AJ LANDMARKS SINCE LATE 80'S

carl schimmel
Sun, 12 Apr 1998 18:08:54 -0400

I'm curious to see what bands/tracks people consider to be "landmarks" in
the "acid jazz" "movement" since the term was coined. Might the first
somewhat-acid-jazz mainstream popular hit be Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia) by
Us3? Here I'm assuming I guess that this could even be termed "acid jazz."
Maybe the fact that AJ isn't so mainstream means that there aren't really
as many recognizable landmarks as there might be in, say, rap. Is AJ
becoming more drum 'n bass influenced and less funk influenced? If so what
major artists or tracks could be considered responsible for/examples of
this? I'd like to get a better idea of AJ's recent history, and maybe
charting it with "landmarks" would be a good method.

-carl