matt23 wrote
quoted 6 lines portishead are not an example of the triphop sound.> portishead are not an example of the triphop sound.
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> what is the triphop sound anyway?
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> in the uk this definition seems to cover anything from portishead and
> tricky to the dust brothers.
I even read a review of LFO's "Tied Up" (in DJ magazine) which described the
main mix as "Trip Hop" - no Waay! Just cos its 110bpm and not 4/4.
NB Sorry if anyone thinks I am straying from IDM but I if you do, I disagree.
This is dance-related music with more (or less?) to it than hands in the air
and 4/4 stomp. (or macho posturing and identikit videos in the case of Rap)
/Please no flames!! - this is not intended to be as strong as it may sound!!/
A few months ago Trip Hop was the "techno with a funk/hip-hop loop" stuff -
this was being discussed some time ago - I have forgotten titles, but there is
an Air Liquide track (on the clear blue 12" - their last-but-one on Rising
High), a great one on the Locust "Weathered Well" LP and a handful of others.
Now the word's been hijacked by all sorts of know-all (ie know nothing) journos
and hype-merchants and twisted back on itself.
quoted 3 lines most of the mo'wax rekkids are damn cool and have inspired what was>
> most of the mo'wax rekkids are damn cool and have inspired what was
> IMO a scene becoming a little tired and jaded (what scene?).
Yeah, scene? like, huh? But the Headz comp really is cooool. Tell you what, I
thought the Autechre track "Lowride" sounds pretty naff here - that's because
its out of place, being too clinical and techno-ey in its production.
For anyone who did go for Headz, like me, check out the following:
"Dope on Plastic" CD/double LP on REACT (UK) Limited purple vinyl available,
supposedly.
Features 12 laid back funky grooves, including ones from Red Snapper, Skylab,
Edge Recording. Varying from jazz-ish funky grooves down to one or two really
dubby ones, all nicely blunted.
Whoever put the sleeve together got a bit mixed up with the notes, at the top
in the main notes it says "... Call it Blunted Jazz, call it Trip-Hop, call it
what you will..." and then at the bottom there's an isolated comment-
Don't call it trip hop. Well I'd go along with that, but what should we call
it?
Funny thing is I was trawling my record collection last summer for bits and
pieces like this,- ended up with mostly instrumental tracks off old Rap LPs
like Stereo MCs, Cypress Hill, Tone Loc. I called the tape "Funky Fillers and
Laidback Loops". Sounds a bit derogatory perhaps though, to the new stuff which
is being made specifically.
ah well I've rambled on enough for now
J
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James Skilton aka Steady J - steady-j@firefox.co.uk