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Anyone got the Soma compilation ? It's got a Ritchie Hawtin mix of Slam's Positive Education and other interesting looking stuff on it. I just wondered what it was like, whether it was worth buying. I got the Concept in Dance - Digital Alchemy comp. yesterday and some of that is quite quite fierce. It tends to plough a similar furrow all the way through (lots of filter sweeps disappearing off into the echoey distance and insistent kick drums powering away). So, on the face of it, it's not that subtle, but listen again and there is some other stuff going on. I reckon it's a pretty top-dollar compilation, the only draw back being that it makes you want to turn it up and up to neighbour unfriendly levels . Definitely for putting on before you go out to get you in the mood. And for when you get back to keep you there. I liked it. Tom

quoted 2 lines (lots of filter sweeps

> (lots of filter sweeps > disappearing off into the echoey distance ...

Sorry to ask one of these stupid "what does a 303 sound-like?" type questions, but what sound is a filter sweep? I am sure I have heard many as I have a massive collection of techno and IDM, but as I have no music-making know-how or equipment, you are talking "greek to me" Can someone give me a few well know examples pls. J ^ James Skilton aka Steady J - jamess@firefox.co.uk

James Skilton writes:

quoted 6 lines Sorry to ask one of these stupid "what does a 303 sound-like?" type

> Sorry to ask one of these stupid "what does a 303 sound-like?" type > questions, but what sound is a filter sweep? I am sure I have heard > many as I have a massive collection of techno and IDM, but as I have > no music-making know-how or equipment, you are talking "greek to me" > > Can someone give me a few well know examples pls.

open your mouth and make a humming noise. now slowly bring your lips together until they are just a small distance apart. you've just heard a resonant filter sweep. -- Name: Jon Email: jsd@cyborganic.com Web: http://cyborganic.com/~jsd

At 04:32 PM 12/7/94 +0000, acnt@vax.ox.ac.uk wrote:

quoted 3 lines Anyone got the Soma compilation ? It's got a Ritchie Hawtin mix of Slam's

>Anyone got the Soma compilation ? It's got a Ritchie Hawtin mix of Slam's >Positive Education and other interesting looking stuff on it. I just wondered >what it was like, whether it was worth buying.

The Richie Hawtin remix is, just as the title suggests, "STRIPPED". It's very minimal and hard-housey in a Detroit kind of way. I like it quite a bit and think it works really well in a mix with the original version but I'd imagine other people might not like it or find it boring. Don't expect to find the highly collectible original mix of Positive Education on there! I like the SOMA label quite a bit so I'm biased but the comp doesn't have the best tracks from this label on here such as the harder non-vocal version of U-Dig, or Stoned or any of the remixes of Sidetraxx (especially not the acid-house version! :) Luckily, I already have all those. Instead it has some of the label's earlier stuff like One Dove and Slam's previous track. The vinyl version has an extra 12" BTW. Check out my discography for this label on /hyperreal.com/music/labels/soma/ ___ / / / / / / _ __/ (_/__/ / (__ (__ ___/

A current favourite in my CD player is: Hollow Earth by SOMA. This is one of those "I only saw it once, haven't seen it again, havent' seen anything else by them" finds. Anyone know who they are and what else they've done? Jan Jan Hanford - jan@shelby.com - tel:(301)718-7840 Walter Shelby Group Ltd. - Internet Software Developers http://www.shelby.com/pub/shelby/ - ftp://ftp.shelby.com/pub/wsg/ Personal Web Page http://www.shelby.com/pub/wsg/html/jan/

On Fri, 24 Mar 1995, Jan Hanford wrote:

quoted 8 lines A current favourite in my CD player is: Hollow Earth by SOMA.

> A current favourite in my CD player is: Hollow Earth by SOMA. > > This is one of those "I only saw it once, haven't seen it again, > havent' seen anything else by them" finds. > > Anyone know who they are and what else they've done? > > Jan

They've got a song on the Dorobo sampler, Versteinerung. It's distributed by Darkwave. It's also got cuts from Zen Paradox and Paul Schutz. The Soma track's called Nightsoil. It starts with typical tribal rhythms and middle-eastern sounds and then the Orbital-type keyboard sounds and twangy synth guitars click in. Very unusual, but totally cool. I'd like to hear what other stuff they've got out. Mistress of soil

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>>Subject: SOMA

quoted 1 line A current favourite in my CD player is: Hollow Earth by >>SOMA.

>>A current favourite in my CD player is: Hollow Earth by >>SOMA.

quoted 2 lines This is one of those "I only saw it once, haven't seen it again,

>>This is one of those "I only saw it once, haven't seen it again, >>havent' seen anything else by them" finds.

quoted 1 line Anyone know who they are and what else they've done?

>>Anyone know who they are and what else they've done?

quoted 1 line Jan

>>Jan

i am pretty sure that SOMA is a side project of one or more people in the industrial techno group SNOG.

Haven't checked my mail in a few days - so someone else may have already tried to correct for this - but I'm actually pretty sure that SOMA - if its the one I'm thinking of - is a collaboration of two artists that are generally found in the New Age section of record stores. Forgotten thier exact names - maybe Robert Rich or something along those lines. I think that there is one other release from them. Sorry this doesn't clear up much confusion - but I'm pretty sure it's not from industrial artists. On Sat, 25 Mar 1995 ZENROXY@aol.com wrote:

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> >>Subject: SOMA > > >>A current favourite in my CD player is: Hollow Earth by >>SOMA. > > >>This is one of those "I only saw it once, haven't seen it again, > >>havent' seen anything else by them" finds. > > >>Anyone know who they are and what else they've done? > > >>Jan > > > i am pretty sure that SOMA is a side project of one or more people in the > industrial techno group SNOG. >

Ah ha! Just going through some old ambien digest material and I found the name of the other artist involved - Steve Roach. - happy hunting! On Sun, 26 Mar 1995, Kevin Farnham wrote:

quoted 27 lines Haven't checked my mail in a few days - so someone else may have

> Haven't checked my mail in a few days - so someone else may have > already tried to correct for this - but I'm actually pretty sure that > SOMA - if its the one I'm thinking of - is a collaboration of two artists > that are generally found in the New Age section of record stores. > Forgotten thier exact names - maybe Robert Rich or something along those > lines. I think that there is one other release from them. Sorry this > doesn't clear up much confusion - but I'm pretty sure it's not from > industrial artists. > > On Sat, 25 Mar 1995 ZENROXY@aol.com wrote: > > > >>Subject: SOMA > > > > >>A current favourite in my CD player is: Hollow Earth by >>SOMA. > > > > >>This is one of those "I only saw it once, haven't seen it again, > > >>havent' seen anything else by them" finds. > > > > >>Anyone know who they are and what else they've done? > > > > >>Jan > > > > > > i am pretty sure that SOMA is a side project of one or more people in the > > industrial techno group SNOG. > > >

I'll add just a little bit on what I know about SOMA. SOMA is a collaboration between David Thrussell and Pieter Bourke, who I *think* both also do work for Snog and Eden, respectively. The press sheet I have on them does not mention Steve Roach as a member, but I wouldn't doubt it at all, based on some of his other work. The first SOMA release is a self-titled, 7 track deal that came out about a year ago on the Mumbo Jumbo label (cat. no. MJM MCD 0001). The flyer I have on the disc described it as "... and absurd amalgamism of seemingly incompatible yet consumer friendly techno/reggae/ digital/ Spaghetti-Western/ wimpy ambient / analog/ new age/ organic/ flakey influences." Whew! While I haven't heard their latest release, I will recommend the self-titled debut as definitely right up the IDM vein of things, with what seems to me a very ethnic/tribal sort of nature, and heavy use of percussion. I know a place that may still be able to get the debut release, if anyone is interested. Take Care, steve -- Steve Kim, stevekim@casbah.acns.nwu.edu http://pubweb.acns.nwu.edu/~stevekim

What is the Soma label like? Is it IDM in any sense? Is it any good? I'm sure I've heard talk about them here or elsewhere, and they keep showing up in different sections of my local record shop, which is a good sign, but I still have no idea what they sound like. Also (and this is way OT, so off list replies are best) what labels still release unreconstructed, Amen and sub-bass, dumb-as-you-like jungle? Thanks Y'all Jorkens --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

In a word...house. In another, yes (if house can be good in your book). Scottish. Think Chaser, Funk d' Void, etc. TheevilD@aol.com wrote:

quoted 14 lines What is the Soma label like? Is it IDM in any sense? Is it any good?

> What is the Soma label like? Is it IDM in any sense? Is it any good? > I'm sure I've heard talk about them here or elsewhere, and they keep showing > up in different sections of my local record shop, which is a good sign, but I > still have no idea what they sound like. > > Also (and this is way OT, so off list replies are best) what labels still > release unreconstructed, Amen and sub-bass, dumb-as-you-like jungle? > > Thanks Y'all > Jorkens > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org > For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

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quoted 36 lines In a word...house. In another, yes (if house can be good in your book).

>In a word...house. In another, yes (if house can be good in your book). >Scottish. >Think Chaser, Funk d' Void, etc. > >TheevilD@aol.com wrote: > >> What is the Soma label like? Is it IDM in any sense? Is it any good? >> I'm sure I've heard talk about them here or elsewhere, and they keep showing >> up in different sections of my local record shop, which is a good sign, >>but I >> still have no idea what they sound like. >> >> Also (and this is way OT, so off list replies are best) what labels still >> release unreconstructed, Amen and sub-bass, dumb-as-you-like jungle? >> >> Thanks Y'all >> Jorkens >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org >> For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org > >-- > jeff > >"10,000 people all screaming the same thing at the same time are wrong, >even if >they're right." > >dancing/about/architecture "...with wandering steps and slow..." ICQ904008 > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org >For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

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I think Soma Records is one of the best house labels and there is fair share of good techno releases as well. If you were a fan of Daft Punk, they were putting stuff out on Soma probably almost 2 years before they received commercial success. SURGEON - Muggerscumout ....that's the bomb!! But then again Surgeon rarely disappoints. Actually I highly recommend tracking down Funk D'Void's first lp on Soma. You can hear a strong appreciation of Detroit techno on the album. Oh, I almost forgot MAAS. Very good LP!! Definitely look out for this one. Yeah, just jump into the Soma section at your local shop. I have bought quite a bit, and I'm not the biggest house head either. www.somarecords.com

quoted 18 lines TheevilD@aol.com wrote:

> >TheevilD@aol.com wrote: > > > >> What is the Soma label like? Is it IDM in any > sense? Is it any good? > >> I'm sure I've heard talk about them here or > elsewhere, and they keep showing > >> up in different sections of my local record shop, > which is a good sign, > >>but I > >> still have no idea what they sound like. > >> > >> Also (and this is way OT, so off list replies are > best) what labels still > >> release unreconstructed, Amen and sub-bass, > dumb-as-you-like jungle? > >> > >> Thanks Y'all > >> Jorkens

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I took a quick in-store listen to Pressure Funk on the Soma label by the Slam duo (Orde Meikle and wassisname). Sounded like deep minimal beats, not totally unlike Chain Reaction stuff. Any reviews or crits? Is this worth getting? I * --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

anything on soma records is worth getting. they rock. positive education - all time classic - even if it is OFF list. w^:^)

quoted 5 lines I took a quick in-store listen to Pressure Funk on the Soma label by

>I took a quick in-store listen to Pressure Funk on the Soma label by >the Slam duo (Orde Meikle and wassisname). Sounded like deep >minimal beats, not totally unlike Chain Reaction stuff. > >Any reviews or crits? Is this worth getting?

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