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Easily identifiable by its rather clever, Nick Drake/Bryter Layter-inspired cover art, Boris' Akuma No Uta in many ways offers a back-to-front cross-section of the Japanese trio's entire career, in all of its many stylistic varieties. Both the nine-minute, molten lava introduction and the closing title track delve in ambient drone tendencies (reminiscent of Earth and label mates Sunn 0)))), while a pair of comparatively brief submissions -- "Ibitsu" and "Furi" -- offer succinct, rudely distorted acid garage psych (think the Stooges, only cruder and heavier, or Spine of God-era Monster Magnet, but more energetic). As for the mid-album piece de resistance, "Naki Kyoku," it takes all of 12 minutes to carry out a gradual crescendo: from its mildly psychedelic, oddly "Freebird"-esque beginnings, through an extended mid-section offsetting equal parts guitar soloing and vocal chanting with fluid bass twiddling over ambient space rock sound effects, before finally arriving at a suitably shuddering sonic earthquake with its feedback-laced finale that's fit to level Tokyo. Standing out negatively amid all of this is the loose and unfocused, mid-paced jam number "Ano Onna No Onryou," which comes off both overlong and uninspired by comparison. Still, five winners out of six attempts is nothing to wrinkle your nose at, making Akuma No Uta almost guaranteed to please both longtime Boris aficionados and newcomers looking to sample a good summary of their talents. ~ Eduardo Rivadavia, All Music Guide
Track Listing
| 1. Introduction |
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| 2. Ibitsu |
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| 3. Furi |
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| 4. Naki Kyoku |
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| 5. Ano Onna No Onryou |
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| 6. Akuma No Uta |
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Baby's Band Tele Music |
| For the last 30 years, from Hip Hop to House, exerts from Disco records have formed the backbone of dance tracks the world over. However, after three decades that has seen countless producers plundering their parent's record collections, the quest to find untapped and original disco gold to remould has become an almost impossible task. However, the ever knowledgeable folks at DJ History have managed to strike disco gold with their latest compilation, 'Tele Music Remixed', which unearths a selection of unheard dance floor gems and understatedly updates them for big club systems and basement parties alike. Using long lost French library music to create the source material for a series of remixes, the DJ History crew have then assembled a crack team of crate digging enthusiast that includes X-Press 2 member Diesel, Manchester legends Unabombers and disco kids Faze Action. It's helpful to know that rather than being like much library music, which is often merely a means to end for radio producers and directors on a budget, 'Tele Music' was composed by some of the tightest session musicians of their day, who played on a slew of multi platinum selling releases for the lies of Cerrone and Don Ray. Pick of album comes from edit wizz-kid Leo Zero, who takes the subtle groove of 'Babys Band' and infuses it with acid house sirens, wonky synth leads and general disco debauchery. The full album contains more of the same from cult crate diggers Ray Mang and Idjut Boys and is available exclusively from www.DJHistory.com . Most certainly one for the connoisseur! ©2008 Shazam Entertainment Limited. All rights reserved. | |
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