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1997-01-21 19:15Alex Reynolds (idm) plug research release
└─ 1997-01-21 20:06Greg Earle (idm) Re: plug research release
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1997-01-21 19:15Alex ReynoldsI picked this record called "plug research" (cat pg001) from 611 Records when I was in Phi
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I picked this record called "plug research" (cat pg001) from 611 Records when I was in Philly last month. I've been gradually getting into it; the first side is dark, SAW2-ish ambience, while the second side picks up a bit and gets noodly. It's seeing a good deal of play time, this week. The paper inset that came with the record indicates that it is from "realm records" and the fax number indicates area code 818. This was put out by "wrench". Credits include Mixmaster Moris and "jonah + billie" which probably indicates spacetime continuum. I thought that this would be a plug release, i.e. Luke Vibert. I was wrong, but I'm still very pleased with the music. Anybody know anything more about wrench, plug research, or realm releases? Love, Alex Alexander ("Alex" will do nicely) Peter Reynolds polygon@jhu.edu http://jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu/~polygon http://www.jhu.edu/~jhufilm - Senior User Consultant Homewood Academic Computing, Johns Hopkins University, Homewood Campus Baltimore, MD USA
1997-01-21 20:06Greg Earle> I picked this record called "plug research" (cat pg001) from 611 Records > when I was in
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quoted 8 lines I picked this record called "plug research" (cat pg001) from 611 Records> I picked this record called "plug research" (cat pg001) from 611 Records > when I was in Philly last month. I've been gradually getting into it; > the first side is dark, SAW2-ish ambience, while the second side picks up > a bit and gets noodly. It's seeing a good deal of play time, this week. > > The paper inset that came with the record indicates that it is from "realm > records" and the fax number indicates area code 818. This was put out by > "wrench".
This is actually my buddy Joe Babylon's stuff. The *label* is Plug Research and the *band* is R.E.A.L.M., which is Joe and co-label head Allan's project. There's been a handful of Plug Research releases out, including a 12" by Kim of Mono Junk, and a compilation 12" featuring Kid Spatula (Mike P.) and Jamie Hodge (late of this IDM parish), along with R.E.A.L.M. and San Francisco's Rook Valard. There's also a Phthalocyanine 12" (probably the only Techno record extant by a Caltech student (-: ) and another R.E.A.L.M. 12" ... lessee ... and I think recently the last thing was a Lustmord 12" ... (Brian Williams a.k.a. Brian Lustmord lives out here in Southern California now, where he helps out Graeme Revell on his movie soundtracks. He's quite a character, let me tell you ... ) It's hard to characterize the Plug Research releases but "experimental" is a start. Joe certainly isn't interested in your average run-of-the-mill Techno, that's for sure. (He *is* interested in Detroit Techno and is pretty much single-handedly responsible for keeping interest in Detroit Techno alive in Los Angeles, for which I owe him a huge debt of gratitude.) Anyway, last I knew you could reach them at researc1@ix.Netcom.COM, although last time I talked to Joe he was thinking about moving to Detroit to work with Dan (DBX) Bell. Dunno if he did it or not, though. - Greg