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From: chthonic streams <chthonic@chthonicstreams.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2003 13:55:14 -0400
quoted 20 lines i thought i'd chime in with some recommendations of CD's i didn't>i thought i'd chime in with some recommendations of CD's i didn't
>know i'd ever like. the reason is that both CDs seem to be
>influenced by house, which is not a genre i have any interest in.
>however, like jungle or breakbeat, i found that it has been an
>influence on some artists who've taken it in an unexpected direction
>to the point where it's no longer what it was.
>
>the first CD is 'ion' by theorem. i bought this at a place formerly
>called "house of trance" in the east village of nyc, and my friend
>and i were looking for anything dark. 3 years later, this is the
>only CD that has survived that passing interest in dark trance. the
>cover attracted me right away, reminiscent of new order and joy
>division with its clean, minimal design, muted colors, and short,
>enigmatic track titles. this is closer to what i imagine is deep
>house, at least it sounds deep to me. solid 4/4 electronic kick
>drums thudding away, with ultra-minimal 303-ish basslines, and
>intermittent muddy synth stabs with tons of reverb on them. that's
>pretty much it, though other little hi-hat interludes and synth
>countermelodies pop in and out. quite mellow, good to chill out to
>without falling asleep, or any other low-light activities.
just for a little clarification, theorem produced (still produces?) techno / minimal tech. and if you wanna hear deep house, go to dylandrazen.com or sunday-sessions.com and listen to the house mixes.
if you like theorem, you might want to try other labels that release "deep" minimal techno like chain reaction / basic channel, force, background, minus, and so on.
peace!
sean
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