Electric Company is Brad Laner.... his work is really great if you're into
distorted, heavily affected electronics. There are a few comparisons I could
offer up, i.e. Phthalocyanine (the closest in sound), or maybe think the
harsher side of Digital Hardcore, but less about an image or attitude and
much more thoughtfully put together. Nothing is left untweaked, twisted,
turned upside down.... breakbeats sputter around and turn into noise. You
could dance to it, maybe... if you were suffering from some sort of seizure.
;-) Fans of Kid-606 would get a kick out of EC, and it's much less gabba
influenced. The only album I personally own/have heard is "Studio City"
which got a major release on Island Records a couple years ago.
Also check out the Story of Personal Electronics release, this is an alias
for EC, very bizarre and extreme stuff.
Kudos for introducing a music-based thread on this list....
hope it helps
matt
p.s. Mr. Laner is lurking on this list, so maybe he can offer up what he
feels would be a more appropriate summary of his catalogue.... without all
the namedropping pretense ;-)
quoted 10 lines From: James R McPherson <andregurov@juno.com>
>From: James R McPherson <andregurov@juno.com>
>To: idm@hyperreal.org
>Subject: [idm] Electric Company
>Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2000 19:42:28 -0500
>
>How does Electric Company's output sound? I think there is, what? 3
>albums out?
>Any help appreciated.
>
>J
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