Basictonalvocabulary (2023 Repress)

Total techno classic, reissued by Tresor. As surgeon’s sophomore album, Basic Tonal Vocabulary established him as a unique force in techno, appearing in the style’s golden year of 1997 armed with seven of the leanest, most disciplined, and outright killer dancefloor tools around. While insistent movers like ‘Rotunda’ and the skewed drive of ‘Krautrock’ define this LP, […]

Basic Instinct

Michael Douglas and Sharon Stone star in this 1990s thriller directed by Paul Verhoeven. When detective Nick Curran (Douglas) is assigned to investigate the case of a rock star murdered with an ice pick, he cant help but notice the similarity between the death and a scene in the latest book by the singers novelist […]

This Is Basic

BASIC is a mind-meld between Chris Forsyth, his frequent running partner (and formidable 6-string thinker) Nick Millevoi, and Mikel Patrick Avery (Natural Information Society). “This Is BASIC”, their debut album, is a complex and entrancing instrumental LP recasting forgotten scraps of guitar history into a moving mosaic of strings, skins and electronics. Taking inspiration (and […]

Toy (Toy Box)

6 X 10″ DAVID BOWIE – TOY (TOY:BOX) 10” VINYL BOXSET 10” no. 1 Side 1 I Dig Everything Youve Got A Habit of Leaving The London Boys Side 2 Karma Man Conversation Piece Shadow Man 10” no. 2 Side 3 Let Me Sleep Beside You Hole In The Ground Baby Loves That Way Side […]