From BigKumquat Sent Thu, Jun 10th 1999, 19:04
xxxx@xxxxx.xxx (sfwd) writes: << not only is fred pro-sampling, but he's a pretty funky sampler himself. cannot recommend enough inquiring with him on the hows and abouts of his self titled kumquat cd. sure, the packaging is almost cooler than the music (but it was a -really- swell box that my copy arrived in :) but the cd is really sweet, really funky and quite a bit of fun. >> brap - I'm honored to receive your endorsement - thank you. I guess the time is right: I would like to offer *free* Kumquat CD's to the IDM list...postage paid to anywhere in the world. **Before you make a request**, please read the entirety of this e-mail (and perhaps also check the website at http://www.thelocus.com/kumquat) to make sure that Kumquat sounds like a style of music you might enjoy (sample-haters be forewarned!) Style of music: funky, cut-and-paste sampladelica. A key concept behind the music involves matching the natural rhythms of human speech to the rhythms of beats. Majority of the sampling involves beat-matched speech phrases, married to a background of original music (minimal sampling of music). Grooves hard, some melodic content. The style is definitely way more towards the fun/funky Ninja Tune/Luke Vibert-y end of the IDM spectrum...so if you're primarily into stuff like minimal Berlin records, Autechre, or hard noise, this probably won't be your cup of tea (by the way, I do like those artists...just don't *sound* much like them). If Kumquat sounds interesting to you, just e-mail me off-list (to xxxxxxxxxx@xxx.xxx) to request a free CD...include your snail mail address (I can't send you a CD without it). I will send out at least 50 postage-paid copies...and quite possibly many more than that, especially if you can give me some good reasons why you would like a CD. Examples of good reasons include: - I would consider reviewing Kumquat for my website or zine - I love sampladelica, it is my favorite thing in the universe - I simply kick butt in general (kick arse for those in the UK) - Other If you read this message late or in the digest, go ahead and send e-mail anyway...I'll set aside some for you (I was a long-term digest reader before my current active phase on the list). For more musical reference points and quotes from reviews, please consult the Kumquat website at http://www.thelocus.com/kumquat Thanks for the time and bandwidth. - Fred Church xxxxxxxxxx@xxx.xxx