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British techno act THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS have finally settled a long-standing fight with American duo THE DUST BROTHERS - who threatened to sue them for stealing their name when they first started out. The SETTING SUN hitmakers - who initially dubbed themselves The Dust Brothers even though the American duo had already taken the name - were forced to change their name after the spat with the Los Angeles-based pair. At the time the Americans were more well-known as high-profile producers and since then have produced BECK's critically acclaimed ODELAY and are currently working on THE ROLLING STONES' new album. Now the two groups have buried the hatchet and are planning to collaborate on a soundtrack for the film DEAD MAN ON CAMPUS, which is set to be released in America in the autumn. Dust Brother JOHN KING met Chemical Brother TOM ROWLANDS at their recent Los Angeles show. And he says, "He was cool and said he was sorry about stealing our name." Awww - group hug. and if that wasn't enough: INSIDER GOSSIP ON THE NEW STAR WARS: ...on the musical front, it had been announced that the SNEAKER PIMPS have been signed up by STAR WARS producer GEORGE LUCAS to rejuvenate the Star Wars theme for the new installments of the sci-fi trilogy. And the British dance gurus are looking forward to giving the trademark tune a new twist. Sneaker Pimp CHRIS CORNER says, "We're doing a drum and bass disco version of the theme. We don't know exactly what's going on but they're giving us all the parts of the original music, the strings and whatever, and we're gonna do something with it for the next set of movies."

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word to the mothership, brock. np: Tpower 'Waveform'

quoted 3 lines ...on the musical front, it had been announced that the SNEAKER PIMPS

> ...on the musical front, it had been announced that the SNEAKER PIMPS > have been signed up by STAR WARS producer GEORGE LUCAS to rejuvenate the > Star Wars theme for the new installments of the sci-fi trilogy. And the

I thought it was enough when those horrid mixes of Phantom Of The Opera by some unnamed group came out a few years back. I guess the SW theme could use a little modernizing. Would love to hear if they try to sneak in a sample or two of that Caustic Window track that samples R2D2 off Joyrex J5. =) -- guyjr@ns.gt.ed.net | I.D.M.- That stage in sleeping when your feet are a.k.a., Guy Elden, Jr. | moving faster than your eyes.

At 21:43 -0400 20.05.97, you wrote:

quoted 3 lines I guess the SW theme could use a little modernizing. Would love to hear if

>I guess the SW theme could use a little modernizing. Would love to hear if >they try to sneak in a sample or two of that Caustic Window track that samples >R2D2 off Joyrex J5. =)

Hey, man, those cats in the Cantina Band could swing! Let's hear a rabid breakbeat remix... anyone? 3

Brock Suter said once upon a time:

quoted 4 lines ...on the musical front, it had been announced that the SNEAKER PIMPS

>...on the musical front, it had been announced that the SNEAKER PIMPS >have been signed up by STAR WARS producer GEORGE LUCAS to rejuvenate the >Star Wars theme for the new installments of the sci-fi trilogy. >...drum and bass...

I don't know about the rest of you, but the mere idea of this makes me fart uncontrollably.

quoted 7 lines ...on the musical front, it had been announced that the SNEAKER PIMPS

>>...on the musical front, it had been announced that the SNEAKER PIMPS >>have been signed up by STAR WARS producer GEORGE LUCAS to rejuvenate the >>Star Wars theme for the new installments of the sci-fi trilogy. >>...drum and bass... > >I don't know about the rest of you, but the mere idea of this makes me fart >uncontrollably.

On a slightly related note, I was at Cloudwatch (a chill out gathering) at John Hopkins University in Baltimore this weekend, and DJ Spooky was one of the scheduled artists there. During his set he spun a hip-hop beat on top of the "Darth Vader" theme from the Empire Strikes Back Soundtrack. It was definitely amusing and nostalgic, but not something I would expect anyone to take seriously.... PeaCE jAmEs

On Wednesday, 21-May-97, James Newton wrote [about Re: (idm) Some scary shit...]:

quoted 6 lines On a slightly related note, I was at Cloudwatch (a chill out gathering)

>On a slightly related note, I was at Cloudwatch (a chill out gathering) >at John Hopkins University in Baltimore this weekend, and DJ Spooky was >one of the scheduled artists there. During his set he spun a hip-hop beat >on top of the "Darth Vader" theme from the Empire Strikes Back >Soundtrack. It was definitely amusing and nostalgic, but not something I >would expect anyone to take seriously....

I was just about to say that, although that is actually a track, it's not something DJ Spooky did with 2 records (god knows, from what I heard at Cloudwatch I'd be amazed). anyone know the name of that record? that track is loads of fun.. on a rather useless note, DJ Who (I'm pretty sure) played the same track in the lobby a few minutes later :D __ __\ \ / /_\ \ \_____/ , m7=

quoted 12 lines On Wednesday, 21-May-97, James Newton wrote [about Re: (idm) Some scary

>On Wednesday, 21-May-97, James Newton wrote [about Re: (idm) Some scary >shit...]: >>On a slightly related note, I was at Cloudwatch (a chill out gathering) >>at John Hopkins University in Baltimore this weekend, and DJ Spooky was >>one of the scheduled artists there. During his set he spun a hip-hop beat >>on top of the "Darth Vader" theme from the Empire Strikes Back >>Soundtrack. It was definitely amusing and nostalgic, but not something I >>would expect anyone to take seriously.... > >I was just about to say that, although that is actually a track, it's not >something DJ Spooky did with 2 records (god knows, from what I heard at >Cloudwatch I'd be amazed). anyone know the name of that record?

I got a white label from Asphodel a few weeks ago of this track. It's either We or Byzar (I forget). It's quite a fun track, although I prefer the B side which is a really dark weird hip-hop tune. It won't be released commercially due to the samples. Jeff

On Wednesday, 21-May-97, Ninja Tune/Discreet wrote [about Re: (idm) Some scary shit...]:

quoted 4 lines I got a white label from Asphodel a few weeks ago of this track. It's

>I got a white label from Asphodel a few weeks ago of this track. It's >either We or Byzar (I forget). It's quite a fun track, although I prefer >the B side which is a really dark weird hip-hop tune. It won't be released >commercially due to the samples.

how old is it? because I could have sworn it was played at the last Cloudwatch also. __ __\ \ / /_\ \ \_____/ , m7=

quoted 11 lines On Wednesday, 21-May-97, Ninja Tune/Discreet wrote [about Re: (idm) Some scary

> > On Wednesday, 21-May-97, Ninja Tune/Discreet wrote [about Re: (idm) Some scary > shit...]: > >I got a white label from Asphodel a few weeks ago of this track. It's > >either We or Byzar (I forget). It's quite a fun track, although I prefer > >the B side which is a really dark weird hip-hop tune. It won't be released > >commercially due to the samples. > > how old is it? because I could have sworn it was played at the last > Cloudwatch also. >

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ummm.... Its been out a while and it has been played at the last two cloudwatches - track is by byzar 5 - when i talked to DJ Spooky at CW, he said there might be some more copies around if you look carefully (wink, wink) DJ Ebben Flow Richmond VA the3bps@atlas.vcu.edu

Brock Suter wrote:

quoted 8 lines INSIDER GOSSIP ON THE NEW STAR WARS:

> INSIDER GOSSIP ON THE NEW STAR WARS: > > ...on the musical front, it had been announced that the SNEAKER PIMPS > have been signed up by STAR WARS producer GEORGE LUCAS to rejuvenate > the Star Wars theme for the new installments of the sci-fi trilogy. And > the British dance gurus are looking forward to giving the trademark tune a > new twist. Sneaker Pimp CHRIS CORNER says, "We're doing a drum and > bass disco version of the theme. We don't know exactly what's going on but

Sounds positively evil to me - I've got this rip-off of the MECO Star Wars theme done by the Marty Gold Orchestra for Peter Pan Records (a label whose releases I've only seen in toy stores) and it's a schlock masterpiece. Equally hideous was the bonus disco 12" that came with the STAR TREK III Search for Spock soundtrack. A true jem in my collection. And what about that U2 version of the Mission Impossible theme - they couldn't even do the tune in 5/4 time. Pathetic. I still think George Lucas ought to let Autechre score the new flix. A song like "Nuane" would sound great during the space fight scenes, and some non-beat-oriented material would work great for other parts. GD