Re: Nubreakz (was re: Why Acid? Part II)


Jason Witherspoon (arzachel@best.com)
Sun, 24 Oct 1999 16:17:39 -0700



At 11:05 AM -0700 10/22/99, Mark Turner wrote:
>
>> I've only heard Botchit & Scraper's _United Breakz Nation_, which has some
>> nice stuff, & Moving Shadow's _Professor Tsungs' Art of Science Funktion_,
>> which is pretty killer.
>
>Hmm. I hadn't figured that Prof. Tsung comp to be an example of
>what we were talking about. I DO like that a lot, but I consider
>it simply drum'n'bass.

Yeah, it's not marketed as such; I guess I cobbled together the notion that
Prof. Tsungs' was "NSB" from two sources; firstly, this quote from XLR8R
#37 (http://www.xlr8r.com), from the review of _United Breaks Nation_:

"What is 'nu breaks' you inquire? Well, it's a couple of things. First of
all it's a result of the British folk's insatiable appetite for electro and
breakbeat, and in general all things down and funky. Secondly, it is the
answer to a collection of frustrated jungle producers who very justly got
tired of the monotony of the drum 'n' bass scene of late, and decided to
embark on a tempo (around 130-135bpm) that allowed for more experimentation
and innovation."

Secondly, the complete avoidance of any mention of d&b on the outer
packaging of Prof. Tsungs' (subtitled "Jazz, Funk & Breakbeat Fusion"),
along w/these quotes from inside:

"'Professor Tsung's Art of Science Funktion' is the third installment in
[Carlito's] search for the very best laid back breakbeats... turn[ing] the
spotlight onto the richly mellow area of drum & bass which overlaps, so
effectively, with the instrumentation and rhythms of jazz, funk and latin
music, fertile ground indeed for accomplished producers wishing to explore
a broad range of musical influences."

That, & the generally lowered tempos on Tsungs', got me thinking they might
be, y'know, the same thing.

>The Botchit & Scarper comp was pretty
>monotonous, I thought. There were a couple tracks that stood out
>but apparently not enough, because now I've forgotten which ones.
>

It's def. more "electro" than Prof. T, but they have a similar feel IMHO...

>I would like to hear some more recommendations, though, if anyone
>has a particular favorite "nubreakz" release.

Yeah, please bring 'em on!

                                         Jason Witherspoon

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