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Terranova’s 8 Tracks Of Vocal Heaven

 
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Terranova as a band started life in 1996, with their heady mix of hiphop, punkrock and house finding its feet with !K7 Records of the DJ Kicks series fame. Tracks such as Close The Door incorporated low slung dub sounds and Clash-like basslines. Regenerating themselves on labels as diverse as Copasetik (1999 and 2002) and Ministry of Sound (2004), with icey electro sounds and an emphasis on vocals, it now seems they have found their spiritual home on the dungeon vibes of Cologne's Kompakt. With a new, slick house sound Fetisch and &me would seem to have completely shaken off their organic, guitar influenced past- but these 8 tracks suggest that those influences are never far away, and neither is a love of vocals in their music. With the disturbed rockabilly of Suicide making an appearance alongside the murky post punk-electro of Strafe, that transitional point between punk and electronic music is never far away from Terranova's heart- despite the glamour of Mr Fingers 'Can You Feel It (Robert Owens Remix)' also sitting happily in the mix.

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Kraftwerk - Radioaktivität (1991)

The first time I heard this tune was on the radio in my grandmothers’ car on my way home from school – I was 12. It was the German version and I remember her saying ‘they must be on drugs’ and me replying: ‘yes this is really stupid music’ because disagreeing with her was never a good idea – she was into Wagner but her style was ‘Autobahn’. From that day, my taste in music changed to ‘machinemusic’ as she called it.

  • Kraftwerk - Radioaktivität (1991)

    The first time I heard this tune was on the radio in my grandmothers’ car on my way home from school – I was 12. It was the German version and I remember her saying ‘they must be on drugs’ and me replying: ‘yes this is really stupid music’ because disagreeing with her was never a good idea – she was into Wagner but her style was ‘Autobahn’. From that day, my taste in music changed to ‘machinemusic’ as she called it.

  • Suicide - Ghost Rider (1977)

    Feeling a little weak or sorry for yourself? Play this track and your testosterone is on Putin level. God bless Alan Vega.

  • Lee Perry & The Full Experience "Disco Devil"

    Amazing rhythm and essential message.

  • Mfsb - Love Is The Message (Danny Krivit Re-Edit)

    One of the most important records in my life, it creates confidence and hope. The ‘uno, dos, tres, quatro…’ is probably the most effective vocal of all time but I love the ‘Lovebreak’ version too. PSW… salsoul – the perfect groove.

  • Strafe 'Set It Off' (Jus Born 1984)

    If i was forced to reduce my records to a single 12″, this would be the one I’d keep – what an amazing track!I remember hearing it at Danceteria – it’d just come out but was hard to get a hold of a copy. It’s perfect and the 12 minute dub is beyond words.

  • Beat Bop - Rammellzee + K-Rob

    I stopped listening to Hip Hop a long time ago. I’m not sure why I didn’t stop listening to this record – I’ll never stop. It sounds like it was made in the year 3000 on Kepler186F in Funcadelic spirit and just like ‘set it off’, the mighty 808 proves once more that machines have soul!

  • Mr Fingers - Can You Feel It (Robert Owens Vocal)

    And enter house music: here are two beautiful ‘machinenmusik’ (love you grandma) house anthems that helped to kick off the never ending party since then.

  • Ragtyme - I Can't Stay Away (Ron Hardy's Club Mix)