I'm just curious... would you tell me what you mean by the word "futurism"?
Do you relate it all to the term "futurist"?
And for clarification, are you thinking of the movement which originated in Italy in the early 1900's?
thx,
Lisa
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From: Greg Smith <purgasmith@earthlink.net>
Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2002 22:23:29 -0800
To: <idm@hyperreal.org>
Subject: [idm] minimal vs. micro ???
quoted 79 lines on 2/13/02 5:08 PM, d_jak at d_jak@netzero.net scrawled:> on 2/13/02 5:08 PM, d_jak at d_jak@netzero.net scrawled:
>
> > i gather that because i like monolake i should probably look into trying to
> > find the basic channel/chain reaction releases of years past. (good luck,
> > right?) but how do these releases really compare to monolake? and all this
> > stuff qualifies as minimal techno right? how much of a distinction do you all
> > draw between minimal techno and microhouse?
> >
> I would definitely do some research on the chain reaction basic channel tip.
> So much minimal house is rooted in that music. It may be all sleek and
> stylized nowadays, but it's dirty and rough around the edges origins are
> really worth checking out. I consider Octagon to be one of the best techno
> tracks ever produced, it's one of the only techno tracks I could actually
> describe using the word futurism and keep a straight face. Also worth
> noting is the Berlin - Detroit connection (i.e. Mills's basic channel
> remixes and the first several m!, basic channel records, and chain reaction
> comps putting a new spin on that sound), to say nothing of the influence Rob
> Hood and Dan Bell were to so many prominent producers right now. If you are
> into these sounds I suggest checking some of the more sparse sounding
> Detroit producers.
>
> The old Chain Reaction and Basic Channel material is easy to track down. If
> you are in US try submerge. To the best of my knowledge the basic channel
> records are repressed fairly often, I don't think the original 4-5 chain
> reaction comps are (anybody have a copy of 1 they don't need?) though -
> which is a damn shame. I often see all other chain reaction records in
> stores and so much of that label is archived on CD. I would actually skip
> Monolakes earliest work.. I find it really uninspired. I'd start with
> Interstate. You can't really go wrong with the chain reaction CD's but my
> personal fave is biokinetics by porter ricks.
>
> As for the categories you keep referring to, I wouldn't worry about them so
> much and just find what works for you. What some people describe as minimal
> techno, others might consider spartan disco.. As for 'microhouse' I was
> astonished when I read the feature in the wire. The article was well
> written and drew many valid connections together but the re-christening of a
> genre that was already there put me off a bit.
>
> > it's kind of simplistic, but as far as i can tell, when it comes to the
> > minimal side of things i seem to prefer something that pulses to something
> > that thumps. does that make any sense?
> >
> Yes.. subtlety.
>
> > anyway, i hope you can see what i'm driving at here and recommend some other
> > artists/releases i should be checking out.
> >
> -mannequin lung - art of travel on plug research
> -geez n' gosh - my life with jesus on mille plateaux
> -rob hood - movable parts/minimal nation on mplant
> -all the farben releases on klang, the gramm album on source, and jan
> jelineck album on ~scape
> -dan bell's most recent output on central (remix!) and ladomat record from
> last year.
> -nanospeed's material on shitkatapult
> -rechenzenstrum's john peel sessions album
> -anything herbert does under an alias
> -sutekh's period make sense
> -background records in general
> -ditto for revolver
> -mitch akiyama's hope the lines don't cross on substractif
> -akufen's trapez and perlon records
> -deadbeats primordia on introversion
> -the rip off artists' pump album on mille plateaux (fairly new and damn
> good)
>
> Happy hunting..
>
> ~g
> ps.. get a good pair of headphones and listen to Kit Claytons 'loads early
> like normal' on the first clicks and cuts comp. That experience may have
> you singin' a different tune about the album.
>
>
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