nobodys perfect part 3 - mixed by andrea parker

 

if you like your techno moody and dark, you may have hidden away a mix/compilation put together by andrea parker back at the beginning of 2005 called nobodys perfect.

i wrote a bit about it : here

if you didn't pick up the compilation then you missed and good luck finding a copy now as i seem to recall that the pressing was somewhat limited (aren't they always).

anyway, surfing the racks today, i found out that there is a second instalment, nobodys perfect 2, which picks up where the first chapter left off (ie releases 11-20 of the touchin bass label). naturally the music is in a similar style : broody, atomspheric bass noir technology enhanced music by people of whom i have never heard of. all of which makes these type of releases a perfect way to keep up with whats going on in the world of shady limited vinyl pressings.

for some reason, touchin' bass seems to like being as elusive as possible, as far as i can tell, there is no record label website, no mention of a myspace hangout (which makes for a refreshing change), and little in the way of detail anywhere other than the straight facts about each artist involved though i do wonder just how many of these tracks are actually andrea parker and her long standing sidekick david morley (i really must dig out their angular art ep from wayyyy back), working under pseudonyms. still, if you want to hear techno that doesn't shy away from the edges of the dark side then this 75 minute set could be just the thing for you.

oh, and as before, this is a value for money release, 4 quid and it should be all yours, so you really have nothing to lose.

 

tracklisting :

willow patch wormhole - secret frequency crew 
neon bridge - secret frequency crew   
gloves - eggfooyoung
temporary - doctor evil
phantom movements - soulweaver
polarize - andrea parker david morley
the birth of houdini's voice - rd
formfollowsfunction - logreybeam
parra attack - soulweaver
step retracing - bitstream
meld - doctor evil
trick snitch - otto von schirach
anxiety - nomadic
ritual - doctor evil
i don't know - sync 24
anarchy in china - alpha 606
anno domini - bitstream 
wheemyth - the wee djs 
robobop - hydraulix 
money - the wee djs 
nu groove - adj 
faen - secret frequency crew 
etch - diagoro 
080 - the wee djs 
boombonic plague (gorge! binge! purge! edit) - phoenecia