journey home EP and black sea specifically were among the tracks i rated highest in iTunes star system during my first run through of the 350+ stinson/donald cuts i've listened to. black sea got five stars.
On Fri, Sep 2, 2011 at 8:31 AM, Rob Taylor <[email protected]> wrote: > yes, i suspect black sea is my favourite techno track of all time > > On Fri, Sep 2, 2011 at 12:11 PM, [email protected] <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> The Journey Home EP on Warp - incredible stuff! >> >> Jason >> >> On 2 September 2011 09:19, Ronny Pries <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Yeah, Wavejumper. Lost Vessel also got that something something. But for >> > some reason i never got around to play that one, dunno why. >> > >> > WaveJumper is probably my favorite as well... but as far as general >> > listening, The Other People place gets played over and over and over >> > again. >> > But that's easy listening. >> > On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 3:34 PM, Frank Glazer <[email protected]> >> > wrote: >> >> >> >> Since August 1st I've been trying to concentrate entirely on devouring >> >> the oeuvre of Gerald Donald and James Stinson (R.I.P.). We're talking >> >> about 24 full hours of music over about 45-50 albums, EPs, and singles >> >> including all their various pseudonyms. The reason I am doing this is >> >> because I find their music to be relatively tricky to wrap my head >> >> around in general, while so many of my friends consider Stinson/Donald >> >> to be among the best of their contemporaries. Specifically a lot of >> >> Stinson/Donald tunes sound particularly chaotic even to my modern ears >> >> well trained in noise, avant garde, and the repetitive loops of >> >> minimal classical (Steve Reich, Philip Glass) and "techno" music. I >> >> wondered if completely saturating my ears with only their music would >> >> change my opinion/enlighten me to their supposed genius at all. >> >> >> >> To date I am about halfway through the project based on mostly casual >> >> subway ride listening, and I've not been as diligent in avoiding the >> >> fast forward button as I'd hoped I could be. It's really difficult to >> >> stick to one artist who produced a pretty consistent style of music >> >> without listening to anything else for such an extended period of >> >> time. I do occasionally give my ears a bit of a break and allow myself >> >> to hear some non Stinson/Donald tunage. >> >> >> >> To date "Wavejumper" from their 1995 "Aquatic Invasion EP" remains my >> >> absolute favorite Drexciya tune: >> >> >> >> http://youtu.be/imKh_TKqHt4 >> >> >> >> As a side note, the name I've given this experiment - Drexciyan >> >> Immersion Project - is a kind of funny nod to the sci-fi underwater >> >> mythology that Drexciya built around their music/built their music >> >> around. >> >> >> >> On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 6:24 PM, Jason Kenjar <[email protected]> >> >> wrote: >> >> > an undiscovered track or three would be nice..i can dream rite? >> >> > >> >> > On Sep 1, 2011, at 5:14 PM, Patrick Wacher wrote: >> >> > >> >> >> Some interesting news on the wire: >> >> >> >> >> >> http://www.xlr8r.com/news/2011/09/drexciya-reissues-coming-soon >> >> >> >> >> >> Sadly, it's been nearly a decade since early '90s Detroit >> >> >> techno/electro duo Drexciya last released new music. However, we've >> >> >> just discovered that reissues of the pair's early material will be >> >> >> surfacing in the near future. Clone Classic Cuts, the reissues >> >> >> imprint >> >> >> for Dutch label Clone, announced just yesterday: "We will reissue >> >> >> the >> >> >> early Drexciya catalogue on Clone. We are currently busy restoring >> >> >> the >> >> >> original master tapes, and hopefully we will have the first one >> >> >> ready >> >> >> before the end of the year! Of course, we will keep you updated on >> >> >> the >> >> >> process." No further details were shared, but the news itself is >> >> >> certainly exciting, to say the least. (via FACT) >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> peace, >> >> >> >> frank >> >> >> >> http://www.deejaycountzero.com >> >> http://www.infinitestatemachine.com >> > >> > >> > > > -- peace, frank http://www.deejaycountzero.com http://www.infinitestatemachine.com
