(Delete this message _now_ if you're not into old New Electronica
material (or willing to sell some), obsessive collecting and/or ranting
about eBay and record shop stupidity. Please, PLEASE keep flames private
if you have the urge.)
Hullo All,
I recently obtained another missing piece of my New Electronica
collection and while listening to it it occurred to me that I probably had
almost all New Eletronica releases scattered around the shelves. I wasn't
too far from the truth, I'm missing only eight. I decided to write up a
new New Electronica discography as it still is one of the most influential
(and original as in origin of) IDM labels, and here are the results. To my
astonishment I found that everything I have is on vinyl except ``Objets
D'Art 92-95'' which was only released on CD.
If you have information on the missing items in the discography (track
listings, release formats, release years, differing tracks on different
formats (LP vs. CD), omissions or plain errors, please contact me. The
track listings are from the vinyl releases, so if you have the CD version
please compare the track listing against the ones found below. Full track
listings for the CD versions are highly appreciated.
Since the label has been discontinued a few years back, I'm trying to
collect a full and comprehensive discography, so all help is welcomed.
Of course, being a collector has its drawbacks, and now I'd like to
complete my collection. I think of the ones I'm missing the most difficult
to find are the following:
ELEC10T Morph - ``Morphing EP'' (12")
ELEC11LP/CD Morph - ``Stormwatch'' (2xLP/CD)
ELEC13T Various - ``Agenda 22 Sampler'' (12")
If you have a copy and are willing to part with it, please contact me.
The newer ones shouldn't be too hard to obtain, but if you have any
information on the following records and/or own them and are willing to
part with them, let me know:
ELEC31CD Various - ``Objets D'Art'' (CD)
ELEC32LP/CD Florence - ``Occurrences'' (2xLP/CD)
ELEC33LP/CD Neuropolitique - ``Beyond The Pinch'' (2xLP/CD)
ELEC34T Ultramarine - ``On The Brink'' (12")
ELEC35CD Various - ``Agenda 23'' (CD)
I prefer vinyl over CDs _unless_ the release is CD only. I can also buy
CD versions of the releases which I already have if the price is reasonable.
I'm currently listening through the ones that I have, and I'm just
astonished how the general taste of the IDM crowd has changed. It's all
clicks-and-cuts and dub and noise nowadays - you might call me an old fart
but I still like to go back to the good old days when tracks had more
substance and melody. Some might argue that it is progress, and it
probably is, but I still cherish my collection of records from the early
days of IDM. It is quite sad to see how the early work has been completely
dropped in favour of the latest things. Probably what I miss the most from
the older records is the dance element, the structure of the tracks,
melodies and the not-so-``we're experimental and know it'' attitude found
nowadays on records at the ``cutting edge'' of IDM conversation.
Well, maybe I'm a bit too harsh. I do like the releases on deFocus quite
a bit (John Tejada's album sampler is just fantastic!), as well as on Neo
Ouija and some other labels. I just don't get the clicks-and-cuts mania.
Maybe I'll learn to be even more diverse someday and appreciate all types
of music. But enough of my childish ramblings...
Here's a piece of humour from Hard To Find Records (www.htfr.co.uk) -
HTFR is willing to pay the wholesome amount of 5UKP (8-9USD or so) for
your copy of ``Objets D'Art'' 4xLP containing the first three (well,
actually four) Applied Rhythmic Technology releases (which I hear have
been pressed from the same plates as the originals - but that's just a
rumour :).
Now, if a copy of Autechre's ``Amber'' on vinyl goes for at least 85USD
on eBay (the last time I checked before it went, I don't know the final
pricetag) - even when there's talk of a full back catalogue re-release of
Autechre material on vinyl - do the blokes at HTFR have clue? I'm
generally against cash-in-on-the-culture-du-jour places like eBay (I'd
never buy anything from anyone selling anything on eBay - everything is
grossly overpriced), but when a store that calls itself Hard To Find is
willing to pay 5 quid for a rare record indeed, well, that's just
sacrilegious :).
I think eBay is only good for keeping tabs on the (virtual) value of
one's record collection. Maybe it makes someone happy that they have paid
extortionate amounts of money for records (it definitely makes the
sellers happy) that are all marked up as "super rare" though they might
still be in print. Go figure. I hate the language as well - "you know you
want it so I won't bother to elaborate why the pricetag is so high" - but
people still buy. I'm almost sorry for those who get suckered, but then
again - not.
--- BEGIN NEW ELECTRONICA DISCOGRAPHY ---
New Eletronica (Beechwood Music Ltd.) Discography
(started) by Nuutti-Iivari Meriläinen (gordon@diversion.org), 2000
ELEC1DJ/CD/ELECP (2xLP/CD/12", ?)
Various Artists
``American and European Technological Innovations Vol. 1''
A1 C.J.Bolland - ``Mantra''
A2 Nico - ``Darkstar (Positive Outlook)''
B1 Cusp - ``Drone Um Futurisma''
B2 Underground Resistance - ``The Final Frontier''
C1 Kumulus - ``Cloud Chaser (String Mix''
C2 Air Liquide - ``Liquid Men With Liquid Hearts''
D1 Lyot - ``Vainqueur (Maurizio Mix)''
D2 Seperate[sic] Minds - ``Scattered Thoughts''
ELECP
A1 Nico - ``Darkstar (Positive Outlook)''
B1 Air Liquide - ``Clash Of Cultures''
ELEC2LP/CD (2xLP/CD, 1993)
Florence (Stefan Robbers)
``Dominions''
A1 ``Dominion - Intro''
A2 ``Analogue Expressions''
A3 ``Failing Industry''
B1 ``Dominion - Sequence''
B2 ``Jupiter Satellites''
``Part One: Red Spot''
``Part Two: Callisto''
C1 ``Off Balance''
C2 ``Dominion - Percussion''
C3 ``It's In The Hands''
D1 ``The Unknown''
D2 ``Dominion - Complete''
ELEC3LP/CD (2xLP/CD, 1993)
Various
``Global Technological Innovations - Chronological Harmonisations Vol. 1''
A1 Reload - ``Biosphere (Global Communications Remix''
A2 As One - ``Amalia''
B1 HMC - ``Science Function''
B2 Carl Craig - ``Dreamland''
C1 Psyche - ``Neurotic Behaviour''
C2 Aphex Twin - ``Delphium''
D1 Pure - ``Eternal Life''
D2 It's Thinking - ``Serviving[sic] Desire''
ELEC4DJ/CD/ELEC4P (2xLP/CD/12", ?)
Various
``Unreleased - 1''
A1 ? (no track listing on album)
A2 ?
B1 ?
B2 ?
C1 ?
C2 ?
D1 ?
D2 ?
D3 ?
ELEC4P
A1 Infinity - ``Think Quick''
B1 Max 404 - ``6AM In Eindhoven''
ELEC5LP/CD (2xLP/CD, 1994)
As One (Kirk DeGiorgio)
``Reflections''
A1 ``Mihara''
A2 ``Meridian''
B1 ``Orchilla''
B2 ``Shambala''
B3 ``Dance Of The Uighurs''
C1 ``Majik Jar''
C2 ``Star Gaze''
C3 ``Soleil Levant''
D1 ``Lunate''
D2 ``Asa Nisi Masa''
D3 ``Moon Over The Moab''
ELEC6T (12", 1994, Ltd. clear vinyl)
As One (Kirk Degiorgio)
``Mihara''/``Dance Of The Uighurs''
A1 ``Mihara''
B1 ``Dance Of The Uighurs''
ELEC7T (12", 1994, clear vinyl)
Edge Of Motion/Pure
``Memories Of The Future''/``All That Rises''
A1 Edge Of Motion - ``Memories Of The Future''
B1 Pure - ``All That Rises''
ELEC8LP/CD (2xLP/CD, ?)
Various
``100% Pure - The Lowlands''
A1 Pure - ``A Way Of Thinking''
A2 2000 And One - ``Itemz''
A3 Edge Of Motion - ``Memories Of The Future''
B1 Pure - ``Optical Illusion''
B2 Babies From Gong Featuring Zuzu - ``Decadent Butterfly''
B3 Stefan Robbers - ``Mistified[sic]''
C1 Pure - ``Knowledge Among''
C2 Babies From Gong - ``Bassoon''
C3 Morning Glory Seeds - ``The Visitor''
D1 Orlando Voorn - ``Armchair Education''
D2 Pure - ``Eternal Life (Album Dub)''
ELEC9LP (4xLP, 1994)
Various
``Objets D'Art''
ART1
A1 Balil - ``Nort Route (Remix)''
A2 Atypic - ``Blah''
B1 Future/Past - ``Clinically Inclined (Remix)''
B2 As One - ``Amalia''
ART2.1 ``The Philosophy Of Sound And Machine Vol. 1''
A1 Future/Past - ``Nebula Variations''
A2 Cmetric - ``Debris''
B1 Balil - ``The Whirling Of Spirits''
B2 As One - ``Isatai''
ART2.2 ``The Philosophy Of Sound And Machine Vol. 2''
A1 Future/Past - ``Try 2000 Funk''
A2 Neuropolitique - ``Artemis''
B1 Esoterik - ``Pursuit''
B2 Balil - ``Choke And Fly''
ART3 Psyche/B.F.C. (Carl Craig)
A1 Psyche - ``Neurotic Behaviour''
A2 Psyche - ``How The West Was Won''
B1 B.F.C. - ``Chicken Noodle Soup''
B2 B.F.C. - ``Sleep''
ELEC10T (12", ?)
Morph
``Morphing EP''
?
ELEC11LP/CD (2xLP/CD, ?)
Morph
``Stormwatch''
?
ELEC12LP/CD (2xLP/CD, 1994)
Various
``Global Technological Innovations - Soundwaves 1''
A1 Emojonal - ``Mantral Extension''
A2 Source - ``The Real Thing''
B1 Kosmic Messenger - ``Soundscape''
B2 Planetary - ``Cydonia''
C1 Nico - ``Field Of Vision''
C2 HMC - ``Unlisted Weapon''
D1 X-101 - ``Rave New World''
D2 3MB Featuring Juan Atkins - ``Die Kosmischen Kuriere''
ELEC13T (12", 1994)
Various
``Agenda 22 Sampler''
?
ELEC14LP/CD (2xLP/CD, 1994)
Various
``Agenda 22''
A1 The Keyprocessor - ``Dirt''
A2 Florence - ``Sea Of Tranquillity''
A3 Ross 154 - ``Mayflower''
B1 Wladimir M. - ``Poem 2411''
B2 The Keyprocessor - ``Cabs''
B3 David Caron - ``A Quiet Passing''
C1 Max 404 - ``Lost''
C2 Wladimir M. - ``Sex & Lies''
C3 Ross - ``Living The Love Of Afterlife''
D1 David Caron - ``Fantasy On A Fantasy On A...''
D2 Max 404 & The Keyprocessor - ``A Laughable Death''
D3 Ross 154 - ``Remembrance''
ELEC15LP/CD (2xLP/CD, 1995)
Various
``Global Technological Innovations - UK 1''
A1 Pluto - ``Free To Run''
A2 Graphite - ``Vibes''
B1 Quark - ``Space''
B2 Offset - ``Aims Of Me''
C1 Dave Angel - ``Dimention[sic] Of Drums''
C2 Aubrey - ``Journey Time''
D1 Thunderground - ``Chrome Roots''
D2 Russ Gabriel - ``Peace For Thought''
ELEC16T (12", 1995)
Eclipse (Steve Johnson)
A1 ``Delta-9-T''
B1 ``F-Layer''
B2 ``Tau-Ceti (Mix Alpha)''
ELEC17T (12", 1995)
Mark Broom
``Time EP''
A1 ``After Sunrise''
B1 ``Gira''
B2 ``Time''
ELEC18LP/CD/ELEC20T (2xLP/CD/12", 1995)
Scanner (Robin Rimbaud)
``Spore''/``Flaneur Electronique''
A1 ``Full Fathom''
A2 ``915.675''
A3 ``394''
B1 ``Strom''
B2 ``Lacuna''
B3 ``Radiation''
C1 ``Silver''
C2 ``Flyjazz''
C3 ``Pudenda''
D1 ``Naked''
D2 ``At The End Of The Day''
D3 ``Arc''
ELEC20T
A1 ``Flaneur Electronique''
ELEC19T (12", 1995)
Scanner (Robin Rimbaud)
A1 ``Full Fathom''
B1 ``Above Your Eyes''
ELEC21T (12", 1995)
Neuropolitique (Matt Cogger)
A1 ``Switchback''
B1 ``Wide''
ELEC22LP/CD (2xLP/CD, 1995)
Neuropolitique (Matt Cogger)
``Are You Now Or Have You Ever Been?''
A1 ``Arythmatics''
A2 ``Now The Screens Were''
B1 ``Cuban Timewarp''
B2 ``This Gnome Came Up To Me...''
C1 ``Lost In The Supermarket''
C2 ``Switchback''
D1 ``Thanx''
D2 ``Are You Now Or Have You Ever Been?''
ELEC23LP/CD (2xLP/CD, 1995)
As One (Kirk DeGiorgio)
``Reflections On Reflections''
A1 ``Shambala (Reflected by Balil)''
A2 ``Meridian (Reflected by Max 404)''
A3 ``Asa Nisi Masa (Reflected by Carl Craig)''
B1 ``Moon Over The Moab (Reflected by B12)''
B2 ``Majik Jar (Reflected by Terrace)''
B3 ``Mihara (Reflected by Autocreation)''
C1 ``Meridian (Reflected by Blue Binary)''
C2 ``Shambala (Reflected by Russ Gabriel)''
C3 ``Moon Over The Moab (Reflected by Urban Tribe)''
D1 ``Orchilla (Reflected by Elegy)''
D2 ``Asa Nisi Masa (Reflected by Scanner)''
D3 ``Moon Over The Moab (Reflected by Carl Craig and Urban Tribe)''
ELEC24T (12", 1995)
Scanner (Robin Rimbaud)
``Mass Observation 95''
A1 ``Mass Observation (The Crackdown)''
A2 ``Mass Observation (Claude Young Scan)''
B1 ``Mass Observation (Optic Code)''
B2 ``Flaneur Electronique''
ELEC25T (12", 1995)
As One (Kirk Degiorgio)
A1 ``We No Longer Understand''
A2 ``Perspective''
B1 ``Ariois''
B2 ``Fin''
ELEC26LP/CD (2xLP/CD, 1995)
As One (Kirk Degiorgio)
``Celestial Soul''
A1 ``Celestial Soul''
A2 ``Ikiru''
B1 ``Dhyana''
B2 ``Laetoli''
B3 ``Hybrid''
C1 ``We No Longer Understand''
C2 ``Renaissance''
C3 ``Ariois''
D1 ``Return To Taklimakan''
D2 ``What Might Have Been''
ELE27CD (2xCD, 1996)
Various
``Objets D'Art 92-95''
CD1
1 Future/Past - ``Clinically Inclined (Remix)''
2 As One - ``Amalia''
3 Balil - ``Whirling Of Spirits''
4 Balil - ``Choke And Fly''
5 Psyche - ``Neurotic Behaviour''
6 Psyche - ``How The West Was Won''
7 B.F.C. - ``Chicken Noodle Soup''
8 B.F.C. - ``Sleep''
9 Esoterik - ``Exteriors''
10 Esoteri - ``Locator''
CD2
1 Phenomyna - ``Into The Otherworld (Black Dog Mix)''
2 Phenomyna - ``Earthfall (Nuron Mix)''
3 Phenomyna - ``Got The Urge (Stasis Mix)''
4 Elegy - ``Ensemble''
5 Elegy - ``Tone Poem''
6 Esoterik - ``Kwaidan''
7 Elegy - ``\P Switch''
8 Redcell - ``Climatic Calm''
ELEC28LP/CD (2xLP/CD, 1996)
Various
``Global Technological Innovations - Unreleased II''
A1 Ian Pooley - ``Moodz''
A2 Blake Baxter - ``Assassin''
A3 Mark Broom - ``Away & Beyond''
B1 Dan Curtin - ``Une Pequena Melodia En Domingo''
B2 Neuropolitique - ``Nervous''
B3 Lazermusik - ``Williamsburg Drive - By Disaster''
C1 Shake - ``ID Clones''
C2 Neil Landstrumm - ``Puter Vibes''
C3 Claude Young - ``The Thinking Man's Dream''
D1 Stefan Robbers - ``Aware & Awake''
D2 Blue Binary - ``The Veil''
D3 B12 - ``Practopia''
ELEC29LP/CD (2xLP/CD, 1996)
Neuropolitique (Matt Cogger)
``Nomenclature''
A1 ``Fusion Menu''
A2 ``Facility Function''
A3 ``365 Fellatio''
B1 ``1492 Backslash 48207''
B2 ``Animated Data''
C1 ``Can't Get Off The Slide''
C2 ``Menage A Trois''
D1 ``Box''
D2 ``Mind You Don't Trip''
ELEC30LP/CD (2xLP/CD, 1996?)
Tony Drake
``Texture''
A1 ``The Birth Of Love''
A2 ``These Lips Of Gold''
A3 ``The Is How Much I Love You''
A4 ``Cherish''
B1 ``The Strangest Dream''
B2 ``One''
B3 ``The Haunting''
C1 ``In The Hearts Of Angels''
C2 ``Night Desends[sic]''
C3 ``Moisture''
C4 ``After The Moment''
D1 ``These Memories Fade''
D2 ``Love's Release''
D3 ``Texture''
ELEC31CD (CD, 1997?)
Various
``Objets D'Art III''
?
ELEC32LP/CD (2xLP/CD, ?)
Florence (Stefan Robbers)
``Occurrences''
?
ELEC33LP/CD (2xLP/CD, ?)
Neuropolitique (Matt Cogger)
``Beyond The Pinch''
?
ELEC34T (12", ?)
Ultramarine
``On The Brink''
?
ELEC35CD (CD, ?)
Various
``Agenda 23''
?
--- END NEW ELECTRONICA DISCOGRAPHY ---
After writing a lengthy piece like this, I'm tempted to quote Puck's
monologue at the end of Shakespeare's ``A Midsummer Night's Dream'', but
since you're online anyway, go read it from somewhere else :). My wrists
are killing me.
Cheers,
--
nuutti-iivari meriläinen gordon at diversion dot org
http colon slash slash www dot diversion dot org slash
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