Apart from the fine "MicroHouse" article, the new Wire also carries an interesting overview of how Fritz Lang's Metropolis has influenced electronic musicmakers over the decades. Detroit's ongoing legacy comes in for some provocative analysis. References appear to Kenny Larkin, and (in connection to their architectural preoccupations), Jeff Mills and Neil Olivierra. Elsewhere (in the reviews section), other less charitably- minded critics declare Detroit techno obsolete for the nth time, but let's not go into that now...
Re. Ian O'Brien. Here's some great news taken from the www.midnightsunshine.com mailout: Ian's new album, 'A History of Things to Come', forthcoming on Peacefrog records October 2001. Also look for a sampler EP,due out September. > > 'A History of Things To Come' (sampler EP,release scheduled 9/01) > > A The beginning/The emergence > Midnight Sunshine (Future Beat Alliance remix) > > AA Teentown Beats (12" mix) > > The full album will be as follows: > > 'A History of Things To Come' (release scheduled 10/01) > > 1 Lucia One > 2 Veksel > 3 Spirits > 4 A Midwestern night's dream > 5 Lucia Two > 6 Air > 7 Zed > 8 Vista Beleza > 9 Teentown > 10 Theme from Apollo > 11 Yemura > 12 A little of the Bandit's soul > 13 Teentown Beats > 14 Vagalume Cheers, Wes np: Elting & Lieb: Disturbeddances --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
