Erik Gaderlund (erikg@macconnect.com)
Thu, 20 May 1999 14:06:57 -0700
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>"Jason C. Heikenfeld" wrote:
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>> Yeah, its difficult to dance to *for most people*, and that is by far
>>Jungle's
>> biggest crutch.
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>Depends, I used to think that way, now Jungle the only music I really
>know how to dance to!
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>> As a side note, look at mainstream hip hop today, and how its getting all
>> *tech'ed* out and futuristic... a space ship is far from the ghetto...
>> infusion of Jungle is part of a broader theme goin on I think.
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>That's true. Don't forget Afrikaa Bambaataa's whole vision of black
>people using technology to advance themselves; it's been ignored for a
>while, now I guess people are finally coming round...
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Yes, but Afrikaa actually put together some original ideas. Where as the
new tech'ed stuff is rather boring. Same beats for Jay-Z, Busta, Naz,
Genuine, etc. I do occasional watch the videos with the sound off, the
only way to watch most of them.
But, as for the futuristic what about George Clinton "The Awsome Power of a
Fully Operational Mother Ship!!!!!!!"
erik g
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