Cottonlung@aol.com
Mon, 1 Feb 1999 16:50:29 EST
as far as notable tracks, there was a track on the blue note 'the new groove
album' from 96. gift of gab was doing a vocal on a remix of a jacky terrasson
track. the remix was done by the angel. the track goes from hip hop/downtempo
to dnb and back. that's the first i heard it.
peace
fabian g.
In a message dated 2/1/99 4:56:52 PM, tunde@arches.uga.edu writes:
>
>Goldie and KRs 1 digital....i dont know what album it wa soriginally,
>but
>its now on the amp 2 album.
>
>Bahamadia and Roni size ne wforms.
>I also like dynamites flow on bown paper bag and the other song.
>also The guy on Esthero breath forom another sounds just like redman.
>couple of others i cant think of now.
>On Sun, 31 Jan 1999, J. Jeudy Jr. wrote:
>
>> I remember many a moon ago when there was talk about how drum & bass
>was
>> going to take the States by storm and become the new barometer of
>> underground chic. For a while I was very skeptical, and of course being
>
>> the true hardheaded underground New Yorker I am in heart, I wasn't too
>
>> impressed with what was coming over the waters. And to think that it
>
>> would gain a place among Hip-hop... puhleeeezze!!!!
>> But I was soon converted by the all too funky rhythms and infectious
>
>> beats that similarly made hiphop my number one (but not only!)love.
>> First I was hit off by the new remixes of old school classics by
>> Run-DMC, now I'm seeing the cuts like the one with the Roots and Erykah
>
>> Badu. Like everyone else, I can't wait to see what pops up on their
>
>> upcoming album. (In fact, they're throwing a concert in Philly next week
>
>> with guests like DJ King Britt, Joshua Redman, and the Jazzyfatnasty's
>-
>> talk about a birthday present!)
>> There's also a cut on Redman's album produced by Roni Size. I was amazed
>
>> not only by the fact the Redman had the vibe to do a cut like this, but
>
>> he rips up the track effortlessly! KRS-ONE, always known for pushing
>the
>> envelope of rap has put out quite a few white label gems with d&b/jungle
>
>> beats on them. Now of course are rumors, of groups like Digable Planets,
>
>> Pharcyde, De La Soul, and possibly Wu-Tang?! also incorporating d&b into
>
>> their music. Has the bug finally bitten, or is this just a phase soon
>
>> turned fad.(like back when every hip-hop album had to have a house tune
>
>> or pseudo love song)
>>
>> What do people think?! Any other notable combos?
>> BTW, anyone heard the new d&B collabo with Sly and Robbie? Any good?
>>
>> Peace!
>> -jj
>> (Deep_Soul)
>>
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