MICK HARRIS

HEDNOD SESSION 01

  1/  Cure Period                                (Harris)                      4.51
  2/  Map                                        (Harris)                      5.46
  3/  Anymore                                    (Harris)                      4.49
  4/  Soundcoat                                  (Harris)                      4.34
  5/  Do One                                     (Harris)                      2.21
  6/  Blag                                       (Harris)                      4.10
  7/  Beat 9                                     (Harris)                      5.14

          Created and mixed by the Mongoose in the Box, Spring 1999
          Produced by Mick Harris

Mick Harris : beats, sounds.

          1999  -  Hednod,  NOD01  (Vinyl)

Note : This was a 500 copy limited edition on amber vinyl.

REVIEWS :

Mick "the mongoose" Harris (Scorn, Trace Decay, Quoit, Lull, Matera, etc, etc) is back with a vinyl only, 33 rpm 12" limited to 500 copies. This is the first of a dozen such releases, the next of which might be out in the fall of 1999. Hed Nod 01 is on transparent light orange vinyl and comes in an individually numbered, plain black sleeve with a small title and credits sticker in the upper right corner. With this project Harris seems to be going for a slow, instrumental hip hop style for the clubs. Each track is fairly minimal with dark swirling atmospheres, deep bass throbs and beat box beats. It's not all that far off from "Zander"-era Scorn and it's instantly recognizable as a Mick Harris sonic. Is Hed Nod mind-blowing or revolutionary for Harris? Nope. Is it cool? Oh yeah. I'm curious to see where he goes with the next 11 slabs of vinyl. Strangely enough, Soleilmoon only wants $5.99 for it whereas it's $10 direct from Hushush ...

mark@southwind.net

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If you are not familiar with Mick Harris, he is also the famed Scorn (Invisible Records), and has worked with quite a few other artists in his past such as James Plotkin, Mark Spybey, Martyn Bates and John Zorn. He was a member of Napalm Death, and Divination with Jah Wobble and Bill Laswell. His own work is mainly involved in drum and bass with a backdrop of layered noise, and more pronounced sampling [as with Scorn]. This 12" amber release is more minimalist drum with sequency bass sounds, slow rhythmic beats and a light touch of background noise. I look forward to hearing more releases from Mick Harris on Hed Nod.

Kim Alexander (courtesy of the Last Sigh website)