Jonathan Takagi (jtakagi@millennianet.com)
Tue, 16 Mar 1999 23:17:33 -0700
>i recently picked up the fifth volume of the future sound of jazz, and it's
>definitely recommended. i was more impressed with a forest mighty black's
>most recent.(mellowdramatic). tight nu-school drum programming, phat
>basslines, smooth and jazzy.veryfine. c.
Sorry to be so negative, but I feel that this
type of stuff holds music back. Perhaps a little
bit of some of the earlier volumes may have been
alright, but I thought that a 2CD set was indulgent
and unnecessary. The music was pretty homogenous
and takes absolutely no chances, it's nice, well behaved
listening music. True, it's smooth, well programmed,
and slightly funky, but it doesn't cross the line
over into "innovative" or "original". I think this
is not particularly Compost's problem, recent Ninjatunes
output has been below average and Mo' Wax (sniff) has
been on a downward slope (with a few exceptions, like
As One) for a while now. I know that everyone has moved
on to new and better labels by now, but I can't help
but wonder where to go next. I know that we shouldn't
always be looking for the next trend/fad, that we have
roots, which are just as important to explore. But for
something that declares itself "the future sound of jazz",
it really has to deliver. It's been a long time
since I've been surprised. Perhaps the last time was
the Shiggar Fraggar Show, but even the turntablists
are not consistently impressive. Perhaps my sights are
set too high. Sorry for the negativity.
Jonathan
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