RECORDS OF THE MONTH
August 2000

Friends of Matthew

"Out There"

Label
Pulse-8
Cat number
12 LOSE 8
Released
1991

Classic piece of ambient-core, this haunting piece in one that even now evokes enough memories to have it all come flowing back once more. Don't forget either that the followup was the equally evokative "The Calling" which relied on a Carpenters sample for full effect - respect, as they say, is due. Which leads us on to...

DJ Nex

"EP"

Label
Stafford North
Cat number
SN1
Released
1992

As a side project to their Altern-8 stuff, Chris Peat (or was it Mark Archer? can never remember!) released this lil beauty, a heavy hardcore blast with lead track "Respct is Due" the pick of the bunch. The boys didn't release too much after this together - within 12 months the Altern-8 idea had been terminated, and Mark Archer was soon recording "Bells Of New York" as Slo Moshun.