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quoted 2 lines If tri rep is a 35, incunabula is a 200. Damn I miss the subtle hiphop in Ae.

>If tri rep is a 35, incunabula is a 200. Damn I miss the subtle hiphop in Ae. >Che

I'm with you. Incunabula is tops...then Anti... -----------Reflective------------------------------------- AND: On an unrelated note, I have Reflective CD4 (SCO, DV7) and Reflective CD5 (Kid Spatula). Does anybody know what the other Reflective releases are? thx, -brooks- rownd@fcrao1.phast.umass.edu np: Emit Ecaps...Sympletic, At Long Last...Slayer, Hell Awaits...

At 01:17 PM 3/8/97 -0500, Brooks Rownd wrote:

quoted 1 line If tri rep is a 35, incunabula is a 200. Damn I miss the subtle hiphop in

>>If tri rep is a 35, incunabula is a 200. Damn I miss the subtle hiphop in

Ae.

quoted 3 lines Che

>>Che > > I'm with you. Incunabula is tops...then Anti...

I'd agree. Although I like most everything, Incunabula is easily the best Auteche album.

quoted 5 lines -----------Reflective-------------------------------------

>-----------Reflective------------------------------------- >AND: > On an unrelated note, I have Reflective CD4 (SCO, DV7) >and Reflective CD5 (Kid Spatula). Does anybody know what the >other Reflective releases are?

Could someone post a URL with the Reflective discography or post it here please? Can't find it on the Web despite searching. It doesn't seem to be on the hyperreal site for some strange reason. T.

quoted 3 lines On an unrelated note, I have Reflective CD4 (SCO, DV7)

> On an unrelated note, I have Reflective CD4 (SCO, DV7) >and Reflective CD5 (Kid Spatula). Does anybody know what the >other Reflective releases are?

3 Velocette EPs [Clockworks, Voda, Microcosmik] 1 Velocette LP [Sonorities by Starlight] 2 STC LPs [Emit Ecaps / Remit Recaps] 1 Reagenz LP [s/t] 1 Subtropic EP 1 Subtropic LP [Homebrew] 1 Compilation [Synoptics] EPs from STC, MLO, South of Market. Sure I'm missing some. Velocette, Reagenz, Subtropic = TASTY ELECTRONICS. grant.h.horne. in fact, i'm at your house, right now. http://delta.is.tcu.edu/~ghhorne/

On Sat, 8 Mar 1997, grant bends steel wrote:

quoted 4 lines Does anybody know what the

> >Does anybody know what the > >other Reflective releases are? > > Sure I'm missing some.

At least one that I know of...a FAX compilation. "Ambiento" -- Warren Lapham (ceremony-owner@monkey.org) laps@umich.edu (laps@monkey.org)

On Sun, 9 Mar 1997, Ben Coffer wrote:

quoted 5 lines Yep, I'm with you both....Incunabula is my favourite of their albums,

> Yep, I'm with you both....Incunabula is my favourite of their albums, > I feel they lost their way with Amber and then regained it on Tri > Repetae. Amber just doesn't seem to fit with the others, it seems > rushed hurried and mainly just beats, whereas the others have very > beautiful/dark melodies on them.

This will be my last post on the subject; someone else can defend Amber from now on. Autechre's strongest melodies and sublest textures are Amber. Nothing else they've done comes close. There is nothing hurried and nothing out of place on the whole record. It's one of the handful of real IDM masterpieces. It does require very careful listening. I hope they've got another record like it up their sleeves somewhere. I haven't spent enough time with Chiastic to be certain, but so far it doesn't sound like it's going to be the one. The Gescom EP on clear screams for a wider release. Miles

Miles wrote: This will be my last post on the subject; someone else can defend Amber from now on. Autechre's strongest melodies and sublest textures are Amber. Nothing else they've done comes close. There is nothing hurried and nothing out of place on the whole record. It's one of the handful of real IDM masterpieces. It does require very careful listening. Couldn't agree with you more. The things is I did not 'get' Amber, although I bought it when it came out, until after I got Tri... It was then that I saw Ae's big picture. Some of the most beautiful IDM I have heard is on Amber. For anyone who does not like Amber as much as Incanubula, I suggest listening to the Ae discography in chronological order, especially the EP's to understand their sound's maturation. BTW this is a must if you are to tackle ther extremely cerabral Chiastic Slide.... Nate Harrison Digital Magician Inc. www.digimagician.com nate@digimagician.com 313.994.7316

On Mon, 10 Mar 1997, Miles Egan wrote: } This will be my last post on the subject; someone else can defend Amber } from now on. Autechre's strongest melodies and sublest textures are } Amber. Nothing else they've done comes close. There is nothing hurried } and nothing out of place on the whole record. It's one of the handful of } real IDM masterpieces. It does require very careful listening. I must say the track "Slip" on Amber is one of my favorite Autechre tracks ever. However, it's hard to pinpoint Amber as my favorite work overall, since each Autechre work is so completely different. I think that's one reason why so many people here enjoy Autechre -- they keep you guessing. } I hope they've got another record like it up their sleeves somewhere. I } haven't spent enough time with Chiastic to be certain, but so far it } doesn't sound like it's going to be the one. The Gescom EP on clear } screams for a wider release. Yeah, what's the deal with the Gescom EP on Clear. I'm still missing that one and I'm hoping it'll get reissued as the Plaid EP on Clear did. Does anyone know if this is in the cards? | E r i c | [mail] franse@engr.arizona.edu | | F r a n s | [web] http://intermix.engr.arizona.edu/~franse | "Make the events occur that you want to occur" - The Black Dog

quoted 9 lines -----------Reflective-------------------------------------

> >-----------Reflective------------------------------------- > >AND: > > On an unrelated note, I have Reflective CD4 (SCO, DV7) > >and Reflective CD5 (Kid Spatula). Does anybody know what the > >other Reflective releases are? > > Could someone post a URL with the Reflective discography or post it here > please? Can't find it on the Web despite searching. It doesn't seem to be > on the hyperreal site for some strange reason.

Below is the discography I got e-mailed from Reflective Records, reflect@sirius.com (though it may be out of date): * Ref 001 SpaceTime Continuum "Fluresence E.P" 12" Vinyl. 4 track debut STC release. Out of Print. Reissued by Source Records Germany - also deleted. The track "Transmitter" from this E.P is on the Reflective compilation CD "Synoptics." * Ref 002 Subtropic "Throb E.P" 12" vinyl. Debut 4 track E.P from Jake Smith. A fucking classic...Out of Print. * Ref 003 Velocette "Microcosmik E.P" 12" vinyl. Debut E.P from San Francisco based Jason Williams. Experimental ambient. $5 * Ref 004 Vulva "Mini Space Vulvette E.P" 12" vinyl. Debut E.P from London duo of Tom Melchior and Tim Hutton. Recorded around the same time as their Rephlex LP "From the Cockpit." Released May 1994. . $5 * Ref 005 Single Cell Orchestra "Angelic Science E.P" 12" vinyl. Miguel Angleo Fierro's experimental orchestral maneoveres. Out of Print. The track "Call Me" from this E.P is on the Reflective compilation "Synoptics" * Ref 006 Reagenz "Reagenz E.P" 12" vinyl. 4 tracks from two collaborative sessions (one in SF, one in Heidelberg) between Jonah Sharp and David Moufang (Deep Space Network / Move D / Source ). Out of Print. All 4 of these tracks can be found on the Reagenz full-length CD (Refcd3) * Ref 007 Wechselspannung (Jonah Sharp and Pete Namlook) "220 V" 12" vinyl. Recorded in August 1994 in Frankfurt. Originally released on Namlook's Fax label in October 1994 as a limited Edition Cd (1000). This massive 47 minute electro (before retro-electro was hip) work-out is featured here in it's entirety. An album for the price of a 12". $5 * Ref 008 MLO "Spike E.P" 12" vinyl. Three track E.P from London duo. Hologrammed side features "Sleeper" a journey into ambient Jungle. B-side features "Spike" and a re-mix by Wagon Chirst. $5 * Ref 009 Me-Sheen "Electronic Membrain E.P" 12" Vinyl. New San Francisco artist turns in a unusal E.P. Minimal electronica. Out of Print. * Ref 010 Subtropic "Wildcard E.P" 12" Vinyl. New face of Subtropic. 5 track atmospheric Drum and Bass workout. $5 ----------- * REF CD1 Various artists "Ambiento - a fax compilation" Compilation of material from Namlook's Fax label. Out of Print. * REF CD 2 Various artists "Synoptics - a Reflective compilation" Compilation of material from first 6 Reflective 12"s and other tracks from MLO, Move D and Skuff ( aka Subtropic). $11.50 * REF CD 3 Reagenz "Reagenz " Full length collaboration between Jonah Sharp and David Moufang. Recorded in San Francisco and Heidelberg. $11.50 * REF CD 4 Single Cell Orchestra "Dead Vent 7" Debut full-length from SCO. A sci-fi story put to music. Miami- Bass meets Jungle in Space. This item is tempoarily unavailble - put in your order and we'll inform you by e-mail when we have stock back. * REF LP 1 "Synoptics" compilation on limited edition (1000) dbl vinyl with hand-screened holographic sleeve. Out of Print. * REF LP 2 Single Cell Orchestra "Dead Vent 7" Limited edition dbl vinyl (1000) with script-insert and hand-screened holographic sleeve. Out of Print.

On Mon, 10 Mar 1997 13:52:35 -0800 (PST), Miles Egan <cullen@aimnet.com> wrote:

quoted 2 lines This will be my last post on the subject; someone else can defend Amber

>This will be my last post on the subject; someone else can defend Amber >from now on.

I'll pick up the gauntlet :)

quoted 4 lines Autechre's strongest melodies and sublest textures are

>Autechre's strongest melodies and sublest textures are >Amber. Nothing else they've done comes close. There is nothing hurried >and nothing out of place on the whole record. It's one of the handful of >real IDM masterpieces. It does require very careful listening.

I couldn't agree more. It's just *so* well-produced: every note sounds exactly the way it's intended to be, at least to my ears. The melodies, the strings, the rhythms, everything fits like a glove. It did take me a while to really get into, but there was always something that kept me coming back to it and now I consider it virtually on a par with 'Bytes'. Amber = Crystal clear beauty. Almost literally. Otto OnNow: As One - Reflections (another one getting close to the above category!)