Review:
The latest release form Irish label [Naked Lunch] sees Instra:mental's Jon Convex deliver two tracks of pounding ghetto house influenced techno. "Pop That P", which this writer assumes is a reference to a lady's private parts, features a monotonous vocal repeating the track title. It stops short of the kind of lyrical filth that a ghetto maestro like Funk is capable of, yet its bassline is more distorted and its rhythm looser and more rolling than the original sound. "Your Mind (Or Mine)?" is even more interesting as it sees Convex dispense with the obvious or understated obscenities - the vocals are relegated to a mere muffle - and deploy an equally distorted, murky bass. However, instead of the trademark kettle drums, he uses a shuffling electro 808. This adds a new dimension to the sound and suggests that in the same way as Larry Heard and Virgo 4 have enjoyed a rebirth, the time might be right for Chicago's rawest sound to be re-awoken.