"we wanted to celebrate unfoundsound's first anniversary by offering something special to everybody who supported us throughout this first year. we therefore asked some of our favorite artists, most of them already recognized and not represented on the netlabel scene, to give us a single track that we would include in a compilation. the response was overwhelmingly positive. we then completed the line-up with several foundsound and unfoundsound artists. and here is the result: 2h 45mn to explore numerous genres of electronic music through 26 tracks. the best netrelease ever? we don't know. the longest? maybe!" (From the Unfoundsound's release page)

"monta releases their debut album, unsuspecting, on their own montamusic imprint. and now unfoundsound offers a sweet follow-up to this melancholic, multi-genre release. foundsound co-founder, cyhl (a.k.a. fusiphorm) -- already a pal to the kansas city duo (and a vocoder-loving french guy) -- decided to take a stab at remixing one of the tracks on the album just for kicks. cyhl and friends were pleased with the end result, which prompted the idea for this remix ep on unfoundsound. the original version is a dark, ultra-melodic tune shaped for laid-back groovin'. butane and newcomer diss0nance each rework the track into quirky, minimal dancefloor killers. fusiphorm's remix bumps softly through pleasantly gloomy textures and shadowy reverbs. ezekiel honig re-sculpts the track into his own gentle, snippy, slow-tapping blanket of überbliss. and miguel tutera's version stays true to the original while maintaining a loopy, jazzy, near-ambient groove." (From the Unfoundsound's release page)

"at last, the debut ep from foundsound/unfoundsound co-founder fusiphorm (a.k.a. cyhl). as of late, this french lad has been quietly pumping out a plentitude of dark and haunting minimal tracks in his home studio. (expect vinyl releases from fusiphorm on plong! and foundsound in late 2005.) maintaining a groovy, spooked-out vibe, the ep is aptly titled "the beast". each track blends into the next carrying you through a continuous journey. you move into a large city for the first time and relish in that initial excitement ("follow the beast"), then after time you feel caught in the grip of oppression ("tracked by the beast"), and finally clashing feelings prevail leading to a brutal end to your city living ("beastification"). (Also note that "beastification" was constructed entirely with field recordings from fidget's unfields01--the first in a series of free downloads located in the "unfields" section of the unfoundsound website.) plus, you get two remixes: an irresistible, feelin'-oh-so-good minimal tech-house throbber from philly's underscore, and kansas city's monta rounds off the ep with a soothing, ultra-heady, pleasantly beatless ambient rework." (From the Unfoundsound's release page)

"philadelphia's tleilaxu (a.k.a. dj crasta) is best known for chill and heady, breakbeaty idm tunes released on darla, tbtmo, cloudwatch and sean o'neal's fuzzy box label. after a long hiatus, tleilaxu returns for unfoundsound with two snippy, clicky, blissfully textured 4/4 tracks that borderline both idm and microhouse. plus, you get two in-house remixes: fusiphorm mesmerizes your quivering body with a deep, brain-tickling, alien-like number fueled by trippy delays and a dubby bassline; and someone else unloads a funky, silly dancefloor killer doused with kooky reverbs and plenty o' smiles. lip smacking!" (From the Unfoundsound's release page)