greetings everyone
i have been meaning to bring this up for a while,
but it was an idea/question that got lost in the
sea of 97's release onslought. i recently made a
dub of this for someone and i began remembering what
all my fuss was about. here's what came over me...
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Autechre's Radiomix (Warp promo)...some THOUGHTS:
[QUESTIONS LATER]
Track 1: Gescom - Mag (Ae remix)
aside from the washy intro, we (should) all know
about this one...from the Skampler, FUNKY as all
fuck, etc etc etc. great track, fuckin brilliant.
Track 2: Lexis - Hypnotise (Autechre remix)
what was once thought to be Ae's 'interpretation'
of drum'n'bass is really someone else's source
material. thing is, we didn't know this to be
true till the Lexis 12" came out months later.
(more on this theme a bit later)
Track 3: Gescom - Keynell (Warp remix run amuck?)
no, that's not the official title, but those
who have heard this must admit, it's kinda
like a (bizarrely) 'treated version' of one
of the Ae. remixes released on warp. strange,
but fairly cool IMHO.
Track 4: ?
nice atmospheric percussion which remind me a lot
of "bronchusix" on invisible soundtracks (leaf),
but of course -- it's not the same track.
[after the sample from some 'movie']
Track 5: Gescom - Snackwich (remix)
not positive if this is, in FACT, a remix of said
Skam classic, but it does start out with that
infamous Snackwich intro. but then it gets injected
with some pure funk flava, mad-ass-breakbeats, and
some drill'n'breakneck for good measure. totally
funky vibe to this one. how could this be a remix
of anyone else?
Track 6: ?
whoah sir! the B+B camp kicks it on LOW frequency for
this one. major bass/dub/drone work underneath the
usual clatterish percussion. the bass just soaks you
kind of like the way andrea parker's does. heavy stuff.
but then, of course, there's some lyrics that muzzled:
"take me baby. take me now. take me to the edge of
exposure." then "come to me baby. come to me."
quite a drowning experience. very nice though.
Track 7: Impulse - One-Six-Four-Seven
(Numbers Rammed Down My Ear Mix by Autechre)
another one of Ae's RELEASED remixes. this one is
has that odd drone underneath a sea of dry drum'n'bass
patterns, complete with another one of Ae's brillaint
melodies. this remix never really impressed me too
much (in comparison to some of Ae's other remixes),
but it has grown on me.
Track 8: ?
wonderful droned-out atmospheric piece that stretches
itself forward. strange and metallic sounding, at times.
reminds me a lot of the first mira calix 10" in FEELING,
not necessarily how it sounds.
Track 9: ?
harsher sounds this time, much like the way 'calbruc'
(from chiastic) comes up and rustles things a bit when
it comes on. there's also this string sample that's
just incredible. just an awesome Ae. tune.
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NOW, what i want to know is THIS:
of the songs with "?"s, what are they??? I know
that this Radiomix promo was put out before the
Mag remix, Impulse and Lexis remixes...so have
any of these OTHER tunes been released? i get the
feeling that if they are, they must be pretty
current as well (i.e. Stereolab, David Kristian),
not any of the older stuff (i.e. Bucktick, Schaft)
all of which i have yet to hear. could any of this
material turn up on the Gescom 2x12" remix EP on
Skam (if it's ever going to get released)?????
questions questions questions...
ASG