That record never leaves the bag! While I initially made fun of Frank for just now getting into his DIP, looks like he picked an oppurtune time since now he won't have to deal with overinflated ebay/discogs prices for wax. I'm looking forward to grabbing some doubles of some of the worn materpieces in my collection too.
On Fri, Sep 2, 2011 at 9:39 AM, Frank Glazer <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > -- Technoir Audio http://www.technoiraudio.com "dealing with your imperfect world"
