RE: Broken Beat beginnings????

I have to disagree with the comments on the NSM album.   I say that its groundbreaking and very original.  For me it touches something in my brain that needs to be touched.  The lyrics are BAD!!!! (as in good)  & are very appropriate for the beats and whats going on.  Personally I think the album is defining of the genre.  Nobody is doing what IG is and everytime i listen i still think "damn, this is some serious shit".   Since i've been playing NSM, I've got several people stop as they pass my apt. door and just stand and listen.  I don't know, the album bumps.  This kinda reminds me on how people were saying they weren't feeling "Two Pages" when it came out.  I don't get it!!!

As far as the co-op cd... i think its pretty classic (although its hard to say as the genre is still growing).  almost every song on there is impressive (and i don't get impressed that easily by music).  at first, i didn't pay attention to a lot of the songs and focused mainly on "chase de ace" and "nana nomura", but now i really appreciate tracks like "non commital yes" (which i play alot), "blackcurrent" and "the beach" (which are ideal for mixing with other nu jazz).

I also happen to think that "transcend me" is not the greatest broken beat song.  it's cool and i like it a lot, but i can't listen to it that often because the vocals are so heavy.  I like some of the other afronaught stuff better than "transcend me"... "vital ingrediant", "the beaujolais files" both out do it for my taste. 

The thing for me is that some of this music is so damn heavy i can't play it as often as i'd like.  I just can't take it. :)   There is so much quality in the genre it overwhelms me at times. anyway, just my opinion.

Gone. 

>From: "B. Graff"