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Will I play In Sides as much as I've played the brown album? HELL YES!!! They are both equally brilliant albeit in different ways. Same goes for Tri Repetae and Incunabula. On Fri, 26 Jul 1996 12:32:02 PDT Fletcher Sandbeck <sandbeck@cs.washington.edu> wrote:

quoted 1 line The kraftwerk discussion struck a

> The kraftwerk discussion struck a

chord in me (so to speak).

quoted 41 lines I've been out of the music scene for about a year now. I

> > I've been out of the music scene for about a year now. I > took a leave because I was spending too much money and I > felt like the albums I was buying were getting more and more > pedantic. I was buying stuff just to own it, listening to > it a couple times, playing it on my show, and stashing it > away. > > So, here at the end of a year of being mostly out of it. I > feel at once like a lot of albums have passed me by, and that > the scene has stalled since I left it.. > > I feel like I'm stuck back in the golden years of the early > nineties. I still listen to the orb, the aphex twin, the ai > releases, orbital's self titled releases, the klf, fortran 5, > system 7. > > I am nostalgic for my purchases of years ago. The day I came > home with U.F.Orb, or Surfing on Sine Waves. I remember > when Fortran 5's new album came out and the people at HMV thought > I was crazy. They only bought one copy of it which I snapped up > before they could put it on the shelf. > > All this was only a couple years ago. I feel like I need to listen > to the oldies techno stations, but techno is barely old enough to > have oldies. Kraftwerk, Jarre, Tangerine Dream, Vangelis, Tomita, > Eno, these are the oldies of techno and much of their stuff still > sounds fresh in a way that the Eagles don't :). > > My point. Concentrate on good music. Music which you will want > to listen to years from now. I still love the song transitions > from the brown album. I still shudder when A Place of Horror > comes on. I still love the icky, squicky noises of Bronchus. I > still love the funny Sound of Music samples from Polygon Window. > > How many albums came out this year which you will play again and > again? Will you play orbital's new album as often as you played > the brown album? Will you play Ventolin as often as you did On? > Will you play Tri Repatae as much as you did Incunabula? > > [fletcher]

Aimee Merritt SEL/EMS Circulation

The kraftwerk discussion struck a chord in me (so to speak). I've been out of the music scene for about a year now. I took a leave because I was spending too much money and I felt like the albums I was buying were getting more and more pedantic. I was buying stuff just to own it, listening to it a couple times, playing it on my show, and stashing it away. So, here at the end of a year of being mostly out of it. I feel at once like a lot of albums have passed me by, and that the scene has stalled since I left it.. I feel like I'm stuck back in the golden years of the early nineties. I still listen to the orb, the aphex twin, the ai releases, orbital's self titled releases, the klf, fortran 5, system 7. I am nostalgic for my purchases of years ago. The day I came home with U.F.Orb, or Surfing on Sine Waves. I remember when Fortran 5's new album came out and the people at HMV thought I was crazy. They only bought one copy of it which I snapped up before they could put it on the shelf. All this was only a couple years ago. I feel like I need to listen to the oldies techno stations, but techno is barely old enough to have oldies. Kraftwerk, Jarre, Tangerine Dream, Vangelis, Tomita, Eno, these are the oldies of techno and much of their stuff still sounds fresh in a way that the Eagles don't :). My point. Concentrate on good music. Music which you will want to listen to years from now. I still love the song transitions from the brown album. I still shudder when A Place of Horror comes on. I still love the icky, squicky noises of Bronchus. I still love the funny Sound of Music samples from Polygon Window. How many albums came out this year which you will play again and again? Will you play orbital's new album as often as you played the brown album? Will you play Ventolin as often as you did On? Will you play Tri Repatae as much as you did Incunabula? [fletcher]

On Fri, 26 Jul 1996, James B Gill wrote:

quoted 1 line yes. I will also play LFO's "Advance" more than "Frequencies". Al

> yes. I will also play LFO's "Advance" more than "Frequencies". Also I

...what's the verdict on Advance? all i could gather from the few reviews i saw was that it was a real departure from Frequencies...

quoted 2 lines ...what's the verdict on Advance? all i could gather from the few reviews

> ...what's the verdict on Advance? all i could gather from the few reviews > i saw was that it was a real departure from Frequencies...

Yes...and 5-6 years later I should hope so. They have moved in a direction that reminds me a little of artists like Autechre, rather than rehashing their bleep sound. Good stuff. "Tied Up" is about as harsh as the album gets. Nevertheless, it leads you into the clear white light, and you get sucked into the propellors on the way. I'll give it an 8/10. --Mark

On Sat, 27 Jul 1996, Arjun wrote:

quoted 7 lines On Fri, 26 Jul 1996, James B Gill wrote:

> > On Fri, 26 Jul 1996, James B Gill wrote: > > yes. I will also play LFO's "Advance" more than "Frequencies". Also I > > ...what's the verdict on Advance? all i could gather from the few reviews > i saw was that it was a real departure from Frequencies... >

Well, not in my opinion. I think that Advance is very beautiful, some tracks being more IDM than Frequencies, and others old fav's (Tied Up) that resurfaced. An excellent album, worth listening to in order for the full length effect. Get it. _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_- J A M E S B E N J A M I N G I L L U N F O R T U N A T E L Y L I V I N G I N A R I Z O N A J G I L L @ U . A R I Z O N A . E D U (ron trent is *still* the bomb!)

Speed on and on... It's fear of death that drives it all. Obsolescence reminds us of death in some visceral freaked way. We have no more faith, no more religion, only the driving empty fashion passion of our own self-indulgent trends. It's the 18-month computercycle infecting _everything_. It's fun until you're broke and then you want to scream, a la George Jetson: "Stop This Crazy Thing!!!!!". (Those who are cultural illiterates and have no comprehension of the finer points of the Jetsons should then consult their Coldcut record collections). Look at synth technology. Maybe people have had enough of the rush, to a certain extent, as a counter-revolution is occurring beneath our feet. The vintage-synth revival, that is, in which classic synths are being sought after with amazing alacrity and passion, now being bought at sold at levels exceeding their original pricetags. Let's not go to excess and break out the Casiotones, however, an aesthetic crime as deep as wearing bell-bottoms (sorry, Paris, you've lost the ball. Milano has the vibe now). Shall we never learn from the error of our ways? Of course, if you can make the Casiotone make interesting noises, sounds it was never intended for, by overdriving its circuits, or just driving over its circuits (suitable vehicle not included), then more power to you, you genius! Best, Zenon M. Feszczak Synthetic Anthropologist On Now: The Black Dog, "Spanners", which always makes me moody and philosophical. "Nommo" puts me in an alternate universe.

On Fri, 26 Jul 1996, Zenon M. Feszczak wrote:

quoted 3 lines It's the 18-month computercycle infecting _everything_.

> > It's the 18-month computercycle infecting _everything_. >

is this sort of along the lines of the "thiry year cycle" in music that Jeff Mills talks so much about? Just curious... _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_- J A M E S B E N J A M I N G I L L U N F O R T U N A T E L Y L I V I N G I N A R I Z O N A J G I L L @ U . A R I Z O N A . E D U (ron trent is *still* the bomb!)

quoted 6 lines On Fri, 26 Jul 1996, James B Gill wrote:

> > On Fri, 26 Jul 1996, James B Gill wrote: > > yes. I will also play LFO's "Advance" more than "Frequencies". Also I > > ...what's the verdict on Advance? all i could gather from the few reviews > i saw was that it was a real departure from Frequencies...

Yes, it is a departure. I don't own Frequencies, but the many times I've listened to it in the used shops, I've always found it to be rather one-dimensional (not necessarily a bad thing, mind you). But Advance seems to take a bit more concentrated listening effort. It's void of dancey bass grooves and has a harsher feel that might cause one to overlook some unique elemenets going on underneath. Of course, if you wanna dance to it, you probably could, but it will take you other places as well. Tim

In a message dated 28/07/96 17:28:43, zig@emh1.pa.net (Tim Zeigler) writes:

quoted 15 lines On Fri, 26 Jul 1996, James B Gill wrote:

>> On Fri, 26 Jul 1996, James B Gill wrote: >> > yes. I will also play LFO's "Advance" more than "Frequencies". Also I >> >> ...what's the verdict on Advance? all i could gather from the few reviews >> i saw was that it was a real departure from Frequencies... > >Yes, it is a departure. I don't own Frequencies, but the many times >I've listened to it in the used shops, I've always found it to be rather >one-dimensional (not necessarily a bad thing, mind you). But Advance >seems to take a bit more concentrated listening effort. It's void of >dancey bass grooves and has a harsher feel that might cause one to >overlook some unique elemenets going on underneath. Of course, if >you wanna dance to it, you probably could, but it will take you other >places as well. >

Considering the 5 year gap between both albums , I think comparisons are pretty useless , "Frequencies" was made in a different era , when very different things were happening( . .. . flashback to 1991 - driving home from club at 3 in the morning , hearing John Peel spinning "We are Back".. . . . playing "What is House" endlessly "House to me is Phuture , Fingers , Adonis"...) "Advance" was more or less a Mark Bell solo Lp , Gez only contributed to two tracks , read the interview in Magic Feet for his side of the Story , Bell is continuing as LFO alone! For a better overview of the 5 year gap , check out all the solo stuff (Speedjack,G Man,Feedback,Clarke) as well as LFO v Fuse remixes ( recently repressed on Plus 8) s.m.@4th world http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/4thworld --------------------- Forwarded message: From: zig@emh1.pa.net (Tim Zeigler) Sender: owner-idm@hyperreal.com To: idm@hyperreal.com Date: 96-07-28 13:28:43 EDT

quoted 6 lines On Fri, 26 Jul 1996, James B Gill wrote:

> > On Fri, 26 Jul 1996, James B Gill wrote: > > yes. I will also play LFO's "Advance" more than "Frequencies". Also I > > ...what's the verdict on Advance? all i could gather from the few reviews > i saw was that it was a real departure from Frequencies...

Yes, it is a departure. I don't own Frequencies, but the many times I've listened to it in the used shops, I've always found it to be rather one-dimensional (not necessarily a bad thing, mind you). But Advance seems to take a bit more concentrated listening effort. It's void of dancey bass grooves and has a harsher feel that might cause one to overlook some unique elemenets going on underneath. Of course, if you wanna dance to it, you probably could, but it will take you other places as well. Tim