Re: (313) Eddie Fowlkes - Welcome to my world
Yeah, been meaning to mention that one on the list. I like some tracks more than others, but it's Fowlkes through and through. - bp Jamil Ali wrote: Bought it off detroitdigitalvinyl (and will probably get the vinyl later). If you like Eddie I think you'll like it. It's funky as hell, and full of that unmistakable personality. (I'd comment on specific tracks but I think some of the track titles are mixed up). Anyway, there's variety in 'styles' and tempo, good sounds, good melodies, lots of those glidey basslines, etc..
Re: (313) Disco D on CNN
http://www.discod.com/cnn/cnn.mpg Between doing ringtones and producing that awful unsigned record for Britney Spears' boyfriend, D looks less like an up-and-coming producer and more like somebody grasping at straws. I picked up his DVD a while back and it was just painful to watch. There's a fine line between player and playee. -bp resident hater
Re: (313) I love it!!!
seek wrote: If you're working that booth, there won't be any moans from me. No pun intended. Sounds more like he's going to be working Hawtin pretty exclusively. -bp
Re: (313) Ortofon DJ S stylii _ cheapest?
/0 wrote: and how much worrying is worth saving the 8 bux? Like 15 minutes, tops. -bp
Re: (313) Ortofon DJ S stylii _ cheapest?
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Been searching online for the cheapest price for a pair of these. So far it's been from www.djdeals.com but their privacy policy can go s*ck it. Basically they reserve the right to share your personal info with anyone and there is no opt-out. However, they are selling them for $35.00 each I just need the tips - not the whole thing and that was the lowest I've found in the US. I'd prefer to find some place that doesn't charge for shipping too. Pretty much all the other prices are around $41 to 49.00 You know, I catch myself doing this sometimes too. All worried about the legitimacy of the site with the lowest price. And then I do the math and realize that it's not worth 6-8$ to worry about it, and go with the place I trust. Just an idea. I mean, I like to save money, but there's a point at which, for cheap items especially, the difference between the rock bottom and the middle of the pack is trivial. Incidentally, there's one on Amazon for $35, from a seller with 80% positive feedback. Wants $6 for shipping though. -bp
Re: (313) Re: [ok] RE: (313) Saunderson not doing Fuse-In.
JT hit on the crux right here: "well it was at the time, to him, it used to be to me, sometimes it still is, maybe not to others, etc -- my point is that it has a lot more to do with where your head is at than with the music itself." My two cents, before I pass out: Techno isn't about pushing into new production techniques and textural styles for the sake of staying on some fleeting compositional cutting edge. It's about humans and technology and the imagined future. It's the musical equivalent of science fiction and space opera. Techno is Syd Mead and Frank Frazetta and Joe Kubert and Katsuhiro Otomo. It's the smell of sweat in your spacesuit, the green whores of venus, and sex in zero-G. It's about wanting to get the hell out of wherever you're stuck here on Earth. As retro as techno from '85 sounds, it's still futuristic, the same way Metropolis is texturally old, but remains thematically relevant. Good science fiction doesn't have an expiration date. The only kind of techno that dies is the kind that didn't have a soul to begin with. Maybe all that sounds presumptious coming from a young white guy born in the desert, but that's the chord techno stuck with me, and it's why I've spent the last decade in love with it. It didn't matter that Cosmic Raindance came out while I was in diapers . . . the first time I heard it when I was a teenager, it did what it was supposed to do. -bp
Re: (313) Detroit Digital Vinyl is now online!
> Anyone know if IF2 will be going up as mp3 in the near future? IF2 is up on the site right now, but good luck buying it. The site is really shaky. I advise waiting a week or two. I sent them an e-mail . . . hopefully they'll get the issue ironed out. I really want to spend some money there. -bp
Re: (313) But can they sing?
Thursday, November 3, 2005, 6:53:16 PM, you wrote: IM> First, what's your general reaction to vocal tracks? And does it IM> bother you when some of these vocalists can't quite cut it? I do cringe when I hear techno vocals that aren't up to scratch. I always heavily process my own voice, in the rare cases where I employ it. Otherwise, I have a speech robot named Audrey who I quite like the sound of: http://www.bprince.com/Audrey-BabyGotBack.mp3 if the way she says "sprung" isn't music, I don't know what is. -- bp http://www.bprince.com - art and techno Digital Soul : Melodika
Re: (313) G2g/Jazz
Sunday, October 30, 2005, 1:10:46 PM, you wrote: MD> Found this site mentioned on a friends site and have just tipped my wallet MD> into it: MD> http://www.cosmicsounds-london.com/ http://www.cosmicsounds-london.com/label/cs-34/cs-34.html This record sounds /dope/. Ordered despite the lousy exchange rate. Thanks for the tip. -- bp http://www.bprince.com - art and techno Digital Soul : Melodika
Re: (313) Konono No 1 US Tour!
MEKfc> 04/11 SEATTLE, WA - EARSHOT JAZZ FESTIVAL MEKfc> 06/11 SAN FRANCISCO, CA - SF JAZZ FESTIVAL MEKfc> 10/11 MINNEAPOLIS, MN - CEDAR CULTURAL CENTRE MEKfc> 11/11 CHICAGO, IL - LOGAN SQUARE AUDITORIUM MEKfc> 12/11 COLOMBUS, OH - WEXNER CENTER FOR THE ARTS MEKfc> 13/11 DAYTON, OH - BOLL THEATER MEKfc> 14/11 ANN ARBOR, MI - THE ARK MEKfc> 15/11 PITTSBURGH, PA - THE WARHOL MUSEUM MEKfc> 16/11 NEW YORK, NY -JOE'S PUB MEKfc> 17/11 NEW YORK, NY - S.O.B'S MEKfc> 18/11 SOMERVILLE, MA -SOMERVILLE THEATER MEKfc> 20/11 PHILADELPHIA, PA -WORLD LIVE CAFE Shoot, no love for Atlanta. Would love to see those cats live. -- bp http://www.bprince.com - art and techno Digital Soul : Melodika
Re: (313) Aaron-Carl "Detrevolution" full-length CD
Tuesday, October 11, 2005, 1:49:26 PM, you wrote: AC> While I've been silent for a little while, I'm happy to say that I've AC> resurfaced with a brand new album, DETREVOLUTION, released TODAY! AC> Those who know me know I've been working so hard on this project. AC> Personally, I think it's my best work ever. But I guess I'll let you AC> decided that one, eh? You're more than welcome to check it out at the AC> website: www.detrevolution.com. I love what you've done by including outtakes and commentary. Much respect. I think I'll be picking this one up. -- -bp http://www.bprince.com - art and techno Digital Soul / Melodika
Re: (313) German translation wanted for Debug review
It says "The BP remix is the bomb and everybody on the 313 list should buy this record or else." Well, my German phrase book is a little old. SC> Concrate Soul Collective: Electronical funk with soul vol 1 (Digital Soul SC> records) SC> Schon wirklich ein ziemliches Meisterwerk diese EP auf der das Concrete Soul SC> Collective nicht einfach nur smoothe etroittracks macht, sondern sich so in SC> die Melodien vertieft, dass man sofort auf eine andere Ebene geführt wird in SC> der die Grooves und Melodien eine Allianz eingehen die einen die Augen SC> schliessen lässt und bis zum nächsten Tag durchtanzen lassen dürfte. SC> Magische Tracks die einfach nur immer deeper werden. Sehr schön. SC> * -- Brian "balistic" Prince http://www.bprince.com - art and techno
Re[2]: (313) Dance Music in Brazil?
Unfortunately a lot of the Baile stuff rivals B'more club as the most annoying music ever. There are definitely a few gems though. -bp
Re[2]: (313) CiM bitten by Black Dog - ....
TDCJ> even more retarded is the fact that anyone cares. hello? who cares TDCJ> if someone jacked a loop from a techno track. seriously. i know TDCJ> lots of people on here play lots of hard techno tracks that TDCJ> sampled jeff mills' classics. I'm sorry but that is hugely nonsensical. The "lots of people do it" defense is creative poison. It's the kind of thinking that kept techno in a locked drumtrack rut for five years. -bp
(313) Saturn Jazz
have a listen to this: http://www.nasa.gov/123163main_cas-skr1-112203.wav "Saturn is a source of intense radio emissions, which have been monitored by the Cassini spacecraft. The radio waves are closely related to the auroras near the poles of the planet. These auroras are similar to Earth's northern and southern lights. This is an audio file of radio emissions from Saturn." I see space, looking down on us, the future is growing near . . . -- Brian "balistic" Prince http://www.bprince.com - art and techno
(313) yeah because nothing gets my feet moving like tape hiss
I am rolling my eyes so hard right now you don't even know -bp
Re[2]: (313) Digital Soul records spam
DE> ps link didn't work for me Works for me, audio samples and everything. Maybe your mailer is breaking the link. Try copy/paste instead of clicking. Was glad to have the opportunity to do the remix, as it's not something I'm often asked for (something about not being famous). -bp
Re[2]: (313) Digital Soul records spam
DE> ps link didn't work for me Works for me, audio samples and everything. Maybe your mailer is breaking the link. Try copy/paste instead of clicking. Was glad to have the opportunity to do the remix, as it's not something I'm often asked for (something about not being famous). -bp
Re[2]: (313) hearing loss, what do you say?
Feh. What kind of techno list is this? Me, I plan on picking up some after-market cochlear implants along with some variable spectrum gigapixel retinas in about 30 years. -bp
Re: (313) Hello 313, I am....
name : Brian *bleep* Prince age : 25 coordinates : Atlanta, Georgia origin : Reno NV, and surrounding withered ghost towns into Detroit music since: Probably 1993, with the second Tresor compilation CD, the one with Cosmic Messenger on it. I think it struck me so profoundly because there's a hopeful sadness in those bent Detroit strings. The crumbling ruins of the Western silver rush aren't so different from the crumbling ruins of the American car industry. 313 list since: 1998, I think website: http://www.bprince.com favorite pie: key lime -bp
(313) supply and demand
JT> or. ok. our macho cat record sold out and had another 500 orders at least. we want to repress it someday maybe. but we want to do other sh:t right now. um we own that sh:t. we should feel safe in JT> our ownership of it. we are not going to skip whatever else we have planned just because some people out there want it and are impatient. its ours. nobody else tells us what to do with it. that JT> notion is totally ridiculous i cant believe how thickheaded this counter-argument is. property is a pretty basic concept, you're all a bunch of flower sniffing hippies I will sell my copy of the Macho Cat record for . . . one meeelion dollars. Any takers? -bee pee
(313) UR turns up in the oddest places
http://users3.ev1.net/%7Erootstudio/fyadhaus/027.htm -- Brian "balistic" Prince http://www.bprince.com - art and techno
Re[3]: (313) save me, I think I'm going over to the darkside...
Pulled into a service station in Nevada once, about 1998, blasting some screechy acid thing by Robert Armani. The garage attended came out all excited because he thought something was wrong with car. Told him I just needed gas and he said okay, but that I should definitely have that noise checked out. -- Brian "balistic" Prince http://www.bprince.com - art and techno
(313) techno art
just something for a slow sunday. an art forum I'm on had a "visualize your favorite song" theme so I banged this out last night in a couple hours: http://www.bprince.com/CosmicCar.jpg also available for album covers and bat mitzvahs. anyone else got techno art/design to share? -- Brian "balistic" Prince http://www.bprince.com - art and techno
Re[2]: (313) No Movement 2005?
Thursday, January 27, 2005, 7:41:09 PM, you wrote: ydn> it came from the label today. and yeah, he's being a spaz Elbowing in on Hawtin's turf, eh? (Martin started it with the puns, blame him) -- Brian "balistic" Prince http://www.bprince.com - art and techno
Re[2]: (313) exeem
Wednesday, January 26, 2005, 8:59:44 PM, you wrote: AB3> this seems too good- and easy. AB3> what's the catch? AB3> sorry, I'm a bit of a cynic... Seems like a lot of people think it's installing adware along with the client. I'd hold off, personally. -- Brian "balistic" Prince http://www.bprince.com - art and techno
Re[2]: (313) What you do at the Weekend?
Finishing up a couple tracks for a (maybe) EP. I also have a matte painting I need to work on. And laundry. You guys and your "parties" . . . ------ Brian "balistic" Prince http://www.bprince.com - art and techno
Re[2]: (313) Soundtracks
"Superfly" -- -bp
Re[2]: (313) Re: These Go up to 11 (not for the faint of heart)
DG> Isn't Landcruising by Carl Craig? Ah, too right. I think I was listening to Recloose's *remix* of it on the Planet E Geology compilation. -- Brian "balistic" Prince http://www.bprince.com - art and techno
(313) Re: These Go up to 11 (not for the faint of heart)
VICTIM: 1000 watt dual-voice coil driver (sealed) CULPRIT: Remote "The Swarm" CAUSE OF DEATH: structural failure of speaker surround (over-excursion) VICTIM: 1000 watt dual-voice coil driver (sealed) CULPRIT: Recloose "Landcruising" CAUSE OF DEATH: electrical overload VICTIM: 500 watt driver (sealed) CULPRIT: Model 500 "Night Drive Through Babylon" CAUSE OF DEATH: electrical overload w/ smoke VICTIM: 1200-watt class-D Kenwood amplifier CULPRIT: Submerge "Depth Charge Volume 5" CAUSE OF DEATH: Active cooling failure resulting in overheat. Victim was found thermally-fused to vehicle carpet. I see dead speakers. -- Brian "balistic" Prince http://www.bprince.com - art and techno
Re: (313) 'Techno' Films
Quoting Ken Odeluga <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > 'Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex' apparently now on DVD. > > Described as 'an ontological Law & Order > cop/counter-intelligence show. One episode references Jean-Luc Godard > extensively. Lots of thick detail and intriguing characters.' > > OK, so it doesn't sound like a film. I could google it, probably will. > But it seems more interesting to ask if this pings with anyone here. I've seen a few episodes. It's good. Lots of scenarios involving artificial intelligence and the like. It suffers from the same over-abundance of bureaucratic drama as the GiTS movie, but if you can get past the section 6/section 9 crap, it's a good sci-fi show. Definitely the smartest anime TV series in years. The animation isn't amazing, since it's made for broadcast . . . in particular, the background paintings suck. Some of the CG stuff is rather nice though. Overall, enjoyable and thought-provoking. - Brian "balistic" Prince http://www.bprince.com - art and techno
(313) Genre stasis (was RE: techno)
Quoting robin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > interesting questions: does techno have to move forward to still be > techno? > > imo once a genre of music is established then it just goes through > phases of recycling and incrementally improving/evolving. > > look at rock for example, a lot of the new bands now (say white stripes > etc) are just tweaking stuff like the stooges. is that bad tho? > > and experimental for experimental's sake just missed the point of > _dance_ music to me. it still has to have a groove or funk to it. I'm very much with you here. I remember when the Model 600 record came out, there were people who faulted Juan for returning to a mid-eighties aesthetic, saying it didn't do anything to advance the genre. So what? It was a damned good electro record. It's probably logged more "cruise" hours in my car than any other piece of music. Moving forward strictly for the sake of moving forward often results in the neglect of ideas that still have room for exploration. When the old-school Detroit style is worn-out you'll know it, because they'll start playing it on VH1. Brian "balistic" Prince http://www.bprince.com - art and techno
RE: (313) Techno Films
Quoting Robert Taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > No black soldiers in Saving Private Ryan either, which is quite shocking It is accurate, as far as I know. American combat units had not yet been integrated. Black troops were mostly used in the motor pool and engineering divisions, as well as by the military police. It wasn't until the Korean war that you had black soldiers in the same front-line units as whites. I watched too much History Channel while I was unemployed . . . ----- Brian "balistic" Prince http://www.bprince.com - art and techno
Re[2]: (313) Techno Films
Sometimes the boldest move an artist can make is to cater to an imaginative adolescent whim or two. It's what separates good classic techno from the forgettable self-important sonic wallpaper of IDM. So until I make my own techno movie, give me "Nude on the Moon," "Attack of the Giant Leeches," "Battle Angel," "Stalker," "Godzilla 2000," and "Robocop." That should make the embarrassed-by-sci-fi crowd cringe a little. Stewart: would not have pegged you as a Tetsuo fan. -- Brian "balistic" Prince http://www.bprince.com - art and techno
Re: (313) heart wrenching house
http://www.discogs.com/release/36296 "Love don't let me down" *snif* gets me every time. -- Brian "balistic" Prince http://www.bprince.com - art and techno
Re: (313) OT: If record covers were honest ...
SA and 313 shouldn't converge this early in the day . . . - Brian "balistic" Prince http://www.bprince.com - art and techno
Re: (313) Sunday afternoon deathbed question
Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > very slow day at the magazine. and i was just looking for some > light-weight badmitton level confrontation, hence keeping it on the list. The Hundred-Years-War started out as a badminton game, true story. - Brian "balistic" Prince http://www.bprince.com - art and techno
(313) deep melodicism
a couple previews of what's coming down the pipe: http://www.bprince.com/BrianPrince-Raintower.mp3 http://www.bprince.com/BrianPrince-JupiterJiggleRough.mp3 You may have heard these before, but probably not. Just putting them out there. Feedback is welcomed. - Brian "balistic" Prince http://www.bprince.com - art and techno
Re: (313) Sunday afternoon deathbed question
jk> If you died today and had arranged for your cremated ashes to be jk> pressed into a record, which one would it be?? I'd put half into a run of Die Kosmischen Kuriere by 3MB. The remaining . . . er, remains, would be mixed into the magnet on a one-off 18" subwoofer with a milled titanium basket to be mounted aiming skyward as a bird bath in a public park on Mars. -- Brian "balistic" Prince http://www.bprince.com - art and techno
Re[2]: (313) new Rick Wade doublepack on Music Is...
Monday, June 21, 2004, 8:44:57 AM, you wrote: SK> can't post this to the list but maybe you can...? SK> I think he's saying **in my best James Earl Jones voice** "Soon the dark ascension will be complete! You will all be branded by your mother-label (check the barcode) and fed reality through SK> headphones". now that's techno. Plus, I happen to think latino-lizard chicks are hot with short hair! most of the martian girls are wearing it long these days. I hear that, though there's something about them Venus girls . . . http://www.bprince.com/HosOnVenus.jpg -- Brian "balistic" Prince http://www.bprince.com - art and techno
Re[2]: (313) new Rick Wade doublepack on Music Is...
s> Yeah, and her skin likes scaley like a lizard...is this some weird video s> game reference or something? >> it's all about the strings in "night station". a great moment >> for sure. also the really busted up electro track is very >> nice as well. rick wade is the man. i kind of hate the cover >> art though. >> ive been struggling to figure out what a computer drawn white >> chick with headphones on has to do with rick wade, but im at a loss. You'd think techno fans would be accustomed to awful album art by now . . . :) vvv Available for freelance, reasonable rates vvv -- Brian "balistic" Prince http://www.bprince.com - art and techno
Re: (313) you listen to techno?
One time I pulled into a gas station in Utah to fill up my tank, with some Herbert or Mr Oizo track going loud enough to get a good back massage, and the attendant mechanic came running out of the garage because he thought something was wrong with my car. - Brian "balistic" Prince http://www.bprince.com - art and techno
(313) acoustic ghettotech
> 'drop it like it's hot' You've not lived until you've heard the acoustic version: http://www.bprince.com/thecatalyst+allyoufreakyasshoes.mp3 ----- Brian "balistic" Prince http://www.bprince.com - art and techno
Re: (313) Friday Question - that Latin track
"Los Picaros" off of Fabrice Lig's newest LP. ----- Brian "balistic" Prince http://www.bprince.com - art and techno
(313) some things what escaped from my lab
I haven't posted much here lately. Rectifying. http://www.bprince.com/BrianPrince-Raintower.mp3 (3mb, rough) upwardly-rushing technosoul http://www.bprince.com/balistic-jackass(rough).mp3 (3mb) stuttery electrofunk co-produced by my pelvis Offers of sex/money appreciated. - Brian "balistic" Prince http://www.bprince.com - art and techno
Re: (313) New Fabrice Lig mix ...
Quoting "Thomas Van Steen." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > A new fabrice lig mix available on my website. :) > (note that there a brand new album from Fabrice Lig on Kanzleramt : "My > 4 Stars" available in April. ) I'm anticipating this album more than any other LP in the past couple years. I can't wait to get my hands on it. Anyone know when exactly it'll be hitting the distribution stream? - Brian "balistic" Prince http://www.bprince.com - art and techno
Re[2]: (313) Kraftwerk in Koln - plylst & review (spoilers!) LONG
7> please do me a favour and re-listen to expo 2000/planet of vision. Yeah, it's definitely "so electric". Some great rimixes on that expo 2000 disc also, by Rolando and UR, among others. -- Brian "balistic" Prince http://www.bprince.com - art and techno
(313) Carl Craig vs. Adult in new Appleseed movie
Was just watching the trailer for the new CG Appleseed movie being produced in Japan and noticed mentions of Carl Craig vs Adult and Akufen among other electronic "artists" (Jokenfold) in the soundtrack. http://www.apple.co.jp/quicktime/trailers/appleseed_large.html Hadn't seen it mentioned before on-list, so apologies if it's been covered already. I thought the original Appleseed was a bit of a snore-fest . . . will be interesting to see what direction this one takes. ----- Brian "balistic" Prince http://www.bprince.com - art and techno
(313) Seven Cymurai
How long have I been gone? It feels like years. http://www.bprince.com/BrianPrince-SevenCymuraiUnfinished.mp3 (2.4 mb, 3 min) If you like The Martian you might dig this fragment. In other news, I've landed my white butt in Atlanta. Anything going on down here? Ping me off-list. -- Brian "balistic" Prince http://www.bprince.com - art and techno
(313) Fabrice Lig, Matthew Herbert, and Mr. De engage in drunken fisticuffs
and this is the likely result: http://www.bprince.com/BrianPrince-BrideOfStride(BassMix).mp3 (3.8 mb, 4min:40sec) An unapologetic party track. I can't be a mopey arteest all the time. If you heard it on the g-tech boards a while back, this version's got more b-b-B-BASS. Oh, thanks to the heads who replied to my query about the ATL a while back. I turned down the job offer I had out there and then promptly got laid off. I haven't bought records in months. Somebody hold me. -- Brian "balistic" Prince http://www.bprince.com - art and techno
Re[2]: (313) what is your listening space?
Main venue is my commuter car, since I live in apartments. I've got a Kenwood head unit, four 6.5" Kenwood two-ways, and a 1000-watt Kenwood amp pushing an MTX Thunder 8000 in a sealed box. This is in a Geo Metro hatchback, mind you. The system's worth more than the car. I call it the Metroplex. At home I've got standard-issue bachelor house speakers in the living room, but in my studio I've got a pair of Alesis M1 Active Mk2 monitors. Probably some of the best-sounding speakers I've heard. I can almost forgive them for being ported. -- Brian "balistic" Prince http://www.bprince.com - art and techno
Re[2]: (313) OT - where should I live?
d> NOT APPROPRIATE ON THIS LIST!! For our Spanish-speaking friends: http://www.bprince.com/jibbajabba.jpg - the other Prince of techno ----- Brian "balistic" Prince http://www.bprince.com - art and music
(313) Anything in Atlanta?
As a corollary to Dennis' question of where to live, I've recently received an offer from a studio in Atlanta. Anything going on there techno-wise? - the other Prince of techno ----- Brian "balistic" Prince http://www.bprince.com - art and music
Re[2]: (313) Boogymann on Superhuit. (BITERS)
jb> ok, i can understand how someone can be a fan of kdj's work, and i can also jb> see how that would affect the kind of music that person would make, but this jb> is off the charts! On a similar tip, some kid in Sweden stole my entire website a while back, replacing every instance of my name with his: http://www.bprince.com/RippedMusic.JPG I highlighted his edits. The kicker was the photo of himself he put on the stolen bio page: http://www.bprince.com/RippedAbout.JPG I mean, I'm not exactly a prime cut of man-steak, but this kid looks like he should live under a bridge somewhere. If those links don't work, try them with lowercase jpg extensions. I can't double check them at the moment. - the other Prince of techno ----- Brian "balistic" Prince http://www.bprince.com - art and music
Re: (313) elevator
PM> was listening to my ole purposemaker comp last nite. Jeff was definitely PM> onto something with those tracks. they are very funky & abstract, deep PM> too. Interesting to hear tracks like 'casa' and 'the dancer' where the PM> kick is surprisingly low in the mix and the groovy loops & percussion PM> are the main elements. kinda like it's upside down or something. very PM> techno. I have managed to avoid being exposed to much in the way of PM> looped bangers but if these PM tracks are what started that trend, boy PM> did they get it wrong. What Mills got really good at was restrained intensity. Sure, Mills could pummel you senseless, but where's the fun in that? Instead he dances at arm's length, staring you down, and only jabbing when you least expect it. The biters nearly always missed that restraint, opting instead for unrelenting intensity, which is ultimately much more tiring to listen to. What's that one track towards the end of that compilation? . . . 12 or 14 is the number . . . there are like three or four filtered chord stabs in the whole thing, but the anticipation that builds between them is powerful stuff. Like a distant machine gun firing 95% blanks . . . just when you get your nerve back *zwip* another live round nicks your ear and a little phosphorus jumps down your shirt. The art of hard techno is in knowing when to hold back, and when to come out firin' . . . - the other Prince of techno - Brian "balistic" Prince http://www.bprince.com - art and music
Re[2]: (313) OT: CD is the new vinyl apparently...
It's odd how some involved in futuristic music are so zealously keen on entrenched standards. Not trollin', just sayin. - the other Prince of techno ----- Brian "balistic" Prince http://www.bprince.com - art and music
Re[2]: (313) UR operative network
>>http://www.bprince.com/Hive.jpg JT> that is bmfa!! (ba..mf..ass...!!) JT> rendered i guess not painted? still...whoa..nice sunglare and lighting.. Thanks JT. Yeah, it's something I rendered back in 99 for a game some friends and I were working on. The player controlled a swarm of alien wasps defending their home planet from greedy human mining operations . . . a bit of an allegory for UR, yeah? - the other Prince of techno ----- Brian "balistic" Prince http://www.bprince.com - art and music
Re: (313) UR operative network
JT> http://www.ur-039.net/ vespian warriors are ready and await orders from queen. http://www.bprince.com/Hive.jpg - the other Prince of techno ----- Brian "balistic" Prince http://www.bprince.com - art and music
Re: (313) Josh Wink @ Borders in Ann Arbor - & @ The Necto
DLM> I am pleased to confirm the following unique partnership with local nightclub THE NECTO as we embark on a partnership that will create an incredible and rare interactive discussion, Q&A DLM> and signing with legendary DJ JOSH WINK! Our friends at Caroline, Ovum and System Recordings have delivered a solid opportunity to create sales and visibility for this respected name in the DLM> industry. The event will theme itself and Borders Ann Arbor as the destination to get a behind the scene look at the tremendous talent touring through our market going forward. Expect a major DLM> presence as the instore will involve the artist, resident DJ and ambiance to give a true ambiance to our efforts, and the positioning, placement and promotion that Borders delivers to result in DLM> a true event for customers and fans! Will there also be a cheese tasting? - will draw for records ----- Brian "balistic" Prince http://www.bprince.com - art and techno
Re[2]: (313) Richie Hawtin "k"
j> man that mc hammer remix they put out is da bomb! j> U CANT TOUCH DIS Seriously guys, this thread needs to stop* *hammer time
Re[2]: (313) Wanted: Jeff Mills liquid room Tokyo copy
j> if u have broadband internet i can hook u up It's in morally questionable situations like these that one must ask himself: W.W.D.J.A.D? http://www.bprince.com/WWDJAD.jpg (yes, I've been waiting for an excuse to use it) - will draw for records ----- Brian "balistic" Prince http://www.bprince.com - art and techno
Re[2]: (313) Richie Hawtin "k"
ML> Maybe they all stole it from Erick Sermon? Two words: Def Leppard. - will draw for records ----- Brian "balistic" Prince http://www.bprince.com - art and techno
(313) Online record shopping
BK> I would be happy to hear any recommendations from others on the list of BK> online record stores that have an accurate stock list! A good BK> selection is a nice bonus, but I value an up-to-date stock list most. http://www.planetxusa.com is decent. There's an indicator next to each record showing how likely it is to be in stock, and Real Audio samples of just about everything. The site works best in IE (certain things go flaky in Phoenix/Mozilla). My only complaint about them is that they don't seem as personalized as they were a couple years ago. They used to surprise me with random promo records, posters, t-shirts and the like (much as Submerge is known to do), but ever since they went Internet-only there's been less and less of that. I mean, yeah, it's not like I can complain about not getting free swag, but it's definitely one of the things that will keep me going back for more. ----- Brian "balistic" Prince http://www.bprince.com - art and techno Strokes of Defiance EP . . . soon.
Re[2]: (313) Where do you keep all your records?
A> I guess he didnt really read my email, talk about a knee-jerk A> response... Dude. If you buy it, copy it, and then sell the original without destroying the copy, you're the one who's being a jerk. ----- Brian "balistic" Prince http://www.bprince.com - art and techno Strokes of Defiance EP . . . soon.
Re[2]: (313) techno tunes that do it (make your hair stand on end)
It's great to see everyone's picks . . . reminds me of how many holes I've still got in my collection. Here are my spine tinglers: Stacey Pullen "Vertigo" (what's he been up to lately?) Drexciya "Aquaticism" (that vocal . . . spooky) Manuel Gottsching "e2-e4" (when the guitar finally comes in after 35 minutes) Laurent Garnier "Greed (Fabrice Lig remix)" Savvas Ysatis "Highrise" (it's so crisp, and doesn't suffer from the sterility present in much of what gets called deep tech-house) Basic Channel "Radiance III (edit)" (spending a lot of time in the barren expanses of the American West, one acquires an appreciable awareness of their position on a planetary scale. For me, Basic Channel was always the perfect musical accompaniment for that feeling of isolation and and distant grandeur) And it's not really techno, but there's an old track (mid-70s) done by an academic electronic musican named Laurie Spiegel . . . "Appalachian Grove" I think it's called . . . it's really gorgeous. Definitely the inspiration for the layered sine wave melody I wrote for "hold": http://www.bprince.com/BrianPrinceHoldPreview.mp3 Here's her web page: http://retiary.org/ls/index.html - Brian "balistic" Prince http://www.bprince.com - art and techno Strokes of Defiance EP . . . soon.
Re[2]: (313) t-1000 interview (techno rant)
DS> How about the Emoticon folks, Delsin, Digital Soul? (to name but a few) DS> There are lots of artists and labels that are creating wonderful DS> evolutions of Detroit techno. When I first joined 313 a couple years ago, most of the techno I'd heard and collected was on the well-established, well-known (in techno circles at least) labels like Tresor, Transmat, Planet E, UR, et cetera. I'd never heard of Fabrice Lig, or $tinkworx, or Arne Weinberg, or Splinterfaction. I hadn't heard anything like the shades of music those cats were making. It's like you're eating through a bag of M&Ms and suddenly you see a color you've never tasted before. I thought I had techno pegged, and it managed to surprise me. It may not always be Detroit-centric . . . hell, hopefully one day it won't even be Earth-centric . . . but I think that it will continue to exist as long as musicians continue to be influenced by developments in technology. - Brian "balistic" Prince http://www.bprince.com - art and techno Strokes of Defiance EP . . . soon.
Re[2]: (313) production and mastering
The only production technique that consistently annoys me is the over-use of compression. Many producers will say they do it to get their tracks noticed, or to give them "presence" . . . I would suggest, if you find that people only notice your tracks when you eliminate your dynamic range and make everything blaringly-loud, you've probably got bigger worries than poor production. An over-compressed track is like a black and white photograph that's 90% flat white and 10% flat black black, with no grey in between. But then I prefer digital to vinyl . . . *runs away* ------ Brian "balistic" Prince http://www.bprince.com - art and techno
Re[2]: (313) Metropolis Film w/Mills Soundtrack in Detroit
MEKfc> Was that a haiku? I check the list mail they write of Jeff Mills again wow, it's on topic ----- Brian "balistic" Prince http://www.bprince.com - art and techno Strokes of Defiance EP . . . soon.
(313) falling earthbound (free track download)
http://www.bprince.com/BPEarthbound.mp3 (3:10, 3 mb) The events of Saturday morning turned my thoughts skyward, even more than usual. I put this track together that afternoon. Dedicated to all space-farers, past to future. - Brian "balistic" Prince http://www.bprince.com - art and techno Strokes of Defiance EP . . . soon.
(313) Horee chit, a music-related post
Wasn't going to post these, but the sudafed talked me into it. Banged this out in a couple hours last night . . . probably too derivative to finish. Way rough: http://www.bprince.com/LakeAffectB.mp3 (2 megs, 2 minutes) And a jazzy/housey/electro/frankenfunk thing I've been working on for way too long: http://www.bprince.com/BPStrideJ.mp3 (5-ish megabytes) People who send feedback or post their own rough tracks are cool. ----- Brian "balistic" Prince http://www.bprince.com - art and techno Strokes of Defiance EP . . . soon.
Re[2]: (313) ron hardy track id
MEKfc> That was completely uncalled for - MEKfc> that's the kind of sh*t I'd expect to see on some "rave" bulletin board Yeah, let's try to have a little more PLURR, aight? *ducks* -- Brian "balistic" Prince http://www.bprince.com - art and techno
Re: (313) detroit techno mixtape for downnload
JM> fully live and without preparations. JM> one-time snapshot of the post christmas feelings ;-) JM> get it from the download page http://www.iki.fi/deep/index.php?id=mixtapes or directly from http://www.iki.fi/deep/mixes/dj_athens_-_too_much_to_eat.mp3 JM> oh, and did I mention that feedback is appreciated :-D Thanks for sharing, Jussi. It's a nice, smooth mix . . . just the way to ease my friday afternoon office anxiety. ----- Brian "balistic" Prince http://www.bprince.com - art and techno Strokes of Defiance EP . . . soon.
Re[2]: (313) What! Nothing about Lost? (rant)
t> I think a lot of you need a reality check especially you people living in t> Europe. http://www.bprince.com/condescend.jpg - Brian "balistic" Prince http://www.bprince.com - art and techno
Re[2]: (313) ableton live 2 beta 2 out (public)
Last week on "Invisible Cracker Mom": KJJ> I never played on stage with a guitar but i always wondered why KJJ> people say that as soon as a band uses guitars, drums, sax etc. it is KJJ> considered more live then some guy who is working the hell out of a KJJ> bunch of electronic equipment? I never understood why repeating a KJJ> guitar riff for 4 minutes is considered more live then arranging KJJ> electronic equipment for 4 minutes? Ignorant people assume the gear does all the work, and that the person calling himself an artist is really just a technician. I deal with this in my day job (visual artist) constantly. Clients think that all I'm doing is telling the computer what to draw. Generally speaking, nobody knows how a sampler works, but everybody knows how to air guitar. Because techno music is tightly bound to science and futurism, the techniques for performing it are always going to seem alien to the vast majority of people . . . and if they can't understand how you're doing it, they're less apt to give you any kind of credit for your efforts. Such is the nature of the leading edge. - Biochemically-compacted sexual affection. - Brian "balistic" Prince http://www.bprince.com - art and techno Strokes of Defiance EP . . . soon.
Re[2]: (313) Moby assaulted
> like moby or not, but I hope this doesnt trigger a slew of "Im glad he got > beat up" emails. Definitely nothing funny about Moby getting roughed up, though I'll admit, if he had been assaulted with a harpoon by a vengeful sea captain, I might've had to stifle a laugh. --------- Brian "balistic" Prince http://www.bprince.com - art and techno Strokes of Defiance EP . . . soon.
Re: (313) Buzz Goree mixes?
Last week on "Invisible Cracker Mom": DLM> Whatz up everybody: DLM> Any one know of any Buzz Goree mixes out there, besides the one on the Submerge site? There's one here: http://www.capsite.net/ (enter, then click the mixes section) Lots of good sets in there. ----- Brian "balistic" Prince http://www.bprince.com - art and techno Strokes of Defiance EP . . . soon.
Re[2]: (313) Fri 13th - London
LM> call me old-fashioned / out-of-the-loop but wtf is 'glitch' ? LM> It conjures up images of listening to skipping cd's / streaming mp3's LM> dropping packets all night :| ?! The real question: how many IDM listmembers does it take to tell if a Pole CD is skipping? ;) - "Space isn't remote at all. It's only an hour's drive away if your car could go straight upwards." - Fred Hoyle - Brian "balistic" Prince http://www.bprince.com - art and techno Strokes of Defiance EP . . . soon.
Re[2]: (313) Virus alert...-BT- / Virus-related tracks...
Last week on "Invisible Cracker Mom": MSK> I think poor BT must have gotten it from somewhere else and it then sent MSK> itself to everyone in his address book. It came through on my other e-mail MSK> address which I had used to reply to that topic (techno as the next big MSK> thing...) off list. You should be aware that the message probably didn't come from BT. The latest round of E-mail worms will take two addresses from a host's machine and use one as the sender, and the other as the receiver. Whoever's got the bug simply has both BT and the 313 list in their Outlook address book. It's similar to the way spammers enjoy spoofing their reply-to paths to make it look like I'm sending out huge masses of Hungarian incest porn. I'd like to take an aluminum Easton to the idiot who keeps doing that. - Brian "balistic" Prince http://www.bprince.com - art and techno Strokes of Defiance EP . . . soon.
(313) That Deason LP I was trying to think of
Sean Deason "Razorback" !K7R008CD A couple of the tracks have a definite jungle vibe, and the whole thing is sexy as hell. Props, sir. ------ Brian "balistic" Prince http://www.bprince.com - art and techno
Re: (313) vinyl is stealing
Last week on "Invisible Cracker Mom": > thought you record heads might like this > http://www.appletree.be/images/non_recurrent/Nov16/music_stealing.gif Technically, that victrola is probably playing a record made of acetate or shellac, not vinyl . . . :) ----- Brian "balistic" Prince http://www.bprince.com - art and techno like high-tech art? buy my prints: http://www.bprince.com/prints.html
Re: (313) Listmember's sites
dp> any others? As if I don't pimp mine enough (see below) ----- Brian "balistic" Prince http://www.bprince.com - art and techno Strokes of Defiance EP . . . soon.
Re: (313) RE: how about some more vegan food? as we get REALLY OT
I'm suddenly compelled to do a track about steak . . . maybe with some samples of sizzling grease . . . and the flip-side will be "Onion Rings of Saturn" ----- Brian "balistic" Prince http://www.bprince.com - art and techno Strokes of Defiance EP . . . soon.
Re[2]: (313) 8-Mile - Detroit music history
Last week on "Invisible Cracker Mom": LHI> does the elitist post to this list? He'd never admit to it. ----- Brian "balistic" Prince http://www.bprince.com - art and techno Strokes of s of Defiance EP . . . soon.
Re: (313) Submerge / Booty
Last week on "Invisible Cracker Mom": GP> I ordered the repressing of X-102 last monday from the submerge website GP> and have not heard back. Not confirmation email or charge on my CC. My GP> buddy Brian stopped by the store and said Mad Mike is working on music, GP> but does that mean all orders have been halted ;)! Submerge always takes a while . . . give it a week or two. ----- Brian "balistic" Prince http://www.bprince.com - art and techno Strokes of s of Defiance EP . . . soon.
(313) Techno-themed artwork
I've been doing a lot of conceptualizing on an underwater theme since Mr. Stinson's passing. This is a very early work-in-progress: http://www.bprince.com/SubMarauderA.jpg A member of a mysterious organization of rebels known as the "Submarauders." Based somewhere in the Greater Polar Chasms, their advanced acoustic weapons are universally feared despite their non-lethality. Close allies with the Stomatopod Bionics, the two factions often lead raids on invader-controlled supply caches. - "Space isn't remote at all. It's only an hour's drive away if your car could go straight upwards." - Fred Hoyle - Brian "balistic" Prince http://www.bprince.com - art and techno Strokes of Defiance EP . . . soon.
Re[2]: (313) [313] just a friendly warning.
s> I thought this was funny. s> talken from the page of th elink below s> Systems Affected: Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows s> XP, Windows Me s> Systems Not Affected: Macintosh, Unix, Linux Actually, it won't affect a Windows box at all if you're using something other than Outlook to read mail. I highly recommend a client called The Bat: http://www.ritlabs.com/the_bat ----- Brian "balistic" Prince http://www.bprince.com - art and techno Strokes of Defiance EP . . . soon.
(313) Merry 313mas
Man, every order from Submerge is like a bizarre little xmas. This time I got a Nelson Mandela pin from 1990, Unused labels for Acid Rain III, and enough stickers and fliers to wallpaper my studio. Makes it well worth the two weeks it takes for them to ship it ;) - Brian "balistic" Prince http://www.bprince.com - art and techno Strokes of Defiance EP . . . soon.
Re: (313) future music for me is....
To me, P-Funk and Model 500 still sounds futuristic . . . futurism is an attitude, not a production technique. Off the top of my head, futurism means to me: "e2-e4" Manuel Göttsching "Inspiration" Mad Mike "Night Drive" Model 500 "Let's Go To Mars" Daniel Wang "Ultraism/Paradisiac" Splinterfaction "Agai" TV Victor "Tryouts for the Human Race" Sparks "Aquaticism" Drexciya "Ten Four" Joey Beltram - Brian "balistic" Prince http://www.bprince.com - art and techno Strokes of Defiance EP . . . soon.
Re: (313) Video
Last week on "Invisible Cracker Mom": JM> A bit of self promotion :) JM> I just found out the video for my track Emergon from Idei Lahesna JM> CD/Deflection EP has been put on german Spex online page, so if anyone JM> is interested in seeing it, go to: JM> http://www.spex.de/article.xml?vpID=5&lpp=0&lsort=0&aid=2690&&SID=103350 JM> 5725_1b921a9ea2ad JM> (the video was also done by myself). I like the wide aspect ratio you've used. Good job on the editing as well. - Brian "balistic" Prince http://www.bprince.com - art and techno Strokes of Defiance EP . . . soon.
Re[2]: [313] Religious producers/DJ's (was: TERRENCE PARKER)
Friday, September 13, 2002, 11:41:05 AM, a knob was tweaked and out came: RT> Is is true that in some US high schools you're not allowed to teach the RT> widely-accepted scientific fact of evolution 'cos it might upset the bible RT> bashers, who have no objection to having their kids taught to hate and RT> discriminate? Evolution is taught almost uniformly in all public schools. The few exceptions are in the southern "bible belt" of America. Unfortunately, "creation science" /is/ pretty much uniquely American, and its perpetrators quite vocal. That said, I live in a very religious state (Utah), and the kids here are definitely not taught creationism in public schools. Even Brigham Young University, a major religious academy, offers majors in microbiology and the like. You need to realize that the US is not morally congruous. Each state has its own character. I'm presently in a region where pornography is illegal, and you're not allowed to purchase alcahol or dance in public on a sunday, but I can hop on a plane to Reno, Nevada and in an hour have access to legalized gambling and prostitution, and if the November elections go the way I'm thinking they will, it will be legal to posses small amounts of recreational marijuana there within a year. Painting a whole populous with a single brush is a bit discriminatory in itself, yeah? - Brian "balistic" Prince http://www.bprince.com - art and techno Strokes of Defiance EP . . . soon. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [313] Religious producers/DJ's (was: TERRENCE PARKER)
Friday, September 13, 2002, 8:21:27 AM, a knob was tweaked and out came: CB> Hmm... this begs a question that i've been pondering for a while... How many CB> (not to forget who) producers/DJ's are religious? I heard the Burden family CB> is Jehova's Witnesses, but who else... And who are the atheists in our CB> midst? And I guess since I'm posing the question, I should answer it CB> too... I'm an atheist, but respecting and being interested in religion. I suppose its ironic for an atheist to have a record coming out on Digital Soul :) To me, "soul" means basic human emotion . . . its that deep-running current of sadness and mortality that makes Detroit techno so sweet, at least to my ear. Anybody can have that kind of soul . . . you've just got filter out the social bullshit around you and find it on your own terms. When emotion is forced into the music, then it ain't soul. Whether you marvel at god's creation or at the sheer scope and chaos of the universe, its still the same emotion you're feeling. The basic feelings expressed by techno music are common to everyone, regardless of worldview. I think its possible to genuinely appreciate Claude Young's "Gates of the Afterlife" even if you don't believe in one. Being atheist isn't something I'd ever stamp on my work . . . that would make about as much sense as randomly listing other things I don't believe in in my liner notes . . . "I'd like to thank my mom, my pop, my sis, and by the way, I don't like pizza" - Brian "balistic" Prince http://www.bprince.com - art and techno Strokes of Defiance EP . . . soon. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [313] A great tragedy and loss......... (fwd)
All I can imagine right now are calm seas, tides withdrawn out of respect for the passing of the tsunami. Has anyone got a photograph of Mr. Stinson? I'd like to do a digital painting in his memory. I've been meaning to do a piece with a Drexciyan motif for a while . . . I now wish I'd started on it sooner. ----- Brian "balistic" Prince http://www.bprince.com - art and techno Strokes of Defiance EP . . . soon. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re[2]: [313] cleaning vinyl
Friday, August 30, 2002, 1:56:14 PM, a knob was tweaked and out came: s> I think but an unsure that the fluid is just water and Isopropyl alcohol? s> anyone know? Yeah, I'm pretty sure discwasher is just isopropyl. My dad had one kit of it the whole time I was growing up, and I bought my own when I moved out. Its just not a turntable without that little wooden brick and red bottle. --------- Brian "balistic" Prince http://www.bprince.com - art and techno Strokes of Defiance EP . . . soon. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re[2]: [313] Baltimore Breakbeat (headache)
Thursday, August 22, 2002, 4:26:18 PM, you wrote: MEKfc> http://www.groovetech.com/PhoenixData/SilverStream/Pages/srvltRecMed?SKU=4073 MEKfc> http://www.groovetech.com/PhoenixData/SilverStream/Pages/srvltRecMed?SKU=4075 MEKfc> and the best of the bunch MEKfc> http://www.groovetech.com/PhoenixData/SilverStream/Pages/srvltRecMed?SKU=4073 MEKfc> I'm in need of some aspirin now MEKfc> Apologies to anyone I may have offended with this dribble I clicked on one of those with my monitors turned up from listening to the Scion BC mix earlier. You owe me. -- Brian "balistic" Prince http://www.bprince.com - art and techno - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re[2]: [313] Mo' Ghetto Tek
BM> (which I believe happened in Detroit? Didn't the ghetto BN> tech sound partly originate from DJs continually pitching the bpm upwards BN> and upwards in strip bars?) for it to find a non-ironic and sincerely booty BN> audience! "Hot damn! I would so tear that ass up. Sincerely!" --------- Brian "balistic" Prince http://www.bprince.com - art and techno Strokes of Defiance EP . . . soon. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [313] Robert Hood - Point Black
Thursday, August 22, 2002, 8:55:07 AM, a knob was tweaked and out came: FN> I've heard that Robert Hood has release out called Point Black - all I know FN> is its an album. FN> I havent found any info or mention of it on the net, can anyone shed some FN> light on this? Its a good record. Some of it is along the lines of his old "Internal Empire" stuff, which I generally find too plodding, but other tracks get funkier and more aggressive, and are more in line with the stuff he's done as The Vision. Its starting to grow on me, so I'd feel safe recommending it to a fan of moody minimalism. - Brian "balistic" Prince http://www.bprince.com - art and techno Strokes of Defiance EP . . . soon. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re[2]: [313] Final Scratch...
Wednesday, August 21, 2002, 5:52:10 AM, a knob was tweaked and out came: DLM> I HEAR that!! Brands are for snobs, functionality is for the hard working ones that just want to get the job done. $h!t...I'd use a waffle iron if it'd do the job...haha. DLM> d$ Check out Bisquikman - "Closer to the syrup" --------- Brian "balistic" Prince http://www.bprince.com - art and techno Strokes of Defiance EP . . . soon. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re[2]: [313] > can you post this to the 313 list... ?
Tuesday, August 13, 2002, 4:06:36 PM, a knob was tweaked and out came: DP> I wouldn't venture to make the comparison to visual art, I think it's DP> inherently a different medium and has rather different issues involved. DP> However, I would venture to say that the value of a painting at least DP> has a connection with the fact that it took some type of skilled labor DP> to create it. I view music in exactly the same way that I view visual art, perhaps because my exposure to techno didn't come in the form of performance, it came in the form of recordings. I have, since highschool, spent at least $10,000 US on techno recordings, because they had ideas that I thought were worth something, in the same way that I think the ideas in a good book are worth something. The artist need not be present to entertain me . . . I'm not in a region where I can just pop down to a pub and hear an innovative electronic act any more that I can just pop down to Japan to watch Kishiro draw Gunnm . . . Creativity is creativity, whether its recorded or performed . . . I refuse to believe that the recorded version of an idea should be unprotected and worth only the media its inscribed upon, which is essentially what Mr. Cox was suggesting (and the only reason I'm replying to the thread). I am not part of a hive-mind, throwing my dreams into the communal pot for random idiots to molest at will . . . that, to me, is the antithesis of individuality. I suppose I just don't understand how an artist could be so disconnected from his work . . . for me, my art is another internal organ. Right next to the spleen. - Brian "balistic" Prince http://www.bprince.com - art and techno Strokes of Defiance EP . . . soon. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re[2]: [313] > can you post this to the 313 list... ?
Tuesday, August 13, 2002, 1:31:26 PM, a knob was tweaked and out came: TDCJ> actually, a great number of jazz tunes are compiled in the "real" TDCJ> book, or in a "fake book" which doesnt contain some of the tunes TDCJ> in the "real" book and theyre all considered standards which many TDCJ> musicians play. the idea of owning a sound is stupid. the idea of TDCJ> caring makes no sense unless youre doing it for money. when i put TDCJ> my first tunes up on the web in MP3, anyone who wants can sample TDCJ> them, take them for free, whatever. making money from music like TDCJ> that is ridiculous, IMO. getting paid for live gigs is cool, why TDCJ> not go gig some more? Artist reduced to manual laborer . . . yeah, sounds like fecking bliss to me. What next? Selling tickets to watch a writer type a book that will be given away for free at the end of the session? Should I give up on selling my paintings and just charge people to see me make them? "Artist" does not always equal "performer" Devalue originality and it will disappear. - Brian "balistic" Prince http://www.bprince.com - art and techno Strokes of Defiance EP . . . soon. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[313] Somewhat OT: need soulful wallpaper?
Was listening to Metro Area 4 (thanks Stu!) and noticed that the tracking lamp on my clunky-ass Gemini was casting an interesting shadow on the wall: http://www.bprince.com/GeminiWallpaper1600.jpg (1600x1200) http://www.bprince.com/GeminiWallpaper1280.jpg (1280x960) http://www.bprince.com/GeminiWallpaper1024.jpg (1024x768) C'mon, your desktop is naked without it. -- Brian "balistic" "King of Off-Topic" Prince http://www.bprince.com - art and techno - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
