Re: (idm) Photek

From Brock Suter
Sent Sun, Aug 22nd 1999, 02:51

Sebastian Herrfurth wrote:

> On Fri, 20 Aug 1999 xxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx wrote:
> 
> > There is a new photek 12" comming out under the Special forces alias on his
> > Photek Productions Label. Supposedly this 12" is comming out in October, but
> > knowing Photek productions that means next year.... I cant read the name of
> > it on my copy as the handwriting is to bad; it looks like 'Something ????'.
> 
> You're not talking about 'Special Forces / Propaganda', right ?
> Something new would be great ...
> 
> > The photek productions web site is still under construction, and still says
> > estimated completion date is the 31st January 1999.... hum... it said that
> > in november last year....
> 
> What's the URL ?

Presha from NZ posted this link to their site which has a ton of info
(including track listings) for the upcoming matrix, bad co, dread, infra
red and photek LP.

http://www.subtronix.co.nz/

Here's the bit on photek:

>:start quote:

Look out for many forthcoming Photek releases, the first of which will
be the instantly memorable 'Something Else' aka 'The Bleep Tune', aka
'Blade'. Strangely enough, with this release still at least a month
away, the remix has already begun to circulate on Dub.  'Something Else'
will be the first 12" from the forthcoming Photek Productions album 'Sub
Zero'. Here is the full track listing for the album.

4xLP: 
       1) Something Else SPECIAL FORCES (PHOTEK RMX)
       2) Worldwide PESHAY
       3) Decoy DIGITAL
       4) Prologue SPIRIT
       5) Tex DIGITAL
       6) Tuesday SPECIAL FORCES
       7) Vision DIGITAL & SPIRIT
       8) Freeway SPECIAL FORCES

CD:    12” version of ‘Bleep Tune’ replaces Photek remix and adds;
       Propaganda PHANTOM REMIX 
       Special Forces SPECIAL FORCES

>:end quote:

All I know is the first Special Forces single was wicked...
 
> > What I want to know is; will the Photek track 'Nation',heavely hammered by
> > Grooverider, and reported to be comming out on Prototype about 3/4 years
> > ago, ever see the light of day.... This is the amen tune to end all amen
> > tunes...
> 
> I guess you should know how it works:
> - producer makes a track + sends dats/dubs to selectec djs
> - the djs play the track for about a year or so
> - the djs stop playing the track ('cause there's something new)
> - everybody except for the die hard fans forget that track ever existed
> - when the sound changed to something new somebody remembers that there
>   was that track they really should put out before it's far to late ...

Actually the scoop with 'One Nation' was groove was ready to go with it
and even allotted a catalog number, PRO006.  When it came time to master
it, the dat came up missing and that's all she wrote.  I read in a
interview that he said if Rupert wanted to redo it, prototype would
still put it out.

You wouldn't believe how many great tracks will never see proper release
because of the master being given out to cut plates and it disappearing.

:-(

brockout.