Leave Me Now
Dobyrush wrote: i LOVE the Leave Me Now version with her vocals. Tristan wrote: Does anyone else know what else this vocalist has done? It's *not* Siciallano. She's about the only vocalist I can think of to contend with Siciallano. On Soundsalike 001 the vocals are credited to Dani Siciliano, and both times Herbert has played live in Melbourne, Dani has also sung the vocals. cheers ~Askew _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com
in an attempt.... Top 10
Rob wrote: to get everyone off the whiny why aren't they playing posts and wasting bandwidth. i'm starting a new topic. Now why would we want to leave the safety of the 313-Bizarro world? :) current top ten (in no particular order): Members of The House - 'Reach Out For the Love' (Shockwave) Beach Boys - 'Till I Die' (Capitol) Sparque - 'Music Turns Me On (West End) Angelo Badalamenti - 'Blue Velvet' O.S.T Laurent X - '12 AM' (House Nation) Mudhoney - 'Chain That Door' (Sub Pop) The Parallax Corporation - 'Robosexuality' (Viewlexx) Donna Regina - 'Star Ferry (Isolee remix)' (Karaoke Kalk) Glenn Underground - 'Head of House' (Guidance) Marvin Gaye - 'Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home)' (Motown) cheers ~Askew _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com
Mr Louis (was 'no subject')
Cyclone wrote:
I am not against Napster but I think the artists should have a say if
they don't want their music on there.
Dj DMT wrote:
and Lil Louise .. well
has the man done anything besides being a so called dj lately ?
you might wanna check out the following release:
Kimara Lovelace - 'Misery' 12 (King Street KSS 1110) 2000
original track written, produced and mixed by Lil Louis.
the 12 itself has two Lil Louis mixes ('Extended Club' and 'Harmony').
one of the better house releases of last year, and ANOTHER great Lil Louis
record.
cheers
~Askew
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Re: [313] Recloose, Dan Curtin and Common Factor
clipped from previous post --Check out the latest Dan Curtain 12 (on Metamorphic?) which features new remixes by Common Factor and Recloose. the above mentioned record is amazing, I picked it up this week and JT wrote: i havent got it yet! but to clarify its actually on ELYPSIA, remixes from the pregenesis album. yep i stand corrected, the Dan Curtin remix 12 is indeed on Elypsia... guess i was getting a little carried away after reading about the rejuvenated Metamorphic label. check the Dan Curtin interview at WTN for more details: www.worldtechnonation.com and the man's name is spelled curtin...gotta be one of the most often misspelled names.. which goes to show that even people who make occasional spelling mistakes can still enjoy the music. :) cheers ~Askew _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com
Re: [313] Common Factor
Joel wrote:
What can you guys tell me about Common Factor. Kind of reminds me of
Chris Nazuka, has quite a few releases out but no one has really heard
of him.
Common Factor is AKA Mr Nick Calingaert. He's clocked up quite a few
releases now, mainly on Planet E ('Pisces Groove', 'Expanded EP' etc),
but he's also put stuff out on labels like Paper and SSR. He's a great
DJ (although he hardly plays out in Chicago) and also performs an
excellent live P.A (with MPC 3000, Juno et al). I guess you could
describe his music as House... but it really has an overall modern club
sound (much like alot of the current Planet E 'sound'), that takes in
alot of electronic music's influences (both recent and distant). If
you're into Detroit flavoured music... I'd definitely recommend
tracking down some of his releases.
Check out the latest Dan Curtain 12 (on Metamorphic?) which features
new remixes by Common Factor and Recloose. Also, for the Australian
313-ers... there are rumours Common Factor will be back for DJ gigs in
late April.
cheers
~Askew
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OT: Voiteck on tour in Europe
Attention all booking agents/promoters in Europe: Melbourne, Australia's Voiteck Anderson (aka Voiteck, TD5, Meccano) will be touring Europe starting in August 2001. Voiteck is an accomplished modern techno producer, having had releases on labels such as Bush, Plug Research, Harthouse and Truck Music (his own label). He is a proven live performer, playing regularly in Melbourne and around Australia, and recently completing a tour of the United States. Voiteck performs a particularily polished live techno P.A. (live music is his element) that rivals other international acts like the Advent, for spontaneity, energy and crowd interaction. International air fares, paperwork, equipment and records have aleady been taken care of for the tour. If you know anybody who might be interested in booking Voiteck for UK and mainland European gigs (live and/or DJ), please forward this email. Biography, discography and press materials are available upon request. booking/contact details: email- [EMAIL PROTECTED] phone/fax - +613 9576 7589 Also keep an eye out for Voiteck's new label, Elecktruck. Which will feature upcoming releases by Safety Scissors, Sutekh, Kit Clayton, Jasper, Mannequin Lung, John Tejada, Voiteck and Meccano. peace ~Askew truck musik/electruck 2001 activity below the surface _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com
experimental hip hop?
Gwendal wrote: what exactly is your defiition of experimental hip-hop ? mediadrome wrote: doing new things with old forms - pushing the limits of commercial music - new ways of using words; experimental music gets the idea across Exact definitions aside, check out the following hip hop artists/releases: Mix Master Mike - 'Anti-Theft Device' 2LP (Asphodel) 1998 killer fully-realised LP of instrumental hip hop, produced by Naut Humon, taking the idea of turntablism beyond simple tricks and into advanced hip hop expressionism (or something like that). Dj Q-Bert - 'Wave Twisters' 2LP (Galactic Butt Hair) 1988 anything Mix Master Mike can do... i can do better, incredible hands-on vinyl digital manipulation, like 'Anti-Theft Device' this is inspired instrumental hip hop. Company Flow - 'Little Johnny From the Hospital' (Rawkus) 1999 mental hip hop and sticky funk produced by El-P and Mr Len, the personality and expression in this LP is amazing. Push Button Objects - 'Trot' (off Schematic 003 12) PBO - 'Non Existant (Gescom mix)' (off Chocolate Indust. 002 12) 1999 PBO - 'Yambooze' (off 'Deeper Concentration' comp, Oxygen Music) 1998 PBO - 'Nocturnal Advice' (off Skam 011 12) Edgar Farinas has been producing some pretty interesting hip hop inspired stuff for a couple of years, his earlier stuff was more on an electronic IDM tip... while his newer stuff is moving towards a slightly more conventional cut-up hip hop sound. Quite a bit of music is being produced under the 'experimental/IDM' hip hop banner at the moment... I like the above releases because they play with the stylistic sounds and structure of hip hop, but still keep the tough edge and street soul that most 'real' hip hop has. cheers ~Askew _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com
Favourtite tracks of 2000
Here's some of my favourtite tracks of 2000... in no particular order, and better late than ever. :) Drop Shadow Disease - 'Fototienda (Plaid remix)' (Quatermass) Kraftwerk - 'Expo 2000 (Underground Resistance mix)' (EMI) Donna Regina - 'Star Ferry (Isolee mix)' (Karaoke Kalk) Moodymann - 'Analog Live' (KDJ) Recloose - 'Can't Take It' (Planet E) Theo Parrish - 'Violent Green' (Sound Signature) DJ Rolando - 'Jaguar (Mayday mix) (white label) Chaos - 'Cosmic Osmosis' (Underground Resistance) Adult - 'Don't Talk' (Clone) Ibex - 'Oasis' (Planet E) Erykah Badu - 'Bag Lady (Cheeba Sac Main)' (Motown) Theo Parrish - 'That Day' (Archive) Kimara Lovelace - 'Misery (Lil Louis Extended Club Mix)' (King Street) Derrick Carter - 'A Hope Over U (DJ's Meeting House Dub)' (Classic) Ewan Jansen - 'Wave Believer' (Red Ember CD-R) Millsart - 'D2 off Every Dog Has It's Day Pt.1' (Axis) Isolee - 'Rest' (ENTIRE 2LP) (Playhouse) Moodymann - 'Don't You Want My Love (Mix 2)' (Pandamonium) Larry Heard - 'First Call in the Morning' (Track Mode/Music Is) Silicon Angel - 'Driver 8' (Ionized Recordings CD-R) Innerzone Orch - 'People Make the World Go Round' (C2 remix) (Planet E) Rhythm Sound meet The Chosen Brothers - 'March Down Babylon' (white) Bring on 2001 ~Askew _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com
Re: [313] Detroit techno isn't techno?
Lay wrote: In an interview I made with Derrick some time ago, I asked him about the influence of House in his music. Here's the answer: «L: What influence has House Music had in your music making? DM: It had an influence. The club scene in Chicago was extremely powerfull when I was young and had a great impression in my way of thinking and the way I felt about the music. It pushed me even deeper on the soulfull side. That's why I think the electronic music that I was doing was realy... personal.» Derrick May, as the most prominant (and best?) Detroit techno DJ, has always rated Ron Hardy as probably the BEST club DJ ever. What goes around, comes around... ~Askew _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com
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fwd: UR and NYE
Cornelius @UR asked me to forward this message to the list. Hopefully it will put a few sleeping dogs to rest. Cornelius himself, is having a few probs with the list, so if you can't reach him via the list... try his hotmail address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] peace ~Askew Well, I've been pretty absent (3 million new messages since I last checked), but you know what they say, better late... I'm fascinated by all these folks with inside info who seem to know more about UR's plans than UR. Where to start...? Number one, I was unaware of how far all this miscommunication had spread. If I had known, UR would've responded earlier. Two, the reality is that UR had not made a decision about the extent of its involvement in the event until recently (this afternoon?). But, and this is to help explain some of the confusion, UR *had* made a commitment to participate *in some way*. This was misinterpreted as confirmation of the entire ISF crew. Not the case. I'm going to apologize for any fan confusion on the behalf of UR. As for the lineup from UR...James Pennington was discussed as a live performer along with Agent Chaos. I say discussed because we had not confirmed this with him. As for the other members of UR/ISF/Red Planet, etc...believe it or not, UR has *never* completely issued a list of all its members or affiliates, and even moreso, Red Planet (trust me, 313 gossip aside, there are more Martians than even Mr. Pennington is aware of, I *know* this). Has anyone noticed that some tracks may be listed as Andre Holland, or Mad Mike, or Drexciya, but there are others listed as Underground Resistance? There are reasons. There are members of UR who have been working on tracks, creating hits, who, truthfully, have not really done much publicly. Hell, Andre Holland may NEVER perform live...or he might next time around, we'll see. What I'm saying is, Clandestine has been with UR for a long time, he has spun for UR in the past (under a different name), and, for reasons which are his own, he *WANTS* to be Clandestine. Is a group like UR going to argue with that? I'll also clue you in that one of the musicians going over is another long time UR member who, while unbilled, has produced tracks and will, no question, perform one or two of them. The bottom line on all this is, while there *were* issues with the promoter, simply because you don't readily know the names UR mentions doesn't mean they are folks we picked up off the street for show. Truthfully, folks didn't know who the Interstellar Fugitives were when we went over last time. So. They were, and still are, members of UR. And they represented properly, if I don't say so myself (if you thought our show was f*cked up, please email me privately and tell me why!). Is anyone familiar with Hipnotech? Another UR affiliated label. No producers are listed, only tracks, but I can tell you, it's the same deal. UR members and others have participated without label credits. One guy is...working...with the Roots. But he's managing to do many things at once. Still, if other folks want to have their name out, they may do something on a label like Upstart/Urban Slang, yet another UR affiliate. Mark Flash was doing work with UR for a long time, but his first label credit came on UR's remix for E-Dancer's Bango (released on PIAS in Europe only, I believe). He is no less a member of the UR family because he has never had a titled release on UR proper (truth be told, I think Mike knew him *before* he met up with DJ Rolando). Hell, Agent Chaos had a track out on Metroplex *BEFORE* his UR ep came out. Is that significant? What this goes back to is the music. The music comes first. If this was a scam, we'd be saying so, but again, UR *will* be present, and we *will* give you a great night out. If you're looking for Drexciya, I'm sorry, but they're somewhere underwater doing whatever Drexciyans do. Again, sorry for the confusion. Cornelius PS-Mad Mike Banks is a producer, NOT a DJ. He is also an exceptional MUSICIAN, having played a number of instruments with a number of individuals in a number of styles, but a turntable was never one of them! Other folks might do well to follow his lead... _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com
Re: [313] New Derrick May release?
Patrick wrote: Has Derrick put out a new ep lately? (apart from the Jaguar mixes?) The Derrick May remixes of Deelite's 'Wildtimes' have just (last week) been re-released on 12. I've seen these listed under 'Derrick May' on a couple of lists... so maybe this is what your thinking of. I'm not sure whether this is an official re-release (my copy's in the mail), or a sly bootleg. AFAIK it's a US release (via Sonic Groove?). cheers ~Askew _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com
Re: [313] Acid House?
cervix couch wrote: I'm very curious to hear what 'acid house' sounds like. when it was in its heyday, i was very much into another scene and basically missed it. a friend of mine told me that early Guy Called Gerald (who i LOVE) and Eddie Flashin' Fowlkes (birth of technosoul) could be considered 'acid house'. is this true? if so, could anyone suggest something from that time period that would be worth checking out? 'Acid House' describes more of a musical movement, than a specific sound or genre. It was the soundtrack to the 'Summer of Love' in the UK (@ 1988) where techno/house/rave culture broke big time (e's are good, yellow smiley faces, the rave is on etc.) It's kind of an umbrella label that describes alot of music (Chicago producers like Joe Smooth plus artists like Joey Beltram, Guy Called Gerald, Slam, Leftfield, Derrick May...) some of it amazing, and some of it not so amazing. There's quite a few CD comps (Mastercuts have one) that cover the UK 'Acid House' sound. But, if you head over to the home of house, Chicago, it's a slightly different story. Where the 'acid' sound is derived from the signature sound of the Roland TB-303 bassline machine, and the mind bending atmosphere of clubs like the Music Box. Here's some of my fav Chicago acid tracks: Virgo - 'My Space' (Trax 1986) Mr Fingers - 'Washing Machine' (Trax 1986) Phuture - 'Acid Tracks' 'You're Only Friend' (Trax 1987) Joe Smooth - 'Perfect World' (DJ International 1987?) Phuture - 'We Are Phuture' (Trax 1988) Bam Bam 0 'Where's Your Child?' (Desire-UK 1988) Mr Fingers - 'Amnesia' (Jack Trax 1988) Mr Fingers - 'Play it Loud' (Jack Trax ?) Mr Fingers - 'The Childrens House' (La Casa ?) Steve Poindexter - 'Born to Freak' (Muzique 1989) MD Connection - 'Self Preservation' (Muzique 1989) New World Order - 'Trancers' 'Luv in Hart' (Muzique ?) Gene Hunt - 'Living in a Land (a-side mix)' (Housetime 1989) Fingers - 'Ecstasy' 'The Juice' (Hot Mix 5 ?) Phortune - 'Can You Feel the Bass?' (Hot Mix 5 ?) Armando - '151' (Hot Mix 5 ?) Ten City - 'That's the Way Love Is (Stve Hurley mix)' (Atlantic 1989) yeahyeah Larry Heard didn't use a 303 on the Fingers tracks, but he 'didn't need to'! :) cheers ~Askew _ Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com
recent housey doingz
A few months back somebody on the list was asking about Lil Louis (something about booking details?). Anyways... one of my favourite records of the year so far would have to be Kimara Lovelace's 'Misery', which came out a few months back on King Street. The main track is produced and mixed by Lil Louis (club harmony mixes), and it's a killer piece of work. Similar to the Black Magic 'Freedom' 12 on Strictly Rhythm (also with live bass by Gene Perez), but not so straight ahead... and IMHO alot better. Lil Louis back in top form. And... for something a little different. Check the Isolee mix of Turner's 'Been Out' on Ladomat 2000. This mix is more in the vein of Beau Mot Plage than the (also excellent) 'Rest' 2xLP, with driving rhythms and some nice subtle songwriting twists that gradually emerge in the arrangement. You might want to play this one at minus 4 though! Just to finish... white labels of Sound Signature # 10 and 11 have been circulating for a little while now. Both are 2 track 12s. SS010 features 'Take It' (the track that Theo played at the DEMF)... which sounds a little like a recent Recloose track. hmmm :) Hopefully both these 12s should be out in the not too distant future. peace ~Askew now we can all get back to the ongoing yo momma's on smack/not black enough/a toneshifter thread... _ Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com
Re: [313] Gemini Discog
...and a couple of more recent releases: 1999 Gemini - 'Swimmin Wit Sharks' 12 (Classic 077) 2000? Spencer Kincy - 'The 4th Day' 12 (Make Out Music 004) Both are great 12s. cheers ~Askew _ Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com
Bad SOH? (was FOCUS DETROIT...)
defragged wrote: Focus and Street Edition will feature an image exclaiming Detroit Techno on posters and in print ads. The Street Edition is the third in a series of Focus statement cars built since Focus was launched in the U.S. last year. The Sony Limited Edition Focus and the Kona Mountain Bike Edition were the first two statement cars. I wrote: Apparently the 'Sony Ltd. Edition' Focus features European styling, 'Jaguar' badges (in place of Ford badges) and is decked out in British racing green. But, I hear the highway performance is disappointing compared to the Detroit Techno/Street Edition. Fred wrote: Ford owns Jaguar automobiles as well as some others (Volvo, Autin Marten, Mazda...) but why the hell would they put a Jaguar on their Ford brand cars? That's like putting a Rolls Royce label on a Toyota. Nathan wrote: rhymes with carcasm Detroit techno - motor cars - Sony Ltd Edition You can blame my bad (?) sense of humour. Although, Defragged's original post (see above) does mention a Sony limited edition of the Focus... I made the rest up. electronic sarcasm doesn't travel too well :) ~Askew _ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.
Re: [313] FOCUS DETROIT TECHNO/STREET EDITION
defragged wrote: Focus and Street Edition will feature an image exclaiming Detroit Techno on posters and in print ads. The Street Edition is the third in a series of Focus statement cars built since Focus was launched in the U.S. last year. The Sony Limited Edition Focus and the Kona Mountain Bike Edition were the first two statement cars. Apparently the 'Sony Ltd. Edition' Focus features European styling, 'Jaguar' badges (in place of Ford badges) and is decked out in British racing green. But, I hear the highway performance is disappointing compared to the Detroit Techno/Street Edition. awareness, interest, desire, action, satisfaction ~Askew _ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.
KDJ discog. web page
Matt wrote: First of all, thanks to Stephen @ twoplayer, who has thus far managed to tolerate me, the KDJ label/Moodymann discography is up at: http://twoplayer.net/kdj Matt and Stephen have done a good job compiling all the KDJ discography information, and creating a cool one-stop web page for all the spotters. I compiled my own KDJ-label discog. (including represses) back in July and sent it to 'Amazing Discographies' ... but things haven't been updated on the site for quite awhile (since June?). It's good to see that the info. found a good home at Matt's site. Thanks for the credit on the intro page Matt. :) cheers ~Askew ps. thanks to Jochem and a couple of other forgotten list members who helped out with the original info for my version of the discog! _ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.
RE: [313] Stacey Pullen in Melbourne
PS. It's nice to see some discussion about the real $hit... instead of all the one-trick-ponies and trojan horses. Jeff wrote: right, the only good techno comes from djs who have been playing for 15 years or more, from detroit, god forbid they are newer or doing something new like ben sims, beyer, or cari. its all about music from 15 years ago, and artists from then, damn anything new! Not at all man... I'm just saying that I signed up to this list because it's the '313-techno' (not 313 and/or techno) mailing list. I don't mind discussing more established Detroit artists like Stacey Pullen, but I also want info on newer artists like Andres, Ibex, Bill Van Loo and Marc Floyd. Sims, Beyer and Lekebusch might be cool (and more power to them)... but they're not from Detroit, or really Detroit related. That's all...:) peace ~Askew _ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.
Stacey Pullen in Melbourne
I think Stacey Pullen left by far the greater impression in Melbourne a couple of weeks ago among a wider demographic!! He played for six hours in Melbourne at the Innovator party along with Derrick Carter - and he played 'til he was so tired he was kneeling at the decks, and it was sensational. It was an appreciative, sophisticated crowd and the night had a great vibe. People are still talking about it! *snip* Derrick played deep and slipped in a few quirky RB type records - like Mary Mary's Shackles (Praise You), which is a uptempo gospel/RB track and a top 2 hit here, and The Artful Dodger feat Craig David. I believe he played the Mayday mix of Jaguar, too. Derrick Carter played an excellent set, but wasn't quite in the peak over-the-top form that he can be. I think he plays better to a club/party crowd... rather than a sophisti-rave crowd. In the last hour he broke it down with a loose jazz-style track, and then played some hard Chicago funk (like Little Louis' 'Original Video Clash')... which was a highlight! Then Stacey played tech-house through to house and finished with a drum 'n' bass track by Goldie (we think) and Stevie Wonder during his encores. I am not sure if it's common practice elsewhere for DJs to do encores but in the clubs they often do them here due to crowd reception. Stacey received an ovation here - it was the bomb. For most of Stacey's set (first 4 1/2 hrs) he played straight ahead tech-house (Plastic City, The End-style etc.)... but his mixing and personality projection was amazing. He played on 3 decks with a Pioneer DJM 600 and what looked like a Pioneer EFX 500 (the multi-FX realtime box with the jog-wheel), and he was in razor-sharp form... dropping out frequencies, panning, filtering, cutting... dubbing out whole mixes for minutes at a time, and then slamming all the frequencies back in. ALL THIS PLUS... singing along to the tracks, clapping and busting out Kung-Fu moves with Derrick Carter (as Stacey cut the tracks up). He completely blew my mind! And then there was the (3+ !!!) encores... disco tracks, Stevie Wonder's 'All I Do' (i think it was the Roy Davis Jnr remake)... Stacey rocked down the house (and even that's an understatement). cheers ~Askew PS. It's nice to see some discussion about the real $hit... instead of all the one-trick-ponies and trojan horses. _ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.
Re: [313] best dj???
New York: - Kool DJ Herc - Grandwizard Theodore - Grandmaster Flash - Larry Levan Chicago: - Frankie Knuckles - Ron Hardy Detroit: - Ken Collier - Derrick May These guys made the blueprint that ALL subsequent techno DJ's have followed... from the superstars to the bedroom allstars. cheers ~Askew _ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.
Comn Fac/Recloose tour dates (Aus/NZ)
Here's the dates for the Australian New Zealand Common Factor/Recloose tour. Info comes straight from the promoter's mouth (so I assume all dates are confirmed). Check street press flyers for venues, line ups and ticket details. october 21st adelaide 27th auckland NZ 28th wellington NZ november 5th melbourne 18th sydney 25th perth Re: Melbourne AFAIK Common Factor is playing live, with Recloose DJing. The venue is Honkytonks, tickets are limited to 250. Support DJ's are Boogs, Declan Kelly, Richard Cambell and John Idem. cheers ~Askew _ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.
Optic Nerve
ozymandias wrote: On another note, I've recently been having a torrid little affair with my old _Deep Detroit_ compilations. They're so good to me! It's a shame Pow Wow never released more than the two of them, as they're chock full of the good stuff -- Infiniti, Shake, Eddie Flashin' Fowlkes -- you know the score. They were how I discovered Optica Nerve, who are still my favorite db / 430 West artists (so it's an alias for Aux 88) I thought Optic Nerve was an alias for Keith Tucker (one of the two original members of Aux 88). Anyways, Optic Nerve 'Trilogy Wave 1' (DB4W-005) would have to be a lost Detroit techno classic (circa 1995)... all three tracks are killer Red Planet style techno. The other Trilogy Wave parts are cool too, but not quite as strong as Wave 1. cheers ~Askew _ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.
Absract Fusion 2 comp.
Just picked up the new Absract Fusion 2 compilation on Track Mode/Music Is. I've only had a quick flick through the 2LP, but it sounds pretty damn good... and features an impressive line-up. Abstract Fusion 2 (2LP) (Track Mode 023/Music Is 006) a1. Glenn Underground - 'Chicago Heights' a2. Odara Productions - 'Shine (Dub mix)' b1. Larry Heard - 'First Call in the Morning' b2. Ewan Jansen - 'Busted' c1. Rick Wade - The Megamix c2. Theo Parrish - 'Future Primitive' d1. Rick the Godson - 'City Bar Groove' d2. Norma Jean Bell - 'Fabulous' Make sure you check out the talent of Ewan Jansen, Odara and the Red Ember crew (straight outta Perth). These guys are producing some damn fine house music... keep your eyes peeled for more vinyl releases in the near future. Damn* Ewan... 'Busted' wasn't on the demo you sent me! You holding out on me? :) And what's the scoop on Odara? cheers ~Askew _ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.
Re: [313] Surgeon tone-shifting
Gwendel wrote: Talking about which... some time ago I let an interesting thread slip through, the one about tone-shifting... Darw_n wrote: Toneshifting (one word, for aesthetic reasons) is not a style, it is a result... But generally, it only occurs with highly repetitive techno for anything complex or melodic becomes an oppressive agent... Simply put, toneshifting is when the listener projects his/her own melody onto the repetition, rather then the music project out to the listener. ie. When you're bored... the mind begins to wander. :) ~Askew _ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.
313 and Broadcast Media
How does the following post relate to 313? Well it shows that the future (and not too distant past) of Detroit techno belongs on the true community radio shows of the world, as well as the World Wide Web. What did that old 'has-been' say about pocket calculators and tv sets, remote controls and micro-cassettes...? Ms Cyclone wrote: And radio has a lot to do with it, too. Urban music is only just breaking in Australia now due to a latent racism that held it back for years. Universal has tried for years and years to break Mary J Blige but radio will not support her because she is too them too Black- which is a hideous situation. Radio only reluctantly got behind Lauryn Hill - after months of Sony campiagns and then the Grammy coup. I don't really think 'latent racism' is holding back Urban music on commercial radio in Australia... it's more a case of the target marketing of a specific audience, with a specific format/sound. Commercial radio is a very stagnant medium in Australia and it works to a very limited playlist... which is pretty much Classic Rock, M-O-R and a handful of crossover-pop tunes. Sure Hip-Hop, RB and Soul hardly get a look in... but neither does most Alternative Rock, Heavy Metal, Electronic music, Country Music etc.etc.etc. This is why community radio is so important and why its supportbase is building in momentun... Amen to that! because it responds to the community and young people (and young at heart) and ethnic people and working class demograhics and gay audiences, not monied young Anglo-Australian conservatives and suburban sheep who don't know that they are being programmed. I don't know about your demographic categorisations... conservative sheep come in ALL shapes and colours. Love Respect ~Askew _ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.
Re: [313] 313 and Broadcast Media
I think fundamentally Australian mainstream types are scared of anything that is ghetto-centric - that is anything that either glamourises/celebrates the ghetto (ie Puff Daddy) or exposes the hardships/realities of inner-city America (The Roots through to DMX, etc, etc). They say, this is not relevant to us. This thread was started by a comment on how major-labels have screwed-over alot of 'underground' artists. And in my post I wasn't specifically trying to focus upon Urban music... I was making generalisations to the bigger picture (313 included). I don't doubt that racism exists within Australian mainstream music media. In the big picture racism is basically ignorance and fear, and mainstream media is ignorant and afraid of many genres (not just Urban music). Mainstream media doesn't cater to my music needs, so I have very little to do with it. Music is relative. I'd rather read reviews on Forcefield, read articles in Straight No Chaser, listen to interviews on Andrew Duke's Cognition, and listen to Ron Hardy DJ-sets on the Deephouse site. People have always had to try that little bit harder to get exposure to underground music (like Detroit techno), and underground music has always had a pretty steep learning curve. And no matter how underground you think the music you like is... more often than not, there's always a bunch of people out there who like it too (hello 313-list). A genre like Jazz has a huge following thanks to dedicated media outlets and grassroots support... and despite the lack of mainstream media coverage. peace ~Askew _ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.
paging Linda G
Hey Linda (or anybody else that can help out) can you please send me an email... I've tried a couple of your other hotmail accounts, but my messages keep bouncing. cheers ~Askew _ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.
Re: [313] paperclip people live
Klaas-Jan wrote: It was indeed a nice DJ set but it wasn't really live. He had some equipment on stage but hitting the play button on your MPC and missing and talking into the mic. isn't really a live set, isn't it? When Carl Craig recently played Melbourne he was running all the tracks from an MPC 3000 (in 'song' mode)... but he was playing live keys, and mixing everything down live (and he was working pretty hard). I'd call that a live set. :) Rogier wrote: The only guy I saw using a sampler as a sampler (and not as a waveplayer) was M Herbert aka dr Rocket live. You'll go and check him out and wait untill he'll get his bike on stage ;) In a live performance it's pretty tricky to set the levels on your sampler for each 'sound', get a clean sample, trim the sample and then assign it to pad/key. Much respect to Matthew Herbert, he's an excellent producer and entertaining DJ... but you should look a little closer at his live performance. He played a solo set (clunky Radio Boy style including 'Take me Back') by himself, and an 'Around the House' set with Dani and Phil in Melbourne. During the solo set he was 'playing' objects (plastic bags, Coke cans etc.) into the microphnes (and playing with the FX on the mics), but the actual tracks were running off DAT. During the 'Around the House' set, there was live vocals by Dani, and live keys by Matthew and Phil... but the rest of the tracks were playing stright from DAT. There was a sampler on stage, but I didn't see/hear any actual sampling. Still a great show though! peace ~Askew _ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.
Re: Rolando was in Melbourne
i am sure i read it on beat magazine's website in the gig guide a day or so before, ( don't believe everything you read, i guess!) I have yet to read a report of the show (especially interested in Loomit's involvement. Kinda behind on the report. Was cool. The graff was on the wall outside the club - very original idea. Loomit did a l o n g piece... with a mural/airbrush feel (although he only used cans). Pretty cool. There was a hip-hop room too, rare groove room, different music styles. So it all tied in. I must have missed the rare-groove record! :) ~Askew _ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.
Sound Signature news
Hey all, a little birdy told me that the Sound Signature back catalogue will be getting a repress in September... And that a Melbourne based distribution company has hooked-up local (Australian) distribution for the label... starting with the new 'Parallel Dimensions' doublepack. cheers ~Askew Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com
KDJ label discog. @ AD
I compiled a complete KDJ label discog. a few weeks ago for Amazing Discographies: ad.techno.org It should be up in the next update, and his info. on all the releases, plus the represses. check it out ~Askew PS. Does anybody have the full details for KDJ 02? Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com
Re: [313] John Byrne (was Alan Oldham comics)
Jorge wrote: what didn't you dig about Eshun's book? I thought it was pretentious doodoo at first, then found it fascinating. I've got nothing against Kodwo or Dan... more power to them. I was just trying to lighten the thread a little. :) Besides, there's quite a few comic-book influences in Detroit techno... the Punisher, Vision, Nannytown, the Molemen... just to name a few. Kinda works in with Kodwo's black science fiction angle. cheers ~Askew Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com
short review of KDJ 026
KDJ 026 Andres 'untitled' (2x12)
Non-descript label (unlike previous Andres or KDJ releases) with no song
titles, in plain white sleeve.
Overall, a very satisfying release... with improved production and song
writing, following on from the three previous 12s on KDJ.
SIDE A
1. Sweet cut-up, with a house rhythm... featuring pitched-up male vocals
that sound like a cross between falsetto Smokey Robinson and a chipmunk. :)
2. Another 4-on-the-floor cut-up, with nice flute samples and female vocal
samples.
SIDE B
1. A cut-up of 'Friday Night' by Debbie Welch and Norma Jean Bell (out on
Pandamonium last year). Hip Hop tempo, with hard hitting kicks.
2. Smooth house track, with nice piano samples,and chord progression similar
to '313 Love' (off KDJ 20).
SIDE C
1. Stepping away from previous KDJ releases this is an up-tempo breakbeat
track ('Reality'-style) with a Latin flavour. Featuring a live-sounding
bongo intro. Absolutely killer!
2. Classic KDJ house-style, with a deep piano riff and saxophone samples.
SIDE D
1. Another Latin-flavour breakbeat track with Spanish vocal and guitar
samples.
2. Latin percussion and guitar samples feature on this uptempo breakbeat
track. The pitched-up vocal sample sounds like a cross between Motown and
Ofra Haza (of 'Paid in Full' fame).
A highly recommended release (probably my fav. double pack for the year),
and a good jumping-on point for folks unfamiliar with the KDJ label.
You might want to think about playing Sides A D at -8% though... then
again maybe you might not. I'm betting that Andres' sampler doesn't have a
'time stretch' function. :)
cheers
~Askew
**warning: Do not borrow your partners' credit card/money to buy this
record... they will claim it for themselves!
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RE: [313] Andres double
Stewart wrote: Just got the new Andres double on kdj (kdj 26) and it's fantastic, far better than the his other 3 ep's so far. 8 tracks no titles or info of any kind on the label apart the word Andres. Jason wrote: Man, this sounds good. I thought Material World/Reality was excellent, right up my alley ;-) What are the other 2 EPs? What about a KDJ discog, anyone? (URL)? I just did a KDJ discog. for Collin @ 'Amazing Discographies'. ad.techno.org It should be up in the next update. Does anybody have the details for the first two KDJ releases? ~Askew Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com
Re: online retail
David wrote: sanity.com.au has some really good stuff (someone there really likes Detroit stuff) but their response sucks. I've been waiting 3 months now for 11 Phases, 3MB vs Juan Atkins and Concept 12. All quoted at 4- 6 weeks. The recent U.R sleeves have some pertinent information about chain stores like Sanity. Good for your wallet/purse, not good for the music scene. Support the stores that support the music. Viva Hardwax! ~Askew Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com
Re: Plug Research News 6/27/00
There will be new albums and eps by: Jeremy Dower Smyglyssna Safety Scissors Keep your eyes ( ears) out for Jeremy Dower (aka Tetrphnm). He's been producing some really interesting music for the past few years... as well as playing some great live shows around Melbourne. cheers ~Askew Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com
[313] Trying....bullshit
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ...but I admit that many of them are poorly produced, the writing isn't all that great, and they do not really work in a modern context. I love them because they sound so old, so primitive, and because in many ways they laid the groundwork for so much of what came after... Andy replied: sorry, man. but this rubbish. early m500/metroplex is surely not poorly produced at all. juan`s early works still kick ass in 2000 and will still be working in ANY modern context beyond the year 00, while any modern type 4/4 bangtech all sound alike music is almost forgotten once the dj enters the next one in the mix... I'd have to agree with Andy here. Some early techno records might have raw production, mixing and muddy pressings, but these records are also full of the kind of raw expression (soul) that's so hard to find in 'modern' techno. and Re: Juan Atkins IMHO Juan's early productions have some the sweetest arrangements, programming and song-writing found in any genre of dance music. The 'No UFO's/Future' 12 is a textbook for techno/electro. Sure... in some of his production work the edits and mixing are a little loose, but he was doing it all live. And if I was making music that good I'd be getting a little carried away too! :) I've always thought that one of his biggest strengths was his understanding of the whole analogue/digital sonic-aesthetic... and how to put the machines together and make magic. ~Askew NP. Inner City - Big Fun (Magic Juan Remix) Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com
Shades of Jae (was: moodymann)
Ryan wrote: does anyone know if the moodyman track called shade of jae (spelling???) is still available. it was a one sided track... i think i remember hearing something about it being limited. Emma wrote: all the kdj one sided pressings have been repressed of late and you should be able to get hold of it. i heard it when it was first out and passed it over coz it didn't sound so great *ducks* ;) ahh well... AFAIK 'Shades of Jae' wasn't a limited release. Although, newer pressing do have a different track listing. 1st pressing: side-a (KDJ 21 a) 'Shades of Jae' parts 1 2 side-b (KDJ 21 b) 'The Set Up' This is a downtempo track that plays at 45rpm and has samples from 808 State's 'Cobra Bora'. Just after the start it breaks down into a speech that talks about the set up. later pressings: side-a (KDJ 21 a) 'Shades of Jae' parts 1 2 side-b (KDJ 23 b) untitled Although it has the original b-side label, this is a new untitled track that plays at 33rpm... it has a minimal 4-on-the-floor arrangement, a side-stick sample keeping time, synth-horn samples at the start and end (which sound like they're lifted from Urban Tribe's 'Peacemakers') and a two-note piano riff. KDJ 23-aa appears on the full release of 'The Thief that Stole My Sad Days... Ya Blessin' Me' 12 (with KDJ 25-a on the flip). cheers ~Askew Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com
Re: [313] Monetary value of record
Fred wrote: Does anybody know the value of an original pressing of Techno! The New Dance Sound of Detroit? I mean, the street value, what it would sell for in a shop in the USA... Street value? Hmmm... If we could side-step the manufacturers and take the pure product... simplify the formula... maybe cut it with some acid and FX, package it nicely... give it a new name... We could make millions!:) ~Askew Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com
Phortune (was forcefield paradise)
Turlough wrote: I noticed on your Jack Revival tracklisting the label Saber. I was wondering if you ever heard of a track by Phortune called Can You Feel The Bass on Saber and if it's available? e,r replied: it's on HotMix5 HMF114 i just sold a copy on e-bay ;) you should have asked 10 days ago It's also on HMF-LP-01 'Acid LP' (1988). Pierre's Fantasy Club - Dream Girl Phortune - Can You Feel the Bass Armando - 151 Fingers - Juice Fingers - Ecstasy Phortune - Jiggerwatts Cool McCool - World Turns Around Mix - Pump Up the Acid Does anybody know if the two Fingers tracks have appeared anywhere else? cheers ~Askew Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com
Re: [313] What Is Up With 313?
I think some folks are taking the 'three degrees of separation' a little far. If you're bored with 313-techno, don't have anything to say, or maybe don't really know what 313-techno is... maybe you should bite your tongue and take it elsewhere. As for more on-topic threads... How about Sherard Ingram getting some long-overdue play at the DEMF. His 1998 LP 'The Collapse of Modern Culture' has proved to be a real 'sleeper'. It received a piece of the spotlight when it was initially released (thanks to the Mo Wax link and the guest artists), but it seems to have faded all too quickly into the background. There's so much expression and soul in this release that it almost overwhelms you on the first few listens... but give it a few months and your ears really start to open up. IMHO 'Peacemakers' is still one of the stand-outs of 1998. Or... what about UR 043, 'Condition Red' by Dark Avenger (aka Chaos/Marc Floyd)... another release which hasn't drawn alot of attention. Following on from the bomb that was 'Afrogermanic', Marc Floyd serves up the real-deal yet again. Personally, I really like electro... but there are so few artists at the moment who are really pushing the boundaries, so many sound-a-like releases, so many artists treading water and counting the pay checks. Tracks like 'Cosmic Osmosis' and 'The Safety is Off' cut the shit, and 'Wobbler' gets noisy and freaked out (in true UR style). And... how about the 'New Phonies' picture disk by Adult on Clone. Following on from the ground work laid by Le Car... Adult have been pushing the electro/synth-pop boundaries for a few years. While there have been a number of Adult-highlights, there's also been a process of development... especially with the treatment of Nicola's vocals and the overall production. 'New Phonies' finds everything clicking nicely into place... apart from the slick artwork (which has been pressed on the wrong sides of the disk). :) Finally... check 'Summertime is Here' by Theo Parrish. I know this release has been out a fair few months, and also very hard to get, but the one-sided one-track 12 is breathtaking. Vocals, live trumpet, and live sax push Theo's production to new levels. And while everyone's worrying about 'down beat', 'deep house' and all the rest... you know that the new double-pack is gonna say shut the f*ck up and listen to the music. Of course some lucky list-members have already had a sneak preview... where are the reviews? Like TP said (when talking about 313-house) a few months ago... there are a handful of Detroit artists who get their props (sometimes over-and-over again), but there is also a 'living and breathing' local scene who deserve their fair-share of exposure. ~Askew And as a final word... I'd like to offer some overdue respect to Alan Oldham. In the past some parts of this list have been quick to kiss his ass, but when the chips were down and Alan (a fellow list member) needed a little support... what happened? Out came the soapboxes and knives. What kind of reflection was this on the list? Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com
Re: [313] vinyl warping
Jim wrote: Yeah, that's some curse that's been buggin some U.S. vinyls for ages. For some time it was obvious to expect U.S. vinyl to sound shitty, it had a cheap-feeling to it, making it more underground (as ridiculous as it seems). A_Zed wrote: I once heard that the extreme temperatures between summer and winter around the Michigan area resulted in records buckling over time if they are left in warehouses (esp if they are still in shrinkwraps). All my records on Plus 8, Telepathic, UR, and others all have slight warping. When the 'vinyl warping' thread last popped-up on the list (maybe 9 months ago) someone from NSC in Detroit (Ron?) posted a really informative explaination to the whole situation. Something about the US having older record presses (compared to Europe), not being able to cut the master plates as deep, and using lower quality vinyl compounds. Maybe someone could dig the original post out of the archives? ~Askew Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com
Re: [313] the OT on and on...
Lay wrote: And there are also other mailing lists, such as Analog Heaven, Digital Hell, etc. Just go to Hyperreal's main page and find out about them. Or take it to private mail. Askew, you just *gotta* have some Detroit politics in this list, which eventualy becomes subjective, no?... :-) But I do know what you mean, the 70+ messages a day that the list delivers can't be read in 10min time... I don't have a problem with discussing Detroit politics. I was referring to the whole DJT-1000/DEMF thread... where the responses to AO's post at his site started as speculation, and stayed there. :) ~Askew Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com
Re: [313] the OT on and on...
Lay wrote: And there are also other mailing lists, such as Analog Heaven, Digital Hell, etc. Just go to Hyperreal's main page and find out about them. Or take it to private mail. Askew, you just *gotta* have some Detroit politics in this list, which eventualy becomes subjective, no?... :-) But I do know what you mean, the 70+ messages a day that the list delivers can't be read in 10min time... I don't have a problem with discussing Detroit politics. I was referring to the whole DJT-1000/DEMF thread... where the responses to AO's post at his site started as speculation, and stayed there. :) ~Askew Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com
the OT on and on...
Most of us are subbed to this list to read about 313-techno. Some of us pay for web access. Some of us have difficulty accessing the web. I honestly don't mind a few off-topic posts here and there... in fact it can be interesting. But, I don't need a mail box full of posts about the technical merits of drum machines, subjective analysis of Detroit 'politics', and tit-for-tat posts about musical taste. C'mon guys... please try and keep it constructuve and on-topic. cheers ~Askew Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com
Re: [313] mission impossible
Bill wrote: Looking for anything that Richard James did as Polygon Window on vinyl. If anybody could even point me in a good direction, I'd be extremely grateful. Horsepower wrote: Let me know if you find extras of Surfing On Sine Waves on clear wax. :^) Check out Warp-Mart. www.warprecords.com They 'found' some brand new copies of 'Surfing...' a few months ago and put them up for sale on the site (although I think they've sold out now). ~Askew Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com
Re: (313) Herbert anyone?
teth: Has anyone heard Matthew Herbert DJ ? Tom wrote: Yeah, we had him play at our Radius night in Cardiff back in February. He played an excellent set of quirky old and new material, including a fair bit of his own stuff, lots of Playhouse and Perlon, plus artists like Titonton and Dan Curtin. Brilliant mixing, great tunes, and an extremely nice bloke to boot, very down to earth... Definitely go and see Herbert DJ if you get the chance. His DJ set in Melbourne last year was one of the most entertaining sets I've heard in ages. Make sure you encourage him to pull out his Dancemania records! ~Askew __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
Ionized Record Sampler
Ionizer wrote: Just a short note to let you all know that the first IONIZED RECORDS cd Sampler is back from the pressing plant and ready to go. Featuring 11 tracks from the cream of South East Queenslands underground electronictalent including SilconAngel, KingStoneTone, MrEntertainment and Ionizer. Got this in the mail last Friday... and it is an excellent collection of some v e r y impressive tracks from the Ionized Record label. The ghosts of Kraftwerk (Man Machine era), Blackdog, early Autechre and Detroit (past present) drift through-out the 11 tracks on the CD, yet the result is a fresh and individual sound (free from the retro and sound-alike baggage of other contemporary electronic artists). To all the Australian list members... you really should check this up-and-coming label (I think you'll be very pleasantly surprised)... and give them some well deserved support. peace ~Askew The cd is available to order from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] PO Box 15 Tamborine Village QLD AUSTRALIA 4270 for $18au +shipping ($4 to Sth Hemisphere/$6 to Nth Hemisphere). __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
Re: (313) Mind Over Rhythm (Rumble)
Pietro wrote: My first exposure to Mind Over Rhythm was through their amazing 12 single on Rumble Records called The Crossing (years ago). Does anyone know what Mind Over Rhythm have been up to these days, and if they released anything else along the lines of The Crossing? I understand they did a collaboration with Plaid. Can someone comment on this? I noticed it was listed at CDNOW. 'Mind Over Rhythm meets the men from Plaid on the Planet Luv' 4 x 10 Rumble Records LP001 (1995). 1a 'Blast Off (original version)' - Mind Over Rhythm 1aa 'Kiss the Sky' - Plaid 2a 'Orange Sky' - Plaid 2aa 'Retro 7/Slingshot' - Mind Over Rhythm 3a 'Big Warm Glow' - Mind Over Rhythm 3aa 'System Talk' - the Plaid/M.O.R alliance 4a 'Uncharted Territory' - Mind Over Rhythm 4aa 'Departure' - Mind Over Rhythm The 2 Plaid tracks are essentially remixes/reworks of 'Blast Off', and are both outstanding examples (one breakbeat, one 4-on-the-floor) of the early Plaid sound. IMO 'System Talk' is the stand-out track on this release, a beautiful mid-tempo 4-o-t-floor techno track... working the Psyche/BFC/early-UK-IDM blue print for all it's worth! The 5 Mind Over Rhythm tracks feature dub bass-lines, 4-o-t-floor rhythms and soft synth pads. 'Kiss the Sky' has female vocal samples. 'Retro7/Slingshot' has a fast trancey feel. 'Big Warm Glow' sounds like a Weatherall produced down-tempo One Dove track. 'Uncharted Territrory' goes deep with floating pads, and 'Departure' has a bleeping techno sound. All quite nice... but not in the league of the Plaid produced tracks. FYI the sleeve lists A.C. Hill as the producer behind Mind Over Rhythm. cheers ~Askew __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
Re: (313) killabite
yep. no doubt. another ben sims label besides hardgroove, theory and symbolysm. invisible wrote: even found a fifth one: native AFAIK the UK-based Native label (not to be confused with the Italian electro label) is a sub-label of Pure Plastic. ~Askew __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
Re: (313) Dave Clarke last night
mitch wrote: He played a good, but dissapointing set of hard techno, something else you rarely hear in this city, but damn! I came to hear electro on a big system for the first time in two years! My personal theory was the club told him that electro would bomb like Dresden in front of a Van city crowd, and that's probably rightbut all the ads, posters and the banner right in the club said ELECTRO BOOGIE TOUR, he could have just played the mixed cd and I would have been happy... I-F had some interesting things to say about Dave Clarke, and the 'Electro Boogie' mix series, back in the September 1999 issue of The Skinny (www.skinny.com check the past music features section). It would be interesting to hear Dave Clarke's response to this article. ~Askew __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
Re: (313) Stacey Pullen/ Black Flag
Peter wrote: Holding a place in my box since the end of January and causing major damage everytime... Black Flag 002 - Stacey Pullen presents Black Odyssey - The Stand A_Zed wrote: Whoa, when's the release date for this? Check the latest DJ-set (about a month old from one of the Transmat tour dates) at Betalounge from Stacey Pullen... there's a good chance it's mixed-up somewhere inside. Also check Stacey's live edits using delay and the EQ's on the mixer! ~Askew __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
(313) Re: YMO/Riot in Lagos
In Vitro wrote: Besides that, I highly recommend Ryuichi Sakamoto's B-2 Unit from (1980). Quite experimental and way ahead of its time. It also features the fantastic electro dub track riot in lagos. (Check Ken Ishii Mix -Up CD). it's worth to look for it!!! Speaking of 'Riot In Lagos'... also check Tao's version on their 1997 LP 'Esoteric Red' (Language)... which was then subsequently remixed by Plaid (Language 12019). An excellent remix which takes the original track full-circle. ~Askew __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
(313) let there be house! - THE REAL DEAL!
TP wrote: 2nd - the track by Mr. Fingers is Can You Feel It. For those of you chasing this track down... it has recently been repressed by Trax. Mr Fingers - 'Can You Feel It (inst.)'/Washing Machine' (Trax 127) Mr Fingers - 'Can You Feel It (vocal)'/'Distant Planet' (Trax 410) NB. this is the vocal version (not the acappella speech) that originally came out on Jack Trax. cheers ~Askew __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
(313) Common Factor in Melbourne
Just got back from seeing Common Factor DJ at the Lounge in Melbourne... grrreat stuff! Good support from Spacey Space (Pole, Mainstreet, KDJ, Drexciya), Boogs (Isolee, Herbert and a small dose of breaks) and Voiteck/Boogs double-team (going crazy on 4 decks) after Common Factor finished his extended DJ set. I gotta say that Nick/Common Factor is a fine DJ who really knows his shit. A genuine mix of Detroit grooves and Chicago swing, throwing house and techno together to great effect. He has a 'head-down' DJ style... but really kept the floor moving with some sharp programming. He really knew his records too... letting most of his mixes time-out, before kicking the new track in smoothly. A real breath of fresh air! All this, plus I got to see Cyclone shake her $$$maker on the dance floor. :) Now all I wanna know is why wasn't he booked to play anywhere else in Australia??? peace ~Askew __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
(313) new kraftwerk
Surprisingly enough, I haven't seen anything mentioned about the new
kraftwerk release to celebrate the opening of some expo in Germany. It's
an airy sounding funky track with all the kraftwerk ingredients (high Q
snare, vocoder voices). I've heard someone mention that there's a whole
new album coming out. Has it been released yet ?
Speaking of Kraftwerk... Karl Bartos has just remixed 'Little Computer
People' (the track that Anthony Rother re-made). It's out now on PSI49NET
004.
But there was a rumour about them doing a 'Kraftwerk presents' where they
hook up with US rappers like Foxy Brown, Juvenile, Kid Rock and some names
I forgot, kinda re-doing the classics for the US.
Just got this on white label from HardWax in Germany. It's the shit! The Kid
Rock track ('Pocket Calculator') has nice MC505 drums, and a cool Bon Jovi
guitar loop.
:)~ Askew
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(313) new kraftwerk
sean wrote: Boot? why would that be necessary? I just saw a stack of them (the legit release) at Recordtime this past weekend on the Electra label. I didnt get around to listening to it though, so I have no idea what the record sounds like. But with current major label releases why on earth would any think a boot leg was needed? Boots are generally reserved for rare/hard to get/out of print classics, or so I thought. In 2000 bootlegs are reserved for new-release/hard to buy-off/still in print classics... so you don't have to pay, or give any credit to, the original artist label... and if your bootleg reaches the right ears... you get yourself a pack of lawyers... and then sit back and take the pay-off. Sony... the one and only. ~Askew __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
(313) freddy fresh
La Quad wrote: ... not to be pickin' at crumbs, but...I was under the impression that theInvisible Man is the Son of Fresh..? Yep... Freddy's son Chris now records under 'the Invisible Man' (west coast style breaks)... but originally it was Freddy's name. I think Freddy passed the name onto Chris, to help him get started. All the records I mentioned in my original post are produced by Freddy. A couple of years ago Freddy started to be listed as 'executive producer' for Invisible Man stuff. Check tracks like 'On It' on the 'Vinyl 2000' electro comp. that came out on Studio K7, you can hear that Chris is behind the desk... cos' he's not quite up to his old man's standards. :) peace ~Askew __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
(313) freddy fresh
Seth wrote: He comes from a hip-hop background, producing some stuff in the early 80s (not sure of any titles... can anyone help?). It's too bad he took the hip-hop influence in the wrong direction... Originally from St Pauls, Minnesota... Freddie is just about as old-school and DIY as you can get. He started off doing pause-button edits for Boogie Down Productions in 1987 (check the cover of 'Criminal Minded'... Freddy made the plaque on it). His first solo vinyl release was a 12 called 'Boom' that came out on Nu-Groove in 1992... and soon after he started-up his own 'Analog' label...releasing techno, electro and acid. Up until 1997 (when he signed a deal with Harthouse/Eye Q) he was working two jobs (at a pizza house at his Dad's pro-bowling shop) to support his family, and making music for the love of it. Freddie has made some great analog-style electro... check the following releases: Freddie Fresh/Invisible Man - 'Fresh is the Word' (Sockett UK 001) Supergroupies (w.3rd Electric) - 'Supergroupies' (Sockett UK 002) Invisible Man - 'Cross Bronx Expressway' (Sockett US 001) Freddie Fresh - 'Lectro Outtakes' (Electrecord 500) He has always had a sense of humour (and DJing out of Minnesota since the mid-80's... you'd need one), and his 1997 LP 'Accidently Classic' on Harthouse is a fine mixture of hip-hop, electro, latin, funk, house and techno. Sure... his current output might not be too aesthetically pleasing... but you still have to give respect where its due. Recently his house burnt down and he divorced his wife... so maybe he has some bills to pay. peace ~Askew __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
(313) Common Factor in Melb. / Voiteck
For all those who asked (Emma, 3Jane)... here's the info. for the Common Factor gig in Melbourne. Lounge 243 Swanston St Melbourne, 9663 2916 Saturday, 19th February 2000 COMPOUND: COMMON FACTOR (US - Chicago) Common Factor, Boogs, Voiteck, Spacey Space that's it! ~Askew __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
(313) Common Factor in Melb.
Cyclone wrote: Common Factor is confirmed at The Lounge (Melb) sometime this Feb. Look in the street press for more details. The line-up is Common Factor, Voiteck, Boogs Spacey Space... and I assume it will go down on a Saturday night (Boogs' weekly residency). There's a good chance he'll be playing live, he's bringing an MPC 3000, and has asked for quite a sizeable gear-rider... peace ~Askew __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
(313) Common Factor in Melb. / Voiteck
I wrote: The line-up is Common Factor, Voiteck, Boogs Spacey Space... and I assume it will go down on a Saturday night (Boogs' weekly residency). Jason wrote: When did Voiteck get back? Anyone spoken to him, was he happy with the tour? Hopefully he'll come back here in the near future. Voiteck and Boogs got back from their US tour/holiday quite a few months ago. By all accounts they had a great time, hanging out in San Fran. staying at DJ Rush's place in Chicago, visiting Canada... and of course spending some time in the Detroit area. I've heard all the stories... both of them playing with Rolando (and the party getting busted), night-time radio in Detroit, hanging out with BMG (and heaps of other cool people), and of course all the records they bought (damn Voiteck bought back heaps of sealed Alice Coltrane records)! Boogs is blowing things up in Melbourne at the moment... if any of you guys are thinking about visitng make sure you check out his on/off residency at Centiphugal on Friday nights, and his own night at the Lounge on Saturdays. peace ~Askew __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
(313) KDJ new cut
Kool DJ Duke wrote: KDJ has a limited 12 on Mike Grant's Detroit-based Moods and Grooves imprint. There are two untitled tracks. You've described the first one, the second one is a disco cut-up of a Ten City track. Just before the new year I saw a new 1-sided KDJ 12 by Moodymann titled 'Thief Stole My Sadness' at Hedonzim records. I haven't seen or heard of this record since. Does any have info. on this release? cheers ~Askew __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
(313) personal favs of 1999
Greg wrote: Markus Nikolai 'Bushes (Freaks Turning Yellow Speakeasy)' [Perlon] Is this the same mix as is on the Farina san fran sessions release? Also, can anyone tell me if this bushes track is on the LP release? I've tried to search for it and nothing lists the tracks on the LP release. I've heard one mix of this song onperlin, and frankly I don't like it, but the mix on the farina CD is pretty smooth. I'm not familiar with the Farina mix-CD, and I don't have the Markus Nikolai LP... but I do know of four other versions of the 'Bushes' track. The first house mix of the track came out on the 'Superlongevity' 2LP various artists comp. (Perlon 10). This version is simply entitled 'Bushes' and is a nice Herbert/Cologne-styled house track, built around guitar and vocal loops. Markus Nikolai's 'Passion' 12 (Perlon 12) has three more mixes of the track. 'Bushes (Zero Volt)' is a short acoustic pop-song (presumably where all the samples/vocals have been taken for the house mixes). 'Bushes (Freaks Turning Yellow Speakeasy)' is a house remix by Justin Harris and Luke Solomon... which lays most of the original vocals over a new catchy arrangement. 'Bushes (Freaks in Outer Space Dub)' is an instrumental version of the first Harris/Solomon mix... with a slightly different arrangement. hope this helps! ~Askew __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
(313) personal favs of 1999
In no particular order... Theo Parrish 'Dance of the Drunken Drums' [Sound Signature] Plaid 'Buddy' [Warp] Remote 'The Swarm' [Underground Resistance] Donna Regina 'Star Ferry' [Karaoke Kalk] Innerzone Orchestra 'Eruption' (Planet E] Isolee 'I Owe You' [Playhouse] Recloose 'Soul Clap 2000' [Planet E] Markus Nikolai 'Bushes (Freaks Turning Yellow Speakeasy)' [Perlon] Drexciya 'Andreaen Sand Dunes' [Tresor] Herbert/Dani/Phil 'The Last Beat (House Dub)' [Phonography] Derrick Carter 'Boompty Boomp Theme' (Classic) Moodymann 'Shades of Jae (Part 1)' [KDJ] Vladislav Delay 'Huone' [Chain Reaction] Ollie Bobbitt 'Good One' [Blue Sector] peace ~Askew __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
(313) Toytronic/Slater
Cyclone wrote: Luke Slater's new album Wireless is just the shit... The song that is doing heads in with Melbourne's DJs is All Exhale, the first single. Much respect to Luke Slater as a producer... especially for older tracks like 'Gruve' (P.A.S) and 'Doup' (7th Plain)... but I think the new single is a pretty naff' attempt at electro (check the cheesy breakdancer with his boom box in the video). Goes well with the electro breakdown in Puff Daddy's 'PE 2000' and the new single by Jordan Knight (ex- New Kids on the Block). :) peace ~Askew BTW: respect to Cyclone for representing Detroit (specifically Stacey Pullen) in Melbourne's major tabloid newspaper... the Herald Sun. __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
(313) Bolz Bolz
Christopher wrote: 1. I've got a bolz bolz on ersatz audio (that's 313 right?) with an electro track featuring some subbed out bass and a spooky female spoken german vocal over the top that I really dig, but I've never encountered any similar bolz bolz tracks. Are they out there? If not anybody have suggestions in that vein. Andreas Bolz a.k.a Bolz Bolz, Funktaxi half of Third Electric (w. Gregor Luttermann/Rootpowder). BolzBolz and Rootpowder run Electrocord (formally Electrecord) out of Cologne in Germany, and more recently Bolz Bolz has set up his own label... 'World Electric'. IMHO... Bolz Bolz is an underrated electro producer who's making some really interesting records at the moment. For examples of his most recent electro output, check the following: Bolz Bolz 'Plus Bonus Track' 12 (World Electric 001) featuring two new mixes, by Plasma Co. (Ersatz Audio) and Bolz Bolz, of the previously released 'Musik'. Bolz Bolz 'The Ultimate' 12 (World Electric 002) Bolz Bolz 'Deluxe EP' 12 (World Electric 003) Funktaxi 'Mild' 12 (Electrocord 1500) very impressive release, with some of the best s l o w e r electro tracks released this year, keep an eye out for the fuller length CD release. peace ~Askew __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
(313) Sex and Music
yeah...but it really kills the mood when you gotta keep getting up and flip the records ;p That's why you gotta get into threesomes... Then you got an extra pair of hands to flip Marvin's 'Let's Get it On'... Or, if that's not your style... you've always got lock-grooves.:) ~Askew __ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
