I don't know which tracks you're talking about, but his Clear LP from 1997 (The Driving Memoirs) is an absolute masterpiece in my book, though very much in the minimalist, jazzy vein described (dismissed? ;> ) below. There are so many great ideas on that album, at least three or four per track, that some producers could've made a career out of; unfortunately, except for some of the other Environ material, it looks to have been a bit of a one-off. Maybe I'm just a sucker for that sound, but it's one of the only LPs I keep returning to -- so much so that Metro Area hasn't really impressed me in comparison (though live was a different story...)
John NP: Very Best of Bizz Circuits > Morgan used to be one of that huge cadre of net-kiddies who made tracks. > I can't find the cassette from 1995/96 -- a net compilation -- that morgan > had a track on... what I remember about it was that it sounded a lot like > early Todd Sines, another guy just starting out in Ohio at the time ... > > It was pretty bare house-shuffly 909 plus some minimal jazzy chords that > settles down into a groove based around a 303 squiggle. It actually was a > decent track -- you could throw it into a tech-house set even now with > positive results > > I wonder if Morgan would ever mp3 some of his early tracks, or if > he considers > it blackmail material now ... > > Completely off-topic, but I got a CDR in the mail the other day > from a guy who > taped me singing and playing guitar in a hippy coffee house in 1978. Now > THAT is stone cold blackmail material. Allman Brothers' > "Melissa"? *shudder* > > would mp3 some of that early stuff, > > On Sat, 12 Oct 2002, J. T. wrote: > > >Hmm... I read it a little differently. I thought he was just > saying that he > > >isn't feeling the current techno output, not that he's not > influenced by > > >techno at all. > > > > i think that's much more accurate!! of course morgan used to > make techno so > > of course its an influence just not as strong as it used to be. > i'm sure he > > throws on some older stuff every now and again. he used to call > dbx one of > > his biggest influences and love eevolute etc etc...it's just > there is not a > > whole lot of soulful techno out there anymore, and when there is it's > > usually harkening back to the early 90's etc not really all that > > original... > > > >
