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july 1997:: artist "title" / label / matrix no. / origin / year description maximum style "stylin'" / parousia / - / UK / 1997 soul-inspired drum&bass e.p. by reinforced cru, arcon mix included various artists "loops again" / serotonin / - / NY / 1997 the second installment of lock grooves, this time featuring more grooves (almost 100!) and more european artists; a very useful and abstract e.p. procedure 769 - / reinforced / - / UK / 1997 incredibly subtle and engaging dark/jazz/experimental e.p. pierre henry/tek-9 "too fortiche" (tek-9 remix) / mercury/philips / - / france/UK / 1968/1997 fantastic dego-style drum&bass reconfiguration of classic electronic "pop" music by musique concrete pioneer pierre henry ridis "triangle" / chain reaction / CR-20 / germany / 1997 extremelty subtle and experimental "techno dub" e.p.; dark, wet, house speed justice "chains/asylum seeker" / modern urban jazz / MJAZZ 5 / UK / 1997 very bizarre drum&bass e.p., experimental and rhythmically-influenced by avant-garde jazz with clean, sparse melodic elements j. majik "repertoire/shiatsu" / metalheadz / MET H 028 / UK / 1997 taking mainstream experimental drum&bass one significant step futher; gorgeous pads and beatwork, lush and intelligent without resorting to cliche substance "relish sessions/scent" / chain reaction / CR-18 / germany / 1997 experimental techno e.p.; featuring 5 lock grooves and 2 re-workings of CR-05's brilliant "relish"; b/w "scent," a dirty reminiscence of manual gottsching's 1981 euro-epic "e2-e4" sonar circle "strength/forone conclusion" / reinforced / - / UK / 1997 crisp, jazz-influenced ep with powerful, never-before heard breaks and throaty analogue-inspired sounds DJ vadim "conquest of the irrational" / ninja tune / zen 1252 / UK/france / 1997 very abstract french-based hip-hop; sparse and unpredictable with strong emphasis on beat-cutting and surface noise brother from another planet (claude young) "updating the existing systems" / 7thcity / SCD 005/006(?) - limited 500 edition / detroit / 1996 an ear-opening journey through dense, wobbly, techno-inspired soundscapes; including everything from abstract space immersions, to a slinky dancefloor track, and a cacophenous collaboration with ian o'brien W H A T . I . F O U N D . D I G G I N' . I N . D A . C R A T E S:: farley jackmaster funk "funkin' with the drums again" / trax / TX 106A / chicago / 1986 (?) a very early example of experimental trax; dark and minimalistic with heavy emphasis on 707 cowbell, one fantastic use of repeated sample on "farley trax," balanced by very annoying use of a repeated sample on another track mr. fingers "mystery of love" / DJ international / DJ 892 / chicago / 1985 (!) deep-ass melodic house, hard to believe it's 12 years old...mr. heard does it again eluna:: writings:: |
