I was familiar with some of the artists on this sampler, having reviewed albums by Delmore FX, Blodfet & DJ Lonely, and Rocky B, so I was looking forward to seeing what other weirdness we could expect from Das Andere Selbst. Compilations tend to either showcase the diversity of the label or the unity of the label and this one definitely tends toward unity. But before I get into the music itself, let’s talk about why I am only reviewing half of the album. Either they decided to put everything on one side (but I my count was pretty consistent with the track listing, so this does not seem to be the case) or I got the bonus tape that didn’t record side 2. I even figured that they may have decided to be tricky and put them in random places on the tape, so I listened to the sound of blank tape to make sure. Nope. No hidden tracks. Maybe mine will be worth something someday to completists who want the extra-limited edition mispressing, but for now it means that I can’t physically review the entire tape. Still, I was able to listen to the missing tracks at the bandcamp page for the compilation, so the side B artists will st ill get some love. There are no song titles listed in the liner notes, so let’s see what these artists have for us. The Lost and Found Sound opens it up with a mellow composition that sounds like a folk singer with a circuit bent synth. Sea Urchin sounds like 1990s chillout ambient played on a bad tape recorder over a glitchy drum machine. Rocky B takes samples and slices and reassembles them to make a kind of a beat. Novo Line brings bass and beats together for a hypnotic effect. Blodfet & DJ Lonely really need a beer, as they sing about brewski and brewha over bright synth, which then shifts to female vocals of weird poetry about “budget creams” and “teenagers from Uranus” over a Casiotone synth line. This is weird and fantastic. Blue Stork is repetitive and glitchy with a fast drum beat. brings more pitch shifting fun with distorted voice and a slow, grooving beat. Multitasking is a bit repetitive for my tastes. It shifts ever so slowly until it gets more interesting at the end. Oto Borus is a slow-moving drum machine compositon that evokes the feeling of someone walking behind you, stalking you. Jealousy Party sounds is a frantic, fun track of weird jazz. Woodwinds squawk and rip through solos as the drums keep it all together (somewhat). If you like your jazz weird or loved the John Zorn snippets on Bob Ostertag’s “Attention Span,” you need this. Steinzeit is more drum machine and analogue synth goodness. Marimba gives us a swirling, hypnotic slab of synth drone. Trema gives us some minimalist crackling noise which then adds some spastic analog weirdness halfway through. Delmore FX is a bank of sci-fi sound effects and synth run through miles and miles of reverb. It’s a lot of fun. Cuma 10000 throws down a peaceful, hypnotic track. Overall, this compilation is a lot of fun. If you like it weird and fun, this is one well worth getting. Just make sure that you get the whole tape. This tape is limited to 50 copies.