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CD / The Afrika
Korps / Music To Kill By / Gulcher Records
This record is a weird mix of punky rock, and '60s-influenced pop. Well,
weird if you're not familiar with the Gizmos and early Slickee Boys. If
you ARE familiar with those bands, you have a pretty good idea what's
up.
[read more] ---Peter Ledebur |
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CD / FC/Kahuna
/ Machine Says Yes / City Rockers
FC/Kahuna get everything so right, no matter what they are doing, that
it is safe to say that this is certainly one of the best albums of this
year.
[read more] ---Patrick Rands |
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2xCD / Flaming
Stars / The Six John Peel Sessions / Vinyl Japan
The Flaming Stars more often than not get classed as a garage band but
I propose a new subgenre to give a better idea of what they sound like:
Noir Garage.
[read more] ---Peter Ledebur |
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12" / Komeit
/ Falling Back Together / Monika Enterprises
Komeit are are a duo comprised of Julia Kliemann and Chris Flor. They
get the remix treatment by T. Raumschmiere, DJ DSL, and Robert Lippok
all of whom add their own twist on things
[read more] ---Patrick Rands |
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12" / Laub
/ fileshaving / Kitty-Yo
Persistent, yet subtle beat and melody, drone background, dubbed out
guitar, clicking rhythms and dreamy vocals.
[read more] ---Patrick Rands |
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12" / Laub
/ phoneheadslastig mix + / Kitty-Yo
Laub get the remix treatment.While this is not nearly as exciting to
me as the Fileshaving 12 inch single, some will find these tracks more
exciting, considering the total change-up done to Laub.
[read more] ---Patrick Rands |
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12" / Stol
/ Kitty-Yo
Constant rhythms - never too noodling, never tedious, each track being
a perfect length to keep interest at around the 5 minute mark.
[read more] ---Patrick Rands |
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12" / Tiga
& Zyntherius / Strictly Limited Edition / City Rockers
Containing two extended remixes of Montreal based DJ Tiga and Zyntherius'
(F-Comm's Jori Hulkkonen) insanely addictive electro version of Corey
Hart's 80s hit Sunglasses At Night.
[read more] ---Patrick Rands |
