There once was a technocollection titled "Beware of Bass," and I wished I paid attention tothat warning, because any compilation with the word "Bass" in thetitle, stay far away from.

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I sometimes wonder why I buy these things, especially when the websites openly give the songs away free on MP3.

More evidence that CDs are too easy to produce are all these bootlegs of Throbbing Gristle popping up.

This has got to be one of (if not) my favorite albums released this year.

For those still holdingonto the summer magic, run to the nearest store to get the latestspace-invader surf-epic guitar-noodling electronica rock and roll fromMan Or Astro-Man?!

Mark Spybey & Mick Harris "Bad Roads, Young Drivers"This is volume 2 of the 3 part Hushush "Threesome" series of collaborations between Ambre, Mark Spybey (Dead Voices On Air, Propeller) and Mick Harris (Scorn, Quoit).

Fumble is electronic artist Jens Massel (aka Senking, Kandis) and this is the debut as Fumble for Germany's Karaoke Kalk label.

So I call Greg Clow inToronto because this Toronto group (The New Deal) happens to be intown: somebody else suggested I check the show out but I figured ifanybody knows my music taste -and- this band, it's got to be Clow.

First up is the releasefrom Dat Politics titled 'Tracto Flirt' which uses glitches, pulses andbeats as the tools to bring the rather anthemic melodies across.

Alas, finally out in the USA, Laika's third full-length release and one of my favorite full-lengthers of the year.

This is the debut selftitled album by The Damage Manual, following up the debut "1" EP fromthis past April, due out September 5th.

Spring Heel Jack push forward with their fourth release of this year.

Two CDs this week I've pulled from the home-made bin as I think these folks are moving in the right direction.

Second home-made release this week comes from Tulsa, OK?

This is the 80's synthpop side of Stephin Merritt - another excellent project by the gloomysourpuss that everyone now knows and loves.

This is the 4th album byVienna based artist Curd Duca for electronic label Mille Plateaux, 3rdin the "Elevator" series of 'digitalanalog mood music' and my personalfirst.

You ever hear a name so much that you really should indeed check them out?

Well, maybe it's not really Sonic Youth, but it does follow along the whole theme of the Musical Perspectives series.

The latest in Invisible Soundtracks collections, volume 3, features Rothko, 310, Bass Communion, Bob Ellis and many many others.