A long time ago (1994) Toot picked up a cd album called “Techno Shock 4” by a dude called Rexanthony that kicked some major friggin ass!
Time passed and that cd went missing. Anyway today I picked it up on vinyl and remembered how fucking awesome it is and how it’s aged very well.
Basically this is a Techno album with a difference…do not be fooled by the strange fact it has “Trance” written on the cover for it is anything but generic souless funkless “Trance”.
The beats on TS4 sound like Dr Dre has made them as they’re deep, phatt and very slow for the most part (120-160 BPM). The album has absolutely scorching synth action and most surprisingly some fucking SLAMMIN metal riffs!
Rexanthony actually released alot of crappy stuff in my opinion but this bad boy is something special indeed.
My fav songs from the album were the bonkers “Distorted Train”, “Mamas Boy” and “Residence To Area”…the rest of the album had some winners too but those were gold.
I found “Distorted Train” on youtube so LISTEN to it…it features one of those fucking SLAMMIN metal riffs. It is the most insane song on the album…
Rexanthony “Distorted Train”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUt8_pUiQIs
Here’s one more from Techno Shock 4…this is bonkers too and very bangin…one of my least favourites from the album but it was the only other track from TS4 on youtube…some of you will probably love it due to the madness of it.
Rexanthony “Menticide”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iF9jjOI6yzk
And lastly this is one of Rex’s later (2004) polished sounding tracks…
Rexanthony “The Symbol”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZTB0rJ2MQo