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WI 024
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Re-release of this year 2000 comp, at the price of a single. "The label that introduced the world to the sounds of Squarepusher and Freeform unearth more secrets from the global electronic underground. Alt.Frequencies 4 weaves an inspiring thread through the experimental beats and frequencies of established artists like Warp's Freeform and Mira Calix, while maintaining a firm commitment to providing a platform for inventive new music. Absorbing output from a diverse selection of sources, this compilation brings together new electronica from all five corners of the globe. Featuring Plod (Sweden), Himuro and Baraki (Japan), Meek (Canada), Mira Calix and Freeform (USA), Jake Mandell, Solenoid and Rook Vallard (USA), and Gamers in Exile (Italy). While much of this material is destined for armchair appreciation, tracks come in a range of post-pigeonhole shapes and guises. Guaranteed to take the listener from the motionless to the movable and everywhere in between."
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WI 022
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"Electro ambient dub album from Sandspider, London duo Matt Embleton and Alan McDermott. This album is in the tradition of bands such as Orbital, Future Sound of London, and Higher Intelligence Agency."
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WISE 04CD
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"Well meaning post-BOC album (I'm sorry but there's just no way...) from these lounge/spy-jazz obsessed twits, their first release on London's (previously) groundbreaking Worm Interface label. Some nice moments of real-time guitar interplay come in here & there (and I'm not talking about that shred solo at the outro of 'The Kaleidoscope Man', which rivals -- if not out-does -- even the most misguided examples in the genres.mp3.com/music/electronic directory, right up to the moronic voice over), which when coupled with the genre's trademark mellow synth squiggle & odd-meter drum bits adds up to slightly more than a hill of beans and a whole lot less than a Dunderhead record. Life=1, IDM=0." --Hrvatski
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WISE 04LP
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WISE 003EP
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"Clash of weird freak-beats featuring two Japanese artists on the cutting edge, Yoshiteru Himuro and Koichi Shimizu. These two have been bought together for a double header in the Tekken tradition. These tracks are no longer languishing on the shelf here at Worm Interface -- we thought that we would rush this little extra item for you before the summer break. This release is the third in our 'special edition' series after Freeform's 'Heterarch' and Gimmik's '?load/error!' Himuro has had two previous releases -- the 'Nice Feedback' EP and his CD album Nichiyobi. To date, Koichi has not had any solo releases in Britain, but this is a taster for his debut album that will be released Autumn 1999."
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WI 019
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"Excellent sounds from Kyoto City. Having made some exceptional contributions to our last Alt. Frequencies compilation, Japan's Baraki has recorded his first album. His approach is to 'always look for some unknown possibility and that is in full effect here. With a psychedelic attitude, Baraki keeps a playful style throughout. Starting from the well-earthed opening of 'Rock'n'Job', he trips through the charged beats of 'Koukakului' and the electrified 'Wa to Yoni' before ending up by the lunar shores of the final destination -- 'Colony Laspberry'. Not obviously categorizable, but definitely exotic."
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