(ob313 below) obIDM:
Here it is that we have records out as amazing and wonderful as Spooky's
"Found Sound" (take Autechre, Orbital, Disjecta, older Aphex, Seefeel, Locust,
and a pinch of Cocteau Twins for seasoning, put in blender, setting "Mulch"),
yet we're spending all of our time arguing over who put out a bloody Warp 12".
Sheesh. *Grabs head* (It's really amazing how narrowcast this list is; at
the store I bought "Found Sound" at, there must be at least a thousand records
by people/groups I've never heard of on any mailing list, and never will ...)
Finally picked up the old Bochum Welt 12" on RePHLeX. The first track really
shows the void left in the wake of RDJ moving on to Jungle pastures. I looked
at the label to see if the title was "Hommage au Richarde" but it wasn't. I
like it quite a bit anyway.
Vis a vis the (IDM) mini-discussion of LA record stores, I got these two at
Groove Riders in the San Fernando Valley. They're much more vinyl-oriented
than CD, alas; but they're willing to order stuff on CD if they can get it (I
spied the Jedi Knights "New School Science" on the wall on wax, and asked if
they could order me a CD - in next week. Same for Joey Beltram's "Classics"
as well.) In the IDM vein, they had the Squarepusher "Port Rhombus", the Jake
Slazenger "Nautilus" 12", the aforementioned Spooky and Bochum Welt, and also
the MikeFlowersPopsVs.AphexTwin 12" (which I skipped through and immediately
put back [* Hears sounds of Gonzi Merchan's car screeching onto highway *];
no Gentle People, this) and a Source Experience 12".
ob313:
Having Plug Research's Joe Babylon stocking Groove Riders' slowly-growing
Detroit section made it possible for me to snarf Red Planet 1, 3, 4 and 5
in one fell swoop (#2, anyone?), the Psyche/BFC "Elements 1989-1990" and the
Silent Phase "The Rewired Mixes". Life is good.
on now: Spooky "Found Sound"
- Greg