At 06:12 PM 2/6/96 -0700, Derek Jordan wrote:
quoted 17 lines It's not just you. I have no idea why people are calling Octagon Man an>> It's not just you. I have no idea why people are calling Octagon Man an
>> electro project, based on the LP. Maybe the singles are different. Of
>> course, considering just how wretched some of the electro revival is (like
>> the uninspired and tedious Elecktroids LP), perhaps it's better that way.
>
>If I could just interject for a moment...I lived through "american
>electro-boogie:the breakdancing years", and this shit coming out lately
>has nothing to do with electro, it's too watered down. Early 80's
>electro consisted of BOOOMbastic 808's, mad computer game rhythms,
>and
>spacey melodies. Where the hell are these elements in this revival?
>Drexciya and UR exemplify this style. 'bass camp 808' or 'the final
>frontier' are excellent examples. That's why I can't wait to hear this
>Elektroids LP...Hell, I cracked many a rib trying to pop to 'soul sonic
>force', and 'buffalo boys'!!! I'd think I should know a little about
>electro!!!
>
Hi!
I've got the Elektroids on CD but I'm not at all impressed. Killhertz was
much better
and hard imo. The CD got couple of good tracks trying to follow/tribute
Kraftwerk's work. If you want the CD, tell me.
snow
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