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and yea the x-101 stuff is really great. matthew dear seems to be working w/ those ideas under his audion guise as of late.

the whole 'sonic' ep. it covers the different sides of the UR sound very well...deep, paranoid, ecstatic, enlightened... drexciya's 'wavejumper' blake baxter's release on UR is an all-time fav ('when a thought becomes you'!!!!), but sort of doesn't fit in w/ the rest of the label's aesthetic.

nubeat revival sounds a-ok in my books. i second the recommendation on that S2 record. UR in weird detuned electrofunk mode...which seems to be the other direction their exploring lately. it's good to keep the blissed-out balanced w/ the freaked-out... just checked out samples of the upcoming...

a few speculations: i know drugs were touched upon earlier, but i'd figure i'd bring them up again...shifts away from psychedelics in the gay/black community could be another factor contributing to the decline of creativity...things now are a far cry from the acid punch days at the music box...

UR's output has been pretty consistently decent for the past few years, definitely, though attention has really shifted away from them since 'knights of the jaguar'... i agree, the blissy strain has always been there ('eye of the storm', 'jupiter jazz', etc) - it's just become the primary focus...

i think that's why, as was discussed earlier, 'electroclash' refers not so much to a style of music as a very specific scene (possibly entirely wiliamsburg-centric). and, not only a specific scene, but (as tim f implied) a largely imagined scene. to engage with 'expanded form' electroclash...

agreed, bassteroid's stuff especially is very video gamey. i picked up a newer 12" by him a few weeks ago that i really enjoyed (can't remember the name or label, tho! wasn't one of the ones on areal)/// a friend of mine produces video game inspired stuff under the name tugboat. can't find his...

if my comments on electroclash earlier came accross as pejorative and dismissive (or, even worse, of discogs forum-caliber!), my apologies. a lot of music i like (adult, bunker records, new romantic, etc) is associated, at least in part, with the electroclash movement. i think that whole...

there's also solarseek (dont' have a link offhand) for mac os x users. the recently updated tiger-native version is a little iffy tho.

just noticed these were links... the g. rizo stuff is pretty cool...reminds me of sylvester...

snakefinger's cover of 'the model' is worth mentioning. it's weird as fuck.

it's good to make the distinction between the scene-based and sound-based applications of the terms at hand. i think there's still music that is largely classifiable as "electroclash" (larry tee's productions, mostly). but i think you're right ambrose - 'electroclash' refers more to a scene that...

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also, those happy hardcore tunes by bang! do it for me... esp. shooting star, give me a reason, and break of dawn...

tracklistings can be found for some of the mixes on cbs in the forums section...you might have to dig a bit or do some searches, tho...

i guess elements of the scene still thrive. electroclash in part helped usher in the disco and acidhouse revivals that are going on now...(or maybe predicted the trend of wholesale revivalism in dance music that was to come) some of the bigger and more rock-oriented acts (chicks on speed...

yeah, that spiral tribe/network 23 stuff goes for an arm and a leg...don't think they're exactly in control of the market price of their records, tho... btw...the french seem to make some weird fucking music (im thinking of spiral tribe, hangars liquides, cavage, etc)...must have great drugs...

hmmm...i dunno...as far as clash v. house....some stuff that's labeled 'electrohouse' (say, riton, or alter ego's recent records) now would have readily been called 'electroclash' 2-3 years ago. it's also difficult for me to view most recent dance musics sans the influence of electroclash...

i'm stuck in 00-01... vengaboys - boom boom boom zombie nation - kernkraft 400 ian van dahl - castles in the sky darude - sandstorm a good era for bad dance music...

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