I always thought it was a play on LAN, ie local area network.
Dave Segal wrote:
quoted 18 lines does anybody know what happened to the austrian duo called L@N? they put out> >> does anybody know what happened to the austrian duo called L@N? they put out
> >> some killer tracks around 96 and then seemingly disappeared. plus, does
> >> anyone know how they pronounce their name?
> >
> >Never heard of them, but...uh..."Latin"?
> >
> >-Ma'er...
>
> that's what i've always thought, but wasn't sure. could also be L AT N.
> these guys released their work on the a-musik label. at their best, they
> were utterly hypnotic and funky, with loads of fucked-up frequencies
> scattered in the mix. they created quite a distinctive sound. can't believe
> they'd just fade away completely.
>
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