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1993-08-03 13:36bWell then. Here we are. Here is a question: Pseudo-names, akas, nom-de-ploms(spelling king

From:: b <cs92bbm@brunel.ac.uk>
Date:: Tue, 3 Aug 1993 14:36:55 +0100 (BST)
Subject:: techno terrorists

Well then. Here we are. Here is a question: Pseudo-names, akas, nom-de-ploms(spelling king!)... Does anyone else in the field of such music have any daft or weird names? An essential element of being part of Rephlex is being christened with a whole range of tags (for all you graffiti luvers). For example: Grant - IG88 - Acid sniper Rich - Too many to mention! Me - Pattern Avenger - Passage violator - big quee Paul - prototype 21 (twenty first century boy) Just wondering... ............................................................................. ben middleton | pattern avenger | passage violator | rephlex interceptor | | the innovators | | tom (tin tin - e621 global communication), grant (acid sniper queen), j jon | lizzie + carla, ian + liz, hair (techno godess), christina + r, aphex + tha | matt (phew), john (woolly mammouth), ashiq, kim + chantel, yanka, ruth, e w | paul t, sven, samu, vidar, m+s posse, milton, link, intelligent dance music | sammie, sbex, g, kelly + andrew, paul n (prototype 21), jason + issie, bob! | smw (russ), nv, mjb, chris (sog), rwr, kt (peace), mp, laura, todd sines, t | fluid, brian, cindy, ys, susie, allison, djkc, kirk (art), dave (fatus cat) | ed andy ken (black dog), mike (kudos), mike dredd (!kosmik kommando), u-ziq | chris jeffs, synectics, rephlex, evolution, mangoes, spirit levels, *truro* |

1993-08-03 16:41Jon Drukman>Here is a question: > >Pseudo-names, akas, nom-de-ploms(spelling king!)... Does anyone el

From:: Jon Drukman <jdrukman@us.oracle.com>
Date:: Tue, 3 Aug 93 09:41:45 PDT
Subject:: techno terrorists

quoted 4 lines Here is a question:

>Here is a question: > >Pseudo-names, akas, nom-de-ploms(spelling king!)... Does anyone else in the >field of such music have any daft or weird names?

i'm not into aliases. i don't think they serve any purpose. i did however use one on the ultraviolet catastrophe "trip (remixes)" single. you'll notice that on the "funk you very much" mix there is a credit: live percussion & vibes by j.j.freckles & slim j.j.freckles is of course jon jules williams (who has many freckles) and slim is me, cos i'm 5'9", 130 lbs. it was gavin hardkiss' idea, so i disclaim responsibility! when we (the UVC) remixed front 242 for the latest issue of twitch, two of us were pretty unhappy with it and wanted our names removed. i suggested crediting it to "homer simpson & ned flanders" but the man in charge was having none of that. i would only use an alias if i was unhappy with the material. otherwise, i like to have my real name attached to stuff that i'm proud of. so far, every UVC track published has had our real names on it for writing credit. i have been trying, unsuccessfully so far, to sneak in a fake name that pete ashdown invented for a hilarious april fools joke two years ago. just as future sound of london like to use the bogus credit "engineered by yage" i am trying to promote the use of the bogus credit "engineered by buttmeat." Jon Drukman jdrukman%dlsun87@us.oracle.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Always note the sequencer - this will never let us down.

1993-08-03 16:56Pete AshdownI sort of like aliases, especially in the manner that Jim Thirlwell uses them. As for DRN'

From:: Pete Ashdown <pashdown@slack.sim.es.com>
Date:: Tue, 3 Aug 1993 10:56:56 -0600 (MDT)
Subject:: techno terrorists

I sort of like aliases, especially in the manner that Jim Thirlwell uses them. As for DRN's original question, KLF certainly must be mentioned. There's also the incredible amount of Adams/Kahn/Jade permutations, but unfortunately, most of them suck. A better question is how people come up with track names? Sometimes they fit, "Lake of Dreams" somehow does bring that imagery to mind (then again, so does "Infinite Wheel"), most of the time they just make you wonder.

quoted 3 lines just as future sound of london like to use the bogus credit

> just as future sound of london like to use the bogus credit > "engineered by yage" i am trying to promote the use of the bogus > credit "engineered by buttmeat."

Nico Spewhole would be proud.

1993-08-03 17:13Jon Drukman>I sort of like aliases, especially in the manner that Jim Thirlwell uses them. do you mea

From:: Jon Drukman <jdrukman@us.oracle.com>
Date:: Tue, 3 Aug 93 10:13:03 PDT
Subject:: techno terrorists

quoted 1 line I sort of like aliases, especially in the manner that Jim Thirlwell uses them.

>I sort of like aliases, especially in the manner that Jim Thirlwell uses them.

do you mean permutations on the "foetus" theme or frank watt, clint ruin, et al.

quoted 3 lines As for DRN's original question, KLF certainly must be mentioned. There's also

>As for DRN's original question, KLF certainly must be mentioned. There's also >the incredible amount of Adams/Kahn/Jade permutations, but unfortunately, most >of them suck.

future sound of london wins the prize as far as i know: mental cube, yage, candese, fsol, metropolis, smart systems, indo tribe and probably a few others i've forgotten...

quoted 3 lines A better question is how people come up with track names? Sometimes they fit,

>A better question is how people come up with track names? Sometimes they fit, >"Lake of Dreams" somehow does bring that imagery to mind (then again, so does >"Infinite Wheel"), most of the time they just make you wonder.

there seems to be three possibilities: 1) if you've got a vocal sample in your track, name your song after it. (eg: "it's not my problem" by FSOL, "we are the music makers" by aphex twin, "i'm so high" by eden transmission) 2) if the song suggests a mood or place, use that as the name (eg: "lake of dreams", "pacific state", "the trip") 3) pick a random cool sounding phrase (eg: "three nudes in a purple garden") personally, i try for #2, but usually fall back on #3. i've got a long sheet of song titles stored up for use in emergencies. i was going to try to name all my songs stuff from english lit studies (as i majored in english at university) but after naming six or so songs, i realized that i had no fucking idea which song was which weird name. i don't know how the aphex twin can deal with all those bizarre names he makes up either. maybe he's got a better memory than i do. i had to make a crib sheet to help me out so when people asked me "what synth did you use on `metonymy'" i could remember which song that was. Jon Drukman jdrukman%dlsun87@us.oracle.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Always note the sequencer - this will never let us down.

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