whoever posted that this was fun was right.
1976
grant. phildadelphia, PA
1982
theme to burgertime, _pac-man fever_.
vague recollections of bob james,
herb alpert [rise], _sailing_,
the jackson five. cyndi lauper,
olivia newton john, hall + oates.
bowie's _lets dance_ seems to be a childhood
favorite. i'd love to know why.
1985
grant. new orleans, LA
1987
whatever was played on the schoolbus,
theme from super mario bros., old 1950's
rockabilly, soul, and beach-pop records
i discovered in my dad's closet.
dec. 25 1987
received a stereo with a cd player.
1988
purchased my first cd, _electric cafe_, after
hearing "telephone" on the radio.
1989
dj jazzy jeff and fresh prince [i was 13 and out of
my mind].
1990
janet jackson, black box, deee-lite.
realization of the concept of 'house.'
watched a lot of BET and The Box; secretly got into
Cathy Denis, Lisa Stansfield, Oaktown 357. friend
lent me a copy of _3 feet high and rising_.
1991
nirvana. right said fred. haha.
1992
theme from super mario world. purchase of a nervous nyc
records house compilation. trading of cassette dubs of
horrible rave comps between likeminded friends.
1993
more horrible rave and house. found wwoz 90.7 on my
radio dial. jazz. fell in love with jazz instantly.
summer 1993
purchased orb's _uforb_ after hearing a snippet of it
on mtv and realizing 'that's what i've been looking for.'
purchased my first jazz record, _the ellis marsalis trio_.
1994
more tacky compilations. _ultraworld_. getting a driver's
license, and driving throughout downtown new orleans on
saturday nights alone + listening to WWOZ's fantastic reggae show.
increased appreciation for reggae and dub.
summer 1994
read about the artificial intelligence series in a music
paper. music descriptions and cover art were unlike anything
i had seen before. intrigued beyond belief. purchased
_surfing on sine waves_, _diversions_ and _dimension intrusion_
after reading reviews. nasty rave compilation purchases subsided
almost immediately.
1995
_snivilization_, _protection_, quango's _journey into ambient groove 1_,
_orbvs terrarvm_, _azimuth_, system 7. hear _bike_ on college radio, but
never find out who it's by. have it on cassette, listen to it
daily.late night drives home from work allowed me opportunities
to listen to wque's hiphop jams. increaased appreciation of ill al
skratch, gangstarr, de la soul, nas. fell in love with east coast
hiphop.
fall, 1995
grant. fort worth, TX.
college.
_spanners_, _isdn_, _lifeforms_, some bad jungle compilations.
geordan drummond sells me _on_. amazing, amazing. buy _saw 2_ on a whim;
knocks me dead. steal _mu-ziq vs. the auteurs_ and _musik_ from college
radio station. purchase the entire black dog CD catalog in one day. find
b12's _electro-soma_ for $5 at blockbuster. listen to _incunabula_ at
blockbuster music on a whim. track 2 : bike. i purchase two copies. nathan @
album's up sells me _hangable autobulb_, my
first record. amazing music, opens me up to vinyl [life has never been
the same]. _timeless_, _in pine effect_, _76:14_.
1996
_i care because you do._, _ventolin_, _throbbing pouch_.
join IDM list. the trainspotting begins. warp, rephlex, clear, reflective,
metalheadz, skam, source, rising high, etc. i've probably spent over 10
grand on music and turntables since then, and i blame every last one
of you.
grant.