On Mon, 5 Oct 1998, Michael Upton wrote:
quoted 8 lines On Fri, 2 Oct 1998, Nate Harrison [Toshok Laboratories] wrote:
> On Fri, 2 Oct 1998, Nate Harrison [Toshok Laboratories] wrote:
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> | Yes a good album indeed....though I find 'In with their Arps...', it's
> | predecessor, to be even more engaging....
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> Is it in a similar style? I have that one on Shield (Art of Deception?)
> and don't like that sound so much - the distortion, and things being less
> overtly jazz influenced.
sorry this took so long...'In with their Arps...' is in a similar style,
though it is a touch more 'electronic' sounding, and doesn't really delve
as far as Folklore does in terms of being a hybrid album. But in terms of
a vibe, a good mixture of funk, ambience, and all good things analog, Arps
is an ace album. I like Folklore, but at times it strays into
territory that while I respect what Kirk is doing, it doesn't grab me as
much...
quoted 7 lines | I think Kirk DeGiorgio is one of those 'hidden secrets' of IDM, despite
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> | I think Kirk DeGiorgio is one of those 'hidden secrets' of IDM, despite
> | his pretentious rep.
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> The sleeve notes! The sleeve notes! :) Why is it that people are desperate
> to attach themselves to jazz to look serious? Have they not heard enough
> Chick Corea?? ;)
Good point. WHile I love Kirk's effort, and have most of the Op Art
stuff, the clear stuff, the NE stuff, all the As one stuff, I do find it
a bit odd that on many of the their is the obligatory liner notes
explaining why Kirk is the shit. I know this already:) I don't need to
read about it.
quoted 9 lines | BTW, I recently picked up a comp/remix CD by him, called something like
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> | BTW, I recently picked up a comp/remix CD by him, called something like
> | 'Synthesized' or 'Synthesiser', which is a strong, eclectic mix of
> | jazz-centric techno...check it out if you're into that kind of thing...
>
> The only one I know is 'Check One', which has a bunch of stuff off OpArt,
> some of that lighter Detroit sound (eg. Shake, 69) plus a few fusion
> tracks (eg. Weather Report, Joe Henderson, Herbie Hancock).
>
No I pulled this out at home. It's called 'Synthesis'. Something about 'a
techno jazz journey mixed by Kirk Degiorgio. It is fucking great. I like
it and 'Arps...' for the same reasons. There's Sun Ra, Herbie Hancock,all
mixed in with newer day jazzy As One style stuff, a very good CD indeed...
peace
Nate
quoted 14 lines It's really nice. I was just wondering about the silence surrounding De
> It's really nice. I was just wondering about the silence surrounding De
> Georgio on the weekend myself... hopefully there is something else on the
> way.
>
> Michael
>
> np. 'Into Dust' - Mazzy Star
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