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Little Nobody is Australian expat Andrez Bergen, who's been based in Tokyo for the past 10 years. In that time, he has had a vast array of artists remix his work, and this CD collects his absolute favorites. He decided to ask Justin Robertson to do a remix, counting on Robertson's experience rebooting Björk, Happy Mondays, Fatboy Slim, Luke Slater and Felix Da Housecat. He gives the ingredients a good hearty shake and delivers a concoction that will stun everybody. In 1995, Andrez had a radio show on 3PBS FM in Melbourne (Australia) called Cyberdada, and that year the most-played record -- amidst killer 12"s from Relief, Axis, Tresor, Trope, and Force Inc. -- was a 2CD from Austrian label Cheap. It was called 90 Minutes In The Eyes Of iO, produced by label bosses Patrick Pulsinger and Erdem Tunakan. Bergen says that the release floored him, and Pulsinger has continued on as a mainstay influence in Little Nobody's musical reference palette ever since, via the Austrian producer's own output as well as some of his brilliant remixes of people like DJ Hell, Chicks On Speed, Tosca, Tanzmusik and Ken Ishii. So when it came to choosing a remixer, Pulsinger's name was at the very top of Andrez's list -- and now we know why. His mix is all wonderful bleeps, mesmerizing glitches, and chunky, sci-fi electro-tech grooves. Other remix artists include: Shin Nishimura, DJ Wada, Dave Angel, Dave Tarrida, Robo*Brazileira, Mijk Van Dijk, Donk Boys, James Ruskin, Justin Robertson, Captain Funk and Si Begg.
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Japanese wunderkind Shin Nishimura has had releases through Dubfire's label Sci-Tec, along with many other vital contemporary labels, and he is the head of Plus Records. This release comes from top Japanese label Fountain Music and its sub-label Plaza In Crowd. Mash is a superbly tight production, combining as it does UK beats, hard grooves, and the notion of a bigger-picture work-of-art: think innovative stuff that will reinvent tomorrow's techno. Plaza In Crowd's concept -- all mankind in one party -- is personified with the opening track "Unity." "Earl's Court" boasts cool synths and rhythmic percussion with a sophisticated femme fatale vocal sample to produce a slamming track. "Neal's Yard" unleashes a wicked groove reminiscent of the best Janet Jackson -- rap and minimal rhythms creating a gorgeous sound. "Milden Hall" goes all sensitive and spacey, with a vocal sample that personifies the overall grandeur of this album. Intelligent electronica jumps to mind on "Acid Polka," while "Frustration Nukes" reminds us of Shin's origins and inspires a protest reaction with sublime energy. Mash is, without doubt, Plaza In Crowd's peak release of this century to date. Includes one bonus track.
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Fountain Music sister label Plaza In Crowd presents the worldwide release of an album from the legendary British techno producer Dave Angel. Angel has remixed artists such as Eurythmics which charted at #23 on the UK charts. When drum n' bass first appeared on the scene, he was one of the top techno DJs in the world alongside genre originator Grooverider -- renowned for his jazz style and soul tastes. In recent years, he has released on labels such as K7, 4th & Broadway and Jericho and has also collaborated with George Clinton. This is Dave Angel's first album after a long silence and includes a collaborative track with mid-'90s R&S label-mate Ken Ishii, which has already been plugged by taste-makers such as Derrick May and Laurent Garnier. The sound of this album captures Dave Angel's innovative groove mixed with a minimal and tech house boom and an original Detroit techno essence. This veteran producer presents the perfect deep techno album with an intoxicating, high-tension groove. Remixes of this album are slotted to be from valuable top producers such as Shin Nishimura, Satoshi Fumi, Jamie Anderson and Marco Bailey.
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