Yeah,
respect to the Zest crew - who cares what fruit fruit they use they're funky
as ....
I have to say though, that their tracks, although they've got a really deep
groove, none are standout tracks. But any 2-step/broken beat set would
probably be empty without 'em.
I have to agree with Dirk - the Sequel 12" on Straight Ahead is a corker!
Definitely worth checking...
Anymore info on future Zest excursions?
----- Original Message -----
From: Dirk van den Heuvel <dirkv@groovedis.com>
To: 21st century soul <emote@pacbell.net>; <2-step@ffwd.cx>
Cc: acid jazz <acid-jazz@ucsd.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2001 11:40 PM
Subject: RE: Zest!
> I did mention that label a week or so ago (in the Get Me Started thread)
and
> I do like it though I didn't think the Sequel 12" they had is as good as
the
> one released on Staight Ahead (Upsolid). The fruit business is a little
> annoying in that it's sometimes hard to tell which record is which at a
> quick glance--damn that kiwi looks like the lime :) Why not cherries and
> apples? those would be easy to spot.
>
> Dirk van den Heuvel
> President/GM, Groove Distribution
> "Your Guide To The Underground"
> http://www.groovedis.com
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: 21st century soul [mailto:emote@pacbell.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2001 3:36 PM
> To: 2-step@ffwd.cx
> Cc: acid jazz
> Subject: Zest!
>
>
> this weekend my buddies and i reached fever pitch in our giddy excitement
> over the new label Zest, run by Hidden Agenda and releasing some of the
best
> breakbeat tracks i've heard in ages that sit firmly inbetween 2-step and
> broken beats. there've been four releases that i know of (each with a
> different fruit on the label), each rolling out ultra-syncopated beats,
> large basslines and off-kilter atmospheres and samples. very heady and
very
> funky. our conversations about these records have sounded much like
> secretive drug-deal talk..."yo...i got the lemon and the lime, you got
> anything else?" "yeah, man, i got the KIWI" "you got the kiwi?! shit! i
need
> the kiwi!" and so on. :) anyone else been feeling this business?
>
> mikebee
>
>
>
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