For me, I tend to think of Drexciya's music as an overall ouevre; for example, put on "The Quest" and read Jules Verne's "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" or for that matter, cycle through their entire catalog on a low level (especially if you've got, say, a house wired with surround sound in every room and a central broadcasting source) and spend a dreary winter weekend with Robert Anton Wilson's "Illuminatus Trilogy."
But Frank, I totally agree with you - few tracks stand out on their own and bear repeated plays as singles; that said, when you throw one into a mix unexpectedly, I've seen people just lose their minds on the dance floor. It's almost the "secret handshake" of techno once you're somewhere besides Detroit. There's no denying Stinson's influence on many Detroit artists and producers, or that Drexciya's trademark bubbling and popping funk sounds are audible in, say, Luke Eargoggle's tracks, giving them a "Frankenstein's castle in the year 2060" quality. My only regret is that they never produced an animated feature fleshing out the Aquabahn mythology with a full soundtrack; seems like it'd be perfect for a midnight double feature along with that French 1973 classic, "Fantastic Planet." Has anyone considered selectively scoring a silent film with their work? If not, I'd love to see/hear it... a girl can dream! On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 10:27 AM, Frank Glazer <cpe1704...@gmail.com> wrote: > > for research purposes only! > > On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 11:26 AM, Matt Kane's Brain > <mkb-pr...@hydrogenproject.com> wrote: > > I assumed that you wouldn't publicly admit to downloading Drexciya > > tracks when you live on the coast. Be wary especially when crossing > > the river. > > > > On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 11:14, Frank Glazer <cpe1704...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> (as a side note, i find it interesting that in several discussions > >> i've had with music types about the drexciyan immersion project that > >> nobody has directly mentioned/asked how i managed to find the 390+ > >> mp3s that i had to acquire in order to complete the project) > > -- > > matt kane's brain > > http://hydrogenproject.com > > > > > > -- > peace, > > frank > > http://www.deejaycountzero.com > http://www.infinitestatemachine.com
