Re: (313) monolake

2008-04-09 Thread darnistle
> while i admire the dude's monodeck engineering skillz, i've found that > what i've listened to by him has been painfully forgettable. > > yet, people consistently recommend him, so i'm curious... is there any > monolake release that holds up to the relatively high standards we > have on this list

Re: (313) monolake vs technique

2008-04-08 Thread Southern Outpost
He certainly made use of that system he was playing on, he had some pretty low frequencies vibrating my eardrums. On Tue, Apr 8, 2008 at 3:55 PM, Thomas D. Cox, Jr. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > his set at DEMF last year was more interesting than almost all of his > records. he definitely seemed t

Re: (313) monolake vs technique

2008-04-08 Thread Thomas D. Cox, Jr.
his set at DEMF last year was more interesting than almost all of his records. he definitely seemed to be more into the end product than any nonsensical twiddling. tom On Tue, Apr 8, 2008 at 4:49 PM, free what? <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Some of his music almost approaches D&B / 2-ste

Re: (313) monolake vs technique

2008-04-08 Thread free what?
Some of his music almost approaches D&B / 2-step with his programming, but he's also into 4/4 stuff and just about everything in between. Yet he continually makes it all very listenable. And for what it is, incredibly funky.. I had the opportunity to have dinner with him before he playe

Re: (313) monolake

2008-04-08 Thread Martin Dust
>>He's also a tall, funny German [usually, an oxymoron], a gear nerd [http://www.monolake.de/studio/], who, with Gerhard Behles, just so happened >>to have conceived one of the best software apps in the last 10 years, and actually can crack a smile as well. He's a proper nerd that knows his st

Re: (313) monolake

2008-04-08 Thread Todd Sines
I will second the motion for Monolake. Although I prefer the soundscapes created by listening to albums like Gravity, Gobi: The Desert, Interstate, and Hongkong... he's a brilliant sound designer, and I continually get lost in the spaces he [re]creates. He's obviously spent time in the D wh

Re: (313) monolake

2008-04-08 Thread Greg Earle
Arturo Lopez wrote: It's hit or miss, but like Matt said, other people remixing his music is usually quite good. Check out the "Alaska" remixes by Surgeon and Substance, good stuff. That Surgeon remix is such a mean tune. http://www.boomkat.com/item.cfm?id=24374 The "Substance Remix 1" versio

Re: (313) monolake

2008-04-08 Thread Tristan Watkins
- Original Message - From: "Martin Dust" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "313 313" <313@hyperreal.org> Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2008 12:04 PM Subject: Re: (313) monolake On 8 Apr 2008, at 11:58, Toby Frith wrote: PS Toby, what's the date of Kraftwer

Re: (313) monolake

2008-04-08 Thread Martin Dust
On 8 Apr 2008, at 11:58, Toby Frith wrote: PS Toby, what's the date of Kraftwerk playing a Fairfield Halls? 21.9.75 Thanks, the changes to the modern day shows is pretty amazing, you can almost smell the long haired freaks at this show :) - great show tho. m

RE: (313) monolake

2008-04-08 Thread Toby Frith
PS Toby, what's the date of Kraftwerk playing a Fairfield Halls? 21.9.75 -Original Message- From: Martin Dust [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 08 April 2008 11:57 To: Toby Frith; 313 Subject: Re: (313) monolake On 8 Apr 2008, at 11:50, Toby Frith wrote: > Frustrating prod

Re: (313) monolake

2008-04-08 Thread Martin Dust
On 8 Apr 2008, at 11:50, Toby Frith wrote: Frustrating producer for me, in that his live performances have failed to match what he's capable of on his releases. I love "Perpetuum" and "Excentri", and the Robert Henke "Studies for Thunder" release is also excellent. I think he's pretty goo

RE: (313) monolake

2008-04-08 Thread Toby Frith
m: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 08 April 2008 11:10 To: '313' Subject: RE: (313) monolake For more recent stuff I like the original of Alaska Melting which Arturo recommended the remix of: http://www.discogs.com/release/1074140 My favourite all time Monolake trac

RE: (313) monolake

2008-04-08 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
For more recent stuff I like the original of Alaska Melting which Arturo recommended the remix of: http://www.discogs.com/release/1074140 My favourite all time Monolake track was one side of Fragile / Static from 1999: http://www.discogs.com/release/864079 A couple of points on this one: yes I

Re: (313) monolake

2008-04-07 Thread Arturo Lopez
It's hit or miss, but like Matt said, other people remixing his music is usually quite good. Check out the "Alaska" remixes by Surgeon and Substance, good stuff. That Surgeon remix is such a mean tune. http://www.boomkat.com/item.cfm?id=24374 "Linear Atomium Reminiscence" (try saying that three

RE: (313) monolake

2008-04-07 Thread Tristan Watkins
> -Original Message- > From: Frank Glazer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 07 April 2008 21:31 > To: 313 > Subject: (313) monolake > > while i admire the dude's monodeck engineering skillz, i've > found that what i've listened to by him has been painfully > forgettable. > > yet, peopl

Re: (313) monolake

2008-04-07 Thread Thomas D. Cox, Jr.
On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 4:31 PM, Frank Glazer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > while i admire the dude's monodeck engineering skillz, i've found that > what i've listened to by him has been painfully forgettable. > > yet, people consistently recommend him, so i'm curious... is there any > monolake re

Re: (313) monolake

2008-04-07 Thread Matt Kane's Brain
On Apr 7, 2008, at 5:12 PM, Southern Outpost wrote: I really liked his ambient "Signal To Noise" album, I think it's on a different level to his other releases IMHO: http://www.monolake.de/releases/icm-05.html He's got some other ambient stuff up for free download on monolake.de that is als

Re: (313) monolake

2008-04-07 Thread Southern Outpost
I really liked his ambient "Signal To Noise" album, I think it's on a different level to his other releases IMHO: http://www.monolake.de/releases/icm-05.html Patrick. On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 1:31 PM, Frank Glazer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > while i admire the dude's monodeck engineering skillz,

Re: (313) monolake

2008-04-07 Thread Michael Kuszynski
agreed. maybe i am not hearing the right thing or understanding how postmodern it is, and with the understanding at how talented he is with technology, if feels a bit over my head. On 4/7/08, Frank Glazer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > while i admire the dude's monodeck engineering skillz, i've foun

Re: (313) Monolake free downloads

2006-10-30 Thread robin
Fair comment Ken but... Are they not slightly different to the vinyl though (I might have read that wrong). Also for those that have it on vinyl it's nice to be given a handy mp3 for playing on the computer without all that messing recording it in. robin... A nice gesture to be sure

RE: (313) Monolake free downloads

2006-10-30 Thread Odeluga, Ken
A nice gesture to be sure. Given that any major fan of Monolake/Henke will have these tracks already though (the Cyan tracks are I think amongst the earliest Monolake tracks right?) we can say that the outfit are rather trying to woo new ones, than gratify already existing ones!! -Original Mes

Re: (313) Monolake, Deadbeat, Safety Scissors +++ in NYC Friday 8/26

2005-08-24 Thread Kent Williams
Monolake and Doc Martin will be playing outdoors at PS1 in Queens the following day as well. I'll be in NYC this weekend and I hope to check that out. PS-1 is really a cool place, and I look forward to chilling in the sun to Monolake. Never heard Doc Martin, but he's like an old school ravey DJ fr

Re: (313) monolake

2005-07-09 Thread Garrett McGrath
On Jul 9, 2005, at 5:25 AM, robin wrote: On 8 Jul 2005, at 17:51, Garrett McGrath wrote: On Jul 8, 2005, at 8:04 AM, robin wrote: Just had a mate email me about Monolake last night in Manchester. was apparently amazing. and some OT-ness for the nerds: his custom controller just sported

Re: (313) monolake

2005-07-09 Thread Klaas-Jan Jongsma
On 9-jul-2005, at 14:27, robin wrote: in c tho ++ is just increment 1 T +1 = U :) mr. offtopic today me... Big fan of Yoda you are? At 04:28 PM 7/8/2005, Martin Dust wrote: That was a bad programmer joke, T++ = V - think about it > I'll get me coat... T++ is U, buddy :) +

Re: (313) monolake

2005-07-09 Thread robin
in c tho ++ is just increment 1 T +1 = U :) mr. offtopic today me... robin... On 9 Jul 2005, at 07:50, Martin Dust wrote: Subject: Re: (313) monolake At 04:28 PM 7/8/2005, Martin Dust wrote: That was a bad programmer joke, T++ = V - think about it > I'll get me coat...

Re: (313) monolake

2005-07-09 Thread robin
On 8 Jul 2005, at 17:51, Garrett McGrath wrote: On Jul 8, 2005, at 8:04 AM, robin wrote: Just had a mate email me about Monolake last night in Manchester. was apparently amazing. and some OT-ness for the nerds: his custom controller just sported one firewire cable apparently. robin...

Re: (313) monolake

2005-07-09 Thread Martin Dust
Subject: Re: (313) monolake At 04:28 PM 7/8/2005, Martin Dust wrote: That was a bad programmer joke, T++ = V - think about it > I'll get me coat... T++ is U, buddy :) + is 1 buddy, check this http://www.magickeys.com/books/alphabet/alpha61.html ;) More music reviews later...

Re: (313) monolake

2005-07-09 Thread Garrett McGrath
On Jul 8, 2005, at 8:04 AM, robin wrote: Just had a mate email me about Monolake last night in Manchester. was apparently amazing. and some OT-ness for the nerds: his custom controller just sported one firewire cable apparently. robin... certain it wasn't usb?

Re: (313) monolake

2005-07-08 Thread matt kane's brain
At 04:28 PM 7/8/2005, Martin Dust wrote: That was a bad programmer joke, T++ = V - think about it > I'll get me coat... T++ is U, buddy :) -- /* Halley */ (Halley's comment.) matt kane's brain podcast | http://www.hydrogenproject.com | netradio | on-the-air [EMAIL PROTECTED] || AIM: mkbatwerk

Re: (313) monolake

2005-07-08 Thread matt kane's brain
At 11:04 AM 7/8/2005, robin wrote: and some OT-ness for the nerds: his custom controller just sported one firewire cable apparently. Must have been this thing: http://www.monolake.de/monodeck.html -- /* Halley */ (Halley's comment.) matt kane's brain podcast | http://www.hydrogenproject.com | n

Re: (313) monolake

2005-07-08 Thread matt kane's brain
At 10:31 AM 7/8/2005, Roman von Contzen wrote: hi! actually he's a guy from berlin whose name is robert henke. his website: http://www.monolake.de/ yes, but who's T++, the new "other guy" in monolake? (he was on stage for monolake's set at mutek) -- /* Halley */ (Halley's comment.) matt kane

Re: (313) monolake

2005-07-08 Thread ross carew
oops, way over my head i'm afraid. -r. Martin Dust wrote: That was a bad programmer joke, T++ = V - think about it > I'll get me coat...

Re: (313) monolake

2005-07-08 Thread Martin Dust
That was a bad programmer joke, T++ = V - think about it > I'll get me coat... t++ = torsten prufrock aka various artists monolake = robert henke t++ collaborates on the new monolake album, polygon cities. -r. Martin Dust wrote: T++? What V? *LOL*

Re: (313) monolake

2005-07-08 Thread ross carew
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <313@hyperreal.org> Sent: Friday, July 08, 2005 4:34 PM Subject: RE: (313) monolake That's not quite right - Henke now has a fella helping him out who is T++ - there was a pic of them both in Wire - I will confirm this when I see Monolake play live tomorrow

Re: (313) monolake

2005-07-08 Thread Martin Dust
T++? What V? *LOL* - Original Message - From: "Robert Taylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Roman von Contzen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <313@hyperreal.org> Sent: Friday, July 08, 2005 4:34 PM Subject: RE: (313) monolake That's not quite right - Hen

RE: (313) monolake

2005-07-08 Thread Robert Taylor
: 313@hyperreal.org Subject: Re: (313) monolake hi! actually he's a guy from berlin whose name is robert henke. his website: http://www.monolake.de/ if you're into ableton live you should know him. the whole ableton idea was born out of a music project done by robert henke and gerhard behles feeli

Re: (313) monolake

2005-07-08 Thread Stewart Caig
> > I was all up for watching monolake in Manchester TONIGHT. > > then I realised. it was last night. > > oh well. just have to drink 1 million pints tonight instead. > Or go and see him play at Outlets party tomorrow night in london :)

Re: (313) monolake

2005-07-08 Thread alex . bond
"Just had a mate email me about Monolake last night in Manchester. was apparently amazing." I was all up for watching monolake in Manchester TONIGHT. then I realised. it was last night. oh well. just have to drink 1 million pints tonight instead. shame. _

Re: (313) monolake

2005-07-08 Thread robin
Just had a mate email me about Monolake last night in Manchester. was apparently amazing. and some OT-ness for the nerds: his custom controller just sported one firewire cable apparently. robin... Roman von Contzen wrote: hi! actually he's a guy from berlin whose name is robert henke. his w

Re: Re: (313) monolake

2005-07-08 Thread /0
actually, robert ended up at forans that night, if I remember our conversation correctly. > > From: "Roman von Contzen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2005/07/08 Fri AM 10:31:55 EDT > To: <313@hyperreal.org> > Subject: Re: (313) monolake > > hi! >

Re: (313) monolake

2005-07-08 Thread Roman von Contzen
- energylog - read the news - www.energylab.de - Original Message - From: "ross carew" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Matt Kane's Brain" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "mislav bobic" <[EMAIL PR

Re: (313) monolake

2005-07-08 Thread ross carew
it's torsten prufrock (eh sp?). he recorded for chain rection as various artists and did some stuff on din as well i think damn discogs is still arseways. i'm new here btw., well i was here before about 3 years ago..so hi everyone! -r. speaking of monolake, anyone know anything about th

Re: (313) Monolake in NYC Thursday

2005-01-11 Thread /0
oh, and pheek and joe claussel (sp?) sorry for the omission - Original Message - From: "/0" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Bryan Kasenic" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "313" <313@hyperreal.org> Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2005 5:41 PM Subject: Re: (3

Re: (313) Monolake in NYC Thursday

2005-01-11 Thread /0
robert will also be at the tangent on saturday night in detroit 821 milwaukee I think. I think its a paxahau event, so check www.paxahau.com for more details -Joe - Original Message - From: "Bryan Kasenic" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "313" <313@hyperreal.org> Sent: Monday, January 10,

Re: (313) Monolake Atlantic Waves

2004-10-06 Thread Thorin Teague
I didn't notice any audience interaction, but I wasn't in that room the whole time. I've always thought it'd be fun to make one's filter/cutoff/etc knobs community property, but in that scenario you'd have to accept the possibility that crowd could ruin your sound. :D [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:

Re: (313) Monolake Atlantic Waves

2004-10-06 Thread Matt Kane's Brain
On Oct 5, 2004, at 20:41, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What about the audience interaction bit they describe? alas, i was a bit distracted by speedy and mathew jonson at that point. -- matt kane's brain http://hydrogenproject.com [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: (313) Monolake Atlantic Waves

2004-10-06 Thread Michael . Elliot-Knight
>cc: Subject: Re: (313) Monolake Atlantic Waves

Re: (313) Monolake Atlantic Waves

2004-10-06 Thread Thorin Teague
They spelled out the word 'TECHNO' with their sequencer, which as it turns out sounds pretty cool. Matt Kane's Brain writes: anyone who was at YEL 2 in detroit in may did. (if they were upstairs at the time, that is) On Oct 5, 2004, at 20:33, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyone see this in

Re: (313) Monolake Atlantic Waves

2004-10-06 Thread Matt Kane's Brain
anyone who was at YEL 2 in detroit in may did. (if they were upstairs at the time, that is) On Oct 5, 2004, at 20:33, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyone see this in action yet? -- matt kane's brain http://hydrogenproject.com [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: (313) monolake in oz

2003-12-12 Thread Cyclone Louise Wehner
They're doing both but there's been minimal promotion... -- >From: "Philip" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "313" <313@hyperreal.org> >Subject: (313) monolake in oz >Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2003 9:19 AM > > > Peeps > > Does anyone know if monolake is playing in sydney as well as in > melbourne? Thanx

RE: (313) monolake in oz

2003-12-11 Thread Hindle, Simon (IT)
Yup. Foo Man Chunes are playing host to Monolake. I think it's next weekend at the Gaelic club. Also on the Sydney front - a few of us are putting a night on at the Sly Fox in Enmore tomorrow night. It's free and there are cheap cocktails and I reckon you stand a fair chance of enjoying the music

Re: (313) Monolake - momentum

2003-09-20 Thread O.L. From The Basement
A Monolake 12" containing the tracks "Linear", "Atomium", and "Reminiscence" came out this past July/ August. Orrin - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <313@hyperreal.org> Sent: Friday, September 19, 2003 5:17 PM Subject: (313) Monolake - momentum > > > > > Listening to t

Re: (313) Monolake - momentum

2003-09-19 Thread Phonopsia
- Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <313@hyperreal.org> Sent: Friday, September 19, 2003 10:17 PM Subject: (313) Monolake - momentum > "Stratosphere" - sounds like part two of Tangent - wicked Given that that's his best track, you sing high praise! Gotta hear this. Tris

Re: [313] Monolake picture - lamp?

2002-04-15 Thread N H-H
could just be an overgrown glowstick !? just kiddin - Nicolai From: Mxyzptlk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED],313@hyperreal.org Subject: Re: [313] Monolake picture - lamp? Date: Fri, 05 Apr 2002 17:09:58 -0600 When Henke performed at Detroit Contemporary last summer, he had

Re: [313] Monolake picture - lamp?

2002-04-05 Thread Mxyzptlk
When Henke performed at Detroit Contemporary last summer, he had only a bare black light hanging precisely like that one is - over his head. Maybe that's what it is. jeff At 01:20 PM 4/5/2002, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Odd question- anyone recognize what

Re: [313] Monolake?

2001-08-17 Thread Mxyzptlk
I was intensely pleased. For one, I happened to be off work (my early get-up time and sleep disorder combined make most things - especially midweek events - verboten for me). Second, there weren't a zillion people smoking - in fact, there weren't a zillion people. Prolly 60 or so people at DC,

Re: [313] MONOLAKE in NYC tomorrow!!

2001-08-13 Thread chrise
> > A special recording session with > --- > MONOLAKE (Chain Reaction, Monolake Records, Berlin) > --- > THIS TUESDAY, AUGUST 14TH i saw monolake here in chicago on saturday, a

Re: [313] Monolake vs. Kit Clayton = Revenge of the Nerds

2000-12-27 Thread tristan watkins
More from the Monolake site: They seem to have archived all sorts of live performances, provided all of their [ m l / i ] releases in Real Audio if not mp3, and they are releasing a new album "Gravity" in January, which is also all available in RA; AND, they will be playing in Montreal and Toronoto

RE: [313] Monolake- Stratosphere/ Ice

2000-09-17 Thread Ryan Heard
Try playing Static at 33 :). A nice compliment to Round Five. Ryan Heard -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, September 17, 2000 2:01 PM To: jim proffit Cc: 313@hyperreal.org Subject: [313] Monolake- Stratosphere/ Ice Hello, I do not know