Date: Mon, 1 Jan 1996 17:47:28 -0500 (EST)
From: Christopher Miller <evil@digital.net>
To: ATOM HEART LIST <adivakaran@worldbank.org>, alaric@io.com,
aran@mit.edu, dogstar@iac.net, edm@netcom.com, grof@chuma.cas.usf.edu,
halvx2@resrocket.com, mkolmar@ccs.nslsilus.org, will@panix.com,
wise@netzone.com
Cc: evil@digital.net
Subject: Lassigue Bendthaus interview by Hal Vx2.
Ok.
Here is a very interesting interview one of our member-types, Hal Vx2
<halvx2@resrocket.com> did sometime last year - I pulled it off of
rec.music.industrial toward the end of June. Anyway, I've gone through and
cleaned it up a bit (hope you don't mind, Hal), plus I've done a total
overhaul on the LB discography which follows the interview so it doesn't
look so much like Ashurs's. ;}
I hope everyone digs it:
---------- Forwarded Message ----------
Date: 19 Jun 1995 16:07:57 -0400
From: Encryption <halvx2@io.org>
Newgroups: rec.music.industrial
Subject: Lassigue Bendthaus Interview (Was Re: Lassigue Bendthaus)
dstallard@aol.com (DStallard) writes:
> Why is it that you never hear anything about Lassigue Bendthaus? L.B.
> has some of the best stuff in the electronic/industrial genre, but from
> what I can tell they don't get much notice. Granted, the latest album is
> not as exciting as the other stuff (it leans more toward ambient techno),
> but the other CDs I have (the "Biohazard" single which is simply amazing
> and the album "Matter") are really good. Lots of electronics and always
> thundering drums.
I wrote this article for an upcoming feature article for Renegade Spectrum
magazine and thought it would be beneficial for everyone. Share and Enjoy!
--- BEGIN ---
Facts In/Fax Out: Lassigue Bendthaus
by Hal Vx2 (e-mail: halvx2@io.org)
As a professional musician in ATD Convention, and a member of several
international music projects, I strongly feel that sampling is intrinsic to
complimenting our music and ideology. Last fall, I joined an organization
called the Musicians Against Copyrighting Of Samples (MACOS) founded by Uwe
Schmidt of Lassigue Bendthaus. A month afterwards, I launched the official
Internet World Wide Web site for MACOS at: http://www.io.org/~halvx2/macos.
Since then, MACOS has grown to more than 37 members in 13 different
countries and now we have received endorsement from several record
companies and other organizations worldwide.
MACOS is a non-profit organization which is constructing an international
network of musicians whose opinions of sampling and the use of sampling
technology oppose the copyrighting of samples. As a MACOS member, you
allow the sampling of your MACOS product freely, without licensing or
incurring any legal ramifications. By including the MACOS logo on your
musical product, you demonstrate your commitment towards sampling,
authorizing that your product can be used as a sampling source.
Uwe Schmidt and myself communicate via facsimile transmissions to update
one another about news and to keep our member lists updated and current.
Sometimes, we discuss issues other than MACOS, like our current music
projects or life in general. This article is about Lassigue Bendthaus and
the mysterious man behind the music.
Uwe Schmidt is the sole member of Lassigue Bendthaus. Based out of
Frankfurt, Germany, Uwe began as a drummer in a three member euro-dance
outfit known as "Pornotanz" with friend, Olaf Finkenbeiner. After
discovering his new love for rhythm programming and electronic instruments,
he formed a solo project to explore his own ideas and concepts, naming it
"Lassigue Bendthaus", which is ambiguous, yet meaningless.
Utilizing his educational background in philosophy, Uwe applies ideologies
from different philosophers to his work. This method enables him to give a
vivid and unique approach towards music. During his earlier works, such as
"Matter", Uwe was greatly influenced by the ideas of French philosopher
Paul Virilio. In his second album, "Cloned", Uwe dedicated the album to
another philosopher, Jean Baudrillard. This album's topic is about
simulation. And now, his latest album, "Render", focuses on the influence
of "junk culture" stemming from Japan and America onto Europe.
Uwe also remixes on the side, for various artists in his home studio. Some
artists that he has remixed for include Pankow, Sielwolf, Swamp Terrorists,
Resistance D, Prong, and Endraum. His personal discography has recently
surpassed 100 releases. But this is not the end of his busy schedule, not
only does he run the MACOS headquarters from his home studio, but he is
also involved in many music side projects which are listed here:
Atom Heart, Slot, i, Atomu' Shinzo, Bi-Face, Lisa Carbon Trio,
Millennium, Subsequence, Urban Primitivism, Datacide, Synthadelic,
Coeur Atomique, +n, Dr. Mueller, Soundfields, Mike McCoy, The Bitniks,
EE Surreal, Softcore, Gon, Flextone, Dots, VSVN, Beauty Forward.
Below, I have compiled some of the communications regarding Lassigue
Bendthaus from my facsimile transmissions. Although, this candid interview
is taken from a musician's standpoint, I feel that this will provide a
valued insight into the man behind the music and the work involved in
composing electronic music. Something that I feel still requires a greater
level of respect in the North American market, especially in the local
Toronto scene.
[Hal Vx2] Hi, are you still alive? It's me.
[Uwe] Yes, I was busy, sorry for the delay. I was pretty much
occupied with some gigs and various recording sessions. I
finished the new Lassigue Bendthaus 12"/mcd called "Overflow".
I'm very satisfied with it, also because LFO did some remixes
which I don't know yet but soon will have a listen.
[Hal Vx2] I'm glad to hear that you finished "Overflow". I can't wait to
hear it. I m a fan of LFO. I really enjoyed the latest "Tied
Up" single so I hope the remixes turned out. About Lassigue...
sorry about the 'shop talk' here but tell me. What's the secret
behind those wonderful 32nd note rolls? :) And what do you use
to sequence your music?
[Uwe] I'm really not against what you called 'shop talk'. If people
are interested, why not let them know. About my sequencers and
the mystery of the 32nd rolls. Well, I mainly use an Akai/Linn
ASQ 10 hardware sequencer as I don't like the handling of most
software sequencers I've used so far. Besides that, I use an
old Yamaha RX5 drum machine and a new Akai/Linn MPC3000
sequencer/sampler. Both Akai/Linn machines are my absolutely
favorites as their handling and reliability is fantastic
(besides some bugs, but, well, that's their character). Both
machines have a special 'roll' button, hold it and press any
resolution. But that's not the explanation really, as I could
do these programmings with any other machine. I just like their
32's (when they are useful) and how to program them is more a
question of if you can program them in your head before you go
the technical part. As a new sequencer, I recently bought a new
German analog/midi sequencer called "Doepfer 16/3". It looks
like an old Korg MS sequencer but 19" and updated. Very
interesting machine.
[Hal Vx2] Wow. What are you up to now?
[Uwe] I'm back in town, struggling with some jetlag, but mainly ok.
The trip to New York was quite nice this time, although this is
still the most mutated place I know. Recordings with Tetsu and
Bill Laswell turned out good. Sorry that I couldn't answer your
fax or respond on the Dat which I received some time ago, but
traveling and preparing stuff kept me pretty busy. The Dat
received in good shape (which I cannot say about a syquest which
I mailed per UPS to Belgium that got totally destroyed and the
two mastertapes for the new Lassigue Bendthaus 12" got lost...).
That and working on the new Lassigue album.
[Hal Vx2] You're doing another Lassigue Bendthaus album? I mean, it's
not as though you re not busy enough, eh? What is the theme of
this album? Do you have a key philosopher influencing this
album (like all the previous ones)? Just curious.
[Uwe] About the Lassigue Bendthaus album; this time it is not
influenced by a philosopher, or something deep like that. It's
about pop-music (which seems to be the opposite to 'deep', but
it isn't). I'm covering several pop-classics, such as James
Brown "Superbad", Robert Palmer "You Are In My System", Prince
"The Future", etc... I am planning to do at least five cover
versions, maybe more, together with some of my own 'pop'
interpretations. The album will be called "Pop Artificielle".
As you can imagine it's a lot of work, sampling, lyrics, etc.
but I think it's a step forward although some people won't
understand it also because 'the underground' is opposite to
'pop'. I really don't like these terms, but people are happy
with being regulated. Well I go back now to the Lassigue
Bendthaus work (mixing/composing one track for almost three
weeks now...).
The release dates set for the missing "Overflow" 12" and the "Pop
Artificielle" album are currently unconfirmed but should be tentatively out
in better record stores this autumn. If there are any further developments
with the new releases or the possibly of North American tour dates with
Lassigue Bendthaus, then you'll hear it here, first.
If you have any comments or questions, at any time, please feel free to
contact me through my personal e-mail address at halvx2@io.org. Thanks for
reading!
Greetings and best regards!
Hal Vx2
> L A S S I G U E B E N D T H A U S D I S C O G R A P H Y <
---------------------------------------------------------
ALBUMS :
title formats country label year
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
engineers love tape demo 1988
___________________________________________________________________________
matter lp/cd ger parade amoureuse 1991
phoe 019 / phoe 019/cd
matter lp/cd/cass contempo 1991
conte 204 / contedisk 204 /
matter cd aus kk 1994
re-release kk 113
matter cd us metropolis 1994
re-release
___________________________________________________________________________
cloned lp/cd contempo 1992
conte 207 / contedisc 207
cloned cd aus kk 1994
re-release kk 114
cloned cd us metropolis 1994
re-release met 006
___________________________________________________________________________
cloned:binary cd contempo 1992
contedisc 207kl
___________________________________________________________________________
render lp/cd us kk 1994
render cd us kk/restless 1994
7 72813-2
___________________________________________________________________________
render audible lp/cd aus kk 1994
u.s. remixes / kk 127
___________________________________________________________________________
pop artificielle cd 1996
___________________________________________________________________________
SINGLES / E.P.s :
title formats country label year
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
automotif 12"/mcd ger parade amoureuse 1991
phoe 015 /
___________________________________________________________________________
hertz 12"/mcd ger parade amoureuse 1991
phoe 020 /
___________________________________________________________________________
biohazard 12"/cd contempo 1992
conte 206 / tempodisc 206
___________________________________________________________________________
biofeedback 12"/cd contempo 1992
conte 210 / tempodisc 210
___________________________________________________________________________
the overflow 12"/cd kk 1995
kk 132 /
___________________________________________________________________________
VARIOUS COMPILATIONS :
title formats label year
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
official techno club compilation lp/cd new zone 1990
nez lp1 / nez cd1
8. automotive (second edit) 6:23
___________________________________________________________________________
official techno club compilation volume 2 2xlp/ new zone 1990
2xcd nez lp2 / nez cd2
(tribal body disc / disc 2)
9. velocity life (unreleased mix) 6:24
___________________________________________________________________________
contemporary '91 cd contempo 1991
contedisc 199
9. transitory (live) 4:54
10. automotive (live) 5:31
___________________________________________________________________________
cybernetic biodread transmission cd simbiose records 1992
- international technological compilation bio cd 01
3. information
___________________________________________________________________________
latex tv oblivion cd minus habens 1992
mhcd 008
1. information (m.h. re-dit) 5:05
___________________________________________________________________________
electro revenge cd energy
cloned
___________________________________________________________________________
technopolis vol 12 bootleg cd
static (razormaid mix) 8:00
___________________________________________________________________________
for crying out loud electrozine cassette 1992
automotive
inured (pink elln mix)
___________________________________________________________________________
kodex sampler no.4 kodex tonkunst 1992
inured (pink elln mix)
alias
___________________________________________________________________________
we came to dance cd
___________________________________________________________________________
electrocity vol ? cd
___________________________________________________________________________
--- END ---
For anyone interested in publishing this article, you are permitted under
the following three conditions:
(1) This article is not to be edited or modified in any form and it is to
be printed in full,
(2) this article may not be re-printed (in part or full) without prior
authorization from the copyright holder, Hal Vx2 and
(3) a copy of the magazine or published media must be sent to:
Hal Vx2
c/o ISC Entertainment
214A Adelaide St. W.
Suite 201
Toronto, ON, CANADA
M5H 1W7
or soft version to halvx2@io.org
---------- End ----------
Date: Mon, 01 Jan 96 19:34:18 EST
From: Aran Parillo <aran@MIT.EDU>
To: Christopher Miller <evil@digital.net>
Cc: adivakaran@worldbank.org, alaric@io.com, dogstar@iac.net,
edm@netcom.com, grof@chuma.cas.usf.edu, halvx2@resrocket.com,
mkolmar@ccs.nslsilus.org, will@panix.com, wise@netzone.com
Subject: Re: Lassigue Bendthaus interview by Hal Vx2.
> Facts In/Fax Out: Lassigue Bendthaus
> by Hal Vx2 (e-mail: halvx2@io.org)
> [Hal Vx2] ...About Lassigue... sorry about the 'shop talk' here but tell
> me. What's the secret behind those wonderful 32nd note rolls?
> :) And what do you use to sequence your music?
Great stuff, thanks to all involved.
Anyone care to direct me to a `00:00' or even a track title rife with those
32nd note rolls? I have a vague idea...but confirmation gives my reviews
more musical clout. (And you know I need that.)
Also, in the Softcore press release there was mention of Uwe's 'new'
instrument that he simply fell in love with etc...any clues as to what
`instrument' that was exactly?
Thanks!
Teep
Date: Wed, 3 Jan 1996 19:38:32 -0600 (CST)
From: Mark Kolmar <mkolmar@ccs.nslsilus.org>
To: Aran Parillo <aran@MIT.EDU>
Cc: Christopher Miller <evil@digital.net>, adivakaran@worldbank.org,
alaric@io.com, dogstar@iac.net, edm@netcom.com, grof@chuma.cas.usf.edu,
halvx2@resrocket.com, will@panix.com, wise@netzone.com
Subject: Re: Lassigue Bendthaus interview by Hal Vx2.
On Mon, 1 Jan 1996, Aran Parillo wrote:
> Anyone care to direct me to a `00:00' or even a track title rife with
> those 32nd note rolls?
Several of the tracks on _Cloned_, for a start. Don't know what you mean
by the 00:00 but maybe I wasn't paying close enough attention to the
interview.
> Also, in the Softcore press release there was mention of Uwe's 'new'
> instrument that he simply fell in love with etc...any clues as to what
> `instrument' that was exactly?
Might've been that MAQ 16/3 Sequencer. Far as I know it's a non-MIDI
CV/Gate/Trigger hardware sequencer to drive the appropriate analog gear.
If it -is- non-MIDI then he would have to be using a CV to MIDI converter
to run a sampler.
Did they give a mfr and/or model #?
Hyperreal seems to be down (or my Net connection), so I can't look up any
more info on that MAQ 16/3. The folks on the Analogue Heaven list who own
them seem to rate them highly. I'm a MIDI-head and like my software
sequencer quite a lot (Music-X on an Amiga!)
Date: Thu, 4 Jan 1996 20:47:30 -0500 (EST)
From: --- <grof@chuma.cas.usf.edu>
To: atom heart list <adivakaran@worldbank.org>, alaric@io.com,
aran@mit.edu, dogstar@iac.net, edm@netcom.com, evil@digital.net,
halvx2@resrocket.com, mkolmar@ccs.nslsilus.org, will@panix.com,
wise@netzone.com
Subject: BEAUTY FORWARD
Does anyone have the straight dope on this alleged release/alias? I heard
that it was supposed to be released on Rather Interesting sometime in '95.
The post with the interview and discography listed "Beauty Forward" as a
Uwe Schmidt alais also. Was this ever released or is it something we
should keep our eyes out for in the future? If it was released, is it in
fact on RI under the title or alais of "Beauty Forward?"
jen
grof@chuma.cas.usf.edu
Date: Thu, 4 Jan 1996 22:57:35 -0500 (EST)
From: Hal Vx2 <halvx2@io.org>
To: --- <grof@chuma.cas.usf.edu>
Cc: atom heart list <adivakaran@worldbank.org>, alaric@io.com,
aran@mit.edu, dogstar@iac.net, edm@netcom.com, evil@digital.net,
mkolmar@ccs.nslsilus.org, will@panix.com, wise@netzone.com
Subject: Re: BEAUTY FORWARD
On Thu, 4 Jan 1996, --- wrote:
> Does anyone have the straight dope on this alleged release/alias? I
> heard that it was supposed to be released on Rather Interesting sometime
> in '95. The post with the interview and discography listed "Beauty
> Forward" as a Uwe Schmidt alais also. Was this ever released or is it
> something we should keep our eyes out for in the future? If it was
> released, is it in fact on RI under the title or alais of "Beauty
> Forward?"
Hmm. Interesting indeed. I haven't heard anything about Beauty Forward.
He will be back on the 16th from Australia so I can definately ask him
about it. I'll keep you posted.
Hal.
Date: Sat, 6 Jan 1996 13:16:37 -0500 (EST)
From: Christopher Miller <evil@digital.net>
To: ATOM HEART LIST <adivakaran@worldbank.org>, alaric@io.com,
aran@mit.edu, dogstar@iac.net, edm@netcom.com, grof@chuma.cas.usf.edu,
halvx2@resrocket.com, mkolmar@ccs.nslsilus.org, will@panix.com,
wise@netzone.com
Subject: Coeur Atomique
Ah.
For those of you who are still searching for those ever-elusive AH
releases, you'll appreciate and relate to what one has to go through to get
them. Below is a response I received concerning one of those overly-
frequent posted 'FAX trade' lists that pop up on both the IDM and Ambient
lists:
---------- Forwarded Message ----------
Date: Wed, 3 Jan 1996 18:43:49 +1100
From: direct@ozonline.com.au
To: Christopher Miller <evil@digital.net>
Subject: Re: Coeur Atomique
Hiya Christopher,
> Might there be some other non-Fax releases which you'd be willing to
> trade for the Coeur Atomique disc? By the way, I'm not into Fax like you
> are, but rather I am an ATOM HEART collector. Have pity on me.
you should have pity on me. Atom Heart is here in 6 days and I don't give a
stuff! Shame on me. You know, their pushing 'Coer Atomique' in the ads!
Terrible CD.
Can appreciate u AHeart lovers on/off the net.
Can you get Tetsu Inoue's 'Om - Instant Enlightenmant'??
Am also after Kunstoff on the Source label and Klf/Orb 'Play The Jams'
KLF 'Space' I wouldn't mind another copy of ..
Whatever, I'll get the Coer Atomique tomorrow before it disappears forever.
We'll come up with something you can get ....
I'll be paying A$36 (US$26)...but not keen on the cash. <-------------.
|
Don |
|
---------- End ---------- |
|
Absolutely no compassion ------------------------------------------'
Not only does this guy already have a copy of the COEUR ATOMIQUE cd,
but he has also gone out and bought another one from a local shop just so
he could gain another bartering-tool. In fact, he just posted on one of
the lists again today still wanting to trade it.
Maybe someone else wants to take a stab at this for themselves?
There's no way I can come up with the stuff he's asking for trade...
deerg.
christopher miller
evil@digital.net
Date: Sat, 6 Jan 1996 13:26:22 -0500 (EST)
From: Christopher Miller <evil@digital.net>
To: ATOM HEART LIST <adivakaran@worldbank.org>, alaric@io.com,
aran@mit.edu, dogstar@iac.net, edm@netcom.com, grof@chuma.cas.usf.edu,
halvx2@resrocket.com, mkolmar@ccs.nslsilus.org, will@panix.com,
wise@netzone.com
Cc: evil@digital.net
Subject: Second Nature on Sub Meta.
Well.
For those of you not subscribed to the Ambient list, I thought this
might be of some interest:
---------- Forwarded Message ----------
Date: Fri, 5 Jan 1996 00:49:36 -8000
From: Alan Blattberg <alanb@panix.com>
To: ambient@hyperreal.com
Subject: Re: Atom Heart
On Fri, 5 Jan 1996, will@panix.com (WILL-E) spake thusly:
> > Mark Coleman <mcoleman@wsnet.com> wrote:
> >
> > I have noticed that a Laswell/Inoue(sp?)/Atom Heart collaboration
> > record on the way and somewhere along the way I have heard AH=LB. Is
> > it true?
>
> yes but are you referring to Second Nature, which is already available on
> FAX? or something different?
Yr both right. Second Nature is a Laswell/Inoue/Atom Heart collab' which
is currently out on FAX, but it will s00n be re-released on Laswell's _Sub
Meta_ label with "beautiful all-new art."
Alan Blattberg
alanb@panix.com
nycnycnycnycnyc
---------- End ----------
Date: Tue, 9 Jan 1996 22:01:58 -0500 (EST)
From: Christopher Miller <evil@digital.net>
To: ATOM HEART LIST <adivakaran@worldbank.org>, alaric@io.com,
aran@mit.edu, dogstar@iac.net, edm@netcom.com, ehill@best.com,
grof@chuma.cas.usf.edu, halvx2@resrocket.com, martinej@rohan.sdsu.edu,
mcoleman@wsnet.com, mkolmar@ccs.nslsilus.org, will@panix.com,
wise@netzone.com
Subject: Trivia question #1.
Ok.
Anyone know why the album is called: "Render Audible: U.S. Remixes"?
^ ^
aivirt.
christopher miller
evil@digital.net
Date: Wed, 10 Jan 1996 17:20:29 -0600
From: Mark Coleman <mcoleman@wsnet.com>
To: ATOM HEART LIST <adivakaran@worldbank.org>, alaric@io.com,
aran@mit.edu, dogstar@iac.net, edm@netcom.com, ehill@best.com,
evil@digital.net, grof@chuma.cas.usf.edu, halvx2@resrocket.com,
martinej@rohan.sdsu.edu, mcoleman@wsnet.com, mkolmar@ccs.nslsilus.org,
will@panix.com, wise@netzone.com
Subject: LB fan wanting to break in to AH
This is my first post to the list, so bear with me.
I have LB Matter, Cloned and Render and I am interested in hearing the Atom
Heart material, but need some recommendations(sp?).
Also, is the AH/TI/Laswell collaboration on Fax domestic or should I wait
for the Axiom re-release to get a better price. Or is it good enough I
should just say "screw the price" and buy it anyway.
Newbie-ly yours,
Mark
Date: Wed, 10 Jan 1996 20:01:25 -0500 (EST)
From: Aqua Regis <dogstar@iac.net>
To: Mark Coleman <mcoleman@wsnet.com>
Cc: ATOM HEART LIST <adivakaran@worldbank.org>, alaric@io.com,
aran@mit.edu, edm@netcom.com, ehill@best.com, evil@digital.net,
grof@chuma.cas.usf.edu, halvx2@resrocket.com, martinej@rohan.sdsu.edu,
mcoleman@wsnet.com, mkolmar@ccs.nslsilus.org, will@panix.com,
wise@netzone.com
Subject: Re: LB fan wanting to break in to AH
On Wed, 10 Jan 1996, Mark Coleman wrote:
> I have LB Matter, Cloned and Render and I am interested in hearing the
> Atom Heart material, but need some recommendations(sp?).
>
> Also, is the AH/TI/Laswell collaboration on Fax domestic or should I wait
> for the Axiom re-release to get a better price. Or is it good enough I
> should just say "screw the price" and buy it anyway.
okay, here's what i believe to be some of the best Lassigue and Atom Heart
stuff:
Deep ambient:
Datacide "Flowerhead" (with Tetsu Inoue on Rather Interesting)
Jet Chamber (with Pete Namlook on Fax)
all over da map:
+N ex.s (on Geometrik with Von Magnet, Stocha, and Chris and Cosey appear)
more industrialish:
Lassigue Bendthaus "Biofeedback" ep (not "Biohazard" but that's good too)
wait... i'm confused now too, it's the one with the primarily orange cover
Lassigue Bendthaus "Overflow" ep
Lassigue Bendthaus "Cloned"
trancey (and i don't mean hard trance) and beaty:
Second Nature ( with Bill Laswell and Tetsu on Fax)
Bitniks "Holograms"
i'm sure there are a couple that i'm not thinking of right now, but those
are some of the ones that i tend to enjoy the most...
rob
Date: Wed, 10 Jan 1996 19:10:53 -0600 (CST)
From: Mark Kolmar <mkolmar@ccs.nslsilus.org>
To: Mark Coleman <mcoleman@wsnet.com>
Cc: ATOM HEART LIST <adivakaran@worldbank.org>, alaric@io.com,
aran@mit.edu, dogstar@iac.net, edm@netcom.com, ehill@best.com,
evil@digital.net, grof@chuma.cas.usf.edu, halvx2@resrocket.com,
martinej@rohan.sdsu.edu, mcoleman@wsnet.com, will@panix.com,
wise@netzone.com
Subject: Re: LB fan wanting to break in to AH
> I have LB Matter, Cloned and Render and I am interested in hearing the
> Atom Heart material, but need some recommendations(sp?).
Find _Render Audible_ if you haven't already. It is excellent and points
the way to some of what you can expect on his Rather Interesting releases.
The material I've been able to find has been mostly of a consistenly high
standard of about 7/10. However I'd recommend against these, at least to
begin with: (others please disagree as you see fit)
Live at sel i/s/c (Fax) -- Semi-melodic ambient noodling. A waste of time,
especially compared to the many discs he's done that are far better and
easier to locate.
Dots (RI) -- Billed as "Elevator Music", it is. And unfortunately it isn't
something clever like twisted faux-Muzak. Just melodic noodling.
B2 Atom Heart Live -- Maybe you just have to be there. Some Roland X0X
boxes running prepared sequences (303/808, maybe a 909 and/or 202?), and
tapes, mixed live in front of audiences in Barcelona and Berlin. (Is it
Berlin?)
What I recommend: (if you can find them!)
VSVN (RI) -- The 808 takes a rest for the most part, which yields sparse
but intricate rhythms constructed from sounds custom-built or stolen
especially for the occasion. Wonderfully minimal and alien.
Softcore (Fax) -- No big surprises, really, but a standout.
Silver Sound 60 (RI) -- You should still be able to get this one. A bit of
a lighter, loungier feel. Lots of 808 programming and quiet synthetics.
Bitniks (Hypnotic) -- Better-than-the-usual Atom Heart pointillism in long,
evolving tracks.
POD Communications Presents... -- This is out domestically, but suffice to
say it's not a common sight 'round here. Good overview of the earlier,
crunchy techno (like Urban Primitivism and Atomu Shinzu).
> Also, is the AH/TI/Laswell collaboration on Fax domestic or should I wait
> for the Axiom re-release to get a better price.. Or is it good enough I
> should just say "screw the price" and buy it anyway.
Others have said this release is sub-par, though I have not heard it. For
the amount of trouble it would be to try to find this on Fax at this late
date, I'd say wait for the Axiom reissue if you bother at all.
Date: Wed, 10 Jan 1996 00:12:48 -0800 (PST)
From: Goethe <martinej@rohan.sdsu.edu>
To: Christopher Miller <evil@digital.net>
Cc: ATOM HEART LIST <adivakaran@worldbank.org>, alaric@io.com,
aran@mit.edu, dogstar@iac.net, edm@netcom.com, ehill@best.com,
grof@chuma.cas.usf.edu, halvx2@resrocket.com, mcoleman@wsnet.com,
mkolmar@ccs.nslsilus.org, will@panix.com, wise@netzone.com
Subject: Atom Heart info please
Nice to see this mailing list going.
Can anyone comment on what projects are more along the lines of what he's
done on Fax and Rather Interesting? I really enjoy these works but can't
stomach the hard stuff (ie most of the Datacide CD on POD) and I don't
think I'd like the "dance/industrial" stuff much. Haven't heard any of this
though. What are people's recommendations?
Got a great Atom Heart/Synectics EP on Delerium that's worth checking out.
The same Synectics that have a CD out on Rephlex I assume.
Thanks for any feedback,
Tony
Date: Wed, 10 Jan 1996 20:15:13 -0500 (EST)
From: Aqua Regis <dogstar@iac.net>
To: Goethe <martinej@rohan.sdsu.edu>
Cc: Christopher Miller <evil@digital.net>, adivakaran@worldbank.org,
alaric@io.com, aran@mit.edu, edm@netcom.com, ehill@best.com,
grof@chuma.cas.usf.edu, halvx2@resrocket.com, mcoleman@wsnet.com,
mkolmar@ccs.nslsilus.org, will@panix.com, wise@netzone.com
Subject: Re: Atom Heart info please
On Wed, 10 Jan 1996, Goethe wrote:
> Can anyone comment on what projects are more along the lines of what he's
> done on Fax and Rather Interesting? I really enjoy these works but can't
> stomach the hard stuff (ie most of the Datacide CD on POD) and I don't
> think I'd like the "dance/industrial" stuff much. Haven't heard any of
> of this though. What are people's recommendations?
>
> Got a great Atom Heart/Synectics EP on Delerium that's worth checking
> out. The same Synectics that have a CD out on Rephlex I assume.
If you want to avoid the dancier and industrial stuff then here's what i
recommend:
Jet Chamber
Datacide "Flowerhead" a lot different than the other...
Interactive Music
Second Nature
Jet Chamber
+N "ex.s" okay, so it has a few dancey things on it, but it's just a great
cd just for the schizo pHactor...
Date: Wed, 10 Jan 1996 20:20:20 -0500 (EST)
From: Christopher Miller <evil@digital.net>
To: ATOM HEART LIST <adivakaran@worldbank.org>, alaric@io.com,
aran@mit.edu, dogstar@iac.net, edm@netcom.com, ehill@best.com,
evil@digital.net, grof@chuma.cas.usf.edu, halvx2@resrocket.com,
martinej@rohan.sdsu.edu, mcoleman@wsnet.com, mkolmar@ccs.nslsilus.org,
will@panix.com, wise@netzone.com
Subject: Re: Atom Heart info please
Hm.
It's strange to see a posting on the Ambient list which parallels our
own current thread:
---------- Forwarded Message ----------
Date: Wed, 10 Jan 1996 20:10:51 -0500 (EST)
From: Aqua Regis <dogstar@iac.net>
To: David F Maier <dfm8@columbia.edu>
Cc: ambient@hyperreal.com
Subject: Re: Atom Heart
On Wed, 10 Jan 1996, David F Maier wrote:
> On Tue, 9 Jan 1996, Tim Zeigler wrote:
>
> > Also looking for Atom Heart suggestions (I have Flowerhead &
> > Interactive Music).
>
> Ahem. Once again, with feeling: Atom Heart rules and you should buy
> everything of his that you see. Better than Flowerhead is Masters of
> Psychedelic Ambiance, also with Tetsu. AH just keeps getting better, so
> I recommend the most recent stuff: Silver Sound and B.A.S.S. All of
> these are on Rather Interesting.
Masters of Psychedelic Ambience is one of my least favorites. it's like a
bad idea gone worse. i think Datacide is about 100x times better. it's much
deeper sounding to these ears. it would be even better if they didn't have
those misplaced sounding kick drums in there.
I also like Jet Chamber a lot. It's with Pete Namlook on Fax. it has a nice
and deep sound too. i would even say "dark."
Silver Sound is also good, but i prefer the other two...
---------- End ----------
Date: Wed, 10 Jan 1996 20:27:24 -0500 (EST)
From: Aqua Regis <dogstar@iac.net>
To: Mark Kolmar <mkolmar@ccs.nslsilus.org>,
Mark Coleman <mcoleman@wsnet.com>
Cc: ATOM HEART LIST <adivakaran@worldbank.org>, alaric@io.com,
aran@mit.edu, edm@netcom.com, ehill@best.com, evil@digital.net,
grof@chuma.cas.usf.edu, halvx2@resrocket.com, martinej@rohan.sdsu.edu,
will@panix.com, wise@netzone.com
Subject: Re: LB fan wanting to break in to AH
On Wed, 10 Jan 1996, Mark Kolmar wrote:
> Softcore (Fax) -- No big surprises, really, but a standout.
yeah, that's another great one i forgot about...
> POD Communications Presents... -- This is out domestically, but suffice
> to say it's not a common sight 'round here. Good overview of the
> earlier, crunchy techno (like Urban Primitivism and Atomu Shinzu).
i found my copy at Best Buy for about $13!
Date: Wed, 10 Jan 1996 21:14:24 -0800 (PST)
From: Goethe <martinej@rohan.sdsu.edu>
To: Aqua Regis <dogstar@iac.net>
Cc: ATOM HEART LIST <adivakaran@worldbank.org>, alaric@io.com,
aran@mit.edu, edm@netcom.com, ehill@best.com, evil@digital.net,
grof@chuma.cas.usf.edu, halvx2@resrocket.com, mcoleman@wsnet.com,
mkolmar@ccs.nslsilus.org, will@panix.com, wise@netzone.com
Subject: Re: Second Nature
On Wed, 10 Jan 1996, Aqua Regis wrote:
> trancey (and i don't mean hard trance) and beaty:
> Second Nature (with Bill Laswell and Tetsu on Fax)
Second Naure...Trance? I though that one was incredibly ambient. Do you
mean trance-inducing maybe? :)
Tony
Date: Wed, 10 Jan 1996 23:41:47 -0500 (EST)
From: Christopher Miller <evil@digital.net>
To: ATOM HEART LIST <adivakaran@worldbank.org>, alaric@io.com,
aran@mit.edu, dogstar@iac.net, edm@netcom.com, ehill@best.com,
evil@digital.net, grof@chuma.cas.usf.edu, halvx2@resrocket.com,
martinej@rohan.sdsu.edu, mcoleman@wsnet.com, mkolmar@ccs.nslsilus.org,
will@panix.com, wise@netzone.com
Subject: Trivia question #1 (again)
Again.
The question was this:
Anyone know why the album is called: "Render Audible: U.S. Remixes"?
^ ^
Doesn't ANYONE know the answer? I'll give you guys one more day.
aivirt.
christopher miller
evil@digital.net
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 96 00:23:56 EST
From: Aran Parillo <aran@MIT.EDU>
To: Aqua Regis <dogstar@iac.net>, Mark Kolmar <mkolmar@ccs.nslsilus.org>,
Mark Coleman <mcoleman@wsnet.com>
Cc: ATOM HEART LIST <adivakaran@worldbank.org>, alaric@io.com,
aran@mit.edu, edm@netcom.com, ehill@best.com, evil@digital.net,
grof@chuma.cas.usf.edu, halvx2@resrocket.com, martinej@rohan.sdsu.edu,
will@panix.com, wise@netzone.com
Subject: Re: LB fan wanting to break in to AH
Some pretty text about atom heart cd's I own...
RI031 recommended: to the intellectual bass head :highly
SILVER SOUND 60 keywords: blue star beatbox coup de 808
RI032 recommended: to the repeat offender :watch your bins
BASS keywords: smooth stereoscopic meandering low end
PS08/41 recommended: to the patient ambient listener :blissfully
@ sel i/s/c keywords: what was the question?
PS08/53 recommended: to the first time user :give me your wallet
Softcore keywords: all that glitters glitters
and now for one non AH suggestion for the list...
Eevo CD5 recommended: to those seeking a balence of AH and LH
Assembled keywords: poetic synthetics from wlad and stef
doei!
Teep
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 1996 08:36:29 -0500 (EST)
From: Aqua Regis <dogstar@iac.net>
To: Goethe <martinej@rohan.sdsu.edu>, Mark Coleman <mcoleman@wsnet.com>
Cc: ATOM HEART LIST <adivakaran@worldbank.org>, alaric@io.com,
aran@mit.edu, edm@netcom.com, ehill@best.com, evil@digital.net,
grof@chuma.cas.usf.edu, halvx2@resrocket.com, mkolmar@ccs.nslsilus.org,
will@panix.com, wise@netzone.com
Subject: Re: Second Nature
On Wed, 10 Jan 1996, Goethe wrote:
> On Wed, 10 Jan 1996, Aqua Regis wrote:
>
> > trancey (and i don't mean hard trance) and beaty:
> > Second Nature ( with Bill Laswell and Tetsu on Fax)
>
> Second Naure...Trance? I though that one was incredibly ambient. Do you
> mean trance-inducing maybe? :)
i was mainly talking about the first track, which is about 28 minutes long.
and it has a nice and slow trancey beat to it. the rest is very ambient,
but that first track takes up almost half of the cd. i guess it is silly to
label a whole cd as the sound of the first track, but that first track
really does draw you in... and i was being lazy :)
rob
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 1996 11:20:52 -0500 (EST)
From: WILL-E <will@panix.com>
To: Goethe <martinej@rohan.sdsu.edu>,
Christopher Miller <evil@digital.net>
Cc: ATOM HEART LIST <adivakaran@worldbank.org>, alaric@io.com,
aran@mit.edu, dogstar@iac.net, edm@netcom.com, ehill@best.com,
grof@chuma.cas.usf.edu, halvx2@resrocket.com, mcoleman@wsnet.com,
mkolmar@ccs.nslsilus.org, wise@netzone.com
Subject: Re: Atom Heart info please
Goethe <martinej@rohan.sdsu.edu> wrote:
> what projects are more along the lines of what he's done on Fax and
> Rather Interesting? I really enjoy these works but can't stomach the hard
> stuff
me too. I'm surprised nobody has mentioned his great CD on Rough Trade.
It's called Morphogenetic Fields which came in a digipak with nice artwork.
A great selection of ambient, trancey house and intelligent beats. It
reminds me a lot of the Flextone CD on Rather Interesting, my favorite on
that label. There was also a black label 12" and CD5 of the Milagro track
which had about 6 different remixes but I didn't care for this as much.
I'm quite happy with the original.
He suprisingly had his name in about 3 different tracks on the first Secret
Life of Trance CD on Rising High. There's the bi-face (with Pascal FEOS)
track which is nice. Their Free EP is nice too. The Ongaku - Mihon track
also appeared on the Instinct compilation and I think there was a track
with m/s/o on both too. The after 6 am records are very beautiful chill
trance/idm style and there was a CD compilation of this label which I've
always wanted to get but I have them all on vinyl. His live 12" Pink Elln
is quite interesting too which appeared on the SLoT2 comp I think. All the
Atomu Shinzu I've heard is harsh breakbeat/core. The Lisa Carbon Trio CD
on Instinct/Pod was some strange "freestyle swing" techno-jazz fusion? I
can't really comment as I don't have them and didn't really understand this
project. I wonder what the upcoming Rephlex 12" in the same name will be
like. Has anybody heard the first +N release? Is it like the "plane" CD
on FAX?
Check out my discography for this guy which lists these releases at:
http://www.hyperreal.com/music/artists/atom_heart
I'm working on a major web version rewrite so that everything will fit
neatly into a table and format a lot better. Since there are so many
entries, you can bet this is a lot of work and will take a while. After
I'm done with this, and when I get my fax line working again, I'll contact
him again for a new update.
hope that helps!
___
/ / / / / / _ __/ will@panix.com
(_/__/ / (__ (__ ___/ http://www.hyperreal.com/~will/
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 1996 18:39:00 -0500 (EST)
From: Christopher Miller <evil@digital.net>
To: ATOM HEART LIST <adivakaran@worldbank.org>, alaric@io.com,
aran@mit.edu, dfm8@columbia.edu, dogstar@iac.net, edm@netcom.com,
ehill@best.com, evil@digital.net, grof@chuma.cas.usf.edu,
halvx2@resrocket.com, martinej@rohan.sdsu.edu, mcoleman@wsnet.com,
mkolmar@ccs.nslsilus.org, will@panix.com, wise@netzone.com
Subject: Real Intelligence.
Well.
For those of you LB-lubbers who aren't familiar with either ATOM
HEART, or much less Uwe's stuff on his very own Rather Interesting label,
there is a new RI sampler out right now which would be very smart of you to
pick up. Rather immediately in fact (while it's still around).
It's called "Real Intelligence : A Rather Interesting Compilation",
and I think the below forwarded message will help to shed some light on
this release for those who want to know more. I know this has been posted
several times today on several lists (by a few of our own in fact), but
here it is anyway:
---------- Forwarded Message ----------
Date: Fri, 24 Nov 1995 12:36:05 -0800
From: charles uzzell-edwards <faxlabel@sirius.com>
To: ambient@hyperreal.com
Subject: REAL INTELLIGENCE : a rather interesting compilation
Rather Interesting Presents:
REAL INTELLIGENCE : a rather interesting compilation
This compilation contains tracks from the first ten rather interesting
releases. Starting with release 1, 'flextone' until the last release
'BASS'. 'Real Intelligence' represents one year of featuring the
unexpected ranging from housey grooves on 'alaska' via ambient textures
('dots') to the twisted rhythms of 'K-jam', 'my life as a zip file' or
'congo'.
Next to the already known RI classics are also two previously unreleased
tracks 'eigen value' and 'clear file' are included ; these bonus tracks can
also be found on the DOUBLE 12 INCH VINYL (ooh baby) with another bonus
title 'future housing' available on the vinyl only.
'Real Intelligence' shows the development as well as the different faces of
atom hearts 'rather interesting' label and its productions and gives an
insight into the growth of a new language of sound...
cat# RI033/RIO33
total time 70 min.
track listing:
1. alaska 05.55
2. seaweed 10.02
3. vsvn #3 06.39
4. flowerhead 09.33
5. my life as a zip file 08.32
6. rather sleep than dance 05.56
7. stac! 05.56
8. congo 06.06
9. K-jam 06.39
10. Eigen value 05.55
11. Clear file 06.48
12. Future housing 06.10 (on vinyl release only)
f a x l a b e l u . s . a .
2 9 5 c h u r c h s t r e e t ,
s a n f r a n c i s c o .
c a l i f o r n i a 9 4 1 1 4 .
tel / fax 4 1 5 - 4 3 1 1 2 6 5 .
---------- End ----------
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 1996 19:09:30 -0500 (EST)
From: Aqua Regis <dogstar@iac.net>
To: WILL-E <will@panix.com>
Cc: Goethe <martinej@rohan.sdsu.edu>,
Christopher Miller <evil@digital.net>,
ATOM HEART LIST <adivakaran@worldbank.org>, alaric@io.com,
aran@mit.edu, edm@netcom.com, ehill@best..com, grof@chuma.cas.usf.edu,
halvx2@resrocket.com, mcoleman@wsnet.com, mkolmar@ccs.nslsilus.org,
wise@netzone.com
Subject: Re: Atom Heart info please
On Thu, 11 Jan 1996, WILL-E wrote:
> Goethe <martinej@rohan.sdsu.edu> wrote:
>
> > what projects are more along the lines of what he's done on Fax and
> > Rather Interesting? I really enjoy these works but can't stomach the
> > hard stuff
>
> me too. I'm surprised nobody has mentioned his great CD on Rough Trade.
> It's called Morphogenetic Fields which came in a digipak with nice
> artwork. A great selection of ambient, trancey house and intelligent
> beats. It reminds me a lot of the Flextone CD on Rather Interesting, my
> favorite on that label.
i can't get into Flextone that much. i think it's the drums sounds..
> that label. There was also a black label 12" and CD5 of the Milagro
> track which had about 6 different remixes but I didn't care for this as
> much. I'm quite happy with the original.
yeah, Milagro doesn't do much for me either. that's why i never got around
to getting MorpHogenetic Fields.
> Has anybody heard the first +N release? Is it like the "plane" CD on
> FAX?
yeah. i just mentioned it yesterday. it's called +N "ex.s" it's really
good. i like it better than plane, but i like plane a lot too. ex.s is just
so schizo, like me...
it's not like plane. it has some dancey stuff on it and just some plain
weirdness noise things on it. great stuff. with von magnet, stocha and
chris and cosey.
rob
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 1996 19:12:00 -0600 (CST)
From: Mark Kolmar <mkolmar@ccs.nslsilus.org>
To: Christopher Miller <evil@digital.net>
Cc: ATOM HEART LIST <adivakaran@worldbank.org>, alaric@io.com,
aran@mit.edu, dogstar@iac.net, edm@netcom.com, ehill@best.com,
evil@digital.net, grof@chuma.cas.usf.edu, halvx2@resrocket.com,
martinej@rohan.sdsu.edu, mcoleman@wsnet.com, will@panix.com,
wise@netzone.com
Subject: Re: possible AH stuff
I'm in contact with a guy from Australia (thanks to Chris!) who is
interested in trading a couple of Atom Heart releases for hard-to-find Fax
titles. If I'm able to find more than one title he is looking for, then
it's --possible-- I can obtain one or more of these to pass on to one of
you:
Masters of Psychedelic Ambience
Orange
Live at sel i/s/c (though I don't think it's very good)
Softcore
B.A.S.S.
Silver Sound 60
maybe Bitniks
I want to stress again this is very much up-in-the-air and will take a few
weeks. Let me know what you might be interested in, and I'll keep you
posted as things progress. If you tell me something you want, please be
willing to commit to it (once the price is known, etc.)
--Mark
Date: Fri, 12 Jan 1996 00:20:34 -0500 (EST)
From: Christopher Miller <evil@digital.net>
To: ATOM HEART LIST <adivakaran@worldbank.org>, alaric@io.com,
aran@mit.edu, dfm8@columbia.edu, dogstar@iac.net, edm@netcom.com,
ehill@best.com, evil@digital.net, grof@chuma.cas.usf.edu,
halvx2@resrocket.com, martinej@rohan.sdsu.edu, mcoleman@wsnet.com,
mkolmar@ccs.nslsilus.org, will@panix.com, wise@netzone.com
Subject: One Atomsecond.
Yeah.
This bit of trivia (thanks David) was on the Ambient list Wednesday -
it's the previous posting from that same AH thread as before:
---------- Forwarded Message ----------
Date: Wed, 10 Jan 1996 15:46:50 -0500 (EST)
From: David F Maier <dfm8@columbia.edu>
To: ambient@hyperreal.com
Subject: Atom Heart
On Tue, 9 Jan 1996, Tim Zeigler wrote:
> Also looking for Atom Heart suggestions (I have Flowerhead & Interactive
> Music).
Ahem. Once again, with feeling: Atom Heart rules and you should buy
everything of his that you see. Better than Flowerhead is Masters of
Psychedelic Ambiance, also with Tetsu. AH just keeps getting better, so I
recommend the most recent stuff: Silver Sound and B.A.S.S. All of these
are on Rather Interesting.
I also just picked up the Pod collection from a couple of years ago, with
the green and purple cover with "Atom Heart" in big letters over a picture
of a, gulp, anatomically correct heart orbited by electrons. Much cruder
and dancier than more recent things but still interesting - the Datacide
cut is cool, and there's a cut from _Orange_ for those who can't track down
that disc. Interestingly, it's called "One Atomsecond," but it sounds
like he could be saying "one attosecond," which is in fact [Science Fact
for the Day] the actual metric unit for 10 to the -18 power seconds [I
think].
D.
---------- End ----------
Date: Sat, 13 Jan 1996 17:26:59 -0500 (EST)
From: Christopher Miller <evil@digital.net>
To: ATOM HEART LIST <adivakaran@worldbank.org>, alaric@io.com,
aran@mit.edu, dfm8@columbia.edu, dogstar@iac.net, edm@netcom.com,
ehill@best.com, evil@digital.net, grof@chuma.cas.usf.edu,
halvx2@resrocket.com, martinej@rohan.sdsu.edu, mcoleman@wsnet.com,
mkolmar@ccs.nslsilus.org, peter.gebert@uni-konstanz.de, will@panix.com,
wise@netzone.com
Subject: Lassigue Bendthaus live.
Ah.
With all of the talk on the Ambient list lately about there allegedly
being a DAT of the AH show in Sydney, Australia on this past Thursday, I
remembered I had this following post saved which concerns a LB live video
recording.
I plucked this out of rec.music.industrial sometime in July of last
year. It was originally posted by (now) one of our own, John Wise
<wise@netzone.com>. It's pretty interesting and definitely caught my eye:
---------- Forwarded Message ----------
From: John Wise <100070.466@CompuServe.COM>
Newsgroups: rec.music.industrial
Subject: Re: Lassigue Bendthaus
Date: 27 Jun 1995 02:07:07 GMT
Bendthaus live consists of three to four members, including:
Tetsu (OM) (NY,Japan), Pink Ln (Zoon, Sieg uber die sonne), and Martin
(Dandy Jack), Uwe plays live drums for these shows, Peter Weiss documented
the last tour on video.
For a great work by frau schmidt check out Masters of Psychedelic Ambience,
which he composed with Tetsu, it's on his own new label: Rather Interesting
available through FAX records
John Wise
---------- End ----------
So John, what's this 'live video' thing all about anyway? And who's
Peter Weiss? Shed some light on this pleeeeeease.
ydnad.
christopher miller
evil@digital.net
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 1996 _______________
From: Christopher Miller <evil@digital.net>
To: ATOM HEART LIST <adivakaran@worldbank.org>, alaric@io.com,
aran@mit.edu, dfm8@columbia.edu, dogstar@iac.net, edm@netcom.com,
ehill@best.com, evil@digital.net, grof@chuma.cas.usf.edu,
halvx2@resrocket.com, martinej@rohan.sdsu.edu, mcoleman@wsnet.com,
mkolmar@ccs.nslsilus.org, peter.gebert@uni-konstanz.de, will@panix.com,
wise@netzone.com
Subject: Dandy Jack And The Cosmic Trousers.
Word.
This was posted to the Ambient list earlier today:
---------- Forwarded Message ----------
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 1996 15:27:25 -0800
From: charles uzzell-edwards <faxlabel@sirius.com>
To: ambient@hyperreal.com
Subject: Blatant R.I. Promotion.
'Dandy Jack And The Cosmic Trousers'
this is the new release on Atom Hearts 'Rather Interesting' label. It is
memorable for being the first record released ever with the word trousers
in the title, and as the name suggests it is very fonky weird twisted dubby
trancey dancey music indeed.
God Save The Programmers...
track listing is as follows...
1. Hi head 06.04
2. Play it Sam 05.08
3. Loser Bar 08.24
4. Angels without faces 05.33
5. Ground zero 06.31
6. Lilly putana 04.42
7. Insect Commander 05.54
8. Super Ambient 04.50
9. Loa 08.36
10. Binal true 08.05
f a x l a b e l u . s . a .
2 9 5 c h u r c h s t r e e t ,
s a n f r a n c i s c o .
c a l i f o r n i a 9 4 1 1 4 .
tel / fax 4 1 5 - 4 3 1 1 2 6 5 .
new site at : http://www.sirius.com/~faxlabel/
---------- End ----------
Date: Fri, 19 Jan 1996 _______________
From: WILL-E <will@panix.com>
To: ATOM HEART LIST <adivakaran@worldbank.org>, alaric@io.com,
aran@mit.edu, dfm8@columbia.edu, dogstar@iac.net, edm@netcom.com,
ehill@best.com, evil@digital.net, grof@chuma.cas.usf.edu,
halvx2@resrocket.com, martinej@rohan.sdsu.edu, mcoleman@wsnet.com,
mkolmar@ccs.nslsilus.org, peter.gebert@uni-konstanz.de,
wise@netzone.com
Subject: slight change?
[ m e s s a g e l o s t ]
Date: Fri, 19 Jan 1996 _______________
From: Goethe <martinej@rohan.sdsu.edu>
To: ATOM HEART LIST <adivakaran@worldbank.org>, alaric@io.com,
aran@mit.edu, dfm8@columbia.edu, dogstar@iac.net, edm@netcom.com,
ehill@best.com, evil@digital.net, grof@chuma.cas.usf.edu,
halvx2@resrocket.com, mcoleman@wsnet.com, mkolmar@ccs.nslsilus.org,
peter.gebert@uni-konstanz.de, wise@netzone.com
Subject: Re: AH/Fax list?
[ m e s s a g e l o s t ]
Date: Fri, 19 Jan 1996 _______________
From: % <grof@chuma.cas.usf.edu>
To: ATOM HEART LIST <adivakaran@worldbank.org>, alaric@io.com,
aran@mit.edu, dfm8@columbia.edu, dogstar@iac.net, edm@netcom.com,
ehill@best.com, evil@digital.net, halvx2@resrocket.com,
martinej@rohan.sdsu.edu, mcoleman@wsnet.com, mkolmar@ccs.nslsilus.org,
peter.gebert@uni-konstanz.de, wise@netzone.com
Subject: Re: slight change?
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Date: Fri, 19 Jan 1996 _______________
From: John Wise <wise@netzone.com>
To: ATOM HEART LIST <adivakaran@worldbank.org>, alaric@io.com,
aran@mit.edu, dfm8@columbia.edu, dogstar@iac.net, edm@netcom.com,
ehill@best.com, evil@digital.net, grof@chuma.cas.usf.edu,
halvx2@resrocket.com, martinej@rohan.sdsu.edu, mcoleman@wsnet.com,
mkolmar@ccs.nslsilus.org, peter.gebert@uni-konstanz.de,
wise@netzone.com
Subject: Re: AH/Fax list?
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Date: Sat, 20 Jan 1996 _______________
From: Ashok Divakaran 39 <adivakaran@worldbank.org>
To: ATOM HEART LIST <alaric@io.com>, aran@mit.edu, dfm8@columbia.edu,
dogstar@iac.net, edm@netcom.com, ehill@best.com, evil@digital.net,
grof@chuma.cas.usf.edu, halvx2@resrocket.com, martinej@rohan.sdsu.edu,
mcoleman@wsnet.com, mkolmar@ccs.nslsilus.org,
peter.gebert@uni-konstanz.de, wise@netzone.com
Subject: Re: AH/Fax list?
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Date: Sat, 20 Jan 1996 _______________
From: Goethe <martinej@rohan.sdsu.edu>
To: ATOM HEART LIST <adivakaran@worldbank.org>, alaric@io.com,
aran@mit.edu, dfm8@columbia.edu, dogstar@iac.net, edm@netcom.com,
ehill@best.com, evil@digital.net, grof@chuma.cas.usf.edu,
halvx2@resrocket.com, mcoleman@wsnet.com, mkolmar@ccs.nslsilus.org,
peter.gebert@uni-konstanz.de, wise@netzone.com
Subject: Re: AH/Fax list?
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Date: Mon, 29 Jan 1996 20:07:17 -0500 (EST)
From: Christopher Miller <evil@digital.net>
To: ATOM HEART LIST <adivakaran@worldbank.org>, alaric@io.com,
aran@mit.edu, chillspc@cadvision.com, dfm8@columbia.edu,
dmanning@cwis.unomaha.edu, dogstar@iac.net, edm@netcom.com,
ehill@best.com, evil@digital.net, faxlabel@sirius.com,
gkvrshek@uxa.ecn.bgu.edu, grof@chuma.cas.usf.edu, halvx2@resrocket.com,
martinej@rohan.sdsu.edu, mcoleman@wsnet.com, mkolmar@ccs.nslsilus.org,
peter.gebert@uni-konstanz.de, sfzqf6vw@scfn.thpl.lib.fl.us,
sf2ev@scfn.thpl.lib.fl.us, wally@nicar.org, will@panix.com,
wise@netzone.com
Subject: Ars Nova.
Ok.
Am I overstepping my bounds? I am posting this here so we can
determine the answer...
There's this guy in South Carolina I've been ordering all of my AH
stuff from named Kenn Sanders. He runs a very small and budding mail-order
place out of his pad called Ars Nova. He's been reeeeeal good to me when
it comes to my AH habit, so I thought I would pass this info along to
anyone on this list who is interested.
Kenn's been able to get me almost every AH vinyl and cd release on POD
(including the early Lisa Carbon stuff), quite a bit of AH-related FAX
releases on vinyl (at a flat $12 apiece no matter what, it seems), some
stuff on Delirium, and even the Dr. Mueller 12" on SS. In fact, here's
what he's got right now:
ATOM HEART / "Atom Heart vs split 12" $12 (1 copy)
SYNECTICS Synectics" Delirium
ATOM HEART "B2" CD R.I. $17 (2 copies)
ATOM HEART "Soundfields" 12" Klang $12 (1 copy)
ATOM HEART "V1" CD Pod $23 (2 copies)
ATOMU SHINZO "Act" CD Pod $23 (1 copy)
ATOMU SHINZO "Check Out Da Bass" 12" Pod $12 (1 copy)
BASS "BASS" CD R.I. $17 (2 copies)
LISA CARBON TRIO "Opto Freestyle Swing" 12" Pod $12 (1 copy)
COEUR ATOMIQUE "Sundance" 12" Fax $12 (4 copies)
D'AMMOND "I Want You" 12" Pod $12 (1 copy)
DANDY JACK "Dandy Jack And The CD R.I. $17 (2 copies)
Cosmic Trousers"
DATACIDE "Head Dance" 12" Fax $12 (4 copies)
DOTS "Elevator Music" CD R.I. $17 (1 copy)
DR. MUELLER "Nipples & Bass" 12" SS $12 (1 copy)
FLEXTONE "Flextone" w/l 2xLP R.I. $15 (1 copy)
GON "Retrograde" 12" Pod $12 (1 copy)
i "Warm Sunday" 12" Pod $12 (1 copy)
LASSIGUE BENDTHAUS "The Overflow" CDS Kk $10 (1 copy)
LASSIGUE BENDTHAUS "Render" CD Kk $17 (1 copy)
LASSIGUE BENDTHAUS "Render Audible: CD Kk $17 (1 copy)
U.S. Remixes"
MIKE McCOY "Azid Ramcash 2" 12" JJ $12 (1 copy)
MIKE McCOY "Acid Ramcash 3" 12" JJ $12 (1 copy)
M/S/O "Trax" 12" Pod $12 (1 copy)
SILVER SOUND "60" CD R.I. $17 (2 copies)
SUBSEQUENCE "MS Recombination" 12" Fax $12 (1 copy)
URBAN PRIMITIVISM "Fuck!" 12" Pod $12 (2 copies)
VSVN "VSVN" 2xLP R.I. $15 (2 copies)
v/a "Real Intelligence" CD R.I. $17 (2 copies)
And, on order:
ATOM HEART "Milagro" CDS Rough Trade (2 copies)
ATOM HEART "Morphogenetic Fields" CD Rough Trade (2 copies)
ATOM HEART "Whitehouse" 12" Rising High (2 copies)
DATACIDE "Datacide" CD Pod (2 copies)
DATACIDE "Flowerhead" CD R.I. (2 copies)
LASSIGUE BENDTHAUS "Automotif" CDS Par. Amour.
LASSIGUE BENDTHAUS "Biofeedback" CDS Contempo
LASSIGUE BENDTHAUS "Hertz" CDS Par. Amour.
PINK ELLN & "Elektronikkaa 1 & 2" 12" Rising High (2 copies)
ATOM HEART
SEMIACOUSTIC "Semiacoustic Nature" CD R.I. (1 copy)
NATURE
WEIRD SHIT "Goddamn Drummachine" CDS Cyclotron (2 copies)
He doesn't have internet access yet unfortunately, but you can either
fax or call him for an order, or whatever (he's a really nice guy with a
deep-Southern accent) at:
ARS NOVA / Kenn Sanders
245 Congaree Rd. #1105
Greenville, SC. 29607
1-(803)-458-9133
Now. My question is 'should I have posted this here'? I am VERY
satisfied with him. Some of the prices above are one or two bucks more
than a few other choice places in monitor land. Hm?
But it doesn't matter. He has held stuff for me. He calls me to see
if I get the orders in good shape. We sit around like idiots talking
about... music (guffaw!). He got me "Nipples & Bass", "Retrograde e.p.",
and "Soundfields" (I haven't heard any yet unfortunately, but YOU try to
find them). I now own 3/4 of the entire AH and related collection (still
quite a few when it comes to LB though). Now I just need that fabled
record player thing everyone keeps talking about... just kidding.
I can count on Kenn. He has actually called the record labels
themselves, tracked warehouses down, pestered loads of distributors - just
so I could have my cake and eat it too. Man. If I haven't said it enough
already, I really appreciate the effort he is going through alone, don't
even mention actually getting the shit!
He does all of this from South Carolina! I mean, THAT alone...
I will not post another one of his 'inventory' lists on here again. I
will mention Ars Nova every once in awhile if anyone asks, but they can e-
mail me directly if they are interested further. Because I know not
everyone is as such a completionist as I am. And I don't want to clutter.
Of course I'm promoting Kenn. He's good; and because of that I just
wanted to share with this small, like-minded group something that I don't
feel would be fair keeping to myself. Try him out.
In fact, if anyone has any leads on anything else, there are quite a
few of us on here who would really be grateful. Oh, and thanks to Mark for
the tip on Digital Underground - although most of the time they're overly-
expensive, they usually always have extremely hard-to-find stuff. And,
isn't METROPOLIS their own label? If nothing else, thanks to them goes out
for releasing all of the older LB releases domestically (in the US).
So? Is this an acceptable thing to do?
avon.
christopher miller
evil@digital.net
Date: Tue, 30 Jan 1996 08:32:55 -0600 (CST)
From: Dave Manning <dmanning@cwis.unomaha.edu>
To: Christopher Miller <evil@digital.net>
Cc: ATOM HEART LIST <adivakaran@worldbank.org>, alaric@io.com,
aran@mit.edu, chillspc@cadvision.com, dfm8@columbia.edu,
dogstar@iac.net, edm@netcom.com, ehill@best.com, evil@digital.net,
faxlabel@sirius.com, gkvrshek@uxa.ecn.bgu.edu, grof@chuma.cas.usf.edu,
halvx2@resrocket.com, martinej@rohan.sdsu.edu, mcoleman@wsnet.com,
mkolmar@ccs.nslsilus.org, peter.gebert@uni-konstanz.de,
sfzqf6vw@scfn.thpl.lib.fl.us, sf2ev@scfn.thpl.lib.fl.us,
wally@nicar.org, will@panix.com, wise@netzone.com
Subject: Re: Ars Nova.
My first post!
Chris, here's the scoop. If you find a vendor, distributor, or just a
friend that you can tell other people about, do it. I, for one, will
probably give Kenn a call for some RI stuff.
IMHO,
Dave
"Isn't that new?" "Why, yes - it is. Do you like it?"
dmanning@cwis.unomaha.edu................dmanning@synergy.net
Date: Tue, 30 Jan 1996 08:49:30 -0600 (CST)
From: wallace winfrey <wally@nicar.org>
To: Dave Manning <dmanning@cwis.unomaha.edu>
Cc: Christopher Miller <evil@digital.net>,
ATOM HEART LIST <adivakaran@worldbank.org>, alaric@io.com,
aran@mit.edu, chillspc@cadvision.com, dfm8@columbia.edu,
dogstar@iac.net, edm@netcom.com, ehill@best.com, faxlabel@sirius.com,
gkvrshek@uxa.ecn.bgu.edu, grof@chuma.cas.usf.edu, halvx2@resrocket.com,
martinej@rohan.sdsu.edu, mcoleman@wsnet.com, mkolmar@ccs.nslsilus.org,
peter.gebert@uni-konstanz.de, sfzqf6vw@scfn.thpl.lib.fl.us,
sf2ev@scfn.thpl.lib.fl.us, will@panix.com, wise@netzone.com
Subject: My MU is gone :(
Greetings
Sorry for the groveling, but I'm pretty upset.
I allowed my girlfriend to borrow my copy of Masters of Psychedelic
Ambience, her roommates threw a party and someone removed my copy from her
house.
On one hand, I'm really pissed -- it's been pretty hard for me to find, and
this is the second copy to be permanently borrowed from me without my
knowledge. On the other hand I'm glad for them because there's some amazing
music on that disc.
So what I'm wondering is if anyone could help me locate another copy. I
have the following for trade:
Dots
B2 Live
Silver Sound
BASS
Dandy Jack and the Cosmic Trousers
VSVN on vinyl
Flextone on vinyl
I'm also looking for Flextone and VSVN on CD.
Once again, apologies for cluttering up the discussion with a grovel...this
is probably the most intelligent list I've been on in a while.
Someone mentioned getting some majordomo going for the list. We are able to
host the list on our site here if there's consensus that majordomo would
meet the needs of the list.
wally
--
wallace winfrey
sysadmin, nicar/ire
wally@nicar.org
Date: Tue, 30 Jan 1996 19:35:49 -0600
From: Mark Coleman <mcoleman@wsnet.com>
To: Christopher Miller <evil@digital.net>
Cc: ATOM HEART LIST <adivakaran@worldbank.org>, alaric@io.com,
aran@mit.edu, chillspc@cadvision.com, dfm8@columbia.edu,
dogstar@iac.net, edm@netcom.com, ehill@best.com, evil@digital.net,
faxlabel@sirius.com, gkvrshek@uxa.ecn.bgu.edu, grof@chuma.cas.usf.edu,
halvx2@resrocket.com, martinej@rohan.sdsu.edu, mcoleman@wsnet.com,
mkolmar@ccs.nslsilus.org, peter.gebert@uni-konstanz.de,
sf2ev@scfn.thpl.lib.fl.us, sfzqf6vw@scfn.thpl.lib.fl.us,
wally@nicar.org, will@panix.com, wise@netzone.com
Subject: 1st Atom Heart
Now that we have batted around a few sources for the material, what do I
get?? I came into AH through LB, even though LB is atypical in the things
I listen to. I do listen to a lot of different things so I would like recs
for what you believe is the strongest AH record.
Thanx
Mark
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Date: Wed, 31 Jan 1996 23:48:05 -0500
From: WILL-E <will@panix.com>
To: alaric@io.com, Aran Parillo <aran@MIT.EDU>,
ATOM HEART LIST <adivakaran@worldbank.org>, chillspc@cadvision.com,
dfm8@columbia.edu, Dave Manning <dmanning@cwis.unomaha.edu>,
Aqua Regis <dogstar@iac.net>, edm@netcom.com, ehill@best.com,
Christopher Miller <evil@digital.net>, faxlabel@sirius.com,
gkvrshek@uxa.ecn.bgu.edu, grof@chuma.cas.usf.edu, halvx2@resrocket.com,
Anthony Martinez <martinej@rohan.sdsu.edu>, mcoleman@wsnet.com,
mkolmar@ccs.nslsilus.org, peter.gebert@uni-konstanz.de,
sf2ev@scfn.thpl.lib.fl.us, sfzqf6vw@scfn.thpl.lib.fl.us,
wally@nicar.org, will@panix.com, wise@netzone.com
Subject: it's done!
OK the new version of the Atom Heart & Lassigue Bendthaus discography web
page is finally done - for now. I put everything into tables so you'll
need an HTML 3.0 friendly viewer like Netscape. I found a way to include
the track listings that I had previously instead of making it a separate
page (as I had previously requested some artwork). Well check it out & let
me know what you think.
http://www.hyperreal.com/music/artists/atom_heart/
thanks & enjoy
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