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[missroserose]

Law of Music #3,285: Americans do not know how to do techno. Germans, on the other hand, know how to do good techno. Very good techno. Groups to peruse, in case you haven't listened: E Nomine, Dune, and whoever the hell it was that did the music for the movie Lola Rennt (a.k.a. Run Lola Run).

Being as I have a little bit of extra money, and have started listening to music more often, I've found myself looking for Dune CD's to buy online. I actually started listening to them three or four years ago, courtesy of the Internet and taktukbrightsea, who recommended them to me. I've been listening to them on and off ever since, and I figure it's about time I paid them for the privilege.

Unfortunately, being a relatively obscure German band which, for all I know, is no longer in existence, I'm having a damn hard time finding their CD's available for sale. Amazon does have a limited listing, but the only one available for sale is the first album, whereas the one I'm most interested in is their "best of" album, entitled "History," followed by "Expedicion" (okay, so their titles aren't all that creative).

In any case, since I don't usually listen to obscure bands, I have little experience in this area, so...is there anyone out there who can recommend a site where I might be able to find their music (preferably for a reasonable price)?

If nothing else, I suppose I can look for them in Los Angeles...assuming Ryan and I aren't too busy embarassing eventhewaves by dancing the merengue in the middle of some random Mexican resturaunt. =)

@->--Rose

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Naturally, m'dear...

[eventhewaves.livejournal.com]

> I've been listening to them on and off ever since, and I figure it's about time I paid them for the privilege.

Heh heh heh. As opposed to somebody like me, who often tends to overpay for the privilege of listening to... erm... anybody. =)

> In any case, since I don't usually listen to obscure bands, I have little experience in this area, so...is there anyone out there who can recommend a site where I might be able to find their music (preferably for a reasonable price)?

See subject. The be-all, end-all of rare CD shopping on the Internet -- for all genres -- is Gemm (http://www.gemm.com). Their prices tend to be a bit on the variable side, and I've never been particularly fond of their layout, but they've got just about everything. Including truck loads of Dune albums, if a search I just ran is any indication...

> If nothing else, I suppose I can look for them in Los Angeles...

Yeah. We can brave the eleven miles-and-change trip to Amoeba Music -- the land of plenty -- that takes more than half an hour. The upshot, that which makes such an impressively inconvenient trip worthwhile, is that you might, just might, actually be able to find some Dune albums there. =)

--Brian

[taktukbrightsea.livejournal.com]

Well you could always keep "Expedition" on a repeat-1 loop while on your way to the music place.

[micheleliskey.livejournal.com]

One of the people responsible for the music from Lola Rennt is the director, Tom Tykwer. He's also done music for Matrix Revolutions and Any Given Sunday, and most of his other films. Have you seen "Heaven" yet? It is really good. I had no idea Cate Blanchett and Giovanni Ribisi could speak fluent Italian.
And check out http://www.techno.de/ for music.

Techno

[(Anonymous)]

Of course the Germans do good techno. The germans invented it. One of the early pre-curser techno bands was Kraftwerk. Naturally it has evolved a lot since then (an odd word to use for music called "techno") but they paved the way for bands like Tangerine Dream and all the rest. Despite what eminem says, lots of people listen to techno.

M

[kittenkissies.livejournal.com]

Ever hear any Kraftwerk?