Erik Gaderlund (erikg@macconnect.com)
Tue, 25 Jan 2000 03:37:22 -0800
>
>Heehee, you could use (genre)-not-(genre) to refer to
>artists who have been banished by the style's snobbish
>establishment elite. A musical "Island of Misfit
>Toys" where all the innovation happens. =)
>Personally, I think jungle is jungle-not-jungle. How
>did rock beats become acceptable in a form that
>challenged 4-to-the-floor with such ferocity?
>
>while we're on the subject, can anybody give me some
>dnb help? After all these years, i'm still addicted to
>those beats. The playlists i've been reading (thank
>you!!) have generally included a couple dnb tunes,
>most of which i'm familiar with. I'm really having
>trouble finding tunes I like in the regular jungle
>sections of the stores, so I'm hoping to trade hints
>with other people who are gleaning good stuff from
>other sources. as a guide, i've been all over stuff
>like:
Well, I really like the Krust album, the Saul Williams track is
really amazing, and the beats seem much more inventive than the other
stuff (varies some of the patterns like Pete Rock/DJ Shadow). For
something in the same vein, and with cooler vocals get the Breakbeat
Era. For jazzier try the London Elektriciy stuff on Hospital, also
lookout for some of the groups on Intertia who have a much jazzier
feel. I haven't been buying much stuff lately so I'm a little
behind. But, been reading my copies of Knowledge (the d'n'b
magazine) and now have to pick up something by Matrix, the younger
brother of Optical, but, who is said to have the crisp ultra clean
beats like Photek. I'll also have to track down the d'n'b remixes of
some recent Hip-hop, like Blackalicious' 'Deception'--which is now
available on CD at my local Tower.
erik g
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