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Forced Exposure New Releases for the Week of 7/7/2025

Newer music is due from Dal:um, Mark Van Hoen, and Borusiade, while older music is due from Charisma, Esplendor Geometrico, and Azymuth. 

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CTI, "EAR 1"

13 August 2000
Administrator
Albums and Singles
This disc is billed as the first in a series of Chris and Cosey pieces from the vaults 'reworked' into modern sounding pieces.
  If I was more fond (andfamiliar) with older Chris and Cosey material, I would be able toprovide a more insightful review perhaps of which songs had what doneto them. Only as a reference point, however, as I'm enjoying this CDalong with the other material to come from both Chris and Cosey overthe last few years far more that I have ever enjoyed their music in the80s and into the early 1990s. Not entirely unlike the oother dubprojects Chris Carter has been exploring, this CD has deep rhythms andgrooves, dark energy and a full and rich sound. Musically, it's not aschallenging perhaps as earlier works, but the feel is certainly there.My ears are aching now for more vibrations of further releases in thisseries.

samples:

  • Beat
  • Electrodub
  • Poptone

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THREAD, "ABNORMAL LOVE"

13 August 2000
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Albums and Singles
Thread is James Izzo and "Abnormal Love" is his new album, one year in the making, tentatively due out this August. Izzo has obviously put mucheffort into making this album dynamic and diverse with a strong senseof continuity. Each song flows into the next, several with the aid ofbrief segue tracks, to make one cohesive whole out of all the pieces.We shift naturally through passages of sample collage, electro/ebm,orchestra, dub, piano arrangement and ambient soundscape. Three songshave vocals. Izzo's don't quite seem to fit by themselves, as on part 2of "The Horror of the Undeserved Gift", but they are functionalalongside those of former SWANS member Jarboe. "The Malformed Heart"gets things pumping with a steady electro heartbeat rhythm. "In SweetSorrow (Duet Version)" differs from last year's single version in thatit's shorter and adds Izzo's low pitched masculine voice ascounterpoint to Jarboe's light feminine vocals. "Blue Darkness(Orchestral)" blurs unintelligible voices amongst foreboding orchestralsynth melodies. "God's Morse Code" is a groove-y 9 and 1/2 minute livejam of underwater alien dub featuring the help of two extra players."Contours" is a bizarre and somewhat difficult mix of percussion andduet vocals, Jarboe especially taking on a devilish persona. "Saudade"(Portuguese for 'homesickness') is a beautifully sparse solo pianopiece. "Skyscrapers and Sand" and "New Horizons" bring the album to anoptimistic close with over 8 minutes of mellow ambiance. "AbnormalLove" is not just a haphazard collection of random tracks, but insteada carefully thought out and arranged album. It is Thread's mostaccomplished and impressive work to date ...

samples:

  • God's Morse Code
  • In Sweet Sorrow (duet version)
  • Skyscrapers and Sand
  • The Malformed Heart
[Editor's note: thisCD isn't available yet through major stores, Izzo is shopping for alabel because he doesn't have the time and effort to press anddistribute and promote everything on his own again.]
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COUCH, "FANTASY"

13 August 2000
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Albums and Singles

Over a year ago, Kitty-Yo released this CD in Germany.

Kitty-Yo (DE) / Matador (US)

Fantasy

This week, Matador introduces the Couch long-player unchanged to the USA. While this CD added to my enjoyment of both the Kitty Yo roster and modern German music, there are many bands pulling off similar modern instrumental rock music pulling both melodic guitars and dub into their sound. I do honestly appreciate this disc, but by now, a year later I think I've heard all these sounds before (with the Notwist, Tied + Tickled Trio and Kammerflimmer Kollektiv). HEY MATADOR: HAVE YOU HEARD FRIDGE YET????! The Kraut is getting sour.

samples:

  • Heimweg 78
  • Nah Dran
  • Linie Gegen Stich

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NURSE WITH WOUND, "ALICE THE GOON"

06 August 2000
Pauk Kustos
Albums and Singles
'Alice The Goon' was previously a vinyl-only issue of 500 pieces, available to a lucky few at the Nevers Festival in France.
  It was hard to come by and sellingfor high prices on auction websites. Fortunately, for the Nurse WithWound fans not so lucky to be in France, Stapleton has agreed to alloweveryone a chance to hear this music again.The CD features the two songs from the original release plus anadditional untitled piece which many are calling simply 'Alice TheGoon.' The first track sounds like it would fit right in on the 'Sylvieand Babs'release; imagine an old phonograph player belting out a brass-ladeninstrumental. The second track is a little less involved. The thirdtrack, however, sounds right out of 'A Missing Sense.' There is littlemovement and many drones in this song that could certainly lull you tosleep. An accompanying version of the 12" is also available in alimited pressing with only an etching on side B. It's three tracks,about 30 minutes long, with many expected sounds and surprises thatonly Nurse With Wound can deliver.

samples:

  • Prelude to Alice the Goon
  • Alice the Goon
  • untitled third track

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"CHIHUAHUAS AND CHINESE NOODLES"

06 August 2000
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Albums and Singles
555 Recordings of Leeds gives us a brand spanking new CD of brand spanking old tracks that most of us haven't heard, remixed.
  For a while this label has been issuing7" singles from various European and North American electronic artistsincluding Kid 606, The Remote Viewer, Accelera Deck and Lesser. Thisremix disc utilizes these people as well as others with remixes andcontributions from Kid 606 and his right hand man Cex, Third EyeFoundation, Team Doyobi, Hood and others. It's fun, energetic,irresponsible electronica at its best and highly recommendable whenspotted!

samples:

  • Jean Bach/Accelera Deck - Furufuta's Theme
  • Steward/Cex - This Land Is Nervous
  • Team Doyobi - Magic Johnson

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HIP HOP SLAM PRESENTS, "PIRATE FUCKIN' RADIO 100

06 August 2000
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Albums and Singles
"Pirate Fuckin' Radio 100" celebrates the 5 year anniversary of BillyJam's Hip Hop Slam by documenting it's 100th show.
  Billy Jam's showwas originally broadcast from a college station but he ran into FCCissues and turned to the freedom of censorship free, commercial freelow-watt pirate radio. The cd flows through two dozen tracks ofmostly underground hip hop and turntablist studio tracks and live jams(many only available here) covering the station's history, amusinglistener call ins and show and station IDs. The most notable names arethe ones thoughtfully listed on the front of the insert: The InvisiblSkratch Piklz, The Space Travelers, Eddie Def, DJ Sushi, Kool Keith andKut Masta Kurt, Money B, Peanut Butter Wolf and DJ Marz. Turntablismis a lot like drum 'n bass for me ... it all sounds about the same andgets tiresome after a short while, so it's good that there's a variedand creative assortment here of scratch, sample cut and paste, freestylerhyme and old school rap and beats. My favorites: Peanut Butter Wolf'ssmooth sample collage "The Chronicles (I Will Always Love Her)", KoolKeith and Kut Masta Kurt's nasty and minimal "Keep it Real... Represent",Chief & Soci's Italian rap "Keeping It", DJ Stevie K's samples andscratch "Young Mixdown", Zion I's positive flow "Inner Light (icey mix)and Money B's crudely confident "Fuckin' Around". The insert includeshistorical and artist liner notes and, most importantly, instructions onhow to build your own pirate radio station! Well worth the ~$12 domesticprice, with a portion of the profits going to various charities. Anaccompanying VHS "Pirate Fuckin' Video" is also available.

samples:

  • Zion I - Inner Light
  • Bullet Proof Scratch Hampsters - The First of Our Kind
  • Penut Butter Wolf - The Chronicles

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ISOTOPE 217, "WHO STOLE THE I WALKMAN?"

06 August 2000
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Albums and Singles
I'm always somewhat lost and rather dazed when I get a new Isotope record, as it's never what I really expected.
  This time around, the group recruited veteran Chicagoproduction guru, Casey Rice among others into the production team ofchampions. For the umpteenth time this week in a review, I feel thatthese 60 second sound samples do not do the songs justice, as each songon this album changes gears almost completely after a few minutes,starting off with electronics usually and ending on an improvisationaljam by young jazz upstarts. Most of the recordings took place in thestudios, but there's bits and pieces near the end which were allstarted on the stage. Damon Locks of The Eternals steps on themicrophone to get the crowd pumped up towards the end, the band groovesand then studio fuckery takes over in a wonderful mishmosh of noise,jazz and glorious sound. Saucy and electrifying, this disc will surelybecome one of my favorites again this year.

samples:

  • Harm-O-Lodge
  • Meta Bass
  • Sint_D
  • Moot Ang

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SENKING, "PING THAW"

06 August 2000
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Albums and Singles
Senking is Jens Massel (aka Kandis, Fumble) and this cd combines the two4 track 12" EPs "Ping" and "Thaw", all of which are on Germany's KaraokeKalk label.
  Senking's music is layered electronic soundscape with someglitch minimalism influence. The Ping tracks combine an ever evolving,reverberated mix of deep bass swells, warm and fuzzy atmospheres andmelodies and bits of clickety-clack metallic percussion. Pretty soothingstuff similar to Senking's '20 to 2000' contribution last year, the oneexception being the 7+ minutes of "Risk" which adds some distortion tothe mix. The Thaw tracks are more minimal and they suffer because ofthat. "Bones" and "Ping" (curiously enough, "Ping" is on the "Thaw" EPrather than the "Ping" EP) are dull, aimless and unnecessarily lengthy atover 7 and 8 minutes respectively. "Thaw" unfortunately uses dialoguesamples from a bad sci-fi movie throughout. "Harrigan" begins with seminoisy sound collage then develops into a more typical Senking track inthe latter half. It's probably the most interesting of the lot and iscertainly the best of the Thaw tracks. Altogether "Ping Thaw" is hit andmiss with 5 good tracks and 3 duds, maybe not quite worth the >$15 importprice tag. It's a shame that Thaw is Senking's latest work because I'dlike to hear him further explore the Ping mindset in the future. Massel'slatest release is the self titled debut as Fumble, also on Karaoke Kalk.

samples:

  • Harrigan
  • Movies
  • Risk

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IDA, "WILL YOU FIND ME?"

06 August 2000
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Albums and Singles
Also approximately two years old this week is the brand new CD from Ida.
  This was theill-fated release funded by Capitol Records and shelved indefinitelywhen they realized they didn't know what to do with good music. Withthat in mind, I was prepared for the worst - for an album of slickproduction and instruments which would feel way out of place on an Idarecord. Much to my pleasant surprise, this has been one of their bestdiscs ever. With a longer running time than most of their otherreleases, they really let their songs grow and develop on "Will YouFind Me." Guests include Ida Pearle on violin, Bernie Worrell onkeyboards, Warn Defever on guitar and Tara Jane O'Neill on melodicaamong others. Out now on Tiger Style, the disc does indeed make mewonder how much American Music Club they've been listening to latelygiven the title of the album and an unrelated song titled "Firefly!"

samples:

  • Shotgun
  • Georgia
  • Down on Your Back

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BASS COMMUNION VS. MUSLIMGAUZE

06 August 2000
Paul Kustos
Albums and Singles
Soleilmoon has just released the second and final installment in the BassCommunion vs. Muslimgauze series, simply titled 'Bass Communion vs.Muslimgauze EP.'
  This CD features two tracks, titled 'Six' and 'Seven'(you will remember that the five tracks on the other CD were called 'One'through 'Five'). The two tracks are each over 9 minutes long, and theysound as though they belonged on the first disc. In fact, were the twotracks placed on the first CD, there would still be about 9 minutes ofunrecorded space. I can't really tell what sets these songs apart fromthe first five. 'Six' begins with Muslimgauze-style vocal samples, thenturns into a very upbeat piece. 'Seven' is a little more ambient untilthe end, when it also features the upbeat sounds of 'Six.' The songs arevery good and worth the mere $7.99 Soleilmoon is asking for the disc;however, I can't see why the two CDs were released separately. The insidecover also features the story of the Bass Communion vs. Muslimgauze remixseries as told by Steven Wilson.
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"BETTER LIVING THROUGH CIRCUITRY"

06 August 2000
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Albums and Singles
I haven't had an opportunity yet to see this movie, since the one weekend it played in Boston I happened to be in Spain.
  Regardless, the film could simply beyet another attempt at documenting upbeat electronic music (if I usedthe word techno or rave, somebody will surely step in and tell me thedifferences of each). Anyhow, the CD collection is simply okay, leaningtowards the more mediocre with appearances by Psychic TV, Spooky,Future Sound of London and the Crystal Method. I got it for the MeatBeat Manifesto track, and of course am still salivating for a new MBMfull-lengther. Compilation tracks are okay, but they're never the bestof the artist. An annoying attribute of this CD is the one liners fromrave kids which litters the disc between tracks. A wiser choice wouldbe stuffing them inside a hidden track at the beginning which you couldonly hear if you rewinded from the start of track 1... Worth mentioninghowever that as an added bonus, ACIDplanet Express software (for thePC) is included on the disk. It's looping techno software which I'msure functions much better in the full release as opposed to the'express' version.

samples:

  • Meat Beat Manifesto - Parts 1-4
  • Future Sound of London - Expander
  • Psychic TV - Money for E

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  2. CATIVO, "3 SECONDS IS NOW"
  3. CLIENT/SERVER"
  4. TAYLOR DUPREE, ".N"

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