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1997-02-06 23:46Sean Cooper>on now: Hokusai - Black Rose, another fine slice of dark & rumbling drum & >bass on (and

From:: Sean Cooper <scooper@best.com>
To:: <idm@hyperreal.com>
Date:: Thu, 6 Feb 1997 15:46:51 -0800
Subject:: (idm) Re: panacea

quoted 4 lines on now: Hokusai - Black Rose, another fine slice of dark & rumbling drum &

>on now: Hokusai - Black Rose, another fine slice of dark & rumbling drum & >bass on (and by) Source Direct. >on before: Panacea - Tron; pretty aggressive jungle on Chrome records. Not >very deep nor intelligent, but pleasently loud & ridiculous.

i'm surprised no one has mentioned that the other panacea chrome 12-inch, "stormbringer" (far superior to "tron," imho) uses an autechre break (from "second bad vilbel," i think) here and there throughout. quite well-done... sc

1997-02-08 10:00William L SamuelsOn Thu, 6 Feb 1997, Sean Cooper wrote: > >on now: Hokusai - Black Rose, another fine slice

From:: William L Samuels <wls@U.Arizona.EDU>
To:: Sean Cooper <scooper@best.com>
Cc:: <idm@hyperreal.com>
Date:: Sat, 8 Feb 1997 03:00:26 -0700 (MST)
Subject:: (idm) Panacea (Dark Chrome)
Reply to:: (idm) Re: panacea

On Thu, 6 Feb 1997, Sean Cooper wrote:

quoted 8 lines on now: Hokusai - Black Rose, another fine slice of dark & rumbling drum &

> >on now: Hokusai - Black Rose, another fine slice of dark & rumbling drum & > >bass on (and by) Source Direct. > >on before: Panacea - Tron; pretty aggressive jungle on Chrome records. Not > >very deep nor intelligent, but pleasently loud & ridiculous. > > i'm surprised no one has mentioned that the other panacea chrome 12-inch, > "stormbringer" (far superior to "tron," imho) uses an autechre break (from > "second bad vilbel," i think) here and there throughout. quite well-done...

What is the word on Chrome records? I heard about Dark Chrome 2 - Stormbringer (it is suppose to be very dark d n b) and Panacea (Dark Chrome) - Tron (supposedly the darkest d n b of the year). Can anyone give more info on these? I am also curious about the Gerd, what do they sound like? William Samuels

1997-02-09 09:59Maarten D. Schemer>> >on before: Panacea - Tron; pretty aggressive jungle on Chrome records. Not >> >very de

From:: Maarten D. Schemer <slavlab@xs4all.nl>
To:: <idm@hyperreal.com>
Date:: Sun, 9 Feb 1997 10:59:40 +0100 (MET)
Subject:: (idm) Panacea (Dark Chrome)

quoted 6 lines on before: Panacea - Tron; pretty aggressive jungle on Chrome records. Not

>> >on before: Panacea - Tron; pretty aggressive jungle on Chrome records. Not >> >very deep nor intelligent, but pleasently loud & ridiculous. >What is the word on Chrome records? I heard about Dark Chrome 2 - >Stormbringer (it is suppose to be very dark d n b) and Panacea (Dark >Chrome) - Tron (supposedly the darkest d n b of the year). Can anyone give >more info on these?

As far as I know, Chrome is run from Germany, possibly by someone from the Khan & Walker scene. The first two releases were by Techno Animal ('Unmanned') and Khan (if I remember correctly), 5 & 6 (or 6 & 7) by Panacea. No idea what 3 & 4 are, but expect anything, since Techno Animal (which would qualify as industrial trip hop or something) and Panacea (loud & dark jungle) are pretty far apart. The "bass" sound of Tron is like the noise of a low passing jet run through a vocoder, and it uses loads of other "how can we make it louder?" cliches to great effect. I love it. The other Panacea (the one with the Autechre sample) is pretty heavy as well, but less over the top. Maarten on now: richie hawtin - 11:96

1997-02-09 10:18gman2@sprynet.comOn Sun, 9 Feb 1997, "Maarten D. Schemer" <slavlab@xs4all.nl> wrote: (btw, is it 'legal' fo

From:: <gman2@sprynet.com>
To:: <idm@hyperreal.com>
Date:: Sun, 9 Feb 1997 02:18:33 -0800
Subject:: Re: (idm) Panacea (Dark Chrome)
Reply to:: (idm) Panacea (Dark Chrome)

On Sun, 9 Feb 1997, "Maarten D. Schemer" <slavlab@xs4all.nl> wrote: (btw, is it 'legal' for me to respond twice to posts about the same subject?) whatever...

quoted 2 lines As far as I know, Chrome is run from Germany, possibly by someone from the

>As far as I know, Chrome is run from Germany, possibly by someone from the >Khan & Walker scene.

it's definitely a Force Inc offshoot. just look at the packaging!

quoted 2 lines The first two releases were by Techno Animal ('Unmanned') and Khan (if I

>The first two releases were by Techno Animal ('Unmanned') and Khan (if I >remember correctly), 5 & 6 (or 6 & 7) by Panacea.

Techno Animal and *Kerosene* (see earlier post. poor Mr. Oral! will he ever get the credit he deserves?!) CHROME 5 = Si Begg - "Nothing is What i Want; Boog Me Out/Nothing is True Zen Say; Hair Roller" not quite as strong as his Cabbageboy 12" on NTone (the Planet EP - an instant classic). still waiting to hear his recent Tresor 12"... so i can't compare. but this Chrome platter is on-par with his outstanding contributions to the two Language _Miscellaneous_ compilations. CHROME 6 & 7 are by Panacea. knowing Force Inc, there will be a _Rauschen_-type compilation CD (2CD?) which will collect the entire Chrome series at some point. . .

quoted 3 lines No idea what 3 & 4 are, but expect anything, since Techno Animal (which would

>No idea what 3 & 4 are, but expect anything, since Techno Animal (which would >qualify as industrial trip hop or something) and Panacea (loud & dark jungle) >are pretty far apart.

expect: CHROME 3 = Wipe Out - "China Girl/Two Steps Beyond the Terror" Alec Empire in ECP-mode. breakbeat w/o the DHR abrasiveness. still harsh, just not ear-scouringly so. great 12"! CHROME 4 (not 5, as my last post says) = Ian Pooley as Low Freqency Band. don't know. can't seem to get my hands on this one. might have to go directly to the source! sleepless G2-G4/

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