a couple of the Theorem > collaborations are good too. Yeah i forgot!!! probably my fave material besides "snowboarding..." serious crossover appeal for both the deep-tech headz and the minimal fiends out there
ciao fab. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Lees" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Fabrizio Nahum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <313@hyperreal.org>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 2:40 PM Subject: Re: (313) swayzak > I've been a big swayzak fan since the release of Snowboarding in 98. It > doesn't happen often but when I heard that record I felt that I'd found > my ideal sound (at the time). > > Himawari I also love, they started the vocals on this but IMO it worked > well. The first track 'Illegal' features Benjamin Zephaniah and it works > well. The third track, 'State of Grace' sounds more like the dirty > dancing stuff. There are aspects of the first album though, Leisure > Centre and Betek are great tracks. > > When I bought dirty dancing I wasn't impressed, the only track I like is > 'ping pong'. The good things you've been hearing about swayzak are > justified, but the things you've been hearing don't apply to the last > album. Some of the 12s they've released also stand out as some of their > best work, 020100 is a great track, a couple of the Theorem > collaborations are good too. > > Cheers > > --Mike > > > Fabrizio Nahum wrote: > > Sean, i reccommend Snowboarding in Argentina lp on Pagan and most def. the > > Shape Memory Effect ep on Force Inc. > > There is also Himawari but i havent heard it so im not gonna say much about > > it. ;-) > > > > I think those are the release that are often reffered to when praising > > Swayzak. > > > > nice one, > > fab. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "sean deason" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "sean deason" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "techno" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <313@hyperreal.org> > > Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 1:15 PM > > Subject: (313) swayzak > > > > > > > >>it seems many of you were confused by my Swayzak "Electroclash" remark > >>yesterday. I was refferring to the Swayzak "Dirty Dancing" album on K7. I > >>dont know much about Swayzak, but I'd heard nothing but praise for them > > > > for > > > >>the longest time. Imagine my excitement when one day a bunch of new > > > > Swayzak > > > >>records showed up in my mailbox. I couldnt wait to finally hear what all > > > > of > > > >>the hoopla was about regarding these guys. I put the records on, and track > >>after track, nothing but Joy Division sounding stuff. I'm not trying to > > > > put > > > >>them down or anything, they do have the 80's low-fi production thing down > >>perfectly, but it's not really my cup of tea. I think I'll just have to > > > > wait > > > >>this trend out too. I see a lot of "Punk Rock" fashions everywhere these > >>days and, like electroclash, it rings very hollow, it just sorta feels > > > > like > > > >>kids playing dressup. What they dont realize is that without the grit and > >>angst punk rock is just satire. > >> > >>sean "lived the 80's, no need to recreate them" deason > >> > >> > > > > > > -- > Mike > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.cs.nott.ac.uk/~mhl/ >
