Re: dnb concept

Elson Trinidad (elson@westworld.com)
Fri, 24 Jul 1998 03:38:40 -0700


At 12:43 AM 7/24/98 -0700, Rick Martinez wrote:

> Ignore Goldie (his stuff is getting too pretensious, sorry
>Golden One), Aphrodite/ Urban Takeover (too simplistic Commercial rap
>influenced for me and ridiculous bouncin' bassline always sounds the
>same on every record), cheesy remixes of R&B, Puff Daddy, Missy Elliot,
>and probably Usher (god I hope not)!!!! A little wisdom from a dedicated
>junglist.

I kinda disagree about the R&B jungle mixes...true, they seem out of place,
and I wouldn't picture myself buying any of it, but some of it does make
for good dancefloor stuff, and most importantly, it's really there as a
stepping stone to wean R&B/commercial hip-hop folks into more interesting
ground. I know a couple jungle DJs who work the R&B/pop remixes into more
serious jungle material real well in their sets. And besides, some ragga
artist will quote from a pop tune anyway, and that will turn up in a jungle
mix, so it's not like there's any way you can avoid it...

Elson

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