izborn

the avalanches - since i left you
xl recordings, 2000

1. Since I Left You
2. Stay Another Season
3. Radio
4. Two Hearts In 3/4 Time
5. Avalance
6. Flight Tonight
7. Close To You
8. Diner's Only
9. Different Feeling
10. Electricity
11. Tonight May Have To Last Me All My Life
12. Pablo's Cruise
13. Frontier Psychiatrist
14. Etoh
15. Summer Crane
16. Little Journey
17. Live At Dominoe's
18. Extra Kings

Actually that's my favorite album of all time. (Right after REM's Out of time) Not becouse of that Madonna 'Holiday' sampler. Not just. It's totally crazy, however coherent, full of love, humor, and friendly sadness. And I bet, I was one of the first who owned this CD in Hungary. Why do I write this now? Cos I've been listening to a 25 minutes live set of Avalanches... and I thought there's no reason for me after this to act like a guy who can handle music. They can.

dopamin and izborn live in tilos.... NOW

prince - sign o times ****
warner, 07/1987

Disc: 1
1. Sign 'O' the Times
2. Play in the Sunshine
3. Housequake
4. Ballad of Dorothy Parker
5. It
6. Starfish & Coffee
7. Slow Love
8. Hot Thing
9. Forever in My Life

Disc: 2
1. U Got the Look
2. If I Was Your Girlfriend
3. Strange Relationship
4. I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man
5. Cross
6. Gonna Be a Beautiful Night
7. Adore

1987 was a good year in pop. Michael Jackson released Bad, George Michael Faith, Pet Shop Boys Actually, the charts were overloaded with Madonna (True Blue, Who's that girl?, You can dance) Genesis was touring with Invisible touch and there's this double LP by Prince still fresh and funky. The title song's just like a prehistoric trip-hop electro, Play in the Sunshine happy rockandroll for the parties, The Ballad of... with loveley false notes, It minimal eightees track, Hot Thing funk and break in one... Really cool record, do not hesitate if you can get it for reduced price in Camden Town... or anywhere else.

quantic - apricot morning *****
www.tru-thoughts.co.uk 2002

Apricot Morning
Transatlantic
Brand New Watusi
Search The Heavens
Wider Than The Sky
Primate Boogaloo
Blackstone Rock
Sweet Calling
Trouble From The River
Not So Blue
Off The Beaten Track

another iZborn fave. the reason why this record was chosen as today's editor's choice, is that quantic and doublex inc are gonna dj tonight at Café Mokka Cuka. i have to confess that i know this record just since 3 months but since i am mad about it, always makes me smile, especially the Blackstone Rock how it starts ''the beat goes on... and the beat goes on...'' :)) funny, light summer jam. five star experiment. ten out of ten. i dont wanna write anything about the tracks... hear it yourself.

cuica - city to city ****
ubiquity recors, 2003

why not samba
cuidado
meierising pt 2/3
trommel monster
afrique
double blues
meierising pt 1
nights over vauxhall
slipping away

another average so called nu jazz... i've got tons like this. mr. hermano, jazzanova, at jazz etc. if you like those, you probably'll love this one too. well, three stars and a half - cos i'm full with these kind of records. quite possible that i'm gonna be mad about this one after a while, but now... i'd say well done, nice background music. the meierising part one is the best one i think, really professional ... that's it

soul of man - the drum / acid punch *****
Fingerlickin Records, 2003
the drum
acid punch

in february, the first time I heard this track i was shocked by the drums. since then nothing's changed. acidic nu skool tribal breaks or whatever... one of the greatest party tunes ever made.
(oh, yeah... acid punch. that's o.k. average tune. just the bonus. you don't buy the record for this.)

mark rae - rae road *****
grand central, 2002

1. Lobster
2. Lavish
3. Make No Mistake
4. Skio
5. Bamburgh Dunes
6. Candystripe
7. Dime Train
8. I Need a Fix
9. I'm Fast and Hot
10. Fold or Flower
11. Sick Chick
12. Throne

what a great vinyl record I do have!!! based on hip-hop downtempo, flavoured with afro beat, dnb, dancehall, funk, r&b and most of all jazzy thoughts... oh my god, why i didn't listen to this record? it's a masterpiece. the same feeling i had with R&C sleepwalking. I had to listen to this more time (firs check it was alright... nothing special) til the songs became my good known friends. same as with a friendship. you have the sympathy at the first sight but the real feelings you get after the third meeting. i bought this one in london and after a month i have to realise the sparkling diamond i've got in my LP-case. i love to love a record like this. tomorrows wurli tracks.

trio elétrico - return of the coconut groove remixes ****
stereo deluxe, 2000
raw deal mix
raw deal dub
walkner moestl mix

i bought this one today... i mean yesterday just for 4 euro's/1000 HUF. a cheap hit song you can play. i actually wanted to get the original tune too, but there were misunderstaning at the order. everybody knows this tune. isn't?

big bang - arriving soon ***
goya music, 09/2002
01. Spanish Portrait
02. Pressure feat. Jessica Lauren / Alexander
03. Clouds feat. Jessica Lauren
04. Speak Low IG Culture Re-work
05. Negotiator
06. The Workshop feat. Earl Zinger
07. Speak Low - Original feat. Alexander
08. Neptune Rising

how do you buy records? in a regular vinyl store on a sunny saturday? i must say... that's the average way. would you buy a vinyl 1AM in the morning without listening to it? would you buy a vinyl cos you like the DJ who's playing right there and who made the record? would you ask the resident DJ cos you can't buy it at the bar? would you act like an idiot running from desk til bar to ask these? would you borrow some money to get that extraordinary cheap record? cos i did.