INERTIA 06.05.02 RELEASES (INSTORE 13.05.02) BEATS - BREAKS // BEATS - BREAKS // BEATS - BREAKS KATALYST 'MANIPULATING AGENT' ==> Stunning debut release from KATALYST (aka ASHLEY ANDERSON). ==> ANDERSON has worked on numerous musical projects including MOONROCK with the late ILLPICKL, and has had tracks on compilations like CAFÉ DEL MAR, DOPE ON PLASTIC and THE BURNING ISSUE. ==> Debut release on newly formed INVADA RECORDS that is the brainchild of ANDERSON and GEOFF BARROWS of PORTISHEAD. ==> 'Manipulating Agent' is a release that transcends musical boundaries and brings a truly international flavour to the Australian beats/hip hop front. A testament to diversity, KATALYST serves up righteous breaks, hip hop beats, dancefloor funk and brooding grooves that ooze with soul. ==> Features guest appearances from ADRIAN UTLEY (PORTISHEAD), PAUL JOHANNESSEN (UPSHOT), GIFT OF GAB (BLACKALICIOUS), and DJ LEEROY BROWN. ==> Production and engineering by GEOFF BARROWS (PORTISHEAD) and MAD SCIENTIST. ==> "Fusion" from this album is already HIGH ROTATION on TRIPLE J. * INVADA INVCD010 CD REGGAE - DUB // REGGAE - DUB // REGGAE - DUB // REGGAE - DUB VARIOUS 'STUDIO ONE DJs' ==> From the inimitable SOUL JAZZ RECORDS comes the label's fourth journey into the vaults of the legendary STUDIO ONE RECORDS after the critical and commercial success of 'Studio One Rockers', 'Studio One Soul' and 'Studio One Roots'. ==> For this release Soul Jazz delve into the roots of reggae and the birthplace of much of Jamaica's musical culture - the SOUND SYSTEM, with an essential compilation that focuses on the Studio's DJs and featuring legendary toasters such as DENIS ALCAPONE, DILLINGER and PRINCE FAR I along with an incredible amount of rare material. ==> Also included on this release is COUNT MACHUKI, the original DJ - the first man ever to speak over the mic at SIR COXSONE's Downbeat Sound System - from where it all began. ==> As well as the usual beautiful packaging, this release also comes as a CD-ROM with a taster from the 'Studio One Story', Soul Jazz Records forthcoming full-length documentary about Studio One and liner notes from STEVE BARROW (author of The Rough Guide to Reggae). Nice! * SOUL JAZZ RECORDS SJRCD58 CD HIP HOP // HIP HOP // HIP HOP // HIP HOP // HIP HOP // HIP HOP DECKWRECKA 'A BETTER TOMORROW' ==> Released on London's seminal UK hip hop imprint RONIN records, is the second album from UK hip hop veteran, DECKWRECKA. ==> Following the release of his much touted series of EPs, as well as his acclaimed debut 'V... For Vengeance' comes his anticipated follow up release, 'A Better Tomorrow'. ==> Features heavy beats, earthquake bass, sharp cuts and some incredible special guests from the UK scene including JIMMY LYONS, RODNEY P, MCD SILENT ECLIPSE, ROSITA LYNCH, INTENZ, BURY CREW, TITAN SOUNDS, SCARE ELECTRIC, 2ICE and AISHE.B. ==> MARK B & BLADE, ROOTS MANUVA and fellow RONIN artist SKITZ have restored faith in UK hip hop, while this album paves the way for an even better tomorrow. ==> DECKWRECKA's highly anticipated 2nd album release! * RONIN RECORDS RDCD07 CD MINIMAL HOUSE // MINIMAL HOUSE // MINIMAL HOUSE FARBEN 'TEXTSTAR' ==> JAN JELINEK's recordings as FARBEN are a standout among the realm of minimal house, and happily designed for both the ears and feet. ==> While minimal, dubby techno is now commonplace, Farben's take is very much in the vein of the blissed out, horizontal house of BASIC CHANNEL and CHAIN REACTION. ==> Farben's music delivers a smoothness that stands apart from the angular minimalism of his contemporaries, and is a hell of a lot cooler and sexier than give-up-the-goods-vocal house. ==> On 'Textstar', Farben brings together tracks from his previous 4 EP releases and is the first time that this music has been available on CD. ==> Also available is a very limited edition 'Starbox' vinyl box set that features all previous sold out 12s on their original format. KLANG 564272 CD CLOSER MUSIK 'AFTER LOVE' ==> 'After Love' is the first album release from KOMPAKT's techno-pop heroes CLOSER MUSIK. ==> Having already released a number of singles, and featuring on several compilations, the duo of MATIAS AGUAYO and DIRK LEYERS are currently killing the underground clubs with their dark, warm, electro-tinged version of the Cologne sound, now presented in a full length album. ==> Techno music has rediscovered the vocalist, and the vocals here add a subtle erotic quality to the funky minimal musical proceedings. ==> 'After Love' is cosy, sexy and an absolute must for the late hours on any dancefloor, and includes the underground German club hits "Closer Dancer" and "You Don't Know Me". ESSENTIAL UNDERGROUND MINIMAL HOUSE - THE NEW SOUND OF COLOGNE KOMPAKT 260292 CD DECOMPOSED SUBSONIC 'GRADIENTS' ==> Following on from 'Blaue Lowen' comes DECOMPOSED SUBSONIC's follow-up, 'Gradients', again on MATHIAS SCHAFFHAUSER's WARE label. ==> Moving away from the super subtle experimental tracks or minimal pop of their debut release, instead 'Gradients' is a deep and divine listening experience, filled with lush house sounds and broken up with the occasional vocal track or minimal electronic piece. ==> Described by one European music writer as Minimal rave music, the result is the missing link between BASIC CHANNEL and LADOMAT. WARE 260962 CD DRUM N BASS // DRUM N BASS // DRUM N BASS // DRUM N BASS ACCIDENTAL HEROES 'THE STARS OUR DESTINATION' ==> ACCIDENTAL HEROES (aka SONIC & SILVER) launch their debut album through J MAJIK's own INFRARED RECORDS. ==> With releases on INFRARED, RENEGADE HARDWARE, FORMATION, EMOTIF and soon on METALHEADZ, the Heroes have been pushed to the front of the pack of new, gun producers. ==> Their work fits perfectly into the house-influenced dynamic J Majik created for the label last year with "Love Is Not A Game" and "Spaced Invader" remix. ==> 'The Stars Our Destination' is a release that displays a class and depth of talent way beyond the group's years, and works both on dancefloor and as a strong listening album. ==> IDJ *****... MIXMAG **** "if these cats become drum & bass heroes, there will be nothing accidental about it" INFRARED RECORDS INFRA004CD CD LEFTFIELD // LEFTFIELD // LEFTFIELD // LEFTFIELD // LEFTFIELD A SMALL GOOD THING 'SLIM WESTERNS VOLS. I & II' ==> Released as a limited edition double CD, THE LEAF LABEL (SUSUMU YOKOTA, MANITOBA) presents A SMALL GOOD THING's 'Slim Westerns Vols. I & II'. ==> Two highly evocative soundtracks to imaginary Westerns, the musical touchstones on these releases include MORRICONE, BADALAMENTI, ADAMSON, COODER, CALEXICO and The KLF's 'Chill Out'. This is beautifully slow, seductive and entrancing music. ==> The music on both of these beguiling albums glides into the cool slipstream of ambient space, returning frontier America to its source in ghostly form. ==> Copies of the double CD, two volume version are strictly limited. Once gone, only Volume II will remain available (BAY8CD). Volume I was originally released in 1994 on a small US label. ==> Also available is a very limited edition vinyl version that includes both albums across 6 sides of vinyl - the first ever LEAF Label triple vinyl extravaganza! Clad in the beautiful artwork for which Leaf has become well known, these are bound to end up as highly sought after collector's items. LEAF BAY08CDX 2CD ELECTRONIC // ELECTRONIC // ELECTRONIC // ELECTRONIC MÚM 'GREEN GREEN GRASS OF TUNNEL' ==> Here it is. FAT CAT's first release by Icelandic four-piece wonders MUM, the next big thing out of Iceland after SIGUR ROS. ==> In the lead up to their highly anticipated second album 'Finally We Are No One' comes their stunning single "Green Green Grass Of Tunnel". ==> Beautifully meshing some dense but intricate programming with gorgeous vocal and instrumental melodies, richly textured, hypnotic and unashamedly sumptuous, this is a stunning, emotive single whose pop surface belies a deep sense of exploration. ==> Also features another brand new track from the group, the shimmering "In Through the Lamp". ==> Mum's album is already gaining 5 star, 10/10 reviews and IS set to be one of this year's best electronic releases. The album is sublime. ==> Awesome 3" CDEP digipack with limited editon plastic wraparound casing is sure to set the scene for the album release. ESSENTIAL FIRST FAT CAT SINGLE FROM ICELANDIC WONDERS MUM FATCAT CD7FAT06 CDEP JAZZ // JAZZ // JAZZ // JAZZ // JAZZ // JAZZ // JAZZ // JAZZ // JAZZ VARIOUS 'BETWEEN OR BEYOND THE NORTHERN LIGHTS' ==> 'Between Or Beyond The Northern Lights' is the newest edition of CRIPPLED DICK HOT WAX's sensational series highlighting lost European jazz music from the '60s and '70s. ==> Beginning with Germany's showcase 'Between Or Beyond The Black Forest 1 & 2' (featurinjg highlights from legendary German label MPS), and the Eastern Bloc's 'Between Or Beyond The Iron Curtain', the series now digs deep into the fine jazz moments of countries such as Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland. ==> As before, this release concentrates predominantly on the 1970s. During this period, jazz fusion incorporating elements of rock and funk proved to be the stylistic heavyweight. ==> Features the work of some of Europe's biggest fusion pioneers KARIN KROG, ALLAN BOTSCHINSKY (IRON OFFICE), MAMBA, EERO KOIVISTOINEN MUSIC SOCIETY, POP WORKSHOP, OLLI AHVENLAHTI and SABU MARTINEZ. ==> This is music as colorful and mystical as the northern lights, and will delight all jazz aficionados. CDHW DIG THE DEPTHS OF SCANDINAVIAN JAZZ FUSION CRIPPLED DICK HOT WAX 276042 CD SINGLE VINYL // SINGLE VINYL // SINGLE VINYL // SINGLE VINYL HOUSE TONY THOMAS 'HYPNOTIC EP' ==> HONCHOS MUSIC is currently firing out quality tribal/tech house 12s at a rate of knots, and TONY THOMAS' 'Hypnotic EP' is no exception. ==> Tony hails from the UK, and has built up an impressive production roster on labels such as SOMA, EUKATECH, THE END and LOGIC. ==> "Hypno" is a tribal house workout with vocal stabs and robotic FX that fans of H-FOUNDATION and SLAM are sure to approve of! ==> On the flip, "Big Stepper" is a deeper excursion, with a sub-bass that rumbles through the tight percussion and hypnotic FX that litter the track. HONCHOS HM014 12 HOUSE AUDIO SOUL PROJECT 'COMMUNITY REMIXES' ==> AUDIO SOUL PROJECT is back with two tracks taken from their debut, 'Community'. ==> And on the remix tip is none other then NY legend FRANCOIS KEVORKIAN. This is huge! as the very in demand Kevorkian rarely agrees to remix for other labels. ==> Disc 1 features a fearsome full bodied remix that is perfectly produced by FK and production partner ROB RIVES. ==> On the flip ASP deliver a monster, techy re-rub of "Everything Is Alright". ==> Disc 2 sees Italian producer RICKY MONTANARI tackle "Everything Is Alright". Where he adds his trademark robotic, house funk over some infectious vocals and chunky house beats. ==> Side B sees FK and Rob Rives laying down a devastating dub version of "Community" with a darker and deeper sound, spacey effects and atmospheric sound manipulation. NRK NRK065 12 HOUSE MILTON JACKSON 'DIMENSIONAL' ==> "Dimensional" is the second single to be taken from MILTON JACKSON's stunning album 'The Bionic Boy'. ==> Driven by a huge, pulsating bassline, this is a turbo-charged electronic journey with an original-yet-dancefloor-friendly groove. ==> ROMANTHONY's remix is simple yet tough, with beats that underpin a synth hook that gets beautifully filtered as the rhythms are added layer by layer. GLASGOW UNDERGROUND GU95 12 BEATS/BREAKS INFUSION 'STARWATER' ==> Local Sydney group and world class electronic act INFUSION step up to the fore on ADAM FREELAND's MARINE PARADE label with "Starwater (It's Alright)". ==> Side A features the edgy Original that comes across as the tribal edge where UNDERWORLD meets TIMO MAAS. ==> The flip features a tough yet atmospheric remix from new Marine Parade artists and former drum and bass dons PULSE & TANGO. ==> MINISTRY "Huge". This is huge, so dig in! MARINE PARADE MAPA014 12 BEATS/BREAKS KRAFTY KUTS 'SOUNDCHECK' ==> This is the first release on SUPERCHARGED, the sister label to KRAFTY KUTS' AGAINST THE GRAIN label. ==> "Sound Check" is the first collaboration from both label's head honchos and features epic intro, killer bassline and bonkers breakdown. ==> Flip to "Devastate", a firing yet subtle roller with a thundering bottom end that works itself into an old school finale. ==> DJ ****... MUZIK ***** "A bassline the size of the third world debt"... MIXMAG (((((... SUPERCHARGED SCM002 12 BEATS/BREAKS MASHUPHEADZ 'SWEET THINGS' ==> MATTHEW BUSHWACKA! B and NATHAN COLES aka the MASHUPHEADZ return with a vengeance on Bushwacka!'s very own PLANK imprint with a quality 2 track 12". ==> "Sweet Things" kicks off the A-side with its crunchy funkiness, twisting and turning around the organic sub-atomic bass, throwing you right into the deep end of the tech-break lido. ==> Flip to "The Twits" that shimmers, sizzles and spits like an upset cobra that's coiled and ready to pounce! PLANK PLANK020 12 DRUM N BASS SUV & TALI 'DO YOU REMEMBER ME?' ==> Somewhere between the exotic groove of MARKY and PATIFE and the raw catchiness of SHY FX, REPRAZENT member DJ SUV presents an absolute gem of a song in the perfectly shaped "Do You Remember Me". ==> Built around a catchy guitar riff, backed by some simple drums and a bouncy double bass, spiced up by a flute and softened by percussions and featuring powerful, vocals by TALI, this is a stunning piece of future-retro jazz. FULL CYCLE FCY039 12 DRUM N BASS ORIGIN UNKNOWN 'TRULY ONE + REMIXES' ==> ORIGIN UNKNOWN (ANDY C and ANT MILES) take center stage with these 2 massive remixes of the RAM anthem, "Truly One". ==> Disc 1 includes the two new 2002 remixes. ==> Disc 2 (RAMM38R) is a limited edition collectors item that includes the 1996 remix that was only ever available on their first ever album 'The Speed Of Sound' (now deleted) plus the Original. RAM RECORDS RAMM38 12 TECHNO KAITO 'AWAKENING' ==> Cologne based KOMPAKT label presents a new 12" by Japanese artist KAITO. ==> "Awakening" is his third release for KOMPAKT after the very successful "Beautiful Day" and "Everlasting" singles. ==> KAITO's style is a gentle sort of neo trance melting with the unique KOMPAKT style, emerging from the speakers like a soft but euphoric breeze. KOMPAKT 259566 12 DISCO/PUNK THE RAPTURE 'HOUSE OF JEALOUS LOVERS' ==> TREVOR 'PLAYGROUP' JACKSON has just picked up the massive New York outfit THE RAPTURE and "Jealous Lovers" is the first offering from these genre bending U.S. punkers. ==> The result is a pure slab of classic screaming angst, punk chic and savvy mixed over an infectious death disco beat. ==> Imagine the GANG OF FOUR and LIQUID LIQUID making out at the PARADISE GARAGE with P.I.L.. ==> This 3 tracker also features a remix from highly respected New York producer MORGAN GEIST (of METRO AREA and ENVIRON RECORDS fame) as well as a bonus track. ==> Limited Release, UK version with picture sleeve. ==> Huge buzz on this band! OUTPUT OPRDFA01 12 ELECTRONIC THOMAS FEHLMANN 'WHISTLE' ==> THOMAS FEHLMANN is one of the most dazzling figures in German pop culture and a pioneer of electronic pop music. ==> As a member of PALAIS SCHAUMBURG, he helped redefine German pop. ==> He worked as co-producer for albums by BLAKE BAXTER and EDDIE FLASHIN FOLWKES, and later, with the ORB, where he helped to make chill-out history. ==> In the last two and a half decades Fehlmann has taken part in the decisive revolutions of music and sound and now, with "Whistle", he comes back on to the dancefloor in a most impressive way. KOMPAKT 259516 12 ELECTRONIC BUS 'WESTEN ==> BUS is DANIEL METEO and TOM THIEL who create a style of electronica that falls between pop and dub. ==> This is a duo that deals in subtleties. There are no stylistic references or discernable samplers on "Westen" or "Spanish Techno". ==> Remix duties are by AG PENTHOUSE (JORG BURGER and ANTONELLI ELECTRIC aka POP UP), who create a space pop reworking of the track. ==> On POLE's label, ~SCAPE. SCAPE 271106 12 FORTHCOMING TOURS... Richard Sen (Obsessive) 'Powercuts' Sat May 4th Byron Bay TBA Sun May 5th Brisbane Monastery Fri May 10th Adelaide Minke Bar Sat May 11th Sydney Slip Inn, Chris Carter (TCR) Fri 10th May Sydney The Sydney Globe Sat 11th May Melbourne Revolver Fri 17th May Byron Bay The Verve Sat 18th May Perth AmBar