jungle jazz
jay ivan
Mon, 9 Mar 1998 16:11:59 -0800 (PST)
On the same thread, here are some other jazzier junglists out there:
--D*Note--Lost and Found--Pamela Anderson (related to Jhelisa and Carleen)
sings amidst atmospheric, and quite beautiful, drum and bass rhythms.
--Outside's latest Discoveries has electonic jazz, live instruments, and
subtle d 'n b rhythms throughout
--on the Dorado tip, I've found that any jungle on Dorado or Filter is
excellent, although "tougher" djs may feel this stuff is more for the
armchair than the dancefloor. I'd have to disagree.
--F Communications out of France also does some great work along the
downtempo d 'n b thing. I just picked up the new Readymade, which is as
well produced as their last. The new release (can't remember the title)
features three d 'n b tracks, and one house track. If you like the
loungier side of mellow jungle, I'd check out Alex Kid's Playground
release.
--4 Hero! 4 Hero! 4 Hero! All of it, especially the lastest Ursula
Rucker track.
Besides these, it seems that most of the d 'n b I find interesting, if not
"jazzy", has a strong, mellow dub influence. While hard-steppers find
this stuff boring and undanceable, I've always been able to get a good
boogie on at a reggae show--so I would love to get down to some
spliffed-out dub jungle--Any suggestions?