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FABRIC 15: TYRANT by Craig Richards
A little background: FABRIC is one of the hippest clubs in Britain that puts out CD's of some of the hippest DJ's. There are FABRIC cd's as well as FABRIC LIVE discs. FABRICLIVE has given way to one of my favorite albums of all time: JACQUES LU CONT's 80's decadence opus. I took a chance with this FARBIC 15 but figured it was 2 discs and had a hella cool name (TYRANT) so why the heck not?

Craig Richards spins minimal tech-house that really reminds me of MISS KITTIN's BERLIN IS BURNING disc she compiled for Muzik magazine. Not as much electro infusion as the aforementioned (with the exception of "the minimum of life" by JOAKIM that sports a killer synth riff) but enough clicks, beeps and whistles to make your head spin. Both discs contain over 70 mins. worth of music--and for the sweet price tag of under $20--there isn't any good reason why you shouldn't have this album! Jimi Tenor's "muchmo" is superfly with that 70's TV show vibe and this can be said for the whole album; an artful blend of hip-hop and sound bytes interspliced with a minimal beat and bass line that will make your speakers vibrate. Perfect for chillin' and playing video games, background music to almost any activity, and "kama sutra training...". I was dying for some new electronic music to rattle my brain around and I have found a new love with FABRIC 15. As the great Jennifer Love Hewitt once said in that great American Classic I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER:
"WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?"
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