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From:
Mxyzptlk
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ID est, Menudo
Date:
Fri, 07 Jul 2000 11:11:03 -0500
Subject:
Re: [idm] Kraftwerk goes Calypso/Latin/Mambo/Cuban...
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.net wrote:
quoted 4 lines It\'s hard> It\'s hard > to believe that the record was created in that > way! >
Agreed. Some people were expressing their disappointment that the new one was "all-acoustic" (as indeed I thought as well). Uwe corrected us, saying that it was - in fact - all sampled, oversampled, tweaked and reworked. I find it all that much more amazing in light of that. I thought the most charming aspect of the first Coconut was the nearly seamless transition between acoustic/electronic sounds...when in actuality it is, in fact, Uwe's manipulation which gives the aural appearance of either facet. I always thought he could give Ae lessons in programming (e.g., Schnittstelle) for the obvious timing/drum programming feats, but this kind of stuff really demonstrates that he stands head and shoulders as a programmer/manipulator above a lot of what's out there. Not to mention that he has his fingers in MANY pies with reference to styles (or that he's been around for a relative coon's age). He's just released one called "xxx" (on RI) which has a porno theme - in tandem with "Geez and Gosh" which is his "house" lp dedicated to Jesus. There's also a single floating around with different mixes of 'Tour de France'. I've also caught wind of something in the works which is some type of Michael Jackson "homage" (dangerous ground as Jackson has a history of not appreciating unsolicited references). In addition, he mentioned recently that he was working on something with a more 'classical' motif...he was lamenting that no one really "composes" anymore (i.e., creates electronic music with motifs and symphonic thematic repetition) like Kraftwerk does and that he was/is/has been working on doing something of the ilk.The man is truly prolific. jeff 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