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Discreet
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Wed, 3 Apr 1996 01:56:52 -0500
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Re: (idm) Jungle Records
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quoted 21 lines Anyway, I'm probably not the only one, but I love jungle that is>>Anyway, I'm probably not the only one, but I love jungle that is >>pressed on vinyl at 45 rpm, so that I can play it at 33 rpm, where >>it turns into nice break-trance if done right. There are a few >>releases that work that way, including some old Photek and >>Creative Source. >> >>My request is that anyone who posts about jungle vinyl here tell >>us the speed of the pressing, and optionally, what it sounds like >>at 33 if pressed at 45. > >Ack! By gods, this is pure heresy! Whats the point of someone going >through all the trouble of careful drum programing and looping if >we're all going to play it too damn slow? Jungle is meant to be >fast and freaky. I hope none of you bad kids :) out there are doing >this, cause it goes right into the hall of shame along with the old >practice of speeding up hip-hop records to make them breakbeat >tracks and giving all the rappers high and whiny voices. I've heard >both of these practices, as I'm sure all of you have, and it sounds >pretty weak... > > -Fresh
Really kids, haven't we all learned by now that it doesn't matter what speed you play your records at. If it sounds good just play it. Discreetly Jeff