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On 18 Apr 1997, Jason Brancazio wrote:
> Reply to: Vadim
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> The old Vadim album? uhm... to my knowlegde, USSR Repertoire is his only
> album... The only thing ive ever seen or heard that came out earlier
> than "USSR.." is the 12" Nonlatheral Hypothesis/London Mindstate wich i
> looove ! ! ! IF there actually is a old vadim album (not on Ninjatune?)
> then PWLIIS let me know where and how to get ahold of it!
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> Vadim has at least a couple of others out, I'm not exactly sure of the title
> of the first one but the second is a 12" with about 10 tracks called "Headz
> Ain't Ready". Both are the first two releases on Jazz Fudge, his label I
> believe, and he also did the production on the Jazz Fudge release (#4) by
> Little Aida, which is a pretty dope female-vocal led hip hop 12". The "Headz
> Ain't Ready" release is very similar to U.S.S.R. Repotoire stylistically, all
> downtempo freaky stuff. There's one on there called "The Breakz" which has
> some guy with a funny, low voice talking about the breakz, not to be confused
> with the b-r-a-k-e-s, a device commonly used to inhibit motion and work
> against inertia or something like that. The beat on that track is real cool
> too, dropping water over thick, punchy snares at about 60-70 bpm.
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> I always found Vadim/Jazz Fudge inspiring on a DIY tip because I felt that
> those releases might have been at least part of what led him to get signed on
> Ninja Tune (any more to add, Ninjas?)
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> Jay B
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