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I've got this bad habit of not listening to everything I get (I know, I know I'm a spoiled music critic) and then later I will discover that I've got something pretty cool in my collection. So I finally played this 12" I got from Harthouse called "Drums In A Grip" by Frank De Wulf (It's also on the Dark Hearts 2 compilation)...what I like about it is that it's about the right tempo to mix in with most house-oriented records, but it's far from being house...aggressive drum beats and unusual patterns, but with that underlying four-on-the-floor. It's very interesting. This is the only thing I've heard from Frank De Wulf. Does anyone know how it matches up with his other stuff? ____ Hug Your Waistline to the Bassline Tamara Palmer trance@netcom.com Women Respond to Bass

On Sat, 8 Jun 1996, Tamara Palmer wrote:

quoted 3 lines This is the only thing I've heard from Frank De Wulf. Does anyone know

> This is the only thing I've heard from Frank De Wulf. Does anyone know > how it matches up with his other stuff? >

No, but his remix of Model 500's "The Flow" sucks hard in comparison to the Jedi Knights remix; but most anything sucks in comparison to that song. Anyone wanna send me a copy of that single? My roomate has one, but I want it in the worst way. Sorry for changing the subject so much, alright- the Frank De Wolf remix of Jam and Spoon's "Stella" sucks too. Case closed. Send me free Urb's!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks. James Benjamin Gill-----jgill@u.arizona.edu********************************** JUST BOUGHT EGYPTIAN LOVER'S GREATEST HITS, AND I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

In a message of 09-Jun-96 10:21:14, James B Gill wrote:

quoted 2 lines but I want it in the worst way. Sorry for changing the subject so much,

>but I want it in the worst way. Sorry for changing the subject so much, >alright- the Frank De Wolf remix of Jam and Spoon's "Stella" sucks too.

Where did you get this? Is it available on CD? Baxter --- ---- internet: baxter@trance.ednet.co.uk ------- fidonet: 2:259/66.17 ---- --------------------------- Member: Team AMIGA ---------------------------

quoted 4 lines but I want it in the worst way. Sorry for changing the subject so much,

>>but I want it in the worst way. Sorry for changing the subject so much, >>alright- the Frank De Wolf remix of Jam and Spoon's "Stella" sucks too. > >Where did you get this? Is it available on CD?

Jam & Spoon: '"Tales from a Danceographic Ocean" Remixes' (BE CD: R & S RS9208CD) Trk 5: "Stella (The Lost Bet Mix)" Remixed by Frank De Wulf C. -- cspot@hyperreal.com (Chris.Hilker)

Chris.Hilker wrote on Tue, 11 Jun 96 02:05:14 BST :

quoted 4 lines Jam & Spoon: '"Tales from a Danceographic Ocean" Remixes'

> Jam & Spoon: '"Tales from a Danceographic Ocean" Remixes' > (BE CD: R & S RS9208CD) > > Trk 5: "Stella (The Lost Bet Mix)" Remixed by Frank De Wulf

Also on RSUK as "The Complete Stella" Cat No: RSUK14X Format: CDS 6:34 128 Stella [Moby's Barracuda Mix] 5:48 128 Stella [Moby's Electro Mix] 6:20 130 Stella [Original Mix] 10:46 130 Stella [Jam & Spoon Remix] 7:50 127 Stella [Frank De Wulf Mix] Check out Jam & Spoon's own remix for a sublime piece of ambient which forms the last third of the track, and is basically unrelated to the main song. J ^ __________ ________.__/_____ _||_/ James Skilton aka Steady J _[]/_____________[.__\____-_ DJ and Party Animal | | Part Time Hedonist |____________________________| Full Time Technohead |__|-' '-|__| Steady-J@Firefox.co.uk

On Sat, 8 Jun 1996 14:14:36 -0700 (PDT), you wrote:

quoted 2 lines This is the only thing I've heard from Frank De Wulf. Does anyone know

>This is the only thing I've heard from Frank De Wulf. Does anyone know >how it matches up with his other stuff?

Frank De Wulf's B-Sides Vol.1 was one of the most influential records in my early days. And that stems from 8 fuzzy minutes on a SCR pirate radio tape. I never found the vinyl (but have Vol's 2 & 3 - not as good). His most famous track is probably "The Tape" which most will recognise. g.

Tamara Palmer wrote -

quoted 8 lines I've got this bad habit of not listening to everything I get (I know, I know

> I've got this bad habit of not listening to everything I get (I know, I know > I'm a spoiled music critic) and then later I will discover that I've got > something pretty cool in my collection. So I finally played this 12" I got > from Harthouse called "Drums In A Grip" by Frank De Wulf (It's also on the > Dark Hearts 2 compilation)...what I like about it is that it's about the > right tempo to mix in with most house-oriented records, but it's far from > being house...aggressive drum beats and unusual patterns, but with that > underlying four-on-the-floor. It's very interesting.

quoted 2 lines This is the only thing I've heard from Frank De Wulf. Does anyone know

> This is the only thing I've heard from Frank De Wulf. Does anyone know > how it matches up with his other stuff?

Wow, haven't heard FDW's name in a while. I used to have some stuff by him on vinyl ages ago but sold it when I moved. From what I remember, most of it was hard, (dare I say intelligent?) semi-ravey thumpy techno--sort of Joey Beltram meets early European techno. I really liked it at the time. I believe most of it was on R&S. Sorry I couldn't help more! Would be very interested in learning what he's been up to from others, though. Ashok

quoted 2 lines This is the only thing I've heard from Frank De Wulf. Does anyone know

>> This is the only thing I've heard from Frank De Wulf. Does anyone know >> how it matches up with his other stuff?

Check R&S and Music Man labels for his name. There are 4 or so volumes of the "B-Sides" which was his project for the nascent Belgian techno scene. Think "Ravesignal" for most of that stuff, but his newer stuff gets harder (though I suppose in the preHoover days of 91, the smoothish Belgian sound was the hardest thing besides acid) as evidenced by this listing at Resonance: G/T 12" Bypass Zero Return Bonzai $9.99 Frank DeWulf cranking out a pretty good techno number from the Bonzai label breaking with strong mental gabber-like effects and twisted basslines!!! eric

At 02:14 PM 6/8/96 -0700, you wrote: -----snip - snahip, snip -----------

quoted 7 lines Dark Hearts 2 compilation)...what I like about it is that it's about the

>Dark Hearts 2 compilation)...what I like about it is that it's about the >right tempo to mix in with most house-oriented records, but it's far from >being house...aggressive drum beats and unusual patterns, but with that >underlying four-on-the-floor. It's very interesting. > >This is the only thing I've heard from Frank De Wulf. Does anyone know >how it matches up with his other stuff?

That sounds quite like the Frank De Wulf I have heard since (87-88ish). He put out loads of records on Music Man in the late 80's and typified the "New Beat" and neo-acid sound of that era. A lot of his records were megamixes of then-current acid and new beat tracks; a few seconds of this, a few seconds of that. Although he fell off (imho, of course) in the early 90's, he did do a mildly interesting remake of some YMO tracks a few years back... butter, sashainboston

He used to do a lot of NEW BEAT techno in the late eighties, he went under a lot of names. One of his most popular New Beat hits was RHYTHM DEVICE - ACID ROCK. He made a couple of other new beat records. His B-sides series were kind of popular. He has done a lot of remixes. I think he had a track on IN ORDER TO DANCE VOL.5 (R & S), but I'm not a 100% positive of that. +**********************+ | Bill Samuels | | wls@U.Arizona.EDU | +**********************+

In a message of 10-Jun-96 10:21:01, William L Samuels wrote:

quoted 3 lines B-sides series were kind of popular. He has done a lot of remixes. I

>B-sides series were kind of popular. He has done a lot of remixes. I >think he had a track on IN ORDER TO DANCE VOL.5 (R & S), but I'm not a >100% positive of that.

Yep. Frank de Wulf vs. T.Quest, called ">". Baxter --- ---- internet: baxter@trance.ednet.co.uk ------- fidonet: 2:259/66.17 ---- --------------------------- Member: Team AMIGA ---------------------------

On Mon, 10 Jun 1996, William L Samuels wrote:

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> I > think he had a track on IN ORDER TO DANCE VOL.5 (R & S), but I'm not a > 100% positive of that.

He did... Frank De Wulf Vs. T. Quest: > - Matthew

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> His > B-sides series were kind of popular.

Thats an understatement. For most DJs at the time they were essential.

On Mon, 10 Jun 1996 William L Samuels wrote...

quoted 6 lines He used to do a lot of NEW BEAT techno in the late eighties, he went

> He used to do a lot of NEW BEAT techno in the late eighties, he went > under a lot of names. One of his most popular New Beat hits was RHYTHM > DEVICE - ACID ROCK. He made a couple of other new beat records. His > B-sides series were kind of popular. He has done a lot of remixes. I > think he had a track on IN ORDER TO DANCE VOL.5 (R & S), but I'm not a > 100% positive of that.

Yes there is a track on IOTD v5 but I don't have the track listing handy. Also the one really cool Frank de Wulf remix I've come across is of _Blue Room_ by the Orb. This is something... Sparky & the Magic Train with chilled school synth goes aggro! Chillos _________________________________________________________________ Matthew D. Smith Eskom KZN SMART Project a72928@chilloutroom.eskom.co.za konman@iafrica.com --- Check Out The Eskom KZN SMART website http://chilloutroom.eskom.co.za/

g3 wrote:

quoted 2 lines His most famous track is probably "The Tape" which most will

> His most famous track is probably "The Tape" which most will > recognise.

I did huge amounts of slamdancing with "Moral Sound Abuse" as soundtrack..... Tata datata datata datata.... later, Allert -- "No corporation will ever pay a creator enough to sue them successfully." -Dave Sim, creator of Cerebus Allert Aalders - Big Time Concepts - allert@knoware.nl - KoX

Geez, all these people using chemicals to remove sticker goo... I take the paper part off first and rub off whatever I can with my finger. Then there's usually just a little bit left which I get off by rubbing with a blankie back and forth really quickly. The goo gets warm, smears, then comes off. This works great on CD cases and works on other surfaces too if I'm careful. The all natural way! Yeah! For IDM content, does Frank de Wulf have any EPs or other works out there? I've gotten my hands on a few of his remixes (Orb, Ishii, Model 500) and really like what I've heard... np: Prisoner soundtrack, for what it's worth