Guest tidbit Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 yeah, ..very cryptic, indeed, yes. .., Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
six Posted November 9, 2006 Share Posted November 9, 2006 oh thanks, yeah that was my doubt so ae were not alone in this one either... interesting Don't think it was the whole crew but Russell Haswell/Satanstornade definitely worked on this album, and I suspect were a large reason for the change in sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khov Posted November 10, 2006 Share Posted November 10, 2006 from the label: This Gescom Production, assembled by Sean Booth and Rob Brown [Autechre] and Russell Haswell, has conquered the technological restrictions inherent in the MiniDisc format. http://touchshop.org/product_info.php?products_id=110 -& its on haswell label OR, a Touch sublabel- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweepstakes Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 Been so frustrated lately and dissatisfied with all music and I realize that MINIDISC is exactly what I wanna hear. What a great record or whatever the fuck it is. Probably the most "raw" thing they ever put out. So many vestigial samples and prototypes of ideas that appeared elsewhere too. Tastyyyyyy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
entropi Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 I have this on MD. I had recently bought "Viral" on 12" in 98' and was looking forward to something in a similar style... I listened to it once and then tried to forget about it all. Such a total waste of money, I can play my own sample library instead of these random soundfiles... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbpete Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 I have this on MD. I had recently bought "Viral" on 12" in 98' and was looking forward to something in a similar style... I listened to it once and then tried to forget about it all. Such a total waste of money, I can play my own sample library instead of these random soundfiles...How well did the shuffle feature actually work on that album - My MD used to take time to seek between non-adjacent tracks, so did you get considerable moments of silence if you [for example] jumped between track 1 and 88 ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotwang Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 How well did the shuffle feature actually work on that album - My MD used to take time to seek between non-adjacent tracks, so did you get considerable moments of silence if you [for example] jumped between track 1 and 88 ? ISTR reading that the tracks were arranged non-sequentially on the disc, so even if you played them in order the player would still have to jump around. Is We is fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweepstakes Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 I have this on MD. I had recently bought "Viral" on 12" in 98' and was looking forward to something in a similar style... I listened to it once and then tried to forget about it all. Such a total waste of money, I can play my own sample library instead of these random soundfiles...How well did the shuffle feature actually work on that album - My MD used to take time to seek between non-adjacent tracks, so did you get considerable moments of silence if you [for example] jumped between track 1 and 88 ?It worked beautifully, especially on the "suites" like le shark, it was totally seamless. My MD player would whir about 5 seconds before the end of the track as it was queuing up the next random track and that whirring always felt like part of the Minidisc experience to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcbpete Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 My MD player would whir about 5 seconds before the end of the track as it was queuing up the next random trackAh gotcha, so it pre-buffers the next track into ... well a buffer ! I never know minidiscs could do that :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweepstakes Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 My MD player would whir about 5 seconds before the end of the track as it was queuing up the next random trackAh gotcha, so it pre-buffers the next track into ... well a buffer ! I never know minidiscs could do that :) Yeah! Well, the format's heyday was around the time when discman manufacturers started adding those "skip protection" buffers. So I wonder if that's something they actually borrowed from their implementations of the MD spec. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t yst r Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 Would there be a definitive Gescom Minidisc shuffle order? Someone should come up with one. I had a dream once with 'Is We' as a soundtrack (from memory, cause it wasn't playing or anything). It was trippy, might make a short film of it one day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bechuga Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 Have this too, shuffle function did work seamlessly. Don't recall ever listening to it linearly from track 1 to 88. I wonder if minidiscs will have a resurgeance, like tapes and vinyl? Some of those discs came in purty colours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modey Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 I've always found that this album was better played in order rather than shuffle. It's a cool idea, but the tracks are too varied and imo it doesn't make much sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hello spiral Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 ^def This track <3 99% certain it's Haswell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blir Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 Yeah it's complete bollocks so it must be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eclipsis Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 Yeah it's complete bollocks so it must be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hello spiral Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 smdh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eclipsis Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 smdh That's what I did during the Haswell's set while pressing my earplugs deeper into my brain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xox Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 smdh That's what I did during the Haswell's set while pressing my earplugs deeper into my brain. and i had to leave the room. pushing my fingers into my ears didnt help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amen Lare Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 I only heard Haswell live once (this February), it was exceptionally pleasant to my ears. I was more neutral towards him before, thought it could be heavy on the ears on a pretty loud system but it was the opposite. Dunno maybe the set was less harsh than usual. This track i don't particularly enjoy, though it has very nice voice-like modulations (particularly noticeable from 0:48), it's actually autechr-ish sounding to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colunga Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 could never get into the Minidisc. Revisited it last month for the first time in years (after having a good moment with "ISS:SA") but still the same to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweepstakes Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 Yeah shapethrower is probably the worst track on there. But the title leads me to believe that it wasn't intended to be listened to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hello spiral Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 Yeah shapethrower is probably the worst track on there. Wrong But the title leads me to believe that it wasn't intended to be listened to. Half wrong https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1UiIvgRKFY&index=4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amen Lare Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 Some Hollywood to add to that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amen Lare Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 'nother Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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