kudos to bubblicious/Afrika Bambaataa

Ian Menzies (ian_menzies@mindlink.bc.ca)
Mon, 15 Jan 1996 09:15:25 -0800

On Jan 13, Bubblicious wrote:

>word. its getting tired. djs gotta be more on top of what
>instrumentalists do, what musical elements their craft plays off of and
>vice versa. they are certainly different, hence a lot of misunderstanding
>between people here. instead of defining what the differences are between
>these musicians, though, i think we should examine the similarities and
>how each form of making music can benefit from one another. this has just
>got to be a personal excercise, one of musical sensitivity. since many of
>us do perform, and since many of us were a bit taken aback by the
>crtiticism of acid jazz as a "commercial/crossover/revivaslist"
>phenomenon, how do we bring it to the next level (not that this hasn't
>already happened in many cases). when does this become real and not
>retro? its about musicality, open mindedness, drive to create and
>experiment, all of these things contribute to a meaningful musical
>exchange among players. with that said, go to it- create and
>dissemninate. get the people off their asses! peace-

Nicely put Matt, BTW I got your paper on The Performance DJ, A New Musical
Tradition. Obviously well research and it was a good read. Also enjoyed the
tape that came with.

Can anyone reccomend some early Afrika Bambaataa? I've got one 12" from
about 86 that is so so. But I have some tracks on a mix tape from much
earlier that I really like. What's available on CD that's good?

Thanks,

Ian M
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