Todd wrote:
quoted 5 lines The Autechre guys played Keith LeBlanc's "Stranger Than Fiction">The Autechre guys played Keith LeBlanc's "Stranger Than Fiction"
>soundtrack for me the other day. A lot of intelligence goin' on. LeBlanc
>was way ahead. I gotta have it. Does anyone know how I can get a copy?
>Apparently it was out in 1990 on Nettwerk. Obviously, you folks would be
>the ones to tell me more. Any info is appreciated.
If you want the real ground breaking stuff find LeBlanc's Major
Malfunction from 1986. This album must have directly (or indirectly)
influenced much of the beat driven stuff which is discussed on idm today.
For me, the whole On-U / Tackhead sound was a major part of my musical
education. I was fortunate to have a local radio station (Radio
Lancashire) with a program called 'On The Wire' produced by Steve Barker.
I heard a lot of On-U stuff on here in the early 80's. When I moved to
London in '85 I was able to see people like LeBlanc, Tackhead and Mark
Stewart on a regular basis. The power and vision in the music was immense.
The role of Adrian Sherwood in creating the sound should also be
recognised - particularly his unique ability in the live mix.
Just last month Mark Stewart played in London (LeBlanc was on drums) and
part of the set was from the early days (Liberty City, Jerusalem) and it
sounded as fresh today as it ever did.
Jon Burrell