This nine track EP from Dundee beat-smiths Marked Vinyl was a very pleasant
surprise indeed. With the 1985 Oor Wullie annual being the last thing to
have come out of Dundee that I’ve actually enjoyed, Marked Vinyl Volume One
came as something of a revelation.
There is a short selection of useful samples for DJs to scratch, and one
very promising hip-hop track, Oscar Bravo, which contains clever, witty
lyrics over some excellent, original production - so it’s quite a
disappointment when it ends after a little over a minute.
Miriam Rules is the EP’s longest track, and arguably its best. There’s a
funky African flavour to this, with its tribal drums and rhythmic chanting
giving it an exotic version of the head-nod factor. The rest is a real
variety of excellently produced beats and samples.
This is available on vinyl in most of the good East coast record shops
(contact details below if you wish to find out exactly where) - and in my
opinion, Marked Vinyl Volume One is worth every penny of the deep sea diver
it will cost you.
E-Mail: markedvinyl@hotmail.com
Reviewed
by Fraser Syme
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