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-----Original Message-----
From: Kurt Iveson <kiveson@coombs.anu.edu.au>
To: acid-jazz@ucsd.edu <acid-jazz@ucsd.edu>
Date: Monday, August 17, 1998 5:57 PM
Subject: Re: 4 hero "Two Pages"
>Yeah, I want to add to the raves about this one. Picked it up on the
>weekend and it's been spinning on my player or in my head ever since. One
>of the most satisfying purchases I've made for ages. It definitely lives
>up to all my expectations after the Earth Pioneers EP. 'Page One' in
>particular is so uplifting .... the grooves and beats are way funky, the
>(real) string and horn arrangements are lush, all the vocals are cool (and
>isn't it nice to hear butterfly from digable planets again?), and most of
>all, the *songwriting* is actually great. All the love and care that
>obviously went into crafting the songs into more than just nice grooves
>definitely shows. Get it...
>
>peace
>
>Kurt
>
>PS I wonder when Ursula Rucker is gonna release an album of her own? Her
>contributions to the Roots, Sylk 130 and 4 Hero are all sooo good.
>
>>DON'T SLEEP ON THIS.
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>>I got the _QUAD_ LP set last Friday and it is amazing!!! I love the full
>>orchestra effect they get. Even the cool horn section on 'Third Stream'.
>>Most of the tracks have that super smooth breakbeat going on, but, it does
>>shift to hip-hop for 'The Action' with Ish (aka Butterfly from the dps),
>>and some slower beats for other tracks. The later records have the more
>>programmed feel, a little 303 squelching ;). But, still the atmosphere is
>>incredible, this is now my album of the year! Many vocalists too, male
and
>>female.
>>
>>erik g
>>
>>now I've got to find the CD set for my trip to Chicago this weekend.
>>
>>np disk 3 'Chapter Three' track 'We Who Are Not As Others'
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