Oh... and if you haven't seen this site before, whoever this guy is, takes the cake on Drexciya/etc info into another dimension: http://drexciyaresearchlab.blogspot.com/
On Fri, Sep 2, 2011 at 9:02 AM, Patrick Wacher <pwac...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have to put my vote in for Aqua Worm Hole... when those bubbling > appegiated lead synth comes in, transports your mind to another level > (another Drexciya ref there for the spotters)... oh and that stepped > bassline carries that track all the way thru. > > Oh and Sighting In The Abyss is something else, almost new wave... was > a great way to finish off that Aquatic Invasion ep. > > 8-203X out... > > On Fri, Sep 2, 2011 at 7:10 AM, jwan allen <jwan.al...@gmail.com> wrote: >> That record never leaves the bag! While I initially made fun of Frank for >> just now getting into his DIP, looks like he picked an oppurtune time since >> now he won't have to deal with overinflated ebay/discogs prices for wax. I'm >> looking forward to grabbing some doubles of some of the worn materpieces in >> my collection too. >> >> On Fri, Sep 2, 2011 at 9:39 AM, Frank Glazer <cpe1704...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> journey home EP and black sea specifically were among the tracks i >>> rated highest in iTunes star system during my first run through of the >>> 350+ stinson/donald cuts i've listened to. black sea got five stars. >>> >>> On Fri, Sep 2, 2011 at 8:31 AM, Rob Taylor <barringtonphelo...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> > yes, i suspect black sea is my favourite techno track of all time >>> > >>> > On Fri, Sep 2, 2011 at 12:11 PM, ja...@iridite.com <ja...@iridite.com> >>> > wrote: >>> >> >>> >> The Journey Home EP on Warp - incredible stuff! >>> >> >>> >> Jason >>> >> >>> >> On 2 September 2011 09:19, Ronny Pries <r...@rohformat.de> wrote: >>> >> > Yeah, Wavejumper. Lost Vessel also got that something something. But >>> >> > for >>> >> > some reason i never got around to play that one, dunno why. >>> >> > >>> >> > WaveJumper is probably my favorite as well... but as far as general >>> >> > listening, The Other People place gets played over and over and over >>> >> > again. >>> >> > But that's easy listening. >>> >> > On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 3:34 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 >> >> >> >> -- >> Technoir Audio >> http://www.technoiraudio.com >> "dealing with your imperfect world" >> >
