ToolBox Records

An excellent extreme speedcore & Breakcore produkt, no easysamples and very to be connected with Peace Off style. STRONG !

VINYL EDITION of the CD : so way, way, way back in 1994 dan doormouse first starting making hardcore techno in milwaukee wisconsin, then one day he stumbled upon a sun ra record and thus, 'breakcore' in the united states of america was born. he began the legendary addict and distort record labels soon after, and began releasing the most f.cked up high intensity music the world has ever seen. the nephew of lemmy from motorhead (really, no sh.t!), dan soon started performing solo and with his band meat around milwaukee in the midwest of the u.s., gaining a massive following of renegades, speed freaks and social workers. somehow, mike paradinas (mu-ziq) took notice, and 'broken' was dan's first major cd release in 2002 on the planet mu record label. but it comes as no surprise that the sorted and complex realities of breakcore stardom (in this case of bottle of jack daniels, and some misplaced punches) made it difficult to continue with planet mu. naturally, dan finds a home at cock rock disco with 'stanley yershonowski presents xylophone jism as the ridiculator.' and pleased we are! 'xylophone jism' is easily the greatest record ever made! it's an exploration of all types of music (...there's even whale song), pieced together into a vaguely abstract style that swallows up whole libraries of music! the listener is tossed this way and that, beaten by blasts from horn sections and gabber bass, ripped apart by high-speed breakbeats and strung out with latin rhythm. but listen to the ladies scream in delight when you get to the last track, where dan gives his brilliant version of some latin super-pop. and is there a secret track on this cd? who knows...

The breakbeat electro club machine is back. Against The Grain in its best exercize : sexy !

t.kniep and p.münch have finally finished their first full length album since 2001 and compared to other ant-zen releases this is not simply an 'act' - it is an act! on this cd, synapscape's astonishing rhythm skills are perfectly displayed. keeping the beat straight but always changing the patterns throughout a track. when a track starts you might think you know how it will proceed, but while listening you will end up being surprised. there is a permanent change - without any real interference. the album could also be described as an 'attack on expectations' - sequencers and electronic percussion replace the expected bass drum; in a heavily distorted 4/4 track a techno-like 5th-chord is embedded; crystal clear drum strokes replace distorted beats; - those 'attacks' are the sparks of the burning flow. the variety of sound is evident in the ambient tracks like 'kollberg' and 'sellout', the hard 4/4-beat-ers like 'the hoe' and 'katunga' (which lean heavily toward the distorted dance floor) and the live-killer-tracks ('wings' and 'alice') which may be well-known to synapscape addicts. but act!'s general mood is what makes this cd a real album and not just a compilation of new tracks. this album is nothing less than an improvement and a logical progression of synapscape's conceptual work. the act! is done.

geneviéve pasquier's debut cd 'soap bubble factory' introduced this outstanding artist to listeners who do not have access to a record player (having a vinyl collection isn't expected anymore). now, after countless customers' requests, both geneviéve and ant-zen are presenting g.p.'s finest vinyl tracks on compact disc (for the first time). what you will find is the complete 'virgin thoughts' lp, three 7" tracks, 'fairy tale' from the split-10" with bastards of love, g.p.'s 'in stahlgewittern II' compilation contribution - and the previously unreleased 'blitzkrieg baby' (part 1 and part 2). the style ranges from distorted noise-influenced industrial ('don't think i am...') to dark electro beats ('pulse'); also included is her take on a pop tune ('today the disco'). this retrospective shows geneviéve's artistic variety right from the beginning. the mastery of many electronic sound facets, combined with her exceptional voice - claiming, alluring, repelling, suspicious - was and will be g.p.'s trademark. all of this is perfectly displayed on this truly fine release.