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      |
     
     
      by
      S.
      Livingstone
      VA
     
     
      Helmet
      ‘
     
    

    
     
      Meantime
     
    

    
     
      (Interscope/Warner)
     
    

    
     
      I
      am
      well
      aware
      of
      the
      fact
      that
      this
      particular
     
     
      album
      is
      not
      a
      new
      release-it
      is
      actually
      from
     
     
      1992,
      but
      as
      it
      is
      one
      of
      my
      current
      favourites
      I
     
     
      feel
      that
      the
      masses
      must
      be
      informed
      of
      this
     
     
      fine
      grind
      core
      band.
      The
      album,
      ‘‘Meantime’’,
     
     
      contains
      the
      hypnotic
      din
      of
      grunge
      which
      is
     
     
      sure
      to
      appeal
      to
      the
      fans
      of
      many
      of
      the
      bands
     
     
      with
      that
      recognizable
      come-from-Seattlesound,
     
     
      even
      if
      this
      band
      is
      based
      in
      New
      York.
      This
     
     
      album
      is
      certainly
      not
      for
      those
      unable
      to
      cope
     
     
      with
      grind
      core,
      so
      you
      fans
      of
      mainstream
     
     
      grunge
      such
      as
      Pearl
      Jam
      and
      Nirvana
      may
      want
     
     
      to
      keep
      a
      safe
      distance
      from
      this
      album.
      This
      is
     
     
      mosh
      pit
      music
      at
      its
      loudest,
      and
      old
      or
      not,
      it
     
     
      is
      certainly
      worth
      the
      purchase.
      4
      (out
      of
      five)
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      808
      State
     
    

    
     
      Gorgeous
     
    

    
     
      (ZZT/Warner)
     
    

    
     
      This
      neo-techno
      group
      from
      the
      United
      King-
     
     
      dom
      has
      a
      reputation
      for
      being
      experimental
     
     
      both
      with
      music
      and
      the
      techniques
      used
      to
     
     
      create
      music.
      808
      State
      is
      in
      a
      class
      with
      other
     
     
      techno
      pioneers
      from
      the
      early
      eighties
      such
      as
     
     
      Joy
      Division/New
      Order
      and
      Depeche
      Mode.
     
     
      This
      newest
      release
      certainly
      lives
      up
      to
      its
      title.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      In
      the
      ‘‘Gorgeous’’
      equipment
      list
      most
      of
      the
     
     
      credit
      goes
      to
      various
      computer
      components,
     
     
      among
      other
      pieces
      of
      high-tech
      equipment.
     
     
      One
      may
      also,
      and
      indeed
      should,
      be
      impressed
     
     
      with
      the
      list
      of
      names
      in
      the
      credits
      from
      whom
     
     
      808
      State
      has
      sampled
      or
      acquired
      as
      guest
     
     
      vocalists.
      Names
      such
      as
      Ian
      McCulloch
      from
     
     
      New
      Order
      fame,
      and
      UB40
      for
      both
      the
      lyrics
     
     
      and
      vocals
      of
      ‘‘One
      in
      Ten’’,
      the
      video
      which
     
     
      has
      been
      receiving
      limited
      airplay
      on
     
     
      Muchmusic.
      Much
      of
      the
      music
      contained
      on
     
     
      ““Gorgeous’’
      could
      not
      be
      honestly
      termed
     
     
      techno
      seeing
      as
      that
      genre
      changes
      everyday,
     
     
      but
      many
      of
      the
      selections
      are
      danceable
      simply
     
     
      because
      of
      the
      entrancing
      melodies
      used
      through-
     
     
      out.
      It
      must
      also
      be
      mentioned
      that
      the
      cd
      jacket
     
     
      is
      as
      impressive
      as
      the
      album.
      One
      may
      even
      go
     
     
      as
      far
      as
      to
      call
      it
      gorgeous.
      To
      be
      honest,
      it
      was
     
     
      the
      jacket
      that
      sold
      me
      as
      I
      had
      only
      heard
      the
     
     
      “One
      in
      Ten’’
      before
      adding
      the
      cd
      to
      my
     
     
      personal
      collection.
      (4)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Various
     
    

    
     
      Radikal
      Techno
     
    

    
     
      (Radikal/Quality)
     
    

    
     
      This
      is
      one
      of
      the
      best
      techno
      compilations
     
     
      released
      thus
      far
      in
      the
      short
      history
      of
      the
      latest
     
     
      techno
      movement,
      which
      consists
      more
      of
      club
     
    
   
   
    
     
      deejays
      and
      computer
      masters
      than
      it
      does
     
     
      actual
      bands.
      Many
      of
      the
      groups
      releasing
     
     
      songs
      now
      release
      one
      single
      and
      go
      back
      to
      the
     
     
      deejay
      booth
      or
      to
      whatever
      brought
      them
      to
     
     
      this
      scene
      in
      the
      beginning.
      ‘‘Radikal
      Techno’’
     
     
      is
      yet
      another
      compilation
      from
      the
      very
      tal-
     
     
      ented
      Chris
      Shephard
      from
      Ontario.
      This
      is
      the
     
     
      same
      person
      who
      brought
      to
      us
      a
      series
      of
     
     
      techno
      rave
      compilations
      from
      Quality
      as
      well
     
     
      as
      the
      house
      music
      compilation
      ‘‘Electric
     
     
      Dancefloor’’
      (Quality).
      ‘‘Radikal
      Techno’’
     
     
      does
      not
      contain
      as
      much
      hardcore
      as
      some
      of
     
     
      Shepard’s
      other
      productions,
      but
      that
      effect
     
     
      may
      be
      caused
      by
      techno’s
      gradual
      tendency
      to
     
     
      become
      increasingly
      hardcore
      without
      being
     
     
      consciously
      noted
      by
      listeners.
      The
      best
      selec-
     
     
      tions
      on
      ‘‘Radikal
      Techno’’
      are
      Omumbratta
     
     
      and
      Die
      Schwarze
      as
      well
      as
      a
      new
      and
      refresh-
     
     
      ing
      mix
      of
      2
      Unlimited’s
      Twilight
      Zone,
      a
      song
     
     
      included
      simply
      so
      the
      consumer
      would
      recog-
     
     
      nize
      one
      song
      on
      the
      disc.
      Please
      note
      that
      the
     
     
      song
      Raving
      on
      Sesame
      Street
      should
      not
      be
     
     
      confused
      with
      Smart
      E’s
      awesome
      technorave
     
     
      hit
      Sesame’s
      Treat.
      The
      two
      just
      do
      not
      com-
     
     
      pare.
      This
      album
      allows
      the
      hardcore
      techno
     
     
      fan
      and
      more
      mainstream
      techno/house
      fan
      to
     
     
      compromise
      with
      one
      excellent
      release.
      (4)
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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