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I mean seriously, what a fucking mix!

Highlights? Lowlights?

Delighted to see Erol Alkan is playing out Le Dust Sucker now. The last 3 tracks are just insanely good, the penultimate one is easily the best tech record I've ever heard.

― Ronan (Ronan), Sunday, 14 March 2004 22:39 (twenty-two years ago)

I mean seriously, what a fucking mix!

Agreed. One of my fave albums from last year, but did I vote for the damn thing in Pazz and Jop? I can't remember!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 14 March 2004 22:49 (twenty-two years ago)

"Mandate My Ass" has been added to the playlist on JJJ - our cruddy national youth radio network. This is bizarre and amazing.

― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Sunday, 14 March 2004 22:53 (twenty-two years ago)

I love the way it really is a German interpretation of French house, even when it goes French it still sounds German really!

― Ronan (Ronan), Sunday, 14 March 2004 22:55 (twenty-two years ago)

It's great. Does anyone else like it more than "Friends"?

― @d@ml (nordicskilla), Sunday, 14 March 2004 22:57 (twenty-two years ago)

The whole thing is grebt, but the last three tracks are total stormers yes. On one occasion last year I got so caught up in it while listening on headphones at work that I inadevertantly sang 'MANDATE MY ASS' out loud to my coworkers.

― Ricardo (RickyT), Sunday, 14 March 2004 22:57 (twenty-two years ago)

Ronan you really need to hear John Spring's "Do You Like That?"!!!

― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Sunday, 14 March 2004 22:58 (twenty-two years ago)

And Princess Him's "Gone"!!!!

German House trying to be French House = best thing ever!!!

― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Sunday, 14 March 2004 22:59 (twenty-two years ago)

Call me a heretic, but I like Lick Lick better than Mandate My Ass

― Xii (Xii), Monday, 15 March 2004 00:33 (twenty-two years ago)

I haven't heard "Lick Lick" - what's it like? I prefer "Love Me" to "Mandate My Ass" ever so slightly.

― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Monday, 15 March 2004 00:35 (twenty-two years ago)

Is that track by Princess Him called "Gone Funkstar"?

― Ronan (Ronan), Monday, 15 March 2004 00:35 (twenty-two years ago)

The riff on "Love Me" is a monster.

― Alex in SF (Alex in SF), Monday, 15 March 2004 00:37 (twenty-two years ago)

No "Funkstar" is another track on the album. Which is really good even when it threatens to go a bit Kosheen-y. Search "Gone", "Not Rock", "Even Though" and "Funkstar". But "Gone" first and foremost.

― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Monday, 15 March 2004 00:39 (twenty-two years ago)

bah I just downloaded one called "gone funkstar" oddly. can't find john spring but I'll keep looking!

― Ronan (Ronan), Monday, 15 March 2004 00:40 (twenty-two years ago)

They're consecutive on the album so maybe it's both tracks.

― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Monday, 15 March 2004 00:40 (twenty-two years ago)

i will always always always associate this mix with a train ride i took from salzburg to vienna last summer. classic all the way, a case study in momentum.

― mark p (Mark P), Monday, 15 March 2004 01:34 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh hey that John Spring track is great, it's a little bit breakbeat isn't it? "Sssh Ronan"

― Ronan (Ronan), Monday, 15 March 2004 01:41 (twenty-two years ago)

(almost like mr velcro fastener aswell actually)

― Ronan (Ronan), Monday, 15 March 2004 01:41 (twenty-two years ago)

It's funny isn't it because it's totally 4/4 but it sounds *so* off kilter that it could be breakbeat.

― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Monday, 15 March 2004 02:11 (twenty-two years ago)

Did Mr. Velcro Fastener do that song about computers? I *love* that song!

― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Monday, 15 March 2004 02:12 (twenty-two years ago)

no question but that this album is completely awesome, good call Ronan

― J0hn Darn1elle (J0hn Darn1elle), Monday, 15 March 2004 02:24 (twenty-two years ago)

I love the Anders Illar track - so goth!

― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Monday, 15 March 2004 02:35 (twenty-two years ago)

Hm. I relistened to the album again earlier today and nothing jumped out at me as goth or anything else. In fact, it's so seamless a mix (exception might be the shift between tracks 6 and 7) that nothing jumps out, to its credit.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 15 March 2004 02:36 (twenty-two years ago)

Ned I'm talking about the creepy piano track.

― Tim Finney (Tim Finney), Monday, 15 March 2004 02:45 (twenty-two years ago)

Hm. Guess I'll have to listen to it again!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 15 March 2004 02:47 (twenty-two years ago)

tim:
German House trying to be French House = best thing ever!!!