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CD / various / All
Tomorrow's Parties 2.0 - Shellac curated / ATP Records
"You listen to ATP 2 and wonder if the last five years of music
happened. Which is not to discredit the musical ability of any of these
artists, but as a whole, the comp feels out of place in today's beat heavy
musical context."
[read more] ---Donny
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12" / Bazille Noir / Türbläser / Klein
Records
"Hamburg-based Bazille Noir (Jens Paulsen and Stefan Ebinger) bring
us this their debut release, an enticing 12 inch single on Klein Records.
Film noir springs to mind right off when first listening to this single,
each track has a cinematic feel."
[read more] ---Patrick
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2xCD / various / Futurism.
/ City Rockers
A contemporary electro comp is generally hard to critique, with the song
formula, hard synths, beats, and vocal samples, being the same. While
one wonders how long the sound can remain fresh, the Futurism. tracks,
even as a continual mix, are remarkably alive: punchy and funky, detached
and in some cases, playfully morbid.
[read more] ---Donny
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CD / Ludus
/ The Damage / LTM
"Nearly condemned to obscurity via releases on small European indie
labels in the late-'70s/early-'80s, almost all of their songs have finally
been brought together on CD. This band was essentially Linder Sterling
and Ian Devine. Linder, although originally from Liverpool, was a fixture
in the Manchester, UK art punk scene. Her personality and unique view
of the world along with Ian Devine's music created LUDUS."
[read more] ---George F. Kilgoar III
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