I think it's understandable that abelcain doesn't get as much attention as snares considering he hasn't released nearly as much and hasn't even released a cd (unless you count a couple of limited-run cdrs). I think snares and abelcain are the two best breakcore artists out there, though.
quoted 73 lines Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2008 17:53:54 -0600
> Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2008 17:53:54 -0600
> From: wally@booyaka.com
> To: idm@hyperreal.org
> Subject: [idm] Schizophrenia 3
>
> Did anyone else on this list (besides Fishead) go to Schizophrenia 3?
>
> I know I'm a month after the fact with this shit, but I haven't read any
> other mention of it on this list, and that was seriously one of the best
> parties I've ever been to. Abelcain's set was particularly mind-blowing.
>
> In my opinion, it's a shame that Venetian Snares gets so much attention
> while Abelcain continues in the shadows. I mean, Aaron is an amazing
> producer, and I love his music, and he deserves all the attention he
> gets, but Marty's stuff is so much it's equal, and to my ears, deeper. I
> mean, really, if you're talking about who's at the top of the chopped up
> breakbeats game, it's gonna be Snares and Abelcain. Abelcain's set at S3
> was just, fucking jaw-dropping. So deep and layered, but with so much
> room to breath at the same time. Phenomenal. Can I get a witness?
>
> While, seriously, everyone who played was just the absolute tops (keep
> an eye out for Stagediver (stagediver.radiograffiti.org), this guy is
> definitely going places), Mark N was also notably fucking amazing, I
> hope more than a few of you out there got a chance to check him out on
> his recent tour. He reminded me what an amazing producer Current Value
> is when he dropped a couple of his tracks in his set. I also got turned
> onto the most excellent Ohio breakcore label, No Use For Talent records,
> and got the first release on Detroit's Void Tactical Media, which I
> highly recommend: it's J-Stat vs. Split Horizon, some crunchy mid-tempo
> breakcore/techno shiznit.
>
> At any rate, audio and video from the sets are starting to show up on
> the official site: http://schizophrenia.c8.com. There was video shot by
> multiple people of basically everything and hopefully that'll go up
> there. I didn't get a chance to check out Fishead's set because I was in
> the midst of collapsing from exhaustion, but he did an ALL-LAPTOP set, I
> kid you fucking not. Check his redux set on the Schizo site (we couldn't
> record it because the solid-state recorder ran out of room, and the DAT
> machine wouldn't turn on cause it was so humid in the space! Seriously,
> it kept blinking "DAMP DAMP DAMP" at us, not surprising considering
> sweat was dripping from the fucking ceiling by midnight).
>
> Also of note: the Unibomber/Davros Amiga 500 battle from Schizophrenia 2
> recently came out on vinyl (double 12" on red vinyl, and sounds great)
> from Noizetek, and it is HIGHLY recommended for all fans of 8-bit
> breakcore. The sampling on that release is particularly fine. If you've
> heard the sets from S2, you know what you're getting, except a little
> bit clearer and without Doormouse MCing. And, of course, on red fucking
> vinyl.
>
> Anyway, after not reading the IDM list for a couple months, and finally
> going back and seeing how everyone was picking over the corpse of
> eyeedeeem again, I was surprised that there was nary a mention of
> breakcore. IMHO, that's where the energy's at, perhaps not
> breakcore-breakcore, but whatever breakcore's currently evolving into.
> You might disagree, but if you were at Schizo 3, you'd probably be
> feeling the same way as me right about now. Do I hear an amen? AMEN,
> BROTHER.
>
> Thanks, Fishead, for writing those reviews of Schizo 1 & 2. Without
> them, I probably wouldn't have been quite so motivated to go. If any of
> you want to go to one of the best fucking parties you will ever go to,
> be sure and travel to the midwest for Schizo 4, whenever the fuck they
> decide to have it (and they are definitely havin' another one).
>
> cheers
>
> w
>
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