peace,
R. Scott/West Coast Harem
e-mail: framboise@mindspring.com
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> From: elson trinidad <elson@westworld.com>
> To: RONALD_JOHNSON@yr.com; acid-jazz@ucsd.edu
> Subject: Alison Moyet
> Date: Friday, May 02, 1997 12:55 AM
>
> At 05.40 PM 5/1/1997 -0400, RONALD_JOHNSON@yr.com wrote:
>
> > Now to the reason I wrote... Alison Moyet... Ive heard her
Yazz
> > hits... and recently her "Nearly God" contribution... How is
her
> > greatest hits CD?... On nearly God, her vocals were so
soulful,
> > and I think she would be great doing soul music, but a friend
of
> > mine loaned me "Alf" and it was so bland...
>
> Well, maybe by today's standards, but in the 80s, it sounded real cool.
> That's the one with "Divine Intervention"
> on it, right? I liked that tune, and from what I remember, it was pretty
> soulful.
>
> Speaking of Moyet, does anyone agree with me that Yaz tunes are good
enough
> that they could be covered and funkified with today's beats? I mean
picture
> "Situation" with a funked-up bassline and clavinet line; picture
> "Don't Go" with a horn section playing the lead synth line.
>
> Man, that gives me an idea. Get all these early 80s new wave tunes and
> cover them in an acid jazz, funk, trip-hop and jungle format. Hmmmm.... I
> know Art of Noise has been remixed and junglized lately. I'd love to do a
> funked-up AJ treatment of Haircut 100's "Boy Meets Girl" or Spandau
> Ballet's "Chant No. 1" or any Jam or Style Council tune.
> Has anyone else done AJ or Electronica-style covers of early 80s tunes?
>
> Elson
> -30-
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