No idea if he's set off a challenge to himself or is simply kicking his already prodigious production schedule into overtime, but Phil Asher will not stop until he has a shelf of his own in my record collection. Phlash is now averaging a new release every two weeks by my count, including a new banger every month on his own Restless Soul Music imprint. "ONE" is to be the first (obviously) in a series of numbered EPs, and both that title and "Blueberry Planets", the name of one of the tracks here, suggests he's making tracks faster than he can name them. The aforementioned "Blueberry Planets" has that headtrippy sort of vibe that some Americans latched on to some years ago and called "Intelligent Dance Music", or IDM (and I'm told Brits find that label absolutely hilarious).

Being a Phil Asher release, however, the tracks here veer off into wildly different directions. The three mixes of "9 Minutes of Fun" (featuring Mark de Clive-Lowe) are the hidden gems here - the tracky/tribal riffing that Phil did so well on "Revolution = Solution". "The Weight" is more funked up than I've heard from the man in awhile, while "They Heard" is just a raucous bit of samplerific fun.

 

+ Where Can I Find It?

The hype sheet and more info about the release is on Restless Soul's blog. Buy online at Traxsource. -tm

 

+ Track Listing
01: 9 Minutes of Fun feat Mark de Clive-Lowe (Original Mix)
02: 9 Minutes of Fun feat Mark de Clive-Lowe (909 Mix)
03: 9 Minutes of Fun feat Mark de Clive-Lowe (Version)
04: Blueberry Planets
05: The Weight
06: They Heard feat The Mighty Zaf (Original Mix)
07: They Heard feat The Mighty Zaf (Dub Mix)