Lori, you are awesome. I loved reading this and would love to read your thoughts more often!
And Frank, I can't wait to read what you write about all this. On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 11:40 AM, Lori Polemenakos <girly...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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! -- Denise Dalphond Ph.D. Candidate Department of Folklore & Ethnomusicology Indiana University http://schoolcraftwax.com/
