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It's only just dawned on me that Hinterland by Strange Cargo is actually William Orbit's Strange Cargo IV. I liked most of SC3 but given I've never heard anytrhing good, bad or indifferent about SC4, I wondered whether it's worth getting. Any opinions? Thanks Robin

Robin Fargher said once upon a time:

quoted 5 lines It's only just dawned on me that Hinterland by Strange Cargo is actually

> >It's only just dawned on me that Hinterland by Strange Cargo is actually >William Orbit's Strange Cargo IV. I liked most of SC3 but given I've never >heard anytrhing good, bad or indifferent about SC4, I wondered whether it's >worth getting. Any opinions?

Big thumbs up. Even better than SC3. I've listened to it about a zillion times since I purchased it.

Can anyone tell me if there is an Alberto Balsam (Aphex Twin) remix? Also, does only RJ remix his own stuff or do other peeps do it to? Sorry for the mundane: no music or anything here in Kingston, Ontario! Let me tell you, just being intelligent (never mind into IDM) is pretty unique here in good ol Kingston. M

From: robinf@dev.wholesale.nbnz.co.nz (Robin Fargher)

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It's only just dawned on me that Hinterland by Strange Cargo is actually William Orbit's Strange Cargo IV. I liked most of SC3 but given I've never heard anytrhing good, bad or indifferent about SC4, I wondered whether it's worth getting. Any opinions?

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Coincidentally I just got it a couple weeks ago. It's fabulous! Another real find is "Never Mind The Distortion" by Nav Katze, remixes by Aphex, CG, TBD, etc. Regards, Jan Jan Hanford - jan@shelby.com Walter Shelby Group Ltd. - Internet Software Developers C o r p o r a t e W e b P a g e - http://www.shelby.com/pub/shelby/ P e r s o n a l W e b P a g e - http://www.tile.net/jan/

i tried to post this once but i think i used an email address that wasn't recognized. anyway, apologies if this is a rerun... william orbit finally has a US deal. discovery records (www.discoveryrec.com) released three of the four LPs he did last year for his own N-Gram label. i've got two of them... strange cargo: hinterland. i was pretty disappointed with this one, given how much i loved SC3. there are a few moments that standout but only a few. dammit! torch song: toward the unknown region. this is MUCH better. in fact, this is The Shit!! super heavy stony dub rhythms and incredibly psychedelic production effects. tripped out to the billionth degree. not anywhere near as poppy as his previous stuff, if that concerns you. this much more into hedfuk territory, and i likes it, yes i does. get it now. -- Name: Jon Email: jsd@cyborganic.com Web: http://www.cyborganic.com/bass-kittens/

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>i tried to post this once but i think i used an email address that wasn't >recognized. anyway, apologies if this is a rerun... > >william orbit finally has a US deal. discovery records >(www.discoveryrec.com) released three of the four LPs he did last year for >his own N-Gram label. i've got two of them... > >strange cargo: hinterland. i was pretty disappointed with this one, given >how much i loved SC3. there are a few moments that standout but only a >few. dammit! > >torch song: toward the unknown region. this is MUCH better. in fact, this >is The Shit!! super heavy stony dub rhythms and incredibly psychedelic >production effects. tripped out to the billionth degree. not anywhere >near as poppy as his previous stuff, if that concerns you. this much more >into hedfuk territory, and i likes it, yes i does. get it now. > > >-- >Name: Jon >Email: jsd@cyborganic.com >Web: http://www.cyborganic.com/bass-kittens/

Heard some of WO's new stuff on KCRW during the last week (he had a show for a few weeks.) Very interesting stuff, and *finally* some completely new stuff from him. What I heard was very ambient, kinda like Scanner (lotsa sampled conversations and speeches) with cool FSOL-ish beats added in. Guess he's in the studio as we speak, putting finishing touches on a new album. I'll be first in line! -Phil [----------] [---] [-----] [-----] [-----] [----------] [---] [---] [---] [---] [---] [---] [---] [---] [---] [---] [---] [---] [---] [---] [---] [---] [----------] [----------] [---] [---] [----------] [----------] [---] [---] [---] [---] [---] [---] [---] [---] [---] [---] [---] [--------] [-----] [-----] [---] [-----] [----------] Home is where the stereo is!

Sorry, i'm a little bit late ... Anyway, for the one who wanted to know things about WO, you can find the link between his work under Bassomatic and the rest in 'fascinating rythm' (remixes). Those mixes sound more strange cargo ... but are bassomatic anyway. Benoit

i recently electronically ran across a William Orbit album titled "pieces in modern style". it's one of the more beautiful albums i've heard all year and it is definitely on the "buy" list. regardless, does anyone have any info on the release or the artist himself. it appears as though he's a remixer but that's just at face value. thanks a lot. shaun -- The only certainty is that there is nothing certain Pliny the Elder (c.23-79)

i don't know, but the video for his "Barber's Adagio for Strings" was on AMP two weeks ago, and is very pretty. the song is in the tradition of taking a nice classical sample and synching it to a trance beat, but is quite well done, and the video is quite clever. good job, mr. orbit. .af.

quoted 16 lines i recently electronically ran across a William Orbit album titled

>i recently electronically ran across a William Orbit album titled >"pieces in modern style". it's one of the more beautiful albums i've >heard all year and it is definitely on the "buy" list. regardless, does >anyone have any info on the release or the artist himself. it appears as >though he's a remixer but that's just at face value. thanks a lot. >shaun > >-- >The only certainty is that there is nothing certain > Pliny the Elder (c.23-79) > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org >For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

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He's also responsible for the production on Madonna's last record and the Strange Cargo series of Cds. Rob component records http://www.mindstorm.com/component ----- Original Message ----- From: Mxyzptlk <jpklein@flash.net> To: <idm@hyperreal.org> Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2000 6:27 AM Subject: Re: (idm) William Orbit

quoted 1 line He's been around forever...in Torch Song (an 80s band, recently

> He's been around forever...in Torch Song (an 80s band, recently

resurrected),

quoted 1 line Bassonmatic, etc. He was the "house producer/mixer" for Miles Copeland's

> Bassonmatic, etc. He was the "house producer/mixer" for Miles Copeland's

old

quoted 1 line label (was that Illegal Records? Can't recall) in the 80s as well.

> label (was that Illegal Records? Can't recall) in the 80s as well.

"Pieces..."

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> is actually a reissue which has been diluted. > jeff > > Visions Of Bubba wrote: > > > i recently electronically ran across a William Orbit album titled > > "pieces in modern style". it's one of the more beautiful albums i've > > heard all year and it is definitely on the "buy" list. regardless, does > > anyone have any info on the release or the artist himself. it appears as > > though he's a remixer but that's just at face value. thanks a lot. > > shaun > > > > -- > > The only certainty is that there is nothing certain > > Pliny the Elder (c.23-79) > > >

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He's been around forever...in Torch Song (an 80s band, recently resurrected), Bassonmatic, etc. He was the "house producer/mixer" for Miles Copeland's old label (was that Illegal Records? Can't recall) in the 80s as well. "Pieces..." is actually a reissue which has been diluted. jeff Visions Of Bubba wrote:

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> i recently electronically ran across a William Orbit album titled > "pieces in modern style". it's one of the more beautiful albums i've > heard all year and it is definitely on the "buy" list. regardless, does > anyone have any info on the release or the artist himself. it appears as > though he's a remixer but that's just at face value. thanks a lot. > shaun > > -- > The only certainty is that there is nothing certain > Pliny the Elder (c.23-79) > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org > For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

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The album version of this track is not the trancey one. It's a straight, slightly disappointingly-flat sounding synthy stringy verison (like the trance version before the beats come in). Having said that, I quite like the album as a whole. A good mix of tunes, some more idm-ised than others, but nothing that will frighten your granny. I was thinking the other day that some of it wouldn't sound amiss on a Bola record. Coffee table IDM? Paddy np Air: The Virgin Suicides OST. Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2000 23:22:00 -0800 To: idm@hyperreal.org From: "adam.florin" <adam@sirius.com> Subject: Re: (idm) William Orbit Message-Id: <v04003a08b4ee5236f3f2@[207.44.229.204]> i don't know, but the video for his "Barber's Adagio for Strings" was on AMP two weeks ago, and is very pretty. the song is in the tradition of taking a nice classical sample and synching it to a trance beat, but is quite well done, and the video is quite clever. good job, mr. orbit. .af. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

I'd have to agree with this. While I was in Virgin the other day i noticed it on the listening station and gave it a chance. The album version was no more than a very faithful rendition of Barber's Adagio for Strings without the full orchestra. I've been fond of Orbit's work since his Strange Cargo stuff. I think my mum bought a copy of Strange Cargo III for me when I was fourteen. I think that "Water on a Vine Leaf" was responsible for my intial exposure to ambient music. Obviously I'm really happy he do more of his solo work. I'm not terribly fond of the whole band-in-front electronic-producer-guy-back thing that's been rather popular in music these days. Though I'm very fond of Orbit, I'm not sur what to do about Pieces. I have a rather nice classical music collection and, by virtue of being a university student, do get out to see a lot of classical performances on tour. My dilema is do I purchase it knowing that, while it will sound nice, but i may be terribly disappointed with it when compared with the original. The typical fears about cover albums... also I'm not particullary convinced of the cogency of electronic artists interpretting classical works for some reason... hmmm... I read an interview in Dazed and Confused (i know...) mentioning that Orbit was also working on a another pop-type album to be released some time this year. does anyone know anymore about this? rgrds ar

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>From: "Paddy Grove" <Paddy.Grove@marconicomms.com> >The album version of this track is not the trancey one. It's a straight, >slightly disappointingly-flat sounding synthy stringy verison (like the >trance >version before the beats come in). Having said that, I quite like the album >as a >whole. A good mix of tunes, some more idm-ised than others, but nothing >that >will frighten your granny. I was thinking the other day that some of it >wouldn't >sound amiss on a Bola record. Coffee table IDM? > > Paddy > >np Air: The Virgin Suicides OST. >

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quoted 4 lines I'd have to agree with this. While I was in Virgin the other day i noticed

>I'd have to agree with this. While I was in Virgin the other day i noticed >it on the listening station and gave it a chance. The album version was no >more than a very faithful rendition of Barber's Adagio for Strings without >the full orchestra.

this is exactly what he tried to do. -- http://www.synthesizer.org/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org