also check this stinson/donald podcast. i listen to it loads http://www.bleep43.com/podcast/2006/2/19/podcast-17-james-stinson-and-gerald-donald-special.html
On Fri, Sep 2, 2011 at 1:38 AM, Rob Taylor <barringtonphelo...@gmail.com>wrote: > this is a great way to engage with an artist's music. i have done similar > projects with the works of autechre, coil, scott walker and nurse with > wound. very rewarding experiences. :) > > > On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 11:34 PM, Frank Glazer <cpe1704...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Since August 1st I've been trying to concentrate entirely on devouring >> the oeuvre of Gerald Donald and James Stinson (R.I.P.). We're talking >> about 24 full hours of music over about 45-50 albums, EPs, and singles >> including all their various pseudonyms. The reason I am doing this is >> because I find their music to be relatively tricky to wrap my head >> around in general, while so many of my friends consider Stinson/Donald >> to be among the best of their contemporaries. Specifically a lot of >> Stinson/Donald tunes sound particularly chaotic even to my modern ears >> well trained in noise, avant garde, and the repetitive loops of >> minimal classical (Steve Reich, Philip Glass) and "techno" music. I >> wondered if completely saturating my ears with only their music would >> change my opinion/enlighten me to their supposed genius at all. >> >> To date I am about halfway through the project based on mostly casual >> subway ride listening, and I've not been as diligent in avoiding the >> fast forward button as I'd hoped I could be. It's really difficult to >> stick to one artist who produced a pretty consistent style of music >> without listening to anything else for such an extended period of >> time. I do occasionally give my ears a bit of a break and allow myself >> to hear some non Stinson/Donald tunage. >> >> To date "Wavejumper" from their 1995 "Aquatic Invasion EP" remains my >> absolute favorite Drexciya tune: >> >> http://youtu.be/imKh_TKqHt4 >> >> As a side note, the name I've given this experiment - Drexciyan >> Immersion Project - is a kind of funny nod to the sci-fi underwater >> mythology that Drexciya built around their music/built their music >> around. >> >> On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 6:24 PM, Jason Kenjar <jasonk1...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> > an undiscovered track or three would be nice..i can dream rite? >> > >> > On Sep 1, 2011, at 5:14 PM, Patrick Wacher wrote: >> > >> >> Some interesting news on the wire: >> >> >> >> http://www.xlr8r.com/news/2011/09/drexciya-reissues-coming-soon >> >> >> >> Sadly, it's been nearly a decade since early '90s Detroit >> >> techno/electro duo Drexciya last released new music. However, we've >> >> just discovered that reissues of the pair's early material will be >> >> surfacing in the near future. Clone Classic Cuts, the reissues imprint >> >> for Dutch label Clone, announced just yesterday: "We will reissue the >> >> early Drexciya catalogue on Clone. We are currently busy restoring the >> >> original master tapes, and hopefully we will have the first one ready >> >> before the end of the year! Of course, we will keep you updated on the >> >> process." No further details were shared, but the news itself is >> >> certainly exciting, to say the least. (via FACT) >> > >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> peace, >> >> frank >> >> http://www.deejaycountzero.com >> http://www.infinitestatemachine.com >> > >
