awesome, thanks! i had been hoping somebody had done that! On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 8:40 PM, Rob Taylor <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 <[email protected]> > 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 <[email protected]> >> 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 <[email protected]> >>> 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 >> > >
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