Diabolus in Musica
This should wake you up if you're struggling to recover from the bank holiday! If you've ever thought that thrash metal was for pussies, then this is for you. Ninja Tune's Amon Tobin takes Slayer's 'Angel of Death' and lays some ferocious beats over the top!
I've been after this for a while after seeing it on sale on ebay a few times. I believe it was limited to 300 copies though, so I don't reckon i've got much hope of spotting it in the bargain bins! Finally the Lord Slsk fixed me up.
Now I will confess my knowledge of Slayer is slightly sketchy, however I had an immediate burst of recognition upon hearing this, since it's the same track Soulwax opened their DJ set with at the Primavera festival last year. Class! I've got to buy some thrash metal to try mixing with.
I've always visualised dance and rock music as a bit of a circle, with both meeting up at the extremities. At one end thrash metal is not far removed from Gabba or Hardcore... at the other you have a lot of similarities between the likes of Slowdive and Ulrich Schnauss, or Eno and Em:t. My mate Steve slipped a bit of Metallica into an electro set at a party a while back, which fitted perfectly with something like Vitalic. Both sound best when you jump up & down and shake your head.
I've been after this for a while after seeing it on sale on ebay a few times. I believe it was limited to 300 copies though, so I don't reckon i've got much hope of spotting it in the bargain bins! Finally the Lord Slsk fixed me up.
Now I will confess my knowledge of Slayer is slightly sketchy, however I had an immediate burst of recognition upon hearing this, since it's the same track Soulwax opened their DJ set with at the Primavera festival last year. Class! I've got to buy some thrash metal to try mixing with.
I've always visualised dance and rock music as a bit of a circle, with both meeting up at the extremities. At one end thrash metal is not far removed from Gabba or Hardcore... at the other you have a lot of similarities between the likes of Slowdive and Ulrich Schnauss, or Eno and Em:t. My mate Steve slipped a bit of Metallica into an electro set at a party a while back, which fitted perfectly with something like Vitalic. Both sound best when you jump up & down and shake your head.
Amon Tobin has been recording for Ninja Tune for ages now... I've not actually heard any of his stuff apart from the track he did with Chris Morris ('Bad Sex' - which was based on a sketch from Jam) and now this. I was surprised to discover that he's Brazilian. Aren't Slayer Brazilian? Or was that Sepultura? Maybe he should have remixed one of their tracks instead? Either way i'm glad he did this one. It rocks hard.
Be warned.. it's one of those that starts quietly & tricks you into turning the stereo up. It should of course be played at maximum volume though!
posted by headphonesex @ 5:05 PM
