Carl Craig "Bug in The Bassbin"
Bel Air Project " Dark Jazzor"
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From: richard n [mailto:bp3565@hotmail.com]
Sent: Monday, July 30, 2001 10:04 AM
To: acid-jazz@ucsd.edu
Subject: Re: Broken Beat beginnings????
Some off the stuff is aiight, but i can't stand some of the tracks
that feature those flimsy latin vocal CHEESE. full of soul maybe,
but needing a wallop of funk. Its like working overtime to find agroove.
>I've been wondering about how it ALL started.
>It's getting more popular eveyday with New Sector Movements "Download
>This" getting rave reviews, and more & more house artists experimenting
>with broken beats. King Britt is usually known for his housier
>productions, just as much as his acid jazz Sylk 130 lp's. Now as Scuba
>remixed the fantastic Soul Dharma "Flower" on the Velocity label. It
>sounds very broken beat-ish to me. Also, look at Orin Walters (from
>Hustlers of Culture fame, Mousetrap early house imprint, and as Blak N'
>Spanish, Ashley Beadle (Ballistic Brothers, Black Science Orchestra,
>Black Jazz Chronicles/ Afro Art), Phil Asher (Blak N Spanish, Rising
>Sons (w/ Ashley Beadle) a seminal Broken Beat track "Ricano Sunspots",
>and a whole cast of drum & bass expatriots like Seiji, Venom, Paradox,
>Hidden Agenda, Underwolves, Nubian Mindz, & Dego. Then I.G. Culture (new
>Sector Movements) was better known as acid jazz/ hip hoppers Dodge City
>Productions. Nathan Haines worked as Sci-clone (w/ drum & bass dj
>A-sides), but no hoding awsome records for ChilliFunk w/ Phil Asher.
>Maters at Work/NuYorican Soul's "Nervous Track" and "Mind Fluid" sound
>familiar to what is happening now. and there originally from '95.
>P'Taah's (Chris Brann of Wamdue Project) Compressed Light could be
>considered one of the first US LP's forwarding this unique sound. What
>do y'all think???????????
>
>Who else am I forgetting???????
>
>Any input on the history of this fascinating sound of West London and
>worldwide, would be helpful. Maybe, we'll submit the info for a website.
>
>Let's hear some REPLYS!!!!!!
>
>Thanx,
>
>DJ Essential
>http://hipjoint.iscool.net
>http://ess1969.djcentral.com
>
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