I like the discussion about all these things. And I agree with all
postings from Philip. He wrote, the Roni Size Represenz is BORING. A
friend has given me the album for a few days. BORING is exactly the same,
what I have think hearing it for the first time (Ok, not at all, there are
some very nice tracks too). But IMHO the whole jungle thing is getting
boring these days.
Yes, let us look back in time. When I have heard the first jungle tracks,
they have kicked my ass real hard. There were those old funk grooves at
double speed and those evil deep basses. I loved it from the beginning.
Then came the time where the producers began to suspend all funky
elements. The grooves became simple and boring. The funkiness and
freshness was lost. That was approx. the time, when Goldie and Alex Reece
are getting popular.
I think today everybody just repeats, what is written in the hip
magazines. The magazines say Roni Size is revolutionary and jazzy.
Suddenly everybody says: "Oh, I like the Roni Size stuff very much because
it is so revolutionary and jazzy". For me, jazz has something to do with
improvisation and freedom of structure. But the tracks on the Represenz
album are not full of improvisation and devoid of structure. I mostly hear
simple and repeating beats.
... Bye
Peter