An acclaimed classic in the Warp catalogue, the double vinyl edition of the 2001 album will be made available On 2x12" Vinyl - Includes Free Download Of The LP
It was long rumored (and later confirmed) that the anonymous producer behind the Other People Place guise is James Stinson, one half of Detroit electro geniuses Drexciya, but with the familiar jazzy tech-house rhythms that fill most of Lifestyles of the Laptop Café, it could be anyone with an ear for early Detroit techno. In fact, very much of the record sounds like the work of second-wave visionary Carl Craig. A sophisticated structure emerges from Lifestyles that is held up primarily with deep bass and warm synths. The rain-drenched, dark-street rhythms and liquidy chords that comprise the leadoff "Eye Contact" (and other standouts like "Moonlight Rendezvous and "It's Your Love) recall Derrick May's "Strings of Life" while carrying with them an entirely new theme. "Eye Contact is one such track that is spiced with soothing spoken lyrics intended t
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Eye Contact
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It's Your Love
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Moonlight Rendezvous
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You Said You Want Me
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Let Me Be Me
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Running From Love
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Lifestyles Of The Casual
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Sunrays
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The Other People Place was a project produced by James Stinson, who was one half of Drexciya. In 2001 he released the album "Lifestyles Of The Laptop Café", about a love born which prematurely ended.
Born on September 14, 1969, James Marcel Stinson grew up on Detroit's east side and graduated from Kettering in 1989. He died September 3, 2002 of heart complications in Newnan, Georgia, where he had moved earlier that year for health reasons.
"After long talks on the internet she finally agreed to meet in real life. Eye contact was made. A simple kiss exchanged deep emotions, awoke peace of mind, confusion and love. People on the streets noticed and looked in awe. It's your love. Impressed, in a different city a moonlight rendezvous occured. She said she wanted me. She said i know what i want. Some days later the cavities of life reached out. Enough with that! Let me be what i wanna be. Suddenly she was gone. Was she running from his love? Gone? Back to earth, yet luckily there are the sunrays."
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