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quoted 3 lines Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1999 15:07:48 -0500

> Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1999 15:07:48 -0500 > From: "Zenon M. Feszczak" <feszczak@sas.upenn.edu> > Subject: Re: (idm) some funny shizit

quoted 3 lines No one who bought a TR-808 is in any position to criticize others for

> > No one who bought a TR-808 is in any position to criticize others for > spending too much money on "rare" items.

quoted 1 line Well, maybe he got a steal of a deal on said 808.

> Well, maybe he got a steal of a deal on said 808.

Yup, I did. Made Wax trax records pay for the fucker too! (ha ha ha). And I must say that even though SOME of the SKAM releases that are so dearly loved on this list are good (most are just loopy IDM fodder with no soul...sorry I've heard them all). There is nothing like the sound of a 32nd note funky 808 pattern distorting some good mic preamps, run through an MS-20 filter and swept heavily. Add a tasty little melody from the SH-101.... maybe a little string pad from the Matrix 6R... edit the whole performance in Peak using SFX machine and Hyperprism.. burn it to CDR.... mmmmm mmmmm good. And as far as my criticizing anyone for spending too much money on "rare" records... Go ahead and spend your money on those rare vinyl items... It doesn't matter to me. I would rather spend my limited funds on equipment that will enable me to compose music for many years as opposed to pieces of vinyl containing somebody else's music that will sound like shit after many plays(which you can get for free as MP3 files if you know the right people). James Bernard <-- unapologetic 808 owner

speaking of which, i'm just about to finish mastering a set of complete Mask CDRs. anyone who needs the music, 100-400, contact for trade (and about the $ question - Mask 300, while not worth anything over $50 in real-time cash, is nevertheless one of the best IDM records ever released. I was only stupid enough to pay exorbitant sums for a piece of music *once* - AFX's AB3, original CD pressing -- then it was re-released about a year later and I've been kicking myself ever since) sr -- sd