the Architect / B. / Someone Else
Tuning Spork 01 12"
First release from Tuning Spork, the techno label started in Philly by Sean O'neal (of Flowchart/ Fuzzybox) as Someone Else, Jay Haze as the Architect, and Bjoern Hartmann as B. This record's got a track from each plus six lockgroove loops. Quirky minimal dancefloor stuff.
2000 tuning spork spork01

The Guy Who Invented Fire
I Didn't Get Where I Am Today cdep
Mechanical foot-scuffling electronics and samples shaped into a rather sinister vibe, like those evil castle levels of Nintendo. Five tracks and then a remix of one of them by 22 Metre Band (so... six tracks). Groove-oriented / rhythmic.
2000 intellectos into003

Kumari / Italian Electro
split 7"
A side a piece from Italian Electro & Kumari on the first of a series of four Catmobile 7" singles. Italian Electro have a dancey retro-electro thing going on, full-on song and vocals, while Kumari, a Japanese duo, go bedroom-fi w/ two songs, like a stripped down Aikagi.
2000 catmobile cmob01

Printed Circuit
Gimme Aibo 7"
As heard on tbtmo18 cd-r comp and Vibon cd comp. Blippy, spunky old-skool video game electro-pop from the UK lady who co-runs Catmobile. 7" on Spanish label Elefant and on luscious, thick red vinyl. Two tracks plus a remix by GNG.
2000 elefant er223

Various Artists
tbtmo18 cd-rcomp
UIt's Y2K and we reiterate our claim that rock is dead, at least in our part of time and space. James Figurine, Printed Circuit, Pacifica, Tleilaxu, Collette Carter, Planet Nett, Flowchart, Spintronic, Mandorris, Accelera deck, M-tec, Mall, Tremolo, Ray Sweeten, Simpletone.
2000 tbtmo tbtmo18