Umm....I am really just glad that someone is talking about a DETROIT artist on the 313 LIST!
On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 5:48 PM, Frank Glazer <cpe1704...@gmail.com> wrote: > awesome, thanks! i had been hoping somebody had done that! > > On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 8:40 PM, Rob Taylor <barringtonphelo...@gmail.com> > 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 <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 >>> >> >> > > > > -- > peace, > > frank > > http://www.deejaycountzero.com > http://www.infinitestatemachine.com > -- fbk sleepengineering/absoloop US
