Re: Compost


caleb (cat@alumni.princeton.edu)
Tue, 16 Mar 1999 23:31:19 -0800



no problem, we's all got opinions. on the flip side, what's been burning up the
speakers for you? c.

Jonathan Takagi wrote:

> >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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