Rian Treanor - Ataxia - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Rian Treanor returns to Planet Mu for his raw and energetic second album InchFile Under UK MetaplasmInch. The enigmatic, sweaty energy of Tanzanian singeli and Chicago footwork are juxtaposed with slick, high-def bass weight which sits at the centre of the album. Opening track 'Hypnic Jerks' is the perfect example of this, with crinkled percussive loops cut through by machine-gun kicks and acidic wobbles. Elsewhere, 'Vacuum Angle' takes Sheffield's Warp-ed legacy and brings it crashing into the future, with rhythms collapsing into static and noise but never deconstructing or losing the flow. 'Debouncing' meanwhile folds gliding square synths into rattling dancehall kicks, joining the dots between SND, Equiknoxx and Wiley with a neon Sharpie. InchIt's using all those formulaic dance structures but just slightly mangled or messed up,Inch he says. InchI'm still focused on making dance music for clubs, but how far can you push that before it's just no.Inch01 Hypnic Jerks02 Vacuum Angle03 Mirror Instant04 Metrogazer05 Closed Curve06 Opponent Process07 Debouncing08 Metaplasm09 Orders From The Pausing

Stephan Wittwer - Choice-Chase [COMPACT DISCS] date 02/25/1995

Tweedy, the band, is a collaboration between Jeff Tweedy, best known as the founder of the pioneering Chicago rock band Wilco, and his 18-year-old son and drummer Spencer Tweedy. On September 23rd dBpm Records in conjunction with ANTI will SUKIERAE (sue-key-ray), the debut by the aptly-monikered duo Tweedy. SUKIERAE features 20 new songs penned by Jeff, performed by Tweedy father and son along with a host of musical guests. 'When I set out to make this record, I imagined it being a solo thing, but not in the sense of one guy strumming an acoustic guitar and singing,' Jeff said. 'Solo to me meant that I would do everything - write the songs, play all the instruments and sing. But Spencer's been with me from the very beginning demo sessions, playing drums and helping the songs take shape. In that sense, the record is kind of like a solo album performed by a duo.' with Spencer on drums, Jeff handles his usual guitars and vocals, as well as bass and keyboards. Backing vocals on SUKIERAE come courtesy of Jess Wolfe and Holly Laessig of the Brooklyn-band Lucius. Musician Scott McCaughey (R.E.M., the Minus Five, the Baseball Project) lends additional keyboard support on SUKIERAE.