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  1. Diatoms was with my mates and me after the gig while walking out. He was looking for you @phudoshin but didn't have your number. We said goodbye at a roundabout full of festival people, he was headed to his hotel nearby there iirc.

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  2. Just got back from London last night, got the record (well, the card) for me and two other chatmmers. Had a real great time hanging with Braintree, tec, eaw, hello spiral, aaaah, glunk + RB at various moments throughout the weekend, and meeting phudoshin and Diatoms (so nice to meet you man, absolute pleasure) as well a bunch of cool Scottish and British people in the crowd during Aphex. The whole talking issue was mostly because it was so fucking packed you couldn't move or dance where we were (front of house) and the volume of the gig could be louder but it's in the middle of the city innit. I didn't mind it as much really. 

    This was my 6th time seeing him since 2007, fun to see how much his show has evolved since then (in 2007 it was just a venue gig, one red lightbulb on stage next to him, nothing more). This gig was great, visuals were intense, enjoyed it more than last Field Day. Seemed like an ever bigger production this too, quite incredible.

    Shoutout to Jayda G and Juliana Huxtable for really great DJ sets, Actress for doing his thing and Arca for some great entertainment. Kelela was good too but we didn't stick around for long.

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  3. Last time at Field Day I wore my avatar on a t-shirt to make it obvious, not sure what I'll wear this year but look out for a tall lanky blonde idiot with a heavy Dutch accent.

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  4. When Drukqs came out my brother bought the vinyl on the day of release (I was 12 at the time but heavily into AFX) and he ripped what he thought were the "normal" tracks for me on CD-r (so Vordhosbn etc.), all on 33. As the first 2 records are meant to be played on 45 I had the wrong versions for a few months, until I bought the CD myself. Still have the rip of the slower versions tho, as it's so nostalgic now. 

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  5. 5 minutes ago, gnarlybog said:

    This is fascinating to me. I was on board, but like everyone, grow tired. Is it an act of egotism or silliness to release so much music in such a way? 

    I see it more as generosity from someone pouring his soul into his life's work. He doesn't have to share any of it but I'm extremely grateful he does. Don't try and feel forced to keep up, just listen whenever you want and put on some random new album (I'm still keeping up with it ten years after the first colundi tbh although I've heard some albums only once or twice).

    Really enjoyed this one too, as usual. 

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  6. 1 minute ago, Wunderbar said:

    You can just chill out for 3 months ?

    It's a holiday every 8-10 weeks or so for me. Summer break is 6 weeks, christmas and spring break are both 2 weeks, plus two 1-week holidays too. Then those 5 optional free days on top of that.

    Disclaimer: conveniently not mentioning all the overtime during a regular week. Loads of evenings and weekends lost that way. Still recommended.

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  7. 16 minutes ago, Berk said:

    I think you can get compensated with cash? I work 40hrs and get paid 36hrs for these vacations, so I'd be pissed off otherwise. I got sick with corona during Xmas vacation and i reported it anyway.

    What do you teach btw? Teacher here as well, for HBO Rechten (law students) ? 

    Another Dutch teacher reporting, but I never used this right nor do I know anyone who ever did. Will have to dive into this :^) 

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  8. Fuck ? MIXL2 was a dear watmm and chatmm friend, around for a long time. Was great finally meeting him last autumn at the gig after talking for a decade. He was always very open about his mental state too. Needless to say, I did not see this coming at all. 

    UGH 

    One of the last tracks he posted in chat, we'll miss you MIXL ❤️
     

     

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  9. 5 minutes ago, phudoshin said:

    Oh nice one. Looking forward to Actress this time myself. did you catch MuZiq last time at the bandstand  - twas really great!

     

    Oh right, Actress too yeah. Saw him in 2012 in Belgium once and didn't impress me at all but I might go and try again. 

    I did see Mike P at Field Day too yeah, that was fun actually. Maybe we saw more than my mind accounted for :^)

  10. Was stressful buying tickets for this ánd Dekmantel on the same day (within the same hour both went on sale) while having to work. Then finding out Field Day doesn't do PayPal. Thanks to a lifesaver watmmer I still got tickets so I'll see you there again hopefully! 

    Can't be arsed about the line-up except maybe Jayda G but last time Aphex played Field Day we just sat on a park bench with the chatmm crew all day (although we did see Moodymann, Silver Apples, a bit of Nina Kraviz and Aphex of course) which was great so hope to repeat that again. 

  11. After The Advent said the remaster would NEVER happen twice in the past few years I caved in (it was the only Drexciya missing in my collection) and spent serious money on the og Abstract Thought CD (wasn't the only one thinking that, so the vinyl went up even more after those comments). Very happy with Clone getting on this though, knew I could have counted on them, so of course ordered this too.

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  12. https://k7records.bandcamp.com/album/dj-kicks-theo-parrish

    https://emrecords.bandcamp.com/album/classic-productions-by-surin-phaksiri-2-molam-gems-from-the-1960s-80s-1960s-80s

    https://legowelt.bandcamp.com/album/tascam-space-season

    https://rontrent1.bandcamp.com/album/what-do-the-stars-say-to-you

    https://orenambarchi.bandcamp.com/album/shebang

    https://www.discogs.com/master/2858518-Kerri-Chandler-Spaces-And-Places

    https://blacktruffle.bandcamp.com/album/chasing-the-phantom

    https://lorainejames.bandcamp.com/album/building-something-beautiful-for-me

    https://liesrecords.bandcamp.com/album/deal-breaker-ep

    https://hypercolour.co.uk/album/grit

    https://whateva.bandcamp.com/album/whatever-the-weather

    https://bogdanraczynski.bandcamp.com/album/addle

    https://kevindrumm.bandcamp.com/album/pcm-3

    https://omar-s.bandcamp.com/album/hitech

    https://klein1997.bandcamp.com/album/cave-in-the-wind

    https://bodytronixxx.bandcamp.com/album/michael-j-blood-rat-heart-nite-mode-vol-1

    https://kalimalone.bandcamp.com/album/living-torch

    https://workmoneydeath.bandcamp.com/album/thought-action-reaction-interaction

    https://datassette.bandcamp.com/album/sentinel

    https://tramprecords.bandcamp.com/album/untitled

    https://leisuresystem.bandcamp.com/album/neurotelepathy

    https://omar-s.bandcamp.com/album/54321

    https://vaagner.bandcamp.com/album/120121

    https://clonewestcoastseries.bandcamp.com/album/edo8-presents-binary-system

    https://store.osirismusicuk.co.uk/album/mick-harris-hednod-sessions-ii

    https://www.discogs.com/release/23341637-Wavejumpers-The-Sunken-Treasure-EP

    https://www.discogs.com/release/25129297-Detroit-In-Effect-Lets-Rock-All-Night

    https://www.discogs.com/release/22481249-Andy-Stott-The-Slow-Ribbon

    https://www.discogs.com/master/2638199-Mr-Fingers-Around-The-Sun-Pt1

    https://www.discogs.com/release/24994885-Hieroglyphic-Being-There-Is-No-Acid-In-This-House

    Shoutout to Aleksi Perala for consistently dropping high quality music all throughout the year. Impossible to pick any album out of that. Same with Chris Douglas.

    Also apparently I've been buying a LOT of reissues which should pretty much be a whole different list. So:

    Spoiler

    Various - Spirit of France
    Mr Fingers - Amnesia
    Coil - Musick To Play in the Dark 2, Constant Shallowness
    Delly Rollies - Licik
    Gnawa Music Of Marrakesh  - Night Spirit Masters
    John Sinclair - Detroit Artists Workshop
    Warp - AI
    Dopplereffekt - Calabi Yau Space
    Arpanet - Quantum Transposition
    The Deacon - Funky Revolutions
    Japanese Telecom - Virtual Geisha
    Ed DMX - Breakin' Records Greatest Hits
    Blue Notes - Blue Notes For Mongezi 
    Various - Tanamur City
    Muslimgauze - Veiled Sisters
    Universal Liberation Orchestra - Communion

     

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  13. Sad to see there's apparently a lot of drama around these Tresor reissues, mostly between Abdul Haqq and Stinsons widow. Iircs, she got him to stop with the comics (he's used the Drexciya world for his comics, taking their intellectual property, but with the approval of Gerald Donald), while he is saying how she made Tresor stop sell Drexciya as punishment for helping him with the novel. 

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    Now Tresor changed the artwork, which may or may not be approved by Donald, the only living member of Drexciya? 

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    I can see both points, and both posted on facebook (underneath posts from Research Lab), but obviously no one benefits from this shit, most of all the Drexciya legacy. 

    Glad I have all the records already anyway, will maybe pick up the Shifted Phases reissue though, only have that one on CD (with that wrong track on it).

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