quoted 3 lines It feels to me that it recapitulates the scene in the 50's where black> It feels to me that it recapitulates the scene in the 50's where black
> artists were recording rock and roll records, which were covered by
> white artists who made it safe for radio.
Errr...but if it wasn't for white DJ's like Alan Freed and White owned
labels like Chess, etc. nobody would know who the hell Howling Wolf was.
Whites had just as much to do with the blossoming of Rock & Roll as
Blacks did in the early 50's.
I think the situation here is a bit different. Listen to Goldie and LTJ
Bukem then listen to Squarepusher and Photek and you tell me who is
making jungle 'safe' for radio. Race is hardly an issue. I mean I have
no problem listening to Screaming Jay Hawkins, but I sure like the
Beatles better, you know?
Nobody is saying that the black jungle Dj's and artists back in the day
where a bunch of morons (anyone see a parallel here with Detroit?), but
some of the newer jungle artists & those inspired by jungle
(Squarepusher, Photek, Plug, AFX, etc.) have taken it in fucking
brilliant directions the originators might not have considered. On the
hip-hop tip, do you think Grandmaster Flash would have ever come up with
stuff like Wagonchrist, Dj Shadow, or the the Ninja's? It's all for the
good of the music, and keeping it fresh (no pun intended)....
Peace out,
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