Various Artists – Braindance

It takes some guts to put out a compilation called “Braindance” and we’re hoping that Die Orakel’s inbox is not being flooded with hate mail by Rephlex die-hards. On second thought, there’s probably plenty of stuff on it that at least the “Selected Ambient Works” crowd should be able to cherish. Label-affiliates such as n9oc and O-Wells are in top form, while contributions from upsammy and Katatonic Silenio round it off even further. Too bad then that only the more dancefloor-oriented cuts by Dana Kuehr, Benjamin Milz, Reptant, and Poly Chain were cut on wax. As a collection of seriously forward-thinking electronic music in all shades, this would have easily been worth the cost of a 3LP set. Kristoffer Cornils