quoted 5 lines DR. FREECLOUDS has NOTHING for the IDM fan, it is primarily a place for LA> DR. FREECLOUDS has NOTHING for the IDM fan, it is primarily a place for LA
> style DJ's and HARDCORE fans like the Drop Base/ ANALOGUE label stuff. I
> went there in Dec and found very little for IDM, they didn't know what it
> was. They didn't even know what WARP or REPHLEX, well they kinda' did.
> They called it 'experimental' stuff.
Erm, well, does it matter what they file it under? As long as they have it?
I was just there 3 days ago. I could have easily dropped $100+ on "IDM" stuff
if I'd felt like it, but I don't do that sort of thing anymore.
What they had:
- A separate bin for Clear with the Gregory Fleckner Quintet 12", quite a few
copies of the Plaid 12", and the Gescom "... Parents ... " 12" (threw this
back; it's mostly good but I was on a money spending limit)
- A separate bin for Warp with the Disjecta 12" (bought that one, sorry, all
gone now) and some other things I've forgotten - LFO "Advance" on vinyl I
think (they also had the Warp "Tri Repetae" on CD in another area)
- An "Experimental" bin as you said, with random experimental/IDM/whatnot
labels thrown in together (e.g.: RePHLeX, Reflective, Plug Research, a
few others). This bin had the Kinaesthesia "Empathy Box" remix 12" (I
threw that one back, not a high enough hit/miss ratio), a copy of the
Future Sounds label comp., the "South Of Market" 12" on Reflective, a
couple other Reflective releases (I remember a green 12" ... maybe REF 002,
the Subtropic "Throb" EP), and a couple of Plug Research releases (like
the recent 4 track 12" compilation in neat-o marble vinyl). Oh yeah,
and they also threw the Carl Craig "DJ Kicks" one-sided 12" in there for
good measure (it's really good, but I ain't payin' $10 for a one-sided
record, no way Jose')
- The Panasonic multiple-10" box set was behind the counter, gathering dust
(Damn, some of that thing is really great, and some of it is total pointless
crap ... a whole side of a record with nothing on it but the sound of a
record needle hitting the inner groove runoff? C'mon guys ... )
- Not that this is IDM-specific but they had a tiny Transmat bin with copies
of "Strings Of Life" on "Transmat Classics" pressings ...
More than enough IDM to suit me, anyway. I ended up buying the Disjecta 12"
(OK, so it sounds like Aphex a bit, byte me) and the "True People" Detroit
comp. on CD.
quoted 1 line I am moving back to Costa Mesa after being away for four years.> I am moving back to Costa Mesa after being away for four years.
How come? Most people *escape* from Coastal Misery, not go back to it after
college is over ;-)
OnNow: Joy Division "Unknown Pleasures" (The GREATEST record EVER MADE! Even
better than PRINCE and CHICK COREA! <*evil grin*>)
- Greg