Kent Williams writes:
quoted 8 lines I frankly think that it would be difficult to listen to a lot of jungle
>> >I frankly think that it would be difficult to listen to a lot of jungle
>> >without a break. Going to a jungle party would be a recipe for a splitting
>> >headache.
>>
>> You're just too old. ;-)
>>
>
>What's your point? I am old!
I was just teasing you...
quoted 7 lines Actually, everyone around here I've talked to has had the same feeling after
>Actually, everyone around here I've talked to has had the same feeling after
>going to Jungle parties. The plain fact is that most of what Jungle DJs
>spin sounds pretty samey. The same can be said about House or Detroit techno,
>but most of that stuff comes out below 130bpm, with a simpler beat pattern.
>Easier to trance out to. Jungle is just so twitchy. It's one thing to
>appreciate it as listening music, a rhythmic a change of pace, and another
>entirely to do nothing but listen to jungle all night.
I have absolutely no problem with dancing to jungle the whole night through.
Actually, I find it much easier to stand a whole night of good varied breakbeat
than 8 hours of one pounding kick drum.
Jungle is not meant to be listening music. The only place where it does itself
justice is on the dancefloor, assisted by a huge sound system. Anywhere else
it just falls flat.
- chris@minsk.docs.uu.se <
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