Date: Wed, 15 May 1996 09:31:35 +0100 From: Andrew Norman (nja@LEICESTER.AC.UK) Subject: Scala, Cure Other recent purchases: Labradford's "Scenic Recovery" 10" on Stereolab's Duophonic label - two tracks, pretty run-of-the-mill stuff similar to the last album (which I didn't like as much as the first one). And I chanced upon the latest Quickspace Supersport 7" (they seem to have become simply Quickspace now). Hand-assembled sleeve, probably extremely limited, haven't actually had time to listen to it yet. Why don't they stop farting about with limited edition seven inch singles and put out more stuff like "Superplus" that will be accessible to everyone? -- Andrew Norman, Leicester, England 15/05/96 nja@le.ac.uk, http://www.engg.le.ac.uk/staff/Andrew.Norman/ Orbital - In Sides Date: Sat, 25 May 1996 11:40:04 EDT From: Dez (100702.123@COMPUSERVE.COM) Subject: U Frequencies & other reviews Labradford - Scenic Recovery (Duophonic 10") I don't know if this limited edition ten-inch is a one-off, or whether they've signed to Duophonic over here. Two tracks - the a-side is a slow, bass-heavy masterpiece with real percussion(!). Dark, brooding, paranoid and crackly (or is the latter just the pressing?). Underwood 5ive (not a typing error on my part) starts with some electronic noise, before heading off into Tortoise territory. It's almost uptempo by Labradford standards, with Slint-like drums and guitars that wander off into their own timezone. Fab.