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In an old issue of Magic Feet (damn I wish I could still find that magazine), I read this interview with the Advent and they were totally raving about an artist(s) called Technasia. They had commented that they were putting out some of the best electro. So I had that name in my head to look for. I recently picked up their single Technasia - Hydra (technasia) and it's more on the techno tip. There is one track that is very downtempo, sort of in the BOC vibe..but not quite. All the songs are pretty good. Anyway, I recently re-noticed that they are on Dave Clarke's Electro Boogie Vol.2. So I relistened to their track and thought it was really good. I believe the track was called "Crosswalk". It's a really good cut. I was just curious whether anyone had any comments? I think that track is alot fresher sounding than alot of electro i have heard out there. Alot of electro is pretty cheesy and too predictable. The whole 80s thing gets kind of boring after a while. I really prefer the kind of electro that Electron Industries was putting out. Especially that Sem (2 x 12) called Demons (red vinyl). Anyway, I found some pretty decent stuff recently. I liked the new Mr Barth (C. Lekebusch/D. Roiseaux) - French Lessons (Wrong Step). It's housey but pretty downtempo with vocoded vocals. Pretty nice stuff. I also really liked the new Jason Hogans - Peter And The Rooster ep on Planet E. Pretty nice downtempo stuff with a some jungle elements on some songs. Planet E is always really good. Definitely, one of the most consistent US label with regards to QUALITY. I should probably go back and give that 1st Jason Hogans a listen. Also found some good drum n bass 12"s this week. The new Hidden Face - 20/20 Vision (Nu Black/No U Turn sublabel) is really good. Bad Company - The Pulse/China Cup (Prototype) is pretty nice stuff, can't wait for their single on Virus to come out. They have a track called Skintag that's getting caned by all the big UK dnb junglists. The new Decoder & Substance - Heist/Curvature (Audio Couture/Moving Shadow) is also pretty nice. I can't wait for the Optical remix of Ryme Tyme's - We Enter coming out on Saigon/No U Turn. That's going to be massive. I heard they are working on a video for it. Ryme Tyme is a really cool guy, great producer and MC. I've seen him a few times over the last few months. Expect good things from him! He has made some tracks with Dom Angas (Dom & Roland) and Optical. Listened to the new Jega/Kid Spatula. Thought this was really unimpressive. Also thought the Tusken Raiders was really weak also. _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com

will, I agree , Technasia has released some very lush and fresh sounding electro, excellent beat exploration and synth work,which takes on an almost timeless feel AFAIK they are based in Hong Kong, I ve been trying to find contact details but to no avail peace D At 07:39 PM 7/22/99 -0400, you wrote:

quoted 11 lines So I had that name in my head to look for. I recently

>So I had that name in my head to look for. I recently >picked up their single Technasia - Hydra (technasia) >and it's more on the techno tip. There is one track >that is very downtempo, sort of in the BOC vibe..but >not quite. All the songs are pretty good. Anyway, I >recently re-noticed that they are on Dave Clarke's >Electro Boogie Vol.2. So I relistened to their track >and thought it was really good. I believe the track >was called "Crosswalk". It's a really good cut. I was >just curious whether anyone had any comments? >

In a message dated 7/22/99 7:39:07 PM EDT, w_technoir@yahoo.com writes:

quoted 2 lines I believe the track was called "Crosswalk". It's a really good cut. I was

>I believe the track was called "Crosswalk". It's a really good cut. I was >just curious whether anyone had any comments?

it's from the first Technasia EP, "Theme From A Neon City," and can be found on a CD-5 that was self-released in Hong Kong (where the group's A. Khan and C. Siegling live) but must have passed through the Belgian Future Sound Productions label at some point in the process. Monsoon Descent Crosswalk Descent (Radio Edit) there's been at least one other EP since. you could always try e-mailing Technasia (tnasia@asiaonline.net) for more info. mr. e. now on: fires were shot: for the hearth (it's ony me) I think that track is alot fresher sounding than alot of electro i have heard out there. Alot of electro is pretty cheesy and too predictable. The whole 80s thing gets kind of boring after a while. I really prefer the kind of electro that Electron Industries was putting out. Especially that Sem (2 x 12) called Demons (red vinyl). Anyway, I found some pretty decent stuff recently. I liked the new Mr Barth (C. Lekebusch/D. Roiseaux) - French Lessons (Wrong Step). It's housey but pretty downtempo with vocoded vocals. Pretty nice stuff. I also really liked the new Jason Hogans - Peter And The Rooster ep on Planet E. Pretty nice downtempo stuff with a some jungle elements on some songs. Planet E is always really good. Definitely, one of the most consistent US label with regards to QUALITY. I should probably go back and give that 1st Jason Hogans a listen. Also found some good drum n bass 12"s this week. The new Hidden Face - 20/20 Vision (Nu Black/No U Turn sublabel) is really good. Bad Company - The Pulse/China Cup (Prototype) is pretty nice stuff, can't wait for their single on Virus to come out. They have a track called Skintag that's getting caned by all the big UK dnb junglists. The new Decoder & Substance - Heist/Curvature (Audio Couture/Moving Shadow) is also pretty nice. I can't wait for the Optical remix of Ryme Tyme's - We Enter coming out on Saigon/No U Turn. That's going to be massive. I heard they are working on a video for it. Ryme Tyme is a really cool guy, great producer and MC. I've seen him a few times over the last few months. Expect good things from him! He has made some tracks with Dom Angas (Dom & Roland) and Optical. Listened to the new Jega/Kid Spatula. Thought this was really unimpressive. Also thought the Tusken Raiders was really weak also. _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ----------------------- Headers -------------------------------- Return-Path: <idm-owner-Echophoria=aol.com@hyperreal.org> Received: from aol.com (rly-yb04.mail.aol.com [172.18.146.4]) by air-yb03.mail.aol.com (v60.18) with ESMTP; Thu, 22 Jul 1999 19:39:07 -0400 Received: from hyperreal.org (taz.hyperreal.org [209.133.83.16]) by rly-yb04.mx.aol.com (v60.18) with ESMTP; Thu, 22 Jul 1999 19:39:01 -0400 Received: (qmail 22326 invoked by uid 6000); 22 Jul 1999 23:38:47 -0000 Received: (qmail 22311 invoked from network); 22 Jul 1999 23:38:45 -0000 Received: from web126.yahoomail.com (205.180.60.195) by taz.hyperreal.org with SMTP; 22 Jul 1999 23:38:45 -0000 Message-ID: <19990722233930.8946.rocketmail@web126.yahoomail.com> Received: from [128.195.131.49] by web126.yahoomail.com; Thu, 22 Jul 1999 19:39:30 EDT Date: Thu, 22 Jul 1999 19:39:30 -0400 (EDT) From: Will Samuels <w_technoir@yahoo.com> Subject: (idm) Technasia and other things To: I DM <idm@hyperreal.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: idm-owner@hyperreal.org Precedence: bulk >>