I miss James Stinson every day

Love all his stuff, An inspiration.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pry4TMuSnbY

This is one of the best things I've ever heard.

how did he actually die? i wager others share this morbid curiosity

"Heart complication".

was it a genetic disorder, dooming him from the start?

was it the aftermath of years of stimulant abuse?

or did he simply work himself to death?

I think it's all unknown? I've never seen an explanation anywhere. You can tell from pictures though that he was overweight. Could've been caused by clogged arteries and all that.

Edit: Here's something:

http://drexciyaresearchlab.blogspot.com/2006/09/james-stinson.html

"James Stinson, founder member of electro-techno outfit Drexciya, died on September 3rd in Newnan, near Atlanta, Georgia, from what have been described as 'heart complications'. Stinson, who was 32, had been ill for some time, even instructing record labels with whom he had deals to go ahead and release his music should he not live. Prior to his death he had been working as a truck driver, a job he said he enjoyed because of the time it gave him to think."

maybe, maybe not !

i don't need his deepest secrets, but the info released was quite vague.

addition: i remember it being mentioned he moved away from his home of detroit due to atmospheric conditions or something. better climate.... or perhaps one with less ingrained patterns?

  On 5/14/2011 at 8:45 AM, Tauhid said:

http://drexciyaresearchlab.blogspot.com/2006/09/james-stinson.html

 

"James Stinson, founder member of electro-techno outfit Drexciya, died on September 3rd in Newnan, near Atlanta, Georgia, from what have been described as 'heart complications'. Stinson, who was 32, had been ill for some time, even instructing record labels with whom he had deals to go ahead and release his music should he not live. Prior to his death he had been working as a truck driver, a job he said he enjoyed because of the time it gave him to think."

yes, see, this is interesting. leaves me wanting more, as i did even before this ;)

  On 5/14/2011 at 8:48 AM, hahathhat said:

maybe, maybe not !i don't need his deepest secrets, but the info released was quite vague.addition: i remember it being mentioned he moved away from his home of detroit due to atmospheric conditions or something. better climate.... or perhaps one with less ingrained patterns?

He mentioned that in the radio interview, moving to Atlanta over Detroit. I don't think he was a drug user personally, just someone with persistent health issues, as someone mentioned earlier.

  On 5/14/2011 at 8:52 AM, hahathhat said:

  On 5/14/2011 at 8:45 AM, Tauhid said:

http://drexciyaresearchlab.blogspot.com/2006/09/james-stinson.html"James Stinson, founder member of electro-techno outfit Drexciya, died on September 3rd in Newnan, near Atlanta, Georgia, from what have been described as 'heart complications'. Stinson, who was 32, had been ill for some time, even instructing record labels with whom he had deals to go ahead and release his music should he not live. Prior to his death he had been working as a truck driver, a job he said he enjoyed because of the time it gave him to think."

yes, see, this is interesting. leaves me wanting more, as i did even before this ;)

Same here, I've always been inspired by the fact that he was a truck driver, and that it was even part of his music. A working techno scientist...and to think some of us could have literally passed by the Drexciyan visionary on the highway.

So smoooooth.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFcQKXswUv4

  On 5/27/2011 at 3:26 PM, blakeboogie said:

So smoooooth.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFcQKXswUv4

lovely upbeat but mysterious vibe in that one

when music bores me, i can always listen to drexciya/stinson stuff.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFBNa2ZGeW4

there will never be such music again...

  On 5/27/2011 at 5:16 PM, Captain James Mission said:

when music bores me, i can always listen to drexciya/stinson stuff.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFBNa2ZGeW4

 

there will never be such music again...

You're absolutely right. It's also very enjoyable to find out about his other stuff not under the Drexciya name. Just got The Abstract Thought LP from Discogs, love the opener.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3RUYtZCdn0&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfFMJyA80-0

otherworldly to say the least

i'm still delving into this stuff, found the above track is actually by Mystic Tribe A.I. uploader should change the title, but this dj stingray has a great style all his own...

  On 1/7/2009 at 1:08 AM, Etch said:

I love how LUDD is hardcore (and has a great tatse in music) but at the same time you feel like you could ruffle his hair and then go play swingball without feeling gay. What is with that?

Can't say I ever had the same feelings myself lol.

  On 1/7/2009 at 1:41 AM, ieafs said:

journey home is one i've never paid much attention to until recently. no idea why it's brilliant! first track on l.a.m. too.

First ever Drexciya I heard. I remember Peely (RIP) playing it. Got it on 12" too.

Just too good!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btOstAZFJTI

  On 8/20/2010 at 4:09 AM, The Face Culler said:

Drexciya & related acts subforum! There is really no excuse whatsoever not to have one. They meet or exceed any criteria you could judge them against the other subforum artists with...

 

• Huge library of tunes to discuss
  
• Loads of Gerald music still being released
  
• Lots of mystery - maybe even more than RDJ
  
• Crazy Drexciyan mythos
  
• Huge influence on just about every electronic artist
  
• Fucking awesome
  
• Have released music on both Rephlex and Warp
  
• Fucking awesome
  

 

Reasons why we don't have a subforum:

 

• Joyrex doesn't care about black people
  
• Other subforums would be abandoned for the awesome new Drexciya subforum
  

  On 5/29/2011 at 11:05 AM, The Face Culler said:

  On 8/20/2010 at 4:09 AM, The Face Culler said:

Drexciya & related acts subforum! There is really no excuse whatsoever not to have one. They meet or exceed any criteria you could judge them against the other subforum artists with...

 

• Huge library of tunes to discuss
  
• Loads of Gerald music still being released
  
• Lots of mystery - maybe even more than RDJ
  
• Crazy Drexciyan mythos
  
• Huge influence on just about every electronic artist
  
• Fucking awesome
  
• Have released music on both Rephlex and Warp
  
• Fucking awesome
  

 

Reasons why we don't have a subforum:

 

• Joyrex doesn't care about black people
  
• Other subforums would be abandoned for the awesome new Drexciya subforum
  

you forgot:

• Fucking awesome
  

They do seem far more deserving than say, Cylob (sorry Cylob)

  On 5/29/2011 at 2:57 PM, Solo Strike said:

They do seem far more deserving than say, Cylob (sorry Cylob)

fuck bashing Cylob, lets move Plaid out of there! while we're at it the U-ziq subforum as well since Paradinas doesn't make music really anymore due to running his label.

The BOC subforum is pretty inane too,

in fact fuck it. Lets just rewipe it all, give LABELS subforums (i.e. "Rephlex", "Planet Mu", "Skam" etc!)

  On 5/29/2011 at 7:09 PM, Macca said:

  On 5/29/2011 at 2:57 PM, Solo Strike said:

They do seem far more deserving than say, Cylob (sorry Cylob)

fuck bashing Cylob, lets move Plaid out of there! while we're at it the U-ziq subforum as well since Paradinas doesn't make music really anymore due to running his label.

 

The BOC subforum is pretty inane too,

 

in fact fuck it. Lets just rewipe it all, give LABELS subforums (i.e. "Rephlex", "Planet Mu", "Skam" etc!)

labels subforums ftw

minecraft + elektroids/transllusion albums is really, really good

the first transllusion album is a total mindfuck