Techno/House Bobbins of the past

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no, the round one record was mastered by herb powers in ny.

http://brendangleesondesigns.com/samples/covers/CAJ240.jpg

Finally picked this up on cd yesterday after years of having it on tape: http://www.discogs.com/Derrick-Carter-The-Many-Shades-Of-Cajual/release/244917

The review by the guy on discogs sums it up perfectly. What a great mix. So nice to hear dj's taking risks - not sure if you could replicate the excitement DC does here using Ableton... but anyway.

It really is the best mix

working on a new mix...mostly 2000s era minimal bobbins right now, tho starts out with something new.

Dirk Lamprecht- Jack
Agnes- Meg White (this track never fails to make me swoon)
Alex Under- D (all about the last couple minutes here, with those thundering chords and backward churning)
Minilogue- Bird Song (wish this one didn't peter out towards the end, but beautiful nonetheless)
D'Julz- Flick It! (D3 Mix) (original is kinda mediocre, remix is lush and slamming)

going into a bit more heady territory soon (GEZ VARLEY), but still keeping with an older minimal vibe...

so, speaking of Cajual etc., can we talk about Spencer Kincey/Gemini? this shit is killing me right now.

I really liked "Pelargonium" back in the 1990s, so I got the album it's on, I think it was called Fog and Lights or something? Wasn't too impressed by it back then, I thought sounded a bit too smooth and nice. It's been 10+ years since I last listened to his stuff though, maybe should give it a new try?

In and out of fog and lights is great, I think this and the 'In Neutral' album put out around the same time were on a driving theme.

(I'm not much for the rave stuff, but I keep a copy of Dead Eye in my crate)

http://www.thedailyswarm.com/swarm/eon-rip/

Legendary ‘rave’ producer Eon, a.k.a. Ian Loveday, passed away Wednesday, June 17, from complications with pneumonia. He was one of the first producers to gain popularity amongst the late-80s/early-90s rave scene with hits like “Spice” and “Fear the Mind Killer”, the sound being a link between early techno and modern breakbeat.

As Eon, his tracks made their way to early 90s pirate radio stations in London, and then out on vinyl through small labels like BAAD and Vinyl Solution. He would release his most well-known tracks on the seminal album, ‘Void Dweller’ in 1992 at the height of the spread of modern dance music in the US. ‘Void Dweller’, with the hit ‘Spice’ owing its recognizable hook to a sample from David Lynch’s movie “Dune”, was one of the first major label releases, on Columbia, for producers in the burgeoning rave scene.

His work saw release on numerous labels over the years, including Hooj Toons and XL Recordings. In ‘93 he teamed up with fellow British acid pioneer Peter ‘Baby’ Ford, producing many classic tracks including ‘Dead Eye’ which would eventually be released as a single on Richie Hawtin’s Plus 8 label. Loveday would go on to release under his Minimal Man moniker up until just before his death.

Eon performed live at Fabric and on Radio One over the years, and worked with producers like Mark Moore (S’Express) and Marcus J Knight. Most recently, he had been busy in the studio with long time collaborator Baby Ford on some new projects.

I've never noticed this before, but compare The Black Dog's "Barbola Work" (1994):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIYtXMt4jUo

To Isolée's "Beau mot plage" (1999):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y66nvB-PvZQ

If you leave out the intro and the outro of "Barbola Work", the sound and the way the tunes are constructed is pretty similar, don't you think?

congratulations tuomas, you've discovered "latin"

so, because the Gemini stuff has been killing me so hard, i went on a hunt...and jesus: http://www.5chicago.com/features/april2009/sign-of-the-gemini.html.

Gemini is nowhere to be found.

For many years, there have been rumors circulating about what happened to Spencer. He made a well-publicized move to the Bay Area prior to 2000, giving Chicago - or at least some people in the industry back home - a kiss-off with the acrid track "Swimmin' Wit' Sharks". And so far as anyone knows what happened, that's when something went terribly, terribly wrong.

Gemini was back in Chicago not long after, minus his studio equipment, his DJ gear, or any visible means of support. To the few he encountered, he didn't seem himself. He cut almost all ties, even with people who had known him for years. On one occasion when he was recognized, he vowed revenge on a couple of well-known Chicago House Music producers who he claimed had stolen his music from a laptop. At the time, according to someone who talked with him, he was panhandling - staying in an SRO when he had a good day, a shelter when he didn't.

What had gone wrong? Spencer was still giving interviews as late as 2001, but within a year or two, it all ended. No more tracks, no more gigs, and lifelong friends worried that something was seriously wrong. They couldn't do more than worry: most of them have never seen him again.

this might be my new mission in life: to find Spencer Kincy.

When you mentioned him upthread, I checked his Discogs entry and was kinda wondering why he'd stopped releasing stuff after 2000. It's sad to hear what's happened to him, hopefully he will get better eventually.

Shit, I had no idea. I was enjoying his 'In And Out Of Fog And Lights' on Peacefrog just the other day.

it is a totally wild and sad story. he turned 40 about a month ago, apparently, though no one knows if he's even alive? :(

Table's comment upthread made me listen to that album for the first time in years... It was better than what I remembered, and "Pelargonium" still kicks ass. Such a pretty and peaceful groove.

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i remember getting turned on to gemini by a list of house producers who've seen hard times, homelessness etc. it's like anything, i guess. i really like 'fog and lights' too.

Not sure why I hadn't heard it yet since I really loved "Magic M", but "Disco Bus" by Aquilina & Venturi is rocking it for me right now. It's got the same glitchy vocal gimmick that's worked so well for CvS and Aju.

vocal-as-percussion-element gimmick, I should have typed.

I mentioned it on a perlon thread not long ago but Narcotic Syntax - Calculated Extravagant Licentiousness EP is really, really good. The two A sides. . . I just want to take a huge bite out them. one of the best Perlon's I've heard.

Also Kuniyuki - Precious Hall is also really, really good. An excellent opener track too.

Picked this up for a fiver:

Amp Fiddler - Possibilities (Ron Trent Remixes)

http://www.discogs.com/release/209286

This is a really good deep house record.

that is sad news about spencer k. once long ago a friend of mine was on acid and took the needle off the record while sk was spinning because he (my friend) was having a bad trip. hilarity ensued tho i remember my friend being even more freaked out afterward because he was being chased around the party by a mightily angry dj. don't mess with the dj !

"Picked this up for a fiver:

Amp Fiddler - Possibilities (Ron Trent Remixes)

http://www.discogs.com/release/209286

This is a really good deep house record.

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i guess it really shouldn't surprise you, but i've been bringing that one out again recently for the first time in years. dope record.

that gemini story made me wish i could find that old thread where somebody had found out that one of the old acid house dudes (armando? adonis?) was working at burger king and jess harvell was like "omg why isn't he working at jack in the box?". good times, good lols.

yes indeed. jack in the box got sued out of existence in illinois back in the 70s (some crazy food poisoning shit) so it's impossible. i miss jess.

definitely not armando...

that gemini story made me wish i could find that old thread where somebody had found out that one of the old acid house dudes (armando? adonis?) was working at burger king and jess harvell was like "omg why isn't he working at jack in the box?". good times, good lols.

it was adonis. dj t wanted him to do a remix back in 2004 or so, he told me they managed to track down adonis after months and months and he was working at burger king, they gave him an advance to do the mix but it never came through and they lost track of him again. some say on quiet nights when there's a full moon you can still hear a whisper on the wind: "too far gone, ain't no way back"

i mean i can't say for sure, but it seems like some people don't have such a hard time finding Adonis:

http://www.discogs.com/Adonis-Presents-Pop-Dell-Arte-No-Way-Back-Tribute-EP/release/1542888

maybe DJ T is a douchebag? his music sucks, though that certainly isn't any real indication.

Xposts: It was Adonis

I should learn to read to the end of the thread before I post (I think it was in a hercules and love affair thread, though).

The older article which that Gemini article links to claims Robert Armani is missing too, but thankfully that doesn't seem to be true anymore. Or at least he updates his Myspace page.

Well damned if I didn't find, sharing space with the likes of Chuck Mangione and Adam and the Ants, a $2 copy of M5 in a bookstore today, Yessir.

Good find. I picked up a copy of Eon's Spice in a second hand record shop for £1 yesterday. RIP Eon.

a lot of peeps have no trouble finding Adonis-- Jamal Moss is still in some insane analog lab with him as I type, probably.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1X7mbBKNjc

http://www.mcmlxv.co.uk/js_home.html

just got this one today: http://www.discogs.com/Peter-Grummich-Gomorra-EP/release/1101701

only 23 people on discogs have it?! peter grummich is totally underrated imo.

I'd say so.

I finally got my hands on a vinyl copy of Voodoo Ray (also I just thought, is it supposed to mean Voodoo King in Spanish?) today, original Warlock release, also found at a bookstore.

It's been a pretty damn good week for totally out-of-the-blue finds :D

'voodoo ray' never goes out of style.

It's definitely a top 5 dance track of all time for me.

(also I just thought, is it supposed to mean Voodoo King in Spanish?)

no, is sample of Peter Cook saying "voodoo rage" on a sampler with very short memory

xpost. "Voodoo ray" in the song is a sample of Peter Cook saying "Voodoo rage" with the end cut off.

xp. ah i didn't know it was because of short sampler memory!

Ha, that's funny, actually.

I guess that explains the Black Secret Technology track, Voodoo Rage (which I always thought was just a funny play on words).

Either way, let's celebrate it's excellence with another personal all time favourite its also very excellent music video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ADoBW0c-18

maybe in 04 adonis was harder to find, fuck knows to be honest, just someone above asked about the story and that's what T told me, he seems a fairly honest decent guy and is a massive fan of adonis so presumably wouldn't have made up a lie.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuCU14SfzNE

This is also definitely worth looking into:

A Guy Called Gerald - The Peel Sessions
http://www.discogs.com/A-Guy-Called-Gerald-The-Peel-Sessions/release/48341

I picked this up the other day for four bucks:

Baby Ford - Chikki Chikki Ahh Ahh
http://www.discogs.com/Baby-Ford-Chikki-Chikki-Ahh-Ahh/master/80678

The B side is bananas!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwceUNijsnk

I also found this for four bucks:

Intelligent Communication - Principles Of Motion E.P.
http://www.discogs.com/Intelligent-Communication-Principles-Of-Motion-EP/master/12911

This was an early breakbeat record by the FSOL guys in 91. It is super deep and atmospheric. Fits well with Analogue Bubblebath and LFO type stuff...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjkg_VRN3CU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4VZq4XQsN44

the whole voodoo ray ep is sick, but i think this one might be my favorite track:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDmLEsL2qc8

Those FSOL tracks are amazing. Thanks. Google turned up a zip file with that EP pretty easily. The full EP is great.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRWEuYjpIaA