Some reassuring confirmation that Drexciya won't be forgotten anytime soon comes with Clone's reissue of the classic 12" by The Other People Place 'Sunday Night live at the Laptop Cafe'. Boomkat also wrote the following heartfelt and informative words about it which I thought were worth repeating.-
'One of the loveliest of all the Drexciya-related releases ever - finally re-pressed!!!!! 'Sorrow and a cup of Joe' has turned into a sort of anthem here ever since we heard it for the first time the week that James Stinson passed away. Adorning the A Side of this deeply moving 12", this is quite simply a perfect slice of introspection from the sadly departed Drexciya and his poppiest of offshoots - The Other People Place. A simple narrative refrain - 'Only moccachino makes me feel alright' - graces a hauntingly simple textured construction of melody and a spacious, crisp beat. The Other People Place full-lengther on Warp was our album of the year for 2001, so we were already primed to worship. This simply perfect record, however, has left us bewildered, gasping for air, blown away. Sublime. The flipside, meanwhile, comes to us courtesy of legendary Carl Craig and Moodyman collaborators Urban Tribe, now rebranded and remoulded into a 2002 model - Mystic Tribe. 'Telepathic Seduction' is a stripped down Detroit groover : sloping basslines, luscious sweeps and a slow-paced Detroit aesthetic build into a reduced construction of atmosphere and space, organically mutated electronix lovingly crafted and pieced together from the heart of the Motor City. Astonishing stuff all-round. Essential.'
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http://www.boomkat.com/
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No less important is the news that Japanese Telecom's self titled debut 12" is also out again in a numbered edition of 500 from original home Intuit Solar. I can't believe it's been 8 years since this was out and it still sounds so fresh.
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There are a total of 14 pages devoted to Dreciya and Gerald Donald projects over at Last FM plus a forum as well. They have loads of 30 second clips of tracks, some basic info and some of their buy selections actually bring you to fast disappearing records. I mention it because it's a great place for people new to this stuff to start. So go on, join the 'social music revolution' from any point on this complete and easy-clicking list.
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http://www.last.fm/music/Drexciya
http://www.last.fm/music/Arpanet
http://www.last.fm/music/Dopplereffekt
http://www.last.fm/music/Japanese+Telecom
http://www.last.fm/music/The+Other+People+Place
http://www.last.fm/music/Shifted+Phases
http://www.last.fm/music/Intellitronic
http://www.last.fm/music/Clarence+G
http://www.last.fm/music/Transllusion
http://www.last.fm/music/Lab+Rat+XL
http://www.last.fm/music/Abstract+Thought
http://www.last.fm/music/Elecktroids
http://www.last.fm/music/Der+Zyklus
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