Peel Sessions, The - Cinerama

Advantages: A great collection of live recordings
Disadvantages: All but the last 3 tracks have already been released on the Peel Sessions CD

...After a few years of no releases from Adam Ant, there seems to be something of a revival at the moment. With the Antbox boxed set released in december and now this excellANT CD. The Complete Radio 1 Sessions is exactly what it says on the cover. The tracks are taken from four recording sessions at Radio 1. Tracks 1-4 recorded for John Peel 23/1/78, tracks 5-8 recorded for John Peel 10/7/78, tracks 9-12 recorded for John Peel 26/3/79 and tracks 13-15 recorded for Simon Mayo 13/1/95 16 years later. The tracks on the CD are..... 1. Deutscher Girls 2. Puerto-Rican 3. It Doesn't Matter 4. LOU 5. You're So Physical 6. Cleopatra 7. Friends 8. Zerox 9. Tabletalk 10. Ligotage 11. Animals and Men 12. Never Trust a Man (with egg on his face) 13. Wonderful 14. Antmusic 15. Gotta Be A Sin The first recording session brings a version of Deutscher... Read review

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Advantages: Completes the Nirvana collection
Disadvantages: A few fillers

...Incesticide was Nirvana's third album, although I don't consider it a proper album. It was pieced together from BBC session recordings done for John Peel's and Mark Goodier's radio shows, and "B-sides, demo recordings and stuff never before available", as the sticker says. I'm not sure which of the tracks are B-sides and demos, but a couple of them sound like outtakes from the "Bleach" recordings. The highlights on this record are: Dive, Sliver, Stain, Aero Zeppelin, Big Long Now and Aneurysm. The track "Downer" was also featured on some copies of Nirvana's first album, "Bleach". I think it was probably reissued at some point with this addition. Due to the way this record was put together, the production is very varied. Molly's Lips and Son Of A Gun sound like they were recorded in a garage, but the sleevenotes say these two were part... Read review

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Advantages: unique, emotive, fresh.
Disadvantages: n/a.

...I listened to the Peel session when it was broadcast, and i was impressed. I bought this on 12", and now i'm very impressed. Mira Calix used to work for warp records as a publicist, but started releasing her own records on the acclaimed label in 1996.. Speaking of warp records for a moment, they are easily one of the most important electronica record labels in existence. Everything they release is high quality, innovative and unique. How many labels can you say that about? Artists on their roster include Aphex Twin (moved to his own rephlex label in recent years), Autechre, and Squarepusher. So Mira Calix.. Well, it sounds weird. Think aphex twin's cut-to-f**k beats mixed with Autechre's clicky digital sound and you're getting close. But you're still way off. It's hard to describe without hearing it for yourself.. Melodic and emotive... Read review

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