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"Wasted: 2 Nights of Breakcore in Berlin, Feb 4th and 5th, 2005"

Sunday, 27 March 2005

Jim Siegel

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This all-star lineup delivers sensory overload of the most pleasurable variety. Wastedreflects compilers Pure and, especially, Jason Forrest's aesthetic of200+ BPM breakcore mayhem and silliness. These tracks pack so muchaudio information into each measure that it's truly overwhelming. Manyof these jokesters keep up the breakneck pace for the entirety of theirtracks. Terminal 11's "Blow It Out Yer Fuck" deals out drumrolls thatconnect in the same way as fists repeatedly hitting a punching bag atrapid speed.

Koda, "Movements"

Sunday, 27 March 2005

Lucas Schleicher

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M. Derrick's ten compositions on this record easily qualifies as someof the most relaxing music I've ever had the pleasure of hearing. Tentracks have separate names, but Movementscomes together as one cohesive picture built from shining strings andwarm, enveloping tones.

Marsen Jules, "Herbstlaub"

Sunday, 27 March 2005

Matthew Jeanes

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This new effort from Martin Juhls under the name "Marsen Jules" is apleasant meditation on plant life that easily reflects its intendedsubject matter without offering much commentary along the way.

25 Suaves, "I Want it Loud"

Sunday, 27 March 2005

Administrator

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Not a single thing about this metal trio is particularly distinct ororiginal, but somehow that just doesn't matter. Peter Larson, FumieKawasaki, and Dave Sahijdak churn out destructive and catchy riffs witha powerful delivery, sticking to the straight and narrow path burnedopen years ago by other well-known guitar wizards and drunken partyfreaks.

out hud, "let us never speak of it again"

Sunday, 27 March 2005

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Though they are inevitably described as the weird, Funkadelic-stylelittle sister band to !!!'s Parliament, ever since the release of2002's Street Dad,Out Hud have always seemed like their own entity.

A Frames, "Black Forest"

Sunday, 20 March 2005

Lucas Schleicher

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Why does it seem to be necessary to remove any affection or humanemotion from a musical composition in order to sound modern orfuturistic? As of yet, the future isn't composed of robots or oiledhearts (well, ok...) and there's nothing particularly appealing aboutthis record's aversion to personal feeling or even soul. Lars Finberg,Erin Sullivan, and Min Yee play a distinctly steel and automatic brandof music marked by some ultra-repetitive drumming patterns and melodiesthat are pumped out monotonously and monophonically one after anotheron the bass and six-string.

AFX, "ANALORD 01-05"

Sunday, 20 March 2005

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Richard D. James may have made the most clever move of his entire,inconsistent career with the release of this series of twelve 12" vinylEPs. Only the first five are available as of this writing, but it isalready obvious that the grinning, tank-driving egotist is producingmusic that is unashamedly and resolutely anachronistic, kitschy andretrograde.

Dälek , "Absence"

Sunday, 20 March 2005

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Absence is the heaviest hitting release to date from hip hop'sloudest collective. For the first time, the words come close tomatching the sounds in weight. According to the eponymous frontman, therecord is a statement on hometown Newark, NJ, and suffice to say itwon't be promoted by the Chamber of Commerce.

Akron/Family

Sunday, 20 March 2005

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Proficiency at editing is just as prominent on the list of this quartet's skills as is their songwriting ability. Rather than presenting results along the way since recording commenced in 2002, Akron/Family have waited and produced a work that lends the project the air of appearing fully formed from out of nowhere.

Sam Prekop, "Who's Your New Professor"

Sunday, 20 March 2005

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If the truest goal of any one artist is to have as much completecontrol and freedom over their art as possible, it would seem this Seaand Cake frontman is as close as it gets, and the results are nothingshort of inspirational. If Sam Prekop's total artisticvision—writer/arranger/musician/singer and artwork painter—was ajoyride on his debut solo album, this time he's apt to changeperceptions and set the whole image on its side, making the wholelistening audience second guess every move.