Downtown and Brooklyn Only

REISSUE of the first two albums recorded by the NYC duo 310. Originally entitled SNORKELHoUSE (1998) and AUG 56 (1997) the tracks were released on their own tiny imprint and in very limited quantities. This CD marks their first full release. SNORKELHoUSE (1998), the album that got them noticed by The Leaf Label in the first place is filled with hypnotic loops and rhythms, fusing hip-hop sensibilities with shadowy found sounds and distant voices. AUG 56 (1997) is like finding yourself up to the chin in a puddle which you'd misjudged to be ankle-deep. Proceedings get progressively menacing from the outset, starting with the first yards of 'Global Illage', a shadow land somewhere between :zoviet*france: and DJ Spooky.