From joanisse Sent Wed, Jul 1st 1998, 05:52
From joanisse Sent Wed, Jul 1st 1998, 05:52
> >One, Is this a straight repackaging of 2 previously released Derrick May >full-lengths? It seems so on the one hand (disk 1 being 'Rythim is >Rythim' and disk 2 being 'Mayday'), but on the other the tracks seem to >be in some cases snippets, alternate mixes and otherwise non-standard >versions (see below). "strings of life" is the original song, the classic that people are talking about when they mention the song. "strings of the strings of life" is an extended take on the song that leaves out most of the percussion. i actually listen to it more than the original. an interesting and related side-note: there's an interview with derrick where he talks about how he writes the whole track without drums and just adds them for effect later. that may explain why his music is funky as shit and a lot of idm is the un-funkiest music ever: he concentrates on _rhythm_ (aka groove, aka "the funk") first. "you mean rhythm and percussion aren't the same thing?" >>Well the Innovator comp release has actually been reissued >>three or four times. It originally came out as a single cd/lp on >>the UK Network label back in 1991. Then it was released on >>the Sony-Japan label in 1996 as a 2xcd. this version is very nice: a friend of mine got a couple in osaka: it's full of great asian futurist drawing and japanese script. very nice. >>Here are a few of the eps that the Innovator tracks >>were culled from. Get these if you want the full versions >>of many of the edited Innovator tracks: >> >>. Rhythm Is Rhythm: Icon/Kaotic Harmony 12" (Transmat) i heard that icon was editied pretty heavily for innovator, which is a shame. has anyone actually compared individual cd tracks to the ones on the records to see which survived intact? >>domestic prices. Yet another thing you have to love >>and respect about Detroit labels - almost everything >>stays in print and very little of that ltd edition balloney. ...except stuff on kdj. sigh. i know that andres record will show up. someday. we who live in kdj-less lands can only hope for a compilation cd or something. take care, a.