Points of Departure (excerpt from magazine review)
by Southeast Performer Magazine
Lunasect is an electronic band in the more classically "new wave" sense, taking their cues from Depeche Mode not Deepsky, the Cure not the Chemical Brothers...slinky - suited for low lit lounges not large scale raves - Lunasect were anything but another Crystal Method, though there was a chemistry there. Must have been a combustible one,though,because on the release of their latest, Points of Departure, Lunasect is now comprised of Jonathan Hyatt,Daniel Farris and new lead vocalist Jessica Grant.
Simmering sensually, Grant brings to Lunasect a more forceful attitude. Though she carries a touch of the Tori Amos, as is seemingly ever present in this "genre", she doesn't overshadow the music, which has become increasingly fluid, moving past the breathy vocals-and-breakbeats stage. It's almost like Lunasect now take a more Pink Floyd approach to using synthesizers in moody progressive rock, not progressively trying to rock moody synthesizers. The Pink Floyd influence can be heard most in tracks like "Next Exit", which screams "Shine On You Crazy Diamond". Don't fear that Lunasect have gotten lost on the dark side of the moon, however. For fans of their established sound, the sinister live baritone guitar of the forefathers New Order and the Cure still wanders in on candy-stripped legs, and ambient washes float alongside eerie melodies. They may have computers, but Lunasect are more Cocteau Twins than Aphex Twin. The band has simply tightened its grip, not transferred its focus, on its ambitions. With POINTS OF DEPARTURE - Lunasect have shown they are not a band that has plans to be boxed in. -Tony Ware
Breastfed
"Amphibious"
CD LPS 8 2002-04-02
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"Following the success of two international tours, Breastfed releases the groundbreaking full-length debut entitled Amphibious. Amphibious combines dark trance, techno and drum and bass influences into skillfully produced songs with vocals by Karen Gilliam, Chris Andrew, Ji-Young Kim, and Rohini Upyaday. The mastermind behind Breastfed is Eric Monse, DJ and veteran beat producer, intimate with all things dark and ominous. In one sickly mutated form or another Eric has appeared on every Louipimps compilation since Variable One. Eric's trademark is fierce rhythms and clever dancefloor production interwoven with dark vocals and actual thought-provoking lyrics. This comes through in full intensity on the 11 song full-length, Amphibious."
Electrostatic
"Awake Alone"
CD LUP 11 2002-05-28
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Los Angeles-based Electrostatic is an electronica band that brings excellent offerings of breakbeat-based techno grooves to the table. Formed by Mike Thibeau (bass, keyboards and programming), Rob Gardner (drums and programming) and Japanese singer/songwriter Kaoru. This band has seen its music quickly rise above the stagnant pond of nameless generic electronica to become something that will be listened to long after the dance dust settles.
The band is well known in the world of online music, having close to one million downloads from online music sites. They have also been named the best electronic act of 1999 on MP3.com.
Electrostatic has received critical acclaim "offline" from magazines like XLR8R and Revolution. The trio has made quite a name for themselves in the television and film industry, having licensed music to shows on MTV, NBC, the Fox Sports Network and the WB Network, as well as major motion pictures like The Matrix Revisited, Valentine (Warner Bros. Pictures) and X-Change (Tri-Mark Pictures).
Electrostatic also has a reputation for their high energy live performances, and has played many high profile shows at world famous venues such as L.A.'s Viper Room, Whisky A Go-Go, and The Roxy Theater, as well as the 2000 Vans Warped Tour in Anaheim, CA and the 2000 NXNW Music Conference.
Electrostatic's 1st Offical CD release is only just now hitting record stores nationwide. AWAKE ALONE contains 9 brand new songs and remixes as well as a Windows and Macintosh compatible CD ROM, which includes the full length music video for the 1st single "STAYAWAKE", photo galleries, web links and much more.
Saidux
"Ice Moon"
CD LPS 9 2002-04-02
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The brand new release from Saidux (formerly known as Plasma) titled "Icemoon". A non-stop mix of original tech-trance!
Philips, Emo
"Emo"
CD LPS 7007 2001-10-01
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A new image for a new millennium, and Emo Philips continues to wow international audiences, recently breaking attendance records at Las Vegas’ Riviera Casino and the 2001 Edinburgh Comedy festival.
David Letterman gave him his big break featuring him on his show and inviting him back many times. Jay Leno called him, “the best joke writer in America.” Emo has performed in cable specials for CINEMAX, SHOWTIME, and HBO. He has two hit comedy albums under his belt including E=MO2 which won a New Music Award for Best Comedy Album. He’s also scripted and starred in three commercials for Sony..
Emo executive produced the original version of MEET THE PARENTS subsequently remade by Universal. It opened #1 at the Box Office in October 2000.
In 1999 GQ bestowed upon him perhaps the highest honor of his career. An illustrious panel of his peers judged three of his gags to be among the 75 best jokes of all time! Only one other performer matched this feat.
Emo will be appearing on the Late Show With David Letterman on October 5th, with further appearances on the Late Late Show With Craig Kilborn (CBS) and Late Night With Conan O’Brien (NBC) during October, November and December. Regional press has been targeted. He will be touring extensively during the next year in continued support of the CD. A redesigned website – www.emophilips.com has been receiving significant traffic – some 64,000 hits in August alone.
This title is always in stock. Order now for Guaranteed Holiday Delivery.
Visit the offical Emo Philips Website here.
Allison, Ryeland
"Ryeland Allison"
CD LPS 0007107 2001-05-01
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Ryeland has been grooving since age two. He now presents his eclectic mixture of flavors for your enjoyment.
Composing for the film and television world, he has collaborated with Hans Zimmer, Mark Mancina,
Michael Kamen and Mike Post, on such projects as Thin Red Line, Face/Off, Bad Boys, Tomb Radier and Gladiator.
His creation of new sounds and technologies for Spectrasonics USA, (Distorted Reality 1 & 2) Korg Japan (Triton, Electribe), Roland Japan (JV-2080, JP-8000, MC-505), Emagic Germany (Logic Audio), and Beyond Games (Motor Mayhem PS2) have received worldwide critical acclaim and revolutionized the musical instrument and software industry.
His SOMA studio is filled with the latest prototype sonic devices and software from all over the globe. This state of the art production facility is put to the test daily on remix and production projects for such diverse artists as TOOL, Deepsky, Hybrid, and Christina Aguilera.
Louipimps
"Variable 03"
CD LPS 0000003 2000-11-25
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1 IceMoon - Plasma MP3 ASF
2 Eliminate Me - Electrostatic MP3 ASF
3 Something Like Something Good - Radianation MP3 ASF
4 Landscape - Capsule (Ambr.Sea Remix) MP3 ASF
5 DJ Appreciation - Spinach MP3 ASF
6 Close Enough - Breastfed MP3 ASF
7 O.D. - Lunasect MP3 ASF
8 Duality - Electrostatic (J.Falcon Remix) MP3 ASF
9 Around & Around - Issa (Magnifik Remix) MP3 ASF
10 World Outside - Capsule MP3 ASF
11 Light Streams Into Hollow - Naohito Uchiyama MP3 ASF
12 We End Up Around - Daniel Miller MP3 ASF
The Variable concept is to include a variety of electronic music styles on one album. We feel that all of these songs have something in common and finding that common bond is a way of exposing new sounds to listeners who may have only enjoyed one particular style of electronic music in the past. I hope you have as much fun listening to this album as we did making it.
Capsule
"Capsule"
CD LPS 0071004 2000-04-11
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Capsule's debut release on LOUiPiMPS is an amazing album featuring a very mature electronica sound.
CAPSULE are a quintet from Los Angeles, California. The debut album features strong rhythm, beats, trip hop, pop, contemporary sounds, and melody. Most songs were created by accident. We like to start with a weird sound and let it take form until we reach the end. Using various bits, pieces and samples, weaving guitar lines, and unpredictable vocal melodies, CAPSULE will certainly catch the ears of music lovers everywhere. Already the response from the local market has been quick and impressive. The music that is the basis of CAPSULE is a collaboration of songwriters including but not always limited to the 5 members of the group. The vocal lines and piano are recorded and sang by Laura Derby. The bass, programming and some keyboards are mostly by The Prophet. Paul David writes and performs the guitar and some keyboard. Vernon Salyers performs and writes the keyboard parts. Cosmo Jones has recently added his drums, percussive and songwriting skills. Jim Chaney (former Jimmies Chicken Shack , and currently Cirrus drummer) added his talents to some tracks. Jonathen Paul (Terminal 3, and 6 Degrees recording artist) inspired some songs as well.
Lunasect
"Long Lost"
CD LPS 0070052 2000-06-06
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Lunasect's debut release on LOUiPiMPS! This album is packed with extended mixes, updated versions, and most importantly great music! Some earlier versions of these songs were available on previous LOUiPiMPS releases, but these new mixes are so different that you can hardly tell they are the same song!
Louipimps
"Variable 02"
CD LPS 0000003 1999-11-09
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Variable 02 is the best of LOUiPiMPS. An album with a variety of styles from both new and veteran artists. This album is packed with new songs that everybody can appreciate. Voted by many as the best electronic music compilation of 1999!
1 Visions of Division - Breastfed
2 Shadowchasing - Lunasect
3 Regret (Demo) - Kaj
4 Broken Bed Head - Stabilizer
5 Slice - Moonbuggy
6 Higher Feeling - Kudos
7 Taken - Breastfed
8 Reflection (Tripnobass Mix) - Electrostatic
9 Follow Me - Kaj
10 Longer than Life - Radianation
11 A State of Mind - Kudos
12 Tru Playa 4 Life - Bishop
13 Someday - Electrostatic
14 formulaic: form 1/2 - Advancer
Radianation
"Don't Wake Up From My Dream"
CD LPS 0000002 1999-06-29
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Don't wake up from my dream... is a 74 minute non-stop mix of all Techno, House, Trance, Breakbeat, and Europop songs that will keep you in Radianation's dream until the very last note. You won't hear quite the same 80's touch as you did on Megalomania. This is the real deal. Harder, Louder, and Faster. The album starts out solid and ends up with some moving melodies and touching harmonies that leave you begging for more.
Louipimps
"Variable 01"
CD LPS 0070012 1998-05-19
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The CD that started it all. The LOUiPiMPS concept was molded into a tangible CD that contains exciting blends of electronic music from the first round of artists on the label. This one definitely has a place in your CD collection.
1 Dr. Sicks (Live) - Radianation
2 Turn it Up (Live) - Radianation
3 A Loss of Tocuh (Radio Mix) - Kaj
4 Glitter Kisses (Flutterby Mix) - ...for lilith
5 Hour Before Dawn (Darkside Mix) - Moonbuggy
6 Creeper - Moonbuggy
7 Stress Frag. - Advancer
8 Laetitia Casta - Advancer
9 Pain Generator - Crash A/D
10 From The Darkness - Crash A/D
11 How Many - lo .g.
12 Indo - lo .g.
13 XSX (L-pimp Edit) - Radianation
14 Music for Libraries on Fire - Daniel Farris
Radianation
"Megalomania"
CD LPS 0071000 1997-02-04
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Megalomania is the debut release from Radianation, featuring 17 dynamic tracks ranging from old-school techno to cutting edge hardcore. This CD blends some concepts of synth-pop and intricate breakbeats with a new twist creating a sound that both the rave community and older generations can appreciate.
An excellent CD for background music! Even though it's a moving sound, the songs don't require your full attention to be appreciated!
1 Voyage
2 Radianation
3 Element Nothing (Harmony Edit)
4 XSX
5 Evil Theory
6 Silent Screams
7 Satan on Speed
8 Save The World
9 Divination
10 K2K Funk E
11 Find A Way
12 Megalomania - Elusive Edit
13 XSX - Hyper Edit
14 Radianation - Subsonic Edit
15 Voyage - Departure Edit
16 Pyramajikal
17 Swerve Party Live `96
Spinach
"We Ventured And We Won"
CD LPS 0001005 2000-10-01
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SPINACH music is future music. A future where jungle is pop and rock is trance, where dubs are hooks and lyrics are mantras. Infusing an intense rock lineup with loops, synths, turntables, and other mystical gadgetries, SPINACH pushes eclectic pop into a vital, flowing, ecstatic groove. DJ culture has gone live.
With members from New York, California and Paris, SPINACH music is international in it’s appeal, very Los Angeles at heart (headquarters), and always searching for new ground.. Their debut release, “We Ventured…and We Won”, is named after a dub from a NASA educational record that is used on the first track. And the samples just keep piling up, from Confucius to Richard Simmons, over 55 seamless minutes of music, each song mixing into the next. With the BPM starting at 100 (the happy hippie trip-hop of “Into the Sun”) and gradually pushing up to 160 (the go-go rock/jungle of “Crashing Car”), the 11-song collection plays like a DJ set.
To know more, visit SPINACH at: SpinachMusic.com
C’mon, check this out! You’re gonna like it!
