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2001-07-12 16:33Lance @ InaudibleAt Thursday, 12 July 2001, you wrote: > >ok ... music .... saw a guy that goes by >the nam

From:: Lance @ Inaudible <lance@inaudible.com>
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Date:: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 12:33:51 -0400
Subject:: [idm] Re: chessie

At Thursday, 12 July 2001, you wrote:

quoted 8 lines ok ... music .... saw a guy that goes by

> >ok ... music .... saw a guy that goes by >the name of "chessie" open for mouse on >mars last month ... interesting stuffz... >says he gets his inspiration from trains >lotsa odd noise and some beats ... i enjoyed >it live >

Chessie is the guise of Stephen Gardner. Chessie put out several releases on the westcoast Drop Beat label in the mid 90s but since the Drop Beat label has since folded, the only new chessie release is a split 10" on the Plug Research label. Here is some more info from the Drop Beat website (http://www.dropbeat.com/core.html) Chessie is the working name for Virginia resident Stephen Gardner, a young and talented multi-instrumentalist who began his music career several years ago at the age of 16 with cult anti-rock group Lorelei. Gardner embarked upon his Chessie project in 1995, systematically filling 4-track cassette tapes with his swirling, disorienting breakbeat compositions. Samplers are not normally part of his studio arsenal - he prefers to loop his beats with the aid of reverb units and let the natural flow of the loops have a say in the ultimate structure of each tune. It is this on this organic base that Gardner adds live bass and guitar, creating a mesmerizing mixture of edgey beats, unsettling soundscapes and often improvised melodies. His ongoing studies into composition and improvisation clearly pay off in tracks that cannily blend structure with chance, the familiar and the startling. It is truly a new music - one that refers to the currently popular strands of jungle, post- rock and dub, but moves well beyond the usual facile and superficial "experiments" into a more ambitious and far deeper realm. A few chessie releases: . Chessie: approach 7" (Drop Beat) . Chessie: meet cd/lp (Drop Beat) . Chessie: signal series cd/lp (Drop Beat) . Chessie/Computer Soup split 10" (Plug Research) Chessie does a good live show too. I was lucky enough to see him play a few years ago on the Dropbeat tour with Kit Clayton and Stewart Walker. All three artists are really nice guys too. -->-Lance---- PO Box 450715 Westlake, OH 44145 United States --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

2001-07-12 20:58AndreiOn Thu, 12 Jul 2001, Lance @ Inaudible wrote: > Chessie is the guise of Stephen Gardner. C

From:: Andrei <andrei@world.std.com>
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Date:: Thu, 12 Jul 2001 16:58:45 -0400
Subject:: Re: [idm] Re: chessie
Reply to:: [idm] Re: chessie

On Thu, 12 Jul 2001, Lance @ Inaudible wrote:

quoted 4 lines Chessie is the guise of Stephen Gardner. Chessie put out several

> Chessie is the guise of Stephen Gardner. Chessie put out several > releases on the westcoast Drop Beat label in the mid 90s but since > the Drop Beat label has since folded, the only new chessie release > is a split 10" on the Plug Research label.

At this point Chessie is actually made up of 2 people: Stephen Gardner and Ben Bailes. Chessie performed as a duo last sunday in NY at the Knitting Factory at the "RKK 13" record release party. http://hamp.hampshire.edu/~sjgF94/main.html Andrei --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

2001-07-13 05:53Hsam SemajWoah. That's really cool that you saw chessie live...I would love to hear him live...! He

From:: Hsam Semaj <hsam4077@hotmail.com>
To:: <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Fri, 13 Jul 2001 05:53:49 -0000
Subject:: [idm] RE: Chessie

Woah. That's really cool that you saw chessie live...I would love to hear him live...! He was one of the members of the sweet shoegazer band Lorelei....His releases on DropBeat (r.i.p.) are a wonderful meld of i.d.m and post-shoegaze glaze..... Just got back from Scanner/Plastiq Phantom here in Atlanta... incredible....the only reason it was better than Mouse on Mars this summer was because the sound system at Echo Lounge is so crystal-clear-beautiful.......Mouse on Mars set was very 'muddy' which sux because i love their delicate orchestrations..... though it still rocked... But yeah, scanner was fucking brilliant.....his music jumped right out of the speakers and like i said was crystal clear intense...very phat beatz...! and oh so lush..... and doesn't he look the epitome of idm over-top his glowing laptop.... But yeah...chessie's good... Anybody able to describe what the Ch3ssie split on Plug Research (i think) sounds like...... I'd have to say...: scanners live show was "mind-blowing".... Jamie np: plastiq phantom - enjoy the art of lying down

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2001-07-13 06:01Hsam SemajWoah. That's really cool that you saw chessie live...I would love to hear him live...! He

From:: Hsam Semaj <hsam4077@hotmail.com>
To:: <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Fri, 13 Jul 2001 06:01:44 -0000
Subject:: [idm] Re: Chessie

quoted 5 lines ok ... music .... saw a guy that goes by the name of "chessie" open for

>>> >ok ... music .... saw a guy that goes by the name of "chessie" open for >mouse on mars last month ... interesting stuffz ... says he gets his >inspiration from trains ..... lotsa odd noise and some beats ... i enjoyed >it live

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2001-07-17 07:25Lance @ Inaudible>Woah. That's really cool that you saw chessie live...I would love to hear >him live...! H

From:: Lance @ Inaudible <lance@inaudible.com>
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Date:: Tue, 17 Jul 2001 15:25:03 +0800
Subject:: [idm] Re: Chessie
Reply to:: [idm] Re: Chessie

quoted 7 lines Woah. That's really cool that you saw chessie live...I would love to hear

>Woah. That's really cool that you saw chessie live...I would love to hear >him live...! He was one of the members of the sweet shoegazer band >Lorelei....His releases on DropBeat (r.i.p.) are a wonderful meld of i.d.m >and post-shoegaze glaze..... > >But yeah...chessie's good... Anybody able to describe what the Ch3ssie >split on Plug Research (i think) sounds like......

Here is my recent recoreview of the release - not my favorite chessie or plug research release... . Chessie/Computer Soup split 10" (Plug Research) This split ep is numbe five in the Plug Research split 10" series. The a-side features Chessie's contribution, entitled 'Lost Not Found,' in the form of a long track with a slow hip-hip percussion over caustic wailing guitars. About half way through and at the end there are pauses in the guitar wails for some lighter acoustic guitar. The flip side features two tracks from Soup Disk artist Computer Soup. The first track is a rather freeofrm and interesting mix of throbbing experimental ambient electronics and jazz improvizatons. The closing track is similar to the first but with more of a minimal feel - spacious drones and gurgling electronics with mixed with trumpet. This split ep is an interesting ear-bending-abstract addition to the Plug Research 10" series and probably one I wont be listening to as often as some of the other split 10" releases. For more information visit the label website at: http://www.plugresearch.com -- -->-Lance---- PO Box 450715 Westlake, OH 44145 United States --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

2001-07-17 19:55ted ::skim.com::this one is from the 2.nd rec newsletter: --- // Next release We are proud to announce our

From:: ted ::skim.com:: <ted@skim.com>
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Date:: Wed, 18 Jul 2001 03:55:14 +0800
Subject:: Re: [idm] Re: Chessie

this one is from the 2.nd rec newsletter: --- // Next release We are proud to announce our next hard-release: Chessie "Overnight" - 2xLP (in cooperation with Plug Research). Releasedate: fall 2001. --- -----Original Message----- From: "Lance @ Inaudible" <lance@inaudible.com> Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2001 15:25:03 +0800 To: IDM List <idm@hyperreal.org>, idm - moderated <idm-m@yahoogroups.com> Subject: [idm] Re: Chessie

quoted 1 line Woah. That's really cool that you saw chessie

> >Woah. That's really cool that you saw chessie

live...I would love to hear

quoted 1 line him live...! He was one of the members of the

> >him live...! He was one of the members of the

sweet shoegazer band

quoted 1 line Lorelei....His releases on DropBeat (r.i.p.) are

> >Lorelei....His releases on DropBeat (r.i.p.) are

a wonderful meld of i.d.m

quoted 3 lines and post-shoegaze glaze.....

> >and post-shoegaze glaze..... > > > >But yeah...chessie's good... Anybody able to

describe what the Ch3ssie

quoted 4 lines split on Plug Research (i think) sounds like......

> >split on Plug Research (i think) sounds like...... > > > Here is my recent recoreview of the release - not

my favorite chessie

quoted 3 lines or plug research release...

> or plug research release... > > . Chessie/Computer Soup split 10" (Plug

Research)

quoted 1 line This split ep is numbe five in the Plug Research

> This split ep is numbe five in the Plug Research

split 10" series.

quoted 1 line The a-side features Chessie's contribution,

> The a-side features Chessie's contribution,

entitled 'Lost Not

quoted 1 line Found,' in the form of a long track with a slow

> Found,' in the form of a long track with a slow

hip-hip percussion

quoted 1 line over caustic wailing guitars. About half way

> over caustic wailing guitars. About half way

through and at the end

quoted 1 line there are pauses in the guitar wails for some

> there are pauses in the guitar wails for some

lighter acoustic

quoted 1 line guitar. The flip side features two tracks from

> guitar. The flip side features two tracks from

Soup Disk artist

quoted 1 line Computer Soup. The first track is a rather

> Computer Soup. The first track is a rather

freeofrm and interesting

quoted 1 line mix of throbbing experimental ambient

> mix of throbbing experimental ambient

electronics and jazz

quoted 1 line improvizatons. The closing track is similar to the

> improvizatons. The closing track is similar to the

first but with

quoted 1 line more of a minimal feel - spacious drones and

> more of a minimal feel - spacious drones and

gurgling electronics

quoted 1 line with mixed with trumpet. This split ep is an

> with mixed with trumpet. This split ep is an

interesting

quoted 1 line ear-bending-abstract addition to the Plug

> ear-bending-abstract addition to the Plug

Research 10" series and

quoted 1 line probably one I wont be listening to as often as

> probably one I wont be listening to as often as

some of the other

quoted 1 line split 10" releases. For more information visit the

> split 10" releases. For more information visit the

label website at:

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> <A HREF="http://www.plugresearch.com"

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2001-07-17 21:39erik pearsonWow, lorelei was pretty good. Although all i can seem to remember was the track on the "wh

From:: erik pearson <efric@hotmail.com>
To:: <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Tue, 17 Jul 2001 21:39:09 -0000
Subject:: [idm] Re: Chessie

Wow, lorelei was pretty good. Although all i can seem to remember was the track on the "why popstars can't dance" comp. Didn't Hood used to be shoegazing/post-emo whatever before turning to the dark side? There must be many others but I can't summon them to the front burner right now. I did heard Kid606 used to be in The Softies tho'... ;) erik state.music

quoted 3 lines Woah. That's really cool that you saw chessie live...I would love to hear

>>Woah. That's really cool that you saw chessie live...I would love to hear >>him live...! He was one of the members of the sweet shoegazer band >>Lorelei....

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2001-07-28 07:57R. LimOn Tue, 17 Jul 2001, erik pearson wrote: > Wow, lorelei was pretty good. Although all i ca

From:: R. Lim <rlim@escape.com>
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Date:: Sat, 28 Jul 2001 03:57:41 -0400 (EDT)
Subject:: Re: [idm] Re: Chessie
Reply to:: [idm] Re: Chessie

On Tue, 17 Jul 2001, erik pearson wrote:

quoted 3 lines Wow, lorelei was pretty good. Although all i can seem to remember was the

> Wow, lorelei was pretty good. Although all i can seem to remember was the > track on the "why popstars can't dance" comp. Didn't Hood used to be > shoegazing/post-emo whatever before turning to the dark side? There must be

Lorelei had two 7"es on Slumberland, the first of which was kind of dreary Slowdive kind of thing- the second (Asleep/Float My Bed? It's been a while since I've seen my copy, sorry) was more uptempo and pretty darn reet. Hood started out as a poor man's Flying Saucer Attack and probably changed into something else- I just couldn't bothered. Speaking of this general context, I think that Crescent continue to be puzzlingly underrated; given the current popularity of dub influence, you can't go wrong with the way they employed its structure to starkly render their loamy rock implosion (c.f. _Now_- the first two singles are equally brilliant but more anthemic).

quoted 2 lines many others but I can't summon them to the front burner right now. I did

> many others but I can't summon them to the front burner right now. I did > heard Kid606 used to be in The Softies tho'... ;)

I remember them to be a female duo, either a) his involvement was that of a guest or b) he had a far more liberal medical insurance plan than I do. -rob --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

2001-07-18 08:42johannes - 2.nd rec berlinok, here are some chessie news: there will be a new album by chessie entitled "overnight"

From:: johannes - 2.nd rec berlin <js@2-nd.com>
To:: <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Wed, 18 Jul 2001 10:42:20 +0200
Subject:: [idm] Re: Chessie

ok, here are some chessie news: there will be a new album by chessie entitled "overnight" it will include 9 tracks (48 min). the cd will be released on plug research, the vinyl edition (2xlp) on 2.nd rec. releasedate isn´t confirmed yet. probably sept/nov this year. the album is truly beautiful. the perfect soundtrack to travel by train at night. chessie is also planning to tour germany and belgium in september together with safety scissors and soulo. more info: http://hamp.hampshire.edu/~sjgF94/chessie.html -> chessie page http://www.plugresearch.com http://www.2-nd.com

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>Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2001 21:39:09 -0000 >To: idm@hyperreal.org >From: "erik pearson" <efric@hotmail.com> >Subject: Re: Chessie >Message-ID: <F244kvdIBirXXeQM7gy000063df@hotmail.com> > >Wow, lorelei was pretty good. Although all i can seem to remember was the >track on the "why popstars can't dance" comp. Didn't Hood used to be >shoegazing/post-emo whatever before turning to the dark side? There must be >many others but I can't summon them to the front burner right now. I did >heard Kid606 used to be in The Softies tho'... ;) > >erik >state.music > >>>Woah. That's really cool that you saw chessie live...I would love to hear >>>him live...! He was one of the members of the sweet shoegazer band >>>Lorelei.... >_________________________________________________________________ >Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com >

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