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Shifted Phases - Dance Of The Celestial Druids (The Cosmic Memoirs Of The Late Great Rupert J. Rosinthrope, Tresor, 2002)
“…all the records we’ve made give you clues, how to tap into your inner selves. We bring you right to that door and give you the key. We’re doing what we’re able to, dropping messages from day one without getting too deep and scaring people off. We can only hope that people will pick up on what we’re doing.” — James Stinson (Shifted Phases, Drexciya) in an interview with Richard Brophy in 2002
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The Other People Place - It’s Your Love (Lifestyles Of The Laptop Café, Warp, 2001)
Drexciyan slow jam perhaps? R.I.P. Mr. Stinson.
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A rare interview with James Stinson of Drexciya, the Underground Resistance aquatic assault unit, by Liz Copeland on WDET-FM, May 2002.
Drexciya combined a faceless, underground, anti-mainstream media stance with mythological, sci-fi narratives, to help heighten the dramatic effect of their music. Inspired in part by Lovecraftian images of ante-diluvian fishmen and other maritime myths, Drexciya refers both to the recording artists themselves and to planet from which the aquatic Drexciyan species, and its technologically advanced underwater civilisation, originates. [1]
The majority of Drexciya’s releases were in the style of harsh, dancefloor oriented Electro, punctuated with elements of retro, 1980s Detroit Techno, with occasional excursions into the Ambient and Industrial genres. Tracks are mostly centered around the TR-808 drum machine, with bass, melodies, and synth textures ebbing and flowing in time. [2]
For deeper insight, visit the Drexciya Research Lab.
Rest in peace, Mr. Stinson.
You must face the power of the black wave of Lardossa before you can become a Drexciyan Wavejumper.
