De Angela Duff (de@nettmedia.com)
Fri, 8 Oct 1999 20:26:07 -0700
For me, the Kemisty & Storm DJKiCKS has been in my current playlist for
months. I can't stop playing it. I'm addicted to this CD. I thought
after days and days of playing it usually two to three times in a row,
I would have grown sick of it, but it is still going strong for me.
"Wormhole" is Ed Rush & Optical; and it is not as dark as Ed Rush and
Nico's "Torque." It's a little bland for my taste. In other words,
the songs sound alike to me.
Torque is also an excellent dark DnB solid release. Source Direct's
"Exorcize the Demons" is also quite good, but I'd put the Kemistry
& Storm above and beyond any dark dnb purchase you could make.
I had the opportunity to listen to the new DJ Krust.
I was sorely disappointed partially because of my expectations. In the past,
he has been *THE* ultimate DnB artist for me, but not now.
I was expecting it to sound like his previous releases. I would call
it classical or orchestral dnb. The drum and bass elements also seem to be
secondary and very sparse. Imagine the arrangement of Goldie's Mother sort
of stripped down. That's the closest thing I can compare it too.
Also, the vocalist he has on three or four songs has a generic voice.
I'm personally into the dark stuff or the jazzy stuff (not LTJ Bukem
though because his releases all sound the same to me) or the quirky stuff
(Plug).
If you haven't noticed, there is a lot of "for me" in this post.
That means it's only my opinion, and someone will of course totally
disagree.
-de
>>I've been out of the loop (no pun intended) on DnB lately... looking for
>>suggestions on dark (very dark, deep overtones) drum n bass, preferably
>>comps over single artists.
>>
>>Any advice?
>>
>>-Jason.
>>
>
>Well, the Kemistry & Storm DJKiCKS comp should suffice. Also the newer
>Source Direct, Dom & Rolland "Wormhole" I think it is. And artists on
>Virus, Metalheadz.
>
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