(Sub Rosa : SR154)
Author: Jyoti Mishra
Date: 1999/03/27
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Ummm..this is probably the weirdest thing I bought today. Sonic cathedrals of sound (provided by people like Bill Laswell, Eyeless In Gaza, Jah Wobble, Techno Animal, Sussan (sic) Deyhim and Helios Creed) with readings by William Burroughs, Genesis P. Orridge, [...]
Archive for March, 1999
(Ochre Records : OCH008LCD) Author: Jyoti Mishra
Date: 1999/03/27
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Never heard of this lot but bought it after a quick listen in Soundclash. Very strange mix. The first track is quite psych-rock and slow, brooding. Sounds most like slow Nick Cave but with less gruff vocals. But then the [...]
(Thrill Jockey : Thrill062)
Author: Jyoti Mishra
Date: 1999/03/27
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The only other TA stuff I’ve got is their City Slang cd ‘Surrender To The Night’ which I love. I used to play ‘Cologne’ when I was DJing and it always rocked the floor. This album is heavier and also [...]
I just had to stick this on cos I got it late today and have been listening to it non-stop. It’s fucking brilliant. As good as the Roots and BEP albums are, this one’s my fave so far in ‘99.
The liner notes say it’s been three years since ‘Psychoanalysis’ which I can’t believe. That [...]
This is a much bleaker sounding album than their last. The first track ‘Act Won’ is sort of ‘Mo Better Blues’ set to music crossed with the message of Consolidated’s ‘Play More Music’. Overall, the feel is sort of a cross between the Pharcyde’s ‘Labacabincalifornia’ and the JBs ‘Wit The Remedy.’ It’s the complete antithesis [...]
Author: Jyoti Mishra
Date: 1999/03/05
Forum: uk.music.alternative
Bought this just off ukma recommendation. 12 track album that most reminds me of the Notwist, though can’t quite say why. It’s a lot more jazz than the Notwist and far less glum but there’s something…. It also reminded me of the Slicker album in its broadness of sound, [...]
(Rephlex)
Author: Jyoti Mishra
Date: 1999/03/05
Forum: uk.music.alternative
Another comp, this one a bit more recent. Starts off with the quite stunningly beautiful Flicklife which reminds me of John Carpenter’s film stuff. All of the stuff on here has been out before but it’s good to have it all rubbing shoulders. I guess that also contributes to [...]
(Domino)
Author: Jyoti Mishra
Date: 1999/03/05
Forum: uk.music.alternative
This is a remix thingy with versions by Flacco, Tied & Tickled Trio, DJ Your Food and Bundy K Brown. The Flacco mix is quite guitarry but with a CP-30 burbling its hi hats over the top. Again, the whole effect is a bit Notwisty cos it’s the [...]
(Sub Pop)
Author: Jyoti Mishra
Date: 1999/03/05
Forum: uk.music.alternative
I just had to get this when I saw it on CD, I know it’s old stuff but so what? It’s a great comp, with a foreword by Eugene himself. Classic pop songs like Monsterpussy, Rory Rides Me Raw, Dying For It and of course the originals [...]
(Interscope)
Author: Jyoti Mishra
Date: 1999/03/05
Forum: uk.music.alternative
This has got slagged a lot by the rock press (what a surprise) but I love it. It’s very, very poppy, nearly every track is a stunna and they do the ‘live band playing hip hop’ thing excellently. In fact, I prefer it to the Roots cos it [...]