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I know dog_belch is with me. |
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Look it's the future |
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this thread should have at least 10 posts by now, as b12 is the best electronica on the planet. |
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*squints eyes* lowpow fouas?? |
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I'm with you 100% |
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Appreciated. definately. |
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aye aye. |
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Their music is great indeed. Aren't they both accountants now, or something? Or did I dream that? |
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werent they going to release a cd box or something similar? |
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i'm with you too when the new releases for their label? |
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I'm on Best track: Epilion |
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I am going to keep this thread alive forever, it will be my mission in life. I am now preparing 5000 words of justified hyperbole to inject into this thread. |
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This was my post last year for the world's greatest music blog Tuesday, December 06, 2005 Graffiti Dystopia! I, like yourself, like music. Though I've never been able to answer that dreaded question "What sort of music do you like?". What sort? What "sort"? I like... all sorts. I, again, in common with yourself, like a lot of everything, as long it makes me smile, makes me dance (in a manner of speaking), makes me think, makes me go "Bugger, that's rad", makes me glad to have ears. And that "sort" of music one finds in all genres, times and cultures. However, however... if I HAD to pick a genre, if there was some horrific situation that could only be averted by me saying what "sort" of music I liked... Detroit techno. And then to cloud the issue, I'd have to narrow it down to music influenced by... Detroit Techno. It's a formula I never tire of, machine rhythms, twinned with soft synths and strings. Simple, clean, nostaligc and futuristic. I'm no purist, in fact I'm some sort of heretical Detroit fan as my favorite protagonists of this "sort" of music don't come from Detroit at all, but from Essex, England. Don't get me wrong, I love Derrick May, Juan Atkins, Carl Craig, Jeff Mills, Underground Resistance and all the originators. But right now, I'm talking about B12. They, through their lp "Electro Soma", back in, oooh 1993, introduced me to the world of Detroit, and even though I have discovered all manner of musical gems from and inspired by that city, it's always to B12 I return. |
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(contd) The third album in Warp's legendary "Artificial Intelligence" series, Electro Soma takes the blueprint and launches into space without losing sight of what makes Detroit great. Economy, atmosphere, pristine rhythms and bass with emotion pouring through the transistors and wires. The wonder is how so few, seemingly sparse elements constantly tell so many stories, fire off the imagination with such understated efficiency. If any style of music were to be described as having grace, it's here, on this record. And on all their records, to be honest. As they say on the radio interview from 1992 on Prelude pt.I "We bought records from Detroit and this was the music that we liked, we made music like this, and this music dried up all of a sudden one and half years ago, ...so we tried to continue it... " And why not, especially when they do it so well. Their last release was the "3 EP" on Warp in 1997, fortunately the human body stores several years' worth of B-12, so it has been possible to get by without new material. However, there have recently been signs of their reanimation. Over the last year the've begun to play live again (they're playing at the Unofficial Warp Xmas Rave at The Poke on the 16th December), and rumour has it that their legendary back catalogue of strictly limited 12"s is due for the box set treatment, and maybe even a new album. B12, not just for anemic vegans. |
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So, they seem to have passed me by. I take it that electro soma is the thing to start off with? |
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Yes, make amends, now! |
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When i have some money i will. : ) |
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ill keep mine short. get the cmetric stuff, echo trx 314 demands daily listening |
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electro soma is timeless. What do all you B12 fans think of that Redcell track on Seed 5x5/4? |
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"Back from the edge"? Predictably I love it. It starts of with that more muscular sound that's been heard on their new live sets, but when it gracefully pauses and then sweeps into the classic B12 sound, with little echoes of my first favourite track of theirs, the mighty "Hall of Mirrors"... I could hug a tramp or rehabilitate a delinquant teenage repeat offender, it makes life seem sunny. I hope they get to release more new material soon. |
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yes and metropolis is the vlari track of choice |
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Try putting on B12 instead of the background game music while playing Star Wars: KotOR. A superb combination. |
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Listening to Redcell - Soundtrack Of A Strange Er |
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what about the cd box? is there anyone who answer questions? |
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Still no official word beyond "Coming Soon". Come on B12, don't be shy, I'm sure inbetween creating some of the finest music ever crafted, collecting toys, photography and programming, you must browse XLT for interesting topics like "How many years after drukqs was released did you adopt the faux IDM scene as your own and fire up Fruityloops in order to sound like Autechre on a 5p budget" and Woofty's polls which are the only other place in the Universe to acknowledge the existance of Mira Calix. |
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I like it, although tougher than usual. -- Who owns electro soma on orange vinyl? ME! aaagghh yeah. |
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"I'm sure inbetween creating some of the finest music ever crafted, collecting toys, photography and programming" you are fucking scary man. |
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Why, because I've read a bit more about B12 than you have, or just in general, because I am quite scary, even to myself. You're just banally annoying like walking into somebody else's rich, fruity fart carelessly left in a supermarket aisle though. |
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it's a nice vitamin. |
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a bit more? you are fucking licking them inside out. |
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I've just read what little stuff there is about them over the years in magazines or on the Internet, and just embellished my little post with the few extracurricular activities they indulge in which is public knowledge. The bit about toys comes from a quote by Steve from Warp who said something like "they're these two guys from Essex who spend all their royalties on collectable toys" or something like that, and one of them writes blogs on both programming and photography. Oh yeah, and they've released some records. I hardly had to go through their rubbish bin to find that out, nor would I want to. How would you consider an author who'd written someone else's biography? OMGZORZ, you totally like want TO BE THEM, you are WEIRD. Did I mention I'm now living in Spain? |
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You've talked in an "I wish I could suck the filling out of" way about Thom Yorke in the past. You just seem to think it's cool at the moment to have a downer on anyone who loves anything. This isn't just aimed at you but it is getting pretty fucking pathetic when whenever someone enthuses about music on this so called fucking electronic music board they are getting shitty comments targeted at them. |
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i havent read any of this thread, but i wanted to ask if you have seen them live yet? |
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OMGZORZ |
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B12 are the other true originators, let's hope they're back. |
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they are indeed back :-) i've heard the masters of B12-16 and B12-17, plus the remastered back catalogue (for the CD boxset) and the remastered B12-15 that was never released (only a handful of test pressings) its very, very good - different yet the same. each 12" has an almost housey-techno track, accompanied by two more ambient, spacey, electronica-techno tunes... they're playing live @ in London next month: (dunno if the details are up yet - also on the bill are Ultradyne, MANASYt and ) also there is a myspaz page... myspace/b12records |
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I only found their MySpace a few days ago. I got very sweaty and nervous waiting to be accepted as a "friend" but they've kindly let me in. They're sporting rad B12 t-shirts in the slide show, I would pay ££££££'s for that bit of merch'. 3 new 12"s upcoming.. (though I have got mp3s of B12-15 but I think the proper release has new track on it as well).. a box set... bung in a t-shirt and then I can finally say "I need no more music, ever, that's me happy". Unless they're planning an album. I'm so pathetic, really. |
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Thom yorke? i dont think ive ever praised him on this board tho. only artist im guilty of licking to an abnormal extent is aphex twin. well, the fact is that belch have done that so many times on this board i thought it was time he got some of his own medicine. anyways, dog_belch, where in spain do you live. |
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Don't ruin the B12 thread, take it outside, goddamnit! |
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i agree. ill come back when i actually have something to say. |
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let us know the b12 myspace page, don't think I've got it. |
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Not just because you've given me, and at least a couple of other people I know, hours of enjoyment with your Bleep mix I will . |
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cheers |
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Its great to see so much b12 loving x |
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<3 |
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I want that 12 disc CD boxed set. |
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hey dan, I got in the mail today and it reminded me a bit of B12, so I thought I'd just give you an old heads up while we wait for more of the B |
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Oooohh, I like "Alone on Mars" bloody hell, I may have to get this bugger, very nice. I've only got "Coffee and Cigarettes" by Redshape... and then not.. "properly" (shamed face)... a heads up well played. |
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Do you really want it? Or do you need it. |
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I require it. |
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