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| We pass by Public
Enemy's "Gotta Give
The Peeps What They Need" to get
to Masters Of Illusion's "Bay-Bronx
Bridge (Bhongra Remix)". Now,
this track in its original form caused a little
ruckus back in the day. Motion Man sounds even more
Ultramagnetic on here than his partner in MOI Kool
Keith. But this is the remix. And the remix goes
the Indian as in Curry route, learning from the
success of the trend, to come up with something
that's just dope. The speed is still quicker, the
vibe of the beat and flow works perfectly, and the
remix doesn't force itself on the song's initial
idea. Well, at the end, all those changes wouldn't
even have been needed, and actually take away from
the overall. Nevertheless, we don't know how wide
spread this song, but if it's an exclusive, then
you might just have to buy this compilation, simply
for this little ditty. And then, there's another
track for the rap fan, and it's coming from the
same neck of the water, as Dr Dooom's "Leave
Me Alone" gets a reworking by
Peanut Butter Wolf. The Wolf digs out a big sample
that's good, but with the words, it lacks the chemistry
of the other remix. Despite the beat being very
good, it just doesn't really merge with the words,
but sounds more like something that was intended
and should have remained an instrumental song. |
| And after that,
we drift into the Electronica waters with the good
Gescom's "Mag (ae Remix)"
and the "ATP
Track" by Push Botton Objects.
This is none of the head neck bounce breakbeats,
but a stopping and going empty spaced blissful composition.
Thoroughly abstract is Jim O'Rourke's "Call
Up On Your Sisters". And this is
not just advanced abstract, but video art instillation,
put a bucket of paint in front of a canvas and blast
at it type abstract. As this is more a sound collage,
a sound exhibition. It's an empty space of seemingly
random blimps and tweezing, that progresses over
almost six minutes, for an artistic and atmospheric,
but not traditionally musical conclusion. The theme
stays the same on O.S.T.'s "DfDE",
that however at least got some rhythm. The sounds
are still very progressed and processed, making
this hardly a casual listen. As opposed to Made's
"Type Tactical",
that's a calm, while kinda sneaky, pretty little
bubbling piece. There's a pulsar going on the tiding
"Artifax"
by Stasis, with the push being still more Electronica
and chill than House. |
| What then takes us to the second
disc that features a lot more experimentism. And
if nothing else, all of 'em are interesting, with
many in an exciting way. There's a dominant drum
on BFC's "Please Stand
By", that has big layers too though
creating a building contrast. The drums then get
hectic on Anthony 'Shake' Shakir's "Ghetto
Futures (Go Figure)", with the direction
we're heading to getting more and more distinctively
technic. With the easy listening of Disjecta's "Tiny
Elements" filling a completely different
place than the encircling "/]{-
/](||) excerpt" by Autechre.
And yes, that's the name of the song. With both
these being good, while "Dissolution
III (Oversaturated Intervallic Collisions)"
by Earth is mainly exhausting. It's ten minutes
of dissolved guitar striking, with a free jazz hard
rock appeal. So there's peace in "Atipfin"
by Pita and there's a groove in "Serpentine
Tale" by Baby Ford. Until finally
"Stocha
Acid, Additional Tables, Set 2 Modi Mix"
by Hecker really and completely deconstructs everything. |
| So at times, this
is definitely a: 'I guess you had to be there' type
of something. However, with some of the songs just
being very good, some others actually being exclusives,
and with the true smartaleck always being interested
in expanding her/his horizon, a little weird electronic
music shall not rob you from your sleep. Or from
pumping that Masters Of Illusions joint again. |
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