Re: + Abstract Hip Hop +

William Dwyer (bil2@aol.com)
Thu, 16 Jan 97 09:58:14 -0500


>I've been recently buying stuff on the American label Shadow Records. I
>think their self imposed genre of abstract hip hop is quite fitting. My
>local record stores don't really carry this label which leaves me doing
>a lot of mail order. I'd like to buy more but I don't want to do it
>blindly. Can anybody point me in the direction of some of their better
>releases?

Well, there's DJ Food's "A Recipe for Disaster, " which you probably
have, and DJ Krush's "Krush." Also, 9 Lazy 9's "The Herb," and Shadow
carries a bunch of Ninja Tune stuff, such as Up, Bustle and Out's "One
Colour Just Reflects Another," and comps that, I guess, differ somewhat
from the UK versions, such as "earthrise.ninja.2." There's both the
Diferenz albums, "Jazz Workshop" and "More Noize Please." And there's
Funki Porcini's excellent "Hed Phone Sex," as well as the Hedfunk album.
There's the Abstrakt Workshop and Abstrakt Workshop 2 comps that probably
have the kind of stuff you want. And in '96, Shadow put out "Blunted: The
Edinburgh Project." I got all of these if you want particulars.

Also, are there any other labels that put out music like that?
>Basically groovy hip hop beats with heavy samples and scratches and with
>little or no rapping.

Try Instinct for things like the Trip Hop and Jazz comps or React's Dopes
on Plastic comps. Moonshine has comps like The Jazz Headtrip and the Trip
Hop Test comps. Also, City of Angels puts out some comps and the Chop
Shop albums.

bil
bdwyer@grove.ufl.edu