Kurt Iveson (kiveson@coombs.anu.edu.au)
Fri, 21 Jan 2000 11:06:58 +1100
Dirk wrote:
>Actually,
>the 2-step and house not house sounds are almost direct opposites :). The
>house not house stuff is VERY jazz flavoured and oft-times not terribly
>dance floor oriented while the 2-step sound is the house answer to drum &
>bass: fast, frantic, and not terribly soulful or deep. The house not house
>scene is very closely related to the acid jazz scene (check your latest
>Straight No Chaser for confirmation) while the 2-step scene has next to
>nothing to do with it (except for a MJ Cole article, remix or whatever).
>
ok, got it. so even London now has it's own East/West beef going on. :-)
As I said ... I haven't heard much of the 2-step stuff, but some of it
sounded alright to me ... funky in a jittery kinda way, doing some
interesting fx things to the vocals, and bringing some nice sub-bass action
along for the ride (Dem 2 or Antonio, say). Some of it sounded like it
was done-by-the-numbers too... and I'm sure this characterises a lot of
what's coming out. So it felt to me a little like contemporary r'n'b ...
in the sense that it's mostly garbage, but there are some folks involved
who are trying to bring some Prince-inspired shit into this century.
and speaking of MJ Cole ... a new full length is due from him soon which
sould be interesting. It's gonna be on Talkin Loud, and (not surprisingly)
Gilles P has been playing the hell out of the downtempo track "I see" on
his radio show ... sounds very nice.
Kboi
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