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I would second the recommendation of "1930" (Tzadik), but I think the best place to start with Merzbow would be the "Batztoutai With Memorial Gadgets" double CD on RRR (or the vinyl if you can find it)- it's really diverse in terms of how the tracks sound and how they're put together, as apparently many of the tracks consist of Masami cutting up and resplicing fairly classic pieces of musique concrete, and so it avoids just being a single huge monolithic wall of noise, which is what he tends to go for these days. Drew np: Solutiore of Stareau 3 CDR- really nice. . . --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

FYI, it's _Batztoutai with MATERIAL Gadgets: De-Composed Works 1985-86_. and i second the recommendation for it. it's not yer typical Merzbow. also interesting (while not necessarily this-listy) is Akita's collaboration with Christoph Heeman, _Sleeper awakes on the edge of the abyss_. would probably appeal to the darkambient fans out there. ks -----Original Message----- From: Vague Terrain [mailto:mcess@slip.net] Sent: Friday, December 31, 1999 11:26 AM To: idm@hyperreal.org Subject: (idm) Merzbow IS worth checking out I would second the recommendation of "1930" (Tzadik), but I think the best place to start with Merzbow would be the "Batztoutai With Memorial Gadgets" double CD on RRR (or the vinyl if you can find it)- it's really diverse in terms of how the tracks sound and how they're put together, as apparently many of the tracks consist of Masami cutting up and resplicing fairly classic pieces of musique concrete, and so it avoids just being a single huge monolithic wall of noise, which is what he tends to go for these days. Drew np: Solutiore of Stareau 3 CDR- really nice. . . --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

mcess@slip.net wrote:

quoted 1 line np: Solutiore of Stareau 3 CDR- really nice. . .

> np: Solutiore of Stareau 3 CDR- really nice. . .

who all has heard this? Had it for a bit now. And I will agree that this is quite engaging. Kind of hard to describe. Some of it is familiar sounding but in an odd sense. One of the cdrs reminds me of what minimal techno would sound like if the mego camp did it. Very original and well done. -daniel: Head Monkey: Mad Monkey Records: http://monkey.eliteware.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

In a message dated 12/31/99 4:56:13 PM Eastern Standard Time, gollum@videotron.ca writes: << I've heard quite a bit about this CD and am intrigued... Where would one get this CDR pack? >> It's gone. I wrote SoS a few months ago, and he said he was out. Presumably can't make anymore either. Matt --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

On Sat, 1 Jan 2000 AeOtaku@aol.com wrote:

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> << > I've heard quite a bit about this CD and am intrigued... Where would one get > this CDR pack? > >> > > It's gone. > I wrote SoS a few months ago, and he said he was out. > Presumably can't make anymore either.

Most of the material from the CDR pack (or slightly reworked versions thereof) will be officially released on a couple of different labels soon. Greg -- Greg Clow - greg@stainedproductions.com - http://www.stainedproductions.com - feedback monitor - electronic & experimental radio/reviews/interviews - - http://www.stainedproductions.com/feedback/ - --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

At 11:48 AM 1/1/2000 -0500, you wrote:

quoted 11 lines In a message dated 12/31/99 4:56:13 PM Eastern Standard Time,

>In a message dated 12/31/99 4:56:13 PM Eastern Standard Time, >gollum@videotron.ca writes: > ><< > I've heard quite a bit about this CD and am intrigued... Where would one get > this CDR pack? > >> > >It's gone. >I wrote SoS a few months ago, and he said he was out. >Presumably can't make anymore either.

FYI: I believe Solutions of Stareau is currently talking with several well known labels who have interest in releasing some or all tracks from his excellent 3xcdr. So hopefully soon many more ears will be treated to the sounds of Solutions of Stareau. -->-Lance--- lance@inaudible.com p.o. box 450715 westlake, ohio 44145 united states --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org