Date: 01 May 95 14:39:36 EDT From: INSTINCT RECORDS <72170.1753@compuserve.com> Subject: INSTINCT NEWS 5/1/95 INSTINCT RECORDS RECENT RELEASE NEWSLETTER (5/1/95) ===================================================== 72170,1753 @ COMPUSERVE.COM 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 receive this update, we apologize and will remove you from our list... just let us know. ==================================================== MAIL-ORDER UPDATE We have a mail-order catalog offering the entire Instinct Records family of labels at considerable discounts. If you wish to receive a copy, please send a self addressed, stamped envelope to the above address ATTN:CATALOG. Our Spring 1995 catalog is now available ==================================================== WHAT'S NEW? INSTINCT AMBIENT EUROPE! * Good news for our European friends... the INSTINCT AMBIENT series is now available in Europe through the Instinct Ambient Europe label operated by our friends at KK/NOVA ZEMBLA. They will be releasing the series in tandem with us here in the US. Coming soon.... new TERRE THAEMLITZ, SUB DUB, ADHAM SHAIKH SHADOW RECORDS - TRIP HOP & JAZZ * Instinct Records is proud to announce the birth of SHADOW RECORDS! At the strange intersection where Dub meets Hip Hop meets Jazz meets electronic ambient.. the new TRIP HOP sound is born. Devoted to the haunting, elusive, and street.... Shadow Records will feature a strong 12 VINYL release schedule...now available SDW12001 - DJ KRUSH 4 track EP SDW12002 - ABSTRAKT WORKSHOP (double vinyl, picture sleeve) FUN MERCHANDISE * New P909 T-shirts are in! * coming soon... Shadow Records slipmats * New posters: King Of The Jungle, Count Basic, Emit 2000, Abstrakt Workshop WE WELCOME YOUR COMMENTS! Talk to us on-line via 72170,1753@COMPUSERVE.COM. We'd love to hear from you.... what would you like to hear more of? What questions can we answer for you in our newsletter? If you are on CompuServe we sponsor the RAVENET area, that's Section 10 in Rocknet. ============================================================= NEW RELEASES: * EMIT 2000 * Instinct Records (EX311) Double-CD & Xtended Cassette Release Date: May 23rd, 1995 Emit 2000 is the third in our collectors' series from England's high-profile Emit Recordings. Fans of Brian Eno, Robert Rich, Klaus Schulze, and John Serrie will appreciate the beautifully rich textures of this sensuous and spiritual sound exploration. This 2 hours plus double-CD presents a cornucopia of sound specially captured by Emit's special Roland DSS 3-D imaging system. Emit 2000 carefully presents the newest masterpieces from Europe's premiere electronically acoustic artists. The tribal-ethnic sound of Symmetric's opening track draws the listener in to exotic destinations, soaring into rhythms and harmonies. Miasma's "Beads" presents a warmly melodic track, bursting with the richness of instrumental elements and electronic themes. Woob presents the track "Fourteen Thirty Three," a Middle-Eastern-inspired acoustic guitar piece, featuring distinctly organic sonic gems in the background, which sparkle and shine in a new melodic world. Britain's toughest critics at The Wire magazine have described Gas' "Shockwaves" as "the lush, ideal soundtrack for a 20-hour-MAX film on the total history of space travel...universal... " Also features Thomas Koner, Symetrics, Celia Green, Scanner, David Toop, Bad Data, Voodoo Warriors of Love, Coco, Steele, & Lovebomb... and more * PROTOTYPE 909 "TRANSISTOR RHYTHM" * Instinct Records (SNC2034) CD Release Date: May 23rd, 1995 February 27, 1995: hot off the press, Newsweek delivers a story called "Sound And The Fury," featuring rising Rave superstars Prototype 909 in their big "Techno Mania" issue. As the U.S.'s most exciting live touring Acid and Trance ensemble, long-known as the much-loved stars of the Rave Underground, Prototype 909 proudly present their new album, Transistor Rhythm. Fresh from their performance opening for the Killing Joke tour, this three-man tour de force offers a relentless, Acid Trance groove that kicks with outstanding intensity. Known for their supreme ability to manipulate older analog equipment, Prototype 909 is unique in their ability to create rich, warm, hypnotic sounds from older analog gear discarded as relics as we entered the digital age. Newsweek has described their talent as "futurists romancing the near past...as an attempt to strip away artifice." Manipulating the Roland TB-303 bass-line synthesizer to create the tweaky, liquid sound known as Acid (or Aciiiieeeed!) these Techno maestros blend their acidic 101 and 303 loops over 606 and 808 drum machines to create a deeply-hypnotic and sublimely-layered minimalism, Kraftwerk-style. Prototype 909's sound has been christened "a freestyle jam of lysergic proportions" by Urb, "the ultimate acid workout" by Trip Magazine, and "all the rainbow flavors of acid" by Base 10. * DJ KRUSH "KRUSH" Shadow Records (SDW004) CD & 12" Release Date: May 9th, 1995 Shadow Records is proud to present the US debut of DJ Krush. Long recognized as the grand master of the expatriate Hip-Hop scene, DJ Krush has finally arrived at the fountainhead armed with impeccable credentials. Hot off the heels of his projects with Gangstarr's Guru, and hip Jazz legend, Ronny Jordan Krush steps out on his own. DJ Krush's debut album captures the hard-line, straight-up, often disturbing vision that fuels DJ Krush's uncompromising and evocative mixing style comes. Take a listen: Krush is a far cry from your run-of-the-mill everyday hip-hop. If anything, Krush is characterized by it's post-Milesean exploration of the boundaries of the jazz genre. A rare collection of carefully segued songs, interludes, and transitions, make Krush a haunting, unforgettable experience. * 9 LAZY 9 "THE HERB" * Shadow Records (SDW002) Release Date: May 9th, 1995 Get ready to heat up your winter with the warmest, trippiest grooves from this side of the Mediterranean. From the UK's red-hot Ninjatune label, Shadow Records is proud to present the spellbinding and "strappingly mellow" (The Wire) sounds of 9 Lazy 9. Hot newcomers to the street jazz scene, 9 Lazy 9's phat & lazy 12"'s have been dazzling the UK's DJ Jazz and Hip-Hop charts for over a year. "The Herb" presents 14 tracks of the perfect mixture of Jazz, breaks, and blunted beats in a mixture the Record Mirror calls "Perhaps the choicest cuts of sublime Jazz beats to hit these shores in a long while." The smooth dexterity of James Braddell and Kier Fraser's casual Jazz grooves and lifting instrumental tones have won their tracks "Take 9," "The Herb," and "Black Jesus" extensive attention from magazines such as NME, Melody Maker, and DJ. Their sound is unique, slightly twisted, always hypnotic. This is Trip Hop at it's best. * FACIL * Instinct Ambient (AMB004) CD Release Date: April 25th, 1995 Facil is a collaboration merging the talents of Dietrich Schoenemann of Prototype 909 and Tension Record's Abe Duque. Abe Duque is a name well known to the underground as the producer behind Techno powerhouse label Tension Records and the Ambient-oriented Rancho Relaxo Records. Abe Duque is also known throughout Europe for his live performances during his annual residence there, several months a year. Drawn together by the relaxed rhythms and Ambient vibes at The Limelight's Rancho Relaxo, these two electronic maestros fell into collaboration and found that the creative tension between their styles was giving birth to a brand-new vibe: an easy, free-flowing, electronic communication of organic beats, liquid soundscapes, and free floating tonalities. Facil is motion-oriented: delivering Dietrich and Abe's own distinctive style of sparkling, clear Ambient beauty . * COUNT BASIC "LIFE THINK IT OVER" * This Is Acid Jazz (EX310) CD & Cassette Release Date: April 25th, 1995 Even before its official introduction to the American public, Count Basic has been making headlines in the commercial radio world... reaching #1 on the NAC (adult contemporary) charts on 4/21 ... The first Acid Jazz artist to ever chart in the US! Count Basic features Jazz artist Peter Legat formerly of Incognito, who founded the band after his graduation from the Vienna Jazz Conservatory. Life Think It Over presents a contemporary fusion of Jazz elements and Soul/Dance grooves, which is elegant and distinctive, yet sweetly addictive. With the support of an all-star ensemble of musicians including Ernie McKone and Valerie Etienne of red-hot recording act Galliano, this Count Basic album also showcases the sultry voice of Kelli Sae, whose talents have previously been heard in collaboration with Defunkt, P.M. Dawn, Arrested Development, Richard Bailey of Incognito, and Max Beesley from Mica Paris' band (and, formerly Carleen Anderson's bandleader.) * NO SE "QUELLE AVENTURE" * This Is Acid Jazz (EX306) CD Release Date: April 25th, 1995 Let the adventure begin! The debut album from No Se' introduces their quirky fusion of jazz and bossa nova influences. Serious grooves and serious playing abound on this eclectic and always funky excursion into street jazz. Phillippe Kayser, No Se's founding member, uses a unique patchwork style to blend samples, addictive grooves, and live elements to create a loosely woven jazz structure. He explains, "everything we come across instruments, electronic gadgets, and clicking records affect our music. This is not new, but dancefloor-jazz is a form of contemporary music which allows us a great deal of creativity." QUELLE AVENTURE; continuing the exploration of sound at the frontiers of trip hop & jazz . * ABSTRAKT WORKSHOP * Shadow Records (SDW001) CD and Double-Vinyl Release Date: April 11, 1995 Trip Hop: A hypnotic fusion of deeply tempered Hip Hop beats and ethereal, moody Jazz seasonings carefully chilled to dub perfection. Now emerging as the hottest new sound on the street, from Hip Hop clubs to Acid Jazz nights to Chillout Rooms alike. Shadow Records is proud to announce the release of Abstrakt Workshop, the definitive Trip Hop & Jazz compilation from the American Trip Hop pioneers at Shadow. Abstrakt Workshop presents 14 tracks from an international lineup of undisputed leaders of the genre. Usually found only on rare, limited-edition singles, these are the tracks DJ's and fans alike have been fighting for. Features: DJ Krush, Remi Vibesman, Sharpshooters, MardenHill, Jazz Not Jazz, Funki Porcini, 9 Lazy 9, Hedfunk, Diferenz, Mighty BOP, Herbalizer.... and more. * OMICRON "THE MOTION AND GENERATION OF A PULSE" * Instinct Ambient (AMD003) CD Release Date: March 28th, 1995 The critically-acclaimed Omicron is Savvas Ysatis, who is also one-half of the SETI project. His previous full-length Instinct release, Acrocosm, has been called "a must-have for Ambient enthusiasts" by Movement. As an artist, Urb Magazine has claimed Savvas Ysatis to be "a confident musician who is capable of creating powerful compositions, without relying on odd bleeps or samples to create ambiance." The Generation and Motion of a Pulse is a reflective, mature work which probes the more humane modulation of today's Ambient world. Or, as said by Retina, "If you are looking for an album to soothe and massage your brain, Omicron is a must!" * FAX COMPILATION II * FAX USA (FX5560) Double-CD Release Date: March 28, 1995 FAX-USA is launching '95 with a double CD compilation featuring over 140 minutes of the most breathtaking, exhilarating Ambient voyages yet featuring veteran names of the Ambient underground including Tetsu Inoue, Jonah Sharp of Spacetime Continuum, Atom Heart, David Moufang of Deep Space Network, Dr. Atmo, and of course label founder Pete Namlook. FAX II contains tracks from the hard to find limited-edition European FAX releases. FAX II presents ELECTRO HARMONIIX, a collaboration featuring the "deep chill" of Tetsu Inoue, who also contributes a solo outing under the name ORGANIC CLOUD. Jonah Sharp returns as WECHSELSPANNUNG in collaboration with Pete Namlook. This is the first time these two Ambient masters have worked together. Pete Namlook includes two personal firsts on FAX II, the first is a project featuring Subharmonic sounds from Namlook VII, live at the Love Parade's Interference Festival in Berlin. The other first is the inclusion of an excerpt from his "Electro Clips" ballet score titled MUSIK FOR BALLET. David Moufang, known on FAX for his work with I.F. returns with a solo project titled SOLITAIRE as does Bill Laswell engineer, Robert Musso. * AMBIENT SYSTEMS * INSTINCT AMBIENT (AMB002) Double-CD Release Date: March 15th, 1995 Ambient Systems is a compilation of Instinct's most talked about discoveries, an Underground Ambient epic of sorts exhibiting the talents of NY pioneer Terre Thaemlitz, the nationally acclaimed and officially supported SETI project, the brilliantly provocative Human Mesh Dance, and European ambient master Dominic Woosey as Mysteries of Science. Ambient Systems also features works from the captivating and ingenious Omicron, as well as the red-hot Sub Dub, Evolve Now, Adam Shaikh and Deep Space Network. Ambient Systems is pleased to introduce Facil, a collaboration between Tension Record's Abe Duque and P909's Dietrich Schoeneman. All artists are represented with compilation-only, exclusive tracks not to be found on their full-length releases. 2 CD's at a single CD price. * NEW VOICES: TAKE 2 * THIS IS ACID JAZZ (EX305) CD Release Date: March 15th, 1995 Instinct Record is proud to kick off the 1995 Acid Jazz season with NEW VOICES:TAKE TWO an exciting introduction to the full breadth of Instinct Records' Acid Jazz artist roster for 1995. Assembled from around the world, each artist featured here will all be featured on their own full length artist albums throughout the coming year. TAKE TWO's hot slice of talent features the best tracks from DJ Krush, Exodus Quartet, 9 Lazy 9, Count Basic, DisJam, RAD and No Se'. DJ Krush has worked with Guru and Ronnie Jordan and was featured on our recent AFTERHOURS. Count Basic is one of Europe's hottest and heaviest touring 12 piece ensembles. Exodus Quartet are veterans of several THIS IS ACID JAZZ compilations and 9 Lazy 9 debuted on the critically acclaimed NINJA TUNE: HIP HOP AND JAZZ. No Se's unique fusion of jazz and bossa nova influenced grooves adds some serious spice while RAD's sultry, early Chaka style vocals tear the set in two! * KING OF THE JUNGLE * Kickin USA (KX4107) CD Release Date: March 15th, 1995 Jungle is nothing new to Kickin' Records who are set to boot in the new year with their third US Jungle compilation, "King Of The Jungle". This double CD is not just another "Drum and Bass" compilation. "King Of The Jungle" is 20 bass bumpin' jungle phatties that pulls together some of the hottest tracks from the current Jungle scene. DJ MASSIVE sets the pace with "Dancehall Massive" a Ragga Jungle track with roughly chopped up breaks and a ruff baseline slamming all the way through. DJ MASSIVE is well known for his "Dollars Jungle" remix for CJ Lewis. Straight out of Bristol comes RONI SIZE with "Phizical" which was a big club track found on the B side of the single "Timestretch. DILLINGA appears with "Deep Love" considered a classic by many with heavy UK pirate station play throughout '94. NOODLES & WONDER deliver "R & B Collection" takes a piano loop with a wicked female vocal along side some tearin breaks for this R & B inspired Jungle romp. The word Jungle Jazz is a term that is beginning to be thrown around and DJ KRUST brings Jazz back into Jungle with the melodic track, "Jazz Note".