aspeitia axel arturo barcelo (abarcelo@indiana.edu)
Wed, 27 Oct 1999 18:14:36 -0500 (EST)
On Wed, 27 Oct 1999, Manire, Aaron D wrote:
> The track by DJ Shadow, do you think he's sampling Chuck D "bear witness" to
> deliberately evoke the track by Q-Bert, of the same name, from Dr. Octagon?
That is what I reckoned from the subtitle (Bear Witness II).
> If so, why? Is he frontin on Q-Bert? If not, isn't that kinda played?
> Plus the other PE sample was used similarly by DJ Punk Roc. Shit gets
> annoying after a while.
Maybe it has soemthing to do with the note he added to the credits to the
effect that he used the original vynil releases.
>
> Roisin and J-Live do "The Truth" soooo nice. Anyone know how to pronounce
> Roisin?
> A Dario
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Manzotti [mailto:paul@herono7.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 1999 4:01 PM
> To: acid-jazz@ucsd.edu
> Subject: Handsome Boy Modelling School
>
>
> At 12:54 27/10/99 -0700, Elson Trinidad wrote:
> >AJ List Unwritten Rule #5389:
> >
> >Be wary of ANYONE on this list saying, "best ______ of the year." I've been
> >disappointed many times because of this...
> >
>
> AJ List Unwritten Rule #5390
>
> Listen to any recommendations yourself, and *then* make up your own mind ;-)
>
> I've got to say, from the few listens I've given it already, I really like
> this album. The first track "Rock'n'Roll (Could Never Hip Hop Like this)"
> is an energetic tune with Kid Koala and Money Mark contributing (not that
> I've picked out there parts yet!), and there is a track with dj Shadow,
> that has his trademark drum sound. My favourite track at the mo' is "The
> Truth" with Roisin from Moloko. To be honest, I'd probably buy anything
> that had Prince Paul's name on it!
>
> I'd recommend you give this a listen. It's also a cool name.
>
> Other recent purchases:
>
> The Arsonists - As the world burns
> Metabolics - The M-virus
> The 57th Dynasty - The spoken word
>
> Three pretty decent hip hop albums. I've not bought a lot of hip hop in the
> last couple of years, so these may not be standout albums, but I like them.
>
> Still the Joint - Sugarhill remixed.
>
> A hit and miss album that is worth getting for the good moments. The Double
> Dee and Steinski remix of "Voice mail" by The Sugarhill Suite is quality.
> The Freddy Fresh remix of Grandmaster Flash Adventures on the Wheels of
> Steel is one that I really don't like (the Scratch Perverts version on here
> is much better).
>
> That's about all I've listened to out of all the stuff I've bought recently
> (too many records, too little time to listen to them all. Oh well, shit
> happens).
>
> laters,
>
> manzo
> Paul Manzotti
> Hero No.7 Recordings
> tel: +44 (0)7970 891709
> http:\\www.herono7.com
>
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