From Greg Earle Sent Fri, Feb 12th 1999, 15:14
Andrew Duke St. John Le Baptist Eno Cognition Audioworks wrote:
> Yes, absolutely, they're super talented. I still remember fondly the
> first time I heard Reload at high volume. Wow! It was at a party
> and the DJ on before me (a roommate) played it. I was at the juicebar
> at the time and ran up to her and said "Holy shit, what is this?" and
> she said, "Andrew, you *know* this, this is that Reload I'm always
> playing" and it was at that point where it really hit home, through
> a quality soundsystem, and loud, that I really "heard" them. Andrew :)
> P.S. This still blows the door off most of the music from that time
> (u-Ziq era Tango And Vectif is up there as well) and plenty since.
<broken record>
I've said it before and I'll say it again: When I'm not in one of my (many)
Joy Division moods, I still think Reload's "A Collection Of Short Stories"
is the greatest album I've ever heard. I wouldn't change a single note of it.
</broken record>
<nostalgia>
Boy, they sure don't make 'em like they did in '93-'94, do they?
</nostalgia>
- Greg
(Who thinks the South African IDM contingent should come to WMC/Miami)