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Super Magnetic Neo from Australia on 2001-07-10 06:03 [#00013589] | |||||||||
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I've seen a few people from Australia here so I know atleast a few people will know what I'm talking about... The show ended a while back and is not coming back for another series. No real clear answer was givin though the two possible reasons tossed up on the Alchemy website message boards were A) the host's were tired and B) SBS (The Network that makes/showed it) axed it. I doubt SBS would ax it because even if the ratings werent high that's not what SBS is about. The show things the mainstream networks don't. Alchemy IMHO is/was the best Australian music show ever. It introduced me to such artists as Sqaurepusher, Prefuse73, Mouse on Mars, Oval, Ken Ishii, Sense, Makai, ASAP, Cosmo Vitelli, Denki Groove, Red Snapper, Wagon Christ, Tortoise and many many more. They even had a whole show dedicated to Aphex Twin!!! The show will be sadly missed with it's indepth interviews, music from around the World and it's host's who were funny and knew what they were taking about. R.I.P. Alchemy 1998 - 2001 Any thoughts? I'm writing to SBS to find out a clear reason why it was axed and to find out if there is a 1% chance it could return one day? Maybe the host's just need a long holiday :) If the show was axed because of the host's then just put the show on with music SBS!! And one final though... did any one outside Australia get Alchemy? |
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H3XAN3 [C6H14] from Melb. on 2001-07-12 11:15 [#00014428] | |||||||||
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yes Alchemy was a terrific show and i miss it. the last season was lacking a bit compared to previous seasons, but it was the only show of its kind here. so i don't bitch. lets do a trip down memory lane, the interviews: ahh lets see, they had a few ninjas - mr. scruff, luke vibert, hexstatic...if i recall correcty kid koala? can't remember, some chinese dude. any interviews from warp, apart from chris cunningham. man i have a shit memory that aphex episode was great! they showed all of his clips except ventolin (which i still haven't seen yet!) and seeing as they were a little short in material, a squarepusher and autechre clip (having smoe relevance, since they interviewed chris c.) i remember seeing a bootleg copy of that episode in china town, man i should grabbed it! ahhhhh, the memories....... |
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Synchronicity on 2001-07-12 11:57 [#00014439] | |||||||||
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thats got me thinking...who on this messageboard DOES come from Aus? i'll put my hand up first... |
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Chimp Systems from Tweak Valley on 2001-07-12 12:17 [#00014445] | |||||||||
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I'm from the UK but I'd just like to say that that Alchemy programme sounds fucking mint . . . I'm not surprised you're gutted it's gone. |
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H3XAN3 [C6H14] from Melb. on 2001-07-12 14:31 [#00014492] | |||||||||
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yeh, it was a wicked show. are their any similar programs in the UK, like purely electronic/dance-music based? Synchronicity -> where abouts in Aust. do you live? |
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Chimp Systems from Tweak Valley on 2001-07-12 14:38 [#00014493] | |||||||||
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No, the UK ain't got any decent music shows... not unless you like nu-metal or the Backstreet Abortions. |
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H3XAN3 [C6H14] from Melb. on 2001-07-12 14:48 [#00014495] | |||||||||
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fuck....that's pretty shitty, considering England's pretty much the world's electronic-music central..... what the fuck is nu-metal? sounds all the fucking same to me. |
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Centurix from Melbourne on 2001-07-12 15:15 [#00014507] | |||||||||
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*sticks hand up* Alchemy was great. I managed to get a copy of the Aphex special in realvideo for joyrex.com |
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Centurix from Melbourne on 2001-07-12 15:17 [#00014509] | |||||||||
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oh, and there's a quality version of the Ventolin video at www.theaphextwin.com |
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Chimp Systems from Tweak Valley on 2001-07-12 15:22 [#00014511] | |||||||||
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Nu-metal is that big-shorts and key-chains and bad-rapping stuff that the likes of Limp Dipshit churn out. Like my old pa used to tell me, "Son, metalheads don't get laid". |
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Super Magnetic Neo from Melbourne, Australia on 2001-07-12 16:17 [#00014557] | |||||||||
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Yeah, it's very upsetting. And yeah the last series wasnt as good as the others but as you said it was the only show of it's kind... Gee theres heaps of Melbournites here! Anyone live near Frankston? I'm very shocked that the UK has no good music shows. Oh yeah that Aphex Twin special rocked :) I believe their screening of Windowlicker was an Australian TV premiere. Pitty about Ventolin though as someone else did I downloaded it off theaphextwin.com 45MB it was, took me 3 hours :) Though it was worth it. Heres a list of most of the people Alchemy has interviewed: Mik Le Vage Opsimath Paul Doornbusch Sofie Loizou Full Fathom Five LTJ Bukem The Hive Ju Ju Space Jazz Meem King Kapisi Tom Middleton Luke Vibert Hexstatic Tooth Phil Smart Kinobe Jeff Mills Toy Death Etnic Tribe David Thrussel Lisa Gerard Avalanches Kemistry & Storm Frankie Knuckles Endorphin Vicious Vinyl Voitek DJ Krush Fat Boy Slim Roni Size Josh & Amiel Bexta Faithless Telemetry Orchestra Derrick May DJ Pogo Size 5000 Fingers of Dr T Ubin Sonic Animation Microworld Goldie Company Flow Ozomatli Pilfernators Eyespine DJ Soup DJ Town Bike Cycloid Superphatass Pan Dark Network MJ Cole Zen Paradox Run DMC B(if)tek Frontside Pauline Pantsdown Vadim and Neotropic Friendly Cordouroy Tomato Pnau Luke Slater Infusion Bill Riley Underworld Ian Pooley Boo Boo and Mace Rekindle Freq Nasty Sobriquet Salmonella Dub Dimitri From Paris High Pass Filter CJ Dolan / Quench Ronin System Roger Sanchez Johnny Vicious DJ Silver Primal Scream DJ Krust Groove Terminator Ransom Basement Jaxx Scratchergirl BT Faze Action Rennie Pilgrem Kenny Sabir MPK Ewan & Justin – Red Ember Bjam & Echoic Paul Mac Slam Nu Breed Denise Ross Herbert Ohms not Bombs Coda Atone Chozzie Maya B Boy Busk Resin Dogs Alphanaut and Stormboy Jandy Rainbow Low Key Operations & Nude Sue and Ande Rae & Christian Wiseguys Kazu Kimura Deejay Punk Roc Bloody Fist Chris Cunningham Coldcut DJ Food & Strictly Kev Les Rhythm Digitales Inertia Oval Hi Fi Bugs Pound System Ollie Olsen Shinjuku Filth Sherriff Lindo Moby Chemical Bros On Purdy Jack Knife Lee Ray Castle F.I.S.T Atari Teenage Riot B(if)tek Ku-ling Bros Rhibosome Laurent Garnier Lalila St Germain Voitek, Sutekh and Safety Scissors Deep Child Francois Tetaz |
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Synchronicity on 2001-07-13 04:31 [#00014715] | |||||||||
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H3XAN3 [C6H14] : i'm from up in NSW...seems like i'm the only non-Victorian aussie round here? |
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hexane from East Hawthorn on 2001-07-13 06:27 [#00014722] | |||||||||
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Super magnetic->thanks for that! the good thing about the last season though was that they were getting a little more focused on actual music-making...with software reviews (reason, D.A.S.E etc) and talking to people who 'tinker' with their machines (smallcock, that devilfish guy). that was neat. anyone from vict. seeing squarepusher at the prince of wales next thurs? |
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hexane from East Hawthorn on 2001-07-13 06:42 [#00014723] | |||||||||
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Super magnetic->thanks for that! the good thing about the last season though was that they were getting a little more focused on actual music-making...with software reviews (reason, D.A.S.E etc) and talking to people who 'tinker' with their machines (smallcock, that devilfish guy). that was neat. anyone from vict. seeing squarepusher at the prince of wales next thurs? |
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* bump * hee hee |
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hexane asked - anyone from vict. seeing squarepusher at the prince of wales next thurs? MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!! *cough* *cough* !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! almost 1 year to the day! |
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Ya know what was great about this program man? If you missed it on Friday night....they replay the same episode on Monday night!!! ya cant beat that! |
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yeah, and i remember "smallcock" with the tonearm in his mouth and a belt full of effects pedals! FUCK! I've gotta contact the SBS and get them to REPLAY the entire show from the beginning! |
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Brings back memories doesn't it! I think it is really cool how the three of us in the Rage topic were back in this old Alchemy topic! Thats mind blowing!!! |
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This thread was before my time man.. :-S |
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Ah! I'm an idiot! I thought when you said: "hexane asked - anyone from vict. seeing squarepusher at the prince of wales next thurs? MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!! *cough* *cough* !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" ... MEEEEEE... I thought you were implying that was you, or "MEEEEEE...." I'm an idiot :) Yeah, small cock! The guy that sticks metal in his mouth!!! ha ha ha ha! I wonder what he is doing now, if he isn't in the hospital! |
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btw, Ressy.. what are you doing up at this time of night?! its 4:41am Melbourne time!! |
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hehehe. accually i've seen that hexane chap lurking about on this mb.. |
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Well, what are you doing here at this time?! :) I shouldn't be up now. The whole reason why I didn't go to bed on Thursday night and stayed up all Friday was so I would be dead tired Friday night so I could go to bed at night insted of crazy times! But it seems as if I've gotten into my rut again! Everything was going fine, I watched eat carpet (it seems as with we both like the same SBS shows!) and felt like going to bed but decided to have a look if my review of a move had been posted on IMDB, but I couldn't stop there. Once on the net I'm here for the whole night, damn! It seems like I just told you a lot of pointless! Oh well! =D |
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hehehe, yeah... i think time just slipped away from me a bit here... the sun is gonna rise soon eh?! |
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I won't be around to see the sun rise! (Though it is very nice) =) I'm going to bed, or I'll fall asleep here at my desk! And I just know I'd drool all over it and wreck it and maybe it will fry and I'll be fried as well and die here at my computer all because I enjoy interacting with people on a message board. If I die it will be all your fault!!! Um, ... I'm going to bed +D Before I get anymore crazy! See ya! (Hope I can say that, this is not a chat room after all!) |
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Heh, I was at the PoW as well, wicked. |
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You were at Squarepusher at the PoW ???! Most of the people there didnt look like they even knew who he even was... (they were expecting to do a bit of drum n bass dancin') what a laugh. |
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fellow melbournians unite and reminisce about the alchemy days |
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werd up! |
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Yes, I was also at the one in Sydney because I was fortunate enough to have business there. Salmonella Dub played just before, it was hella fun. I tell ya, he doesn't go halves with the Vodka... I don't watch a lot of TV, and it's rare for me to actually go out of my way to switch on at a particular time to watch a specific program. But each time Alchemy came on, I'd prepare snacks and stuff to watch it with. Anyone remember the show where they interviewed Bloody Fist Records? That was funny. We should all meet up for a pint sometime... |
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Great Label!!!! and they've got a great sense of humour these guys. any non-Australians should definitly give some time to looking at this website! Heh! the melbourne afx.nu kru! sounds good. ;) |
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'Danz' was soooo much better than this show (from Channel 31) they interviewed Honeysmack.............thats about all... Ok, ok... im being sarcastic.. Danz didnt even come close, all they did was show Hexstatic clips left right and centre. (which was good) |
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"'Danz' was soooo much better than this show (from Channel 31) they interviewed Honeysmack.............thats about all..." Do you remember BMP on Channel 31? It was kinda cool. I also used to watch Core. And I liked the wrestling on Ch31! =) I never watch Channel 31 anymore though... |
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BMP? it wasnt BPM was it :-S.. i didnt catch that show. alot of show go by me unfortunitly |
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"BMP? it wasnt BPM was it :-S.." It was hosted by this man and woman and it also featured that Scottish guy from Kiss90 FM. "i didnt catch that show. alot of show go by me unfortunitly" I can understand that, what if you having a life and all :) Back then I was a bum, watching TV all day, never going outside, eating all day... Hmmm... My life really hasn't changed much =) |
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Dunno what Danz is, only watched channel 31 once. It's the community channel right? Channel 31 on ours is Turner Classic Movies, I think... ;) |
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*bump* hahah !! Faithless Telemetry Orchestra Derrick May *DJ Pogo * Size 5000 Fingers of Dr T I had no idea !! |
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:O!!! Are you hiding something pOgO ?! |
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reading these old threads of people who aren't here is almost like looking at photos of deceased people... and the lack of avatar kind of emulates looking at old faded or black and white photos. kinda wierd. Like who in God's name in Chimp Systems!? |
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I thought this topic was going to be about the science of turning base metals into gold ;) just kidding |
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i vote we take on some ol' tribal ancestor-like worship and make some of these folks into the gods of the xltronic board. |
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