Re: (idm) Casino

From PUCKERED1
Sent Tue, Jan 13th 1998, 05:17

In a message dated 01/13/98 12:03:35 AM, xxxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx wrote:

>I was at CDWorld today, and saw a cd in the St. Etienne section called
>"Casino." It looked like a compilation, with tracks on it by people like the
>Chemical Bros, Aphex Twin, and Death in Vegas, to name a few. A couple of
>questions;
>
>Isn't St. Etienne a band(? act?) of it's own right? Is this a cd (2cd,
>actually) of covers? Songs they like by people they like? What's up with it? 
>
>And, most importantly, how is it, specifically the Aphex track? Worth
$20some?


it's actually called "Casino Classics" and it is a double disc of St. Etienne
songs that have been remixed by other artists.  if you don't like the already
housey St. to begin with, don't bother, as most tracks even though musically
appealing, have diva's in full effect.
(at least from what I could remember)