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laz
mmr@madmonkey.org wrote:
quoted 88 lines Hello Everyone,
> Hello Everyone,
>
> This email was originally planned about a week ago but things here got
> pretty shaken up. I feel very fortunate that we did not lose any of our
> friends in NYC. But, our thoughts go out to all those who were affected
> directly by the attacks. Words simply escape me.
>
> But we must move on.
>
> It seems that the last part of the year will be the busiest for us. Here
> is what is up:
>
> Tamarin 7" - Rule the Planet (de los 01)
> Release date: Europe: Sept 15, 2001; America/rest of the world: Oct 2001
>
> This is the first part of an on-going series on the de los siete label.
> De los siete is a sub-label of Mad Monkey Records specializing in the
> nosier side of electronic music.
>
> Strictly limited to 300 copies worldwide.
>
> Tamarin entered the scene two years ago with an unauthorized remix of
> Prince's 1999 --- the pop track was fused with glitches and hard rhythms.
> The end result was a new kind of disturbing pop. From that moment on
> Tamarin has sought to recapture that feeling. With this in mind, Tamarin
> followed up with a remix of AO23M's further down the rabbit hole, which in
> turn has received wide radio play. This seven inch finds Tamarin
> venturing away from future pop into bombastic distorted techno and
> unsettling ambient. Some might compare it to power noise while others may
> label it as gritty experimental electronics. Tamarin sees it as a new
> start.
>
> ENE - Cost Vs. Consciousness CD (MMR06)
> Release date: Europe: Oct 10, 2001; America/rest of the world: January
> 2002
>
> In two words this CD can be described as Broken Beat. But it is more than
> that -- it is an assault on accepted notions of electronic music. Taking
> a cue from Muslimgauze, Scott Hudgins (aka ENE) twists beat structures
> until they become something entirely new. The end result is a swarming
> cloud of sound that challenges, yet enthralls the listener. We
> can use phrases like forward thinking but that would be missing the point.
> This is not just an exercise in academics but an attempt to re-educate
> the listener...and perhaps the dancefloor.
>
> A change in US distribution has meant that these Tamarin and Ene releases
> will be available sooner in Europe than in the US and rest of the world.
> All subsequent MMR releases will come out simultaneously in both Europe
> and the US.
>
> In other news, the new Neutral full length is done. It is titled "Motion
> Of" and will be a co-released between Mad Monkey Records and Hymen Records
> (http://www.klangstabil.com/hymen). It should be out in January of 2002 -
> promos will be sent out sometime in November. It is simply an astonishing
> album.
>
> In somewhat related news, Tamarin has released a CDR titled "Fear of an
> Extraordinary life" on the American label, Frozen Empire Media (FEM)
> (http://www.frozenempiremedia.com).
>
> FEM describes it as:
> the solo project of Mad Monkey Records label manager, Daniel De Los
> Santos. With Tamarin, Daniel meshes experimental elements of drone,
> rhythmic noise and glitch into a unique and powerful creation of his own.
> 10 tracks in all.
>
> This is Tamarin's debut full length and it is available directly from
> frozen empire media for $6.00
>
> In unrelated news, I am heading to Europe on Sept 25 for 2 weeks. While
> there I will be attending Maschinenfest in Aachen, Germany
> (http://www.maschinenfest.de). If you happen to be at this event please
> say hello - I will be wearing (at least for one of the days) a Mad Monkey
> Records shirt.
>
> That should cover it for now - more is planned (especially in 2002) but I
> will leave that for a future email.
>
> Thanks again for all the support!
>
> p.s. there is a really nice interview with Eric and me at:
> http://members.tripod.com/rem_ind/audio/mmrfeat.htm
>
> p.p.s. And for an interesting article on autechre and the adventure we
> almost had with them: http://www.xlr8r.com/issue/52/autechre/index.html
>
> -Daniel
> http://www.madmonkey.org
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