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1997-06-29 20:36Sean Cooper>Hiya there...i heard a song by Bedouin Ascent called Broadway Boogie >Woogie(or something

From:: Sean Cooper <scooper@best.com>
To:: <idm@hyperreal.com>
Date:: Sun, 29 Jun 1997 12:36:58 -0800
Subject:: (idm) Re: Bedouin Ascent

quoted 5 lines Hiya there...i heard a song by Bedouin Ascent called Broadway Boogie

>Hiya there...i heard a song by Bedouin Ascent called Broadway Boogie >Woogie(or something like that, i don't remember). it was on the >compilation Macro Dub Infection. Its an absolutely amazing song, and >i was wondering who this artist is, and is this song indicative of >the rest of their material...any info would be appreciated!

hello. i fell in love with bedouin ascent also as a result of that track. the research i've done on mr. biswas (kingsuk biswas, that's his name, apparently) has turned up only a few similar gems, as he seems to have switched styles pretty dramatically within the last few years. anyway, they include: * his remix of slack dog on the first lo recordings 12-inch, "slack dog ep"...easily the best thing he's done...just gorgeous. like being beat up by velvet boxing gloves stuffed with crushed roses. * the track "tomb of eagles" on rising high's first _further self evident truths_ compilation. a developing sketch of his slow-but-manic drum programming. * his remix of rhc's "move ya," also on _fset1_. similar to the above, but more melodic. * the track "figure in flames" on the all-around excellent _further self-evident truths 3_ comp. this track is amazing. manages to be chilling and heart-wrenching while beating the fuck out of your head with a barrage of variously pitched snares and blunt, thudding, falling-down-the-stairs kicks. * his remix of coldcut's "atomic moog," which is pretty bland imho. * a track (under this own name) on the _anohka: sounds of the asian underground_ comp., which is pretty good...nothing special. all of these are in that slow, melodic, and melancholic, heavily-syncopated style of the _mdi_ track, whereas most of his early releases sit in the shadow of the black dog's first tracks--pretty derivate, extra purposeful idm. he also has a beatless ambient tune (which is, again nice, but nothing special) on the second volume of leaf's "invisible soundtracks" (recently reissued, along with the first volume and a few extra tracks, on cd). sc, waiting patiently on a new album

1997-06-30 06:39BloodRush7@aol.comscooper@best.com nailed just about all of the Kingsuk B. action, but left out: Further Sel

From:: <BloodRush7@aol.com>
To:: <idm@hyperreal.com>
Date:: Mon, 30 Jun 1997 02:39:59 -0400 (EDT)
Subject:: Re: (idm) Re: Bedouin Ascent

scooper@best.com nailed just about all of the Kingsuk B. action, but left out: Further Self Evident Truths EP (RSN 102) [crouced on broken glass, winter trees, manganese in deep violet, tripped on beats, hidden surface] one of KB's finest after the MDI track. remember how Coldcut brilliantly wove "Manganese In Deep Violet" into their Journeys By DJ CD? only "Crouched on Broken Glass" was repeated on _Music for Particles_. the other four tracks are exclusive to this record. v/a:Further Self Evident Truths 2 (RSN CD39) "Off the Bone" - between GPR-years BDP and Wagon Christ's _At Atmos_ with feistier drum programming than either v/a:Avantgardism (Law & Auder LA ANGE 1 CD) "Cat Can Blow!" - another great one. as good as the track on MDI. scuffling bass, a racket of complex Dn'B programming, and a creeping dark-alley sense of menace. KB even works in that drone from his Leaf track. this one just about says/has it all. v/a: East-Westercism (Law & Auder LA ANGE 2 CD) "Border Crossing" - KB in weird-beard mode. same stalking bass sound from the first L&A comp but jumbled up with Arabic voices, breakbeat tablas, bells, whistling electronics and organics, and other strange noises which all but suffocate the rhythms(which are very Witchman-ic this time out). beautiful, it really does feel like you're shielding your face from a sirocco-blown dervishes of sand while crossing Middle Eastern border lines under the watchful eye of Uzi-toting guards. many of the MIA Rising High artists reappear on these Law & Auder compilations - Syzygy, Friends, Lovers, and Family, Martin & Lisa... so maybe it's a sign of a R.H. rebirth yet to come. Lo Recordings 1: Extreme Possibilities (Lo CD 1) "Composition for Neutral Space" KB opens the disk with a short but very layered Doyle, Budd, or Cage-like piece of overlapping piano. for every melody you can trace, at least four others are moving in opposite directions. only 2:35, but one of my favorite KB pieces. refer to "LivingStream" on _Music for Particles_. Lo Recordings 2: Collaborations (Lo CD 2) (Slack Dog Ensemble) "Ruff Dog" Bedouin Ascent doesn't appear solo, but he's a member of SDE - along with Luke Vibert, Jon Tye, and .... ack! ____ Smith from God Machine. anyone? i don't know if this is KS's remix - don't have the Lo 12" for reference - but it's an amazing track no matter whose hands are getting dirty in it. look for the Flowershop 7" as well - two different versions of this great cut. there's a new Bedouin Ascent track on Virgin Ambient's _Jazz Satellites_ compilation. and there are probably one or two others floating around. BR VII/ bloodrush7@aol.com GuerillaG2-G4 np: magical power mako - music from heaven

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