Blaubac - Wind Chill If all you listened to was the first track, you'd think "sounds a bit too much like the Boards of Canada", but very soon this takes off into some really nice jazzy, experimental directions while retaining the BoC type dischordant melodic starins here and there. It also winds up sounding a bit more 'acoustic' than BoC do. Very good spin with enough to keep you going back to plumb the depths of it.
Ladytron - 604 I loved this instantly. Very retro kitsch; 80s style klunky synth pop hooks with a modern knob spin on 'em. Loads of fun and hooks to match. Maybe it wears off quick (dunno - haven't had it that long), but it's a fun ride so far. Dave - Sensory Overload Great deep house stuff; a bit more lush than a lot of what's been coming out of Germany but certainly doesn't suffer for it. VA Praesentiert 3 (Raum...Music) And speaking of what's been coming out of Germany, this is a lovely compendium from Raum...Musik feat. Dub taylor, Michael Langlois, Kingsize XS and Dirk Diggler among others. Tosca - Suzuki in Dub I posted a recommendation for this a while back and was a bit surprised to find it dissed by a few. I'm not sure if the naysayers were reviewing "Suzuki" (which I found a tad light myself for K&D type fare) or actually noticed I was referencing the "in Dub" lp, which is Suzuki in remix . If you're a K&D fan, it's hard to see how this one would fail to satisfy as (imo) it's one the nicest of its ilk since the "Sessions" lp and the Walkner & Mostl ep (another great outing - they also do a remix here). Quant - Quantastical Quantasm I love this. At first I wasn't taken with the spoken-type voacls which crop up in several places, but the lush, warm, soulful, jazzy DeGiorgio type hooks resplendant throughout this lp make it a must-have in my book. And I got used to the vox. VA Full Fledged (Kanzleramt) Nice 2cd set of mixes/remixes by Anthony Rother, Heiko Laux, Diego, Double X, etc. which moves enough to keep you interested and goes deep enough to be a worthwhile buy. -- jeff ?/~THINK OUTSIDE OF YOUR SITCOM~\! ICQ904008 (but I'm never on) ----> http://www.freedonation.com (costs you nothing. try it)
