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Out of order Poole's finest record label, 25 Records, has released it's latest collection of up and coming bands from around the world. Out of order is stuffed with 20 of the choicest cuts from today's music market. Still the finest way to turn onto free music.

The Story

How refreshing, said Jeanie, just a Simple morning in The White Room. Why can't everything just go the way I planned?

The Word on the Street is that Last night, we took a Fast train, ignored Alcohol and Alienshamanism Education we had learnt from the Wirewalker

On my knees, I Sat down beside her, Spitting teeth, thinking Get off my car, Down to the sea, What hides inside the Shibboleth? Wrong again!

Well, if that made sense to you maybe you shouldn't drink/smoke so much.

Zabadak
OUT OF ORDER

A collection of 20 fresh new Indie rock and alternative bands, is what the sleeve says. Thoughts of tuneless guitar thrashing come to mind; a wall of thunder with a throaty vocal buried in there somewhere. Such was my prejudice against Indie. Happily, the tracks on this CD aren't like that at all. Whether Indie fans who liked the bone-crunching sound of old will like this I couldn't say. But with 20 bands to choose from, there's something for everybody.
BLAZE 'Jeanie' -This starts out with some crunchy guitar that
reminded me of T.Rex, but develops into the sort of power pop bands
like The Records managed at the end of the 70s. A catchy chorus, neat guitar solo, clever word play, and the CD's off to a good start. (8)
OSMOSIS 'Education' -Osmosis are unashamed punk revivalists,
and provide the required noisy bash here. Closer to The Vibrators than
The Clash, though; not really beefy enough. If you're going to revive
punk there's got to be more Attitude. It has a homespun feel, which was what punk was all about. (7)
DR JAN (GURU) 'Alienshamanism' -This starts as a fairly dismal
dance track that sounds like it was put together in the kitchen with
whatever came to hand. Then an unexpectedly mellow voice comes in
that seems to have escaped from New Romantics ABC. That might be
the answer -ditch the pots and pans and climb aboard the 80s revival
train that can't be far away. (6)
WOLVENTRIX 'How Refreshing' -This has an unusual vocal and
some interesting lyrics, but the backing is rather tame, almost a
throwback to Merseybeat. A bit of an oddball pop piece. (7)
THE TRIMATICS 'Simple Morning' -Jangly guitar pop from a group
apparently doing well in Sweden! Touches of the La's, which can't be
bad. My critical head thinks this really isn't distinctive enough, but I'm a sucker for this kind of guitar sound. (8)
THE EXPRESSIONS 'Why Can't Everything Just Go The Way I
Planned?' -Very mellow and smooth, quite slick and professionally
arranged, in fact. A little too sweet and teen oriented for me, though. (7)
RED ASH & THE LOVE COMMANDOS 'Get Off My Car' -English rap
in Ian Dury style. Nicely done, though anyone who said 'get off my car' as politely as this in some quarters would come to a sticky end. (6)
PLASTIK 'The White Room' -Ideas abound in lots of quirky bits and
pieces on this. Driving drums, a distinctive vocal, some 60s 'sha la la
las' and a brief but enjoyable guitar solo tucked away in the middle.
Clever. (8)
DAN T's INFERNO 'Wirewalker. -A spoken piece against a pretty
repetitive and uninspiring backing. Shades of The Fall's Mark E Smith
rather than the average rapper. A confident voice, too, but there's not
enough going on musically to bear too many listens. (6)
CONSPIRACY .Fast Train' -A hesitant opening, but this soon gets
going. The band's description of 'ethnic percussion sound and
contemporary keyboards and guitars' is spot on. A rather 70s rock
guitar coupled with a New Orderish vocal might sound a strange
combination, but it works. The guitar sound rather reminded me of
BJH's John Lees in fact, which is even odder. The chorus doesn't
quite fit, as it disrupts the flow of the song, and the overall sound is a bit flat, but very interesting all the same. (8)
ASCENSION 'Word On The Street' -That rarity in rock -the Christian
rock band. This moves along nicely, despite a dubious trumpet sound,
and the song, which examines attitudes to Christianity, is also
interesting. (7)
SANDY SHORES 'Last Night' -A Parisian band with an English singer
(and one that reminds me of Morrisseyl) is certainly a curious
combination; but this is really rather too slow and drawn out. A pleasant enough ballad, but a little too treacly for me. (6)
RISER 'Spitting Teeth. -This is a happy, bouncy pop track enlivened
by some heavier, crunching guitar. Nothing innovative, but most
enjoyable. (7)
HERROD 'Sat Down Beside Her. -This is almost two tracks stuck
together, a slow, atmospheric piece with some melodic guitar, and a
faster, driving piece of Indie. The two styles switch back and forth, and though you can't exactly see the joins, it's an odd mix. (6)
THE SHOPLIFTINGANGELS 'What Hides Inside' -This seems to be
influenced by the US underground pop bands like Fountains of Wayne
and many many others: lively, bright and breezy pop with plenty of
hooks. This one's got a particularly catchy chorus. Nice! (8)
ROUNDWOUND .Wrong Again. -A band whose ambitions rather
outstrip the enjoyable but rather lightweight piece of pop offered here. A few flourishes do catch the ear, especially the intro, but it didn't really grab me. (6) (ZAB: Hey this is tab!)
DEANSGATE 'On My Knees' -I couldn't get excited about this either,
though it's got a strong vocal and a good tune. Enjoyable listening,
then, pleasant, inoffensive, but rather dull. (6)
THE VISITORS 'Down To The Sea' -This opens in unremarkable
fashion too, and then the voice comes in, and the song takes a clever
turn, flowing round and round, swaying on and on, like the water in the curious lyric. There's an equally fluid instrumental break, and by the end the effect is quite captivating, the dull opening forgotten. Don't open too many songs like this, though! (8)
SHIVER SLINKY .Shibboleth. -This is a bit of a trippy piece, with
shades of late 60s US West Coast psych in there, and elements of the
UK underground festival scene. A bit of a 'head' band, then, complete
with the required guitar sound. Rather ramshackle in places at the
moment, but that adds to the charm, and they could develop into
something very interesting indeed. (8)
PARKSTONE DUB FOUNDATION 'Alcohol' -Synth sounds that
burble, squeal and swish, a vaguely reggae beat, distorted vocals, and someone saying 'gimme the beat' -this just doesn't know what it wants to be. Actually it does -the band want to 'make music for people who hate music...' I rather like it myself. Music, that is. (6)

Overall, this really has something for everyone -even those who hate
music! Can't be bad. 71/2 Steve Douglas

Reviewed in Zabadak, October 2001, Zabadak c/o Ron Cooper, Domaine Des Palmiers, 124 Av Maurice Chaevalier, Apt 103 Bat B3 06150 Cannes La Bocca France

Here be monsters

More good than bad on the newie from Mark 25 - even tho the first two suffer coz the people involved can't really hold a note!!! Anyroad the third by Dr Jan [guru] soon turns the tables with their well different take on atmospheric trance grooves, and pretty soon cuts by Plastik, Sandy Shores, Dan T's Inferno and . . . .oh hell, most of the last third of this 20 band part representation of the underground. Well done again - I'm impressed.

Clive Monster

Ill and Alice

This is an honest effort at releasing a compilation of bands trying to break ground. There are 20 tracks from 20 different acts. Blaze and Osmosis have the typical indie rock lineup and sound. Dr Jan [guru] has an electronica feel to it with Bono-like (of U2) vocals, a bit different and interesting. Wolventrix and The Trimatics are indie rockers as well, very reminiscent of early '90s Seattle sound. The Expressions have a folky sound that is soothing in the mold of Bob Mould.

Red Ash and the Love Commandos is an interesting band, sounds like a casio with xylophones and a disco guitar with an old man rapping "Get off my car," really spooky. Plastik has a good sound, their song "The White Room" has a marching drum beat and catchy hooks with a generally happy feel. Dan T's Inferno is a funk filled ditty, with spoken words over it. Conspiracy has a simple sound kinda like INXS.

Ascension has a spacy rock feel but it's not as innovative as it can be, this band has potential, but they need to focus on and tap the right resources. Sandy Shores has a keyboard and vocal intro that is haunting in their song "Last Night," a pretty good song but belongs two decades in the past. Riser is straight up rock and roll band, they too, would have blended well with the early '90s Seattle scene. Herrod has the emo sound working for them and against them.

The Shopliftingangels starts their song "What Hides Inside" off with an acoustic intro, breaking the monotony in the comp just a bit, they offer a folky rock song that's not too shabby. Roundwound has discernible lyrics, but a nice sound, not altogether original but somewhat soothing. Deansgate is the band you'll see in a movie playing in a bar while Mart Stuart Masterson gets her heart broken, that's the image this sound conjured.

The Visitors are simple musicians having a simple but fun time. Shiver Slinky has a monotone sound that is drowning and hypnotic, whirling beats and acoustic guitars are always fun. Parkstone Dub Foundation are straight from the Jetsons, using space-aged sounds with Flintstone-like riffs.

Reviewed by Ill and Alice

hEARd

The latest compilation from UK label 25 Records, again sports some superb bands along with their equally impressive music. Sporting bands from many different countries, Out Of Order sure showcases some amazing talent & there are quite a few different styles here too.
One of the styles that stands out the most comes from dub band Parkstone Dub Foundation, with their inclusion "Alcohol", which is a very good track, with great production. Across the rest of the album, there are tracks form bands like Osmosis, whose more guitar oriented music some may already be familiar with, plus a great track from a Swedish pop outfit called The Trimatics, whose guitar oriented pop number "Simple Morning" will find a whole stack of new fans.

The good tracks just keep on coming along the 20 track length of this compilation, from bands such as the very impressive Sandy Shores, who sound just a little like UK outfit James, as well as others like The Shoplifting Angels, Riser, Deansgate & one of my favourites here, "Down To The Sea" from The Visitors. All up, there's a hell of a lot to discover here & those who like discovering new sounds should look carefully.

Bye for now, Terry Allen , hEARd, Australia.

POLYROCK

Ecco perché preferiamo uscite come le parsimoniose (per oggettivi problemi ‘finanziari’) raccolte della 25 records: ‘Out of Order’ (cd) è la consueta, quasi annuale, vetrina nella quale scorrono alcuni misconosciuti ed eclettici acts. Menzione particolare per la ‘Jeanie’ dei Blaze (T-Rex? T-Rex!), ‘Simple Morning’ dei The Trimatics (fantasmi del Lloyd Cole più intenso), per The Expressions che rifanno i Bluetones meglio dei Bluetones stessi…O ancora Red Ash & The Love Commandos (Ian Dury & Lou Reed in salsa indie?), i fenomenali Plastik (i nuovi La’s, forse…), Sandy Shores (appresso ai Cousteau), Riser (spirit of 86), The Shopliftingangels (Oasis meets Alarm)… Semplicemente grandi canzoni. Forse la miglior raccolta uscita delle difficili fucine di casa 25 Records. www.25records.com …e chiedete di Mark…

[Here because we prefer exited like the thrifty ones (for
objective?finanziari problems) collections of the 25 records: of
Order? (cd) it is the customary one, nearly anniversary, display
window in which some slide misconosciuti and the eclectic ones acts.
Particular mention for the?Jeanie? of the Blaze (T-Rex? T-Rex!),
Morning? of the The Trimatics (ghost of the Lloyd more intense Cole),
for The Expressions that better rifares the Bluetones of the Bluetones
stessi?O still Red Ash & The Love Commandos (Indian Ian Dury & Lou
Reed in sauce), phenomenal the Plastik (new the La?s, perhaps),
Sandy Shores (nearby to the Cousteau), Riser (spirit of 86), The
Shopliftingangels (Oasis meets Alarm)? Simply great songs. Perhaps
the best exited collection of the difficult fucine of house 25
Records. www.25records.com?e you ask for Mark?]

Reviwed by Michele Benetello for POLYROCK at http://www.musicclub.it/aprile2001/polyrock.htm

TNTUUSFLYFM

From the moment that this compilation kicks off it screams indifference. Don't get me wrong, there are some great songs on here, but there is also a lot which isn't worth mentioning.

From the droning sound of Osmosis, with their tune Education, to the attempt at indie-type-Ska from Red Ash and the Love Commandos with Get off my car. My ears are bleeding with the screaming kids with which the song ends. The next offering isn't much better, the out of key whining from Plastik, with The white room is just painful.

There is also quite a bit of good music on this CD. The best the CD has to offer is DR Jan (Guru) with a kind of U2 reminiscent "Alienshamanism" and the "Fast Train" from Conspiracy which reminds me in a strange way of Chris Rea crossed with Oasis. A strange combination, I'm sure you'll agree, but the guitar solo is simply divine, and lyrics which stir up mental images with unashamed eloquence.

On the whole, the CD is a generally nondescript compilation which is good to have in the background, but with the odd exception, should be kept as background music, as it provides excellent relaxational sounds, just perfect when lazing on a summers day in the garden, but if you want a compilation which is something out of the ordinary - look elsewhere.

Kev.

Rating: **

Dirt Culture
[Like a bad case of the reviews]

Out of Order

74 minutes of waste. 74 minutes of third rate rock, punk, house and alternatative. 74 minutes of lies, seeing how the following statememt is printed on the inside cover; "each and every band on this disc could be tomorrow's number one" I don't freakin' think so champ. Even the songs that start off OK get terrible shortly after. The songs on here are so bad, instead of laughing I just got mad. This comp presents 20 bands that you will never hear anything about, so quit reading this and don't worry about it anymore. Inferior is not the word.

Reviewed by The Irish in Dirt Culture, P.O. Box 4513, Las Cruces, NM 88003, USA

Comments: Simply too indifferent, needs an injection of somethig to bring it up to speed.

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