> -----Original Message----- > From: Gwendal Cobert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 06 June 2002 16:15 > > > And I can remember the "electro revival of 1994", where all > > the StreetSounds
> question 1 : are these comp really interesting ? what volume > should I start with ? I would definitely advise you to aim for the lower numbers rather than higher. From around vol 6 or so they started to go slightly bad, and the latter volumes are better defined as early hip-hop than electro, imho! But volumes 1-4, and the "Crucial Electro" spinoff, are well worth getting, with classics like "Clear", "The Smurf", "Electric Kingdom", "Hip Hop Be Bop" all making an appearance. And, as I have a weakness for Captain Rock, I find them particularly indispensable :) > I didn't know that story about how the label was founded... > what is this > label's situation BTW ? as far as I know it went out of > business years ago, > but some records are still available, I think I saw a new > comp recently ??? Not sure about any Clear compilations, but I worked in Ambient Soho at the time so was fairly close to the whole process. It was the dying years of the ambient boom in London, and we were all looking for new musical pastures to go and graze in; I flew off towards Detroit techno, others went to 'trip-hop', others to 'intelligent drum'n'bass', and Clair was leading the contingent who were heading in the direction of electro. We were all dropping lots of electro in ambient sets at the time, and we had some copies of "Rockit" in the shop which were selling like hot cakes. Clair wanted to run an electro label, and had the concept of Clear in her head, and so a bunch of people from Autechre (Sean also worked in the shop around that time) to Seefeel to Reload all produced some electro tracks from which she culled the first few releases. I think it turned out to be more successful than even she was expecting it to be! I was asked to make some electro tracks too (I used to do some relatively high-profile ambient PAs) but never got around to it. I think I missed out on a major opportunity there! As Tom mentioned, Clair is now running another label, deFocus, alongside an ex-313er by name of Simon Walley (aka [CiM])... > I'm curious about that... any names to recommend ? Everyone needs to hear the following old electro tracks: Pretty Tony - Fix It In The Mix Freestyle - Jam The Box Freestyle - Don't Stop The Rock Planet Patrol - Play At Your Own Risk Captain Rapp - Bad Times Garrett's Crew - Nasty Rock Twilight 22 - Electric Kingdom They're certainly the tracks that work the most magic on me, but for some reason they're not as common as many of the others. "Nasty Rock" and "Bad Times" in particular are bloody amazing... Brendan Legal Disclaimer This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. The sender therefore does not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this message that arise as a result of e-mail transmission. If verification is required please request a hard-copy version. This message is provided for informational purposes only. our website at: http://www.widelearning.com Wide Learning is a trading name of Wide Multimedia Ltd Registered office: 33-41 Dallington Street, London EC1V 0BB Company number: 3339664 VAT number: 690 8399 83 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
