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Wed, 30 Jul 2003 16:24:25 -0700
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Re: [idm] a rocket in dub / italic
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quoted 1 line so i've really been enjoying the new a rocket in dub cd, especially track> so i've really been enjoying the new a rocket in dub cd, especially track
5 i will agree that 'rocket no. 5' is quite unique with that trumpet bit; can't say i've heard anything like that from a minimal/dub techno track. but for my money, i prefer 'rocket no. 4' ...a very nice groove there...reminds me a lot of scsi-9. having said that, i think -- overall -- the rocket in dub sound falls closest to scsi-9 in terms of the playful dub melodies over the tight bassline formula. but scsi-9's stuff on force tracks, especially, are more user/club friendly than any of the rocket in dub material.
quoted 1 line ...how the rocket in dub stuff compares with the rest of the italic label> ...how the rocket in dub stuff compares with the rest of the italic label
catalogue? i'm no italic expert, but here are my 2 pesos... as you pointed out, about half of the catalogue is, indeed, produced by mr schwander. his other main project, antonelli electr., veers more toward the experimental, micro/clicks'n'cuts style...but still keeping somewhat of a 4-4 clickhouse beat to it. one element i find common to all his material is the playfulness of his melodies and willingness to throw something a little different at the listener...at unexpected times. i'm sure you hear this on the rocket cd, in addition to 'rocket 5'. i'm not sure why, but i find a slight slight element of lounge to his music. so if that floats your boat, seek out the antonelli electr. stuff. aside from schwander, the other italic release i would recommend without reservation is the sustainer lp, 'cuántico' (italic 030, 1993) -- made by some bloke from spain. if you have any leaning whatsoever to the classic basic channel/maurizio/chain reaction order of things, then you should give this one a whirl asap. it's a little tigher (less atmospheric/less flowing and more steppy/housy) than the standard "13 minute epic" format of maurizio, but it's still very good and works well with other tracks in a mix.
quoted 1 line also, if you know of any other artists similar to a rocket in dub that i> also, if you know of any other artists similar to a rocket in dub that i
might enjoy well, if you've been through trapez/traum/force tracks, then you know all about scsi-9 (i would hope). if you're after more 4-4 dub-style stuff, check these: dub taylor: forms & fugures (raum) dub taylor: shoptalk (morris/audio) scsi-9: from cover to cover (morris/audio) qads: muchacho (raum) michael langlois: untitled (raum) gustavo lamas on onitor jirku/judge on onitor otherwise, for a less 4-4 approach, try echocord; mikkel metal is The man. i look forward to other comments on this. asg --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org