Re: Wicked Photek

Scott Tennent (feesh@asu.edu)
Sat, 25 Apr 1998 01:30:10 -0700 (MST)


On Fri, 24 Apr 1998, Erik Gaderlund wrote:

> I just picked up a Japanese import of Photek (Also found The Roots
> "Organix" on Vinyl!!). The cover is the photek 'logo' (see top of "modus
> operandi"), the back has 2 phrase in Kanji (centerd and at the bottom),
> with more on the label along with a 1995 copyright, photek. The first side
> (witht he writing) has some cool piccicato strings and wicked bass. The
> other side (logo) ends with some really chopped beats.
> I'll see if I can get a friend to translate some of it.

Speaking of Photek 12"s, I saw what looked like an early single of his
(circa 1995, I think) a couple weeks back. The cover was white with a red
logo (not sure if it's the same logo you're talking about). Anyone know
what I'm talking about? I listened to it, it was all right. Pretty good,
actually, but you can tell it's earlier material. I let my friend go
ahead and buy it because he's more of a collector than I am (but hell,
I'm living with him in two weeks so who cares?).
On that note, can anyone tell me what and when the earliest photek stuff
came around? I was told '93. is that right?

> Will open up "Lost in Space Drum 'n' Bass 2000" first track is Squarepusher!!

don't get too excited about that squarepusher track; it's "cooper's
world," the first song off of Hard Normal Daddy. (I havent hear d lost in
space, but Im pretty sure it is NOT remixed. If it is, though, let me
know how it is!

scott