Alright then, new week, new tunes bitches!... lots of brilliant stuff has been dropped since last we spoke, so lets get right down to it....
Balance 014 - Mixed by Joris Voorn
I wouldn't normally put a mix CD on here but this is no ordinary mix CD. There are over 100 songs spanning 2 CD's. Don't think for a minute it's some patchy mash-up compilation, it's pure tech/prog/deep house all the way. The beauty here is Voorn has taken the baseline from one famous track, the vocals of another and the beat of about three to produce one of the most brilliantly layered washing machine mixes of sweeps, beats, that i have ever heard. He has even made room for some amazing ambient tunes and other none "4 on tha floor" classics like Goldie's "Timeless". Genius!
Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 - Many Things
Fela Kuti was probably the biggest thing in Afrobeat and was known the world over especially for his productions in the 70's. It defined a generation, heavily influenced disco (and subsequent Dimitri from Paris compilations) and even today his beats are still being used and sampled. Seun is his son stepping up to the plate, fronting his fathers old band. Big shoes to fill indeed, however it's a case of like-father-like-son with this collection of eight afrobeat jam freakouts. There is no small amount of politically inspired lyricism also wedged amongst the good time booty shaking afro-vibes. Check out "Don't give shit to me" for a heavy does of politico-afro-dance mayhem, spanning almost 10 minutes.
Psyopus - Odd Senses
Aaaaaarrrrrrrrrrggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! god help anyone who tries to approach this in one listen. Talk about throwing everything you've got at it. Think, if Dillinger Escape Plan took speed, then decided to play technical death metal covers of Mr Bungle songs. Complete with guitar squealing, crazy time signatures, totally out of control samples, screaming, trumpet solo's and... well you get the picture.... please only take in small doses, you could ship yourself off to the nuthouse very quickly with this CD
