When LWE was offered the opportunity to interview Oliver “$” Siebert, we knew it was important to ask about the arrangements, motivations, and ethical quandaries behind one of 2011’s most notorious records.
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LWE 2Q Reports 2011: Overrated
For LWE’s final 2Q Report, Anton Kipfel examines five of the year’s most overrated records thus far.
Oliver $, Doin’ Ya Thang
The most audacious example of riding Moodyman’s coattails is undoubtedly Oliver $’s Doin’ Ya Thang, a record that swiftly admits it has nothing to offer besides extended samples of a Moodymann DJ set.
Daniel Andreasson, The Sentinel EP
Following a small run of purist electro/tech releases, the Scottish-based Tabernacle Records switches the dial to a steadier pace of loose, jacking percussion with The Sentinel EP from Daniel Andreasson.
Paris Underground Trax, Vol.1
Although obviously taking cues from 90’s East Coast house music Vol. 1 by Paris Underground Trax feels more like a personal synthesis of a sound than a series of replicas.
KiNK & Neville Watson, Metropole
KiNK & Neville Watson’s return to Hour House Is Your Rush includes both familiar and more novel sounds from the pair.