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artist : various artists
title : a taste of pork - a collection of pork recordings
year : 1995
genre : Trip-Hop
label : Quango/Island (524 225-2)
web : www.pork.co.uk
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ripper : JLG
rls-date : 02/16/2001
encoder : fhg radium mp3 codec v1.263
quality : 192kbps/44,100hz
source : Compact Disc
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01 Fila Brazillia - Leggy 6:30
02 Fila Brazillia - The Sheriff 9:31
03 Solid Doctor - Lights On The Vibe 7:36
04 Heights of Abraham - The Cleric 6:55
05 R Earth - R Resonant 7:46
06 Heights of Abraham - Eva (instrumental) 10:29
07 Fila Brazillia - Subtle Body 8:37
7 tracks (00h 57m 24s)
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Nice collection of tracks by artists from the ever mysterious UK
classy label Pork Recordings. Smooth rythms and nicely layered
sci-fi soundscapes - somehow echoing a Blade Runner soundtrack in
the mid-90s. It's more of an album than a compilation actually.
Check out Pork's web site. It has a nice intro using the new video
and flash techniques that you can download as a screen saver.
AMG EXPERT REVIEW: Pork mainstay Steve Cobby appears on all but one
of the tracks on this collection of earthy downtempo. With Fila
Brazillia tracks like "Sheriff" and "Subtle Body," plus
contributions from Cobby's Solid Doctor project and two of his co-
productions with Heights of Abraham, the compilation is practically
a solo album; as such, it's quite consistent and of much better
quality than many of the somewhat bland full-lengths by Pork
artists. ~ Keith Farley
AMG on Fila Brazillia: Hull-based duo Fila Brazillia are the most
popular and acclaimed of the noted Pork Recordings stable. Formed
in 1991 by producers Steve Cobby and Dave McSherry, Fila followed
Cobby's association with Ashley & Jackson, a moderately successful
pop/dance group signed to Big Life! which went belly up as the
label began demanding more and more pop and less dance. Returning
to his native Hull from Manchester, Cobby met DJ/dabbler Dave Pork,
and the two forged a creative alliance which continues to this day.
Hooking up with McSherry to form Fila, the group's first 12-inch,
"The Mermaid," was released that same year on Pork's fledgling
imprint (formed, actually, specifically for the occasion), gaining
instant acclaim among DJs and headphonauts alike for its innovative
fusion of funk, dub, house, hip-hop, and acid jazz. The group
followed their debut single with a string of full-length releases
(Old Codes, New Chaos, Maim That Tune and Black Market Gardening
among them) which were instrumental in building Pork's reputation
as one of the most consistent and respected of England's vast ocean
of underground breakbeat/trip-hop labels. More recent releases have
integrated elements of pop and drum'n'bass on a number of tracks.
Fila's rep has also translated into a number of acclaimed remixes,
including Lamb's "Cotton Wool," the Orb's "Toxygene," and DJ Food's
"Freedom" (over a dozen of which were featured on the two-disc
collection Brazilification.) In addition to Fila, Cobby is also an
active member of other Pork stable acts such as Solid Doctor (his
solo guise) and Heights of Abraham, both of which have released a
number of full-length recordings. -- Sean Cooper
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greetings to sweetbeats, quadrophenia, sour, mindscape, deephouse
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