Mixer Magazine (April 2002) says-
"SOLID is a broad sampler from a region that knows it's live music well (Austin, TX) and is beginning to command serious attention from those who consider themselves true performers (thanks to the pressure cooker that is the South By Southwest music festival).
Airborne Illness' "Texas Shit Kicker" is bang-up big-beat with a hard German edge. Syn:Collective begins "Unwatched Window" as a downtempo funk house dreamer before kicking into tech-step overdrive; and the remaining cuts keep things solid, including some Hood Cold House-feeling mope rocktronica on Tom Chi's "Morning Meditation".
But the one to keep your eye on is Merrick Brown, for his "Swizzle Stick" suggests, there's an untapped region lying somewhere between Jaxx house flair and a more rigid techno vibe that reflects, if nothing else, and emerging Austin dance aesthetic."
For Fans of: Aphrodite, Basement Jaxx, Dillinja, John Selway.
Essential tunes: Merrick Brown, "Swizzle Stick";Syn:Collective, "Unwatched Window"; Mediamaster YT, "Paranoid"; Airborne Illness' "Texas Shit Kicker".

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