Hi Denise,
This is about the most comprehensive piece I've read about the
scene. For example, I know who all these guys are, and have a lot
of the records, and know they all work together, but had absolutely
no idea that many of them work out of studios in the same building.
One thing that struck me is that there's a lot of lists in there -
names, aliases, etc - which could make things seem a bit dry to
some readers. But given that the sheer volume of aliases is a
barrier to people getting into this stuff, I think it's probably
best to put all of those names out there, so when someone sees a
name like "Murky Waters" in some other context, they can make the
connection. The rest of your piece gives them some reason to
follow that connection up, if they have any sense...
..Mark..
On Friday, November 2, 2001, at 01:58 PM, Denise Benson wrote:
> Hey fellow lovers of broken beat, nu jazz and quality tunes,
>
> I just finished up a rather lengthy, in-depth article focussing on the
> 'broken beat' sound and scene emerging from West London and beyond. It
> was definitely a labour of love, involving weeks of time, tons of
> research and a whole wack of interviews, including with:
>
> • I.G. Culture (New Sector Movements, Son of Scientist, Main
> Squeeze...)
>
> • Dego (4hero, Plutonia, Nu Era, 2000 Black records etc.)
>
> • Alex Attias (Mustang, Beatless, Catalyst, Plutonia, Visions Inc.
> etc.)
>
> • Spencer Weekes (Goya Distribution, People and Main Squeeze)
>
>
> • Moonstarr (Toronto's own of PTR and soon w/ stuff on Compost,
> Reinforced...)
>
> Just wanna give the list a special heads up to its existence as I know
> loads of you are also deeply feeling this music. In fact, a number of
> you helped turn me on to the sounds (hello Aaron, Stephanie etc.!! :-)
> and helped me keep track of who is who, working under which project
> name.
>
> The article is in the current issue of Exclaim magazine, distributed
> (for free) all over Canada. For those living elsewhere, check here:
>
> http://www.exclaim.ca/common/display.php3?articleid=877
>
> Any and all feedback is welcome, especially 'cause I couldn't find any
> other articles like this out there at all. Closest thing was the XLR8R
> interview w/ I.G. and Dego from earlier this year. Anyone know of other
> good stuff to read on this topic? Thanks! Over 'n out.
>
> -db-
>
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