Uske Orchestra - Homéotape

This may be the coolest, slickest little piece of electro funk experimentation on earth. Bleeps and bloops from Uske Orchestra, with Homéotape on Sonig. Hilariously fun pieces of electronics, precise tiny little bits chattering away, becoming something supremely engaging. Layers upon layers of whimsical swirling chaos. And within that chaos, quite a monumental level of songcraft. While things always feel just about to go out of control, they never do. Always a sense of rhythm and direction is maintained. I've really never heard anything like it. This is instantly one of the most treasured pieces of music in my collection. Fun, challenging, just outstanding.

The first cassette release on Sonig, and an absolute work of art it is. Individually hand painted jcards featuring an immense amount of detail, hand painted and drawn shells to boot. Check out images of these beauties here. Limited to just 58 copies. I grabbed via Discriminate, who appears to be sold out... still available directly from the label.

C-Schulz & Hajsch - C-Schulz & Hajsch

So I might be a bit close minded, but when the reverse of an album jacket credits one of the artists with playing the “window shades”, I’m skeptical. But in the case of this self titled 2000 release on Sonig from legendary duo C-Schulz and Hajsch, those concerns were ill imagined. This is pure compositional excellence. A pleasant and challenging arrangement of various musical and non musical elements that pique curiosity and encourage discovery. A continuous juxtaposition of ear canal manipulation set against organic instrumentation and field sounds. Moments that warp, twist and drill into the ear, change your spatial interpretation, and then give way to large, transparent walls of almost invisible sound. Sounds that scrape and rumble, become recognizable, and then transition again, never content to remain still. A dynamic and refreshing work of art.

Simplistic, effective presentation, single jacket, poly lined sleeve. Despite the 2000 release date, copies of this seem to be showing up all over in distros. I suggest you grab from Discriminate.