It's Thinking! (Prime Records)

Prime Records of Holland are turning out some of the most arty European house and techno music. Their latest bunch of releases are as varied as they are interesting. Parallel 9's 'Gnosis/Helix' sounds like a tranced-up instrumental version of Inner City. Trance Induction's 'Capita Selecta' is high on melody on tracks like 'Robogroove 4' and the upliftingly joyous 'Extra Terrestrial Welcome Song 2'. Trance Induction is Tjeerd Verbeek who also records for the Sabrettes label. Hyperion is another of Sensurreal's pseudonyms and their 'It's Thinking' 12" has much of their trademark string sound but with more of a club vibe. Wicked. 'Predator', Primes newest release by Children Of A New Generation is a zinging, knocking techno track that moves into more jazzy circles on the 11 minute b-side 'Prey'. Prime is a very prolific label and one to watch. So get down to your import store or - better still - get over to Holland and check them out!


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