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1995-04-06 01:32The Cleaneris the flextone release off of rather intersting very old??? i found it to be one of the m

From:: The Cleaner <jwsst13+@pitt.edu>
To:: <idm@hyperreal.com>
Date:: Wed, 5 Apr 1995 21:32:19 -0400 (EDT)
Subject:: flextone and R.I.

is the flextone release off of rather intersting very old??? i found it to be one of the most original things i've heard in a long time. what other releases on R.I. are similar in tone??? __________________________________________________________________________ jwsst13+@pitt.edu shown with optional equipment.... jonathan stevens your parents put it together __________________________________________________________________________ t h e c l e a n e r

1995-04-06 07:07Matthew LehrerOn Wed, 5 Apr 1995, The Cleaner wrote: > is the flextone release off of rather intersting

From:: Matthew Lehrer <br00243@bingsuns.cc.binghamton.edu>
To:: The Cleaner <jwsst13+@pitt.edu>
Cc:: <idm@hyperreal.com>
Date:: Thu, 6 Apr 1995 03:07:16 -0400 (EDT)
Subject:: Re: flextone and R.I.
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On Wed, 5 Apr 1995, The Cleaner wrote:

quoted 3 lines is the flextone release off of rather intersting very old???

> is the flextone release off of rather intersting very old??? > > i found it to be one of the most original things i've heard in a long time.

Could anyone describe what this sounds like? Is it like Atom Heart's experimental, minimalist ambient stuff of is it more dancefloor oriented? Wondering... - Matthew

1995-04-06 15:57WILL-EThe Cleaner <jwsst13+@pitt.edu> wrote: >is the flextone release off of rather intersting v

From:: WILL-E <will@panix.com>
To:: <idm@hyperreal.com>
Date:: Thu, 6 Apr 1995 11:57:19 -0400
Subject:: flextone and R.I.

The Cleaner <jwsst13+@pitt.edu> wrote:

quoted 1 line is the flextone release off of rather intersting very old???

>is the flextone release off of rather intersting very old???

the CD came out around October 1994, the double 12" only very recently.

quoted 2 lines i found it to be one of the most original things i've heard in a long time.

>i found it to be one of the most original things i've heard in a long time. >what other releases on R.I. are similar in tone???

from what I can gather, all the odd numbered releases are intelligent beat oriented and all the even numbered ones are ambient. VSVN (very synthetic virtual noise, OR the NASA logo upside down) is pretty similar in style to Flextone. The Morphogenetic Fields album on Rough Trade is also very good although a bit more of a sampler of the different styles from IDM to ambient. I recommend both. Matthew Lehrer <br00243@bingsuns.cc.binghamton.edu> wrote:

quoted 2 lines Could anyone describe what this sounds like? Is it like Atom Heart's

>Could anyone describe what this sounds like? Is it like Atom Heart's >experimental, minimalist ambient stuff of is it more dancefloor oriented?

A couple of tracks on Flextone have definite dancefloor inclinations but the BPMs are paced a bit slower and the rest of the album is mostly intelligent and experimental techno. The current beat oriented release is Interactive Music and it takes the concept of chaos and randomness in the universe for the creation of the music. It's very well done I might add. The new ambient release is called Masters of Psychedelic Ambience and is probably one if his best works to date in this genre. ___ / / / / / / _ __/ (_/__/ / (__ (__ ___/

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