from Grooves issue #3
Paul B. Davis Untitled Various Artists The Spirit of Beige Beige Records Despite having several releases under their belts, St Louis' Beige Records have yet to really pop up on the experimental electronic radar screen. Their two latest releases, a compilation called The Spirit of Beige and Paul B. Davis' untitled 12", are set to change that. The Spirit of Beige is an oddball collection of tracks ranging from the cut up vocal weirdness of Oates' "The Clap" to bizarre analog-style bleep n'bass from the Bitwise Operators. The strongest track on the comp, though, is by Paul B. Davis, the artist responsible for the most recent 12" on the label. Davis' tracks combine moments of electronic synthwork with analog drum tweaking and the occasional sampled and twisted breakbeat. All in all, two very fine records from Beige, who should have a few more coming out in the near future. -Brian Rachielles