good solid album, some highlights, but also some fairly nervous (to nervous
for my taste) tracks....i give it a 7, personally transcend me is still the
highlight of the album
Olaf
----- Original Message -----
From: Dirk van den Heuvel <dirkv@groovedis.com>
To: Beau Young <bjy07@hotmail.com>; <acid-jazz@ucsd.edu>
Sent: Friday, August 03, 2001 6:18 PM
Subject: RE: Broken Beat beginnings????
> I like most of the NSM album a lot. But I think the Afronaught album is
just
> as good if not better and it doesn't seem to be getting discussed nearly
as
> much. Any opinions on the new Afronaught album??
>
> Dirk van den Heuvel
> President/GM, Groove Distribution
> "Your Guide To The Underground"
> http://www.groovedis.com
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Beau Young [mailto:bjy07@hotmail.com]
> Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2001 8:29 PM
> To: acid-jazz@ucsd.edu
> Subject: 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"
>
> >Reply-To: b.graff@lycos.com
> >To: "Szirtes, Thomas"
> >CC: acid-jazz@ucsd.edu
> >Subject: RE: Broken Beat beginnings????
> >Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2001 10:58:52 -0700
> >
> >I feel you on this point. The song that comes most readily to mind is
> that Phil Asher track on Co-Operation. I like most of his output, but I
feel
> like he just dug through his vault for this song. No progression or
groove,
> just minutes upon minutes of the same beat. In fact, I was rather
> disappointed in the whole Co-Op cd. There are some nice tracks on there,
but
> I think I was led to expect a classic.
> >
> >Same thing with New Sector Movements LP. I may post my comments on this
> later today, but it's hardly the "21st century soul classic" that it's
hyped
> to be. IG needs to get with a lyricist because his words do not match his
> beats. And Frank McComb (?) needs to lose his Stevie Wonder infatuation.
> >
> >
> >---
> >B.Graff
> >www.allthingsdeep.com
> >
> >
> >
> >On Tue, 31 Jul 2001 09:19:31
> > Szirtes, Thomas wrote:
> > >Quite - actually my biggest problem with "Broken Beat" is that
> > >most the tracks sound like one long intro - you are just sitting
there
> > >waiting for the main break to come in.
> >
> >
> >
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