Mo' Funk/Vancouver Goings On
Luke McKeehan (Luke_McKeehan@mindlink.bc.ca)
Thu, 29 Feb 96 10:44 PST
Funny how time flies...you wake up one day and it's the end of february.
First off, Seren, Ian and I would like to thank everyone who has
supported Mo' Funk productions over the past year. It has been a great year
and a half, and I am very proud of what we have contributed to the West
Coast scene.
Secondly, much respect to all those who have contributed to Mo'Funk
Records and made our first few releases a great success. FYI we have a
full-length release by Toronto's One Step Beyond out this week, and vinyl is
pending so everybody keep in touch for the double-shot.
Thirdly, after a year+ of pimping for other club owners we now have
our own spot to call home. This past weekend we opened The Chameleon, and
flew Zachary Breaux in from NYC to open the place. The joint was jammed and
its great to have your own place where no one can give you shit for playing
your trax. We have the jazz festival beating down our door to be involved in
this years festival and I must say the place looks really fat. Come check it
out.
On this note, although the dates are not entirely public at this
time, the Vancouver Jazz Festival is going to be funky as hell this year. I
cannot post the shows until they are released to the public MAY 1, but if
you are looking for something to do without Glastonbury this year, come
check us out. E-mail me direct for more details. I will post the line-up
upon confirmation.
Finally, I haven't heard anybody post about the latest Yellow Prod.,
"Kid Loco Blues Project". Personally, the shit is fat as hell, and the
production is on par with the best drum'n'bass. For all of you out there
wondering why the entire "acid jazz" crew is onto drum'n'bass I would
suggest that it has something to do with the production. If you study this
music, and live it it is really hard to listen to poorly produced 80bpm
breaks with some flimsy sample after 4hero, Photek, LTJ Bukem, Omni Trio,
Goldie and the crew. I think the two latest tracks by Kruder & Dorfmeister
hint at this hybrid and represent the high watermark for all the
trip-hop/jazz/jungle to follow. As well, drum'n'bass artists like Foulplay
are relasing better trip-hop right now then Mo' Wax, so there is the
possibility of a great dialogue between the genres. Personally, I am more
interested in breaking down walls rather than putting them up.
Peace
Luke
Luke McKeehan
MO' FUNK PRODUCTIONS