Various - Merck Mix 1

Various - Merck Mix 1, Spring 2003 (DJ Mix by Terrahertz) (Merck, MERCK MIX1, 2003) (320)

Essentially a mixed sampler of the excellent, but now defunct, label Merck.  This is a fun little mix that exposed me to many new artists that I hadn't heard, as I didn't have the time/money to track down all those Merck albums back in the day.  Many of the tracks are only partially heard and some of the transitions are forced.  But overall, it's a fun listen.  I also included a link to a single mp3 file if your mp3 player puts those gaps between songs.  No cue file though.

Way out of print.

01 Lackluster – Haloaw
02 Adam Johnson – Sensible Imposter
03 MD – Fres Core
04 Machinedrum – Machine Drum (Vim's Bits And Pieces Mix)
05 Machinedrum – Uptown
06 Blamstrain – Linja
07 Proem – Negativ Reinforcements
08 Esem – Square Lamp
09 Adam Johnson – Autopop
10 Morris Nightingale – Dope Soft Intake
11 Proswell – Jasmine My Serious Flower
12 Syndrone – Ifni
13 Blamstrain – Alive In Arms
14 Lackluster – Strateface
15 Adam Johnson – Traber
16 Kristuit Salu – Ethno Cen
17 Esem – Upward Instlr
18 Sense – 250600
19 Blamstrain – Etkno76
20 Machinedrum – Machine Drum (Riveurs Enjienrd By Brothomstates)
21 MD – Untitled (Ilkae Slip Remix)
22 Machinedrum – Hello My Future (Tstewart Remix)
23 Machinedrum – Yo What Uh Yeh (Secede's Indian Mix)
24 Esem – Cee

Boomkat review:

The 3 year anniversary of Merck brings their first mix CD. Composed entirely of tracks from the Merck catalog plus a previously unreleased remix of Machine drum by Secede, thrown in for the trainspotter touch. It was mixed by Terrahertz, a Baltimore resident Merck DJ, including some of his favorite Merck classics plus a smattering of the new releases that the label has continued to assault us with over the last few months. Including: Adam Johnson, Lackluster, Esem, Blamstrain, Machinedrum, Morris Nightingale, Kristuit Salu, Proswell, MD, Ilkae, Proem, Brothomstates and more. Excellent stuff, budget price!

Discogs

Steve Reich - Reich Remixed

Steve Reich - Reich Remixed (Nonesuch Records, 1999) (320)

I don't own this album yet, but I have other stuff by him.  And this is a pretty great remix album, full of some amazing remixers.  Sourced from this great blog.

01 Music For 18 Musicians (Coldcut Remix)
02 Eight Lines (Howie B Remix)
03 The Four Sections (Andrea Parker Remix)
04 Megamix (Tranquility Bass Remix)
05 Drumming (Mantronik Maximum Drum Formula)
06 Proverb (Nobukazu Takemura Remix)
07 Piano Phase (D*Note's Phased and Konfused Mix)
08 City Life (DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid Open Circuit)
09 Come Out (Ken Ishii Remix)
10 The Desert Music (FreQ. Nasty & B.L.I.M. Remix)

Various - Mas Confusion

Various - Mas Confusion (Promo) (Studio !K7, !K7137 PROMO CD, 2002) (320)

This isn't a really a fully promo-only release, it's just the one I have... which isn't super-special or any extra tracks, it's just the one I found in a used-bin for a few bucks, and well, really, it was a no-brainer buy.  I didn't realize fully what I had until I got home... there are some insanely good tracks here.  Let's start from the beginning, that Metamatics track (of which I intend to post pretty much everything Norris ever put out, on this blog) is very strong.  Followed by an absurdly good Lusine-related track, which I should post his cds I have.  I'm sorta new to Stars As Eyes, but now that I'm thinking about it while listening, I need to investigate more.  Xela should be no stranger to you, and if it is... check out "For Frosty Mornings And Summer Nights" or maybe "Tangled Wood", cuz that is the era of this stuff.  If you check out later Xela stuff (which I dig), he has gone a bit darkerish and deeper.  That said, his label (Type) is phenomenal.  Next track, Autophonic.  I'm not familiar with this dude/dudette, but it's an alright track.  Fits the mold, not bad though.  Adam Johnson has a couple tracks here, which are pretty good.  I'd like to post his Merck album here if there is time. It is gold, as shown here.  The mighty Funckarma weigh in with a killer track that could just keep going... it doesn't need to stop...  their sound is so mesmerizing to me, much like early AE.  Quench, which is of course the side-ish of the Funcken boys (Funckarma), among others, puts forward a quality track that fits VERY well with its surroundings.  I'm not familiar with Tomato Weirdo at all, but the track is alright, and glancing at discogs, it doesn't appear the peeps involved did too much for some reason.  Second to the last track is by Michael Fakesch, which is half of Funkstörung, whom I saw at a tiny club in Seattle probably ten or twelve years ago, they were pretty good... I had a fun time.  The track here is more minimal... it might have fit more on that Night Owls 02 comp more.  Dunno, sounds good now.  And it ends with Mr. Projectile, who has a killer Merck comp that I will be posting at some point.  His track here is very good and I really like the vibe he is doing.  Very slightly reminds me of Proem, but that might be because I've been listening to him a bunch today.  Either way, high praise.   Same with this compilation.  Very strong.  It's gonna be in my car for a while.  Sounds so good right now.  You should check it out.

01 Metamatics – Giant Sunflowers Swaying In The Wind
02 Lusine Icl – Risa
03 Stars As Eyes – Black Achievement
04 Xela – Streetlevel
05 Autophonic – Mind The Dot
06 Adam Johnson – Anex
07 Funckarma – Kobalt
08 Adam Johnson – Baquelch
09 Quench – Zane
10 Tomato Weirdo – La Salle De Bain
11 Michael Fakesch – We Got A Generator
12 Mr. Projectile – Less Math More Music

Review (do you need more recommendations than my drivel??? I guess so!) and this is a pretty quality, but brief summation and comparison of, although I sadly have none of the skampler comps... I relate to the sentiment:

I would say that this is as seminal as Skam's 'Skampler' comp. I've gone on to buy records by every single artist on it without exception. In some cases these are the best tracks i've heard by the artists.

This release also got me into several other labels (merck, onrecords, etc).

You really should buy this release if you have any interest in electronic music.

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Various - Quango Sport

Various - Quango Sport (Quango/Island, 1996) (320)

Compiled by Jason Bentley.  Mixed by Jun Of Umoja Hi-Fi.

Well, since the Quango comps are all the rage here download-wise, I'll post some more.  I probably have ten more or so.  This one is good.  There are some quite excellent tracks here indeed.  Listening to it now, it surprises me that this was 15 years ago.  I mean, not really, these tracks live (in my mind) from that time in the late 90's where drum n bass was so vital and interesting.  It was a fun time, all the nineties really.  Started with LTJ Bukem, then Big Bud (which I'll post at some point), Roni Size, then DJ DB on one side and Dieselboy on the other.  Hospital Records, Breakbeat Science, etc.  Maybe I should grab a bunch of those mixes and post 'em up.  I have a bunch.  It's nice to hear this, now, for me.  I'm only on track two and it is totally bringing me back.  Gonna have to throw this into the car player tomorrow for further inspection (best listening time!).

01 Cool Breeze – Can't Deal With This (Kid Loops Vocal Mix)
02 Cloud 9 – Jazzmin
03 Doc Scott – Far Away
04 Tricky – Brand New You're Retro (Alex Reece Mix)
05 Alex Reece – Feel The Sunshine (Vocal Mix)
06 Aquasky – Desires (DJ Krust Remix)
07 Kid Loops – Alien Resident
08 Adam F – Circles
09 JMJ & Richie – Universal Horn
10 Nobukazu Takemura – Searching (Roni Size Remix)

Marginal outside review:

A good introduction to the possibilities available to progressive drum n' bass, this Jungle compilation picks up where other compilations have left off, giving direction to a previously misinterpreted genre. With cohesive (smooth blend) mixing by Jun of Umoja HiFi and careful compiling done by Jason Bentley, this CD paints an audible picture of the future of dance music, bringing in soul, jazz and hip- hop influences.

Various - But Then Again

Various - But Then Again (~scape, sc 023 cd, 2004) (320)

Scape is quite possibly my third favorite label (after Kranky & Touch).  And this compilation has a ton of exclusive tracks by all the classic peeps.  I'm a bit surprised that there is no Pole track here, but I'm sure he mastered some of these.  It's a pretty great comp.

01 Cappablack – 5th Dimension (Anti-imperialism Disco)
02 Thomas Fehlmann – Take 5
03 Mike Shannon – Remembrance (Feat. June)
04 John Tejada – And Many More
05 Deadbeat – We Like It Slow And Steady
06 Bus & Dabrye – What Is Paris?
07 Triola – Neuland
08 Jan Jelinek – Western Mimikry
09 EPO – Doorstep
10 Andrew Pekler – Unidentified
11 Triosk – Tomorrowtoday (Part 2)
12 Headset & Soulo – The Fall Of Knee High
13 Rechenzentrum vs. Masha Qrella – Destination Vertical
14 System – Hu Ra !!
15 Crackhaus – Birthday Bangers And Mash

Review from boomkat:

Right about time for a new collection of unreleased business on Scape. Most of the usual and familiar protagonists are here: Thomas Fehlmann proving yet again why he's one of the world's most consistent producers, John Tejada likewise - slightly preparing you for their entirely dope Plug Research albums - both due in the next month. There's the ever present Jan Jelinek, the System super-group, the excellent Triosk, Andrew Peckler, another great take on hip-hop from the criminally under-utilised Cappablack, dub delights Deadbeat, a new Bus and Dabrye collaboration, alongside newer recruits to Betke's empire. Mike Shannon, Jorg Burger's Triola [watch this space for the new Kompakt album next week, which is a peach also], the lovely folk stylings of Epo, cut-up house from Crackhaus, Headset and Soulo guesting from the Plug Research camp and a fascinating collaboration between Rechenzentrum and Masha Qrella. All the obsessions with bassy dub, jazz and hip-hop remain, but there seems to be a new spirit of openness in the scape camp - and here's a nice window on these new sounds.

Various - Night Owls 02

Various - Night Owls 02 (Deluxe Records, DLX013CD, 2002) (320)

01  Soft Pink Truth, The - Adeusz
02  Electric Birds - Nightriders: Greenhouse FX Mix
03  Warmdesk - Guero: Bedside
04  Daniel Gardner - Polokolipt: Friendly Fe-Lion Mix
05  Jetone - Somatonin
06  Electric Birds - Impel
07  Sagan - Who Speaks For Earth?
08  Emisor - Sala De La Lectura
09  Bizz Circuits - Drought
10  Emisor - Mnaomal
11  Bizz Circuits - Dubbing In Gaza
12  Pan•American - Fake Philly Strings

Allmusic review:

Volume two in Deluxe's compilation series Night Owls is different from the first installment. Avoiding ambient electro and dreamy soundscapes, it focuses on rhythm. Danceable but not dance, the music follows light clicks & cuts guidelines with sidesteps into IDM and, yes, a couple of atmospheric tunes. The roster includes label favorites Electric Birds and Bizz Circuits, the latter adding two new tracks to his album The Very Best of Bizz Circuits, released at the same time. Emisor also delivers two cuts: "Sala de la Lectura" has a Latin drum machine thing going, while "Mnaomai" boasts a romantic Fender Rhodes. The other featured artists are all Canadian or American: Warmdesk pulls off a nice number where clicks look like glitters; Soft Pink Truth (aka Matmos' Drew Daniel) opens the set with "Adeusz," a dancefloor-friendly cut, although not as straightforward as the duo's porno soundtracks (see Vague Terrain Recordings' A Viable Alternative to Actual Sexual Contact). Concluding the track list is an honor awarded to Pan American. His "Fake Philly Strings" takes listeners back to the mood of Night Owls 01. Volume two delivers the goods and makes a fine continuous listen, but there is not much here to write home about. 

Various - Night Owls 01

Various - Night Owls 01 (Deluxe Records, DLX011CD, 2001) (320)

01  Esa Ruoho - Molies 1 (24/11/00)
02  Aspic - Mr. Ouik
03  Parts:Places - Untitled No. 8
04  Solid Objects - It Was In Middle Of Lake
05  Eblake - Nachtmusik
06  Solid Objects - It Was In Middle Of Mountain
07  Llips - Out Of Reach (Electric Birds Remix)
08  Dietrich Schoenemann - Interwinds
09  Etherdrag - Subway Trolls
10  Esa Ruoho - Molies 2 (24/11/00)
11  Electric Birds - Autofibre
12  Starfish Pool - Sleepless
13  Chessie - The Firefly

Info:

Deluxe Records presents Night Owls 01 - the first volume in a compilation series of nocturnal mood music; not to fall asleep to, but a nocturne that awakens as it evolves. From lush, vivid dreams to dark hallucinatory nightmares, the Night Owls appear, taking shape in various forms of dark, textural electronic listening music. The first volume features 13 exclusive tracks from: Esa Ruoho (aka Lackluster), Llips, Electric Birds, Starfish Pool, Chessie, Eblake, Dietrich Schoenemann, Aspic, Parts:Places, Solid Objects and Etherdrag.      

The Deluxe label's Night Owls 01 compiles the work of some of abstract techno's relatively unknown quantities in a fashion that entirely befits its name. While it's a bit louder than the output of Taylor Deupree's like-minded 12K label, the contributions to Night Owls 01 are also deafeningly understated. As each track seems to straddle the space between consciousness and unconsciousness, you can imagine the types of sounds present here; heavily treated blips and samples, softly spliced together under the digital scalpel of Pro Tools and the like. Not to say that all are completely made of ones and zeroes. Some choice compositions from Chessie and Llips actually include quite a few acoustic elements. What can be said about all of the songs, though, is that they're sparse and slow, clicks & cuts-type collages that allow themselves plenty of time to develop. In rare cases, some give themselves a little too much time, though. Still, rarely does one track rise about another as all comfortably flow together without a beginning or ending, truly making for moody night music. Generally, this is a gorgeous record that delivers the goods of a promising label. If nothing else, it serves as the perfect sampler of few of abstract electronic music's formidable new talents. 

Eblake - Limit

Eblake - Limit (Deluxe Records, DLX009CD, 2001) (320)

01  Limit
02  I Am The VJ
03  Piper
04  La Luz
05  Bandol
06  San Francisco
07  Bass Ghost
08  Shen Hua
09  Cribtime
10  Zookeeper

Info and review:

Hello. From the Deluxe Records site, here is how we describe this album:
EBLAKE is one E. Blake Davis, current Seattle resident and master musicologist. "Limit", his debut solo release, is a picturesque journey through refreshingly simplistic worlds, that reveal deeper territory with each listen. From sparse ocean floors to lush dreamy vistas, acoustic chamber instruments rise out of a distant echo chamber as somber piano melodies circle above deep thumping bass tones. Influenced by the dub-techno of Chain Reaction and early Orb, and the warm ambient naturalism of Harold Budd and Brian Eno, Eblake's "Limit" emits hypnotic spacious melodicism and alluring nocturnal mystique...       

Electric Birds - Gradations

Electric Birds - Gradations (Mille Plateaux, MP 112, 2002) (320)

1 Cyclist
2 Nightriders
3 Painted Rooms
4 Slow Motion
5 Astral Traveling
6 Radia
7 Vox Canon
8 Gradations
9 Rian

A couple good Amazon reviews:

In the fast n' furious world of electronic music, the period between the impact of influence and its implementation is remarkably short. No sooner had the legions of Autechre clones seen their white cd covers gleaming from the racks of the local record store, then the error-electronics popularized by Oval were codified as the Glitch. While scores of 2000's class of headbobbing laptoppers have already faded into rightful obscurity, Mike Martinez has managed to grab that elusive golden ring: a release on Mille-Plateaux. Not that Martinez's Electric Birds project needed the stamp of approval of the Force-Inc empire: his music abounds with warmth, subtle detail, and layer upon layer of melody and texture. The sonic ecosystem of "Gradations" compares positively with the work of my personal 2000 artist of the year, Vladislav Delay. Before his Luomo project catipulted him to relative dance-pop stardom, Delay released four of 2000's best discs. What set his work apart from the encroaching clicks n' cuts hordes was the same thing that elevates Electric Birds: change, detail, and a prismatic sense of time. "Gradations" is the first work I've heard since Delay's that takes electronica out of the land of the loop. True, repetition IS part of Matinez's game. It's difficult to work succesfully in the post-techno aesthetic without it. However, his music contains innumerable unique events that squirn through the musical landscape. Scrapes, clicks, pops, chimes, mysterious percussive sounds, subtle ripples in the melodic fabric, shifting beat matrices, expansions and contractions, and so on all add to the richness of the music on this disc. Funk and deep house influences make these sounds as inviting and seductive as they are innovative. A few of these tracks would work as well at a candlelit dinner as they would at an opening of a gallery show of multimedia artwork. Others would send your send your date packing. That's the real strength of Electric Birds, where a unified style, with constant flux as its key component, meets a variety of moods and energy levels. For experimental electronica that's easy on the ears, but rewarding for the mind, look no further.  

There's something pleasing about the endless iterations of click and cut-based music, particularly when it's as warm and inviting as _Gradations_, from Electric Birds. "Cyclist" starts the album out on a neutral IDM note, but once the layers start building, as on the purring "Nightriders," things seem to come to life. "Painted Rooms" sounds like the illegitimate love child of Akufen and Tim Hecker -- not a bad thing at all! -- while "Astral Traveling" blends digital funk with some nice acoustic guitar riffs. The throbbing "Radia" is full of warm, suspended notes with some added bits for flavor. "Vox Canon" sets some tinkling tones to an off-kilter rhythm that never seems to sync up quite perfectly, not even as the track's speed begins to decay. The title track serves up some of that Basic Channel dub goodness, and the final track, "Rian," chugs out on a quasi-industrial dirge that settles into its groove 2/3rds of the way through. Clicks and cuts to make your day!       

Electric Birds - Panorama

Electric Birds - Panorama (Deluxe Records, DLX010CD, 2001) (320)

1  Avocet (Panorama Mix)
2  Cascadia
3  A Green Frost
4  Terra Forms
5  Repercussions
6  Lake City
7  Azul
8  Black Oceans

Good Amazon review:

Mike Martinez's second effort as Electric Birds flirts with minimal techno as a counterpoint to his lushly overlapping soundscapes, and the result is hypnotic. The opening "Avocet" spontaneously restructures itself mid-track, where another artist would let it loop; "A Green Frost" evokes a dark, frozen forest without resorting to sound-effect cliche; and "Terra Forms" simply slips by in the night, virtually unnoticed but with its presence felt. Martinez has effectively swallowed his influences and mastered his tools, and the result- a focused, deliberate work of almost visual intensity- is a rare pleasure in a climate of half-baked demos. - Rob Geary - XLR8R Magazine - November 2001      

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Electric Birds - Electric Birds

Electric Birds - Electric Birds (Deluxe Records, DLX005CD, 2000) (320)

Produced by Matmos.

01 Windy Hill
02 Parallelogram
03 Finger & Stroke
04 Slampic
05 Tensonic
06 Hyper Elevation
07 Acoustic Orange
08 Bubble Cycle
09 Icepic
10 Invisibility
11 Lost Leaders

Couple good Amazon reviews:

In the sonic nest occupied by Electric Birds (aka Deluxe label principal Mike Martinez), loops, samples, and meticulously programmed beats nourish the kind of heady, minimalist electronica that hatches ever so rarely. The 12 tracks here never devolve into mere background music, as Martinez resists the urge to just push "play" on the old Powerbook... The result is a wide range of sounds that jumpstart the grey matter and prick up the ears.
Much like his labelmates Matmos (who are credited with "additional production" on the album), Martinez has the uncanny ability to weave seemingly unrelated fragments into logical, flowing pieces. "Slampic" affixes sampled piano lines over thumping Casio beats which threaten to burst into pure house but never do, while the stacked, melodic beats in "Hyper Elevation" eventually drop out altogether in favor of some highly skilled, bare-bones techno workouts.  Elsewhere, Martinez has his way with otherworldly tonal effects. "Parallelogram" mirrors the phasing genius of Steve Reich's "Music For 18 Musicians," as mallet instruments strike a "melody" over wobbly, skipping tones. "Finger & Stroke" is much edgier, its deep bottom end coalescing into crashing, My Bloody Valentine-ish waves of sound and unabashed distorted hums.  The album's final two cuts, "Invisibility" and "Lost Leaders," turn another corner entirely, recalling the sad guitar picking and funereal drones of acts such as Windsor For The Derby and Early Day Miners. "Electric Birds" is one of the most creative, electronic-based albums to drop in some time, its panorama of sound the perfect chill for overheated clubbers. - Jonathan Cohen - Billboard Online, spring 2000.

All three of Electric Birds' releases are very different from one another as far as genre or style is concerned. I would say his self-titled here comes in a close second to Gradations only because I like the more steady beats on the latter.  This CD, though, should not be over looked (despite the fact that it's out of print)! It has some very beautiful ambient experiments that sometimes hints of Nobukazu Takemura.  One song (Invisibility) even has lyrics, which are masterfully mixed in as to not destroy the mood of the CD.  If you like any of Electric Birds' first three releases, I firmly believe you should buy them all! Then you can stock up on Takemura, Sutekh, Matmos, etc...maybe even some Casino Versus Japan.      

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Various - Dream Therapy

Various - Dream Therapy (Quango Records, QMG 5015-2, 2002) (320)

This is a considerably better compilation than the previous Quango comp.  Some good tracks and good remixers.

01 Millenia Nova – Otra Bes (Frequencies Mix)
02 Fila Brazilia – Spill The Beans (Dorfmeister Mix)
03 Professor Oz – Waves And Sun (African Mix By R. Dorfmeister)
04 Howie B – Hey Jack (Afterlife's Mix)
05 Orbient – Boarding (Doubleseat Mix)
06 Cantoma – The Call
07 I:Cube – Adore
08 Starseeds, The – Parallel Life
09 1 Giant Leap – Racing Away (Featuring Grant Lee Phillips & Horace Andy)
10 Basement Jaxx – Urban Haze

No review needed, it's pretty solid.

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Various - Cosmic Funk

Various - Cosmic Funk (Quango Records, QMG 5001-2, 2001) (320)

I'm not sure how much I've listened to this.  Not many I can imagine.  Filling a request.

1 Migs And Jelly – Enter The Soul

2 Funky Lowlives, The – Latazz

3 Neon Phusion – The Future Ain't The Same As It Used 2B

4 Funky Lowlives, The – Notabossa

5 Kaidi Tatham – Armz Arh Deh

6 SK Radicals – Reachin 4 Da Farside (Misa Negra Remix)

7 New Sector Movements – My History Feel The Spirit (Afro History Part II)

8 East Village Headz – Rude Vibez

A couple of Amazon review:

The revived Quango label wants to expose new talent like it did in the mid-'90s, but Cosmic Funk proves that you can't go home again. Back then, Quango's artists dealt in a compelling, mostly underground type of dance music known as electro, which combined funk and early hip-hop culture with the primitive synthesizer sounds of the early '80s, à la Grandmaster Flash. But besides the fact that Cosmic Funk's artists all sound alike, nothing really happens after each song's supposedly funky grooves set the pace. Migs & Jelly and the Funky Lowlives create barren grooves only fit for dancing with a daiquiri, while the ethnocentric Kaidi Tatham and SK Radicals intimate a Brazilian percussion party but ultimately forget to turn the record over. Neon Fusion's sparkling "The Future Ain't..." recalls the Headhunters, and it comes the closest to breaking out. But with New Sector Movements and East Village Headz (even the names sound the same), it's back to Loops 101. As a dancing soundtrack, Cosmic Funk moves some booty, but for provocative armchair travel, it is strictly earthbound. --Ken Micallef 

Sounds like the "Latin Demo" setting on a drum machine played over and over. The title is misleading; there is noting remotely cosmic or even funky about these tunes. The Quango label has had some great releases, but this is not among them. 

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Various - Coffee Table Music

Various - Coffee Table Music (Compiled By Grantby) (Cup Of Tea Records, COT CD 018, 1998) (320)

I remember stumbling upon this at a record store and checking it out at the listening-station.  I thought it was pretty good, so I bought it.  It is a compilation that I go back to every once in a while.  I'm not really familiar with any of the artists on here, nor have I checked out their individual back catalogs.

01 Brown Susan – How We Used To Live
02 Narcoleptics, The – High Over Glenelg
03 Brothers Grimm – Chase Scene *3
04 Jobclub Music Workshop – Large Block Of Flats
05 Picturebox – Glass Shards
06 Grantby – Timebooth
07 Kaysound Fashion – Don't Trust The Brains Trust
08 Emiliano – Vamos A La Playa
09 Albert Hall – R53
10 Kirk Lake – Dementia Pugilistica

Decent Amazon review:

this album is a well-chosen collection of instrumental trip-hop and mood-music that sounds like the soundtrack to an unwritten film-noir masterpiece. Compiled by the master of dark, jazzy beats music, Grantby, this album is well worth experiencing.

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Akasha - Cinematique: The Remixes

Akasha - Cinematique: The Remixes (2CD) (Wall Of Sound, WALL CD022, 1999) (320)

I've never heard the original album, but I bought this based on the remixers.  There's some pretty good songs on here for sure.  Reviews are tough to find.  Just check it if you dig any of the remixers.

1-1 Crazy Baby (Groove Armada's Presque Celebre Mix)

1-2 Mescalin (Interfearence Mix)

1-3 Akasha Theme (The Creators Remix)

1-4 Cold Fusion (Lemon Jelly Muggsy Remix)

1-5 Soft & Melting (Dorfmeister's Surreal Dub)

1-6 Brown Sugar (PFM’s Cosmic Journey Mix)

1-7 Interzone (Ian O'Brien Remix)

2-1 Maximum Karma (Sloop John Barillo Remix)

2-2 Brown Sugar (Les Rythmes Digitales Mix)

2-3 Spanish Fly (Freaks Superfly Speakeasy)

2-4 Akasha Theme (Smug Brothers Big Old Unit Mix)

2-5 Interzone (Tapping A Guitar With Beef On A Lonely Summer Day In Menlo Park)

2-6 The Blues Pt. 1 (Salt City Orchestra Remix)

2-7 Crazy Baby (Akasha Dub)

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Filling a request from this fine blog.

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