On Sun, 23 Apr 1995, JSEO.US.ORACLE.COM wrote:
quoted 4 lines surely someone on this list went to the san fran cruise with u-ziq?> surely someone on this list went to the san fran cruise with u-ziq?
> could someone post a review? i'd love to hear about how it was - unless he
> handed out free copies of bluff limbo to everyone who went, in which case, i'd
> rather not hear anything about it ;)
Yep somebody on this list did go. It was very interesting. It started
off on a very good foot. The boat was biger than the last one and the
waters were more quiet (there was a storm during the Mixmaster Morris
Ambient Jungle cruise). Jona spun on the middle deck and was playing
great music with danceable beats. His mixes were poor but I suppose it's
pretty hard to mix while swaying... (he should have been sitting like
Mixmaster Morris did) At a really good peak of energy the amp blew.
This obviously caused confusion with the crew and crowd. (the smell of
fried electronics is enough to make anyone on a boat nervous) During
this break from the music I had a chance to meet Paradinas. He is a very
friendly fellow. The first thing I asked him was about Bluff Limbo.
Here's the scoop...
Only 1000 copies were pressed. 250 copies were given out to friends and
the rest went to promote the album. It has never been officially
released. I asked him what the problem was since it's been over a year
since the announced release date. He voiced his complaints with Rephlex'
business practice and said that he's since left the label. (he also
mentioned some personal problems with the owner of the label...) This
promped me to ask him about his new supposed record deal. He said that
yes he has signed Mu-ziq to a 7 record deal with Virgin. (SEVEN!!!)
He's already completed two of them. He also told me about a double vinyl
album under Luke Slazinger coming out on Clear. If I remember correctly
he said that it'll be the second release after the Plaid single. He also
mentioned a collaboration album with Richard James.
So everyone can expect four full length albums and several singles in the
near future because these were already finished according to him...
Back to the cruise and the show. The real problem after the amp blew was
figuring out how to continue the show. No amp means no show... Well
they ended up snagging the amp from the top level's sound system but it
wasn't as powerful as the one blown... After a half-hour set of jungle
(I didn't bother to find out who was playing because the smell of burnt
electronics was getting to me) Paradinas went on.
HOLY SHIT!!! That boy is truly disturbed. I did get a chance to ask him
from what material his set would consist of. He said he'd do some Tango
'n Vectif stuff but mostly newer tracks from both the Mu-ziq releases AND
the Slazinger LP on Clear. Crazier, funkier and more distorted techno to
be expected from the forthcoming albums. I was so impressed with the
music that he could create with the few digital synths he used. He told
me that the gear consisted of the same stuff in his studio. He just
brought the disks and rented out the stuff. I did notice some Boss
distortion pedals that he heavily relied on as well.
In comparison to Tango 'n Vectif the other tracks were much more detailed
and complex. I really think he's developed further along. I can't wait
for the new releases. The sound quality of the system was poor but in
retrospect I think the whole thing went pretty well. I heard that only
80 presale tickets were sold but there was a decent crowd of around 150,
so I hope the party was a success so that San Francisco can enjoy more
similar events.
On a final note, from the exitement in Paradinas' voice when talking about
the Slazinger LP on Clear, I have a feeling that this is his favorite
upcoming album. Keep your eyes and ears open because if you liked Tango
'n Vectif, you surely wont be dissapointed in the new material.
Oh yeah, one more thing. Paradinas told me that he was looking into suing
Rephlex for the rights and master copy of Bluff Limbo for breach of
contract. (since they never released it) If this happens, expect to see
Bluff Limbo on Virgin. If it doesn't then we may never see it unless
Rephlex gets their act together and presess it. Mike seemed rather
doubtful if Rephlex will ever press considering the tension between him
and the label... Let's all pray it does get released one way or another
becasue even Mike said it was some of his best material. It occurred to
me that Bluff Limbo is quite an ironic name for it.
-robert
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