(313) swayzak
it seems many of you were confused by my Swayzak Electroclash remark yesterday. I was refferring to the Swayzak Dirty Dancing album on K7. I dont know much about Swayzak, but I'd heard nothing but praise for them for the longest time. Imagine my excitement when one day a bunch of new Swayzak records showed up in my mailbox. I couldnt wait to finally hear what all of the hoopla was about regarding these guys. I put the records on, and track after track, nothing but Joy Division sounding stuff. I'm not trying to put them down or anything, they do have the 80's low-fi production thing down perfectly, but it's not really my cup of tea. I think I'll just have to wait this trend out too. I see a lot of Punk Rock fashions everywhere these days and, like electroclash, it rings very hollow, it just sorta feels like kids playing dressup. What they dont realize is that without the grit and angst punk rock is just satire. sean lived the 80's, no need to recreate them deason
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Sean, i reccommend Snowboarding in Argentina lp on Pagan and most def. the Shape Memory Effect ep on Force Inc. There is also Himawari but i havent heard it so im not gonna say much about it. ;-) I think those are the release that are often reffered to when praising Swayzak. nice one, fab. - Original Message - From: sean deason [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sean deason [EMAIL PROTECTED]; techno [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 313@hyperreal.org Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 1:15 PM Subject: (313) swayzak it seems many of you were confused by my Swayzak Electroclash remark yesterday. I was refferring to the Swayzak Dirty Dancing album on K7. I dont know much about Swayzak, but I'd heard nothing but praise for them for the longest time. Imagine my excitement when one day a bunch of new Swayzak records showed up in my mailbox. I couldnt wait to finally hear what all of the hoopla was about regarding these guys. I put the records on, and track after track, nothing but Joy Division sounding stuff. I'm not trying to put them down or anything, they do have the 80's low-fi production thing down perfectly, but it's not really my cup of tea. I think I'll just have to wait this trend out too. I see a lot of Punk Rock fashions everywhere these days and, like electroclash, it rings very hollow, it just sorta feels like kids playing dressup. What they dont realize is that without the grit and angst punk rock is just satire. sean lived the 80's, no need to recreate them deason
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similar thing happened to me ordering no.1 clubtune in laurent garners playlist' (me believing in french dj whom I kinda respect): northern light - my pain - lasergun. hopefully managed to cancel my order after hearing few seconds of RA soundbytes on the net. lived in the 80's (being pretty young) and believe better stick to the originals ... listen-to-your-ears-mislav-or-have-a-trustee-somewhere ... - Original Message - From: sean deason [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sean deason [EMAIL PROTECTED]; techno [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 313@hyperreal.org Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 3:15 Subject: (313) swayzak it seems many of you were confused by my Swayzak Electroclash remark yesterday. I was refferring to the Swayzak Dirty Dancing album on K7. I dont know much about Swayzak, but I'd heard nothing but praise for them for the longest time. Imagine my excitement when one day a bunch of new Swayzak records showed up in my mailbox. I couldnt wait to finally hear what all of the hoopla was about regarding these guys. I put the records on, and track after track, nothing but Joy Division sounding stuff. I'm not trying to put them down or anything, they do have the 80's low-fi production thing down perfectly, but it's not really my cup of tea. I think I'll just have to wait this trend out too. I see a lot of Punk Rock fashions everywhere these days and, like electroclash, it rings very hollow, it just sorta feels like kids playing dressup. What they dont realize is that without the grit and angst punk rock is just satire. sean lived the 80's, no need to recreate them deason
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I've been a big swayzak fan since the release of Snowboarding in 98. It doesn't happen often but when I heard that record I felt that I'd found my ideal sound (at the time). Himawari I also love, they started the vocals on this but IMO it worked well. The first track 'Illegal' features Benjamin Zephaniah and it works well. The third track, 'State of Grace' sounds more like the dirty dancing stuff. There are aspects of the first album though, Leisure Centre and Betek are great tracks. When I bought dirty dancing I wasn't impressed, the only track I like is 'ping pong'. The good things you've been hearing about swayzak are justified, but the things you've been hearing don't apply to the last album. Some of the 12s they've released also stand out as some of their best work, 020100 is a great track, a couple of the Theorem collaborations are good too. Cheers --Mike Fabrizio Nahum wrote: Sean, i reccommend Snowboarding in Argentina lp on Pagan and most def. the Shape Memory Effect ep on Force Inc. There is also Himawari but i havent heard it so im not gonna say much about it. ;-) I think those are the release that are often reffered to when praising Swayzak. nice one, fab. - Original Message - From: sean deason [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sean deason [EMAIL PROTECTED]; techno [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 313@hyperreal.org Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 1:15 PM Subject: (313) swayzak it seems many of you were confused by my Swayzak Electroclash remark yesterday. I was refferring to the Swayzak Dirty Dancing album on K7. I dont know much about Swayzak, but I'd heard nothing but praise for them for the longest time. Imagine my excitement when one day a bunch of new Swayzak records showed up in my mailbox. I couldnt wait to finally hear what all of the hoopla was about regarding these guys. I put the records on, and track after track, nothing but Joy Division sounding stuff. I'm not trying to put them down or anything, they do have the 80's low-fi production thing down perfectly, but it's not really my cup of tea. I think I'll just have to wait this trend out too. I see a lot of Punk Rock fashions everywhere these days and, like electroclash, it rings very hollow, it just sorta feels like kids playing dressup. What they dont realize is that without the grit and angst punk rock is just satire. sean lived the 80's, no need to recreate them deason -- Mike [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cs.nott.ac.uk/~mhl/
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Oh almost forgot, you can hear my take on swayzak stuff, http://www.cs.nott.ac.uk/%7Emhl/eletero-qualitas.mp3 ;) plug while I get the chance. Michael Lees wrote: I've been a big swayzak fan since the release of Snowboarding in 98. It doesn't happen often but when I heard that record I felt that I'd found my ideal sound (at the time). Himawari I also love, they started the vocals on this but IMO it worked well. The first track 'Illegal' features Benjamin Zephaniah and it works well. The third track, 'State of Grace' sounds more like the dirty dancing stuff. There are aspects of the first album though, Leisure Centre and Betek are great tracks. When I bought dirty dancing I wasn't impressed, the only track I like is 'ping pong'. The good things you've been hearing about swayzak are justified, but the things you've been hearing don't apply to the last album. Some of the 12s they've released also stand out as some of their best work, 020100 is a great track, a couple of the Theorem collaborations are good too. Cheers --Mike Fabrizio Nahum wrote: Sean, i reccommend Snowboarding in Argentina lp on Pagan and most def. the Shape Memory Effect ep on Force Inc. There is also Himawari but i havent heard it so im not gonna say much about it. ;-) I think those are the release that are often reffered to when praising Swayzak. nice one, fab. - Original Message - From: sean deason [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sean deason [EMAIL PROTECTED]; techno [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 313@hyperreal.org Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 1:15 PM Subject: (313) swayzak it seems many of you were confused by my Swayzak Electroclash remark yesterday. I was refferring to the Swayzak Dirty Dancing album on K7. I dont know much about Swayzak, but I'd heard nothing but praise for them for the longest time. Imagine my excitement when one day a bunch of new Swayzak records showed up in my mailbox. I couldnt wait to finally hear what all of the hoopla was about regarding these guys. I put the records on, and track after track, nothing but Joy Division sounding stuff. I'm not trying to put them down or anything, they do have the 80's low-fi production thing down perfectly, but it's not really my cup of tea. I think I'll just have to wait this trend out too. I see a lot of Punk Rock fashions everywhere these days and, like electroclash, it rings very hollow, it just sorta feels like kids playing dressup. What they dont realize is that without the grit and angst punk rock is just satire. sean lived the 80's, no need to recreate them deason -- Mike [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cs.nott.ac.uk/~mhl/
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a couple of the Theorem collaborations are good too. Yeah i forgot!!! probably my fave material besides snowboarding... serious crossover appeal for both the deep-tech headz and the minimal fiends out there ciao fab. - Original Message - From: Michael Lees [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Fabrizio Nahum [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: 313@hyperreal.org; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 2:40 PM Subject: Re: (313) swayzak I've been a big swayzak fan since the release of Snowboarding in 98. It doesn't happen often but when I heard that record I felt that I'd found my ideal sound (at the time). Himawari I also love, they started the vocals on this but IMO it worked well. The first track 'Illegal' features Benjamin Zephaniah and it works well. The third track, 'State of Grace' sounds more like the dirty dancing stuff. There are aspects of the first album though, Leisure Centre and Betek are great tracks. When I bought dirty dancing I wasn't impressed, the only track I like is 'ping pong'. The good things you've been hearing about swayzak are justified, but the things you've been hearing don't apply to the last album. Some of the 12s they've released also stand out as some of their best work, 020100 is a great track, a couple of the Theorem collaborations are good too. Cheers --Mike Fabrizio Nahum wrote: Sean, i reccommend Snowboarding in Argentina lp on Pagan and most def. the Shape Memory Effect ep on Force Inc. There is also Himawari but i havent heard it so im not gonna say much about it. ;-) I think those are the release that are often reffered to when praising Swayzak. nice one, fab. - Original Message - From: sean deason [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: sean deason [EMAIL PROTECTED]; techno [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 313@hyperreal.org Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 1:15 PM Subject: (313) swayzak it seems many of you were confused by my Swayzak Electroclash remark yesterday. I was refferring to the Swayzak Dirty Dancing album on K7. I dont know much about Swayzak, but I'd heard nothing but praise for them for the longest time. Imagine my excitement when one day a bunch of new Swayzak records showed up in my mailbox. I couldnt wait to finally hear what all of the hoopla was about regarding these guys. I put the records on, and track after track, nothing but Joy Division sounding stuff. I'm not trying to put them down or anything, they do have the 80's low-fi production thing down perfectly, but it's not really my cup of tea. I think I'll just have to wait this trend out too. I see a lot of Punk Rock fashions everywhere these days and, like electroclash, it rings very hollow, it just sorta feels like kids playing dressup. What they dont realize is that without the grit and angst punk rock is just satire. sean lived the 80's, no need to recreate them deason -- Mike [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cs.nott.ac.uk/~mhl/
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Dirty Dancing is definitely missable. I remember liking Himawari a lot when it came out (2000?) but haven't listened to it in ages so possibly not as outstanding as I thought at the time? Having said that my taste has changed (expanded in a positive way I like to think ; ) quite a bit since then so that's perhaps why. The Swayzak vs. Theorem tunes are _really_ good though. I see a lot of Punk Rock fashions everywhere these days and, like electroclash, it rings very hollow, it just sorta feels like kids playing dressup. What they dont realize is that without the grit and angst punk rock is just satire. Well, I grew up in the 70's, and tbh a lot of the stuff that was punk rock didn't really ring that true back then either. But - it was something different, and in this respect your comment is spot-on. Thanks! Anya Nina Hagen rocks! -Original Message- From: sean deason [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 12:15 PM To: sean deason; techno; 313@hyperreal.org Subject: (313) swayzak it seems many of you were confused by my Swayzak Electroclash remark yesterday. I was refferring to the Swayzak Dirty Dancing album on K7. I dont know much about Swayzak, but I'd heard nothing but praise for them for the longest time. Imagine my excitement when one day a bunch of new Swayzak records showed up in my mailbox. I couldnt wait to finally hear what all of the hoopla was about regarding these guys. I put the records on, and track after track, nothing but Joy Division sounding stuff. I'm not trying to put them down or anything, they do have the 80's low-fi production thing down perfectly, but it's not really my cup of tea. I think I'll just have to wait this trend out too. I see a lot of Punk Rock fashions everywhere these days and, like electroclash, it rings very hollow, it just sorta feels like kids playing dressup. What they dont realize is that without the grit and angst punk rock is just satire. sean lived the 80's, no need to recreate them deason
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don´t care if dirty dancing LP is fashionable or not. there´s only one track that doestn´t do it for me. buffalo seven with vocals from kotai is one of the best tracks on 2002 on my list but gotta admit i liked shape memory effect ep even more :)
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He also did the Groovetechnology v1.3 mix for Groovetech, which has a nice tracklist - haven't heard the mix though. Tristan = Text/Mixes: http://phonopsia.tripod.com Music: http://www.mp313.com Contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] New Mix in mp3, 'Live in Iowa City' available for a short time from http://phonopsia.isoprax.com
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That mix is in fact a real nice ride, as nice as the track selection suggests. http://www.k7.com/data.pl?release=K7122CD http://www.k7.com/audio/audio.cgi?DE-G93-02-90023.rm And it's they not he, James Taylor David Brown. Gz, I gotta stop reading this list so much... Where's my anorak? Anya : ) From: Tristan Watkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue 17/Dec/2002 16:17 GMT To: 313@hyperreal.org Subject: Re: (313) swayzak He also did the Groovetechnology v1.3 mix for Groovetech, which has a nice tracklist - haven't heard the mix though. ___ Freeserve AnyTime, only £13.99 per month with one month's FREE trial! For more information visit http://www.freeserve.com/time/ or call free on 0800 970 8890
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I really liked Bueno/Fukumachi, the first Swayzak release (1997). And they've put out quite a variety since then, many of which are at least pretty good. When they came to town here in Portland about a year ago, they played a great live set and I had a long talk with them afterwards (which also involved visiting my office and admiring my record collection, which always goes a long way with me :) I haven't heard the current stuff but it wouldn't surprise me if they picked up the Joy Divisionish sound for the moment -- David Brown is from Scotland so I presume the Mancunian influence is pretty strong. But what really drives these guys is dub -- I know they were big fans of Adrian Sherwood and the On-U Sound fraternity, which has also been a key influence for me (the on-u mailing list, which I still am on, was the first one I ever subcribed to on the Net, back in 1989). So I would recommend (to Sean and anyone else) to check out their other stuff as well. fred
[313] Swayzak defeats the Tech-House yuk
Decisions. decisions . we decided to hit Fabric on Saturday night - amazingly walked straight in without a queue (at which time still a 100 odd people in the guest list queue) I wondered if this was what Tech-house had finally brought us to ... but true to form Fabric was squashed to the rafters, although I did spot room for a sardine or two on top of the speakers... Fat Terry Francis was playing the Intec Room when we arrived .. i'll describe his set in one word: boring. I could describe it in ten words but it would just be repetitive, boring,boring,boring,boring. What the hell was he doing in the Intec room. We went upstairs to the third room, where Swayzak had just finished his DJ set. He was due back on for a live 'set' in an hour. So after a wonder around we came back to hear this. I've got to say initially i was not over impressed, but I was definately caught there intrested by the acidic, squelching noises being over laid on the top of the tunes which were spinning. About 10 minutes in three of us were looking at one another, pulling faces suggesting .. this wasnt doing it for us either. One of my m8s said he was off for a wander. The other two of us agreed we would come with... but we didnt and I've got to say that at the end we thought it had been really great and enjoyable. The pace of the set was about 122bpm (yeah, sicko .. i counted it) but it was a really good funky electro set with hints of 80s vocal accapellas laid over the top. This should have been the opening set of the Intec room. We followed up listening to C1 - so for all the doubters there was Techno played in London on Saturday night. A good interesting set. I wouldnt say the guy was brilliant but he kept our interest (138bpm) was the pace and it wasnt boring. I'd certainly go and listen to him again but at this stage I dont think i would travel the country to hear him play. In fairness I'd like to hear him play in a club where there may be some crowd reaction (ie out of london) but them tek-housas don't know how to yip and yell and show some appreciation. Trevor Rockcliffe came on to finish the last two and a half hours , he started well and kept it going but somehow lost his groove towards the end, that kept us going till 6.30 am and now there was only the main room left Craig Richards (i think). I hate being repetitive but what can I say boring, boring, boring. You know at one time I thought the Tech-house was a cool sound, after a diet of somewhat non-stop maniac Techno, it was a sort of groovy swaying, but it never went anywhere and after a couple of months it was confirmed yeuk. I havent put my 0.02p worth in yet on About the Members thread ... but i am keen to try and start a regular Saturday night proper techno night. My promotional endeavours so far havent been too successful and i've done bucket loads of money but I'm still searching for a venue at the moment, and if I can get that sorted well the spirit is willing Looking forward to hearing Oliver Ho this Thursday down Ultimate Base. - Original Message - From: Greg Lee [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 313@hyperreal.org Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 07:03 Subject: [313] Track ID From: http://212.40.161.253/rams/wmflounge200701.ram at 35:20 into the 6 hr set Heard it a lot and don't know what it is. thanks Gregory B. Lee, Junior Environmental Engineer SEACOR Environmental Engineering Inc. Suite A - 8 West St. Paul St. Kamloops, BC V1S 1W2 [EMAIL PROTECTED] office: (250) 374-8749 fax:(250) 374-8656 cell: (250) 314-4071 - Privilege and Confidentiality Notice The information in this email is intended for the named recipients only. It may contain privileged and confidential information. If you have received this email in error, any use, copying or dissemination of its contents is prohibited. Please notify the sender immediately by telephone at the number indicated on this page to arrange destruction and/or return of the email. Your cooperation is appreciated. Thank you. - - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
