Manire, Aaron D (amanire@indiana.edu)
Thu, 3 Dec 1998 19:20:47 -0500
Talk about categorical prejudice.
Ever heard any Pharcyde, Poor Righteous Teachers? I don't really know what
to call their style. It's kind of tonal rapping, almost singing but yet...
dope. Massive Attack. Tricky with his whisper raps. These people rap, or
do they? What about ragga? U-roy chatting. What am I saying? I guess I'm
sick of people dabbing their toes in "trip-hop" who have no conception of
(and sometimes no respect for) its fundamental Hiphop roots and see only the
narrow representation that "Rap" gets these days. I know Coldcut/DJ Food
(same peeps) made their name by remixing Eric B. & Rakim's, "Paid in Full".
Why don't you add that album to your list and expand your mentals.
Ironically, as a DJ, I've been moving towards purely abstract hiphop and
dubwise beats. Nevertheless, I maintain massive respect for the brilliant
MC's out there.
80M
ps I've heard one track by Sabres of Paradise and it ain't all that, but I
may be prematurely generalizing. Recipe for Disaster satisfies me. I'm not
too familiar with the rest but I could give you some other recommendations
if you're interested.
> ---Original Message-----
> From: MARKEEFE@aol.com [SMTP:MARKEEFE@aol.com]
> Sent: Thursday, December 03, 1998 6:25 PM
> To: acid-jazz@ucsd.edu
> Subject: Any Rapping on These?
>
> Hi. A newbie here. There are a few CDs I'm thinking of getting, but
> I
> was hoping to get some info from you good folks first. See, I hate
> rapping as
> a vocal style. So, a lot of potentially great albums are ruined for me by
> the
> presence of rapping. Basically, what I'm looking for is good instrumental
> trip-hop, although I also like the sung vocals in bands like Portishead
> and
> Morcheeba. Anyway, if those of you who are familiar with the following
> CDs
> could let me know whether or not there's rapping on them, that would be
> great!
> Off-list, if you like. Or on-list if you think this might be of interest
> to
> others. In time, I guess I'll come to know better what *is* of general
> interest to those on the list. For now, I'm just hungry for knowledge and
> good, new music. Thanks! Here are the discs in question:
>
> Coldcut: Journeys by DJ: 70 Minutes
> DJ Food: Recipe for Disaster
> Reflection: Errornormous World
> Snooze: Man in the Shadow
> Andrea Parker: Kiss My Arp
> Pilgrims of the Mind: What's Your Shrine?
> Sabres of Paradise: Haunted Dance Hall
>
> Also, if any of these just plain suck, could ya let me know that,
> too?
> :-) Thanks.
>
>
> -------Michael K. (from Portland, OR, by the way)
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