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Some bunch called "Never Records" in New York City have re-issued the Reload "A Collection Of Short Stories" album. I know this isn't news but the contents contained therein is: surely this album (originally released in 1993, as far as I can tell) is just about the greatest slab of IDM ever. I don't think anything has bowled me over upon first listen (yup, I'd never gotten my slimy little hands on a copy before now) like this sucker did, except maybe for "Tango n' Vectif" or "Analogue Bubblebath 3" or the like. Stupendous beyond all belief; the tracks "Mosh" and the closer "Event Horizon" must surely be the greatest tracks Richard James never wrote. Mark and Tom are coming to San Francisco this weekend (to play with Eon and Depth Charge!!!) and I will surely kiss their feet for this record alone. I can almost forgive them stuff like "The Way/The Deep" with a record this phenomenal in their canon. (-: 10+ - Greg

On Tue, 29 Apr 1997, Greg Earle wrote:

quoted 4 lines Some bunch called "Never Records" in New York City have re-issued the Reload

> Some bunch called "Never Records" in New York City have re-issued the Reload > "A Collection Of Short Stories" album. I know this isn't news but the contents > contained therein is: surely this album (originally released in 1993, as far > as I can tell) is just about the greatest slab of IDM ever.

I'm not much on "the greatest ever" -- the "greatest ever" record I'll buy will be the last one I really like before I die. It is quite a wonderful disk though, and I was glad to grab it before infonet pulled the plug. Nice to hear it's been re-issued.

quoted 3 lines I can almost forgive them stuff like "The Way/The Deep" with a record

> I can almost forgive them stuff like "The Way/The Deep" with a record > this phenomenal in their canon. (-: 10+ >

I thought The Way/The Deep was very cool. The GC boys are deep studies -- if they're going to do a deep house disk, they're going to do it proper, and they did. If you were hoping for a new album and then listened to all those mixes of the same two cuts back to back I can imagine you being disappointed. But The Way/The Deep kicks. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Kent Williams kent@inav.net -- http://soli.inav.net/~kent

quoted 11 lines Some bunch called "Never Records" in New York City have re-issued the Reload

> Some bunch called "Never Records" in New York City have re-issued the Reload > "A Collection Of Short Stories" album. I know this isn't news but the contents > contained therein is: surely this album (originally released in 1993, as far > as I can tell) is just about the greatest slab of IDM ever. I don't think > anything has bowled me over upon first listen (yup, I'd never gotten my slimy > little hands on a copy before now) like this sucker did, except maybe for > "Tango n' Vectif" or "Analogue Bubblebath 3" or the like. Stupendous beyond > all belief; the tracks "Mosh" and the closer "Event Horizon" must surely be > the greatest tracks Richard James never wrote. Mark and Tom are coming to > San Francisco this weekend (to play with Eon and Depth Charge!!!) and I will > surely kiss their feet for this record alone.

Le Soleil et la mer is the one that stands out most for me....an incredible track with an incredible black dog rmx................... Im sorry to put a dampner on things but i really wouldnt get too excited about anything they do live, i saw them in Sheffield and at Oscillate in Birmingham and they were appaling, ive had similar reports from everyone whos seen them DJ or perform live. -- k.F All your Children are poor unfortunate victims of systems beyond their control, a plague upon your ignorance and the gray despair of your ugly life. All your children are poor unfortunate victims of lies you believe. A plague upon your ignorance that keeps the young from the truth they deserve......F.Z......

anyone else have any experiences hearing these guys live? i need to decide if i want to go hear them friday. On Tue, 29 Apr 1997, Styrolene vaT wrote: o}> Mark and Tom are coming to o}> San Francisco this weekend (to play with Eon and Depth Charge!!!) and I will o}> surely kiss their feet for this record alone. o} o}................... Im sorry to o}put a dampner on things but i really wouldnt get too excited about anything o}they do live, i saw them in Sheffield and at Oscillate in Birmingham and o}they were appaling, ive had similar reports from everyone whos seen them o}DJ or perform live.

quoted 12 lines anyone else have any experiences hearing these guys live? i need to

> anyone else have any experiences hearing these guys live? i need to > decide if i want to go hear them friday. > > o}> Mark and Tom are coming to > o}> San Francisco this weekend (to play with Eon and Depth Charge!!!) and I will > o}> surely kiss their feet for this record alone. > o} > o}................... Im sorry to > o}put a dampner on things but i really wouldnt get too excited about anything > o}they do live, i saw them in Sheffield and at Oscillate in Birmingham and > o}they were appaling, ive had similar reports from everyone whos seen them > o}DJ or perform live.

aah.. i would reccomend J Saul Kane DJing though... ;) didnt notice that bit. Is mr Kane Playing live as EON? -- k.F All your Children are poor unfortunate victims of systems beyond their control, a plague upon your ignorance and the gray despair of your ugly life. All your children are poor unfortunate victims of lies you believe. A plague upon your ignorance that keeps the young from the truth they deserve......F.Z......

quoted 15 lines Mark and Tom are coming to

>>>> Mark and Tom are coming to >>>> San Francisco this weekend (to play with Eon and Depth Charge!!!) and I >>>> will surely kiss their feet for this record alone. >>> >>> ................... I'm sorry to >>> put a dampner on things but I really wouldnt get too excited about anything >>> they do live, I saw them in Sheffield and at Oscillate in Birmingham and >>> they were appalling, I've had similar reports from everyone whos seen them >>> DJ or perform live. >> >> Anyone else have any experiences hearing these guys live? I need to >> decide if I want to go hear them Friday. > > aah.. I would reccomend J Saul Kane DJing though... ;) didnt notice that bit. > Is Mr. Kane Playing live as EON?

No, Ian B. Loveday (Mr. Eon) will be there. The flyer is ambiguous though; it says Global Communication a.k.a. Jedi Knights, Baby Ford (sorry, didn't mention him before), Ian B. Loveday and J. Saul Kane. Then underneath that it says "Live performances by" and lists Minneapolis' The Joyride (on Communique) and San Francisco's Astral Matrix. The usual assortment of DJs follows below that. So I have no idea what the deal is, but I suspect that in the absence of "Live performances by", all the UK visitors are probably going to be manning the decks instead. (Oh, and Ryan, Jedi Knights aren't on Friday, that got cancelled and now they are part of the Space Children "Energy" event on Saturday with the above mentioned others. The info #'s are 415-273-1622 and 510-461-SPACE.) Fast burning a trough between Los Angeles and San Francisco, - Greg