Courtesy of soul brother number uno Jericho Maxim:
[7:39 am] Lowest Moments, a mixed compilation of tracks on the Low Res label, mixed by C64. This is a mash-up of 26 tracks from the excellent Low Res in Detroit, mixing sounds of hardcore breakbeat, industrial, and speed-glitch, touching most of the major releases from the label's first ten years in operation.
[7:46 am] In the first four tracks on this, C64 has brought together label head Adjust, Venetian Snares, Bombardier, and I:Gor, all easily identifiable as Low Res artists and all classics in their own rights. A record like Lowest Moments makes me want to immediately purchase the entire back catalog. I'm going to resist this time, but so far this album has been all gravy.
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[7:49 am] The punishing breaks at the end of I:Gor's "Happy Mechanical Unit" lead directly to the vacuum cleaner-bass tone and overdriven snare of Kamphetamine's "Exorcism Threshold," and early classic from Low Res sub-label Division 13. This goes into the mighty "Forsaken" from underground power-star Abelcain, one of my personal favourite Low Res artists.
[7:58 am] Starting to feel a little fatigued, like maybe I should have slept a little bit later into the morning. C'est la vie. C64 is on the decks and I'm getting jolted out of my stupor with this disc. Really digging how C64 manages the mood and tempo in his track selections and mixing. Like all good DJ's, he knows when to take it down a notch or two and when to crash the faders all the way up and blow everything out. Really expert control of the vinyl here. Currently on the Adjust remix of Delien's "Aon." Delien always reminded me of what Skinny Puppy should have turned into after Last Rights, instead of what they became on The Process. They should have kept it digital. Adjust remixes their track sympathetical to that. And C64 takes it to the next level by seamlessly mixing it with Tarmvred's "Oskulden." Not 10 tracks into this CD and we're hitting all the right high notes in the Low Res catalog. Other artists included in this mix are Davros, Theeq, Ubergang, Cdatakill, and Kero. All excellent on their own (Davros, especially), here they become the ultimate hardcore DJ party. This disc could be 12 hours long and it would keep me moving.
[8:22 am] Really not much more to say about this album that wouldn't be repetitive, but C64 is in top form using the Low Res catalog as building blocks for Lowest Moments. There is a superb mastery of mood and tempo that wouldn't be as effective should the same tracks be used in the same fashion for another mix by another mixer. Low Res is one of the best underground labels going, and a true shining star for the city of Detroit - an innovative underdog that takes what the city gives and spins it into genius.
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