The Finnish duo spin some of their faves (and probably yours too). Backcatalogued to 1995 is Autechre’s ethereal “Bike” which is Mr. Booth and Brown’s sweetest ambient electronica. Paced for genuine effect, this track uses software the way Hendrix used guitars. With a brand new disc out on Warp this is a great nugget from the past. Back to 1993, The Black Dog’s “Sharp Shooting on Saturn” sounds as though it could be made in the moment while celebrating its 10th anniversary! If electronic music can hold up this long without getting dated, we are starting to understand the future of contemporary sound already. Does this mean we have caught up with our senses? The familiar and playful antics of Mouse on Mars taunts and spins on “Pinwheel Herman” from their popular Niun Niggung creaking with funky voice samples and balloonery. The immediate comparison to Stereolab is too obvious on “Electro Karaoke” offered by Fujiya and Miyagi. With vocals that are background to the upbeat percussion, it makes for a perky, fun listen. Mr. Velcro Fastner’s inclusion “Testarossa” could be a future James Bond movie theme. Filled with pop energy and no where to go but up, up, up. Visually this is some sort of energetic tournament of confidence. Kenny Larkin has been a bit absent of late, though “Tedra” comes from his premier years with Warp back in the early 90s. Detroit never had it so good! With an ambient build-up the sequencers lead to a funky beat that drives the listener to shake and buzz in unison. Monolake’s 2001 “Television Tower” has a variety of ticks and playful tonal changes, all baked in an undercurrent of street-smart condensed beat. Though the beat stays hidden for most of the track, the metering is there and ready to burst at any given moment. When the moment comes, the sounds retract and things wash a bit into something much more powerful and mysterious. This is a great track! “EFS 4” is a collaboration by Khan and Keroses calling themselves H.E.A.D. With operatic samples and hard keyboard effects and a jolting beat, this quirky piece from 1993 has aged in a crooked way, making it quite interesting. John Tejada’s “Genetical Love” opposes voice and piano in a ballroom fantasy that turns into low-fi hip hop fly by night. Also included on this disc are latter 90s tracks by Doctor Rockit and Voice Stealer.
There are moments of hit and miss, but when it’s on, it’s ON! If anything, Deep Inside Vol. 2 offers some obscure and welcome revisits to tracks you are surely not going to find on other collections.
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