And the compost website has the following article:
http://www.compost-records.com/sections/labels/cpt_arti/minus8.htm
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> Von: davenval@springmail.com [mailto:davenval@springmail.com]
> Gesendet: Donnerstag, 25. Januar 2001 23:32
> An: acid-jazz@ucsd.edu
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> From www.allmusic.com:
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> One of the few Swiss electronic dance music producers, Minus 8's
> myriad approach to the genre made his recordings some of the more
> championed albums by critics but also some of the least
> accessible for the populist audience, who wasn't quite sure what
> to make of his unconfined sound. Bringing together
> drum'n'bass-style breakbeat percussion, a down-tempo sense of
> almost Latin rhythm, a jazz approach to arrangement, and a deep
> dose of funk, Robert Jan Meyer's Minus 8 project originally
> resulted from his years as a bass player in funk bands and more
> notably from his urge to present an alternative to the sped-up
> "plus eight" sound that was sweeping across Europe in the early
> '90s (a reference to the positive and negative pitch adjustment
> on turntables). Meyer first made a name for himself as a DJ,
> touring with many of the U.K.'s drum'n'bass elite: Grooverider,
> Bad Company, Goldie, and Krust, among others. DJ Cam then
> released Meyer's first Minus 8 productions on his Paris-based !
> In!
> !
> flammable label. The second Minus 8 full-length, Beyond Beyond,
> appeared on the U.K.-based Higher Ground label, and the prominent
> Munich, Germany, label Compost released Elysian Fields, the third
> and most celebrated Minus 8 album. — Jason Birchmeier
>
>
> On Thu, 25 Jan 2001 18:04:24 -0000 "Park, James R S"
> <jrspar@essex.ac.uk> wrote:
>
> Sorry, quick question. Having a discussion with my flatmate about this.
> Where is Minus 8 from? Germany, France or Switzerland? Thank you.
>
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