ask whens a good day to play in michigan and we'll coordinate the BBQ with said date. :))
-Joe ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, June 14, 2002 12:44 PM Subject: RE: [313] Basic Channel > Now that the most stressful period of the working day is over, I'll add some > too... > > I'd add a question about whether or not they've ever been approached to do > film soundtrack work, and, if not, if their approach to their music has had > a visual aspect to it; to me, each BC release evokes strong visual images, > but the sorts of films where that sound would be an appropriate > accompaniment probably haven't been made yet. > > Also, I'd ask whether it was their intention to spawn such a large range of > 'copycats' and essentially introduce a new sound into techno and house - > even fairly commercial house - which would permeate right to the core, or if > the impact of the BC releases was greater than they ever expected it to be. > > Was the drive to develop the BC sound borne of a frustration with sounds > being used in techno at the time, or was it an idea that came from another > direction? How long did it take to develop, from the first concept of a > truly three-dimensional, heat-haze shimmering, sound, to the first > successful execution? > > And finally, which would they say was the first track on which a proto-Basic > Channel sound was deployed? "Ploy"? "Infinition"? "Domina"? > > Cheers, > > Brendan > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Matthew MacQueen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: 14 June 2002 17:34 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] org [The Music Institute] (E-mail) > > Cc: Tom Robbins/Magic Feet > > Subject: RE: [313] Basic Channel > > > > > > > I'm interviewing Basic Channel on Monday (!), so does \ > > > anyone have any suggestions for pertinent questions? > > > > Fun! Just off the top of my head, I've always wondered how > > did they decide that with the final basic channel record it > > was time to retire the label after Phylps Trak II (BC-09), > > that it had run it's logical course as "basic channel" ? > > What factors contributed to their decision ? > > > > How did doing Cyrus: Enforcement (001) with the Mills mix > > unfold? Did they have the track in mind, and were looking > > for a remixer? Were others considered? Or did Mills help > > define the sound of 001 early on with them? Was he in the > > studio with them at any time or was it all remotely done > > swapping DATs? were there other mixes that were done but > > never released? > > > > Did their vision for the label change course during it's run? > > Or it was never reeally all that pre-meditated, it just > > happened organically? Do they look back and have a favorite release ? > > > > Do they still own property in Detroit? (did they ever? or was > > that a rumour) > > > > I know that's a lot but, just some of the things I've always > > wondered about. Basic Channel is such a great little > > mirocosim of everything I love about the Belin/Detroit sound trade. > > > > Peace, > > Matt > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > 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] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
