re: the mails below:
mr. thong - you're more than entitled to your opinion
- and i admit that i too was shocked upon my first
listen to "brownout" - but that's the very reason it's
stuck with me beyond flavor-of-the-month status. i
don't think they intended to make a "dance" record or
anything like that, stylistically this is a lot closer
to coil or dub or minimal electronics in general than
uberzone or crystal method. i think they're not
making the record that everyone *wants* or *expects*
them to make, and for that reason i respect what
they've done. full disclosure, i work for schematic
but i'd say that regardless...
also - someone else had asked about a release date for
brownout? at the mo, it's still tbc but schematic is
aiming for something in the range of may. it's been
pushed back temporarily b/c of production hangups.
stay tuned.
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Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2001 00:10:32 -0500
To: <idm@hyperreal.org>
From: "_Dipfthong_" <kam@columbus.rr.com>
Subject: Brown Out is Poo Poo (give up the funk)
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What's happening here guys ?
Remember funky ? danceable tracks ?
Phonecia were seriously (at lease to me)
one of the only funky/danceable 'idm' (die)
artists left/around. i loved the 'Odd Jobs'
singles and all other Phoenica i've heard
including Soul Oddity. This new album
entitled 'Brown Out' is, like the r.devine
album (and tons others),=20
just clicks, farts, bleeps etc...
Really boring, soulless, unfunky! =20
(imo, ofcourse)
No BASSLINES!? , beats (remember DRUMS!?)
funk to speak of. i find this really sad.
I always thought idm was just that.
intelligent, dance, music.
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Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 21:44:31 -0800
To: <idm@hyperreal.org>
From: "Gonzi 'Fresh' Merchan" <fresh@home.com>
Subject: Re: [idm] Brown Out is Poo Poo (give up the
funk)
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dont be so small minded, this is one of the best
albums i've heard in a long, long time. i respect josh
and romulo even more because they are willing to
progress with their music and take it in new
directions. if
they were so willing they could have easily become the
next crystal method
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
amen brother. 'nuff said gonzi.
on a more productive/positive tip - anyone that's
looking for an intro to force inc. material should
really pick up the recent "rauschen 15" comp. on cd.
i slept on this one for a while, but nearly every
artist on the label is showcased here in a 25-track
mix by Jasper from Cytrax. It's all straight-ahead
4/4, but prolly one of my favorite techno (in the
purest sense of the word) mix discs in a good while...
all for now - brock
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Motormouthmedia
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Los Angeles, CA 90027
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fax 323.662.3844
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