va - advanced public listening (laboratory instinct)

this is a new label which will treat the contemporary aspects of music. but above all, it will probably be a not-so-trendy label, only that miho and ryo moved to berlin so as to run their label. this is their first release and as it goes, it’s a compilation that is supposed to present us their intentions and future plans. yes, here you will notice their interests and the sound in general, that will appear in their upcoming releases. it starts off with erast aka nikakoi’s track that gives the basic definition of labaratory instinks’s sound. hard and fast break sound wrapped in cut up vocal samples. this is the first artist that will appear on the second release for LI. then follows another similar break signed by deadelus (the second artist signed for LI). the third track is by eigth miles high. and again we find ourselves in some sort of a drill break sound (although calmer), which brings us to the sound that we can expect to come next, not only in this compilation, but also in their future releases. phoenecia are here to darken up the atmosphere with their repetitive beat oriented track. slightly different but yet in the already established concept. another artist who is trying to detach himself from the break sound is tomas fehlmann. and he succeeds, through his airy housey sound. quite good for a change and quite soothing. now get ready for a surprise. sutekh! in the noisy intro an interesting alternative rhythm gets in. more so in proptronix style rather than classic. yet another highlight on the compilation. another legend follows.... believe it or not luke vibert. yes, he is well trained in the instrumental hip hop, break sound. while here he’s located somewhere between the two. and there comes another, even bigger legend. it’s Atom™ of course. the usual, more experimental sound but in the means of the cut up rhythm. fine! and freeform’s track is quite decent as well. the finish of this presentation of tracks and artists, while at the same time the end of this compilation is marked by soul center. housey latin sublime of this track. still in the spirit of the defined sound. i’m sure you already got the idea about the kind of sound this new label treats. not at all trendy, because the break rhythm is unfortunately already dead. anyway, here you may find artists the don’t usually create that sort of a sound, so they offer a different perspective. and what’s most important, everything is nicely polished with the contemporary production. the label is backed up with the stunning design of the covers, especially for this compilation, as well as their out standing website. additionally if you want to find out how the next releases for this label sound, you can check out next two reviews...