Electric Tones - Alternate Current: Non-compilation Releases

Alternate Current: Non-compilation Releases

As of 2008, in between its compilation work, Electric Tones has also released five records by five individual artists. First out was Blind by A.P.E. Issued on a 7-inch single, Blind is a futuristic blues song. Next came a 10-inch single built around two tracks, Slowfall and Meltdown, by an artist listed as Wiseintime. Again this release shone across another pseudonym by an already well-known name, with Wiseintime an alternative representation of Ian Simmonds, aka Juryman.

Ricardo Avacado also scored his recording debut through Electric Tones, with his 2002 release, The Bridge Ends EP. Limited to a numbered run of 300 copies, the 10-inch single ran at 33-rpm, with side-A dedicated to Checkpoint Fender, and Left of Legzira filling the flipside. Avacado's work continued to mine the possibilities of melding contemporary Electronica with the Dub aesthetic, illustrating a clear progression of his compositional manifesto from Electric Tones 5678.

The ninth release from the label would come courtesy of producer/programmer, Jono Podmore, otherwise known as Kumo. Kumo And Friends would feature three tracks, and spotlight the progressive compositional talents of the one-time child violinist and electronic music student, who at one time or another had previously worked with the likes of The Shamen, Robert Owens, Ian McCulloch and BJ Cole.