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New Music for 2008
"Ghost Driver" ENE
an album in progress

http://www.last.fm/music/ENE/Ghost+Driver

Hello Friends!
As you may have noticed the last year has been a quiet one for ENE. This is to let everyone know ENE has been on extended hiatus.
1990 to 2006 has been a good run. Now we need a breather.

There is no question things will pick back up some time in the future. With an obscene amount of unreleased material, we got ahead of our output a long time ago.
Only free time will tell.

In the mean time, Hex Machine & Tulsa Drone are generating some fine vibrations, which makes this is more of a declaration of satisfaction than disapointment.

It is at this very momment we must thank you from the bottoms of our bass bins a huge amount of people. Amazing, kind, generous, unique, hard working, sublime, awe-inspiring people. People who are visionaries, teachers, healers, artists, jokers, shammans, we can't thank you enough except to try to return the favor.

To all the live bands and djs, galleries, clubs and everyone who came out to a show and made it happen, thank you, that's what it's always been about.

And to all the colaborators, remixers, sample biters, lables, stores, improv hang out dudes,writers and listeners.
Your name doesn't have to be on here for you to know who you are.

thank you & here's to more later
ENE

Here is the review ENE received from Jim Haynes written for the Wire. Following the review is a letter we wrote addressing specific points of his review. Enjoy!

Wire Issue 268 June 2006
Review By Jim Haynes
ENE
Live At 804Noise Fest 2004
804Noise CDR
How a self-descibed "pan-global beat smuggling operation" was received at a noise festival might be a plausible question, but a more damning one should be: why any one would stoop to this, the lowest common denominator of " pan-global" music? ENE (the sole work of Richmond, Virginia's Scott Hudgins) opens his set intent on recreating the Muslimgauze chimera of Middle Eastern instrumentation and Western electronica. But Hudgins lacks the programing panache and political fire of the late Bryn Jones. "Pimp My Ride In Downtown Democratised Baghdad" is little more than a generic triphop groove spiced up with overused tribal rhythms. elsewhere, Hudgins tries his hand at plunderphonia with a send-up to Lionel Ritchie's sentimental " Hello" to little comedic effect. Neither politically acerbic nor culturally witty, ENE's efforts sound bland and non-placed.


Dear Wire,
Thank you for taking the time to review the most recent ENE release "Live At 804Noise fest 2004" in your Outer Limits section of issue 268. After reading the review it was obvious that Jim Haynes paid a little too much attention to the one sheet that has a few errors in it. We didn't write it, but we did ok it, so a small mea culpa is due to him from us on that one.
ENE for that performance was myself and Robert Miller who started the group with me in 1990. This was our last performance together since he relocated to the west coast, and this release represents the style ENE is when we are both present. Please let him share some of the blame for "stooping to the lowest common denominator of pan-global music". He put in a lot of work for that live set of improvised songs. Isn't the phrase " pan-globalism" redundant anyway? We've gotta get rid of that from the one sheet.

In Jim's review he objected to us playing a noise festival. While few noise headz would consider ENE a true noise group, we have remixed noise groups, played many noise shows and sets with groups like, The Ultra Fuckers, The Haters, Emil Beaulieu, Monolith Zero, Cristal and Zbigniew Kartowski to name a few. Locally ENE has participated in the 804Noise collective since it was created. Thankfully, no one asked ENE to not play the festival because because we were not "noise" enough. We were asked to come back and play in 2005 as well as the upcoming 2006 804Noise fest, so we must be doing something they like or think is noisy is some way. See ya there!

It's true we are fans of Bryn's work as Muslimgauze. We have a few cds of his and have done some remixes, but his politics are a little one sided and myopic. These are not times to be politically ossified, especially in the US. Beside that, I wouldn't personally want to emulate someone who is publicly politically extreeme to a fault and also sadly, dead and unable to answer any questions to his work.

It is too bad that Jim failed to get our joke in the face of the horror that is Bush's war on terror in our song "Pimp My Ride In Downtown Democratized Baghdad". It is meant to deride the vanity of GWB'S attempts in Iraq to superimpose his way of life on another culture. Think about it for a second, it's funny. Perhaps the title of the song is just too specifically rooted in American culture to be obvious to everyone.

As well, our cover of Lionel Ritchie's "Hello" is in no way meant to be ironic or comic. It was a pleasure to play a song of such pathos that is steeped in psychedelic sadness and loss. Good ol' Lionel was feeling it when he wrote that one, and we were too, when we played it.
Sincerely,
Scott Hudgins


ENE

ENE begins music on dec 23, 1990.

Cassette:
"ENE 93 EP" cass. - mail order and Eeyore tour only. a debut of the best and favorite songs. This cassette came house in handmade paper sleeves like a cassingle should be. 1993.

"SEAHAG" cassette single- long out of print cassingle released by Tenderette the cassette arm of Tenderizer Records based in Richmond. 1994. Anyone willing to donate a copy of this release for the ENE Archive will receive a free ENE cd. contact : ene23@hotmail.com

CD:
"ENE 1999 AD CD" - CDR LOST FROG 1999 the chronological comp of ENE tracks since 1997. Studio versions of live songs... mastered by Robert Guess.

"POWER IS BURING" CD -Arms vs Legs. 3 years in the making this is the definitive trio set up taken from live shows between 1996 and 1997. This is the watermark, the next best thing to actually being at an ENE show in the mid to late 90s. Dark, murky, dub meets a sunrise with a drum machine. Arabs and Rastas mingle peacefully as the machines masticate the the tapes.

"Cost vs Conscious" CD - MAD MONKEY RECORDS The American version of the Lost Frog Cdr it's a completely new CD re-tracked, with new songs, re-mastered and finally available in Europe 10/23/01. US release date 2/19/02 go to recycleyourears.com for a review

Birds Of Tin : ENE "Key Ray" - Mystery Sea -limited edition of 100 cdr 11/12/01 The very first release on MYSTERY SEA takes the form of an original collaborative effort between US organic auralscapes creator Birds Of Tin (Brooke Oates) & multi-activist ENE (Scott Hudgins)... Here, they map out an haunted wandering into ever changing regions of calm looped tones with sporadic bursts of counterpoint abrasive elements... A slow flow of sounds mysteriously progressing and mutating with an hallucinatory effect...intuitive dark drones infused with half-remembered memories sketching an opiated path to an interzone between our innermost Self & natural phenomena... a psychogeographic metamorphosis... Reviews at: Mysterysea.com

"Live At Sonic Circuits Festival Sept -2003" MP3 release from Lost Frog- a diverse and funky tight set recorded by Derick Morton of Microknytes. Prime live ENE.
http://www.lostfrog.net/

3N3 "SERENE" limited cdr - mysterious ambient from RPM in exile in Austin Texas. Much like the "kEy RAy " cd, drifting lost ships in the Sargasso sea, earth covering earth, mad fog drifting into an asylum on an island.

"Live at 804Noise Festival 2004" limited edition of 50 cdr on 804Noise LMT. A live set from the Fest, obviously. This was the first duo of Rob and Scott since 2002 at SXSW in Austin and the final live performance of "Hello".

Split releases:
"Environments" cass. 1996 - This time ENE splits a tape with Spacecraft on Launch! Spacecraft cut up, collage, everything in their path as ENE presents one rhythm piece, and two long soundscrapes. 5$. NOW OUT OF PRINT
mp3s available at Broadcastatic.org

"The Mad Stretch" 12'' split w/ Kingdom Scum 1996 - Jungle Massive! whatever you call it, it's in the ENE style! KS and ENE throw their fists up saluting ragga and hardcore ska.
SOLD OUT

"TERROR SPLIT RHYTHM" CDR JAGD SYNTAX & ENE from LOST FROG PRODUCTIONS released 9-18-00. Distorted fast and heavy. A perfect pairing for noise beats. A headache glutton professes his love to Aaliyah.


Remixes :

Surfers of Romantica "ON" cd 1997 - ENE's Japanese friends liked their remixes so much, they replaced their own song with an ENE remix. - ZKrecords

Surfers of Romantica "In On Out" cd - Remix of their "ON" cd featuring DJ Vadim, Alan Vega, Buffalo Daughter, Alec Empire, Merzbow, and ENE. - ZKrecords 1998.

ENE REMIXES 12'' LABRADFORD AND THE SURFERS OF ROMANTICA from DARLA and EERIE MATERIALS released 9-18-00 largely ignored as a bootleg , this doesn't take the easy way out on the remix responsibilities, and focuses on stealing back the beat never to be returned, no hard feelings. Also ENE twists the Surfers Of Romantica into a breaking joy.

ARMY OF THE 23 MONKEYS-"Further down the rabbit hole" CD- 27mins of AOT23M and then 2 ENE remixes with other Mad Monkey Records Artists Neutral and burning Rome. released 10-23-00.

TAMARIN " The Nationalist" Remix on Frozen Empire Media feb 2003 excellent and bleak rhythms, and an unrelenting cold permeates this cd. music for compassionate misanthropes. Merbow used the ENE remix as source material for a track on MERZBOW VS TAMARIN 11-05.

ULTRA FUCKERS-"Psychedelic Warriors" Lost Frog / Central Scum 2004 Reckless punk scum where ENE remixes them a song to celebrate their birthday!

Compilations :

"How To Worship Mosquitoes Comp" cass. -Eerie Materials early 90s.

"How To Kill Frank Sinatra" Comp cass. - Eerie Materials early 90s

"Accidents Have No Holidays" Comp cass. - excellent noise and ambient comp released in 1994 by N. California label Povertech featuring; Crawl Unit, Emil Beaulieu, Ecomicon, and Crawling with Tarts. ENE "WIlliam Flips The Bill"

"Eerie Bazaar" Comp. CD - Past and future Eerie people such as EEC, Sonic Rabid Fist, Sockeye, Nudibranch, and Teenage Larva share common goals. Ask Eerie about this one they should still have it. ENE "Paulies Theme"

"Time Release Capsule" Comp cass. 1996 - East Coast all-stars put out by Launch! in 96. Launch! is now ARMS VS LEGS ENE "Revolution" DETUNE "?"

"The Answering Machine Solution" CD 1997 - Staalplaat put this one out celebrating their 100th release! Some great pranks and works by Karl Blake, Kingdom Scum, on this one. SOLD OUT!

"RUE" CD 10$ a killer comp of home recorded Drum and Bass on a more experimental tip. Classic late 1990s ENE track closes the comp. It was the last song recorded with the EPS and it went directly to DAT with no overdubs. also featuring ROBERT GUESS (MALACODA) , DUB ONE, CRUX, TAMPERER VORTEX, LURKER.1998 EENE sound files at RUE.ORG ENE "Won Over By Low Rates"

"RRRecords 500"- released spring1998 - Vinyl only release of 500 locked grooves featuring the original RRR 500 and tracks by ENE, Detune, Chris Bush, as well as People Like Us, John Cage and Ron Lessard. Sold out and very much a collectors item.

"Planetarium" DBL CD Comp- a sampling of sounds from the right side. featuring SK, CRUX, LURKER, STEVEN RAY, LIONDRAGON, "October Version" is the first version, but possibly the sweetest song, for ENE, a far cry from the Infinity Paradox comp. Released April 18, 2000. Planetary Records.

"Infinity Paradox" CDR Comp- a perfect setting for some darker less fame driven ENE, accurately titled "Untitled". Easily one of the best comps ENE has been on to date. released MARCH 23, 2000. Dark ambient meets power noise.

"Muslimgauze Listmembers Originals" comp.10/31/01 composed of original tunes inspired by the mighty Muslimgauze. ENE provides " Punk Gadaffi " and " SEQ NOIS" . Love or hate MG, bottom line is he was an unstoppable home recorder and true independent musician who doesn't give a fuck about industry standards, and we love him for it. Distributed and released by Open Circuit / Staalplaat.

"TOTAL WAR AGAINST CAPITOL AND STATE" CD comp. 11/01/01 2001 Hidden Power Enterprises in Sweden has put together this amazingly packaged cd comp, featuring Christoph DeBabylon, Bomb 20, Man Is The Bastard, and many more, ranging from Power Folk to Power Electronics. Not for the Politically weak or the sonicly squeamish, this is an example of music providing a platform of thought, but you need to take it to the next level. ENE kindly thanks H.P.E. for it's inclusion on this release.

"EL TAFKEERA" remixes in remembrance of Muslimgauze" Double cdr from the ISLAMAPHONIA LIST a collection of artists from the islamaphonia group who have remixed Mulsimgauze tracks from all quarters of his amazingly prolific career.Summer 2002. available as a free download at http://sublevel9.net/muslimgauze

"IBOL RECORDS ..3" cdr Compilation 02/02/02 Awesome noise, ambient compilation from the underground featuring ENE compatriots Ting Ting Jahe. Promising and resourceful zine from Bob Sunders of MANHERRINGBONE ENE "The Man Who's Head Expanded".

"SHAMAN EFFORTS" CD released by OBTAIN FREEDOM aka Lost Frog spring 2002 ENE " Calling Dub" a wide variety of electronica. Digital Brothers and Sisters we are shamans all!!

"HELL CD" Comp Lost Frog- ENE contributes "Lionel Rapture". An excellent noise and scum collection 2004 precipitates and pushes forward the American noise movement by fractions and miles at the same time.

"804Noise Fest 2005" cdr LMT
"I stole a love song for you". A showcase for the performers at the 2005 804Noise . the next best thing to being there.


Video:
"Ride" by Shannon Wright
"Circumnavigate" by Stephen Brant
"Corvus" by Frank Pichel

Donation:
In 2002 ENE donated 200$ from cd sales to sponsor Shannon Black in the Race For The Cure Marathon a race organized to raise money for research to cure Lymphoma.

 

Thanks to Tommy at Braodcastatic for hosting these files. Tommy recently digitized a split ENE/SPACE CRAFT originally released as a cassette on Launch Recordings in 1996. It is uploaded it for your listening pleasure. http://www.broadcastatic.com/environments_5/ As many of you already know, ENE is Scott Hudgins. Space Craft is now gone, but was Paul Goode, Chris Scott, Adam Schlinky, Tommy Birchett.

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REWOUND :: Volume 1 By TJ Norris

(06.28.05) This review column focuses on past releases that our contributors have dusted off and Rewound for your reading fulfillment. Rewound V.1 features primarily ambient reviews written by TJ NORRIS featuring Birds of Tin Ene, DACM, Ted Killian, Michael Gendreau, Grand Mal, Hemisphere, Richard Lainhart, Brannan Lane, Pholde, Robert Rich & Ian Boddy Vir Unis & Saul Stokes.atomz-->

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