t: 21 September 2005 17:53
To: 313@hyperreal.org
Subject: Re: (313) Simon Reynolds "Rip It Up And Start Again"
Excuse me, but I didn't understand what this book is about. I'm a bit slow,
y'know. Is it a book about music? And is it the same Simon Reynolds who wrote
Energy
Excuse me, but I didn't understand what this book is about. I'm a bit slow,
y'know. Is it a book about music? And is it the same Simon Reynolds who wrote
Energy Flash in which he keeps going on and on and on and on and on about drugs
and drugs and hardcore and other bad music and drugs and... :s
Yes, I loved this book - made me want to go spend lots of money I don't have on
'angular' post punk and New York punkfunk
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Sent: 20 September 2005 10:40
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Subject: (313) Simon Reynolds "Rip It Up And S
Hey Greg!
>You'd be surprised. There's a BEF track that Shake used to play out
>that I can never remember the name of - I think it's "Uptown Apocalypse"
>off
thats it I think!
although I should have explained myself a little better. I'm deffo not
surprised in any way that heaven 17 could make a
On Sep 20, 2005, at 4:41 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
infact my girlfriend says that she
talks to me and I'm looking at her, but it aint going in.
Erm must you share so much of the problems with your sex life then Alex?
;)
also there was one that was "a blueprint for detroit techno" - some
H
>was that the 'music for listening to' lp?.. that is proto techno, and it
>hasn't dated either..
nah, it was a 2 track 12 he was referring to. I've got that lp, and yeah, I
agree.
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>I'll dig out the ref and post it. also there was one that was "a blueprint
>for detroit techno" - some heaven 17/BEF thing that I dont own. I have a
>few bits by them though. and I'm not having that either.
was that the 'music for listening to' lp?.. that is proto techno, and it
hasn't dated eith
>BITBB is definitely in there, but it's not the only component. I think
that producers back then were just as into diverse/obscure music as they
are now. It's part of trying to create >something different or novel.
yeah, still not having it though. ha ha.
I'll dig out the ref and post it. also th
BITBB is definitely in there, but it's not the only component. I think that
producers back then were just as into diverse/obscure music as they are now.
It's part of trying to create something different or novel.
> I cry "no chance". theres just no way that those guys were listening to
> that st
>Granted, ACR aren't particularly obscure and DJ Die might not be you
average jungle producer, but then again what is an 'average jungle
producer'?
well, alright, it wasn't a good example, bit of a flippant comment.
I cant remember the example. must look it up, but he was referencing a
pretty obs
I seem to recall DJ DIe doing a remix of ACR's 'Yeah Boy', I think because he
was into them.
Granted, ACR aren't particularly obscure and DJ Die might not be you average
jungle producer, but then again what is an 'average jungle producer'?
You wrote:
I'm not having it that your
> average jungl
>Yeah I read it. It's not bad
I almost felt inspired for about 5 minutes till I finished it and made
another joint.
I think you can pick holes in it (e.g. he sometimes says "this record was
the blueprint for such and such...etc.." and I'm not having it that your
average jungle producer listened t
Yeah I read it. It's not bad, and definitely a textbook for those
wanting to dig deeper beyond Public Image and the ilk. I kind of
wished for some sort of commentary option I could switch on and read
alternating opinions from Paul Morley. The discographies that were
(are?) available on the publishe
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