Inland - Tetsu Inoue

Advantages: Glorious early 90s electronica by two genuine pioneers
Disadvantages: Might be hard to find

...Brain child of Pete Namlook (aka Peter Kuhlman) and Richie Hawtin, From Within was one of the first albums that alerted me to the joys of electronica and thus has a very special place in my musical heart. Pete Namlook, for those that have never encountered him, is a virtual electronica factory, at one point churning out an album almost once a fortnight and released on his independent Fax label. His work is wide and occasionally inconsistent. He has collaborated with innumerable musicians, many of which are of the highest order, such as the grandmaster of krautrock Klaus Schulze, Geir Jensen (aka Biosphere), Bill Laswell, Tetsu Inoue, Bobby Bird (aka HIA) and Jonah Sharp (and the list goes on and on). Pick up a Namlook CD and you can find yourself listening to anything from world music to experimental, minimalist ambient to early... Read review

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Advantages: Lot's of it.
Disadvantages: Any ideas.

.... Acoustic piece, philosophical lyrics concerned with ethics. Mellotron and keyboard in the background. 13. Just for the Box 3.20 (Fraser/Rodgers/Kossoff/Kirke) produced Kossof, Kirke, Tetsu and Rabbit 1972. Lively instrumental piece. 14. Lady 4.25 (Rodgers) produced Blackwell and Rodgers 1973. Blues love song. 15. My Brother Jake 2.55 (Rodgers/Fraser) produced Free 1971. Catchy tune I'm surprised it did not outsell All Right Now. 16. Little Bit of Love 2.32 (Kossoff/Kirke/Fraser/Rodgers) produced Free 1972. Philosophical advice " I believe if you give a little bit of love to those you love a little bit of love will come your way". 17. Sail On 3.00 (Kossoff/Kirke/Fraser/Rodgers) produced Free... Read review

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Advantages: Plenty to choose from
Disadvantages: Not up to her usual standards

...you shoot the moon" 12. Original Sinsuality - about twin to the Garden of Eden, and how the fall of Eve was no fall at all. "Original Sin? No I don't think so" 13. Ireland - If anyone can figure out what she is on about, let me know! 14. The Beekeeper - Tori's account of her pleading to the Beekeeper to spare her mother's life - the Beekeeper is a god-like figure who looks after the 'hives' in the 'garden': in other words the world. "'Do you know who I am?' she said, 'I'm the one who taps you on the shoulder when it's your time'" 15. Martha's Foolish Ginger - meeting up with someone from your past, and the repercussions that the meeting can have. "If those harbour lights had just been a half mile inland, who knows what I would have done" 16. Hoochie Woman - I seriously hope this is Tori being satirical, because this is so... Read review

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