I agree 100%. The more I hear Deep Chord 9 (the only one I have), the more I can appreciate the nuances. Any time you're talking about the difference between separate M releases you're talking about a matter of a few degrees. They're *very* simliar tracks - but unique. The Deep Chord sound definitely distills the main BC/CR ingredients into a slightly housier format, so I can see why Gilles is and has been so crazy about them. It's very subtle stuff - dare I say, more subtle than BC/CR in that what distinguishes it will not be apparent on one or even five listens. Of course it's not innovative on the same level as BC/CR was, but they really haven't innovated much lately either. We wouldn't be where we are today without them, they continue to make amazing tracks, but they're not pushing the sound in a new direction as much as say Kit Clayton, Vladislav Delay, or Jacek Siegnewicz. Obviously innovation is not the only yard stick, which is why I like Deep Chord - and I like it a lot. The differences are there, just give them a chance to settle in. I felt exactly the same way the first few times I heard it. I think Gilles said it best, even if they don't appear that way at first.
Even if you disagree with all that, you could always consider them BC/CR tools, if that makes any sense. Tristan ========================================== PHONOPSIA<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Lounge/5102 "FrogboyMCI" on AOL Instant Messenger "Most people have the cataract. They do not see what they look at. Dum Dee Dum Dee Dum Dee Dum..." - Stereolab -----Original Message----- From: Giles Dickerson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: William VanLoo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: 313 <313@hyperreal.org> Date: Wednesday, November 08, 2000 10:21 AM Subject: Re: [313] deep chord cd >Bill + 313, > >I love you man, but, and I knpow this may create some FP dissent, but I >think they've really taken that sound to a new level, The CR rcirds are all >starting to sound too similar to me, although, like yourself, I still buy >them lovingly. Especially the Scion / Tikiman / Burial Mix / Round ... >stuff. But, the early basic channel records to me were sophisticated in >their sounds, but the Deep Chord records have really tightened up the FUNK >in those tracks. In a really mellow HOUSEY way. I have the CD and yes we >all agree it rocks, and sure it sounds a lot like that sound, but I think >they've brought it closer toa less abstract sound a me like sthat, they mix >really well with my other records, like Blue Six, and a lot of the other >housier deep stuff I like to play. > >Just my 2 cents. > >ps. are those K2000's they're using? > >// GILES > >William VanLoo wrote: > >> > Call down to recordtime roseville, there might still be a few copies >> > hanging around, 7,8, and 9 are the only ones available on vinyl. >> > Definitely a label worth checking out, I like their stuff better than >> > most Chain Reaction. >> >> I listened to a friend's copy of the Deep Chord CD today, and I have >> entirely mixed feeling. >> >> On one hand - the sounds are classic Basic Channel, from the synths used >> to the reverb to the grit and noise. It bangs, no doubt. If it were >> playing in a club, I'd run up to the DJ booth to see what it was. >> >> On the other hand - it sounds so much like records on the Basic Channel >> / Chain Reaction family of labels that it almost hurts. I was debating >> this with the friend who loaned me the disc, and mentioned this opinion. >> >> He said, "half the records you own sound like Basic Channel". My >> thinking is, yes, I own lots of records whose producers were heavily >> influenced by Basic Channel. My own music is certainly influenced by >> BC/CR, and I'd never deny that influence. But the records I own that are >> influenced have some sort of uniqueness that show that BC/CR is *only* >> an influence, and not the exact blueprint for the release. >> >> I feel bad criticizing, since Deep Chord are some of the only artists >> doing BC/CR styled techno in Detroit. They are doing very well with >> their tracks, too - I think their stuff is selling well, judging by what >> I've seen when I've been at Record Time. I'm not trying to player hate, >> but I do feel that I'd like their music a lot better if they took the >> skill it requires to make their tracks, and apply more of their own >> creativity to the sounds and composition than they have on the tracks >> making up the CD. >> >> I'm going to chalk this one up as "an impressive first effort by artists >> whose later work I'll buy if it progresses". I'll probably pick up >> number 9 on 12" eventually, as that (and track 10) were my favorites >> that I heard. >> >> > shake it fass, >> > mt >> >> Show me what you're working with. >> >> BVL >> -- >> http://www.chromedecay.org >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
