From Greg Earle Sent Sat, Dec 27th 1997, 22:33
From Greg Earle Sent Sat, Dec 27th 1997, 22:33
> They also played some Paperclip People. How does this compare to "typical"
> Detroit stuff?
That's Carl Craig's "House" guise (really more like "Housier"), so it's not
necessarily "typical" Detroit.
> I'm really interested in getting an good sampling of Detroit stuff.
As a sampler, "Beyond the Third Wave" on Astralwerks and "True People" are good
compilations of Detroit Stuff. "Transmat: Relics" is also a good one, but it's
out of print. I'd also check out the Submerge Web site, as they have a few
compilations out available through them that are worth checking out ("Origins
of a Sound", the 3 "Depth Charge" comps, the Drexciya double, etc.)
> This may be an impossible question, but are there one or two CD
> releases which are a good starting point for Craig, Saunderson, May,
> Atkins, et al.? How is Innovator?
Buy Carl's "Psyche/BFC - Elements 89/90" compilation on CD. It's awesome.
I've heard there's a Kevin Saunderson retrospective either out or in the
works.
Try to find the "Model 500 - Classics" for Juan.
Derrick May's "Innovator" is absolutely essential, IMHO. Some of the Detroit
purists have noted that some things were trimmed or cut off/edited so as to
fit the quasi-mix concept, but I look at it this way, it'll just make you
want to search out the original 12"ers. Also, "Innovator" contains the track
"Nude Photo", which started it all ... and at the 2:30 mark or so, a keyboard
line comes in which is the most beautiful thing you've ever heard. Literally
makes me shiver and brings a tear to me eye every time ... and how many records
can you say *that* about?
In the more recent vein, I've recently picked up Stacey Pullen's Kosmic
Messenger album and Claude Young's "Soft Thru", both on Elypsia. I like
them both quite a bit, Claude's in particular slides easily between the
"Detroit" and "IDM"/Trance territories. I also liked Sean Deason's "Heaven"
album (recorded under his "Freq" guise) quite a bit, too.
In short, though, you should probably clip the last half of your post and
send it to xxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx if you really want loads of replies :-)
- Greg