RE: Galactic's Back!

From: Michael Aregood (maregood@comcastpc.com)
Date: Mon May 01 2000 - 18:18:32 MET DST

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    When i listen to Galactic's new record i feel like i've just bitten into a
    York Peppermint Patty.

    > -----Original Message-----
    > From: Manire, Aaron D [mailto:amanire@indiana.edu]
    > Sent: Monday, May 01, 2000 11:43 AM
    > To: 'Jo-Jo Samuel'; acid-jazz@ucsd.edu
    > Subject: RE: Galactic's Back!
    >
    >
    > JJ,
    > This is a really poetic analysis. I really like the metaphor
    > of a blossom
    > from the cultural trees. But... um, maybe I'm
    > misinterpreting your analysis
    > of "adventurous"? What about exploring the unknown?
    > Visiting new worlds?
    > Not in vain, but for the sake of discovery, knowledge, enlightenment,
    > Truth.... The "children of pop culture" that I know, are
    > generally too
    > craven to stray from the herd and enter the dark forest of
    > the unheard.
    >
    > paz,
    > adario
    >
    > -----Original Message-----
    > When I hear the terms "new," "adventurous," or "modern" used
    > in music, I
    > think of mountain climbers scaling Mount Everest so they can
    > stick a flag in
    >
    > the top and say, "look what I done." I visualize running
    > across a virgin
    > sand dune just to leave footprints, skipping a rock across a
    > still pond just
    >
    > to make a splash or carving some initials in a tree to let
    > everybody know
    > you've been there. I think of people without roots, children
    > born and weaned
    >
    > in the pop culture (whether they know it or not).
    >
    > In the end it's my firm belief that roots do not lie in
    > music. Roots lie
    > solely in the cultures and ways of life of "rooted" people.
    > Music is just
    > the beautiful blossom of these cultural trees.
    >
    > Maybe I should have just said I like Galactic's new record.....
    >
    > --------------------------
    > JJ
    > http://www.mo-fro.com
    > mofro@mo-fro.com
    > "Down South jookin"
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >
    > >From: "Steve Catanzaro" <stevencatanzaro@sprintmail.com>
    > >To: "acid jazz" <acid-jazz@ucsd.edu>
    > >Subject: Galactic's Back!
    > >Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2000 10:54:06 -0700
    > >
    > >Haven't heard this talked about here, but Galactic has a new
    > release called
    >
    > >"Late For The Future."
    > >
    > >It is described as "more adenturous than their previous
    > releases." 14 trax,
    >
    > >5 with Theryl on vocals.
    > >
    > >the site given is www.corn.com
    > >
    >
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