Re: wally badarou

Tony Reid (t-bird@salata.com)
01 May 96 16:54:10 -0800


br> saying that daydreaming is "based on a loop" is a understatement IMO.
br> I've heard
br> "mambo" and it sounds like they just put that record on in the studio
br> and dropped
br> some raps and vocals right over the top.
it may seem like a minute difference to you, but there's no trace of the
melody in the massive tune, evidence of looping, as opposed to merely adding
a rap to the original
br> It floored me when I heard the original, because
br> I had no idea that it was'nt an original MA composition.
they were merely showing their soundsystem roots. listen to some dancehall,
most tunes are based on a pre-existing "riddim".
br> Every rythmic nuance, ambient chord progression, & bassline seems
identical.
br> I always thought it was pretty wack that Wallys name is nowhere on
br> that sleeve
truth be told, the only reason that tune bugged me was because i wished i'd
done
it first! think of it this way, at least you were familiar w/the tune by the
time you heard it. george clinton doesn't mind sampling for that reason.
someone
is always familiar w/the original groove, and will turn those that don't know
onto it.

t-bird

... the hardest thing in the world is to play like yourself-miles davis