From lwtcdi Sent Sat, Jan 24th 1998, 03:01
From lwtcdi Sent Sat, Jan 24th 1998, 03:01
lwtcdi <xxxxxx@xxxxxx.xxxxxxx.xx.xx> wrote: referring to Air... >I mean, do Virgin send out press releases going on about baguettes, berets, bicycle riders with onions around their necks, and the hotbed of amazing muscial talent such as Ettienne De Crecy, Dimitri From Paris, Kid Loco, Laurent Garnier etc etc who all live in the same house togethe, give each other music making tips and reflect a new wave of French talent < > I'll just butt in here to say I've just heard 1 track by Air, and that's > the one on the 'Super Discount' compilation... oops, can't remember what > it's called..... This man is a genius! I'd forgotten about this track completely when asking about the Air LP... Silly me! > It's dreamy and utterly ravishing, though when I first heard it, it didn't > particularly engage me. Yes, it's a beauty, isn't it! The best track on an overrated comp (I preferred the Motorbass LP for the housey type stuff)... > Must be one of them growers cos it's now one of my > 3 favourites off what is a pretty topper compilation. It's pretty good, but still overrated IMO. > Having said that > though, the track's a remix by Etienne de Crecy. This is true, and probably explains why I didn't think of it before. Anyone know what the original sounds like in comparison? I believe Mr Crecy remixed and used the track on this LP without Air's consent. gb. "Incomplete without pants" - Autechre