Mark Turner (mturner@netcom.com)
Wed, 21 Jul 1999 10:32:03 -0700 (PDT)
>
> Rocky or someone, can you give me a feel for stuff on
> M.E.L.T. 2000? Is it more drum and bass or ambient or
> what?? This album sounds dope if it doesn't go too far
> into breakbeats or house -- which some might like but
> is not my personal fav. thanks in advance.
>
> -B-
>
M.E.L.T. 2000 is an *extremely* eclectic label. They started
out as B&W Music, releasing mostly (innocuous) jazz, but a few
years back owner Robert Trunz had some kind of epiphany and
started concentrating on African/jazz hybrids. This lead to
remixes of said hybrids, and before you could say "Musical
Energy & Loud Truth Beyond 2000," they had changed their name
to M.E.L.T. 2000 and began releasing MUSIC WITH NO NAME (two
compilations to date). There's a pretty snazzy web site at
www.melt2000.com, with lots more info, music, catalogs, etc.
The Smadj release is more on the drum'n'bass tip than anything,
but like most M.E.L.T. 2000 releases it has a very organic
feel because of the live instrumentation. It's not really like
anything else I can think of, and I highly recommend it.
BTW there is a fairly new offshoot of M.E.L.T. 2000 that concen-
trates on more electronic sounds: Electric M.E.L.T.
-- Mark Turner | "Jazzadelica" with Rocky Rococo on KFJC mturner@netcom.com | Sundays 10pm-2am, 89.7 FM, Los Altos Hills, CA
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