La Club Resource レコード& CD

Review: Previously seen on a hook-up between LA club come label Rhonda International and Scion A/V, Greg Shin's Delivery project resurfaces in notable style with the latest release on LA Club Resources. Though it's got the LACR004 cat no, Drama marks the fifth release on Delroy Edwards label and hints the LIES affiliate is really coming to grips with his role as a label boss and is a great platform for young Gregory. Both tracks on Drama nestle snugly in the viciously unhinged and high octane aesthetic that's been a hallmark of LACR from the off, with lead track "B.A.H.G.T.F.O." a particular highlight. Here a quiet intro lulls you into a false sense of security before pulling you through ten minutes of crunchy West Coast techno grit laced with unpredictable acid overtones.

Review: By sampling a famous scene from Scarface for this release's first track, is Delroy Edwards, like Tony Montana, trying to say: "You need people like me so you can point your fuckin' fingers and say, 'That's the bad guy'"? With an EP title like Kickin' Butts!! it's certainly possible, and he's the type of artist that's made it known he doesn't care what others think of his music. It's a minimal five-track EP overall and very lo-fi, none more so than the Steve Poindexter-styled "Str8 Fuckd" and on the swirling, metallic phase action of "Insane In The Membrane". Edwards throws down a basic hip hop beat in "Die Motherfucker" while it's the title-track that provides this release with the most dynamic moment of the lot.

Review: Since emerging on L.I.E.S. last year with the superb 4 Club Use Only EP, Delroy Edwards' exploration of the deeper strains of ghetto house has made him one of the label's most popular members. This Untitled 12" sees Edwards inaugurate his new LA Club Resource label with two no frills tracks for darkened basements; the A-side sees a basic but addictive bassline snaking its way around tough but limber rhythms, while the B-side track sees a flanged bassline shifting uneasily underneath driving percussion in classic Robert Armani style. Don't sleep...

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: 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.

Review: LA Club Resources dip into the archives of another US house legend that has undoubtedly influenced label owner Delroy Edwards, presenting a four track EP of lost cuts from Steve Poindexter. A name immediately familiar to anyone with a modicum of Chicago house music, Poindexter recorded the four tracks on Streetfighter in his mid '90s pomp but they never saw the physical release the music merits until now. It's all quite raw and to the bone as you'd expect with the manic "Blazing Saddles", a collaborative production done with Johnny Key and Trackmaster Scott, a body jacking highlight of the record.

Review: Delroy Edwards' label won't win any prizes for releasing safe music and certainly its sixth record is not for the faint-hearted. "Dirge 2" is lttle more than a wall of fuzzy, frazzled noise interspersed with incessant filter bursts, while "Dirge 4" is more danceable as the author drops crunchy beats and waves of building feedback. On the remaining "Dirge" tracks, the unnamed producer focuses squarely on the floor. "Dirge 1" is an uncomplicated but effective fusion of banging beats and firing hats. Best of all, though is "Dirge 3", which features pounding titanium drums supporting relentless percussive volleys, a killer club track to rival Edwards' own material.