説明
1990年代初頭にサンフランシスコで胎動したフリー・パーティー・シーンの熱気を凝縮し、ダウンテンポからアンビエント、ハウス、テクノまでをサイケデリックに横断する、当時未発表だった幻のプロジェクトTasti Boxによる初のフル・アルバム。
新レーベルCollective Directionの第一弾として登場するのは、1990年代初頭のサンフランシスコで活動したTasti Boxによる未発表音源をまとめた2枚組ヴァイナルだ。当時、ゴールデン・ゲート・ブリッジの下などで巨大なスピーカーを用いて開催された伝説的なオールナイト・フリー・パーティーには、DJ HarveyやDoc Martin、Hardkiss Brothers、Wicked Crewらが集い、全米のダンスカルチャーに計り知れない影響を与えた。本作はその時代の自由な空気感と精神をそのままパッケージしている。
サウンドは驚くほど多彩で、繊細で美しいメロディのアンビエント「Mim」や「Quetzcal」から始まり、ダウンテンポ、ブレイクビーツ、ハウス、テクノなどの要素がサイケデリックに溶け合う「Desire」や「U Can Fly」へと続いていく。さらに、トリップ感の強い「Feel It」、バレアリックな雰囲気の「Story of O」、不穏な電子音が響く「Electrons」を収録。D面には、彼らの後期プロジェクトDaisy Glowによる、明るくメロディックなハウス・トラック4曲が収められている。Laurent GarnierやIdjut Boysら多くのトップDJたちから賞賛を集める貴重な音源集。限定のA4サイズ・アートワークと、アーティストたちの創作の舞台裏を掘り下げた貴重なインタビューが付属する。
A1. Mim
A2. Quetzcal (Call Waiting)
A3. Dr Tripi
B1. Desire
B2. U Can Fly (LB Mix)
B3. Box (LB Mix)
C1. Feel It
C2. Story of O
C3. Electrons
D1. Right On (Come Unity Mix)
D2. Shiva
D3. You Turn Me On (Piano Dub)
D4. Right On (Feel The Magik)
DJ Support: Laurent Garnier, Idjut Boys, Massimiliano Pagliara, Pat Hyland, Geir Aspenes, Rose Kourts, Clive From Accounts, Piers Harrison (Test Pressing), Toshiki Ohta (NTS), Sarahtonin (Do! You!!), Chez de Milo (Club Blanco). Yu Su, Tornado Wallace, Ivan Smagghe.
The debut release of Collective Direction explores the incredibly broad and fascinating variety of work of Tasti Box, operating in San Francisco in the early 90’s.
This previously unreleased album, made in the early 90’s, captures the spirit of the San Francisco free party scene that exploded around that time. DJ Harvey, Doc Martin, the Hardkiss Brothers, the Wicked Crew and a host of international guests played at legendary all-night parties at locations such as under the Golden Gate Bridge, on huge custom-built sound systems. Helping to define not only the West Coast scene but also influencing the rest of the country throughout that decade. The cultural impact of this moment in time continues to inspire today’s dance music landscape.
Opening on the delicate and melodic ambient tracks Mim and Quetzcal, the B side moves on to explores the uniqueness of the signature Tasti Box sound with the triptych of Desire, U Can Fly and Box, a trippy journey melting influences from downtempo, breakbeat, house, experimental and techno. The C side opens with the killer psychedelic track Feel It. It is complemented by the balearic-infused Story of O and bleepy and esoteric Electrons. On the D side, some Daisy Glow tracks, still showing late Tasti Box influence, close the musical journey with four tracks of joyful and melodic house music.
It’s a compilation for music collectors and lovers. The vinyl includes a limited edition A4 design of the artwork cover and an exclusive conversation with the artists, delving deeper into their creative process and the human stories behind the magic of their sound. Do not miss!
DJ Feedback:
Laurent Garnier: cool album
Jay Carder (Soho Radio, Erbium Records): Nostalgic but so fresh
Carista: cool!
Idjut Boys (Conrad): very much diggin The Story of O
Massimiliano Pagliara (Live at Robert Johnson): Nice tunes
Pat Hyland (Northside Loft Society): Extremely diverse, and all the tracks are playable for me.
Geir Aspenes (G-Ha (Sunkissed)): Thank u
Rose Kourts (In Bloom / The Lot Radio): Exactly the kind of early 90s sound that transcends time and still strikes emotional chords. Happy this is now released into the world, love it
Hifi Sean (Defected Records / Plastique Recordings ): Right On ....sneaked in right at the end ? .....TOP tune !
Clive From Accounts (Razor-N-Tape): Interesting collection. Would spin Feel it. Thanks x
Oyvind Morken: (Full Pupp, Blank Norway, Rett | Fletta) Thanks :)
Toshiki Ohta (NTS): ‘SO GOOD!!!’
Piers Harrison (Test Pressing) : ‘Love it. Proper psychedelic gear’
Sarahtonin (Do!! You!!!): ‘I absolutely love it. My favourites of the 4 [pre released| are Desire and Right On!’
Tornado Wallace : ‘It’s great’
Chez de Milo : ‘Very nice’
Ivan Smagghe : ‘It’s well made. I like Story of O and Electrons’
Chuggy (NTS) : ‘Very nice!’
Radio Support: Do! You Radio!!, LWSTD, NTS.
