(idm) Re: _Almost Digital_ (Hypnotism Germany)

From Christopher Miller
Sent Sun, Oct 25th 1998, 02:22

On Fri, 23 Oct 1998 Pietro asked:

> I'm looking for any releases by _Almost Digital_.  I really hope this
> group hasn't filtered away.  It would be safe to say that _Almost
> Digital_ were/are way ahead of the pack. (...But are they still
> around?)

     Heh.  Almost Digital is Atom Heart.  Is he still around?  Well...
"Naturalist' came out last month, and "Dropshadow Disease" came out this
month... in fact, he's got over 50 full-length albums already.

     His newer stuff does not sound like _Almost Digital_.  There's been
quite a bit of experimental progression since then.  Ahead of the pack
indeed.  For some more AH albums with the sound you're looking for, try
"Halograms" by Bitniks, "Morphogenetic Fields" by Atom Heart, "Very
Synthetic Virtual Noise" by VSVN, and/or "Render" by Lassigue Bendthaus
(with vocals)... oh, and "Render Audible: U.S. Remixes" (without vocals).
These are all Atom Heart (aka Uwe Schmidt) under different aliases.

> I've got an album here titled "HT 03" that was released on Hypnotism
> years ago, before they merged with Caroline.

     Actually, "HT 03" is the call-number.  The album is self-titled.
Also, I believe you're thinking about Hypnotic, not Hypnotism.  Hypnotism
is a German-based label who unfortunately went under I believe.  They
released a few albums by Victor Sol, Kevin Martin, Lagowski, and some
others.  Pretty much trance-based.

     Please check out these resources:

            http://www.hyperreal.org/music/artists/atom_heart/
            http://www.hyperreal.org/music/labels/rather_interesting/
            http://www.hyperreal.org/music/lists/mother/

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