Re: Tokyo 1995 Hip Hop Report

Ben List (zero_mag@cyborg.or.jp)
Thu, 04 Apr 1996 03:54:29 +1000

Yuuta Sasaki wrote:
> At 01:09 AM 3/29/96 +1000, you wrote:
> >This is true... although I think this is less an act of intentional
> >"emulation" than a lack of exploration of other forms. Twigy in particular
> >plays with rythms extremely well, jumping in and out of the beats, etc.
> >Ironic, but this sort of rapping is relatively recent to the scene, with
> >representative older artists such as ECD, You the Rock, SDP, etc. being
> >a little "loose" with rhythms in general. Buddha Brand is often referred
> >to by Egaitsu as "new old school," though, so you're not far off...
> >Although I tend to think that Twigy is beyond this and Shakka is perhaps
> >aiming for a Shakkazombie vibe...
that should be Wu Tang "vibe."

> As you say, its a matter of taste. And in terms of mine, I thought certain
> rappers were less impressive compared to others. So, again no disrespect
> was intended towards any of them. Apologies all around.
not at all...

> >Soul Scream is rumoured to have already recorded a couple tracks for
> >an album sometime this year. I'm looking forward to it, but it was
> >interesting to hear one of the guys from King Giddra talk to me the
> >other day about what's wrong with Soul Scream's rhymes...
> You seem to trail off there. Considering their divergent styles, I almost
> shudder to ask but what pray tell did the guys from King Giddra have to say
> about Soul Scream's rhymes?
Actually, I trail off because this came up in an interview we'll be
putting up in Ele-bugi soon. Suffice to say that Giddra and Soul Scream
get along real well and so there is no dissing involved as much as
constructive criticism towards the Soul Scream guys' appraoch to rhyming
in Japanese. This fascinated me as a student of the Japanese language
and a 3rd party observer of the local scene. I doubt the conversation
will translate well. Stay posted.

Speaking of Twigy, et al, I am curious if the track with Twigy and
Rino made it onto the "Meiso" remix LPs. I received a demo CD of
"Another Maze" in the mail today which contained the following
content:

1. "Kiro" music by Krush feat. Twigy and Rino
2. "Only the Strong Survive" Krush remix
3. "Meiso" Shadow remix
4. "Meiso" DJ Evil Dee remix
5. "Meiso" Krush remix

Can someone confirm how this varies from content of Mo' Wax releases?

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