(idm) Re:brinkmann, schmickler, samplers

From Andrew Duke Cognition
Sent Mon, Nov 30th 1998, 22:43

Ethan wrote:

> so I'll now answer my own question about the new DJ Hell album, as it
> arrived in the mail later that day.  I couldn't even listen to it all the
> way through - bad disco indeed.  I might have found it tolerable were it
> not for the insufferably stupid vocal bits.  now for sale on consignment
> at my local vinyl shoppe.  fortunately, the same package also contained
> the Summer DSP 10" and the Hawtin/Brinkmann Concept 1:VR 2xLP, both of
> which lived up to their reputations (via this list) as fine pieces of
> noddy minimalism.
>
> being a big fan of the last pluramon release, I also recently picked up
> the wabi sabi 12" on a-musik (which is excellent) & am impatiently
> awaiting the marcus schmickler acid 12" on max ernst or whichever
> brinkmann label it's on.  I'm tempted to check out some of brinkmann's own
> releases, but I haven't been that impressed by the realaudio snippets I've
> heard - can't remember exactly which tracks it was.  can anyone suggest a
> good place to start?  I remember Inge/Jutte getting some props here.
>

***Ethan:  there's a lengthy interview with Brinkmann up on
http://www.globalserve.net/~cognition  Andrew

> also am on the lookout for a good sampler under $1000.  Any suggestions?
> I'm mainly interested in using it for live performance sans midi, so some
> sort of user friendly front panel interface is essential.  SCSI would also
> be nice.  we've been using an old roland MS-1, but its limitations are
> showing.
>
> ethan



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