What's shakin' people. I picked up some awesome new stuff last week that I thought I'd share with you.
-GOLDFRAPP- Felt Mountain. Man o' man, I can't say enough good things about this record! Think Trip-Hop with orchestrations lush and complex enough to do Ennio Morricone proud, with haunting female vocals that bring Miss Shirley Bassey to mind, and there you have it. Believe me, it's really THAT good. I've played this disc at least 5 times per day for a week straight, and it just gets better. Definitely making my top ten list for 2000
-Sade- Lover's Rock: Good, but not great, got put to the side too quickly for my taste, so I'm not sure if this one's gonna stand the test of time. Considering that it's been 8 years since her last, I'm a little disappointed.
-Erykah Badu- Machine Gun: Straight up funk, pure and simple. Great grooves, but again, I don't know why, but I ain't playin' this one to death, like I thought I would (too busy listening to Goldfrapp!). I'm hoping that this one will grow on me more and more with every listen, cos' I've been waiting FOREVER for it to finally drop! I haven't seen many of u comment on this one. What do y'all think?
-Jill Scott- Who Is Jill Scott?- Ho Hum. Call me in a few years when you find your own musical identity. Ripping off Erykah Badu and, of all people (and WHY???!!!) Macy Gray just don't cut it. Sounds nice, but it's about as filling as a meal at a Chinese restaurant. I picked this up based on the hype in this newsgroup. While I think that she shows promise, she ain't all that, at least not for now. Hey, it's my $0.02, so I'm gonna spend it.
-John Zorn's Masada- Live in Seville- This record just knocks me on my ass! I placed it last simply because it's the record that least pertains to acid-jazz and what is usually discussed here, but it's a classic, pure and simple.
For those of you who haven't listened to Masada yet, WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?? Without a doubt, this ensemble will go down as one of the greatest jazz groups of all time, right up there with Miles' two great groups, Bird and Dizzy's great bands, John Coltrane's quintet and Ornette's classic bands. Yeah, heavy company, I know, but they definitely belong in such company.
Classic Jazz meets the Avant-Garde meets traditional Jewish Music. Only Zorn would try it, and that's cos' he's the only guy who can pull it off. Magical stuff. In my opinion, you ain't alternative or hip if you ain't diggin' Zorn and his warped musical world. He may be an asshole as a human being, but he's a master composer and innovator. Check him out, your lives will be better for it. You may wanna start off with the Morricone tribute or the stuff he did with Naked City, as it's a little more in tune with what's discussed here on the list (but not really, LOL).
Over and out,
Stimp
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