I ain't making any promises, but you can probably scope out enough of
the two alternate label's output on discogs/youtube to get a notion of
what they're about. I suspect they're there for a reason, as the 100%
Pure main output these days seems to be more in the realm of "DJ
bullets" (exquisitely designed for that purpose, may I add - as
ham-fisted as I am on the decks, I had no big problems string tracks
together for the latter part of this special, despite a profound sleep
deficit). This no doubt helps to finance other efforts. The label seems
to be better organized from a business sense than the first time around,
probably from bitter experience. The first effort seemed to be much more
precariously financed - it's all about cash flow.
Aidan O'Doherty wrote:
yeah, watched a promotional video for the slom re-release - very
pleased. thanks for the heads up on remote area/area remote - never
heard of those. will check.
On Sat, May 26, 2012 at 3:21 AM, Richard Hester<gwrenc...@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
I suspect that the types of tracks that made the first incarnation of 100%
Pure so wonderful may be coming out on 100% Pure side labels Remote Area and
Area Remote. Both of those labels also have pretty healthy catalogs, so it
would have been a bit too much to include them in this special. I'll be
checking them out when I have the opportunity. I chose this special partly
for the tunes, but also for the human interest angle. Hermelijn was so
discouraged by his earlier experience (culminated by the collapse of his
distributor). that he gave up on music for a few years. I find it heartening
that this second attempt is going strong. BTW, the remastered "Secret Life
of Machines" should be coming out soon.
Aidan O'Doherty wrote:
much prefer the first incarnation of 100% pure - secret life of
machines, for me, is just incredible.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZBU86QH964&feature=related
even some of the stuff off thera:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0MIyC0KNcs
100% pure, second time round, is a very different animal. they don't
even seem related.
On Fri, May 25, 2012 at 8:12 AM, Richard Hester<gwrenc...@sbcglobal.net>
wrote:
Tonight it's the 2nd and last segment of a 2-part radio special examining
the two lives of Amsterdam label 100% Pure. Last week took a look at the
first life (1993-1998), the label's ethereal "forward-looking" phase,
with
tracks of interest to both experimentalists (one reminded me of 7th
Plain)
and stalwart Detroit types. I also took a look at early tracks after the
label's 2004 revival. This first segment will be downloadable at
www.kfjc.org for another week.
Tonight I'm working my way through a good portion of the more recent 100%
Pure artist roster (extensive, lots of new faces and some old friends of
the
label) and playing the "Voltt 2" DJ mix by label honcho Dylan
Hermelijn/2000
and One.
The show is tonight, May 25, 10P-2A PDST (GMT minus 7 hours, London time
minus 8 hours - use San Francisco time to compute time difference form
your
city) on KFJC-FM, 89.7 MHz, in Los Altos Hills, CA (San Francisco Bay
Area).
Those out of the area can listen in via webcast, linked at
http://kfjc.org ,
and download/stream an archive for up to 2 weeks after show time, linked
at
the same site (both live stream and archives are linked right at the top
of
the web page).
Next week is a 4-hour "Dutch Treat" special featuring 4 hours of Dutch
Electronic music of all sorts.
Richard Hester
"Goodwrench"
KFJC-FM 89.7
Los Altos Hill, CA, USA
http://kfjc.org
