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From: msg@DSG.Tandem.COM (Maitreya Sengupta)
Subject: Acoustic Alchemy - opinions?
Keywords: Acoustic Alchemy
Organization: Tandem Computers Inc., Cupertino CA
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1992 20:15:00 GMT

Hi;

	I came across an instrumental by Acoustic Alchemy in some sampler CD
yesterday, and I quite liked it. I was wondering if anyone knew more about this
group and what their 'typical' spound is like. In particular, any opinions about
their 'Reference Point' CD would be welcome.

Thanx;

Maitreya Sengupta.
Newsgroups: rec.music.newage
From: mehrpuya@rtsg.mot.com (Djamschid Mehrpuyan)
Subject: Looking for complete list of releases from ...
Organization: Motorola Inc., Cellular Infrastructure Group
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1992 21:50:46 GMT


Can anyone please provide me with a complete list of all CD releases by
the following newage artists:

     1.  CUSCO

     2.  Karunesh

     3.  Kitaro

     4.  Anugama

     5.  Himekami


I have CDs from each of these groups but I dont know if I have all of them.

Karunesh and Anugama are somewhat similar to Kitaro.  They also play a
lot of meditation music (synthesizers with Guitar/flute/percussion).  
Anugama has a few CDs containing environmental music.  I highly recommend
their CDs.  CUSCO is a newage band from southern Germany and are in the
top charts in Japan along with Kitaro.  Himekami, a newage band from Japan
is also somewhat similar to Kitaro.  All of these are highly recommended.

If you know of any other groups similar to the ones mentioned on top please
let me know.

Thanks 

       -Dj

Xref: sparky rec.music.newage:2728 rec.music.cd:5603
From: davids@isc-br.isc-br.com (David Schmidt)
Newsgroups: rec.music.newage,rec.music.cd
Subject: Re: Acoustic Alchemy - opinions?
Date: 28 Jul 92 05:58:39 GMT
Organization: ISC-Bunker Ramo, An Olivetti Company


wherndon@smiley.mitre.org (William Herndon) writes:
[...]
>    Acoustic Alchemy's complete discography (in order of release):

>	Red Dust and Spanish Lace	MCA
>	Blue Chip			MCA
>	Natural Elements		MCA
>	Reference Point			GRP
>	Back on the Case		GRP
>	Early Alchemy			???
--->                                    GRP

>    Personally I like _Red Dust and Spanish Lace_ and _Reference Point_.
>    Unlike to poster above, though, I think that Back on the Case is their
>    poorest release.  Oh well, so much for objectivity... ;-)

Hmmm.  I have all of their albums.  In fact, I bought Red Dust and Spanish
Lace without ever hearing any of their stuff because I figure with a name
like "Acoustic Alchemy" I couldn't go wrong!

I *DO* like "Back on the Case" although it does differ a bit from the other
releases in being a bit more of an ensemble effort rather than a straight
duet.  There is quite a bit more background instrumentation, which could
distract if you prefer "pure" acoustic music.

My two favorites are "Red Dust and Spanish Lace" and "Back on the Case".  In
any case, all 6 have good pieces and I sometimes load up the 6 disk
cartridge with all of the albums and just hit random play and enjoy!
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From: kkniaz@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Krzysztof W. Kniaz)
Newsgroups: rec.music.newage
Subject: TD's Risky Business nad Thief
Date: 28 Jul 92 14:01:44 GMT
Distribution: rec.music.newage
Organization: University of Pennsylvania

... are availale on import CD's from certain company.
They sell them for $17.99 + 0.75 shipping each. My question: are they worth
getting? The "Thief "has been released in 1981, so I imagine, music
would be similar to EXIT. Is that so?

I would appreciate your comments.
Chris
--

Krzysztof Kniaz, University of Pennsylvania | If you can't learn  
Lab for Research on the Structure of Matter | to do it well,
Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA                | learn to enjoy doing it badly.
From: trm@sactoh0.sac.ca.us (Tara R. Marchand)
Subject: Re: Tori Amos
Organization: Sacramento Public Access Unix, Sacramento, Ca.
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 92 22:08:08 GMT

In article <V8D7NB3w164w@jab.tucson.az.us> stevea@jab.tucson.az.us (Steve Albany) writes:
>hopper@cs.ucsd.edu (Steven L. Hopper) writes:
>> stevea@jab.tucson.az.us (Steve Albany) writes:
>> >        She reminds me of Kate Bush.. Her album, "Little Earthquakes" isn't 
>> >half bad. I recommend it!
>> 
>> I'd say its an excellant album.  Her way of weaving the lyrics through the
>> melody is rather unique.  The tunes are autobiographical in nature and
>> reveals quite alot about her.
>> 
>        Since that posting of mine, I've listened to LE a few times. It does 
>grow on you. It will be interesting to see which direction she takes with 
>her next album...

You should listen to her version of Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" on the
_Crucify_ EP.  She also covers the Rolling Stones' "Angie" and Led Zeppelin's
"Thank You"--check it out!

-- 
 |-----------------------| "I've had days, and some were better, |------------|
 |     Tara Marchand     |         And some were worse,          | |--------| |
 | trm@sactoh0.sac.ca.us |      And some just like today."       | |--------| |
 |-----------------------|    -Two Nice Girls, "Only Today"-     |------------|
From: lampson@tellabs.com (Dave Lampson)
Newsgroups: rec.music.newage
Subject: Re: Narada's _Millenium_
Date: 23 Jul 92 22:31:24 GMT
Organization: Tellabs, Inc., IL

In article <20JUL199208053452@lims02.lerc.nasa.gov> uubrian@lims02.lerc.nasa.gov (BRIAN BENTZ) writes:
>	Has anyone here heard this CD?  I can't remember the artist
>who created it(for some reason Jay Horowitz comes to mind... is this
>even close?)  Anyway, what does it sound like?  Any recommendations?
>Is it worth getting?  Thanks!

All compositions are by Hans Zimmer (he wrote the hugely popular soundtrack 
to Rain Man).  The Millenium theme is pretty nice, but nothing else on the 
CD struck me.  If you are heavily into "world" music, there might be more
of interest there.  He uses many of the sounds from the PBS series within 
the pieces, including music of various tribal cultures throughout the world.  
I kept hoping it would end.  All in all I was very disappointed, but that's
just my personal taste.  If you are familiar with Narada's usual musical 
types, I think this is definitely on the fringe.  I'll keep it, but primarily 
due to the fact that I'm a Narada completist, rather than any great liking 
for this CD.  Perhaps it will grow on me.

Dave
lampson@tellabs.com
From: geers@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (GGeers)
Newsgroups: rec.music.newage
Subject: Re: Kit Watkin's Thought Tones
Date: 31 Jul 92 14:42:21 GMT
Organization: U of Penn

In article <64619@hydra.gatech.EDU>, mephdbo@prism.gatech.EDU (Cosmic Stranger) writes:
> 
> Can anybody describe this album to me very briefly..
> 


     As spacey as space-music gets - slightly tough to describe in terms of 
content - however, note that little synthesizer (or it may be none) is used -
mostly overprocessed sounds such as "saw blades" etc.  Much different than
anything Kit Watkins has ever done.  Volume 2 of this theme has been released
recently.  Give a listen if you appreciate deep Space.
From: meg5184@hertz.njit.edu (Starman)
Newsgroups: rec.music.newage
Subject: * Question about JMJ's "Images"
Date: 28 Jul 92 14:30:45 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, N.J.

Howdy,
	I looked at the CD for JMJ's "Images" teh other day and found
that the track 'Zoolookamoogie' is on it. On "Zoolook", it's a "remix"
version. I've heard a completely DIFFERENT version (like an EP version)
of the song once before so I was wondering if the track on "Images" is
the same on "Zoolook" or not. Thanx.

=============================== Mike Gaines ============================
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= WHAT is your quest?.............................I seek the Holy Grail=
= WHAT is the average velocity of a Bird of Prey?...Romulan or Klingon?=
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Newsgroups: rec.music.newage
From: bolli@uni-paderborn.de (Bolli BootBlock)
Subject: Re: CUSCO
Organization: Uni-GH Paderborn
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 12:02:31 GMT

mehrpuya@rtsg.mot.com (Djamschid Mehrpuyan) writes:

>Does anyone know how I can get the following CDs from the
>newage group CUSCO ?

>         Cusco release                  Label
>         -------------                  -----

>     1.  Desert Island                 Prudence
>     2.  CUSCO II                      Prudence
>     3.  Cool Island                   Prudence
>     4.  Planet Voyage                 Prudence
>     5.  Virgin Island                 Prudence
>     6.  Island Cruise                 Prudence
>     7.  Concierto de Aranjuez         Prudence
>     8.  Tales from a distand land     Prudence
>     9.  Ring der Delphine             Prudence

Don`t forget CUSCO`s Apurimac: It`s perhaps one of the best of CUSCO and does`nt sound as
commercial as the other albums !

Here in Germany, U can get the CUSCO-CD`s at almost every shop: but in USA & Japon CUSCO
released always at first (except "Ring der Delphine" ), so I think it shouldn`t be a 
problem to get the CUSCO-CD`s in USA !
From: johnf@Auspex.COM (John Fereira)
Newsgroups: rec.music.newage
Subject: Re: Mars Laser
Date: 31 Jul 92 18:06:46 GMT
Organization: Auspex Systems, Inc.

In article <30JUL199223024164@lims01.lerc.nasa.gov> uubrian@lims01.lerc.nasa.gov (BRIAN BENTZ) writes:
|
|	I heard a CD played over the radio the other night by someone
|named Mars Laser... 

Could it have been Max Lasser, as in "Max Lassers Ark"?  I've only heard
a couple of his things on the radio.  Pretty good.  One cut was an uptempo
piece with acoustic guitar.

-- 
+============================================================================++
| John Fereira            "Is that all you ever think about?"                |
| johnf@auspex.com                                                           |
+============================================================================++
From: craigs@pyrtech.mis.pyramid.com (Craig Shipley)
Newsgroups: rec.music.newage
Subject: Re: TD's Risky Business nad Thief
Date: 30 Jul 92 12:40:18 GMT
Reply-To: craigs@pyrtech.pyramid.com (Craig Shipley)
Distribution: rec.music.newage
Organization: Pyramid Technology Corp., Mountain View, CA
Originator: daemon@sword.eng.pyramid.com

In article <84596@netnews.upenn.edu> kkniaz@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Krzysztof W. Kniaz) writes:
>... are availale on import CD's from certain company.
>They sell them for $17.99 + 0.75 shipping each. My question: are they worth
>getting? The "Thief "has been released in 1981, so I imagine, music
>would be similar to EXIT. Is that so?

IMHO, they are both essential TD purchases. "Thief" is my all-time favorite TD 
soundtrack, very intense music. You will recognize several tracks in "Risky Buisness"
from other TD releases, but in a much different version. The "Exit" reference
point is very applicable here, as the title track of "Exit" appears on "Risky
Buisness" in a different version.

The prices are great! Snag 'em both now, while you have the chance!

Regards,

Craig Shipley
>
>I would appreciate your comments.
>Chris
>--
>
>Krzysztof Kniaz, University of Pennsylvania | If you can't learn  
>Lab for Research on the Structure of Matter | to do it well,
>Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA                | learn to enjoy doing it badly.


Newsgroups: rec.music.newage
From: lllowen@netcom.com (lllowen)
Subject: Hawkwind
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 92 07:20:14 GMT
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 

Recently I have been noticing the group HAWKWIND showing up on some
e-music mailing lists, and have recently noticed them placed under the
ELECTRONIC section at one of my local record stores.  I read a small
blurb about the group somewhere once at it said they were a heavy metal
band.  What gives?  I am curious about this group and might want to
check them out but not if it's going to be heavy rock.  Are they able to
make a real neat combination of the two?  Sounds interesting...

Any Hawkwind experts out there?

-- 
Lon Lowen Jr.                      lllowen@netcom.com
Netcom On-Line Communications
Calling remote from Michigan
Newsgroups: rec.music.newage,alt.music.alternative,rec.music.misc
From: ctuel@zeus.calpoly.edu (Cliff Tuel)
Subject: Re: Caroline will NOT distribute U.F.Orb
Organization: Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1992 05:42:47 GMT

ee3401cb@carina.unm.edu (Student Class Account) said...
|Maybe you mean that they won't be *importing* it for distribution stateside.
|This may mean that UFOrb is banned from importaion due to imminent release
|in the US on Mercury/Polygram.

Correct -- read the follow-up I made about an hour later.

-- 
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From: stevea@jab.tucson.az.us (Steve Albany)
Newsgroups: rec.music.newage
Subject: Re: tangerine disaster
Date: 31 Jul 92 18:19:49 GMT
Organization: Just Another Bbs. Tucson, AZ

<U37426@uicvm.uic.edu> writes:

> 
> I recently purchased Tangerine Dream's album ATEM.  What a disaster!!!!
> 
> Does anybody out there like this album?  I could not stay awake while
> 
> listening to it.  Are there any other albums out there that are like
> 
> this one so I can avoid buying it?  Also, who are the musicians (if you
> 
> can call them that.  Just alot of space sounds on that record).
> 
> 
> Last question:  What is there finest album?  I would really like to
> 
> know.   thanks.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> $%#%#$%#$%#$%#$%#%#$%#$%#%#$%
> 
> #$%#$%#$%#$#%#$#$%#$$%$%##$   there is NOT MUCH to sAy *****%%%%%
> 
 
        Yeah, ALPHA CENTAURI is some 35+ minutes of White Noise. THAT ONE 
really SUCKED...
 



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Newsgroups: rec.music.newage,rec.music.marketplace
From: malcolm@wrs.com (Malcolm Humes)
Subject: new age cds for sale
Summary: new age cds for sale
Keywords: new age for sale
Organization: Wind River Systems, Inc.
Date: Sat, 25 Jul 1992 21:19:43 GMT

I have a few instrumental/new age cds that I never listen to anymore, so
I thought I'd offer them to anyone interested. Most of these are a little 
scuffed up but play ok. I'll guarantee they play or give your money back. 

Because of the condition I'm asking $6 Postage Paid per disc, but if
you want more than one or want to make an offer for less than $6 I'll
consider it. 

GOVI - Sky High   1988
this is mostly guitar. The cover is missing but I think I can locate
it. If not I'll only ask $5. 

Paul Sutin   - Seraphim  (featuring Steve Howe!)  1988
interesting collaboration between rocker Steve Howe and synthesist Paul
Sutin. 

Paul Sutin   - Serendipity    1986 
has synth, piano, guitar

Thierry Fervent  - Legions of Avalon   1988
this has a sort of celtic feel


If anyone outside the USA is interested postage rates may not be included in
the asking price because of additional costs. 

 - malcolm@wrs.com  
Newsgroups: rec.music.newage
From: pauld@cs.washington.edu (Paul Barton-Davis)
Subject: Re: Background music to Bogenskaya's routine
Organization: Computer Science & Engineering, U. of Washington, Seattle
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 92 17:00:45 GMT

In article <Bs6D4w.Jx9@usenet.ucs.indiana.edu> hhuynh@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Atheist mentally amputated by theological faith and faith enforcers...) writes:
>                                                      It was reminescent
>of Ottmar Liebert's _Noveau Flamenco_ and may well be from one of his
>work. I've only had the chance to try _Noveau Flamenco_ and _Solo para
>ti_, both of which, BTW, are inspiring (exceptionally novel to 
>me for its irrepressible lively, and sometimes melancholy, rythm and
>style **). 

Yes, I enjoy "Nouveau Flameno", even as I hear the voice of
"contemporary jazz" radio station DJ's intoning over it in my head.
However, it would have been nice if he could have admitted to 
copying the Art of Noise's "Camilla" for  "Waiting 4 Stars 2 Fall". 

-- paul (ain't that right, Lazlo ?)
-- 
"Fun" is a word invented by advertising executives to sell soft drinks.
From: mephdbo@prism.gatech.EDU (Cosmic Stranger)
Newsgroups: rec.music.newage
Subject: Kit Watkin's Thought Tones
Date: 29 Jul 92 18:39:11 GMT
Organization: ***

Can anybody describe this album to me very briefly..

thanks much
d.
-- 
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 ourselves"			----E.S.
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Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
From: tmm@world.std.com (Tom M Moravansky)
Subject: Wanted:  EML 200, 101
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1992 10:45:52 GMT


   I am looking for some EML gear.  Any leads would be appreciated.
The 200 is an 'expansion module' often used with the 101.  Please
e-mail me with price/info.  Thanks.              tom
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Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
Date:         Tue, 21 Jul 1992 07:41:30 CDT
From:         crispen <crispen@EFFTOO.BOEING.COM>
Subject: Re: Help with third party sounds
Comments: To: SYNTH-L@ada3.ca.boeing.com

Definitely Keyboard, probably the big thick buyers' guide issue around
last Xmas.

For the Yamaha V50 (my only synth, sigh) the Sound Source voices are
simply wonderful.  They are a little flashy, and you'll have to
tweak some of them to get sounds you can use more than once a night,
but they're definitely worth the money.

Bob
crispen@foxy.boeing.com
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
From: billw@utkux1.utk.edu (William P. White)
Subject: RE: Attention MIDI newcommers
Organization: University of Tennessee Computing Center
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1992 18:20:51 GMT

From utkux1.utk.edu!utkcs2!darwin.sura.net!mips!apple!bionet!raven.alaska.edu!acad2.alaska.edu!asrbb Fri Jul 31 14:05:19 EDT 1992
Article: 16445 of rec.music.synth
From: asrbb@acad2.alaska.edu
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth

Attention MIDI Newcomers!                                            

Don't post to this newsgroup if you need assistance or information about
MIDI topics.  Speaking from experience, the people who post here are not
interested in your problems or troubles...you're on your own!

Sorry about that, but that's just the way it seems to go and I thought
I'd save you some time.  Try the magazines and users groups in your area
if you want support.

-------------------------------------------------------------------

This is crap!  Take yur snobbish attitudes to a different newsgroup.
Better yet, create a new group "rec.music.synth.advanced.ass".

This newsgroup is for exchanges of stuff relating to synths.  This
includes MIDI obviously.  Nowhere does it say that this newsgroup is 
for advanced users only.

I'm an advanced user and I will be happy to exchange info with any
persons subscribed to this group.  This is the purpose of a 
newsgroup!!  Comon, lighten up and share your wealth of knowledge.

I wonder how advanced you really are?  Usually the persons who don't
want to share their knowledge don't have anything to share.  Sorry if
I wasted your time.

D
This newsgroup is for everyone who want to exchange information
From: muoto@nunki.usc.edu ("Olivetti")
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
Subject: WANTED: DX100 or DX21
Date: 30 Jul 1992 15:50:03 -0700
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Distribution: usa
NNTP-Posting-Host: nunki.usc.edu

Looking to buy a used Yamaha DX100 or DX21.
Please e-mail offers.

Thanks in Advance.

muoto@usc.edu

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Newsgroups: rec.music.synth
Date:         Wed, 22 Jul 1992 13:16:01 BST
From:         The Brown Bottle <ross-c@DCS.LEEDS.AC.UK>
Subject:      Re: Why are there synths?
Comments: To: SYNTH-L@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU

>From: "Joseph Nathan Hall" <joseph@US.NJ.MAPLE-SHADE.JOEBLOE>
>Subject:      Re: Why are there synths?
>
[Filter expressions etc deleted]
>
>I don't know how you define "computationally expensive," but multiplies
>on DSP chips are typically the same speed as addition and subtraction.
>One machine cycle.  Division is slower (and usually strange).  This
>has been true since the days of the TMS32k.  Shall I whip out the M56k
>manual ... naahhh ...
>

I think the confusion stemmed from the fact that once upon a time this
thread was about implementing synths on general-purpose computers. Not
that I'm saying that the focus shouldn't change, but that on a 386
multiplications are expensive.

{ Aside: What surprised me is when I found out that on some computers (SG
  Indigo) floating point can be faster (multiplications,division) than integer.}

>What bugs me are the lame digital filters "with resonance" found in
>the late 80s era synths.  D110, for example.  Sometimes there's just

Subjective at best, but I've never seen anyone claiming that the very
early digital filters were all that good, witness the M1.

>no substitute for the screaming resonance on that always-sliding-
>out-of-tune Matrix-6.  Or even on my venerable old Juno-60.  The

Do you mean there's no substitute now, or that digital filters will never
be able to replace analogue ones?

>Someone asked if I had corrections for Hal Chamberlin's book.  Alas,
>I don't.  I don't even have the 2nd edition.  Last I heard, which was
>a while ago, he was working for Kurzweil.  Maybe *he* has the
>corrections.
>

Interesting! Having read Chamberlin's book and the K2000 manual, it's quite
easy to believe that the same person was involved in both (flameproofing: the
K2000 DESIGN, not the manual).

Cheers,

Ross-c