Arnault CASTEL (acastel@indocarrsec.com)
Sat, 17 Jul 1999 13:55:56 +0800
I also agree on the idea of Acid-jazz as education to disocver all kinds of
"soulful" musics. another good thing about Acid jazz is that there were
really a lot of compilations, mixing the old and the new, the fresh and the
source. Among these, I think _Rebirth of cool_ was (and still remains) the
best serie, as it never staid in the narrow definition of acid jazz and
always included new trends and sounds.
Also, UFO manage to produce outsanding recors (and _Bon voyage_ is no
exception) and impecable compilations (The multidirections and Phonophile
series). I just got phonophile#4 (by matsuura) and whereas Yabe explored
contemporary acijazz, Matsuura digged the really old stuff (I mean 70's).
both are great.
ArC
"Gordon Hurd" <ghurd@yahoo-inc.com> on 17/07/99 04:07:06
To: acid-jazz@UCSD.Edu
cc: (bcc: Arnault CASTEL/Banking/ASIA/BANQUE_INDOSUEZ/FR)
Subject: RE: World Cup Jaxx
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jonathan Takagi [mailto:jtakagi@millennianet.com]
> Sent: Thursday, July 15, 1999 10:55 PM
> To: acid-jazz@ucsd.edu
> Subject: Re: World Cup Jaxx
> Though it certainly has not been long enough to tell,
> I find that with this type of music, the status of
> "classic" has to be constantly updated. Much of what
> originally excited me about "acid jazz" has really
> not endured very well, though perhaps my intentions and
> preferences were juvenile and underdeveloped. If I
> had to pick one record that I could keep, it would still
> have to be "Road to Freedom", which I still only find
> half listenable (you know, it's all Carleen...)
You know, Jonathon, I have to agree with you on this point. On all counts.
I've recently been going back and re-experiencing some of that 92-95 era aj
music, and I realize that my tastes have indeed changed a lot. But I think
the enduring thing about acid jazz and my past passion for it, was that it
led me to discovering much more "classic" material, be it jazz, funk, soul,
house, techno, whatever--and for that I thank the acid jazz movement of the
early '90s. I think that's really what the movement was all
about--discovering the hidden classics, the roots, finding music that will
last with you for the rest of your life. Some people already had that
knowledge, but I got a lot of education from stuff like Young Disciples,
BNH, the early Ubiquity releases, Totally Wired, Rebirth of Cool, etc.,
etc.
gordon
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