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On Fri, 7 Oct 1994, lw94ben wrote:

quoted 14 lines Dan Curtin LP

> Dan Curtin LP > Aural Expansions LP (on Dum) > Virtual Sex (I never got it first time round) > Warp69: Natural High (Global Communications remix) > G.C.: 76:14 (of course!) > Astral Engineering: Chronoglide > MLO: Io > Sunkings: Hall of Heads (classic ambience!) > 2001: Never Ending Cycle (check out that bass) > Phenomyna: 2 Remix EPs (Intelligent techno at its best) > Nuron/Fugue: LM002 (UK intelligent techno again) > > ...and loads more which I forget right now! if anyone wants a review of any > of these records just ask!

As long as your volunteering- How about a few (or more!) words on each release? Have not heard a single one of them as of yet... asking the world- -thad

thad asked for some opinions on the following...

quoted 1 line Dan Curtin LP

> Dan Curtin LP

Spacey intelligent techno with original song structures, you can tell Mr Curtin put a lot of time into making this album!

quoted 1 line Aural Expansions LP (on Dum)

> Aural Expansions LP (on Dum)

Quite bizarre listening techno, like the Black Dog meeting Kraftwerk... some bizarre drum sounds and quirky melodies...

quoted 1 line Virtual Sex (I never got it first time round)

> Virtual Sex (I never got it first time round)

Essential guide to smooth techno... exquisite tracks from Rhythim is Rhythim, Stefan Robbers, Kenny Larkin etc

quoted 1 line Warp69: Natural High (Global Communications remix)

> Warp69: Natural High (Global Communications remix)

The two original tracks are a bit dull but GC drop a jazzy double-bass line and swinging hi hats, and lay on spacious strings and dreamy arpeggios... smokey jazzy coolsort of vibe...

quoted 1 line G.C.: 76:14 (of course!)

> G.C.: 76:14 (of course!)

When it comes to ambient this album is a must-have... beautiful textures and timbres, some laid back beats... basically, you should own this!

quoted 1 line Astral Engineering: Chronoglide

> Astral Engineering: Chronoglide

May be hard to find... Very good ambient techno CD, loads of atmospheric effects and some basslines and rhythms... samples a beat off of Paris, incidentally! Top stuff esp. if you want a CD to chill to...

quoted 1 line MLO: Io

> MLO: Io

Pure ambience in the Eno sense of the word... similiar in parts to Apollo, Eno fans! check out the bassline on the 1st track... absolutely no beats or anything

quoted 1 line Sunkings: Hall of Heads (classic ambience!)

> Sunkings: Hall of Heads (classic ambience!)

Sounds like Edgar Froese in places... very ambient album, very other- worldly atmosphere, very mystical... not a very hyped release but well worth checking out

quoted 1 line 2001: Never Ending Cycle (check out that bass)

> 2001: Never Ending Cycle (check out that bass)

2001 do some funky detroit style techno with a groovy Moog bass line, and some deep chords too! very detroit 909 style

quoted 1 line Phenomyna: 2 Remix EPs (Intelligent techno at its best)

> Phenomyna: 2 Remix EPs (Intelligent techno at its best)

Like I said, this has to be heard to be believed. Black Dog and B12 fans will Love these two... the melodies, the rhythms, the chords etc...

quoted 1 line Nuron/Fugue: LM002 (UK intelligent techno again)

> Nuron/Fugue: LM002 (UK intelligent techno again)

Very cool and sophisticated techno... The Nuron side is best but all in all a very high quality 12"... There! Hope I didnt bore you! Thanks for listening... Brendan Nelson Kinetic Illusion "Like Dracula without his fangs Like the bang bang boogie without the boogie bangs" - Sugar Hill Gang, "Rappers Delight"

On Mon, 10 Oct 1994, lw94ben wrote:

quoted 5 lines There! Hope I didnt bore you!

> There! Hope I didnt bore you! > Thanks for listening... > Brendan Nelson > Kinetic Illusion >

On the contrary, interesting and informative- thanks for the descriptions! I'll be looking for many of these on the store shelves- -Thad listening to now- DJ Tony mix tape (out of San Fran)