MC Duh from Cali. is incredible and I'm always partial to MC Det.
I loooooove Drum n Bass but also can't stand it when MC's just turn out to be egomanics talking about themselves and basically just not honoring the track's quality.
A good MC is very valuable.
Shell
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From: Elson Trinidad <elson@westworld.com>
Date: Thu, 06 Apr 2000 10:01:31 -0700
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>dj t-bird wrote:
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>> > LTJ Bukem last night at the El Rey. Good stuff but I wish the MC's would
>> > SHUT THE F!CK UP for at least one or two tracks and give me MY BUKEM
>> > INSTRUMENTAL LIKE IT SHOULD BE. Damn. I mean sure sometimes MCs can add
>> > to a jungle or drum'n'bass set but why won't they let Bukem do a few songs
>> > instrumental? No one can understand what they're saying in any event.
>> >
> also, i hear
>> that fearless is supposed to be good in terms of hyping the crowd and not
>> just yakking (like mc "what the" ?).
>
>I actually like MC?...he's repetitive yeah, but I love his voice...damn shit,
>it's awesome. It's like it's naturally processed and compressed. And sometimes
>he gets so into it, he exposes some DJs weaknesses. Like at Science last week,
>there was some guest DJ from Chicago who was mostly spinning monotonous shit,
>and MC? was chanting something anticipating a build and a switch, which never
>came... I'm surprised he hasn't sprung up on any recordings (at least none that
>I've heard). Of all the Jungle MCs I've heard, he's got the best sounding voice.
>I also dig this dude named Vers One, fucking talented I must say.
>
>> > I love LTJ but I have to admit, as Elson reminded me last night (cool to
>> > always see you whenever I go out :) their sound hasn't changed since 1996.
>
>Hey Gen, that's someone else, I don't remember saying that :)
>
>> i think that what's happened is that they've brought out more of the
>> downtempo vibe over the last few years. supposedly, 720 records is supposed
>> to be the "harder" stuff.
>
>I've noticed most of the stuff Bukem was spinning on Tuesday night had a certain
>formula: ~ 170bpm (about the same as Roni Size/Full Cycle-type stuff),
>programmed beats, very little rolling breakbeats, sustaining basslines or sub
>bass melodies and of course, synth pads. Then Blame was doing more of the harder
>"Amen breakbeat" based stuff. I actually dug Blame's vibe a little more, but it
>was getting late...
>
>Elson
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