i found the luciano record (i assume you mean the single) for $0 at ameoba in LA. it could be your store- not the label.
On Mon, 8 Mar 2004, jason kenjar wrote: > heya list, > > i listened to a few new tunes this weekend in a record shop (be it via. > funked up turntable and broken headphones) Here is what I thought: > > Larry heard - loosefingers ep: Brilliant. Im really on a budget right > now, but this record was head and shoulders above everything else. It > is larry heards musical side. One track beats really slow, around 110 > bpm. Its lovely though, very deep house. I like his style because its > simple musical talent sans any gimicks, very jammy feel to it without > feeling too raw. Thats important to me, i am a big fan of theo parrish, > bu it is nice to have a very polished sounding house jam that can match > Theos bpms without coping theo's raw jacking style. The other track on > the first side is considerably faster, probably around 125 bpm or > something. And the flip is somewhere between them, I cant remember what > it sounds like right now, but i love all three tracks. > > oh and one more thing. I dont know about the rest of the vinyl buyers > and spinners in the US, but Im sick of seeing records commonly go for > $11.50 and $12. Luciano's single release on Peacefrog is being sold > locally for $14 Thank you Mr. Heard, for releasing quality house music > in the USA for the price of $7. i tip my hat to you, and please > continue! > > other stuff: > > Ron Trent: ital foods space is the place: hmm. I liked it but there > are a few reasons i didnt pick it up. There is a vocal in there that > says something like "space..." I didnt like it because it seemed to > have too many effects on it. the whole production seemed kind of "over > the top" with everything but the kitchen sink thrown into it. its kind > of nice, but its going for 12 dollars, and the record is two nearly > identical versions of the same track, pass. > > Dimitri from Paris: In the house "limited sampler": I listened most > closely to the Lil Louis mix on the record. I think it was a rmx of the > O'jays. It sounded nice, and I liked how the brass section blended in > nicely with the vocals. I was tempted to pick it up, but i don't think > it was his best work. however, i want to give it another listen. This > time with a fully operational listening system and without annoying > "billy jean" bass line cover being pumped through the stores sound > system. yuck! > > new Spectral Sound label releases: First up is the matthew dear anger > management album: good and innovative, but I like all his other > releases on spectral sound a little bit better (especially his album > and ep#1) He does have a knack for experimentation, especially in one > of his tracks with what seems to be a gentle distortion building into a > loud chaotic crashing WRRR!! Then a return to the abstract beats. Check > it out for sure, i liked it, but i cant spend too many beans right now, > and I can probably find it later on if i want to. > The other Spectral Sound is hieroglyphic being-machines for lovers : > nothing special as far as i reckon, chuging beats kind of like getting > caught in a meat grinder. i prefer a little more attention to music > than hard noise when buying techno. not to hate or anything, but there > isn't much i find that attracts me to this record. > > these reviews are my opinions only, i always encourage everyone to > listen for themselves. > > later 313ers all the world over (from ocean to ocean -juan atkins) > > -jason > >
