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1997-01-17 15:51Peter ClarkeCan anyone tell me if the rereleased album is fully rerecorded, or remastered or remixed?

From:: Peter Clarke <plclarke@wpcusrgrp.org>
To:: <idm@hyperreal.com>
Date:: Fri, 17 Jan 1997 10:51:02 -0500
Subject:: (idm) A Guy Called Gerald's Black Secret Technology

Can anyone tell me if the rereleased album is fully rerecorded, or remastered or remixed? I know the recent single is totally different, and there are 2 new tracks, but what about the rest of it? thanks chris clarke 91.1 FM PULSATION. techno, jungle, rap in Winnipeg. Radio Krylon

1997-01-22 03:20Nathanel Karl HarrisonWell I picked up the re-release of A Guy Called Gerald's "Black Secret Technology". Having

From:: Nathanel Karl Harrison <nateh@orchard.washtenaw.cc.mi.us>
To:: Peter Clarke <plclarke@wpcusrgrp.org>
Cc:: <idm@hyperreal.com>
Date:: Tue, 21 Jan 1997 22:20:03 -0500 (EST)
Subject:: Re: (idm) A Guy Called Gerald's Black Secret Technology
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Well I picked up the re-release of A Guy Called Gerald's "Black Secret Technology". Having owned the original, I was curious about the differences: 1st track is totally new. Long Detroit synth melody underneath some quality break programming. 2nd track, "So Many Dreams" is a new version and better than the first. More soul in this one. 13th track, "Life unolds Mysteries" is a new version as well. Again, I like this version better. The last track on the old one, the wierd one-off tune w/Gerald and his beautiful voice, has been replaced by "Touch me", a more junglish track that fits in with the rest of the album better. A few of the tracks have some spots that are different. All tracks sound cleaner and not as 'bootleg' as the original. I would say this is a d&b must have... Nate Nate Harrison DIGITAL MAGICIAN http://www.globalwise.com/DIGIMAGICIAN/ WWW Authors and Electronic Imaging Specialists

1997-01-21 18:35Aaron MichelsonOn 21 Jan 1997 22:20 -0500 (-1000), Nathanel Karl Harrison wrote to me: > Well I picked up

From:: Aaron Michelson <aaron@defiant.on-it.net>
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Date:: 21 Jan 97 23:35:05 +0500
Subject:: Re: (idm) A Guy Called Gerald's Black Secret Technology
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On 21 Jan 1997 22:20 -0500 (-1000), Nathanel Karl Harrison wrote to me:

quoted 2 lines Well I picked up the re-release of A Guy Called Gerald's "Black Secret

> Well I picked up the re-release of A Guy Called Gerald's "Black Secret > Technology". Having owned the original, I was curious about the differences:

What's the scoop on the reissue? Is this reissued on his UK label, or has a major picked up the album? If so, what label is it on? onnow: solitaire (fax) Lame Thread Prevention in Effect: Aaron Michelson --------------------------------------------------------------------- aw-teck'r (autechre) "Everything you Know is Wrong" For reviews, interviews, art & trash http://www.on-it.net/~aaron/ aaron@defiant.on-it.net

1997-01-22 06:07Nathanel Karl HarrisonIt says JuiceBox on it as well as Chrysalis so... I also heard he has a new LP coming out-

From:: Nathanel Karl Harrison <nateh@orchard.washtenaw.cc.mi.us>
To:: Aaron Michelson <aaron@defiant.on-it.net>
Cc:: idm@hyperreal.com <Intelligent@orchard.washtenaw.cc.mi.us>, <idm@hyperreal.com>
Date:: Wed, 22 Jan 1997 01:07:06 -0500 (EST)
Subject:: Re: (idm) A Guy Called Gerald's Black Secret Technology
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It says JuiceBox on it as well as Chrysalis so... I also heard he has a new LP coming out-anyone with some info? Nate Harrison DIGITAL MAGICIAN http://www.globalwise.com/DIGIMAGICIAN/ WWW Authors and Electronic Imaging Specialists

1997-01-22 16:09Chris.Hilker>The last track on the old one, the wierd one-off tune w/Gerald and his >beautiful voice,

From:: Chris.Hilker <cspot@hyperreal.com>
To:: Ironic Dance Music <idm@hyperreal.com>
Date:: Wed, 22 Jan 1997 08:09:38 -0800
Subject:: Re: (idm) A Guy Called Gerald's Black Secret Technology
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quoted 3 lines The last track on the old one, the wierd one-off tune w/Gerald and his

>The last track on the old one, the wierd one-off tune w/Gerald and his >beautiful voice, has been replaced by "Touch me", a more junglish track >that fits in with the rest of the album better.

Oh dear. I thought the last track on the old one was terrific. Is "Touch Me" the same as "When You Touch Me" from Trance Europe Express 4?

quoted 2 lines A few of the tracks have some spots that are different.

>A few of the tracks have some spots that are different. >All tracks sound cleaner and not as 'bootleg' as the original.

Now that's what I wanted to hear! Thanks for the info, I'll be on the lookout for it.

quoted 1 line I also heard he has a new LP coming out-anyone with some info?

>I also heard he has a new LP coming out-anyone with some info?

Apparently the vocalist from Deee-Lite will be on it in some capacity. There was a cover feature on Gerald in The Wire in October or so which has more info that I can't remember offhand. C. -- C.Hilker (cspot@hyperreal.com) "He was mesmerized by the light-pictures, and the music sent him right into dreamland"

1997-01-22 16:58FreyGuyChris.Hilker wrote: > Oh dear. I thought the last track on the old one was terrific. Is "T

From:: FreyGuy <kevfrey@evansville.net>
To:: Insistently Disguised Mayhem <idm@hyperreal.com>
Date:: Wed, 22 Jan 1997 10:58:40 -0600
Subject:: Re: (idm) A Guy Called Gerald's Black Secret Technology

Chris.Hilker wrote:

quoted 2 lines Oh dear. I thought the last track on the old one was terrific. Is "Touch Me"

> Oh dear. I thought the last track on the old one was terrific. Is "Touch Me" > the same as "When You Touch Me" from Trance Europe Express 4?

Hope so, that's a fun song. But then again, I have it already :-P

quoted 4 lines All tracks sound cleaner and not as 'bootleg' as the original.

> >All tracks sound cleaner and not as 'bootleg' as the original. > > Now that's what I wanted to hear! Thanks for the info, I'll be on the > lookout for it.

That's something I _like_ about the first version. It sounds so covert, like Black Secret Technology, man... But, I do applaud having remastered tracks, as long as us dopes in the US can get a decent price... I don't want to pay 20 bucks for a slightly different album than I already have...

quoted 5 lines I also heard he has a new LP coming out-anyone with some info?

> >I also heard he has a new LP coming out-anyone with some info? > > Apparently the vocalist from Deee-Lite will be on it in some capacity. There > was a cover feature on Gerald in The Wire in October or so which has more info > that I can't remember offhand.

I can't wait! This guy is one of my fave's and I hope miss Kier's voice goes well w/his style.. somehow I think it will be great. He's been out of the studio for a while now, so it'll be interesting to hear if he's progressed much further... ---- FreyGuy <Everyday is FreyDay> Lotus Notes & LAN Administrator Hansen Corporation / A Minebea Group Company KevFrey@evansville.net --------- Kfrey@nyx.net WebSite: http://www.evansville.net/~kevfrey/ "We are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of dreams." - Willy Wonka (by Gene Wilder)

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