sultry “Half Silver”, plaintive vocals woven with fragile guitar on “Degrees” – meanwhile, Spectre cements everything together with warm organic layers of sounds, airy reverbs, and dirty broken beats. Far from being the stereotypical electronica collection of tracks with endlessly repeating bars of neat-but-incidental little melodies, within each track is a clear structure and progression. And despite the somber mood of the album, the irrepressible joy of discovery and growing mastery lies buried beneath each track. Includes tracks with long-time collaborator Aarktica, Kazumi, and labelmate Lapsed. Ad Noiseam invites all to roam through this lush album, taking refuge in its secret spaces.

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DE
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Analog Replicant 05
"Elastik"
hard techno » TRIBE

Ben 9mm

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A heavy Hardtekno rekurd. Bringing 2 advantages : To be dancefloor without being too speed, and not to be as Acid as all the Ben 9mm for a change. Notice a double kick and a fat thick bass, full of subs here... Very English.