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2000-03-25 21:16Sean Cooperthe below description of a To Rococo Rot side-project release on Soul Static Sound is from

From:: Sean Cooper <scooper@best.com>
To:: <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Sat, 25 Mar 2000 13:16:17 -0800
Subject:: (idm) Mapstation on Soul Static Sound

the below description of a To Rococo Rot side-project release on Soul Static Sound is from the Forced Exposure mailout. it sounds interesting to me, and i've been into some of the TRR stuff (especially the remix mini-LP, which also appeared through Soul Static Sound). should i take the comparisons to Chain Reaction et al at the bottom there literally -- ie., is this minimal techno? sc MAPSTATION: CD (SOUL 25 CD). "Soul Static Sound starts the new year=20 with a concise and direct release, which exemplifies a minimalist=20 approach to both making and listening to music. Mapstation is Stefan=20 Schneider's first solo recording, a mini album which draws on his=20 experience as a member of To Rococo Rot combined with the melodic and=20 moody sensibilities inherent in the musical heritage of his native=20 Dusseldorf. Working on the shapes of sound whilst avoiding the=20 limitations of formalism allows the rhythms and textures to express=20 themselves to the listener as a process of subtly changing=20 relationships. Evocative electronics through clarity and constraint.=20 =46ile next to good German minimal techno/electronica labels such as=20 Din, Chain Reaction, Basic Channel, Kompakt, etc." $14.00 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

2000-03-26 01:36Michael UptonAt 13:16 25/03/00 -0800, Sean Cooper wrote: >the below description of a To Rococo Rot side

From:: Michael Upton <jetjag@mailandnews.com>
To:: Sean Cooper <scooper@best.com>, <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Sun, 26 Mar 2000 13:36:47 +1200
Subject:: Re: (idm) Mapstation on Soul Static Sound
Reply to:: (idm) Mapstation on Soul Static Sound

At 13:16 25/03/00 -0800, Sean Cooper wrote:

quoted 6 lines the below description of a To Rococo Rot side-project release on Soul

>the below description of a To Rococo Rot side-project release on Soul >Static Sound is from the Forced Exposure mailout. it sounds interesting to >me, and i've been into some of the TRR stuff (especially the remix mini-LP, >which also appeared through Soul Static Sound). should i take the >comparisons to Chain Reaction et al at the bottom there literally -- ie., >is this minimal techno?

No, it's not minimal techno. It most reminds me of the most loop-based TRR material, eg. their 12" on Fatcat., but also somewhat of the more abstract moments of Kreidler's 'Appearance and the Park' (Schneider being a member of that band too seems to get neglected for the more trendy option). The first track does have a kick pulsing away 8 to the bar, but that reminds me more of Suicide than minimal techno. :-) Also, Mapstation is constructed from very discrete sounds. The one thing I think of with most of those German minimal techno labels mentioned is piles of reverb and delay, and a massive depth of frequencies. Again, Mapstation isn't like that. For someone who is well into computer music, I'm not sure if you wouldn't find its straight out repetition, based on analogue-like synth sounds being tweaked in typically analogue-sounding ways, all a bit passe. *shrug* Michael PS. I only got it yesterday, so all comments are based on about two listens while doing other things round the house. -+- Jet Jaguar MP3s http://mp3.com/jetjag/ -+- --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

(idm) Mapstation on Soul Static Sound