Out of the New bin: ------------------ Matthew Dear - Dog Days VA - Superlongevity 3 Matthew Johnson - Itiswhatitis 7 (Finally!) Krikor - Pas de Nom (Finally!) some new Rework 12" (whose title I'm not aware of) Docile - Ten
Out of the Used bin: ------------------- Maurice - This is Acid Sheila E - Glamorous Life Soul II Soul - Back II Life Inner City - Big Fun Jesse Saunders - Yeah / Let Me Hear U Say Definitely a great couple of weeks for records lately... all sorts of stuff I've been looking for for quite a while now. Matthew -----Original Message----- From: J. T. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2003 9:45 AM To: 313@hyperreal.org Subject: Re: (313) Re: new records there is so much i wish i could pick up right now but i have to save my moneys for gifts for stupid other people. i did get advance copies of iken - image of a drawn sword (realsoon #2) dope dope dope! 10" which comes in a lovely green 78 sleeve. a-side is super warm, funky, deep, just a little abstract house...totally up there with kdj's latest stuff, leaning towards techno in all the right ways..b-side has a very cool dubby cut, leaning towards dancehall, with great analog bits floating around..niiiice!! last one on b-side is a beatless number built around a nice jazz bass sample, some creaky ship sounds, lovely pads and some more nice little sounds floating around...excelllent record. lovely label too with green splotches on it, very classy.. ultramarine - carl craig remixes (realsoon #3) yeahhhuhhh! the hooter remix hasnt aged a bit! great beat programming, nice horn sample, classic cc sounds, ohh those rolling beats...comes off like some subtly tropical house azz-shaker, and a little towards paperclip people stuff maybe even..also a nice beatless cc remix of hooter is included as well, lovely. b-side has cc remix of "source", which does sound old, but still great, classic detroit house sound, dope chezntrent style bassline, bangin beats and simple chords, some lovely pads and strings...very well arranged, keeps introducing new bits, doesnt get repetitive. b2 is another very short beatless remix, well more of a filtered outro of "hooter"... 2 essential records..! also labrat xl - mice or cyborg (clone) ohhh yeah this is very good, i think it edges out the abstract thought as my favorite out of the 7 storms. more abstract and thoughtful than the old drexciya jams still, but just great sounds and beats, real songs. super sad, lovely soaring "whale calls" and skittery beats and little chord jabs in labrat1, dope house speed overdriven 808 beats in labrat2 with a classic! grungey drexciyan bass and spooky sounds from within the bubblecruiser and some pitched around vox "if you're good to go let your body show"...labrat3 goes more smooth and funky, towards older drexciya, verrry nice...labrat4 is super slow plodding electro with spacey meandering chords and thick gurgling bass..labrat5 heading towards industrial techno, loads more great sounds..labrat6 brings out the sk beats and some deeep sad underwater pads! a really really really great album and close to the 7 storms and james stinson's legacy... looking forward to hearing those new submerge ones, they all sounded very good..and i think i will have a lot of fun with doubles of dope computer :) jt _________________________________________________________________ Gift-shop online from the comfort of home at MSN Shopping! No crowds, free parking. http://shopping.msn.com
