Re: Compost


Jonathan Takagi (jtakagi@millennianet.com)
Tue, 16 Mar 1999 23:17:33 -0700



>i recently picked up the fifth volume of the future sound of jazz, and it's
>definitely recommended. i was more impressed with a forest mighty black's
>most recent.(mellowdramatic). tight nu-school drum programming, phat
>basslines, smooth and jazzy.veryfine. c.
 
 Sorry to be so negative, but I feel that this
 type of stuff holds music back. Perhaps a little
 bit of some of the earlier volumes may have been
 alright, but I thought that a 2CD set was indulgent
 and unnecessary. The music was pretty homogenous
 and takes absolutely no chances, it's nice, well behaved
 listening music. True, it's smooth, well programmed,
 and slightly funky, but it doesn't cross the line
 over into "innovative" or "original". I think this
 is not particularly Compost's problem, recent Ninjatunes
 output has been below average and Mo' Wax (sniff) has
 been on a downward slope (with a few exceptions, like
 As One) for a while now. I know that everyone has moved
 on to new and better labels by now, but I can't help
 but wonder where to go next. I know that we shouldn't
 always be looking for the next trend/fad, that we have
 roots, which are just as important to explore. But for
 something that declares itself "the future sound of jazz",
 it really has to deliver. It's been a long time
 since I've been surprised. Perhaps the last time was
 the Shiggar Fraggar Show, but even the turntablists
 are not consistently impressive. Perhaps my sights are
 set too high. Sorry for the negativity.
 
 Jonathan



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