VARIOUS ARTISTS
On The Beat 'N' Track (Curious Records) My god, it’s a South Island music compilation and not an angst ridden (wah wah) guitar slinger in sight. We start off aptly enough with the excellent Salmonella Dub, whose ‘Strung Out Between the Beach and Heaven' is a drum ’n' bass trip with live drums and a mellow attitude. Dark Tower, Nil State and Beats ’N’ Pieces all offer different takes on South Island hip-hop with varying levels of success. Dr Love Gland contributes the awesome ’Osaka’ (a slice of dark Photek-ish drum ’n’ bass that really hits the spot), and it closes with the weird trance of Rotor. In between are all manner of dub orientated beat pieces, and this fine compilation is therefore an excellent indication of wot the down south beat phreaks are all about. Cool.
ANDY PICKERING (DJB)
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Rip It Up, Issue 224, 1 April 1996, Page 29
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