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< ' : l t L = , . This month'sfree CD comes courtesy of Virgin Records*. 10tracks drawn ; from the cutting edge of the Virgm roster -60 minutes of new Electronica, - ; . drum 'n'bass, Ambient exotica, abstract HipHop and is your gude to the artists who made it happen d . Future Sound Of London Photek - -,from The Hidden Camera EP (Virginhence) An early protegeof Goldie's Metalheadz conglomerate, Rupert Parkes has forged a highly individual path through the emerging patternsof drum 'n' bass with his exhilarating rhythmic sensibility and prolific output (he also releases tracks under other pseudonyms including Studio Pressure and Origination). From his base in St Albans, he has releasedover ten records on his selffinanced Photek label, includingthe classic "Water MargidFusion" and "Rings Around Saturn" 12"s. The Hnlden Camera was the first product of Parkes's fivealbum deal with Virgin's new Science imprint, and "KJZ", in case you're wondering, stands for "Kirk's Jazz" F"" Future Sound Of London -Glass mm Dead Cities (Virgin) A taster for the third full-length album by Electronica pioneers Garry Cobain and Brian Dougans, aka FSOL. Dead Cities finds the enigmatic duo flexing their rhythmic and textural muscles further, enriched by their experiments in hyperspatial ISDN musicaltelecasts and collaborative work with the likes of Robert Fripp, Lii Fraser, Talvin Singh and a string of remixes One Inch Punch L -Metaphysics from Tao Of The One lnch Punch ( W r g ~ m ) A fresh recording project from H~pHop'sJuan Warfleld and h~slong-t~mecollaborator G~annlGarofalo, One lnch Punch scratchestogether energised beats and psychedel~cguitar rock In a spontaneousconflagratron It also forms part of a larger ongoing multlrnedla package the duo wrlte and dlrect thelr own vldeos and short fllms Baader -There'sGor remkedfrom Baadel Accident Named after the ~nfa German urban terrorrsts, Baader ME new Electro outflt assembled by ex-slnl Auteurs, Luke Halnes. Thelr self-tltled LP, rt elements of d~sposat ectronrcSeptember,handclapsb/ an htsch funk As The Aureu I wlth the~r1994 /'m A Cowboy LP, Halnes -_ urned thls ver "Acc~dent"over to M~keParadlnas ( a k a y a t f o f a t complete digital makeover F . .( SourceDirect -Approach And Idenw k r .: ? , Prol~f~cdrum 'n' bass duo Jlm and Phll (no last names here) have also recorded as Sounds Of Llfe, X Files, , I Obllvlon and Odysee, and have glven tracks to , .L4 Metalheadz offshoot Razor's Edge, LTJ Bukemm.s Good ' :! Looklng, and MO'Wax's second Heodz comp~latlon 1 Near neighbours of Photek n St Albans, they are the 7 second signing to Vlrgln's Science rmprlnt ;B + ..! :, 1 v -
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Palm Skin Productio -Fair Seven from Remilixir (VirgiMiut) Classically trained Armstrong worked in various rock groups in Scotland, and later with Future Sound Of London, before beginning a long-term association with Massive Attack when he provided the string arrangements for their Protectionalbum. "Sly" is a strings-only version of one of the singles from that period, demonstratinga lush, romantic approach to orchestration. Solo material will appear early in 1997 on Massive's new Melankolic imprint. -SlowLorisVersus Poison Snail from Pink Noir (VirginAmbient Seres) he title pays homage to some of the more bizarre uels found in cult Oriental martial arts movies, and the and Talvin Singh on tablas. The Schwarzon bass, Kaffe s "Criminal Justice", a Nusrat a t e hAli Khan &Michael Brook -My Heart,MyMe from Night Song (VirgidReal Wodd) This year's collaboration between Canadian producer ts have moved further into Brook and the Pakistani superstar Nusrat proved to be I_._ Qawwali vocal to shine through with 'NB WeWogise to oveneas readen that due to l~ensingresrricticw7sthis mon 6422, @X: 0171 2874767,

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Palm Skin Productio -Fair Seven from Remilixir (VirgiMiut)

Classically trained Armstrong worked in various rock groups in Scotland, and later with Future Sound Of London, before beginning a long-term association with Massive Attack when he provided the string arrangements for their Protectionalbum. "Sly" is a strings-only version of one of the singles from that period, demonstratinga lush, romantic approach to orchestration. Solo material will appear early in 1997 on Massive's new Melankolic imprint.

-SlowLorisVersus Poison Snail from Pink Noir (VirginAmbient Seres) he title pays homage to some of the more bizarre uels found in cult Oriental martial arts movies, and the and Talvin Singh on tablas. The Schwarzon bass, Kaffe s "Criminal Justice", a

Nusrat a t e hAli Khan &Michael Brook -My Heart,MyMe from Night Song (VirgidReal Wodd)

This year's collaboration between Canadian producer ts have moved further into Brook and the Pakistani superstar Nusrat proved to be

I_._

Qawwali vocal to shine through with

'NB WeWogise to oveneas readen that due to l~ensingresrricticw7sthis mon

6422, @X: 0171 2874767,

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