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AFAIK, Mask2 track2 is made by Funkstorung, but what about the vocals ? Sounds like an 80ies sample, is this correct? -- Christian Stigen Larsen -- http://www.sublevel3.org chrisl@stud.ntnu.no http://www.stud.ntnu.no/~chrisl/

Quoting Irene McC (substar@iafrica.com): | | On 31 Aug 98, Christian Stigen Larsen wrote re: (idm) mask2 question: | > Mask2 track2 is made by Funkstorung, but what | > about the vocals ? Sounds like an 80ies sample, is | > this correct? | | Is this Colonel Abrams' "Trapped" you're talking about? I lose track | with the various mysterious MASK's..., but if so - Yes. Uh, I'm not sure. To ascertain we're talking about the same Mask track, I'm referring to the track which starts with a simple bassdrum with some distortion, and a melody gradually fades in. A couple of minutes into the track, vocals are played. The vocals have a very distinctive 80ies sound (and may very well be what you say), male voice with female choir in the background, and the vocal sample is pitched up and down (I think). Very sleek. But I hear this might not be a Funkstörung track, but Boards of Canada as Hellinterface. I got the five Mask2 tracks as MP3s without tracklistings, so I'm really lost, but peeking at the mask-discography led me to guess Funkstörung, although their listing appreas in "no particular order" *shrug* (http://www.enteract.com/~clietz/skam/skamography.htm) -- Christian Stigen Larsen -- http://www.sublevel3.org chrisl@stud.ntnu.no http://www.stud.ntnu.no/~chrisl/

On Mon, Aug 31, 1998 at 06:23:06PM +0200, Christian Stigen Larsen wrote:

quoted 22 lines Quoting Irene McC (substar@iafrica.com):

> Quoting Irene McC (substar@iafrica.com): > | > | On 31 Aug 98, Christian Stigen Larsen wrote re: (idm) mask2 question: > | > Mask2 track2 is made by Funkstorung, but what > | > about the vocals ? Sounds like an 80ies sample, is > | > this correct? > | > | Is this Colonel Abrams' "Trapped" you're talking about? I lose track > | with the various mysterious MASK's..., but if so - Yes. > > Uh, I'm not sure. To ascertain we're talking about the same > Mask track, I'm referring to the track which starts with a > simple bassdrum with some distortion, and a melody gradually > fades in. A couple of minutes into the track, vocals are played. > > The vocals have a very distinctive 80ies sound (and may very well > be what you say), male voice with female choir in the background, > and the vocal sample is pitched up and down (I think). Very sleek. > > But I hear this might not be a Funkstörung track, but Boards of > Canada as Hellinterface. >

That's correct. I was going to identify them by vinyl position, but as you only have MP3s... Another way of settling the issue is to listen to the whole thing. The track which is immensely better than the others is the Hellinterface one. adam

On 31 Aug 98, Adam Huffman wrote re: Re: (idm) mask2 question:

quoted 2 lines The track which is immensely better than the others is

> The track which is immensely better than the others is > the Hellinterface one.

Ha ha :-) That's vastly subjective, is it not <grin>. I think it's track 4 that I like best - the long and WOLNDERFUL one ... what would that be? I must go check up - only got taped recordings of MP3's... not the world's best quality, but still amazing music. Endless gratitude to those who put up MP3's on their sites, risking the wrath of Unreasonable People ! On a related note, I was surprised to see a Colonel Abrams CD dated 1992 at the 2nd hand shop yesterday - thought he'd vanished without trace somewhere in the 80's. I *

On Tue, 1 Sep 1998 10:41:42 +0200, you wrote:

quoted 3 lines Ha ha :-) That's vastly subjective, is it not <grin>. I think it's track

>Ha ha :-) That's vastly subjective, is it not <grin>. I think it's track >4 that I like best - the long and WOLNDERFUL one ... what would >that be?

Assuming it's the same one as the "track4.mp3" file (which is long and wonderful), then it's got to be Bola. /\/)ark http://www.sonance.demon.co.uk/

On Mon, 31 Aug 1998 18:18:37 +0100, you wrote:

quoted 4 lines That's correct. I was going to identify them by vinyl position, but as

>That's correct. I was going to identify them by vinyl position, but as >you only have MP3s... Another way of settling the issue is to listen to >the whole thing. The track which is immensely better than the others is >the Hellinterface one.

The Jega/Intron and Bola tracks are easy enough to identify (if you're familiar with their work), which leaves just Funkstorung and Hellinterface. The 'Trapped' reworking sounds like something BOC would do, so the remaining track can only be Funkstorung. /\/)ark http://www.sonance.demon.co.uk/

At 06:23 PM 8/31/98 +0200, you wrote:

quoted 14 lines Quoting Irene McC (substar@iafrica.com):

>Quoting Irene McC (substar@iafrica.com): >| >| On 31 Aug 98, Christian Stigen Larsen wrote re: (idm) mask2 question: >| > Mask2 track2 is made by Funkstorung, but what >| > about the vocals ? Sounds like an 80ies sample, is >| > this correct? >| >| Is this Colonel Abrams' "Trapped" you're talking about? I lose track >| with the various mysterious MASK's..., but if so - Yes. > >Uh, I'm not sure. To ascertain we're talking about the same >Mask track, I'm referring to the track which starts with a >simple bassdrum with some distortion, and a melody gradually >fades in. A couple of minutes into the track, vocals are played.

yes that's hellinterface, the sample is from Colonel Abrams- 'trapped' whenever the idm faq is complete someone should defintly add this one.

quoted 4 lines I got the five Mask2 tracks as MP3s without tracklistings, so I'm

>I got the five Mask2 tracks as MP3s without tracklistings, so I'm >really lost, but peeking at the mask-discography >led me to guess Funkstörung, although their listing appreas in >"no particular order" *shrug*

the artists on the website are in the order they appear on the label, which says 'appearing in no particular order' on it. and it's true. oh- whoever did the mp3s is wrong, cuz the Hellinterface track is 2 on the B side (so it's really track 4). Here's the correct order of artists, as most see it (i could be wrong on the A side, but i'm sure about the flip): A Side Bola Funkstorung B Side Jega Hellinterface Intron (aka jega) 00 ml/vn// http://members.xoom.com/multsanta/ [musik aus strom//u-ziq//karaoke kalk//etc.]

quoted 3 lines The vocals have a very distinctive 80ies sound (and may very well

> The vocals have a very distinctive 80ies sound (and may very well > be what you say), male voice with female choir in the background, > and the vocal sample is pitched up and down (I think). Very sleek.

Yes it's brilliant track ! I prefer original... BoC just cutnpasted vocals from the acapela version on the B side of Trapped 12".

quoted 2 lines But I hear this might not be a Funkstörung track, but Boards of

> But I hear this might not be a Funkstörung track, but Boards of > Canada as Hellinterface.

Yes, it's hellinterface. This is FAQ definitely :-) ! Anyway while I was away, did you maybe compile some FAQ list ? I know there was some talk about it... Just listened to Kevin Saunderson's X-MIX 3LP. I was wandering how many X-MIX series are available ? The CDs are mixed, right ? bye rob np : ron trent - making love

quoted 1 line "robert" == robert merlak <robert.merlak@ri.tel.hr> writes:

>>>>> "robert" == robert merlak <robert.merlak@ri.tel.hr> writes:

robert> Yes, it's hellinterface. This is FAQ definitely :-) ! robert> Anyway while I was away, did you maybe compile some FAQ robert> list ? I know there was some talk about it... I was willing to organise the compilation of the FAQ, but got very little offers of help from anyone. -- hjw

If "Trapped" is by Hellinterface, then why does it sounds just like a Funkstorung song (with vocals added)? & then how come the song with the echoey piano & big beats sounds just like a Hellinterface/BoC song? How do the people who "know" which songs are by who really know this? I got copies of the first 2 MASKs a couple weeks ago & it all seemed really obvious to me who everything was by just by listening to them, but now many of you have labeled "Trapped" as being by Hellinterface &, well, I'm just wondering how you all know, because otherwise I don't believe you. Marc Poirier

On Mon, Aug 31, 1998 at 09:53:58PM -0400, Marc 3 Poirier wrote:

quoted 9 lines If "Trapped" is by Hellinterface, then why does it sounds just like a

> If "Trapped" is by Hellinterface, then why does it sounds just like a > Funkstorung song (with vocals added)? & then how come the song with the > echoey piano & big beats sounds just like a Hellinterface/BoC song? How > do the people who "know" which songs are by who really know this? I got > copies of the first 2 MASKs a couple weeks ago & it all seemed really > obvious to me who everything was by just by listening to them, but now > many of you have labeled "Trapped" as being by Hellinterface &, well, I'm > just wondering how you all know, because otherwise I don't believe you. >

Hmm, this reminds me of the time someone doubted me when I said Rubber Johnny wasn't Aphex, even though the previous week I'd been sat next to him at the Leadmill. (i) Just listen to the wandering melody and compare it to other Boards tracks; also cf. nlogax B. People who "KMOW" have confirmed it to me i.e. people in contact with the people in question etc. 5. Isn't it obvious? (vi) And I was so proud of myself for not mentioning this in my previous post...but this has been discussed several times before Anyway, if you choose not to believe me, that's fine. I stand by what I said about it being the only good track on there and the same applies to Mask 1, although the Freeform is quite good. Very much liking the Aemic thing on MaS, adam