December 31, 2010
December 29, 2010
DJ Sound

Vol 6 Dungeon Mix (1993)
"During the early 90's, there was an explosion of underground Memphis rap acts. D.j. Sound and his crew was a part of this explosion, however they somehow remained unsigned which at the time, they thought it was unfortunate. (Glad they were undiscovered), in the event of this historical explosion of discoveries in the late 90s. Volume 1 and volume 2 were d.j.style mixtapes, but volume 3 on up were all original d.j.sound tracks. D.j. Sound became more than a d.j. but a talented beatmaking producer and an executive at a young age. D.j. Sound needed m.c.s to lace or serenade the naughty notes and make some noise. Since Ridgecrest is located on the northside of Memphis,in an area we call "The Bay" was actually Frayser, he cleverly schemed and dreamed up a team of talented hand picked poets. He named this "dreamteam" the FrayserClick..a click of groups and soloist who were able to meet his requirements. D.j.sound released 11volumes in tha MTown dog and it was all over!"
December 18, 2010
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December 11, 2010
Grimes
Louisville act Rachel's (core members being viola-player Christian Frederickson, former Rodan guitarist Jason Noble and pianist Rachel Grimes) became known in the early Nineties for making some kind of chamber music for post-rockers.
The 1995 "Handwriting" LP released by Quarterstick featured the track "Full On Night": the band would play it live again and again, letting the original composition slightly shift away from that Michael Nyman feel that made Rachel's famous to a more experimental and intense form.
The new version was baptized "Recension mix", then Matmos were asked to provide their personal take on it.
Quarterstick put out the result in the year 2000.

RACHEL'S / MATMOS, FULL ON NIGHT (Quarterstick, 2000)
Further exploration on this side were captured even better in these tour CD-Rs, originally available only at gigs and now digitally reissued.

RACHEL'S, SIGNIFICANT OTHERS (self released cd-r, 2002)

RACHEL'S, TECHNOLOGY IS KILLING MUSIC (self released cd-r, 2005)
Cold but touching, descriptive but expressionist, quite in the vein of their outstanding "Systems/Layers" album, probably their best stuff.
The 1995 "Handwriting" LP released by Quarterstick featured the track "Full On Night": the band would play it live again and again, letting the original composition slightly shift away from that Michael Nyman feel that made Rachel's famous to a more experimental and intense form.
The new version was baptized "Recension mix", then Matmos were asked to provide their personal take on it.
Quarterstick put out the result in the year 2000.

RACHEL'S / MATMOS, FULL ON NIGHT (Quarterstick, 2000)
Further exploration on this side were captured even better in these tour CD-Rs, originally available only at gigs and now digitally reissued.

RACHEL'S, SIGNIFICANT OTHERS (self released cd-r, 2002)

RACHEL'S, TECHNOLOGY IS KILLING MUSIC (self released cd-r, 2005)
Cold but touching, descriptive but expressionist, quite in the vein of their outstanding "Systems/Layers" album, probably their best stuff.
December 03, 2010
Request: Rome

s/t (Thrill Jockey, 1996)
Rome was Richard Smith – bass, melodica, Elliot Dicks – drums, drum brain, Adam Gruel – synth. Rome is focused on space and depth in the literal sense. Richard uses several manipulative machines on his bass-delay, pitch shifter, electo magnet to alter not only the tone but the time. Adam recycles Richard’s live bass through a condenser mic on a cheap Yamaha sampler- originally designed as a toy to mess with short phrases- and then feeds the line through various effects, including delay. The results are gorgeously amorphous soundscapes undergirded by the familiar muscle of dublike bass lines. This textural exploration is not without form; however this form is far removed from the verse chorus verse more commonly found in rock. They do however retain the visceral energy of rock with the pulse provided by the drums of Elliot Dicks.
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