SND / EP2 / newtables (Special Extended Edition) (2LP)

SND の『EP2 / newtables (Special Extended Edition)』。Mark Fell と Mat Steel によるユニット「SND」が1999年にリリースしたセカンド・アルバム「Newtables」に未発表トラックを加え『EP2 / newtables (Special Extended Edition)』として２枚組ヴァイナルにて再発です。オリジナルも入手困難でしたので、これは嬉しい再発となりました。

・Extended 12-track reissue of the second SND release dating back to 1999
・The original 6 tracks have been doubled in number with original, previously unreleased recordings from the same sessions
・Fully remastered from DAT tapes by Rashad Becker at D&M
・The original pressing has been unavailable since its original release 15 years
ago
・Second of three extended reissues, ‘Travelog’ is to follow later this summer.
・Super influential and forward minimalism bridging between the reductionism of Ikeda and the swing of early UKG.

Mark Fell and Mat Steel’s second EP as SND arrived a year after their debut ‘Tplay’ and continued to explore a distinct, highly individual take on electronic Minimalism, House and UK Garage stripped to its bare bones.
The tracks here more or less split themselves into three distinct categories: the first detailing the brilliant swing and shuffle of their reduced UKG mutations, with ’22’ in particular perfecting the balance between academic reduction and kinetic, feminine motion.
The second outlines a more linear approach utilising reduced House and Techno templates, while the last includes more experimental works such as the proper fwwwwd bass-pulse arrangements on the previously unheard B2 and the frequency fxxckery of closing track D3.
With the original DAT tapes remastered and cut by Rashad Becker, this series is a real treat to followers of SND and Mark Fell, and an essential eye-opener for anyone unfamiliar with this incredible early material.

Tracklisting
A1. Side A
B1. Side B
C1. Side C
D1. Side D