Various - Excursions In Ambience 2

Various - Excursions In Ambience 2 - The Second Orbit (Astralwerks, ASW 6105-2, 1993) (FLAC)

01 W.F.O. (Mark Van Hoen) – No-One In The World (Edit)
02 Schizophrenia (Moritz Von Oswald & Thomas Fehlmann) – Schizophrenia
03 Locust (Mark Van Hoen) – Prospero
04 Maurizio (Mark Ernestus, Moritz von Oswald) – Ploy (Battersea Was An Island Of Mud Mix by The Orb)
05 Grid, The (Dave Ball, Richard Norris) – Crystal Clear (Clear, Like An Unmuddied Lake) (Remix by The Orb)
06 Autocreation (Mark Van Hoen, Kevin Hector and Tara Patterson) – Dark Smile
07 Megatonk (Charles Webster) – Belgium (Deep Space Filter Mix Edit)
08 Material (Bill Laswell, Bootsy Collins, Sly Dunbar, Bernie Worrell, and a shitload of other great performers) – Mantra (Praying Mantra Mix Edit by The Orb)

I decided to add the band members of each "band" as half of them are one-off's or aren't completely recognized.  Please, just look at that list of players, including the remixers.  This is another no brainer.  Seriously.

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.