> At 10:28 AM 29/03/96 -0700, Joe Spaeth wrote:
>
> >As for Greyboy's Land of the Lost. It has a much slower (you may want to
> >call it "laid back") feel. Maybe that was what spurred the West vs East
> >coast comment. The striking thing to me is the more 'minimalist' feel of
> >the CD. There are more open spaces in the music, more like a small jazz
> >ensemble playing ballads. And there are lots of melodic lines that you
> >want to hum for the rest of the day.
>
> I got a vinyl copy of Greyboy's album, last february while working at Miami
> (Yesterday and Today Dance Music in Alton Road: *highly* recommended) and
> surprisingly, when I reached home and I pressed the start button of my
> SL-1200 I liked a looot mooooore...
> The magic was over when I realized that it was running at 45 rpm (while it
> should be 33 of course)... Check it out.
>
> Despite the funny situation, I love the record.
> Peace and groove! -AM
> Adrian Mugnolo
hehe, I do that same thing w/ Land of the Lost. My CD player has a
pitch control, and I turn it up about 5% for the times when I don't want
the tune quite that mellow. It's a great CD, though I really would use
that as a basis to judge West Coast Acid Jazz by....but then I'm not much
for the East vs. West thing anyways...seems kinda silly unless it
Basketball!! (man that was a good game yesterday too! :)
- Tim