kenny larkin

[taktik]

Anyone listened to the new album "narcissist"?
I just received a promo-cd.
It´s awesome .
It really sounds like the good old jazzy stuff of him.
For me this is the best revival of a detroit-legend so far...
But i can´t await the new Joey Beltram Album on Tresor (!!!) this year....

[animal night train]

Not so much a revival as a reappearance, but I'm very much looking forward to the album. Larkin is one of the most consistently brilliant Detroit producers.

[taktik]

last album was "metaphor" in 1995, wasn´t it?

[Hagbard]

Always the most hit and miss of the detroit producers I always thought, When he hits its great.. when he misses..

[mr franks]

Originally posted by taktik
last album was "metaphor" in 1995, wasn´t it?

...was that the one on warp?

[animal night train]

When did he miss? Apart from some of his oldest stuff on Plus 8 I've not heard anything other than brilliant stuff from him. His Elypsia album, the Warp & R&S albums, Loop2, War Of The Worlds, the track on the bonus 12" of A.I.vol.2....shit hot.

[Orang Utan]

I did not like The Bar

[Basic 2: The Revenge]

I've liked what I heard of the narcissist, I will be buying it. I've bought the two recent jobbies from Peacefrog anyway. I'm with Max, I really dig Larkin all the way from +8, Illegal Detroit, Matrix thru to Peacefrog now. Yeah, he has had a couple fo tracks that don't do it for me, but i can say the same about Hood and a practically have all his records.

[Hagbard]

I thought Metaphor was really noodly and dull, it really had that sound of an artist who suddenly got a really posh studio after getting amazing music out of cheap synths..

Actually one of his +8 tracks is my favorite Detroit tracks ever... I think its called 'Integration', mental DX synths.

[Virus]

yup larkin is the man for me too, just a shame you don't see his records in the shops as much as other detroit producers

[Orang Utan]

I haven't heard Metaphor in years, but didn't buy it at the time cos of what Steev said - now Azymuth, there's an album

[animal night train]

"The Bar" is a bit shit, I agree. Gimmiky.......and a total BITCH to try and mix with all those out of sync edits.

[drop]

"track" is always a great way to get a punters attention and kick off a party