mini reviews #2

so second edition of this fun game and i had a few people in mind when i planned the first one and i was going to ask someone else but this particular individual wanted to do one for me so i put him next in line.

picking these ten tracks is mark asbrey, techno producer and dj extraordinare. i've been supporting his works for a while now and he's even done a remix or two of my tracks and i've contributed with a vocal sample for one of his track. he's also a bit of a cunt but a loveable cunt and with a strong sense of what good music is.

01. actress - senorita | youtube
decent groove but i'm not really grabbed by the lapels on it's own. it honestly sounds like an excerpt from a beat tape.

02. elecktroids - kilohertz | youtube
this might be drexciya or dopplereffekt in a different suit and it's really nice. stripped down and straight to point.

03. little dragon - ritual union | youtube
they play this a lot on radio and i like it a great bit. the wonky synth in the end of the track is nice

04. dopplereffekt - voice activated | youtube
i love this one, i like electro but i was a casual fan of drexciya but find most of the related work to be mintos.

05. depeche mode - behind the wheel (shep pettibone remix) | youtube
sheps reworks at this time were gravy and this is no exception. i know the original and i like it and shep just boosted it in a good way.

06. kas product - tina town | youtube
kind of dark and subdued track and really hypnotic. i quite like it.

07. robert hood - who taught you math | youtube
a bottom end that does business and a top that just goes in all directions in a good way. like it but this needs to be heard in a mix.

08. surgeon - atol | youtube
techno that doesn't fanny about from a man who knows his rhythmic space. i like it but like the hood track, this needs to be a in a mix.

09. underground resistance - hardlife (aaron carl remix) | youtube
don't like the vocal or how it's worked but i think without it the track would be just another decent detroit house groove

10. shuggie otis - inspiration information | youtube
asbrey put me onto shuggie otis a few years ago and i'm greatful since he really does great music. i like this one a lot.

thanks for those ten asbrey. i asked him if he wanted to say anything extra about his picks but his response was:

that it's not a top 10, just a representation of 10 tracks I'm digging at the minute. ask me next week and it'll be a different 10.

like any sound person to be honest.