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7" / A Certain Ratio / "Do The Du" b-w "Skipscada"
/ Soul Jazz
"Do The Du" is a vocal track and "Skipscala" is an
instrumental. The guitar on "Do The Du" is trebly like Malcolm
Ross played in Josef K and the bass has a flanged break where it sounds
like "Definitive Gaze" by Magazine (Howard Devoto's post-Buzzcocks
band), from the 'Real Life' LP. "Skipscala" sounds like Afro-Beat.
There is tons of percussion (like 23 Skidoo), a whistle, bells, and a
wordless vocal."
---Carl [read more]
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CD / various / Ethiopiques Volume 8: Swinging Addis / Buda Musique
"Every once in awhile, here at the Gullbuy we get a wakeup call
to just how lucky we are to live in a culture of relative freedom, and
I think listening to Volume 8 of Ethiopiques: Swinging Addis is one of
those moments. Listening to this collection, is like hearing a bunch of
lost soul and funk 45s. The bass playing is tight beat-driven, the guitar
work is funky, the arrangements are startling original, and the vocals
and melody are varied and memorable."
---Patrick [read more]
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10" / FC Kahuna / "Hayling" b-w "Hayling (Instrumental)"
/ City Rockers
"FC Kahuna are Dan Ormondroyd and Jon Norwell. They have been working
together for years, with an extensive past in the 'big beat' scene. With
the release of the recent 'Futurism' double CD set City Rockers have made
a big step towards widespread notoriety as the London equivalent to Berlin's
International Deejay Gigolo Records. "Hayling" is not an electro
rocker or dancefloor killer. It is a seven minute smooth post trip-hop
track with Hafdis Huld (formerly of Iceland's Gus Gus) singing. The B-side
is an instrumental of the same song. Both sides are pretty fine"
---Carl [read more]
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CD / various / Incredible Sound Show Stories Vol. 1: The Technicolor
Milkshake / Dig The Fuzz
"i must admit, when carl first handed me this cd to review, i was
a bit skeptical, since underneath the title was the subheading: 1960's
acetates/private pressings/obscurities. i feared i'd be listening to a
collection of songs culled from the very bottom of the mid-sixties psychedelic
scrapheap. i was pleased to discover that my skepticism was unfounded,
as this compilation contains many quality songs that have never been compiled
before."
---Pip [read more]
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CD / Ko and the Knockouts / Sympathy for the Record Industry /
"Ko and the Knockouts play soul and R&B-influenced pop that
at times recalls the early Beatles (remember when their repertoire included
lots of Motown and American girl group covers?). Ko has a pleasant voice
that takes a bit of the edge of the more rockin' songs -- without wimping
them out. The guest musicians on this album are a veritable Who's Who
in hot Detroit rock: Steve and Jeff from the Detroit Cobras, Jason from
the Von Bondies, and Jim Diamond from the Dirtbombs."
---Peter [read more]
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12" / Northern Lite / "Treat Me Better" b-w "Treat
Me Harder" / City Rockers
"The timing of this record couldn't have been more appropriate.
Northern Lite (Andreas Kubat and Sebastian "Boon" Bohn) create
music that fits perfectly into the synthcore/electro music scene that's
currently so huge in Berlin and Detroit. Call it trendy. Call it retro.
But, seriously, this single doesn't sound like it was made twenty years
ago."
---Teresa [read more]
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