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Richard- Random Radar was started in the DC area by 10 Steve Feigenbaum,
who now runs Wayside Music and the Cuneiform label, and 2) The Muffins. The radio spot was very cool. There has always been a healthy
below-the-radar music scene there for those who are willing to dig a bit. BTW, Stanley Whitaker has been battling cancer, on the mend it seems,
but it has been a scary year for him. Hal Dean From: richard sales
[mailto:richard@glasswing.com] I think DC had a pretty vibrant electronic music thing going
on a long time ago. I recorded a band called Mars Everywhere... or
members of it, way back. It seems there was a pretty strong community
back then.... and I'd reckon that was maybe 83 or so. Did Random Radar
records start there? I can't remember. Of course we did Circus Underwater there in 81. That
was Eno-esque/Frippish Roland Guitar Synth/ with a dash of maybe Coltrane/Miles
Davis. All the random length loops colliding at will etc. It was a
pretty heady time with programs like M and.... I can't remember all of the
sequence generating programs we were using at the time. There was always wonderful music there - being sort of the
crossroads of north and south with really great country and black music mashing
together like elephants and rhinos in the Hadron Collider. It's just,
when you live on the bullseye, you feel like you're always in the crosshairs.
There were times when the pressure was quite tangible. Good for NPR for writing about this club. and thanks for pointing it out, Ed Richard richard
sales On Jan 6, 2009, at 7:09 PM, ejyuhas wrote:
Hi gang! Happy New Year! I heard about this on the ride home today on NPR…thought
some of you may be interested. And I’m sure there are some loopers involved!!! Nice to know that some good stuff goes on in DC besides the
usual…LOL. Peace, Ed in NJ |