Turntables do not cost a lot of money and it doesn't take hundreds of dollars to buy the UR vinyl. Go to www.submerge.com I put my vote in for W.P.A.Seawolf.
PS. the comps on Network and Buzz are priceless because they did a much better job in the mastering department =20. stephen. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Many people don=E2=80=99t have turntables. For many people it is > simply not a feasible option. They cost a lot of money, usually > require a sound system to set up, and are really only useful > these days for fans of indie rock, old jazz and rock albums, > and techno enthusiasts. For those who would not devote most > of their disposable income to techno, CD=E2=80=99s are the best format. > They usually have more select tracks and are much more cost > effective for the amount of music one finds on them, not to=20 > mention being a much more versatile format (you can use your > portable disc player, your computer disc drive, your stereo,=20 > the CD player in your car, etc.) and a much less exclusionary > format by virtue of being widespread.=20 > > When I play Derrick May > for someone I can point them to =E2=80=9CInnovator=E2=80=9D. Basic > Channel o= > r > Maurizio? There are two home listening oriented discs from those > producers (and BC seem very opposed to CD's in general, I=E2=80=99d > say more so than UR). Red Planet? Drexciya? Black Dog (and > now Plaid with the much applauded =E2=80=9CTrainer=E2=80=9D)? As One? > B12? > Model 500/Infiniti? Kevin Saunderson? Moodymann? Theo > Parrish? All these artists have somewhat readily available discs > that provide a great overview for those who aren=E2=80=99t interested in > > twenty 12=E2=80=9Ds from a certain producer. In fact, every truly > exceptiona= > l > techno producer I think of now except Nuron has a CD out that at > least shows a portion of their best material. UR=E2=80=99s best > representati= > on > of its old 12=E2=80=9D tracks was =E2=80=9CRevolution For > Change=E2=80=9D. R= > ather than simply > reissue that, I=E2=80=99m proposing a 2CD that contains all the great > old tr= > acks > and some of the great post-1992 tracks UR has made, to provide a > definitive source for casual UR enthusiasts or new UR fans not brave > enough to commit hundreds of dollars to vinyl they=E2=80=99ve never > heard.=20 > > Bottom line? It doesn=E2=80=99t matter what I think. I=E2=80=99m not UR, > I c= > an=E2=80=99t make > the call. Your opinions are as valid as mine. But I think your opinions > are=20= > in > direct opposition to UR=E2=80=99s message. After all, Mad Mike seems > very bi= > g on the > idea of music breaking down barriers and crossing boundaries: walls > like race, nationality, birthdate, religion and language are all things > UR > are trying to break down to make their music universal. It seems to me > with > the many compilation appearances and the many CD=E2=80=99s featuring > lots of > old UR tracks that Mad Mike is also interested in breaking down the > walls > of what one=E2=80=99s home stereo contains and how much money one can > afford > to spend on music, and those are walls I think a 2CD retrospective of UR > > would smash. It would also smash the worst block of all: ignorance, in > this > case ignorance of some of the best music of the modern era, not because > listeners chose to ignore it but because it might be inaccessible to > them.=20 > > I also believe UR=E2=80=99s tracks are not so limited that they only > work in= > the=20 > context > of one 12=E2=80=9D. I think taking the very best of them and putting > them to= > gether is > a logical and crucial step.=20 > > Mad Mike: please consider doing this sort of a release! After all, with > Sony > Germany covering =E2=80=9CJaguar=E2=80=9D there is a huge audience that > woul= > d love these > UR tracks, the originals. Let=E2=80=99s have UR do it on a killer > release th= > at > is top to bottom composed of killer tracks. =20 > > Matt
