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Mr. Gil wrote:

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> <snip> > > Got two IDM CDs yesterday I was uncharacteristically impressed with: > A Guy Called Gerald - Automanik k (1990) > Pentatonik - s/t (2 CD, 1994) > > Former has lots of danceable 808 grooves and beautifully chaotic, > dissonant loopy tunes, very reminiscent of 808 State 90 and ex:el.

***Yep, that album is a classic. The way Sony treated him re: it was horrible, so he's been independent since. Gerald wrote 808 States' Pacific State but they didn't give him credit (he was working closely with the group at the time, so he left). He then wrote a song called Specific Hate with the same melody, etc, cept he used a breakbeat (which they apparently abhored the usage of) cause he was none too impressed. Andrew Andrew Duke Cognition Audioworks 1096 Queen St #123 Halifax NS Canada B3H 2R9 TEL 902-422-7132 FAX 902-422-1262 http://www.globalserve.net/~cognition (Cognition Audioworks/In The Mix: listen : read) In The Mix show 575: Richie Hawtin/Neil Landstrumm/Merrick Brown now playing: Tom Millar--"Digestive Tracks" (US Independent) world premiere soon come: "John Acquaviva presents Skills" (Stud!o K7) world premiere

On Tue, 06 Oct 1998 23:32:35 -0300, you wrote:

quoted 6 lines ***Yep, that album is a classic. The way Sony treated him re: it was horrible, so

>***Yep, that album is a classic. The way Sony treated him re: it was horrible, so >he's been independent since. Gerald wrote 808 States' Pacific State but they >didn't give him credit (he was working closely with the group at the time, so he >left). He then wrote a song called Specific Hate with the same melody, etc, cept >he used a breakbeat (which they apparently abhored the usage of) cause he was none >too impressed. Andrew

Everything's cool between Gerald and 808 State now. In fact, Gerald runs Juice Box from the same building that 808 State have their studio. Rephlex should be re-releasing 808 State's Newbuild later this month (anyone know if Quadrastate's up for a re-release too?), as well as an accompanying single containing new mixes from 808 State, A Guy Called Gerald, Martin Price and Aphex Twin. Sounds groovy. Oh, and make sure you check out A Guy Called Gerald's latest 12-inch, 'Radar Systems'. He's taken his usual drum & bass to the next level -- very organic, with hardly any repetitive sections at all. Very dense rhythms, subsonic bass and scattershot melodies. Excellent stuff -- makes Goldie's music sound like Toy Town drum & bass. /\/)ark http://www.sonance.demon.co.uk/

If he had shot himself, it would have appeared on the Associated Press Entertainment page by now: http://www.newsday.com/ap/entertai.htm Why would he kill himself when his new CD is due out on Nothing last month? Got two IDM CDs yesterday I was uncharacteristically impressed with: A Guy Called Gerald - Automanik k (1990) Pentatonik - s/t (2 CD, 1994) Former has lots of danceable 808 grooves and beautifully chaotic, dissonant loopy tunes, very reminiscent of 808 State 90 and ex:el. Latter has lush, slightly moody melodies, a variety of rhythmic styles (reminded me of Beaumont Hannant in that department), quite well thought out and consistent, better than any of the Pentatonik compilation tracks I had heard, which were pretty good to begin with. Mr. Gil gil@L0PHT.COM (L-zero-P-H-T) No authority is self-justified. Resist. Visit The Compendium of Allowable Knowledge http://WWW.L0PHT.COM/~gil/ FREE MUMIA ABU-JAMAL. END THE RACIST DEATH PENALTY.