As I said earlier, I've not seen that collection for some years, but somebody might be selling somewhere online ...
>-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 12:52 PM >To: 313@hyperreal.org >Subject: Re: (313) Dan Curtin Sun EP - was Re: (313) the funky 808 >drummer > > > if you can get your hands on a copy of, "the web of life" [PF >038] http://www.discogs.com/release/10289 ... there's a great >selection of earlier sinewave/metamorphic, dan curtin tracks. >this may prove easier then tracking down the individual EP's. >check dan's work as apogee on peacefrog as well > > cheers, > lrh > > > >> >> From: Matt MacQueen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Date: 2003/12/03 Wed AM 01:32:24 EST >> To: 313 <313@hyperreal.org>, >> Phonopsia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Subject: (313) Dan Curtin Sun EP - was Re: (313) the funky 808 drummer >> >> >> tons of old Dan Curtin stuff could qualify in my book too.. any of >> >> tracks from 3rd from the Sun EP on 33rpm/Sinwave (forgot the track >> >> titles, but dang some of those are mad 808 "workouts") >> > >> > Absolutely! I've only just recently discovered that this is what it >> > is. I've >> > known those songs forever, but never but names to beats until the >> > other day. >> > Is it hard to find? Good pressings to seek out? Bad to avoid? Any >> > other info >> > I should know before plungeing in? >> >> Hmm well this is kind of a curious piece, so I got home and dug out my >> copy. I somehow was lucky enough to get one of the clear/pale green >> vinyl copies on 33rpm (was this the pressing before Sinewave perhaps? >> [Not to be confused with Synewave!]). Picked up mine at Record Time >> ages ago... but I think they're hard (but not impossible) to find used, >> maybe eBay. Here are pics of the only 2 versions of artwork I know >> about: >> >> http://www.discogs.com/view_images/?type=R&wid=81837 >> >> etching on the inside is DKB - RA331 (is that Damon Booker's >> initials or what?) >> inscription reads "put the needle to the groove and hear virtual >> reality" ... with NSC logo >> >> I have no idea of the # of these that came out... also there is no >> mention of Sinewave mine, maybe it was before? But it's got the "Black >> Market Promotion" label, which I also remember seeing on flyers in >> Detroit during that time.. anyone? The logo is vaguely familiar, it's >> a black and white graphic of a guy looks like he might be doing a >> wicked dance move with 2 fists kind of in the air? ha.. in fact now I >> remember, I think the record sleeve had a Black Market Promotions 3x5 >> "promo reply card" card in the jacket that I must have lost somewhere >> along the way, bah. >> >> Okay all pressing bullsh!t aside, this is one phenomenal 4-tracker of >> early Dan Curtin... (1992?) jaw-dropping change ups, sequences, drum >> programming, tons of 808, searing synth sounds and all around pure >> electronic techno funk. You can hear where Titonton took off from >> hearing this type of stuff and that whole Ohio/Columbus / Charles Noel >> / 21/22 and early Morgan Geist could even be traced back to these kind >> of sounds as a major influence. It's the detroit moods and crazy >> funky drum and synth programming.. he was the first to lay it down >> quite like this in such an incredible forceful way.. a tinge of >> breakbeat in it too. I must say I feel lucky to have it and it's one >> of my very favorites in the detroit end of my crates. Really a unique >> and totally funked-out piece of techno. >> >> Dan C. if you are lurking out there somewhere, was this your first >> record? How did it all go down? >> >> peace, >> Matt MacQueen >> >> >> >> >> > >
