Date: 20 Jun 94 20:29:46 EDT From: JARED HOFFMAN <72170.1753@CompuServe.COM> INSTINCT RECORDS RECENT RELEASE NEWSLETTER (6/20/94) ==================================================== CSERVE 72170,1753 26 WEST 17TH STREET #502 NEW YORK, NY 10011 This list is distributed by EMAIL only to persons who have expressed interest in our music. If you have received this in error, or simply do not wish to recieve this update, we apologize and will remove you from our list... just let us know. ==================================================== MAILORDER UPDATE If you are not already on our snail-mail list... send a self-addressed stamped return envelope to us and we'll send you our latest mail order catalog. For the rest of you... the Winter '94 catalog is still the latest... we'll get an update letter out in the next few weeks. ==================================================== WHATS NEW? * The brand new DRUM CLUB album, DRUMS ARE DANGEROUS will be released on September 1st, at last! * Our newest imprint INSTINCT AMBIENT is in full effect.... in July we continue our journey with album releases from TERRE THAEMLITZ and OMICRON. * Coming soon... the double-CD FAX compilation... all new, never compiled before! To be followed by a series of DOUBLE CDs devoted to each of the premier FAX sets : AIR, SAD WORLD, SILENCE, ALIEN COMMUNITY. * TECHNO NATIONS II - 12 more of the most up-to-date Hardcore tracks compiled by our friends at Kickin Records UK. * As always... more of the best Acid Jazz with compilations featuring THE SOUL OF BOOGIEBACK, from the exceptional UK production company of the same name.... and COOL STRUTTIN from Berlin's Amber Records. ============================================================= NEW RELEASES: * ANALOG HEAVEN * Sonic Records (SNC2032) CD Only Release Date 6/27/94 A non-holds barred exploration of the state of the art in New York Acid Tracks featuring the hottest underground artists.... ADAM X, DISINTEGRATOR, WALKER (Jimmy Crash), PROTOTYPE 909, NUCLEAR SUN, E.O.X. and more... a truly one of a kind compilation.... unique and uncompromising ANALOG HEAVEN is destined to become an underground classic. * JAZZ COM BOSSA * This Is Acid Jazz (EX288) CD & Cassette Release Date 6/27/94 As Brazil slipped into the swinging Sixties, the radical romantic beat of the bossa nova dominated.... the bossa nova became synonomous with the sound of cool jazz. Today the dance-jazz scene in Japan is flourishing, and TRIAD Z Records brings us this steamy foray into the world of the Bossa Nova interpreted through the eyes of a generation of players. A Unique and original exploration of a classic sound. * THE CONVERSATION: Cabaret Voltaire * Instinct Records (EX273) Double-CD, Xtended-Cassette Release Date 6/15/94 The highly anticipate conclusion to the Trilogy of albums that began with PLASTICITY and continued with INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE. This epic double-CD features the 53 minute long ambient tour de force PROJECT 80, destined to become a classic on par with Eno's Music For Airports. THE CONVERSATION is among the most breathtakingly beautiful MIDI music compositions ever recorded. * BACK TO BASICS * This Is Acid Jazz (EX284) CD & Cassette Release Date 6/15/94 The title says it all... focusing on the funk and soul roots of the Acid Jazz genre with 12 new tracks featuring performances by the legendary BOBBY BYRD, THE JB HORNS, TOWER OF POWER HORNS, and Sly Stone Bassist BOBBY VEGA. The best of the new generation joins forces with the old school for an incredibly potent line up introducing RAD, POETS OF RHYTHM, M'BLU ET MOI, STP and more... all from Germany's hot SOULCIETY RECORDS * MYSTERIES OF SCIENCE * Instinct Ambient (EX279) CD & Cassette Release Date 6/15/94 Dominic Woosey, the man behind MYSTERIES OF SCIENCE is best known for his UNITED FREQUENCIES OF TRANCE records on Berlin's MFS Records and is regarded as one of the forerunners of the european ambient scene. An epic, 79 minute CD, MYSTERIES OF SCIENCE explores rich new frontiers of ambient electronic sound. If you liked his music featured on Plug In & Turn On... or on CHILLOUT.... you won't want to miss this full length debut. * SETI * Instinct Ambient (EX287) CD Only Release Date 6/15/94 SETI combines the talents of NY producers Taylor 808 (of Human Mesh Dance/Prototype 909) with Savvas Ysatis (Omicron) in a unique ambient exploration in search of intelligent like amongst the stars. Based on a concept by author Madison Blue who wanted to explore the ideas of the US Government's SETI PROJECT, the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, a project funded for the study of potential life to be found elsewhere in our galaxy. An unusual and ambitious musical project. * THE VIBE * This Is Acid Jazz (EX285) CD & Cassette Release Date 6/1/95 This Is Acid Jazz stops in Japan and brings THE VIBE back to the Shores of the US. The Acid Jazz movement has become an international phenomenon and THE VIBE will be journeying abroad to bring home the finest grooves from around the globe. First stop, JAPAN. Make no mistake, these are 12 serious Acid Jazz jams... no Shonen Knife here! Japan has long been a hot bed for the preservation of Jazz, giving rise to a new generation of hip, young musicians... Thanks to Japan's hip new TRIAD Z label. * DEEP VIBES: Swing Machine * This Is Acid Jazz (EX277) CD & Cassette Release Date 6/1/94 Jazz seasoned deep house grooves and serious jamms from this pioneering New York based ensemble. Featuring the CFM band's Richie Weeks, Reynald Deschamps, with vocal appearences by Lorie Velez and Sahirah Moore. Make no mistakes, this is a serious party record, Acid Jazz at it's most groove hungry. * DORADO: THE GOLD SESSIONS * This Is Acid Jazz (EX274) CD & Cassette Release Date 4/20/94 12 Tracks from one of the UK's Acid Jazz pioneers. The most polished, fully produced of the English Acid Jazz labels, DORADO presents it's top artists featuring keyboard wizard Matt Cooper's critically acclaimed OUTSIDE, D-NOTE featuring Matt Wienevski's flute and soprano sax , and the Missisipi born vocals of JHELISA. NY's GIANT STEP NYC crew kicks in with a a cover of Coltrane's Impressions. Many other strong, smooth jams from CIRCLE IN THE ROUND, COOL BREEZE, HIGH STEPPERS, and MONKEY BUSINESS. * NIGHT TRAINS - "MILES AWAY" * This Is Acid Jazz (EX275) CD & Cassette Release Date 4/20/94 The US debut full length album from London's NIGHT TRAINS. Arranger, producer, songwriter HUGH BROOKER fromed the NIGHT TRAINS in London back in 1985 and has joined forces with musicians such as Hip Joint's sax man Gary Foote, guitarist and drummer Nick Van Gelder from Jamiroquai, and Matt Bianco percussionist Robin Jones. The NIGHT TRAINS blend elements of jazz, soul, and hip hop breaks into something truly original.... you've heard 'em on all volumes of This Is Acid Jazz... now check them out on their own, and in force! * SOUL OF THE CITY * This Is Acid Jazz (EX281) Release Date 4/20/94 Presenting the US debut of one of Germany's pioneering Acid Jazz labels with 12 hot tracks from Yo Mama! Records out of Hamburg. Fierce grooves, soaked with soul, and the hotest rhythm sections around.... this is why Hamburg hasbecome the European capital of the Acid Jazz scene. Catch the best from MAINSTREET PEOPLE (formerly IZIT!) MOTHER OF PEARL, SOULSTAFF featuring the JB HORNS!, South Central, LA, transplant groove poet CUNNIE WILLIAMS, SPICE, HIS MASTERS VOICE, SHOCKADELICA, and MANSHA. The soul of the city, and the vibe from the street... the International Acid Jazz experience. * TRANCEFUSION (VOLUME 2) * Sonic Records SNC2031 CD & Cassette Release Date: 5/11/94 The second installment in our Trancefusion series proves the genre has truly come of age. 12 more of the best global trance and intelligent dance music selections including SABRES OF PARADISE, JAM & SPOON, THE DRUM CLUB, YOUNG AMERICAN PRIMITIVE, ORBITAL, PROTOTYPE 909, SABOTAGE, CABARET VOLTAIRE and introducing the tribal trance of NYX, and ANIMATION from Germany's trance setting Superstition Records...and more! * EMIT 0094 * Instinct Ambient (EX280) CD & Cassette Release Date 5/11/94 This CD gathering an essential survival kit in the swirling miasma of so-called home-listening experiences" - Melody Maker The most gorgeous, haunting ambient compilations I've heard... from England's superlative Time Records (the people that brought us Sine, and others) Treat yourself to the ambient dub jazz of COCO, STEEL & LOVEBOMB.... an outstanding array of ambient soundscapes from the blissed-out electronics to the most minimal of digital mindscapes. With VOODOO WARRIORS OF LOVE, BAD DATA, GAS, QUBISM, WOOB, MILAN, and more. * THIS IS ACID JAZZ (Volume 4) * This Is Acid Jazz (EX282) CD & Cassette Release Date 5/18/94 And Volume 1 seems just like yesterday! It's hard to believe that we've been doing the Acid Jazz thing for 4 years... finally, it's really begining to take off. Here's Volume 4 of the series that brought the sound to the US... and our best installment yet. With major acts including D-INFLUENCE and SOLSONICS through the most exciting new discoveries like GAZELLE, GROOVE ATTACK PRODUCTIONS, and THE BLUENOTES....Volume 4 kicks with serious grooves, and serious playing. Favorites back for encore performances include THE NIGHT TRAINS, CFM BAND, TRASH JAZZ... other new appearances include NY's CAPDEVILLE, London's MAINSTREET PEOPLE, and JAPAN's E.M.&I. * CHILLOUT PHASE TWO * Instinct Ambient (EX268) Double-CD, Xtended Cassette Release Date 5/18/94 The epic, and highly anticpated followup to last years monument to the new ambient age, CHILLOUT. Another double-CD set at a single CD price featuring over 140 minutes of sound, 90 on casette. APHEX TWIN, IRRESISTIBLE FORCE, ORBITAL are amongst the genre leaders featured on Phase Two.... digging deeper, exploring new frontiers, new artists... with extraodrinary compositions from SAD WORLD (FAX Records) SUN ELECTRIC (R&S Apollo) DEEP SPACE NETWORK (Source Records) AIR LIQUIDE (Blue Records) and brand new excursions beyond the ambient from TERRE THAEMLITZ, PROTOTYPE 909, HUMAN MESH DANCE, OMICRON, OPTICA, CABARET VOLTAIRE, DIY and more. This is a truly exceptional project, carefully sequenced, thoughtfully arranged... RECENT RELEASES: * TECHNOSONIC VOL 4: A JOURNEY INTO TRANCE * Sonic Records SNC2030 CD & Casette (2/10) Volume 4 in our best selling rave compilation series ever. Once again, Belgium's ultra-hot ANTLER SUBWAY family of labels present 12 new tracks, always evolving, always at the cutting edge. JAYDEE appears in the guise of GRAYLOCK with the hard driving trance of "Acceleration". The long awaited TRANSFORMER 2 & ADAMSKI teamup "Sleepin With An Angel" is also included. On the harder edge, ENCEPHALOID DISTURBANCE's classic "Reneagte". Also features LORD's OF ACID'S OLVIER ADAMS and PAT KRIMSON (MODEL 3000, RAVEBUSTERS, ATOMIZER) Stretching from trance into the progressive side with ASLI TANRIVERDI (The Transformer 2 singer) and SISTER BLISS, PIZZARRO, VIBES OF RHYTHM and more.... * RISING HIGH: TRANCE INJECTION (2/10) * Instinct EX265 Double CD/Xtnd Cassette Quite possibly our best compilation ever! Seriously! One disk of the wickedest trance imaginable... a second disk of ambient. This is one massive tour-de-force... and 2CD's for the price of 1. From London's one and only Rising High Records... the latest from BALIL (BLACKDOG PRODUCTIONS), IRRESISTIBLE FORCE's remix of TRANSFORMATIONS, CASPAR POUNDS brutal remix of OBX's "Eternal Prayer". Also featured... NEW LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS, SEQUENICAL, DREAMFISH, SYZYGY, CYBERTRAX, ESCAPE 3, PERRY RHODAN, R.D.1, TRANQUILIZER and more.. hearing is believing! * KICKIN: HARDCORE LEADERS (2/25) * Kickin' USA KX4105 CD & Cassette Hardcore beats from London's Jungle Underground scene.... this is a compilation of the fiercest hardcore breakbeats as compiled by the UK leaders at Kickin Records. This stuff is fast... 160bpm+! Slam hungry classics from TANGO & RATTY, TWIN BASS, NOISE FACTORY, RUFF RIDER, DJ ROYAL, OMNI TRIO, ELLIS DEE AND SWANNE and more. Only for the headstrong or truly braindamaged... and if so... essential listening!