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From:
Chris Taylor
To:
Ransom Schafer
Cc:
Eric Sorenson , Clint Anderson , Idm List
Date:
Mon, 9 Apr 2018 11:45:35 -0400
Subject:
Re: Spacetime Continuum- Sea Biscuit Reissue
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Yeah yr definitely right Random - I think that its the electro side of both that connect the two styles for her. although maybe not pop - dunno if i've ever heard her play a vocal track. I've also noticed that she rarely if ever plays above 120bpm super excellent dj On Sat, Apr 7, 2018 at 3:18 PM, Ransom Schafer <ransom.schafer@gmail.com> wrote:
quoted 112 lines I always thought of Lena Willikens as more in the dark electro pop ebm> I always thought of Lena Willikens as more in the dark electro pop ebm > side of things > > I was digging this mix of hers on soundcloud a while back: > > https://soundcloud.com/strangesoundsfrombeyond/lena- > willikens-at-strange-sounds-from-beyond-2017 > > On Sat, Apr 7, 2018 at 11:26 AM, Chris Taylor <christaylor415@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Some of the "Scientific Dreamz of U" stuff is on that tip - contemporary >> producer. >> >> I would include Richard H Kirk/Sandoz on that list too. >> >> Lena Willikens played in this style on her last Beats in Space appearance >> https://soundcloud.com/timsweeney/lenawillikens2018 >> also when I saw her dj a few months ago - people went crazy for it too >> >> >> I dig this stuff too but Planet Dog is where I have to draw the line. >> >> On Wed, Mar 28, 2018 at 12:24 AM, Eric Sorenson <eric@explosive.net> >> wrote: >> >>> I love this sound and wonder if people are still out working in this >>> area. It's so close to the Artificial Intelligence trax. Generally speaking >>> it's "ambient techno" but there's a very particular vibe that tracks like >>> "voice of the earth" hit ... it's gotta be chill without getting into >>> "chillout" (so no mixmaster morris) and trancey without going full-on >>> Planet Dog. My top 5 (aside from Sea Biscuit) >>> >>> - Higher Intelligence Agency "Colourform" (or maybe "Freefloater"! can >>> that still count as 1?!) >>> >>> - Real LIfe "Journey of the Carcharadon" - under appreciated >>> >>> - Pete Namlook and Jonah Sharp - "Alien Community 2" - perhaps a double >>> entry, but there was a sequence of Namlook collabs in the 94-96 time frame >>> that fucking killed it, and this was the best. >>> >>> - Speedy J - "G Spot" - two tracks on AI 1, extended out into album >>> length. 1995, holy shit. >>> >>> - S.E.T.I - "The Geometry of Night" - now this *isn't* the SETI >>> Arecibo/Phoenix double album on Instinct Ambient, though that is also >>> fucking incredible, it's the Andrew Lagowski project released on Incoming! >>> in 1996. Samples about aliens ratio is wayyy up there. >>> >>> --eric >>> >>> On Mar 27, 2018, at 8:15 PM, Ransom Schafer <ransom.schafer@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Thanks for the comments and suggestions on this. Been listening to Sea >>> Biscuit in bits and pieces recently and I have to say I kind of like it >>> over Emit Ecaps now. Sea Biscuit is more condensed and mysterious and not >>> stretched out musically over a lot of different styles, but still sounds >>> like classic STC. Lots to listen to. >>> >>> On Sat, Mar 17, 2018 at 10:37 AM, Chris Taylor <christaylor415@gmail.com >>> > wrote: >>> >>>> https://www.discogs.com/Space-Time-Continuum-Fluresence-EP/master/72767 >>>> is really special as is https://www.discogs.com/Reagen >>>> z-Reagenz/master/13721 (Spacetime w/Move D) >>>> >>>> Great label in general. It used to be very easy to find this stuff used >>>> super cheap in the Bay Area but I think people are starting to get hipped >>>> to it. The Vulva and Velocette records are especially nice for electro-y >>>> idm. >>>> >>>> On Sat, Mar 17, 2018 at 1:31 PM, Ransom Schafer < >>>> ransom.schafer@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Avoiding the Psychonavigation reissue. I can find a near mint copy >>>>> elsewhere, but a reissue for this with wider distribution is a good idea. >>>>> >>>>> On Sat, Mar 17, 2018 at 10:16 AM, Clint Anderson <clinta@gmail.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Yeah I have to say after investigating this more I really would avoid >>>>>> buying the reissue >>>>>> many people have dealt with the guy running this label and i read way >>>>>> too many accounts of his antics last night while doing some research on the >>>>>> subject, the artist is never going to see a dime so unless you really want >>>>>> what's probably going to be a cdr of Sea Biscuit for $12.99 or whatever, >>>>>> just obtain it elsewhere >>>>>> too bad since its a amazing, really really effing great album, wow >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Clint Anderson >>>>>> Systems Engineer >>>>>> "Freedom -- paint me a picture!" -- Burton Cummings >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Thu, Mar 15, 2018 at 10:52 PM, Ransom Schafer < >>>>>> ransom.schafer@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> https://psychonavigationrecordsofficial.bandcamp.com/album/s >>>>>>> pacetime-continuum-sea-biscuit-2018 >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >