The description is a little silly -- Tom has some electro-esque tracks on this release, but really hasn't listened that much to either Juan Atkins or Drexciya. But he makes great techno/tech house/whatever you want to call it music. Worth checking out...
---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 11:32:44 +0200 From: mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: News May 2003 NEWS MAY 2003 FORCE INC. MUSIC WORKS Forcetracks Forcelab Mille Plateaux Ritornell Position Chrome NEW MAILORDER ITEM AVAILABLE NOW FORCE INC. MUSIC WORKS FIM-1-064 ~ CD ~ Codebase ~ 'Style Encoding' http://shop.force-inc.com/jump.php4?aid=FIM064 FIM 240 ~ 2LP ~ Codebase ~ 'Style Encoding' http://shop.force-inc.com/jump.php4?aid=FIM240 It?s hard to categorize this Seattle techno veteran, but let?s give it a shot. Codebase is a versatile blend of Electro, Detroit-influenced techno, and deep house. Part Drexciya, part Juan Atkins, part Global Communications, Tom Butcher's melodics and electronics are at once starkly futuristic and gloriously timeless. Rather than so much so called ?electro? out there, Codebase goes for the jugular? revitalizing the roots of the movement without sounding redundant. Along with label mate Mike Shannon, Butcher is one of a new generation of electronic artists more interested in the revisionary, as opposed to visionary, aspects of techno. A solid offering of memorable music that seeps with energy and funk. Codebase has already released singles on Swayzak?s 240 Volts imprint and the legendary but now defunct Orbit Records plus has recorded under a variety of alias that include Betamax, Heatsync, .x09, and Induction.
