thanks so much for that review Tristan. even if nobody else is as passionate about the album as you, your reaction alone is deeply gratifying and means a lot to us. very well written and thoughtful, you definitely hear it and appreciate it much the same way we do. minto & i love gerard personally, so we're more than a little biased, but we agree with everything you said...i'm afraid to even read it to gerard because he will get all bashful and self-conscious about making more music! i especially agree that, yes, he is a master of synthesis and composition..and the mood and intimate feeling in his music is the reflection of a sensitive and beautiful human being that is just gerard thru and thru, it's really personal, and that's something i value very very highly in electronic music. the album is a reflection of over 10 years of his work, a lot of experiences in those years...it's just a deep thing all around for us and we're real proud of it, regardless of whether its commercial presentation is hyped or heartfelt.
the cover has no deeper meaning other than it's pretty and techno, and pretty techno! our photog friend ryan guillot took it while he was in prague, yep. martin is right, d+m is indeed just a mastering house, the record was pressed at rand. both places were unbelievably kind to us. we are/were broke as hell and could not even afford to do the initial 500 pressings...except that we got unbelievable breaks from both d+m and rand. the whole process of making the record was really special and would not have happened without the help of a lot of great friends, and real diehard supporters of dance music as an artform (beyond just a niche dj market or dance-hipster trendy coolness etc etc). i hope people are not disappointed that we are going beyond our initial claim of "limited to 500". it was never our intention to not meet demand, 500 was just all we could (not even) afford. now we are receiving lots of help from distribs to press more...so hopefully most people who are actively after the album will be able to get ahold of a copy eventually. blah blah zzzzzz right? but thanks everybody! jt -----Original Message----- >From: Martin Dust <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Nov 19, 2006 3:07 PM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], 'list 313' <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: (313) Convextion > >> B) While this may seem like a statement of the obvious, when his efforts >> in >> total are added up, and everything can still be picked out so cleanly in >> the >> mix, it is nothing short of a miracle. His production skills can't be >> faulted, and the pressing of his new album at D+M will only help to justly >> solidify this reputation. > >Great post T, but D&M are a mastering house not a pressing plant or have I >got hold of the wrong end of the stick. > >m > > >
