RE: [acid-jazz] Music I've been digging lately

From: Christopher Grass (bluesjumper_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 2004-04-29 14:59:30

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    OK, I just looked at the cover of the Byrd album. Yes, it's cool. But
    there is a huge difference between the New Perspective album cover and the
    Blue Note Revisited album cover. The original has the artist on it. The
    Revisited cover has some anonymous lady in too much makeup and flapper
    clothes. Why not stick a group shot of all the remixers on the cover,
    standing by the car like Byrd did? THAT would have been a tribute. Also,
    the original cover photograph looks to be in black and white. The new one
    has color in it. I still stand by my statement that the new album art is
    cheesy. Besides, with all the great artists out there, why couldn't the
    label have commissioned a killer painting? Anyway, the album is good...the
    cover isn't. Oh well. It's the music that matters, right?

    >From: "Winston Balfourth" <Winston.Balfourth_at_cw.com>
    >To: "Hans De Bock" <hans.debock_at_skynet.be>, <acid-jazz_at_ucsd.edu>
    >Subject: RE: [acid-jazz] Music I've been digging lately
    >Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2004 11:47:13 +0200
    >
    >Just as well I didn't duplicate the post as indeed it is the lovely cover
    >from Donald Byrd's 'New Perspecitve'. Hopefully mine will have arrived by
    >the today and I can get down and appreciate it. Thinking of Kyotot Jazz
    >massive has anyone heard the remix of Pleasure's "Straight ahead"?
    >Certainly
    >one of my favourite Jazz-Funk/fusion tracks by pleasure.
    >
    >W
    >
    >-----Original Message-----
    >From: Hans De Bock [mailto:hans.debock_at_skynet.be]
    >Sent: 28 April 2004 19:12
    >To: acid-jazz_at_ucsd.edu
    >Subject: Re: [acid-jazz] Music I've been digging lately
    >
    >
    >christopher
    >
    >in fact the cover art of blue note revisited was part of the project itself
    >and refers to the cover art of 'New Perspective' a 1963 Donald Byrd lp
    >check it! you'll get the picture!
    >
    >double u album is indeed a bit strange to come out on sonar k, but it's a
    >licensed deal
    >with the parisian wool recording. it's def an album for after midnights,
    >sounds a bit
    >dramatic, a bit dark.. think he was suffering from a lost love or
    >something..
    >
    >!h
    >
    >----- Original Message -----
    >From: "Christopher Grass" <bluesjumper_at_hotmail.com>
    >To: <acid-jazz_at_ucsd.edu>
    >Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2004 6:52 PM
    >Subject: [acid-jazz] Music I've been digging lately
    >
    >
    > > Some newer albums I've been listening to a LOT:
    > >
    > > 1. Stereolab - Margerine Eclipse - Just saw them live for the very first
    > > time last week...great show! 6 multi-instrumentalists on one stage...
    > > Latitia even played some trombone, which was cool because I play that
    > > instrument too! I missed Mary's harmonies, but I'm glad the band
    >continues
    > > on. Also look for a band called Mice Parade that opened for them.
    >Their
    > > drummer is fantastic...kind of like Maff from The Egg. Let's
    > > see...Japancakes meets Radiohead meets Jazzanova! heheh, I'm so
    >descriptive,
    > > I could write for the pretentious jokers at Pitchfork Media.
    > > 2. The Egg - Venice Beach ep - I have been a long-time fan of these guys
    >for
    > > many years, and their newest offering made me really want to hear the
    >new
    > > completed full-length album, out this summer. Their new stuff is very
    > > laidback, with less distorted guitar work than they have used in the
    >past
    >on
    > > Albumen and Travelator. "Say You Will" is a gorgeous song. Don't miss
    > > their live show if you live in England!
    > > 3. Afterlife - Speck of Gold - Though these guys will probably get
    >written
    > > off as Zero 7 wannabes, I thought this new album was a bit more
    >emotional
    > > and soulful than Zero 7's newest (I still liked it). Now on Bar de
    >Lune,
    > > after jumping ship from Hed Kandi.
    > > 4. Monsieur Dodo - s/t - This has GOT to be a Gonkyburg album in
    >disguise.
    > > Great slowburning funk, a la Jol or early Quant, with a few uptempo
    >numbers
    > > and one killer live track.
    > > 5. Fila Brazillia - The Life and Times of Phoebus Brumal - interesting
    >new
    > > direction for the Fila boys, but I'm feeling it. My fave track so far
    >is
    > > "Bullshit".
    > > 6. Blue Note Revisited - while the cover art was really cheesy and
    > > derivative of a bad Bond flick, the Kyoto Jazz Massive cut really made
    >the
    > > album for me. Good production, too.
    > > 7. Coldfeet - Jazzfeet - I finally got a copy of this, and it really
    >threw
    > > me. It's a straight jazz album...in fact, it's a big band jazz album!
    >Lori
    > > Fine and Watusi take a break from the electronic stuff and make a fine
    >album
    > > of originals and some interesting versions of jazz standards. My
    >favorite
    > > track on the disc: "Saturated in Blue", a Lori-penned original that
    >sounds
    > > like it was written back in the 40's. I am dying to either remix this
    >track
    > > or get someone to remix it with me...anyone interested?
    > > 8. Sandboy - Wanderlust - one of the best albums I've heard in the past
    >few
    > > years...sublime and beautiful
    > > 9. Mocean Worker - Enter the MoWo - I've been following Adam Dorn since
    >his
    > > drum n bass days, and this new album of jazzy breaks really shows off
    >his
    > > heritage in funk and jazz. Very high production values, too...if you
    >like
    > > the Fort Knox Five, you should love most of this.
    > > 10. Chris Joss - You've Been Spiked - nice funky breakbeats along the
    >lines
    > > of Malente and old Ursula 1000, but without the cheese.
    > >
    > >
    > > And some albums I was hoping would be great, but only turned out to be
    >ok:
    > > 1. Blockhead - Music By Cavelight - aside from a couple of inspired
    >upright
    > > bass accompaniment, this was a pretty average album of mostly
    >instrumental
    > > hip-hop. Nothing special, which kind of bothered me.
    > > 2. Double U - Life Behind A Window - A very different artist for the
    >Sonar
    > > Kollektiv label...this one almost sounded like it should have been put
    >out
    > > on Chocolate Industries. Kinda glitchy, folksy hip-hop...not bad, but
    >it
    > > needs a couple of listens. Don't go into it with high expectations, and
    >you
    > > might like it.
    > > 3. Aya - Strange Flower - This is a very different release for Naked
    >Music.
    > > I thought they were going into some weird electro direction with the
    >label,
    > > but this new one is about as mellow as it gets. Very pretty vocals, but
    >a
    > > bit bland overall. The remixes for this artist which came out earlier
    >this
    > > year are nothing like the original songs.
    > > 4. 10. Doctor Jazz's Universal Remedy Release 1.0 - Ok, I still don't
    >know
    > > if the name of the group is the "Universal Remedy", or if it's just the
    >name
    > > of the album. I'm kind of torn on this one...the music is nice (some
    >great
    > > electric piano and basslines) but the vocals are a little too smooth
    >jazz
    > > for me. Actually reminds me of some of the mid-90's groups that were on
    >the
    > > Acid Jazz label, like Night Trains and Swing Machine. Not for everyone
    > > Still, I hope Kriztal continues to release full-length artist albums in
    >the
    > > future.
    > >
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