Kerrier District - Kerrier District (2004)

On the third listen to this leftfield disco house album, raccoons were crawling on my roof looking for the sound of "Let's Dance and Freak". Somehow Luke Vibert has managed to tap into the tonebank of shy nocturnal beasts' mating call. The more aggressive of two seemed to want to jump off the roof on top of me until I snapped some flash photos, unintentionally, scaring off the entire gang of ring tailed bandits. The night vision pigments of their eyes created glowing bright orange orbs with the flash.

For Rephlex, Luke Vibert has decided the transpose the acid revival he forefronted with 2003's Yoseph to Italo disco which others would probably not associate with the acid sound in the first place. This LP draws a quite bit from the recent and more distant past of disco, funk, and earlier electronic music, and yet comes out as something that is clearly grounded as music for the future. Perhaps a vocal number could have made it even more well rounded, but it is excellent on its own.

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Wagon Christ - Sorry I Make You Lush (2004)

This is the reason why should people love Wagon Christ at all. It is the brightest example of ideology of this project. From the beginning to the end, you can hear a sort of variable beats, melodies, sounds and ideas! Opening "Saddic Gladdic" kicks everything off and you are flying faster or slower through all the thoughts and moods, until you get off at "Nighty Night". I thought that after Tally Ho! there could not be something equal or better, but it is! Wonderfull!

But I'm sorry if it made me lush :)

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Global Goon - Family Glue (2004)

Eleven tracks of pure gold! Quirky melodies wonderfully arranged with funky, summery beats make Family Glue easily one of the most accessible and addictive acid techno releases ever. This record has a special place in my collection.

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Venetian Snares - Huge Chrome Cylinder Box Unfolding (2004)

The two sides of Venetian Snares have been evident from the start of his musical career. There's the speedcore/rave/noise sound of Making Orange Things and Doll Doll Doll, but for albums like Songs About My Cats and this, we get the glitch sound but something else as well. Snares is still with the rapid programming but you get a lot less blood coming out of your ears, and a far more abundant sense of melody. Great album, and one of many you should get from this man (he sure has plenty). 

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edIT - Crying Over Pros For No Reason (2004)

Extremely well-produced acid step/glitch-hop on Planet Mu Records. Beautifully recorded guitar sections coupled with subtle glitch beats; this album reminds me quite a bit of Prefuse 73's earlier work with hip hop fusion, but it sets itself apart with an unique sound that includes small field recordings, broken melodies, and spazzed-out samples. edIT has his own sound, and it's darn good. Go grab this.

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