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Slaying Since 1996
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Slaying Since 1996
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celebrated its ten years as a viable
label with this double-disc collection of hard to find tunes, rarities, and previously unreleased material. Ranging from artists like
and the late
to groups like
,
and
, the album is an interesting compilation, to say the least. Beginning with the pre-
of
by
and the quirky, winding
takes on an invigorating life of its own. Most of the early material has a hushed tone, including the pretty duet of
on
initially resembling a cover by
of a
song.
's
is characteristically poppy and terribly catchy, as is the
-leaning
. The first disc picks up with the deliberate midtempo groove oozing out of
and the
-esque
. Artistically, the album veers from
into
and beyond, led by the frantic, primal spunk of
and later moving into the quirky dance
or
. And if that's not right up your alley, then the
during
would definitely suffice. Another pretty gem has to be
performing a light, almost folksy
The second disc contains primarily unreleased songs from 2005 and 2006 and a few
to boot, including the airy, flighty
performing
'
which sounds like a keyboard-inspired
. One particular keeper is, without question,
that has a great bouncy quality to it. There's a thread of quality from start to finish, with only a few slight hiccups along the way, one of which is the rather odd
, but the
-tinged morphing to the
-oriented
more than atones for it. As does the crisp, polished
contribution titled
Perhaps the hardest, most brooding tune is the winding and challenging instrumental
that
nails. ~ Jason MacNeil