two main listens today - DJ Irene and Ellen Allien - who would not be very entertaining in a fight. allien's 'berlinette' is catching me, mostly for the track 'trash scapes' with the repetition of 'the past is a night train, to unknown trash scapes' is jangled, mutated and lovely without being miserable. i wish it would develop more, but its four minutes are fine.

DJ Irene is some seriously cheesy shit.. tho her skill is admirable, her tracks remind me of divey days at the Jersey shores (oh so long ago, 2002). i do like the tainted love mix by hi-speed, an agitated clip which speeds by into the slow calm of 'cool world,' and am into the 'funk 4 fun' as a more sophisticated listen in the second half of the mix. generally even i, who fears and loathes open spaces filled with wax-chested boys, know her pulls and am underwhelmed. i guess if i was cracked out i'd have a sick, amused smile on my face though, so i don't plan to sell the album...i'll keep it in my car, just in case.