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1996-07-26 17:17Eric Hill>>little output after "In Dub". The last batch of releases were so >>astonishingly bland a

From:: Eric Hill <ehill@best.com>
To:: <idm@hyperreal.com>
Date:: Fri, 26 Jul 1996 10:17:53 -0700
Subject:: (idm) ex-RSW member?

quoted 8 lines little output after "In Dub". The last batch of releases were so

>>little output after "In Dub". The last batch of releases were so >>astonishingly bland and disappointing... after waiting years and years, >>"How You Doin?" comes out and I about want to throw up. What in the hell >>happened? > >One of the guy's left the band at that point, if my memory serves me >correctly. >

Who's this guy, and what's he doing now? eric

1996-07-26 21:44Adam J WeitzmanMaarten D. Schermer wrote: > > While he was in RSW, Bonnie > did a single on Mute with Hol

From:: Adam J Weitzman <weitzman@individual.com>
To:: Maarten D. Schermer <slavlab@xs4all.nl>
Cc:: <idm@hyperreal.com>
Date:: Fri, 26 Jul 1996 17:44:15 -0400
Subject:: Re: (idm) ex-RSW member?

Maarten D. Schermer wrote:

quoted 10 lines While he was in RSW, Bonnie

> > While he was in RSW, Bonnie > did a single on Mute with Holger Hiller (who did some stuff on RSW's "In > Dub" as well) as Ohi Ho Bang Bang called "The Three" - taking sampling to > it's extremes (LOADS of silly sounds and samples from Slade - or are those > silly sounds as well?). The CD - which was either promo only or withdrawn > shortly after release - has an extra CD video track, which shows Karl & > Holger throwing around guitars, pieces of furniture and other stuff in time > to the samples. Not their greatest musical achievement I'd say, but > definitely very funny.

Actually, this CDV is readily available; I ordered it from MuteBank on the web about 6 months ago. (I can't see the video because it's PAL and I'm in the US, but there are 2 stills from it on the booklet, so I can imagine.) Three tracks of sampling mayhem with Sweet's "Ballroom Blitz" providing the main underpinnings. It's hysterical, but it's also very proficient in an Art-Of-Noisey sort of way. There's a "score" in the booklet as well of all the samples, but it doesn't match any of the audio tracks, so I assume it matches the video. -- Adam J Weitzman ----- Individual, Inc. ----- weitzman@individual.com "I love the music of the 20th century!" - Bruce Willis, "12 Monkeys"

1996-07-26 22:32Maarten D. Schermer>>>astonishingly bland and disappointing... after waiting years and years, >>>"How You Doi

From:: Maarten D. Schermer <slavlab@xs4all.nl>
To:: <idm@hyperreal.com>
Date:: Fri, 26 Jul 1996 22:32:22 +0200 (MET DST)
Subject:: (idm) ex-RSW member?

quoted 8 lines astonishingly bland and disappointing... after waiting years and years,

>>>astonishingly bland and disappointing... after waiting years and years, >>>"How You Doin?" comes out and I about want to throw up. What in the hell >>>happened? >> >>One of the guy's left the band at that point, if my memory serves me >>correctly. > >Who's this guy, and what's he doing now?

He's called Karl Bonnie. Prior to being a member of RSW, he played bass (I think) in a band called The Jackal, who made a single called "Underneath The Arches", which is sort of prototype RSW. He than joined forces with Gary Asquith & Danny Briottet as Renegade Soundwave. Asquith had earlier been guitar player & singer in 4AD band Rema Rema, and after that a member of Mass (also on 4AD), which also featured Briottet. The rest of Mass later formed The Wolfgang Press, and I think that one or two TWP members were part of RSW when they toured a couple of years ago. While he was in RSW, Bonnie did a single on Mute with Holger Hiller (who did some stuff on RSW's "In Dub" as well) as Ohi Ho Bang Bang called "The Three" - taking sampling to it's extremes (LOADS of silly sounds and samples from Slade - or are those silly sounds as well?). The CD - which was either promo only or withdrawn shortly after release - has an extra CD video track, which shows Karl & Holger throwing around guitars, pieces of furniture and other stuff in time to the samples. Not their greatest musical achievement I'd say, but definitely very funny. After Bonnie had left RSW, he supposedly made two 12" singles as Intergang, called "Dark Horse" and "Peacemaker", both on a label called OCP. I've never seen or heard them, nor have I ever heard anything else on this label. Any clues anyone? I think he also did some work on Holger Hiller's "Demixed" and "As Is" albums. What he's doing now is anyone's guess. For me, too, "Howyoudoing?" was a bit of a disappointment, but after a while I started to like it. It is, indeed, very much a pop record, but when you listen to "Soundclash", I think you can't deny that they always had a liking for making pop songs. Maarten, now headbanging wildly to Kray Twins

1996-08-05 14:21Christopher MillerOn Fri, 26 Jul 1996, Maarten D. Schermer revealed: > Asquith had earlier been guitar playe

From:: Christopher Miller <evil@digital.net>
To:: bleep bloop <idm@hyperreal.com>
Cc:: Maarten D. Schermer <slavlab@xs4all.nl>
Date:: Mon, 5 Aug 1996 10:21:24 -0400 (EDT)
Subject:: (idm) Re: ex-RSW member?
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On Fri, 26 Jul 1996, Maarten D. Schermer revealed:

quoted 4 lines Asquith had earlier been guitar player & singer in 4AD band Rema Rema, and

> Asquith had earlier been guitar player & singer in 4AD band Rema Rema, and > after that a member of Mass (also on 4AD), which also featured Briottet. The > rest of Mass later formed The Wolfgang Press, and I think that one or two TWP > members were part of RSW when they toured a couple of years ago.

Ah... this explains why Gary Asquith was featured on one of tracks from WOLFGANG PRESS's "Queer" album. I could never figure out how/why they hooked up. Rema Rema! Rema Rema! HaHaHaHa!

quoted 4 lines After Bonnie had left RSW, he supposedly made two 12" singles as Intergang,

> After Bonnie had left RSW, he supposedly made two 12" singles as Intergang, > called "Dark Horse" and "Peacemaker", both on a label called OCP. I've never > seen or heard them, nor have I ever heard anything else on this label. Any > clues anyone?

INTERGANG. Wow, does *anyone* know anything about these two 12"s? I would really be interested in hearing this project.

quoted 4 lines For me, too, "Howyoudoing?" was a bit of a disappointment, but after a while

> For me, too, "Howyoudoing?" was a bit of a disappointment, but after a while > I started to like it. It is, indeed, very much a pop record, but when you > listen to "Soundclash", I think you can't deny that they always had a liking > for making pop songs.

Ugh. The bad outweighs the good on this disc unfortunately. If anyone wants a copy of this, I will gladly sell it for $5 (postage included in the US). E-mail me directly please.

quoted 1 line Maarten, now headbanging wildly to Kray Twins

> Maarten, now headbanging wildly to Kray Twins

Maarten... how in the hell do you always know so much music trivia? yark. .`-). qp -' christopher miller ==' evil@digital.net ' on: "Mutant Jazz" by T-POWER vs MK ULTRA

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