October 1, 2002
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Cozmick Suckers - Volume Black and White
CD / various / Shitkatapult
To my ears even better than the Volume Silver edition. I think whereas some of Volume Silver tended towards by the numbers electro, Volume Black And White works to a more fruitful end.
[read more] ---Patrick Rands -
DJ Rupture
CD / Minesweeper Suite / Tigerbeat 6
Minesweeper Suite is a complex album by a very imaginative person. It is unlike any other record I have heard on Kid 606's Tigerbeat 6 label.
[read more] ---Carl -
ESG
CD / Step Off / Soul Jazz
Everything is different now since the last time we met, but things are still so very familiar. Though the new ground broken here is subtle, I think the more remarkable accomplishment here is how ESG has been able to carry on, without missing a beat, to produce seven solid tracks.
[read more] ---Paul Collegio -
Hawkwind
CD / In Search of Space / EMI UK
Hawkwind are the quintessential space rock band. Formed in 1969 with the idea of celebrating mind-expanding drugs, science fiction, and heavy rock, they continue to record and perform today.
[read more] ---Pip -
Stone.Scissors.Paper 02: Scissors
CD / various / Play Records
An interesting combination of artists not just from Japan but worldwide. There is not a bum track. I highly recommend it
[read more] ---Patrick Rands -
Trike
CD / Interflug / Bpitch Control
Instrumental electronic music with beats, and vocal samples worked in as counterpoint. Interflug is one of the better Bpitch Control releases this year, and is a sure thing if you have heard any of their 12inchs or cuts on comps and been curious to hear more.
[read more] ---Carl