I Love. The Noise.
Luke Vibert, the pseudonym-happy Cornishman you may also know as Wagon Christ, has come back with a couple of great new releases on Aphex Twin's label Rephlex (probably my favourite imprint).
The first, Amen Andrews vs Spac Hand Luke, features two of his own pseudonyms in an album-length face-off.
Amen Andrews first appeared in 2003, in a series of 5 fantastic 12"s of pure unbridled junglist revivalism. I was assuming that this album would be compiling the best tracks from the singles, but it seems like entirely new stuff.
As the name suggests, the Amen Andrews tracks are completely obsessed with the Amen Break, and a little obsessed with, err, Eamonn Andrews.
The track i'm enjoying most is this one, 'Intelligent', as its ridiculous bass line makes me smile.
MAKE SOME NOISE!
AMEN ANDREWS - INTELLIGENT
The Spac Hand Luke tracks are harder to categorise. The bass is still there, but the beats are a bit more funky, and the tracks are sprinkled with humourous samples of people like Tom Baker.
The first track on the album is the best example of this.... sounding like an entire Coldcut DJ set in a single track. I completely love it. If you love music (and London), you should too.
SPAC HAND LUKE - LONDON
2003 also saw Vibert unleash some shimmering Metro Area-style disco with a superb album released as 'Kerrier District'. It went down a storm - particularly opening track 'Let's Dance and Freak' - so it's great news that Kerrier District 2 is out now. And it's even better than the last one.
Released on a budget 6-track CD or two 12-inch vinyls, it appears to consist of 6 mixes of the same track, which i'd guess is 'Let's Dance and Freak', but it's not immediately obvious.
This 'Ce Porte Mix' is probably not my favourite, however its lush mirrorballed groove should act as a nice counterpoint to the beats above. Also worth a listen are the slightly more jacking 'Disco Nasty Mix', and of course the great version by headphonesex hero (and Squarepusher's brother) Ceephax... where he manages to retain the funk whilst injecting the track with a nice dose of Ceephax mentalism. And a splash of acid. Much like Squarepusher used to do when he was good in fact.
LUKE VIBERT - KERRIER DISTRICT 2 (CE PORTE REMIX)
Actually scrub my previous comment, this probably is my favourite mix. Lush is the word. I dig.
The first, Amen Andrews vs Spac Hand Luke, features two of his own pseudonyms in an album-length face-off.
Amen Andrews first appeared in 2003, in a series of 5 fantastic 12"s of pure unbridled junglist revivalism. I was assuming that this album would be compiling the best tracks from the singles, but it seems like entirely new stuff.
As the name suggests, the Amen Andrews tracks are completely obsessed with the Amen Break, and a little obsessed with, err, Eamonn Andrews.
The track i'm enjoying most is this one, 'Intelligent', as its ridiculous bass line makes me smile.
MAKE SOME NOISE!
AMEN ANDREWS - INTELLIGENT
The Spac Hand Luke tracks are harder to categorise. The bass is still there, but the beats are a bit more funky, and the tracks are sprinkled with humourous samples of people like Tom Baker.
The first track on the album is the best example of this.... sounding like an entire Coldcut DJ set in a single track. I completely love it. If you love music (and London), you should too.
SPAC HAND LUKE - LONDON
2003 also saw Vibert unleash some shimmering Metro Area-style disco with a superb album released as 'Kerrier District'. It went down a storm - particularly opening track 'Let's Dance and Freak' - so it's great news that Kerrier District 2 is out now. And it's even better than the last one.
Released on a budget 6-track CD or two 12-inch vinyls, it appears to consist of 6 mixes of the same track, which i'd guess is 'Let's Dance and Freak', but it's not immediately obvious.
This 'Ce Porte Mix' is probably not my favourite, however its lush mirrorballed groove should act as a nice counterpoint to the beats above. Also worth a listen are the slightly more jacking 'Disco Nasty Mix', and of course the great version by headphonesex hero (and Squarepusher's brother) Ceephax... where he manages to retain the funk whilst injecting the track with a nice dose of Ceephax mentalism. And a splash of acid. Much like Squarepusher used to do when he was good in fact.
LUKE VIBERT - KERRIER DISTRICT 2 (CE PORTE REMIX)
Actually scrub my previous comment, this probably is my favourite mix. Lush is the word. I dig.
posted by headphonesex @ 11:44 PM
