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Wink Wink 2011 - A bit of a change this year
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Blawan - Getting Me Down
--- Quote ---Big tunes. They're a tricky thing, particularly in the bass music world where time passes at hyperspeed. Floating around Hessle-related sets since January of this year, Blawan's "Getting Me Down" is one of those catchy, instantly indelible tracks; you hear it once and that's enough to fall under its spell. Even though it's only now getting a release (on a single-sided white label, naturally), it's bigger than ever, the kind of track that sets a room on fire, especially now that everyone and their brother has had a chance to hear it at least once.
"Getting Me Down" is a sugary rush of melody and headstrong momentum, but it's got the tight construction to back it up. While the track features Blawan's usual grab-bag of percussive sounds, here he's nailed down to a simpler house template, more restrained than the explosive workouts on his previous Hessle or R&S singles. It's a good look for him, as the resulting squirming he does in his reduced position means there's a hell of a grooving bassline underneath, writhing and grinding and practically forcing dancers' feet off the floor.
But let's be real here: half of the endless pleasure of "Getting Me Down" comes from its rather prominent and elaborate vocal sample. It's a familiar one to be sure, but the way Blawan sews it into his unusual structure makes this even more impressive. Especially once you know what's coming, the first minute of harsh growling LFO and dainty percussion makes the anticipation for the drop almost unbearable. And when the vocal comes in, it's all over: the song's heroine is swept away by Blawan's percussive tsunami, her warbly voice struggling to keep up with the crashing waves and reaching oddly gospel proportions as it's strangled on the track's "chorus." Quite simply, it's one of the most universal, ubiquitous and joyful bass music tracks of recent times.
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ACE :-o
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Linkwood - From The Vaults Part 1
--- Quote ---Following his widely acclaimed debut album and remixes for Appleblim and Tornado Wallace, Edinburgh's Linkwood plucks three idiosyncratic analogue House grooves for Trus'me's Prime Numbers. Face up you'll find the disco-pumped 'Dirty Love' workout full of sprightly keys and proper shifting rhythms that Pepe Braddock would be proud of. Flipside it's a luxuriously deep affair, with beautifully moody, woozy Detroit chords and sub-clad kicks on 'Untitled 1' and the masterful mid-tempo pace of 'Untitled 2' with its cascade of ethereal, dubbed-out organ and deep, grumbling bass played to brilliantly trippy effect. Highest quality goods. Can't wait to hear the next one!
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8-)
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Lory D - Strange Days Vol. 1
--- Quote ---The original Italian Techno badboy presents the first in a series of hugely promising releases for NMBRS. Unless you've been asleep for the last two decades, you should know by now that Lory D has one of the most distinctive styles in Techno, or electronic music at large. These two are up there with owt he's released on Rephlex or his own Sounds Never Seen label. 'Acidronix' is a relatively brief dose of marbled acid jack, applying that uniquely sheer electro resonance to an eternally tweaking, snakey-sleazin' TechnoHouse special. 'Acid Prastix' is where he really gives the full brunt of his sound, teasing it in with the squelchiest, splashiest synths before expertly layered drum machine rolls pin you to the spot like his voodoo marionette. It's a dizzying experience which should really be reserved for peak-time gratification.
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Acid Prastix :evil:
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el_loco_avs:
--- Quote from: tricia kidd on 28 May 2011, 14:14 ---
--- Quote from: el_loco_avs on 28 May 2011, 04:23 ---I was surprised to see this NOT EVEN POSTED YET!
Boris - Attention Please (2011)
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awesome, thanks. i'm more surprised Heavy Rocks (2?) hasn't been posted, though. i disagree with pitchfork's dismal 5.5 review.
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Gimme a couple minutes!
el_loco_avs:
Boris - Heavy Rocks (2011)
--- Quote ---Heavy Rocks is an album that won’t disappoint Boris completists, but casual fans who are only looking to purchase one of the two Boris discs released this week should go with the much better Attention Please.
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^ totally disagree
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tricia kidd:
yeah, Attention Please and New Album are quite good but Heavy Rocks is the best i've heard from them since Smile.
Koremora:
This Will Destroy You - Tunnel Blanket
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I just recently rebooted my album review blog with a review for this album, if you want to take a read of it here: http://mightyriogrande.blogspot.com/
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