title:: 7 Songs
label::Ronin Records
This is the first time this 1982 debut LP by 23 Skidoo has been released on CD.
'Seven Songs' was an incredible strike to the senses when it first appeared, and it remains so today.
title:: Triple Echo
label:: It Records
Triple Echo' is an album of lovely pop songs that focuses on combining gentle female vocal harmonies with sweet melodies and well-produced arrangements.
Some of the additional instrumentation (flute, trumpet, Hammond organ) definitely adds to Birdie's distinctive sound.
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label::Action Records
Yeah, yeah, yeah... tribute albums generally suck. Consider this CD the exception to that rule.
Thirteen bands from across the globe pay tribute a great UK punk band – The Boys.
title:: Chevrolet Corvette
label:: Ernst Records
A collaboration between Thomas Brinkmann and Marcus Schmickler that comes out as a very accessible 4 song (no titles given) 12inch.
The 12inch starts off with a track that chops the sounds of drag and formula racing into a dancefloor beat electronic cut that raises the blood. In the hands of these 2 gents car racing sounds become source material for a palette they turn into exquisite synth like tones.
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label::Mogul Electro
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Birdie | Thomas Brinkmann / Marcus Schmickler | | On U Sound Box | Peaches | Resurrection | Rothko | Satisfaction Guaranteed - a tribute to The Boys | Sweet Electro | 23 Skidoo | Vitalic
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label:: On U Sound
The On U Sound record label was formed in the early-1980s by British producer Adrian Sherwood.
On U Sound is known for it's wide ranging influence via reggae and experimental dub, and there's plenty of that to be found on the three cds included in the On-U Sound Box along with some other early 80s sounds.
title:: Set It Off
label:: Kitty-Yo
Tobi Neumann, DJ Assault and Kid 606 take turns playing with Peaches.
Tobi and Assault provide mixes of Set It Off, while Kid 606 who made a medley which includes the classic Peaches cut F*** The Pain Away.
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label::
Trunk
Records
Why would three British record collectors (all well known for liking the kinds of records that only British record collectors really like) want to compile a bunch of wimpy Jesus folk and anti-Satan heaviness? Well unfortunately, the answer is: they wouldn't.
You will find a novel Christian number or two on 'Resurrection,' but this time I recommend you turn the other cheek.
title:: Not Gone, But Forgotten
label:: Lo Recordings
This cd is comprised of tracks taken from old tapes, mini-discs and cds that were sent to the band. The majority of the tracks are unreleased (with 13 tracks, 8 unreleased), some were only played once.
The sound quality fluctuates due to the variety of source recordings and in general this has a bootleg feeling to it, I think this is a keepsake for the Rothko fan.
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label:: It Sounds Different
The follow-up to the 'Deep Techno' CD put out by this same label. 'Sweet Electro' has 18 songs which cover many bases, from the mellow electronic song Cathart by Isan to the Miss Kittin & The Hacker electroclash song 1982.
This CD has received a lot of play in my home and car, and I think it is one of the better collections out there on the market.
title:: Poney EP
label:: International DeeJay Gigolo Records
The music on the A-side is mostly instrumental Giorgio Moroder styled pulsing synth 4/4 beat electro.
The steadiness of the tracks on the A-side is replaced on the flip by a warped synth that modulates in tone, adding a warped feel to the cuts. It is a disorientation that fits the tracks like a glove.
