RE: "Jazz Flavours" (was Re: ltj jazzhead?)

From: Aregood, Michael (maregood@comcastpc.com)
Date: Tue Jun 06 2000 - 23:18:50 MET DST

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    dance/electronic music i wouldn't have a hard time calling jazz that you
    guys might want to look into:

    P'taah / COMPRESSED LIGHT
    Cinematic Orchestra / MOTION

    A recent 12" release called Be Bop Dawg / LES ENFANT AND FLATBUSH is
    currently blowing my mind. Other quickies... Big Bang / DRIBBLING, Peter
    Kruder / ROOTDOWN, St. Germain / TOURIST, Marc De Clive Lowe / SIX
    DEGREES...

    Oh almost forgot... the new Jazzanova track on the new MORE BOSSA comp
    [Yellow]. Oh my god!!!! This track is absolutely insane. For those that were
    complaining a while back about Jazzanova getting a bit predictable and
    formulaic, i think this will renew your interest. Very live sounding.

    peace,
    aRgo

    > -----Original Message-----
    > From: Aaron Shinn [mailto:ashinn@artic.edu]
    > Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2000 3:53 PM
    > To: acid-jazz@ucsd.edu
    > Subject: "Jazz Flavours" (was Re: ltj jazzhead?)
    >
    >
    > Likewise, I am totally grossed out by half-steppin jazz-mimicry that
    > pops up all over the place in dance music. Peshay (who is more of a
    > criminal here) and Bukem both really get under my skin in this
    > regard... It's so bloody superficial...
    >
    > But that's just cuz I don't know how to have fun with my
    > dance music! hehehe :)
    > Cheers,
    > .aaron shinn
    >
    >
    > >Hey all,
    > >
    > >What are people's take on LTJ Bukem's *Journey Inwards*? I
    > find some of
    > >the textures extraordinarily beautiful, but as a
    > longstanding jazz fan and
    > >amateur jazz musician, I have the same reaction to this
    > album that I do
    > >with Peshay's *Miles from Home*: it's in many cases great
    > dance music,
    > >but as jazz it is sometimes cringe-inducing. (Dodging
    > slings and arrows)
    > >I know this is sacrilege, but it tends to irritate me when
    > little "jazzy"
    > >cliches (horn stabs, canned crowd noise(!), etc.) are thrown in at a
    > >superficial level, as "flavor." 4hero's Two Pages, for me
    > at least, is
    > >much better in this regard; their music seems to have much
    > more of a deep
    > >feeling for what is at stake in jazz. I know I'm out of line, but
    > >enough about me. What do you all think?
    > >
    > >Dale
    >



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