RECORDS OF THE MONTH
May 2000

Various

"Fourplay EP"

Label
XL
Cat number
XLFP 1
Released
1992

Basically a classic mini-compilation of releases on smaller labels, all taken under the XL wing. So we had Noise Factory from Ibiza, EQ from Deja Vu, Glide from Absolute 2 and DJs Unite (Seduction+Phantasy) from... er... DJs Unite. This is a wicked 4-tracker, and a real cost-saver if you're still looking for those costly scarce 12"s.

Tomas

"Mind Song"

Label
Warp
Cat number
WAP 10
Released
1991

After the legendary bleep and its clonk follow-up came this dreamy interlude in the Warp classix catalogue. Don't expect the sub-bass rumble of LFO on this, nor yet the techno stampede of Mike Ink; this is music for the soul, a walk on the tame side and a pantheon to the lost art of heart-string tugging in dance music. So good it hurts.