Leslie (icehouse@redshift.com)
Fri, 2 Oct 1998 00:33:53 -0700
I just returned from a trip to Paris that included short trips to Amsterdam and Brussels. Needless to say, I blew my stack buying music, but I spent a day with DJ Morpheus in Brussels and he laid some very fine stuff on me............
If you remain unaware of the Freezone compilations that Morpheus has done for Crammed/SSR, I recommend them all highly, the latest one, 5th in the series has some fine stuff on it. Morpheus has also just released a new disc called "Phax 'N' Phixion - The Nu Hip Hop Underground" and it is a really great compilation with some truly killa stuff, try it for yourself, it should be released in the US soon.
Some of my other acquisitions that I have had time to absorb and can recommend are:
1/. Lemongrass - Drumatic Universe on Incoming, for those drum and bass fans who like jazzy and melodious textures, try this one
2/. Abstract Afro Lounge - A Nite Grooves Compilation, some excellent grooves here with a world/ethnic flava
3/. Airto - Revenge Of The Killer Bees on E M.E.L.T., this is a comp of remixes of material written Airto, Flora Purim, Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, Stanley Clarke, Hiram Bullock and Mark Egan. The remixers are a sterling bunch, Endemic Void, Max Brennan, Amon Tobin, Jimpster. Ashley Beedle and others. Well worth the trouble of running this sucka down, see for yourself.
4/. A Forest Mighty Black - Mellowdramatic Remixed on Compost, another collection of remixes, this time from Germany, with some great mixing by another great bunch including Rollercone, Pulsinger & Tunakan, Hacienda, Peshay & Flytronix. I love everything that Compost puts out and this disc is no exception !!!
5/. Jephte Guillaume - Voyage Of Dreams on Chrysalis, a 2 disc set of some fine music from Jephte with strong Haitian influences, well-crafted and arranged with great musicality.
6/. The Irresistible Force - It's Tomorrow Already on Vital, that genius of the Chillout Mixmaster Morris in his other incarnation releases a disc that has a couple of misses on it amidst some truly stunning, inventive and innovative, for those who like the blunt end !!!
I got most of these at Rough Trade in Paris and I hope some of you find some of these and enjoy them as much as I am doing.
Leslie Shill/The Power Of Sound/KAZU 90.3 FM
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