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Back To Mine: The Orb
DMC
I can clearly remember Dr. Alex Paterson unleashing
a storming meltdown of a DJ set many years back as he
freaked the audience with a barrage of noise, breaks
and space sounds. While that may have been a raw and
reactive episode of Paterson, no one can deny the influential
role that his lighter, universe-exploring material has
had on contemporary electronic producers. There was
a distinct and memorable sound coming from this era
of ambient/club music. The Orb and cohorts represent
a period just before sub-genres truly began to splinter
off in a thousand different directions. The aesthetic
of this era is brought back into the spotlight on the
latest in the Back To Mine series. Compiled
by Paterson himself, the reverberated bleeps, thick
rolling baselines, and wicked hooks are represented
by Aphex Twin, B12, and Juno Reactor as well as vastly
different influences like Julie Cruise and the Chi-Lites.
The track selection on many of the previous Back To
Mine records covers a broad range of styles but always
seem to accurately display the purpose they played in
steering the direction of the artists work. This disc
is a vivid reminder of the sort of open-minded musical
approach that should be applied to much of today's music.
By the way, Scheneider TM's version of The Smith's The
Light is worth the price of the disc alone. - JH
Tracklisting:
- Aphex Twin - Polynominal
- Charles Webster - Be No One
- Juno Reactor - Nitrogen Part 1
- B12 - Interim
- Creature - Ow Much
- Chi-Lites - Have You Seen Her?
- Thomas Fehlmann - Little Fishy
- Julie Cruise - Falling
- The Orb - The Land Of Green Ginger
- Blue Calx - Blue Calx
- Electric Chairs - Barbie Girl
- Joachim Spieth - You Don't Fool Me
- F.F.W.D. - Hempire
- Schnider TM - The Light 3000
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