La Club Resource レコード& CD

Review: Having debuted on L.A. Club Resource earlier this year with the roughshod Pandemonium 12?, Chicago house legend Gene Hunt is back on the increasingly cultish label overseen by Delroy Edwards with two slabs of archival material. Little to do with the Curtis Mayfield classic of (nearly) the same name, "Freddy's Dead" instead seeks inspiration from Hollywood horror icon Freddy Krueger, taking ample sample usage of Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare. Originally released as part of the Gene Hunt Classics double pack issued on Dust Traxx in 1999, it sounds right at home on LACR and is complemented by "Bong", an unreleased beat track from Hunt's archive of late '80s recordings.

Review: The inclusion of veteran Chicago producer Gene Hunt on Delroy Edwards' L.A. Club Resource label may initially seem like a bit of a strange move, but on listening to Pandemonium it's easy to see the connection between Edwards' own raw, grotty, overdriven take on house and techno and the two productions from Hunt on this 12". Both sound like the most primitive of jack tracks, with the title cut featuring a queasy synth line which careers in and out of sight amongst some satisfyingly crunchy drums, and "Jackzone" providing an even more disorientating take on house music. For fans of L.I.E.S. and L.A. Club Resource this comes highly recommended!

Review: Delroy Edward's LA Club Resource finally drops its next bombshell, this time a collaborative effort that includes three newcomers, possibly riding low-key under different aliases. Riding shotgun, you got Chicago legend Gene Hunt with the minimal and freaky vibes of "OW (Drum Beat)", a woman's scream darting in and out of the stripped-back groove, and the heavily filtered "S Sonics" by the mysterious Wrecking Project. Over on the flip of the wax plate you have Blacktail's old-school lick "Now Muzik", while "Blimp Works" by Innsyter is a pumping techno gunshot that goes dirty and heavy on the percussive rattle. Raw, dirty, and messed up from the start.