From gg2g4ink Sent Tue, Dec 9th 1997, 08:08
From gg2g4ink Sent Tue, Dec 9th 1997, 08:08
On Mon, 08 Dec 1997, "Jason W. King" <xxxxxx@xxxxx.xx> wrote: >well? anyone? >Release in question: Vaporspace: Sweep CD (FFRR) an unusually 'classic' techno record - very stripped down and minimal. loads of "old school" filtering and flanging effects. no breakbeats, no trip-hop, not a funky bassline in sight. nothing like his airier Cusp material, and not served up in one large chunk like _Themes_ or _Gravitational Arch of Io_. there are actual track divisions, most of the tracks running around 7 minutes in length and fused seamlessly. i spoke to Mark Gage about this earlier this evening, and he mentioned that it's completely intentional. _Sweep_ is Gage stubbornly releasing the record he wanted to release, with absolutely no pressure from Polygram to change a thing. it's also much less of a 'floor' album than earlier Vapourspace. but a 3x12" set of [thirteen] remixes (including Air Liquide, Gez Varley, Incarnate, Chris & Cosey, Sean Deason, etc) will be released in early '98, heralding the beginnings of Gage's own label, Knob. sadly, PolyGram UK has declined to release the album. fallout from their falling out with +8. but it will be coming out in Germany and in the US - and vinyl copies of _Sweep_ will obviously find their way across the sea - but there is still no official release planned for the new album. cheers! GuerillaG2-G4/ gg xxxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx