As you may know by now, Andi Horvath, aka Ramone/Mono, passed
away very unexpectedly and prematurely in June of 2001. He
was a source of the most amazing hiphop jungle tracks and ascii/graffiti art, as well as possessing an amazing spirit,
and he's fondly remembered by all of his online and offline
friends.
So, we're proud to be able to present the second part of
our tribute to him, a full CD album he recorded back in 1998,
originally for a release on German-based Firehorse Records,
though this didn't end up panning out. Thus, "The Firehorse
Sessions" languished in the vaults until now, when his friends
back in Germany were kind enough to pass us on a copy for
release online as mp3s - they will also be releasing it on
limited CD, as originally intended, in further tribute to Andi.
What to say about the music? Well, it's the .MOD/.XM Ramone
style writ large on a larger canvas, stripped down to the bone,
and it sounds amazing for it. All the way from the terse loops
of "Intro", through the two-step funk of "Weapon Assassinator",
to the radio cut-up (featuring Mono .MOD releases in the radio
mix, *sigh*), right up to the pure class of "Til We Come" and
crazed multi-layering of "Number One", this record oozes class,
and epitomises the breaks-heavy sound Ramone and Mono was
renowned for and Mono211 is still pushing in yr area. So burn
this on a disc, put it in yr car CD player, and, well, shake
yr booty, darnit.
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