On Thu, 31 Aug 1995 gclow@smtpgate.octrf.on.ca.octrf.on.ca wrote:
quoted 1 line OK, no-one answered me the first time, so let's try again, shall we?> OK, no-one answered me the first time, so let's try again, shall we?
Sorry. I thought somebody else might pipe in.
quoted 3 lines 1) Is the Air Liquide double disc on sm:)e a compilation of previously> 1) Is the Air Liquide double disc on sm:)e a compilation of previously
> released stuff, all new material, or some combonation? Until I picked it up
> a few weeks ago, I was pretty unfamilar with AL, but I dig it lots.
Air Liquide are Jammin' Unit and Walker from Germany (Can Oral and Ingmar
_hmm I forget his last name is it Koch?_ respectively). Ingmar has been
the man behind a slew of VERY interesting labels from Germany including
Structure, DJungle Fever, Blue (the original home of Air Liquide), and
the newer Mille Plateau (among many others). I believe that Can has
since left Air Liquide (I know that he now lives in Berlin). Cem's
brother (I've heard they are related), Kahn, runs a record store in New
York and also records often with Ingmar (Walker). To directly answer
your question, I would guess yes. Most of the Sm:)e releases are
licensed, previously released material. Most of these original releases
are very hard to find though. I know that there was an Air Liquide
release on Rising High that also was licensed to Sm:)e. I'm pretty sure
there are a couple of Air Liquide releases on Sm:)e. I have the Mercury
EP and Robot Wars as well as another double 10" with a dragonfly or
something on it (I forget the name). I also have a couple of limited
pressings of Air Liquide on Blue. They have tons of shit out. Keep a
look out and I'm sure you'll find something.
quoted 4 lines I'm a bit confused> I'm a bit confused
> - is Hardkiss a person/project, the name of the comp, or the name of the
> label? I know that Scott(?) Hardkiss is credited as being involved in at
> least producing/mixing some of the stuff,
Hardkiss was a party that sprang up in San Francisco in the early days of
the scene here. All of the DJ's a promoters involved tack Hardkiss on
the end of their name (like Scott Hardkiss in this case). There's Gavin,
Scott and Robbie that I can remember from heart. They started a label
together called Hardkiss Music. All of the original releases were pretty
much written and produced by our list friend Jon Drukman and another chap
Jeff Taylor. Because of bitter tension from miscrediting the releases, the
Hardkisses and the Ultraviolet crew (I like to affectionatley call them)
split forces and now Hardkiss are on their own. IMO the best Hardkiss
tracks are the early ones including:
Ultraviolet Catastrophe - The Trip
Hawke - 3 Nudes In A Purlpe Garden
God Within (not a good as the previous two)
If you're like me then you'll like Deluxe. This is material written and
produced by Jeff Taylor. There's a full length and some singles remixed
by the likes of Freaky Chakra and Young American Primitive all on
Ultraviolet Recordings. Also check out the Bass Kittens single (written
by Jon of course) for some more good funky electronic stuff.
If you'd like to talk with either Hardkiss Music or Ultraviolet
Recordings you can call information in San Francisco.
-robert
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