new manix album

[stethoscope]

Just listening back to the show again this afternoon Kept forgetting yesterday I was at my desk and supposed to be working - earphone craftily in one ear and jigging about it a bit*


* According to a colleague who shares the office

 

[ska invita]

ha same here... it helps me to get my work done



honest

 

[stethoscope]

Worth checking these two mixes that Domu did back in 2005/2006 over soundcloud: The R Vol 1 and The R Vol 2

 

[ddraig]

i was 'working' and listening but then had to talk to someone while the interview was on
trying to listen again today

oh and Marc favourited my tweet!

 

[Notorious J.I.M]

Rave My Tits Off?

Raving My Tits Off ;-)

 

[ska invita]

Raving My Tits Off ;-)

 

[ska invita]

its been nice to see the internet getting excited over this - Marc and Dego such key figures and pretty much overlooked by the press and so on.

 

[The_Reverend_M]

No Skool Like The Old Skool: Marc Mac

"All tracks are from 1992-1995."

https://soundcloud.com/thump/marc-mac-reinforced

 

[ddraig]

nice one! ta

 

[Onket]

Have listened to that Uncle Dugs show a couple of times now. Great stuff.

Will have a look at that mix you posted too, The_Reverend_M

 

[ska invita]

Its here!

and you get a keyring! woohoo

 

[stethoscope]

W00t! Come on postie!

 

[ska invita]

W00t! Come on postie!

the bugger woke me up after a hard night down the pond

 

[ska invita]

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[killer b]

what's the verdict mate?

 

[ska invita]

what's the verdict mate?

just listening to the vinyl - will give the CD a listen properly in the afternoon when i can turn it up
but you can tell what its going to sound like
it sounds great to me - i think its going to be very tight and coherent as an album in a way that the original records are a bit more scatty - theres a consistency across the tracks IYSWIM
im liking it more than i thought i would even... more later!

ha , btw ignore my stupid post about a secret track - the vinyl is 4 track i jsut failed to read it properly (becasue the CD was covering the names of the other 2 tracks) - all 4 tracks are listed

 

[ska invita]

im squinting and pretending its Enforcers 3.5 and Id never doubt it wasnt made at the time.

 

[stuff_it]

tempted to post as every tune comes in but that would get a bit stupid...but this nebula II one ...uuurggghhh

Now would be a good time to point out that Nebula 2 are also releasing some vinyl in the near future, on Dread Recordings.

 

[ddraig]

so it is sold out already on vinyl?

 

[ska invita]

so it is sold out already on vinyl?

about a month ago!

 

[stethoscope]

 

[ddraig]

oh yea, remember looking at it and not wanting the cd
ta

 

[ska invita]

this is the joy of an effective and affordable national postal service in action

 

[stuff_it]

show up already
http://podcast.dgen.net/rinsefm/podcast/UncleDugs041013.mp3

Should I listen or not? Normally Uncle Dugs' verbal diarrhoea completely ruins his shows for me.

 

[ddraig]

yes
he tries to squeeze 5.5 hrs of tunes into 45 mins and then the interview which is quality

 

[Notorious J.I.M]

Not got mine yet

 

[ska invita]

I really rate it - its a proper album, not just a collection of tracks
I was wrong though, its not the missing Manix material from 92/93, its new music and absolutely of its time (now)- its different from old MAnix productions in some subtle ways: theres almost no drum chopping for example (i think one harder track goes at some chops) mainly just lots of looped little breaks, theres less ideas crammed into one track, its as if the corners are rounded off and rough edges smoothed down. Lots and lots of classic vocal samples thoughout make it feel lyrical somehow....

Listening to it feels like a memory - without getting too pseudo i kept thinking its like a love letter to the past - its definitely still got all the heart and soul from that time but its not got the manic madness of 92/93 - but that isnt a bad thing, and infact makes it a really pleasurable listen from start to finish in a way that some of the original material isnt.

DnB/Jungle/Hardcore albums are almost never good, im not a fan of any of them - its just not music that suits an album format - id go as far as saying that this might just be the best rave album of all time! It actually works as an album, the tracks follow on from each other perfectly, its a little journey. No long intros and outros designed for djs, seem crafted for album listening... though in fact lots of old manix tracks also had that quality.

Never got goosepimples from it, not even screwed up my face (maybe once!), but its opened up an old familiar warm spot inside right in the solar plexus and i cant wait to play it again. emotional

how are you enjoying it steph??

 

[ska invita]

Blatantly a manix track this one
Tom & Jerry - B O S realting

 

[stuff_it]

I really rate it - its a proper album, not just a collection of tracks
I was wrong though, its not the missing Manix material from 92/93, its new music and absolutely of its time (now)- its different from old MAnix productions in some subtle ways: theres almost no drum chopping for example (i think one harder track goes at some chops) mainly just lots of looped little breaks, theres less ideas crammed into one track, its as if the corners are rounded off and rough edges smoothed down. Lots and lots of classic vocal samples thoughout make it feel lyrical somehow....

Listening to it feels like a memory - without getting too pseudo i kept thinking its like a love letter to the past - its definitely still got all the heart and soul from that time but its not got the manic madness of 92/93 - but that isnt a bad thing, and infact makes it a really pleasurable listen from start to finish in a way that some of the original material isnt.

DnB/Jungle/Hardcore albums are almost never good, im not a fan of any of them - its just not music that suits an album format - id go as far as saying that this might just be the best rave album of all time! It actually works as an album, the tracks follow on from each other perfectly, its a little journey. No long intros and outros designed for djs, seem crafted for album listening... though in fact lots of old manix tracks also had that quality.

Never got goosepimples from it, not even screwed up my face (maybe once!), but its opened up an old familiar warm spot inside right in the solar plexus and i cant wait to play it again. emotional

how are you enjoying it steph??

The rave album of all time that is no longer available on vinyl now I have access to money.

 

[stethoscope]

Pull Up Tune is just baaaad