Gordon Hurd (ghurd@yahoo-inc.com)
Fri, 16 Jul 1999 14:27:18 -0700
deep house?
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Elson Trinidad [mailto:elson@westworld.com]
> Sent: Friday, July 16, 1999 2:14 PM
> To: acid-jazz@ucsd.edu
> Subject: What IS it?
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> Either house music has changed somewhat, or acid jazz has now
> latched on the
> 4-on-the-floor pattern. But I hear a "new" sound coming out
> lately. Examples:
>
> * Roy Davis Jr.
> * MAW's Remix of Gus Gus' "VIP" (I *love* this track)
> * Anything by Basement Jaxx.
>
> It's got a house (more like garage) beat, 4-on-the floor with the offbeat
> hi-hats, but the bass drum isn't as emphasized as in "normal"
> house. The claps
> are shorter and tighter, and there's an 808 snare drum
> "ghostnote" pattern...and
> like speed garage, it's got a "swing" feel to the groove. But unlike speed
> garage, it's not as junglistic or dissonant.
>
> But the biggest thing is the jazzy chords; you can't miss them.
> They're either
> played by the old standby - Fender Rhodes piano - or are samples of Rhodes
> chords (m7, m9, etc)
>
> Is there a name for this sound? I must say, I dig it.
>
>
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