"I Heard That!" - what a track. And check that squelchy analog synth -
it could almost be Kaidi T.
I'm not sure I buy this broken-beat = nu-skool quincy thing though. I
think people like Kaidi Tatham are clearly influenced by some of those
sounds, but the Q wasn't the only practictioner of that stuff by a long
way. IG Culture is definitely a big fan of George Duke's 70's work -
he's done two covers already ("That's What She Said" and "Cravo E
Canela" - which is a Milton Nascimento tune, but one of the classic
versions is on Duke's "Brazilian Love Affair".)
Regarding the whole "what is broken beat" argument - whether it's
nu-jazz, west london, east croydon, whatever - do we really care that
much? I like Temi Castro's "shiki" tag, anyway.
..Mark..
On Saturday, May 12, 2001, at 03:02 AM, Jason Witherspoon wrote:
> At 2:09 AM -0700 5/12/01, Beau J. Young wrote:
>> But in the sound being tagged broken beat there is definitely an
>> element of
>> 70's jazz, funk and soul. And if you pay attention there are samples
>> from
>> this era. And no doubt quincy jones is part of that influence. I
>> have one
>> quincy jones album with "walking in space" and "dead end" and that
>> album
>> alone would easily influence me in making music.
>
> "Killer Joe" from the _Walking in Space_ album blows me away every
> time....
>
> _Gula Matari_ is probably my favorite Q. record, though-- don't know
> how it fits in w/broken beat, but:
>>
>> QUESTION: Have any artists in the past done broken beat? Funk or jazz
>> artists in the 70's? It seems like there are in some old songs, but
>> any
>> good stuff broken to almost silence?
>
> Shuggie Otis: "XL-30" (and "Happy House", even)--
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