hello. this is the suction records' email thingy no.022
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SUCTION RECORDS - SYNTHESIZER POP FOR PURISTS:
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TABLE OF CONTENTS:
SECTION-001: SUCTION RECORDS new release news.
SECTION-002: SOLVENT new release news.
SECTION-003: THE MITGANG AUDIO suction019 reviews.
SECTION-004: LOWFISH suction018 reviews
SECTION-005: CHART: suction records' best of 2003.
SECTION-006: BUY DIRECT update.
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SECTION-001: SUCTION RECORDS new release news.
For those of you of who have been studying the liner notes
to "Snow Robots Volume 3" and wondering, "what is up?":
Yes, we're a little behind schedule.
Yes, suction020 by Solvent is not to be. Solvent's forthcoming
album "Apples and Synthesizers" will now be released on Ghostly
International, spring 2004.
News about Suction Records' future releases TBA... soon.
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SECTION-002: SOLVENT new release news.
LOWFISH and THE MITGANG AUDIO too...
---> Out NOW:
artist: Solvent
title: "Radio Ga Ga pt.1"
format: 12"
label: Ghostly International GI-22
TRACKLIST:
A1: My Radio (Extended Mix)
A2: My Radio (Perspects Cut-Up Mix)
B1: My Radio (Schneider TM Mustang Remake)
B2: For You (Lowfish Remix)
B3: Radio Goo Goo
INFO: It doesn't seem so long ago, when I loved you,
My Radio, you promised me so much, but now you've changed.
---> Out NOW:
artist: Solvent
title: "Radio Ga Ga pt.2"
format: 12"
label: Ghostly International GI-23
TRACKLIST:
A1: For You (Extended Mix)
A2: My Radio (The Mitgang Audio Remix)
B1: My Radio (Legowelt Remake)
B2: For You (ISAN Remix)
B3: Poly Ensemble
INFO: It's something I can't describe, when you look into
my eyes, if you knew what I can see, would this put your
mind at ease?
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SECTION-003: reviews for suction019 THE MITGANG AUDIO
"The View From Your New Home":
THE WIRE magazine, UK:
New Yorker Ray Sweeten, of the Plantains, makes synthpop,
but just because it's synthpop doesn't mean there can't be
surprises. The whipcrack snares and whistling synth lead
of "Binary Life" suggest Bonanza more readily than they
do any ol' Betamax fantasy, while tunes like "Stelle Di
Radio" reference Italo disco so faithfully that they're
actually sung in Italian. Requisite references to Speak
and Spell-era Depeche Mode, Yello and Alexander Robotnik
abound, but Sweeten's songwriting means that his tracks
are always more than the sum of their arpeggios. The wistful
"Minor Causes" is a minor classic that loses nothing in
having come along two decades late, while "The Escape"
and "The View from Your New Home" revisit the baroque
inclinations of Wendy Carlos. The only complaint is the
muted quality of the sound throughout, leaving the songs
as if heard through a gauzy scrim. On the other hand,
that only adds to the album's nostalgic feel.
(EDITOR'S NOTE: Can anybody make sense of this "muted
quality of the sound" to which the reviewer refers? We're
baffled here. Perhaps you were wearing earmuffs Phllip?
We understand, it gets cold in December)
EXCLAIM! magazine, CANADA:
Toronto's Suction Records hit the bull¹s-eye with one of
the finest releases the electronic genre has produced in
ages. Brooklyn¹s Ray Sweeten is the man behind Mitgang Audio
and he expertly blends his love of early `80s synth pop,
contemporary electro and IDM on this very impressive debut.
Aside from the world of electro-pop, he creates a Detroit
techno sound on "Binary Life" that Kevin Saunderson would
be proud of and even makes a nod to classical music structures
on "The Escape." The album's thrilling opener, "Minor Causes,"
is a perfect example of his pop sensibilities and is possibly
the best electro-pop song of the past year. Sweeten clearly has
a gift for melody as well as programming. The vocals are all
given the vocoder treatment, but the effects used in this case
give it a soft touch, avoiding the abrasive tones so commonly
associated with electro tracks. More than half of the vocal
tracks are in Italian, an appropriate gesture to his influences
past (Giorgio Moroder) and present (he held a two-year residency
in Italy). The Mitgang Audio's landscape is at times cold, but
always inviting. The ideal blend of organic analog sounds with
crisp programmed beat structures is hard to master, especially
when trying to wrap them around a melody. The fact that Sweeten
has figured this out on his debut demands attention and points
toward a bright future indeed.
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SECTION-004: reviews for LOWFISH suction018
"1000 Correction per Second":
XLR8R magazine, USA:
Only a person with an active self-editing mechanism could have
produced this album title. And indeed, Canadian Gregory de Rocher
seems to have eliminated most of pop's errors on this deceptively
simple paean to electro/synth pop a la Human League. Tracks hover
around 4 minutes and sport basic melodies that quickly worm into
the mind, making it easy to overlook the subtle details of production
that make this album much more than nostalgic pap. Lowfish scores
high, providing understated enjoyment while reveling in machine
warmth.
VICE magazine, North America:
Keeping with their mandate of quality music with a retro feel,
Toronto's Suction Records is set to release another quality
synth-pop album from label cofounder Gregory DeRocher, a.k.a.
Lowfish. You may know Lowfish from his previous efforts on
Suction or his excellent Accident Causer EP on Ersatz. His new
full-length, 1000 Corrections Per Second, is a mixed bag of
synth-pop ranging from the sentimental ("Step Step") to the
catchy ("Fric Frac") to the downright pumping ("Photo
Disintegration"). Forget the watered-down schlock that passes
for electro these days - this is pure,unadulterated synth music,
and it rules.
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SECTION-005: CHART: suction records' best of 2003
quoted 1 line Suction Records top 10 2003 (non-Suction / not in order):
>>> Suction Records top 10 2003 (non-Suction / not in order):
1. David Kristian "Music from the Mermaid Room"
(series sampler album,Wikkid) [*]
2. Television Set "Moscow at Midnight"
(album, Genetic Music) [*]
3. The Rorschach Garden "Flow of Life"
(12" ep, Thrillbeatconstruction)
4. Perspects "The Third and Final Report"
(12" ep, Interdimensional Transmissions)
5. GD Luxxe "the 21st Door"
(album, Interdimensional Transmissions)
6. V/A "New Deutsch" (comp album, Gigolo)
7. Aphex Twin "26 Mixes for Cash" (2cd remix comp, Warp)
8. FPU "Traxxdata" (album, Turbo)
9. Outputmessage "Bernard's Song" (track, Ghostly International)
10. O.M.D. [first 3 albums] (remastered with bonus tracks, Virgin)
[*] available to BUY from
http://www.suctionrecords.com/buy
quoted 1 line Suction Records best track of 2003:
>>> Suction Records best track of 2003:
- The Rorschach Garden "Solarize" (Thrillbeatconstruction)
quoted 1 line Suction Records most under rated release in 2003:
>>> Suction Records most under rated release in 2003:
- THE MITGANG AUDIO "The View From Your New Home" (Suction Records)
quoted 1 line 3 more from Lowfish:
>>> 3 more from Lowfish:
1. Claro Intelecto "Peace Of Mind" (12" ep, Ai)
2. Chris Clark "Indigo Optimos" (track, Warp)
3. Scape-1 remix of Freezie Freeky "Datasink" (track, Satamile)
quoted 1 line 3 more from Solvent:
>>> 3 more from Solvent:
1. LFO "Sheath" (album, Warp)
2. Asmus Tietchens "Nachtstucke" / "Biotop" (reissue albums, Die Stadt)
3. Japan [last 2 albums] (remastered with bonus tracks, Virgin)
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SECTION-006: BUY DIRECT updates
-> SOLVENT "Radio Ga Ga pt.1" (12")
-> SOLVENT "Radio Ga Ga pt.2" (12")
-> DAVID KRISTIAN "Music from the Mermaid Room"
(CD: series OVERVIEW/SAMPLER)
-> DAVID KRISTIAN "Music from the Mermaid Room volume 1" (CD)
-> DAVID KRISTIAN "Music from the Mermaid Room volume 2" (CD)
-> DAVID KRISTIAN "Music from the Mermaid Room volume 3" (CD)
-> DAVID KRISTIAN "Micronymph vs Meganymph" (12")
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