"Jazz Flavours" (was Re: ltj jazzhead?)

From: Aaron Shinn (ashinn@artic.edu)
Date: Tue Jun 06 2000 - 21:53:11 MET DST

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    Likewise, I am totally grossed out by half-steppin jazz-mimicry that
    pops up all over the place in dance music. Peshay (who is more of a
    criminal here) and Bukem both really get under my skin in this
    regard... It's so bloody superficial...

    But that's just cuz I don't know how to have fun with my dance music! hehehe :)
    Cheers,
    .aaron shinn

    >Hey all,
    >
    >What are people's take on LTJ Bukem's *Journey Inwards*? I find some of
    >the textures extraordinarily beautiful, but as a longstanding jazz fan and
    >amateur jazz musician, I have the same reaction to this album that I do
    >with Peshay's *Miles from Home*: it's in many cases great dance music,
    >but as jazz it is sometimes cringe-inducing. (Dodging slings and arrows)
    >I know this is sacrilege, but it tends to irritate me when little "jazzy"
    >cliches (horn stabs, canned crowd noise(!), etc.) are thrown in at a
    >superficial level, as "flavor." 4hero's Two Pages, for me at least, is
    >much better in this regard; their music seems to have much more of a deep
    >feeling for what is at stake in jazz. I know I'm out of line, but
    >enough about me. What do you all think?
    >
    >Dale



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