Sunday, September 4, 2011

DJ Marcelle/Another Nice Mess, Meets More Soulmates at Faust Studio Deejay Laboratory (side C)

2010's Meets More Soulmates reflects DJ Marcelle's idiosyncratic vision of a dance DJ.  There are beats here, and they morph and flow seamlessly.  The overlying music, however, is cacophonous and confusing.  She credits her samples, and the strangest might be avant-sound experimentalist Giuseppe Ielasi—any obvious techno or soul samples are consistently avoided.  The sound is a bit uneven, with occasional sub bass rumbles providing far more impact than any kick drum, and with highs that can be unnecessarily harsh.  The funny, appropriated front cover images give no hint of the contents inside.

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