Elson Trinidad (elson@westworld.com)
Thu, 07 Oct 1999 12:09:22 -0700
Dirk van den Heuvel wrote:
>
> Abstract Truth also had a full length CD out. I recall liking it but
> thinking that Get Another Plan was the best thing on it. I would still
> consider the original mix of Get Another Plan acid jazz just as I consider
> Brand New Heavies, un-remixed early Jamiroquai and Incognito acid jazz.
I saw "Get Another Plan" on a _drum n bass_ compilation!
(I guess the breakbeats qualify it :))
Speaking of the whole house/downtempo thing, I do agree that the term
"downtempo" has been a disadvantage to any music falling under that
umbrella...Let's face it, if you were Joe Average and know *nothing* about how
any "downtempo" music sounded like, judging by the term alone, would it sound
like music you'd want to dance to? I don't think so. The term "downtempo" itself
seems to discourage any sort of dancing activity by its connotation, despite
what it actually sounds like. Sort of like when they marketed the Chevy "Nova"
in Mexico ("no va" in Spanish means "doesn't go") and how it was a total flop.
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