12 forward moving tracks. ‘Ghetto Sci-Fi’ by Ras G and the Afrikan Space Program have carved out a real fun album. There are real good dub undertones mixed with a love of the sci-fi(my favorite thing number 28). THere is a good use of soundbytes that tell an explorative story bringing back memories of old Sun RA clips. The Track that sealed the album for me was track 6 ‘Jackie’; good use of strings, not too complex and busy, it just bangs!

So if you are about preserving the use of Vinyl as a medium for classic music, try todays future classics.

So the new trend is to get as many beat makers on your track as possible and Producers are becoming the superstars now. But so many are compromising their artistic vision to suite artists and we need to counterbalance that. Take me for example, I’m working with an r&b vocalist and also working with some MCs, but at the end of the day when I’m by myself, I make music that is ‘experimental’: no high hats, kicks slightly off, wierd noises.

As producers we need that release. I’m sorry Kanye Lovers, but his old stuff form himself will always be my favorite stuff. This new theory of dumbing it down needs a counterwieght or we’re all gonna be stuck with dumb music full of the same samples our grandma’s used when they were crocheting and making headbanging beats back in the day.

outro!

You can oink all you want, but drop the needle on this record on your next club set and stand back to take cover. This record probably won’t make the floor go oink, but should induce plenty of madness and mayhem nevertheless.

I personally can’t wait to spin this one in a mix; definitely one of the best techno releases out this year, and just calling it techno doesn’t do this piece of wax justice.

Watch out for it, cuz at 500 pressings you want to be quick!

Release date: 29 November 2007
Format: 12″

Track Samples:
Are You..
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Konono
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