(313) RIP Amp's son :-(

2009-05-06 Thread fran...@thatamazingthing
Last week, hadn't heard about it on here, apologies if double posted.

Dorian Anthony Fiddler, memorial gig tomorrow:
http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=84587666783&id=703002274&ref=nf



RE: (313) Shake : Levitate Venice EP on Morphine Records

2009-04-16 Thread fran...@thatamazingthing
Ooops!  Thought I'd checked there.  Ta, that's great (even if I now can't help 
checking that record I can't buy ;-).


> From: gavin morrissey [mailto:gavinmorris...@gmail.com]
> Sent: 16 April 2009 17:32
> 
> you can check sound clips at rush hour
> 
> http://www.rushhour.nl/store_detailed.php?item=48615



RE: (313) Shake : Levitate Venice EP on Morphine Records

2009-04-16 Thread fran...@thatamazingthing
Andrew

Thanks for the help.  I can see you've been rinsing this one with it appearing 
in 8 shows!  Unfortunately only one mix still appears
to be available (I presume the presence of a link indicates this) but I can't 
get that one to go ("Object not found") either.

But no worries as there are 2 alternatives for me:

1.  The record is available at a shop - in which case I can check clips there

2.  It isn't - in which case I probably don't want to hear it as if I do like 
it I will then get frustrated at not being able to get
it and it will join the list of records I want but missed.  So transitory has 
the nature of vinyl become, with people only daring to
do small runs, that things get on this list all to easily now.  The list is 
getting big and I find it healthier just to rip it up
and not spend daft amounts of time ferreting out things I might want but missed 
at the time. 

As it is Shake was kind enough to drop me a line to say that it looks like 
those copies weren't promos, the label only wanted to do
500, they're gone and that looks like the end of it.

The shame is I can totally understand a label doing small runs with seemingly 
diminishing sales, they've got to keep viable (this
isn't meant to ignite a "is vinyl dead?" / "no, indie bands are selling loads 
of 7s!" debate) but observing how things run at my
local shop it's obvious that it works 2 ways and all the limited runs are part 
responsible for the diminution - sometimes they could
sell many times over what they get.  I'll go in for a record and it's like "no, 
you missed that one" when I am right on watching
their website for new stuff and live just round the corner.

In times past when there wasn't such a through-put of material I reckon a 
record could be shipped in, sit on the shelf for a while,
have people gradually hear it out and about and rate it / hear about how good 
it was and then it would  slowly get picked up - a
"sleeper".  What chance of that now?

Francis


> -Original Message-
> From: Andrew Duke [mailto:and...@andrew-duke.com]
> Sent: 15 April 2009 17:43
> To: 313@hyperreal.org
> Subject: Re: (313) Shake : Levitate Venice EP on Morphine Records
> 
> fran...@thatamazingthing wrote:
> > This came out in Feb?
> >
> > I didn't hear about it, did I miss it on here?
> >
> > Somebody tell me about it - maybe including where there might be clips and 
> > I can buy it from?
> >
> > Mr. Shakir?
> >
> Hi, Francis.
> Promos have been out for awhile, but it is not officially available till
> later this month.
> I've been playing the heck out of it on my mixshow (charted it, too)
> since I got the promo;
> just checked, and it is featured in some of the mixshows that are
> *still* available online here:
> http://cognitionaudioworks.com/AndrewDukeInTheMix.html



(313) Shake : Levitate Venice EP on Morphine Records

2009-04-15 Thread fran...@thatamazingthing
This came out in Feb?

I didn't hear about it, did I miss it on here?

Somebody tell me about it - maybe including where there might be clips and I 
can buy it from?

Mr. Shakir?



(313) Most OT post ever...

2009-04-14 Thread fran...@thatamazingthing
...and only relevant to those in London so let me trouble you no more if that's 
not you.

If it is I'm on the scrounge for a favour for a friend of mine down there that 
"is looking to film within an office environment on
Thursday" 

Let me know if anyone can help.

Ta.

And just to put some relevance in - I might come down on the 4th or 5th June - 
anyone know of anything good on then?



RE: (313) Pub - "Summer"

2009-04-14 Thread fran...@thatamazingthing
This just got me going to look at the Vertical Form catalogue (to see "Pub" was 
on a Vertical Form comp I have).  I never realised
they put out so much.

To those not in the UK a record or e-mail with the title "Pub : Summer" just as 
we've had our first warm weather of the year and a
holiday weekend is, for me anyway, evoking a happy vision of the future which I 
hope is realised!

> -Original Message-
> From: AlanM [mailto:alanmorriso...@googlemail.com]
> Sent: 14 April 2009 14:35
> To: 313
> Subject: Re: (313) Pub - "Summer"
> 
> 
> >> Looks very promising. Anyone heard this one yet?
> >>
> >>
> http://www.ustem.org/dopejams/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=shop.flypage&product_id=3877&option=com_virtuem
> art&Itemid=33&vmcchk=1&Itemid=33
> 
> This is a very early track (originally released on Vertical Form in
> 2000) from the Glasgow based artist Pub. He's been pretty prolific since
> then, working on his ampoule label (www.ampoulerecords.com) and has just
> finished releasing a limited edition of 10 mini-cds, the Making Trakcx
> series. He pretty much only produces ambient stuff, but also puts out
> more left-field & acidy stuff under various aliases on the Talent Hoover
> label, mainly as "luck & Easy".
> 
> His best work imo is the LP "do you ever regret pantomime" on ampoule.
> The track above (not 100% sure it's a legit re-release, but I could be
> wrong) is also available on CD, with some excellent re-mixes (Vladislav
> Delay) and is currently available from the ampoule web site, most of his
> back catalogue is pretty hard to find as the ampoule/Talent Hoover
> releases are very limited.
> 
> Summer is a classic though!
> 
> Alan in Glasgow




RE: (313) Kraftwerk at the Manchester Velodrome(!) July 2nd

2009-03-21 Thread fran...@thatamazingthing
Also: some other interesting stuff in the MIF line up e.g. Laurie Anderson & 
Lou Reed

> -Original Message-
> From: fran...@thatamazingthing [mailto:fran...@thatamazingthing.com]
> Sent: 20 March 2009 15:23
> To: 313@hyperreal.org
> Subject: RE: (313) Kraftwerk at the Manchester Velodrome(!) July 2nd
> 
> I was too busy buying my ticket to post about this  ;-)
> 
> 
> > From: robin [mailto:ro...@fivetones.org]
> > Sent: 19 March 2009 18:23
> >
> > woo!
> >
> > I'm there. Thanks for the heads up Greg!
> >
> > robin...
> >
> > On 19 Mar 2009, at 18:21, Greg Earle wrote:
> >
> > > Manchester International Festival
> > > Thursday, July 2 2009
> > > Kraftwerk
> > >
> > > http://www.mif.co.uk/events/kraftwerk/
> > >
> > > Good venue eh?
> > >
> > >   - Greg 




RE: (313) Kraftwerk at the Manchester Velodrome(!) July 2nd

2009-03-20 Thread fran...@thatamazingthing
I was too busy buying my ticket to post about this  ;-)


> From: robin [mailto:ro...@fivetones.org]
> Sent: 19 March 2009 18:23
> 
> woo!
> 
> I'm there. Thanks for the heads up Greg!
> 
> robin...
> 
> On 19 Mar 2009, at 18:21, Greg Earle wrote:
> 
> > Manchester International Festival
> > Thursday, July 2 2009
> > Kraftwerk
> >
> > http://www.mif.co.uk/events/kraftwerk/
> >
> > Good venue eh?
> >
> > - Greg
> >




RE: (313) 2 things: Hollow records (house/broken beat)? and FBK's mix

2009-02-04 Thread fran...@thatamazingthing
http://www.discogs.com/label/Hollow+Recordings

?

> -Original Message-
> From: michael.elliot-kni...@fallon.com 
> [mailto:michael.elliot-kni...@fallon.com]
> Sent: 04 February 2009 16:13
> 
> 
> second - was looking over some old Straight No Chaser magazines last night
> and saw an old advert for the Goya shop
> they had the logo of a label I hadn't seen in a while
> I thought it was called either Hollow or Follow records/music... but
> nothing comes up in discogs for either of those
> the logo looks like a square turntable and the font is rather angular
> 
> ring any bells?



(313) John Martyn RIP

2009-01-29 Thread fran...@thatamazingthing
Nothing to do with 313 (awaits tenuous connection) but I'm sure we can suspend 
relevance for the passing of another great.



RE: (313) what's new with REAL Detroit releases?

2009-01-28 Thread fran...@thatamazingthing
In a small defence of this I said I wasn't impressed at the time but with the 
caveat that, as is always the way with me nowadays, I
hadn't yet had time to listen properly (I've had conversations with one or two 
on here and, I think, posted before about how I need
to sort my musical life out to not spending all my time listening to clips of 
what came out this week to decide if I need to buy it
and spending more time listening to what I do buy as a result of doing all 
that!).

For once I have actually managed to give something more than a cursory once 
over; because the vinyl only had some of the tracks I
borrowed someone's CD to put on my mp3 player (morally defensible when I 
already paid for the more expensive format I hope) with the
result that I gave it a few listens while on holiday recently.  While it's no 
Metaphor I do now like a few tracks which lifts it out
of "really bad" for me. 


> From: JT Stewart [mailto:etmach...@gmail.com]
> Sent: 28 January 2009 15:34
> 
> That K Larkin album was really bad too.
> Dope Jams has a hilarious description of it on their site.



(313) In search of crews from Budapest & Sofia

2009-01-28 Thread fran...@thatamazingthing
First of all are there any peepz on here from either Budapest and/or Sofia who 
are involved in putting parties on in those cities
who might be interested in having us play over there in return for a (part 
funded) return trip to Manchester to play at one of our
nights?

If you don't know much about our night you won't find much more at
www.thatamazingthing.com
because it needs updating right now, but hopefully soon and there are a few 
more words at
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=13145552414
if you are joined up to that thing.

Second, maybe if you live there but aren't promoting anything you might suggest 
how I might hook up with those that are?

Third, maybe you don't live there but being good, jet-setting 313 techno 
tourists you know someone that does that I can ask the
above of?

Or, fourth and last, if all these fail can anyone give me advice as to forums 
etc. or any other way where I might get some contact?
Our best bet so far is to try to find record shops there and enquire via them.  
Another of our number is pursuing this line at the
mo.

Sorry for the not-spam-but-still-business-talk but maybe cultural exchange 
(possibly but not necessarily 313 related!) is allowed?
;-)



RE: (313) what's new with REAL Detroit releases?

2009-01-28 Thread fran...@thatamazingthing
Ooops, sorry, in my previous post I'd read it that someone was going to do a 
Shake mix for 313 and similar interested parties,
didn't cotton on that we were talking about Rush Hour rereleases till I read 
this.  Also good news!

Still, someone with the tunes do that Shake mix then I can trawl the interweb 
for the ones Christiaan isn't putting out again!


> -Original Message-
> From: gavin morrissey [mailto:gavinmorris...@gmail.com]
> Sent: 28 January 2009 10:05
> To: m...@m50.net
> Cc: list 313
> Subject: Re: (313) what's new with REAL Detroit releases?
> 
> wow, that's great news. is this gonna be similar to the Kenny Larkin
> retrospective? ie, a series of 12"s and then a CD comp? or will it
> just be a compilation album?
> 
> if you could include the entire Songs For My Mother EP that would be
> great, 'cause I don't have that one and it's rather expensive, cheers!
> ;)
> 
> gmos
> 
> On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 4:50 AM,   wrote:
> > At 2009.01.27 13:13, robin wrote:
> >
> >> On 27 Jan 2009, at 19:09, Christiaan Macdonald wrote:
> >>
> >>> speaking of shake.. we are working on a compilation of his stuff as
> >>> some of his music hasnt been available for a while.
> >>> actually working on it as we speak.. should be available before the
> >>> summer period.. will keep you in the loop.
> >>>
> >>> any favorite tracks that need to be included anybody? :)



RE: (313) what's new with REAL Detroit releases?

2009-01-28 Thread fran...@thatamazingthing
Yeah, make it long as Shake records are something I'm short on (only have about 
6, the ones I have I love) and I need education!
Nice long mix, plenty tunes and tracklisting including what release it was from 
after so I can get digging ;-)

> -Original Message-
> From: ohanakin ... [mailto:ohana...@gmail.com]
> Sent: 27 January 2009 19:35
> To: robin
> Cc: list 313
> Subject: Re: (313) what's new with REAL Detroit releases?
> 
> songs for my mother, revisionist's theory, and club scam II are faves of 
> mine...
> 
> and of course, systematic advancing on gigolo...
> 
> 
> maybe youll need more than one comp.
> =)
> 
> A
> 
> 
> On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 2:13 PM, robin  wrote:
> >
> > On 27 Jan 2009, at 19:09, Christiaan Macdonald wrote:
> >
> >> speaking of shake.. we are working on a compilation of his stuff as some
> >> of his music hasnt been available for a while.
> >> actually working on it as we speak.. should be available before the summer
> >> period.. will keep you in the loop.
> >>
> >> any favorite tracks that need to be included anybody? :)
> >
> > That's so hard. So many!
> >
> > :)
> >
> > robin...
> >



RE: (313) Mixing Software Question

2009-01-27 Thread fran...@thatamazingthing
No I don't think you can live adjust easy and yes, you'd need DJ software for 
that.

But from what Arturo says he doesn't need to do that?

I could be getting it wrong but I understood he was going to record the vinyl 
bits either side and then "glue" them together with
the digital file "post production"?

If that's so there's lots of things you could use but I thought of Audacity cos 
it's free and easily available and once you've
installed it it's a useful tool you'll probably end up using for other things.

If the digital file is an mp3 as mentioned you'll need to get a free coder / 
decoder to use with Audacity, I think the one I've got
before is called Lane or something (but I can't remember really).


> -Original Message-
> From: Odeluga, Ken [mailto:ken.odel...@dowjones.com]
> Sent: 27 January 2009 10:41
> To: fran...@thatamazingthing; 313@hyperreal.org
> Subject: RE: (313) Mixing Software Question
> 
> Perhaps, if one can easily adjust pitch live on that - I can't remember.
> 
> I think it's going to be fiddly with anything but DJ software tbh 
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: fran...@thatamazingthing [mailto:fran...@thatamazingthing.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2009 10:26 AM
> To: 313@hyperreal.org
> Subject: RE: (313) Mixing Software Question
> 
> 
> Audacity?
> 
> > -Original Message-
> > From: Arturo Lopez [mailto:arturo.m.lo...@gmail.com]
> > Sent: 26 January 2009 20:08
> > To: Three-One-Three
> > Subject: (313) Mixing Software Question
> >
> > As a Luddite vinyl-only player, I have a software question. Here's the
> > situation:
> >
> > I'm putting together a mix that I plan on recording to my computer
> > from my turntables, but I've got a few digital songs I'd like to
> > include in the mix. What are some good options for splicing a digital
> > track into a recorded vinyl set? I'm not talking about purchasing
> > Serrato or anything like that, just a cheap (maybe freeware) audio
> > program that I can use to pitch-adjust an .mp3 and splice into a
> > pre-mixed audio file from my turntables... Basically I'll record a mix
> 
> > of records, splice in an mp3 in post, then record another mix of
> > records that I would splice after the .mp3, etc. Rinse, wash, repeat.
> >
> > I'll just bite the bullet and get a CDJ or two someday for this
> > purpose but are there any good cheap (or free) software that can help?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > -Arturo



RE: (313) Mixing Software Question

2009-01-27 Thread fran...@thatamazingthing
Audacity?

> -Original Message-
> From: Arturo Lopez [mailto:arturo.m.lo...@gmail.com]
> Sent: 26 January 2009 20:08
> To: Three-One-Three
> Subject: (313) Mixing Software Question
> 
> As a Luddite vinyl-only player, I have a software question. Here's the
> situation:
> 
> I'm putting together a mix that I plan on recording to my computer
> from my turntables, but I've got a few digital songs I'd like to
> include in the mix. What are some good options for splicing a digital
> track into a recorded vinyl set? I'm not talking about purchasing
> Serrato or anything like that, just a cheap (maybe freeware) audio
> program that I can use to pitch-adjust an .mp3 and splice into a
> pre-mixed audio file from my turntables... Basically I'll record a mix
> of records, splice in an mp3 in post, then record another mix of
> records that I would splice after the .mp3, etc. Rinse, wash, repeat.
> 
> I'll just bite the bullet and get a CDJ or two someday for this
> purpose but are there any good cheap (or free) software that can help?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> -Arturo



RE: (313) track ID please?

2009-01-07 Thread fran...@thatamazingthing
I usually try to help with these (though others generally beat me to it).

But here I seem to have a choice of a page with loads of shows etc. on so I 
can't tell which one you're talking about (and you seem
to have to register before listening) or spending 25 mins downloading the whole 
shebang from Sendspace?

Unless you make it easy (try clipping the bit you want out and making that 
available) I'll have to pass.  That site looks like it
has links to tracklists though?


> From: Lori Draper [mailto:girly...@gmail.com]
> Sent: 07 January 2009 16:35
> 
> Guys, I'm dying. Can anyone give ID the track around the 16:40 mark?
> Thanks in advance!
> 
> link: 
> http://www.protonradio.com/show.php?action=past&showid=138&showdateid=10025#tracklists
> 
> Let me know if you can't get to the link, here's another one:
> http://www.sendspace.com/file/vyodhj
> 
> Thank you in advance. I'd actually love the whole track listing, know
> Marky, and have begged for one, but he can't be arsed to give it to me
> as he's chasing cute girls around Tokyo.
> 
> Lori



RE: (313) Florian leaves Kraftwerk

2009-01-06 Thread fran...@thatamazingthing
Will Ralph now start to airbrush out Florian's contribution like former members 
claim those 2 did to them after they parted company?
(if this is contentious Stalin may be more appropriate to appear at the end of 
the thread than Hitler)



RE: (313) Octave One at Berghain, Berlin this Saturday night

2008-12-12 Thread fran...@thatamazingthing
Fred

>random old guy
This will probably help - I'm an old guy and I don't think it's done me any 
harm there.
Think the door peepz there want as mixed and interesting a crowd as possible.  
Right now that probably means not another late 20s Brit flown in from London to 
the new Prague for the weekend.  I heard from a stateside friend that if the 
doorguys talk to him he emphasises he's not a Brit (not a good calling card at 
Berlin doors now).
(Unlike me) you probably don't have to worry about being too deranged when you 
get to the door as that might not fly well either.
Think I heard second hand one of the guys say they're on the lookout for people 
who are not being genuine in some way (not much help).
(Depending on what time O1 are on) I think it's probably easier to get in after 
the queue dies down, which I imagine is after 7am? (can more knowledgeable 
headz give an accurate figure for this?).

>(and when, I don't want to wait around 6 hours for the guys to play)
The running order is usually posted on Berghain's MySpace a day or 2 before.

> Don't have a hotel yet but I'll be making those arrangements Friday.
Circus Hostel or their hotel are good and good €.


> From: Fred Heutte [mailto:ph...@sunlightdata.com]
> Sent: 12 December 2008 0:17
> 
> www.octaveone.com
> 
> 13 December 2008:
> Klubnacht @ Berghain
> Berlin, Germany
> 
> Anyone up for this ?  I'm coming back to Berlin from the UN climate
> conference in Poland early evening on Saturday.  Don't have a hotel
> yet but I'll be making those arrangements Friday.
> 
> I have heard, um, stories about access to Berghain.  Since I am
> just some random old guy as far as doorpeople are concerned, advice
> about how to get in (and when, I don't want to wait around 6 hours
> for the guys to play) would be helpful.
> 
> To see Rob Hood and Doc Martin at Fabric (Fabric!! not exactly your
> hypo-exclusive club) this past June, I had to pull off every social
> engineering trick I know but I did finally get in.  I'm not sure I'll have
> that kind of patience this time.  But I would love to see Octave One
> (longtime friends and, to be sure, one of the great techno live groups)
> especially in Berlin.
> 
> cheers
> 
> Fred
> Euro cell number until Dec 15:
> +48 785 401 096




RE: (313) Kanye's New LP

2008-12-03 Thread fran...@thatamazingthing
[EMAIL PROTECTED] it where was this contribution when people were putting 
forward designs for the 313 list T-shirt?


> From: JT Stewart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: 02 December 2008 20:19
> 
> Analog rules, Hawtin sucks, Techno must innovate, Hitler



RE: (313) New Music

2008-11-08 Thread fran...@thatamazingthing
Wondering if I'm in "musically accessible" mood at the mo or is there loads
of good stuff coming out?  Over the last few months my record collection's
rate of expansion has been mercifully slow, over the last weeks I'm back to
averaging an inch a week or something (and back to thinking of how I need
take advantage of the downturn to buy a bigger flat to house them all).
Anyway this ramble has just used up all the time I had to review them so
it's one liners only ;-)

Liquid Liquid : Optimo (Matthew Dear remix) - doesn't sound like the
original does sound good, kinda minimal but has funk

Francesco Tristano / Moritz - covered already

Fluid Ounce presents (compilation sampler) - not 313 but nice house

Mock & Toof : Underwater - as above, main side has vocal I don't like but
the instrumental on the B is sweet

Markus Enochson & Subliminal Kid : Schmutts - quite like the toughest cut on
here

Redshape : Blood Into Dust - the usual

Brothers Vibe : Natural High / Papol : Lapidus From Island - I like only the
deeper end of their (Brothers) vibe and that's where this is, don't know the
other artist but it's decent too

Novell Sound 01 - 3 tracks by another artist I don't know, Levon Vincent,
and 1 by DJ Jus Ed, not down with the latter but like the Levon V tracks,
Basic Channel-esque but with enough to set them apart from the mass

Eddie Fowlkes : Tiazoe Project - LARGE, his best for a while and a welcome
return after the horror of the Doors cover

c2 & Moritz : Recomposed - was very dubious when news of this surfaced here
but digging most of what I've heard, though not all and not listened
properly yet

Fuse presents Deetron sampler 1 - said about the Redshape above on Styrax
Leaves "the usual", the track on here (an exclusive apparently) is better
than that, real nice with Mr. Fingers touch, other tracks are good too, in
fact based on these samplers I'll be checking Deetron when he spins in
Manchester in a couple of weeks

Move D : Cube EP - I like Move D, this might not be his best but it's still
cool, A a steady number, B more interesting; track listing describes it as 3
parts, come across as one number with nice development

was just checking the new Modeselektor with Rustie & Dettmann down my local,
sounded good, put one aside




RE: (313) New Music

2008-10-09 Thread fran...@thatamazingthing
Hey is there an 313 archive working at the mo?  The resynthesize one only seems 
to go to July at the moment.
I needed it as I was going to reply to another post in this thread but Kent's 
was the only one I got.

Anyway I was going to say I was glad to see everyone talking about these Theo 
releases.  It must be a real return to form by him;
after really liking recent output (e.g. Sound Sculptures 1 vinyl, Kuniyuki 
remix, Children Of The Drum, The Grand Son Of Detroit
Techno) I was worried I was joining the homogenous mass.

However I'm feeling better now I find these have no appeal to me whatsoever. 



> >> It seems like both the new Theo Parrish records have dropped, SPACEBUMPS
> >> / LOVE TRIUMPHANT & Going Down stairs, anyone got them and are they any
> >> good??
> >
> > Apart from Spacebumps I think these were on the recent CD. Nice to see them
> > on vinyl though.
> >
> > Spacebumps sounds amazing from the clips, I have my name on one of those in
> > my fave record shop



RE: (313) brian eno & david byrne

2008-09-29 Thread fran...@thatamazingthing
Oh, OK!  Guess they must have just rereleased "No Pussyfooting" on the back of 
that / to promote it / whatever synergy bla.
Sorry.


> From: Robert Taylor [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: 29 September 2008 12:39
> 
> No - they do have a new album out!