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1999-02-11 17:49dis2> > Drum¹n¹Bass duo Ed Rush and Optical have just release their new album > Wormhole¹ and

From:: dis2 <dis2@ukc.ac.uk>
To:: <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 17:49:09 +0000
Subject:: (idm) Ed rush & Optical

quoted 3 lines Drum¹n¹Bass duo Ed Rush and Optical have just release their new album

> > Drum¹n¹Bass duo Ed Rush and Optical have just release their new album > Wormhole¹ and are providing this weekend¹s Essential Mix.

When and where is this being broadcast? Is it a radio 1 Essential mix? By the way, has anyone got any thoughts on the Wormhole album? I finally got my hands on it a couple of days ago and have to say it's not quite the 8th wonder of the world that it was hyped up to be. Incredibly produced and all, but some of it's a bit, I dunno, anonymous. The best tracks seem to be the ones Optical did on his own. If you ask me, the Klute album is the best d&b release for ages (and it's a reasonable price, which makes a change). Dan Shoebridge np: wormhole

1999-02-11 18:02martin woodi agree....some of its pretty, well i spose anonymous is the correct word... doesnt really

From:: martin wood <martin.wood@advent-comm.co.uk>
Cc:: <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 18:02:50 +0000
Subject:: Re: (idm) Ed rush & Optical

i agree....some of its pretty, well i spose anonymous is the correct word... doesnt really match up to the no-u-turn material...imo...whats the deal with klute? is it d&b lite?...or has it got some beef? dis2 wrote:

quoted 17 lines Drum¹n¹Bass duo Ed Rush and Optical have just release their new album

> > > > Drum¹n¹Bass duo Ed Rush and Optical have just release their new album > > Wormhole¹ and are providing this weekend¹s Essential Mix. > > When and where is this being broadcast? Is it a radio 1 Essential mix? > > By the way, has anyone got any thoughts on the Wormhole album? I > finally got my hands on it a couple of days ago and have to say it's not > quite the 8th wonder of the world that it was hyped up to be. > Incredibly produced and all, but some of it's a bit, I dunno, > anonymous. The best tracks seem to be the ones Optical did on his own. > If you ask me, the Klute album is the best d&b release for ages (and > it's a reasonable price, which makes a change). > > Dan Shoebridge > > np: wormhole

1999-02-11 18:21Nate Harrison \[Toshok Laboratories\]oh it's got some beef...a hard-steppish release with sharp drums that change up when neede

From:: Nate Harrison \[Toshok Laboratories\] <nate@toshoklabs.com>
To:: martin wood <martin.wood@advent-comm.co.uk>
Cc:: <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 13:21:12 -0500 (EST)
Subject:: Re: (idm) Ed rush & Optical
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oh it's got some beef...a hard-steppish release with sharp drums that change up when needed. Tight production as well. Comparable to Boymerang... peace Nate On Thu, 11 Feb 1999, martin wood wrote:

quoted 27 lines i agree....some of its pretty, well i spose anonymous is the correct word...

> i agree....some of its pretty, well i spose anonymous is the correct word... > > doesnt really match up to the no-u-turn material...imo...whats the deal with > klute? > is it d&b lite?...or has it got some beef? > > dis2 wrote: > > > > > > > Drum?n?Bass duo Ed Rush and Optical have just release their new album > > > Wormhole? and are providing this weekend?s Essential Mix. > > > > When and where is this being broadcast? Is it a radio 1 Essential mix? > > > > By the way, has anyone got any thoughts on the Wormhole album? I > > finally got my hands on it a couple of days ago and have to say it's not > > quite the 8th wonder of the world that it was hyped up to be. > > Incredibly produced and all, but some of it's a bit, I dunno, > > anonymous. The best tracks seem to be the ones Optical did on his own. > > If you ask me, the Klute album is the best d&b release for ages (and > > it's a reasonable price, which makes a change). > > > > Dan Shoebridge > > > > np: wormhole > >

1999-02-11 18:55dis2> >whats the deal with > >klute? > >is it d&b lite?...or has it got some beef? > oh it's g

From:: dis2 <dis2@ukc.ac.uk>
To:: <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 18:55:51 +0000
Subject:: Re: (idm) Ed rush & Optical

quoted 3 lines whats the deal with

> >whats the deal with > >klute? > >is it d&b lite?...or has it got some beef?

quoted 3 lines oh it's got some beef...a hard-steppish release with sharp drums that

> oh it's got some beef...a hard-steppish release with sharp drums that > change up when needed. Tight production as well. Comparable to > Boymerang...

I'd say it's also a bit photek-y. Very sharp drums, but less minimal and better on a dancefloor. It's actually quite varied - as well as the dancefloor tracks it's got some stealthy numbers, some chilled out, some funky, some techsteppish, a couple aren't even d&b at all. I like it 'cos it's really distinctive, which seems to be quite a rarity in d&b these days - everything's either really samey or 2 hours long (or, even worse, both). Who cares how good the production is? Give me some lo-fi track with some original ideas over all the formulaic well-produced d&b any day. Dan Shoebridge. np: David Holmes - Let's get killed.

1999-02-11 22:55Nate Harrison \[Toshok Laboratories\]>Who cares how good the production is? Give me some lo-fi track with >some original ideas

From:: Nate Harrison \[Toshok Laboratories\] <nate@toshoklabs.com>
To:: dis2 <dis2@ukc.ac.uk>
Cc:: <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Thu, 11 Feb 1999 17:55:47 -0500 (EST)
Subject:: Re: (idm) Ed rush & Optical
Reply to:: Re: (idm) Ed rush & Optical

quoted 2 lines Who cares how good the production is? Give me some lo-fi track with

>Who cares how good the production is? Give me some lo-fi track with >some original ideas over all the formulaic well-produced d&b any day.

No you're exacly right. That's why I said tight production...cuz some peoepl are turned off by it, by tight meaning a more bright sounding popsong aesthetic where everything is compressed heavily and loudness maximized...I think when it is done well, and the music is good to boot, it's just icing on the cake. Boymerang shares the same degree of production and thus the comparison... peace Nate

1999-02-13 00:21Will Samuels--martin wood <martin.wood@advent-comm.co.uk> wrote: > > i agree....some of its pretty, we

From:: Will Samuels <w_technoir@yahoo.com>
To:: martin wood <martin.wood@advent-comm.co.uk>
Cc:: <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Fri, 12 Feb 1999 16:21:41 -0800 (PST)
Subject:: Re: (idm) Ed rush & Optical

--martin wood <martin.wood@advent-comm.co.uk> wrote:

quoted 2 lines i agree....some of its pretty, well i spose anonymous is the correct

> > i agree....some of its pretty, well i spose anonymous is the correct

word...

quoted 2 lines doesnt really match up to the no-u-turn material >

> > doesnt really match up to the no-u-turn material >

...imo...whats the deal with klute?

quoted 2 lines is it d&b lite?...or has it got some beef?

> > is it d&b lite?...or has it got some beef?

The Klute stuff isn't nearly as dark at the No U Turn/Virus releases. There are some dark songs on the LP. The track Faceless is pretty dark and great tune. It is a pretty good album. If you looking for D & B lite look for the Blackout 12" on Certificate 18 or his Override 12" Wormhole is really good.

quoted 4 lines dis2 wrote:

> dis2 wrote: > > > > > > > Drum?n?Bass duo Ed Rush and Optical have just release their new

album

quoted 3 lines Wormhole? and are providing this weekend?s Essential Mix.

> > > Wormhole? and are providing this weekend?s Essential Mix. > > > > When and where is this being broadcast? Is it a radio 1 Essential

mix?

quoted 3 lines By the way, has anyone got any thoughts on the Wormhole album? I

> > > > By the way, has anyone got any thoughts on the Wormhole album? I > > finally got my hands on it a couple of days ago and have to say

it's not

quoted 3 lines quite the 8th wonder of the world that it was hyped up to be.

> > quite the 8th wonder of the world that it was hyped up to be. > > Incredibly produced and all, but some of it's a bit, I dunno, > > anonymous. The best tracks seem to be the ones Optical did on his

own.

quoted 8 lines If you ask me, the Klute album is the best d&b release for ages (and

> > If you ask me, the Klute album is the best d&b release for ages (and > > it's a reasonable price, which makes a change). > > > > Dan Shoebridge > > > > np: wormhole > >

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1999-06-20 21:51Will Samuels--- Michael Shepherd <shepherd@sirius.com> wrote: > At 2:05 PM 6/20/99, Will Samuels wrote

From:: Will Samuels <w_technoir@yahoo.com>
To:: Michael Shepherd <shepherd@sirius.com>
Cc:: <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Sun, 20 Jun 1999 14:51:38 -0700 (PDT)
Subject:: (idm) Ed Rush & Optical

--- Michael Shepherd <shepherd@sirius.com> wrote:

quoted 1 line At 2:05 PM 6/20/99, Will Samuels wrote:

> At 2:05 PM 6/20/99, Will Samuels wrote:

quoted 7 lines I have ALOT more respect for producers like Ed Rush

> >I have ALOT more respect for producers like Ed Rush > &Optical, Dom & Roland, Fierce, The Ram label, etc. > > Could you send me some cd and lp recommendations > along the lines of > Wormhole or any other d'n'b' that you think is > extremely rollin'?

Hopefully you have a turntable because the best stuff often doesn't go to CD (at least for a while) I would highly recommend getting all of the Virus singles. I like most of those tunes better than the stuff on Wormhole. Also look for Fortran - A Place To Be/Sardines [Metro]. This was probably one of my favorite 12"s of last year. Ram Trilogy Pt 2 - Mind Overload [Ram] is great! Dom & Roland - Industry (available on CD) Usually everything Dom does is great! I'm not as into his latest single "Killa Bullet", it's not one of his better releases. V/A - Quantum Mechanics [Renegade Hardware] Great Comp V/A - Sound In Motion [Ram] Really good comp Outfit - Serum/New York [Metro} Pretty cool 12!! John B - Pressure (you might like this) I like the original version the best, the remix is suppose to be out next week. Decorum - All Mighty/Contrax [Liftin Spirits] Source Direct - Mind Weaver 12" [Science] The new Source Direct lp has some good cuts, but there is some filler. Mixed opinions about the LP as a whole. Definitely some good tracks on it. Technical Itch - Diagnostics [Moving Shadow] Pretty good Lp, you might want to listen to it for yourself to see if it's your style. There is a cut called "Reborn" that seems to be caned by everyone right now. I could list alot more but I don't have the time. Those in the LA Area don't miss the Virus Tour 6/29 @ The Troubador. It's put on by www.GreenGalactic.com Infoline 213.486.4536 Ed Rush & Optical w/ Mc Ryme Tyme Cheers _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com

1999-06-20 22:19jeff salamonWill Samuels wrote: > > --- Michael Shepherd <shepherd@sirius.com> wrote: > > At 2:05 PM 6

From:: jeff salamon <kamandi@bga.com>
To:: Will Samuels <w_technoir@yahoo.com>
Cc:: Michael Shepherd <shepherd@sirius.com>, <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Sun, 20 Jun 1999 17:19:32 -0500
Subject:: Re: (idm) Ed Rush & Optical

Will Samuels wrote:

quoted 12 lines --- Michael Shepherd <shepherd@sirius.com> wrote:

> > --- Michael Shepherd <shepherd@sirius.com> wrote: > > At 2:05 PM 6/20/99, Will Samuels wrote: > > > >I have ALOT more respect for producers like Ed Rush > > &Optical, Dom & Roland, Fierce, The Ram label, etc. > > > > Could you send me some cd and lp recommendations > > along the lines of > > Wormhole or any other d'n'b' that you think is > > extremely rollin'? >

mission control, the new compilation on Trouble on Vinyl is mesmerizing, though definitely indebted to the ram's latest forays into analog rudeness (which is fine with me -- i can't get enuff of the stuff). available as vinyl 5-pak or single cd, though as always i recommend the vinyl -- digital media never captures that monstrous low-end as powerfully as a needle in a groove does. jeff n.p. "the cloying, nasal sounds of the miles davis quintet"

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