DMX Krew - Wave Funk

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5...according to our Brian on Thu 23 Sep, 2010.

Ed DMX. One of the Godfathers of British Electro (maybe THE Don!), this chap is always a total pleasure to listen to (he's also without a doubt one of the most versatile & exciting DJs i've ever danced to!) The Breakin' records boss has taken all the routes you could imagine, ranging from unabashed pop brilliance to tough party bangers & darker, stripped back European or Detroit styled stuff but unlike jack-of-all-trades Vibert, Ed's vision is more consistent & engaging for me. This is a top value bumper crop over two discs. Business Lady is well hacked off she can't access more of these tunes on vinyl as she's a party monster & Mr. DMX makes her proper kick off her stilettos on the dancefloor. So for yer money you get ridiculously chirpy acid-funkers, giddy pooting braindance, classic melodic electro pop, drowsy, reflective downtempo numbers, evocative Carpenter-esque soundtrack-like gear & the kind of juddering, vocodered brilliance you'd expect from guys such as Dam Funk. It's a varied, yet seamless collection that doesn't leave a corner of the electro world unexplored, no corner is left undusted. Quite simply you have a catch-all compendium of some of the best quality British electronic music you could hope to enjoy right now. It's got the Rephlex stamp of quality & innovation on all over it. Lovely, lush tunes!

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1 CD of brand new material + 1 CD of previously vinyl-only releases. 35 tracks in total. Great value and excellent music! The first DMX Krew release was 1995's "Got You On My Mind" on Dutch label DAP, and this was followed in 1996 by "Sound Of The Street" on Aphex Twin's label Rephlex. This record hinted at what was to come with its mix of instrumental electro, synthpop and techno made on vintage equipment. Lots more releases followed, mainly through Rephlex but also on diverse labels including International Deejay Gigolos, Ersatz Audio, Sonic Groove and several others. DMX Krew remixes have also appeared of various artists including Gentle People, Biochip C, Denki Groove, Le Car and many others. In 1997 Ed DMX started his label Breakin' Records which gained a cult following as one of the UK's first electro and bass labels with releases from DMX Krew and under the alias Computor Rockers, as well as first signings Bass Junkie, Mandroid and Ceephax Acid Crew. The last three albums and pair of 7" singles released on Rephlex under the umbrella of "The Collapse Of The Wave Function" reveal a deeper, more considered side to his production, featuring ambient and experimental tracks as well as quirkier dancefloor fillers.

Ed has performed all around the world both as a DJ and as a live act, including several US tours with and without the Rephlex crew, most of western and northern Europe and a lot of eastern Europe too, numerous tours in Japan including WIRE99 in front of 8000 people with Derrick May and Denki Groove in the Yokohama Arena. In 2004 DMX Krew appeared for the first time in Australia and he continues to play out most weekends, one of the most popular and consistent Rephlex artists.

TRACKLISTING:

CD1:

A1 Parking Orbit
A2 I Can't Control The Feeling
A3 Cherry Ripe
B4 Mr Blue
B5 Get Down (To The Sound)
B6 Gorf Man
B7 Otis
C8 Gravity Boots
C9 Wave Funk
C10 I'm Back
C11 Particle Burst
D12 Zero Gravity
D13 Day Out
D14 Jupiter Mission
D15 Neon Slime
D16 ConFuzionD17 Metro 1990

CD2: “Prolapse Of The Wave Funnction”

01 Metronome
02 Bad Sector II
03 Probability Waves
04 Reverse Tachyon Beam
05 Meridian 1212
06 Monolith
07 Spinal Implants
08 Synchrotron Blue
09 Mars Memory
10 Space
11 Flanging
12 Garden Gate
13 Thrilling
14 The Monsignor
15 Brain Location Service
16 Clock Works
17 Byzantium
18 Funeral Procession