Sex With The Machines
The second part of Dave Clarke's 'World Service' mix CD is out next week. Like the first installment there are two CDs - one given over to Electro & one to Techno. The techno CD in particular is superb... the best techno mix i've heard for a long time. (DJ Bone's 'Subject: Detroit Volume 2' is the last outstanding one I can think of). Loads of cutting, scratching & all the stuff that brings looped techno to life.. combined with Clarke's superb track selection of dirty grooves and jacking house.
The Electro disc isn't quite as good, but does have a few killer tunes, including this one by Electro Commander Anthony Rother.
Rother was one of the first electro revivalists, and came to prominence back in around 1997/98 with superb releases such as 'Sex With The Machines', 'Red Light District' and particularly his cover of Kraftwerk's Trans Europa Express. (the musical equivalent of Gus Van Saint's 'Psycho' remake)
I've not heard much of his more recent stuff, but he seems to have been branching into new areas, with a couple of Ambient releases on Pete Namlook's Fax label, and an electro-pop album called 'Popkiller'. I saw this picture disc in a second hand shop not long ago, and thought i'd give it a whirl. A wise choice. This tune, 'When The Sun Goes Down' veres towards the poppier side of Rother's output, but is no less devastating.
Starting with some fierce electro beats (that's an 808, right?) before long a growling synth line appears, which gradually gets tweaked into an acid bath. Meanwhile Rother's nice Kraftwerk-esque vocals keep things building until by the end you're sure that whatever does happen when the sun goes down, it's gonna be fun... if a little dangerous.
ANTHONY ROTHER - WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN
Just make sure when you listen you listen LOUD.
The Electro disc isn't quite as good, but does have a few killer tunes, including this one by Electro Commander Anthony Rother.
Rother was one of the first electro revivalists, and came to prominence back in around 1997/98 with superb releases such as 'Sex With The Machines', 'Red Light District' and particularly his cover of Kraftwerk's Trans Europa Express. (the musical equivalent of Gus Van Saint's 'Psycho' remake)
I've not heard much of his more recent stuff, but he seems to have been branching into new areas, with a couple of Ambient releases on Pete Namlook's Fax label, and an electro-pop album called 'Popkiller'. I saw this picture disc in a second hand shop not long ago, and thought i'd give it a whirl. A wise choice. This tune, 'When The Sun Goes Down' veres towards the poppier side of Rother's output, but is no less devastating.
Starting with some fierce electro beats (that's an 808, right?) before long a growling synth line appears, which gradually gets tweaked into an acid bath. Meanwhile Rother's nice Kraftwerk-esque vocals keep things building until by the end you're sure that whatever does happen when the sun goes down, it's gonna be fun... if a little dangerous.
ANTHONY ROTHER - WHEN THE SUN GOES DOWN
Just make sure when you listen you listen LOUD.
posted by headphonesex @ 5:49 PM
