From: Erik Borälv (Erik.Boralv_at_it.uu.se)
Date: 2005-04-21 19:40:19
Carl Barimore wrote:
> STILL WORTH TRYING TO BRING IT BACK. So I'm appealing to you Erik: I
> know you probably don't have time to manage the list often, but surely
> the list is worth one more shot!
Absolutely! I will certainly do my bit for this to happen.
I have requested a change back to a open policy for posting to the list.
This is probably not enough though. We need some more new content on the
list, besides the playlists and gig info. I've personally always liked
the playlists and gig flyers as it gives a view of what's happening at
other places and countries. But if this is the only traffic...
*Not* really playing right now:
I'm not sure what to think about Beck's new album. Some good, some bad
but it's no fun to play for very long I think. A couple of spins is
enough for me. Dust brothers-produced and influenced by hiphop, but it's
still in the "drowsy talking-blues" style we heard before. Que Onda
Guero is the most funked up song, with a slow beat matching Beck's rap.
I guess it's ok, but it will not make me a Beck fan.
It's pretty amazing though - Beck's got cred in genres ranging from
blues to nujazz. Check out Beck and the nujazz overlord:
http://user.it.uu.se/~erikb/?id=1112798078
A bit sad news from the Stockholm jazz festival: not too bad of a
program, but I still find it difficult to get exited. Lauryn Hill is
definitely the star of the festival, but other than that? Angelique
Kidjo can be ok, but I'm not sure here, in this particular setting.
It's far from the 1992 - almost insane - lineup with the Roots, Heavies,
Maceo Parker, Gang Starr, Herbie Hancock, Rickie Lee Jones, Youssou
N´Dour, Celia Cruz, and many more.
http://www.stockholmjazz.com/
Cheers,
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