I got this because T Power has a couple of mixes on it, and the first
track "Mutant Jazz" (T.Power vs. MK Ultra) doesn't disappoint. Melodically
similar to a mello muziq track, with lots of chewy breaks. Only fly in
the ointment is a prominently placed shakahuchi sample. What the fuck?
You're groovin along and all of a sudden it's like there's a
'Salon Selectives' shampoo commercial in the middle of the song.
The rest of the tracks are mostly decent, Emerald Cricket's "Ruby Red" is
a standout. But the style in general is weirdly anachronistic -- the
ragga vocal samples and 'Funky Drummer' breaks were passe in London 4
years ago. It happens that I kind of like that stuff when it's done well,
but this disk would have them laughing themself silly in the UK.
The CD strikes me as a kind of awkward effort. Really nice in some
respects, but with a few dorky spots you have to look past.
And it must be said -- Soul Slinger must be a tremendous putz to claim
to have brought Jungle to the US single handedly. I'm not down with
the blow by blow history, but I sincerely doubt any one person can claim
sole credit for that.
And here's another hot tip for Carlos -- don't put a diva crooning
"Jungle...OOOOHH YEAH" in a track unless you're making a comedy record.
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