August 2000 – Netlabel Archive

Aquaboogie – Woozy Dog {mtk033}

Artist: Aquaboogie
Title: Woozy Dog
Label: Monotonik
Catalog #: mtk033
Release Date: 2000/08/27

The debut on Monotonik from New Zealand-based Aquaboogie, “Woozy Dog” is a ultra-spaced electrotinted stroll through fields of.. well, if we could just focus a little better, we could work out what they were fields of, but the Earth’s moving a bit fast.. we’d better have a sit down… *stares vacantly into space, grinning*..

[Such is the power of Aquaboogie’s narcotic atmospherics, our song-describing blokes appear to have taken a funny turn. Suffice to say, some neat dialog-rippling and wonderfully laconic loops of non-fury mean you’ll be lapping up the loping ambient groove from here to Venus, at least. Neptune, if we’re lucky.]

Credits:
cover by rents

Tracklist:
01 – Woozy Dog

Artwork:
Front Cover

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JJe – Children Of The Light {rel#87}

Artist: JJe
Title: Children Of The Light
Label: Milk
Catalog #: rel#87
Release Date: 2000/08/26

Tiger is back with us this time under the alias JJe. “Children Of Light” despite it’s a tad cheesy name is an ambient tune that works and has it’s own strong feeling. “Children Of Light” consists of various layers of melody, harmony and noise. Everything builds up on a simple three chord base. The result is a beautiful “nature ambient” tune in stead of “sci-fi ambient” (as on Sirius EP) if you know what I mean.

[90%]
-S.Louhela

Tracklist:
01 – Children Of The Light

Additional Files:
FILE_ID [DIZ] [PNG]
MILK0087 [NFO] [PNG]

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H.Kyllönen – test406 {rel#86}

Artist: H.Kyllönen
Title: test406
Label: Milk
Catalog #: rel#86
Release Date: 2000/08/26

You might have used to hear mind blowing hard core iem-tunes from mr Kyllönen but on “test406” he takes direction towards the world of electro. Various distorted bass/lead lines play the main role in this tune. The drum beats are quite simple electro beats but at times they get more complex. You can hear influences from 80’s electro and 90’s Ovuca style craziness on this track. A nice tune with quaranteed quality. Not too much happening but not too boring either.

[90%]
-S.Louhela

Tracklist:
01 – test406

Additional Files:
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Hoffman – mono211.do.d+b {mtwdj03}

Artist: Hoffman
Title: mono211.do.d+b
Label: Mono211
Catalog #: mtwdj03
Release Date: 2000/08/19

Mono mainstay and UK breakz+techno-terror Hoffman (formerly known as Dreamfish) gives us another absolute gem of a mix, and this time it’s a drum+bass extravanganza taken from the best of the junglistically influenced Mono/Mono211/Monotonik tunes to be released over the past 4 years.

This is also unique in that it’s Hoffman’s first virtual mix – whilst he’s a whiz with the ol’ Technics, this track was mixed using the Virtual Turntables PC software alongside a Numark mixer, plus an Alesis QuadraVerb for extra flange/chorus (which adds a whole new dimension the mix!) The mix was entirely done ‘live’, too (no re-edits or cheating to get the beats behaving themselves!)

So, whether it’s classy Dharma tracks, break-rich guest releases from Astradyne and Paniq, or even smart old rollers from Hoffman himself, sit back and let the beats flow, won’t you?

Tracklisting is as follows:
(archive-location mentioned if the original tune is a .MOD!)

1. Hoffman – “ZooWax” (99/m_end.zip)
2. Prob. – “Agent Blues” (99/m_end.zip)
3. Dharma – “Dance To The Drummer’s Beat” (mp3)
4. Prob+Ebb+Tek+Substance – “Benedict (Stylez Remix)” (99/m_bsm.zip)
5. Ramone – “Micfiend” (99/m_end.zip)
6. Distance (aka Lackluster) – “Untitled Bonus Track” (99/m_unt.zip)
7. Simon V – “Screwdriver” (mp3)
8. Hoffman (as Dreamfish) – “Unreal” (97/m_unre.zip)
9. Paniq – “Mind Eraser” (98/m_era.zip)
10. Relief+Skizo – “d.3.o” (98/m_d3o.zip)
11. Astradyne – “Ghostface” (98/m_gho.zip)
12. Kuu – “Contours Of Infinity” (mp3)
13. Substance – “Beat For Me” (mp3)
14. Hoffman (as Dreamfish) – “Warm” (97/m_unre.zip)

Credits:
cover by rents

Tracklist:
01 – mono211.do.d+b

Artwork:
Front Cover

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4T Thieves – Dreamtime {mtk032}

Artist: 4T Thieves
Title: Dreamtime
Label: Monotonik
Catalog #: mtk032
Release Date: 2000/08/07

Having last released a track on Mono almost exactly 4 years ago, it’s really been quite a long time away from the label for Isle Of Wight,UK/Finland based 4T Thieves, who’s an oldskool Amiga demo-scener of the highest grade, and also operates under the name Soundstate.

However, his return to the Monotonik fold is much welcomed, and this particular piece of casually expansive retro-activeness is strangely early-90s, in the best ‘Artifical Intelligence’-influenced ways. With soaring chords and layer upon layer of melodic electronics, you’re guaranteed a good flight in an almost B12-ish way – or your money back…

Credits:
cover by rents

Tracklist:
01 – Dreamtime

Artwork:
Front Cover

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