s w e e t b e a t s
july.03.2002 - #995
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artist : Minus 8
album : Theia
year : 2002
label : Compost Records
genre : Lo-Fi
url : www.compost-records.com
quality : CD 192k HQ True Stereo
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01.Theia (Mx Mastering Version) 05:13
02.A Concha Cor De Rosa (Mx Version) 04:21
03.Theia (Hardway Remix) 05:53
03 tracks | 15:27 mins | 21,2 MB
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Minus 8 masters the whole spectrum of Downbeat, Drum & Bass and
Nu-Jazz. There are only a few internationally known DJs, producers
and remixers from Switzerland. Robert Jan Meyer, aka Minus 8, is
one of them. As a leading man in this group, his name is mentioned
together with the names of Alex Attias (aka Beatless / Mustang /
Catalyst / Bel Air Project) and the Straight Ahead label posse.
Robert Jan Meyer is an Architect and the brother of a well-known
Swiss rave promoter. He started to make music at the end of the
80's, first as a bass-player in a Funk-band, but soon his
fascination with Midi-equipment led to experiments with a keyboard
and sampler. At the beginning of the 90's, Robert launched his
Minus 8 project as a slow and peaceful answer to all the Plus 8 (on
a turntable) speed madness that was prevalent in club music at the
time.
By 1993 he also started DJing, playing mostly Acid-Jazz, Rare
Groove, Funk, and Hip-Hop. Since then, Robert has consistently
supported Swiss club culture with all his talents. He's also toured
as support for big UK names like Goldie, Grooverider, Hype, Krust,
Storm, Bad Company and Adam F. And now he's in-demand as a remixer.
As all that wasn't enough, he's also found time to put together a
great series of compilations - "Science Fiction Jazz"
The first ever Minus 8 release, "The Sweetest Sounds," was the
actually the first release on DJ Cam's Paris-based label
Inflammable. In 1997, Minus 8's first album "Beyond," followed
(also on Inflammable), and received excellent reviews. "Beyond" was
followed by a second album, "Beyond Beyond" for UK label Higher
Ground (part of Sony UK). The English Trip-Hop and Drum & Bass
scenes influenced both of these albums.
--compost-records.com
PS: This is a promo cdr of the forthcoming compost 12" that was
sent to a friend of us. Enjoy !
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greetings to kw, diss, dps, dh, ms, tr & ube
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[BMW]-[Lo-Fi-2002]-(21.2 MB in 3 files of 192kbps Stereo)-[bender@reco