"Collision Course" PIAS Recordings PIASXCD006 1999 (68:22)
Anti Pop Consortium "Disorientation"
(3:44)
DJ Scud / Nomex "Total Destruction" (5:16)
Elastic Horizons "Drums Conductor" (6:20)
Rubberoom "Claimin'
Victims Remix" (4:38)
Bad Company "The Fear" (7:25)
Biomuse "Socially
Bankrupt ('99 Mix)" (5:02)
Mike Ladd "Heavy Load" (2:25)
Fever "Dash 'Em" (5:35)
2nd Gen "Statutory Angels" (3:42)
Sensational "That Off the Wall Shit" (5:48)
Bomb 20 "Wing
Chun" (5:46)
Thawfor "Memories '95" (4:41)
Ice "Trapped in 3D (Alec Empire Remix)" (4:30)
Patric C "Long Time No Speak" (3:30)
With "Collision Course" Kevin Martin compiles 14 exclusive and/or rare vinyl tracks from the varied sonic wasteland where hip hop, drum 'n bass and noise quite literally collide ... a place he is very familiar with himself through Ice, The Bug and Techno Animal, among others. I like most of my hip hop to be uncompromising and creative and that's what I get here. Anti Pop Consortium, Rubberoom, Mike Ladd and Thawfor let the intelligence of their respective MCs do the work through their complicated rhymes. DJ Scud & Nomex's "Total Destruction" makes for the most challenging listening with ear splitting frequencies piercing the ragga and manic beats. Elastic Horizons and Bad Company are a little out of place with lengthy, fairly run of the mill drum 'n bass tracks. Biomuse, 2nd Gen, Bomb 20 and Patric C lay down slammin' noise and/or sample drenched instrumentals. Fever and Sensational are in dire need of MCing skills instead of the bland and aimless mumbling found on these dreadful tracks. Alec Empire unfortunately transforms Ice's "Trapped in 3D" into one of his typically monochrome hyper speed endurance tests. Don't let the atrocious artwork scare you away because the overall balance is well in favor of dope over whack. I figure the purpose of a compilation is to turn you on to new artists and that's exactly what "Collision Course" has done for me ...
Where did I get this cd? - mail order via Riouxs Records.