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Disjecta ‎– Looking For Snags

Disjecta
Looking For Snags
1995 Warp Records

Everything Mark Clifford touches I’m a fan of. Mark described Disjecta as his outlet for his abstract constructivist electronica. Name comes from the Samuel Beckett novel. One of my favourite designs with the artwork of Miranda Holmes designed again by the brilliant Designers Republic.

1. Dormin
2. Here
3. K-bop
4. Gyric
5. Looking For Snags
6. Facemaker
7. Skeeze
8. Alum Chime

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Squarepusher ‎– Port Rhombus EP

Squarepusher
Port Rhombus EP
1996 Warp Records

The son of a jazz drummer, Tom Jenkinson has been with Warp for over 20 years crafting his acidic D&B. This was his debut single after moving from Richard D. James and Grant Wilson-Claridge’s Replex label. A super classic masterpiece.

1. Port Rhombus
2. Problem Child
3. Significant Others

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Various ‎– Tequila Slammers And The Jump Jump Groove Generation

Various Artists
Tequila Slammers And The Jump Jump Groove Generation
1993 Warp Records

One of my first compilations from warp and still one of my favourites. Every track is stunning electronic music that we all came to expect from the label. Cool CGI art by Phil Wolstenholme and the brilliant Designers Republic in charge of the rest.

1. Jaco - Show Some Love (Original Dub Remix)
2. THK - France (Saturn Mix)
3. Solitaire Gee - Slumberland
4. DIY - Hothead (Original DIY Dub)
5. Coco Steel & Lovebomb - You Can't Stop The Groove
6. Nightmares On Wax - Happiness
7. Rhythm Invention - Ad Infinitum
8. Eternal - Mind Odyssey
9. DIY - Hothead (D + W Insignificance Mix)

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Kosma ‎– Universal

Kosma
Universal
1997 Instinct Electronica

Completing out the Instinct Electronica posts we have Roskow Kretschmann, aka Kosma, who started his musical career in the Berlin Hip Hop scene around 1987. Now a studio engineer, music-composer & producer, who is running his own recording & mastering studio. To boot, he’s also one of the members of the German DJ & Producer collective Jazzanova.

1. Die Sylphen
2. Universal
3. Arena
4. Mosaik
5. Aquarium
6. Aeroboot
7. Les Promesses D'Une Chevelure
8. Atlantis

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Not to often you get two wonderful things happen in one day. LFC back in the Champions League and Twin Peaks! Happy Times.

Various ‎– The Next Step

Various Artisst
The Next Step
1997 Instinct Electronica

Good ol’ Drum & Bass compilation featuring one of my favourite Red Snapper songs.

1. Endemic Void - Serious Intent
2. Kosma - Aeroboot
3. Mr. Electric Triangle - A'Luomo
4. Jimpster - Mind Painting
5. Cujo - Traffic
6. Spaceways - At Home With The Snake
7. Taran - Lines
8. The Chris Bangs Project - Future Cliche
9. Red Snapper - Crusoe Takes A Trip
10. Izit - Blakey
11. Four Ears - Blue Jungle
12. James Hardway - Monique

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Jimpster ‎– Martian Arts

Jimpster
Martian Arts
1997 Instinct Electronica

Admiringly inspired for these next three from rizan72 over at the brilliant Higher Than The Sun. 

Instinct Electronica was a short-lived sublabel of the dazzling Instinct Records that featured holographic CDs and cardboard slipcases. Jimpster (Jamie Odell) is a producer and DJ who founded the London based Deep House label, Freerange Records back in 1996. Jamie has a “Best Deep House Producer” award to his name along with a few more accolades. A little more future jazz than I normally listen too but enough drum n bass to keep me coming back.

1. Martian Arts
2. Slow 'N' Low
3. Quartalist
4. Frames With Frames
5. Mind Painting
6. Bad Hair Blues
7. Stateside On Monday
8. Topics In Groove
9. Wild Light
10. Playtime

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Lead Into Gold ‎– Chicks & Speed: Futurism

Lead Into Gold
Chicks & Speed: Futurism
1990 Wax Trax! Records

The baby of multitasking Paul Barker, writing and singing every track. Paul is just about as iconic as Al Jourgensen and of course those two are comrades in Ministry, RevCo, 1000 Homo DJs, Acid Horse and Lard. Great mini-album with the classic WaxTrax! sound. Fun video from back in the day with young Al & Trent Reznor.

1. Faster Than Light
2. The Stripper 
3. Beauty
4. Idiot
5. Blackened Heart
6. Hatred

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Ajax ‎– One World

Ajax
One World
1990 Wax Trax! Records

The second single from the self-titled album by New Yorker Arleen L. Mitchel. Got a bit of a Severed Heads/Manufacture feel to them with the Industrial/House vibe. Not much know about them other than Mitchel making a brief return in 95 only to fade out again into oblivion. I have never met anyone (physically) who has the album or single so maybe this will be something new for a few. “As The World Turns” is only available on this single. Anyone recognize the chant sample in “One World”?

1. One World
2. Another World
3. Out Of This World
4. As The World Turns
5. Mind The Gap (12" Version)
6. Mind The Gap (Detuned Dub)

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Coil ‎– Aqua Regis · Panic · Tainted Love

Coil
Aqua Regis · Panic · Tainted Love
1990 Wax Trax! Records

Here is a rare early release from Peter 'Sleazy' Christopherson & John Balance. Not sure I can give Coil a proper synopsis other than they would be my definition of electronic/experimentalism music. They have a bizarre & tragic history with a huge catalogue of music and intriguing artwork. Here they take on Soft Cell’s infamous song in a most unique way. An acquired taste and taken in doses, is very impressive.

1. Aqua Regis
2. Panic
3. Tainted Love

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Next up... Wax Trax! Records

Excited about this one and holy crap, I can't wait to see this!

Qubism ‎– Qubism2294

Qubism
Qubism 2294 (em:t2294)
1994 em:t

The t:me has come, the last of three em:t posts. This was actually the first em:t cd I bought. I had seen that the Designers Republic had done the cover, and trusting that every cover they designed contained music I liked, it was bought. Richard Shepherd at the controls with fellow label-mate John Crossley (Voodoo Warriors Of Love) assisting. This release is more “tribal ambient techno” and pretty phenomenal. Hope you enjoy as much as I do.

1. Teotihuaçan
2. Anthropomorphic
3. Angels In T:me
4. Repercussions
5. Ghost Of Catalonia
6. Under The Gun

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Gas ‎– Gas0095

Gas
Gas0095 (em:t0095)
1995 em:t

The 5th release and possibly my favourite, well maybe a 3-way tie with Woob & Qubism. Not to be confused with the ever so talented, Kompakt label co-founder Wolfgang Voigt’s Gas (Ha! That’s a bit funny). Mat P Jarvis is the man behind this ambient techno jewel that feels/sounds like a spaceship ride to the Cygnus constellation. Another tidbit of info on the label; Artists got to select an animal image from the Oxford Scientific catalogue. Can you name the animal on this cover? If you guessed Invertebrae Ctenophora reward yourself with a listen on headphones.

1. Generator 0000
2. Experiments On Live Electricity
3. Microscopic
4. Miniscule / Pixels
5. Vapourware
6. SeOCl₂
7. Earthshake
8. Mathematics And Electronics
9. Timestretch / Earthloop
10. F / H₂TeO₃
11. Discovery
12. Generator 0072

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