Neil Landstrumm – Bedrooms And Cities

An album I often revisit. Neil has always managed to keep his offerings fresh and different often within, but not entirely within a techno framework. Always excellent live too!

I think you’ll find mat consume did the artwork .

Tension In New York is a track I losing my shit to on dancefloors in Glasgow around the time it came out but I didn't know it was this till now. I was 100% certain it was Radioactive Man or TLS.

Fuck sake! Only took me 23 years to figure out what it was but that's made my day.

I have the testpressing of this one, it came with an introduction on a sheet of paper:

INTRODUCTION
Neil Landstrumm's third full length (his second for Tresor) picks up where his Scandinavia experiments have been heading since their explosive appearance on the scene: promoting free-style techno - tough new art music with a supreme twist.
Where many a techno artist has shamefully abused and mishandled the tools of communication, Landstrumm holds the torch of innovation for manipulation of the mediums like a master. He adeptly understands the language of the machines. They speak to him and in turn he belts out the distinctly UK Old School (chased with a healthy dose of Scottish abstraction). This album cements the Tresor/Scandinavia partnership.
A new signature sound is born: Free-Style Techno.
... and it's playable in any environment; from bethrooms... to cities

"Tension in New York" starts the rumpus with the technoid/drum and bass hybrid: a deep documentation of his legendary stay in Queens NY last year.
"Minneapolis Bass Treatment" is a like-minded electronic space saga with strong emotional texture from soaring key sweeps and harmony that could only already be termed 'Class Landstrumm'.
The sexy bass-assault of "Miami Vice" and "Leaving Edinburgh Humor" wobble with intoxicating sub-bass while kept stable with Landstrumm's internal funk framework.
And if all of the above might be 'too extreme' for you, "Monaco Grand Prix - the Wash Out" and "Gotham City (Football Club)" are dynamic mid-tempo highlights for any DJ or floor with a penchant for experimentation or No Future, or both.

Welcome to Neil Landstrumm's "Bedrooms and Cities": out this September.

wow..... like really wow!!!! im lost for words..... neil landstrumm has no drive, no groove, no talent??? what rock have you been living under frulas. im not here for a slating match, i just CAN NOT beleave your ignorance to what good music is, and you (trance head) are trying to tell jerome hill (techno LEGEND. yes you read it right) what good techno is. just because you dont understand something does not mean its shit. me, i think trance music is fluffy wank.... its got NO BALLS.... thats my opinion, but im not gonna go on a website and write review for album of music i dont even like.... thats childish and moronic.
next time you want to insult someone for their musical integrity make sure you check their bio first, because you have made yourself look pretty stupid trying to insult firstly the work of neil landstrumm, and secondly a dj who ALWAYS makes any night he plays at a party you are talking about for weeks later, someone who ALWAYS gets the crowd dancing no matter where he plays, no matter what he plays.
ok, rant over.... sorry this is nothing to do with the album, i just had to get that off my chest

Hmmm, have the rules changed here? Used to be you had to write a proper review or write nothing. Well, if that means I get to write my 2 cent here, can I just say, Frulas - perhaps some day you will grow into an adult and understand more than simplistic childish 'dance music' . Why would you bother commenting on this if you don't like it? ... It's not fair to write a 'review' (0/5, and no real validation) about music which you clearly have no understanding of. When I was a kid I liked some cheesy music, I must it, but you can't listen to kids music all your life (trance etc) ... some day you may mature and yearn for something more challenging in the music you listen to. You might find techno then. Or you might just remain uninspired forever. Makes no difference to me. Still, I wish you the best ;)

I was about to get really offended and angered by frulas' comments below until i checked his profile and other reviews.. phheew.. thankfully he's into old trance and goa trance so now it all makes sense.. there's techno.. and there's 'techno'. Balance is restored, However I would suggest you don't post such scathing reviews on music that you're not into..

See, i also couldn't believe there's so much patients with such severe defect regarding the taste in music. "One of the best collections of exclusive tracks" ? :))) OMG, i also hope you get better soon, and begin to feel some nice things in life, such as...good music, perhaps. There's so much better techno out there, this is not even mediocre, this is just pure crap, so as your taste in techno obviously. I know there are people with certain limitations, but it's not good when you're even proud of it, like yourself. Good techno is somewhere else boy.

hahaha.. I seriously could not believe the negative review by frulas. This is one of my all time favourite techno albums and indeed one of THE best collections of exclusive tracks (unavailable on other releases) you will ever find in this genre... Tension in New York is alone a genius stand out track but every tune on this is joyfully twisted and melodies are definately in there (although not if you're looking to be spoonfed obvious cliches).
..Gone are these days of hedonistic genre melding TECHNO releases. landstrumm is a visionary and this album is so 'of the time' and holds such good memories.. I still play it out regularly, infact i even played it last night (New Years eve) and guess what? The whole dancefloor whooped and were sucked in. I'm not gonna pick you up on your individual criticisms of it but can only assume that infact it's you with the taste deficiency and blinkered perspective.. I hope you get well soon :-)

This is like one of the worst techno albums i ever heard. Senseless sounds, stupid melodies (if you can call it a melody), no drive, no groove, no talent whatsoever. 0/5. Anyone who likes this crap has an issue with the taste in music, and i can't believe how many, looking at the ratings.