hi there,
Somebody ever thought about Peace Orchestras album; that one is
like............genius!!!!!!!!!!!!
In my opinion better than Tosca.
L-CO
----------
Van: Don Knox <donknox@pacbell.net>
Aan: Leslie N. Shill <icehouse@redshift.com>
CC: Juuso Koponen <mekaanikko@nutempo.com>; acid-jazz@ucsd.edu
Onderwerp: Re: Thievery Corporation
Datum: zaterdag 14 oktober 2000 5:07
Well, since we're all on a K&D freakout, I have to recommend The K&D
Sessions
over DJ Kicks (this doesn't include Tosca, which is another story
altogether)...esp. with it being a 2-disc set. A masterpiece in downtempo
grooves...in my opinion.
"Leslie N. Shill" wrote:
> I have to say that the Kruder and Dorfmeister DJ-Kicks album is one of my
> all-time faves, I recommend it highly to anyone who has not listened to
it!
> Get it if you dont got it!
>
> leslie/The Power of Sound
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Juuso Koponen <mekaanikko@nutempo.com>
> To: <acid-jazz@ucsd.edu>
> Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2000 12:42 AM
> Subject: Re: Thievery Corporation
>
> > > Friday, when I picked up Thievery Corporation's DJ-Kicks. Man what a
> groovy
> > > ..
> > > I'll definitely by checking out more downtempo stuff in the coming
> months,
> > > and would be grateful if you could recommend anything I should be
> listening
> > > to.
> >
> > If you like Thievery Corporation, you'd probably also enjoy the Vienna
> > sound, ie. Kruder & Dorfmeister and their and their buddies' various
> > other projects like Tosca, Peace Orchestra etc. Check out their label
> > G-Stone (and of course you should also check Thievery Corp's 18th
Street
> > Lounge label as well).
> > Kid Loco was mentioned, that's strictly recommended ("Grand Love Story"
> > and "Jesus Life for Children Under 12 Inches" are good starting
points),
> > and the DJ Kicks series as a whole is mostly great stuff and the
artists
> > in featured in it are great also. On the downtempo tip, besides
Thievery
> > Corp., I'd recommend K&D's, Kid Loco's and DJ Cam's DJ Kicks albums.
> > My personal favourite in downtempo is a German group called Terranova
> > (formerly Turntable Terranova) who record on Copasetik records (they've
> > also released some stuff on Compost). Their "Close the Door" album is
> > amazing. On the same tip is a guy called Aim, whose "Cold Water Music"
> > is also excellent. Bittersweet, melancholic stuff with fat beats.
> > Other recommended artists and records:
> >
> > DJ Food: Kaleidoscope
> > DJ Food: A Recipe for Disaster
> > Howie B: Turn Off the Dark
> > DJ Shadow: Entroducing... (and everything else)
> > UNKLE: Psyence Fiction
> > Funkstörung
> > Coldcut
> > Mr. Scruff
> > Dobie (my favourite track by Dobie is "Cloud 98 3/4" on Pussyfoot)
> > Underdog (and anything on his Output imprint)
> > Jah Wobble (if you like the dubbier edge of Thievery Corp.)
> > Massive Attack (obviously)
> > Thievery Corporation: Sounds from the Thievery Hi-Fi
> > v/a: Headz 1-2
> > Ryu: Ga (and other DJ Krush stuff too, the Code 4019 mix for example is
> > great)
> > Astronauts of Antiquity
> > Nigo: Ape Sounds (more on the post-rock tip)
> > Ninja Tune comps (which usually also have a great deal of "traditional"
> > hiphop, but great downtempo tracks too)
> > Count Basic
> > Lamb
> > Towa Tei
> >
> >
> > --
> > "Betwixt decks there can hardlie a man catch his breath by
> > reason there ariseth such a funke in the night..."
> > - W. Capps, 1623
> >
> > mekaanikko@nutempo.com
> > legal notice: http://www.nutempo.com/message_legal.html
> >----------
This archive was generated by hypermail 2b29 : Mon Oct 16 2000 - 14:52:51 MET DST