Re: Pimp Jazz-Funk

Mark B. Conklin
Thu, 16 Apr 1998 07:53:34 -0600


>Anyone ever check out the pimp-blaxploitation-jazz-funk-mod-sounding
>soundtrack to the movie "Under Compulsion" from a group by the name of
>Uriel? This one's on Beau Monde Records out of France, and its one of the
>freshest, funkiest, jazziest sessions--all original compositions. Funky
>moog and rhodes, samba and bossa sounds, a tinge of mod/chase sequence type
>tracks, some downtempo/chill beats, and some solid all-around
>jazz-funk/acid-jazz grooves.

My biggest problem with that disc was that it was mostly electronic -
synths, computerized drums and such (ala Atom Heart jazzier titles). Don't
get me wrong, I like electronic music a lot, but part of the reason I
really dig funk is the because of the real drum and bass grooves. Surely
it's a matter of preference, but there's just something about that raw
sound that can't be replaced by electronics in my mind.

BTW, was Under Compulsion really a movie, or was it a Barry Adamson-style
soundtrack to a fictional film?

MC