説明
Rush Hour共同設立者が選曲し、オランダとシカゴの重鎮による90年代アシッド音源をリマスター収録した復刻12インチ『Djax-Up-Beats 1990-2005: The Acid Trip EP 1』
オランダの老舗レーベルDelsinが手がける、ダッチ・テクノの名門レーベルDjax-Up-Beatsのアーカイヴ・プロジェクト。Rush Hourの共同創設者Christiaan Macdonaldが選曲を務め、90年代アシッド・ミュージックの発展に貢献した重要音源をコンパイルしたEPシリーズの第1弾。
オランダのパイオニアSpasmsやRandom XSをはじめ、シカゴ・ハウス／テクノシーンの重鎮Mike DearbornやGene Huntらによる4トラックを収録。
音源はエンジニアのJohanz Westermanにより精密にマスタリングが施され、当時の質感を生かしつつクリアな音響で蘇る。荒々しく刺激的なアシッド・ベースと直球のダンスフロア・グルーヴが交差する、テクノ／ハウス史における貴重な1枚。
A1. Mike Dearborn – An Acid Memory
A2. Gene Hunt – Modevation Process
B1. Random XS – As It Takes
B2. Spasms – Circuit Overload
Delsin is pleased to announce an extensive compilation series combing through the catalogue of landmark Dutch techno label Djax-Up-Beats. The series, curated by Rush Hour co-founder Christiaan Macdonald, launches with a look at the label's legacy in the development of acid music through the 90s. In total, this first entry in the Djax-Up-Beats 1990-2005 series comprises 20 tracks, presented as a main triple-vinyl album plus two additional 12" EPs. This first additional EP brings four tracks, by Dutch pioneers Spasms and Random XS, and Chicago heavyweights Mike Dearborn and Gene Hunt. Crucially, every track featured on the series has been carefully mastered by Johanz Westerman, bringing the best out of tracks that often had very little post-production treatment before they were originally pressed to wax. With five more, equally extensive, volumes to come in this series, Djax-Up-Beats 1990-2005 is a thorough exploration of a true totem of techno culture - a renegade label that operated on its own terms and carried surprises and slammers in equal measure.
