At 01.21 16/01/1997 -0500, you wrote:
quoted 8 lines I've been recently buying stuff on the American label Shadow Records. I>I've been recently buying stuff on the American label Shadow Records. I
>think their self imposed genre of abstract hip hop is quite fitting. My
>local record stores don't really carry this label which leaves me doing
>a lot of mail order. I'd like to buy more but I don't want to do it
>blindly. Can anybody point me in the direction of some of their better
>releases? Also, are there any other labels that put out music like that?
>Basically groovy hip hop beats with heavy samples and scratches and with
>little or no rapping.
I have "If ya can't stand da beatz, git outta da kitchen" on Shadow; it's a
double CD which features almost all ninja tune artists (funki porcini, 9
lazy 9, up bustle & out, dj food, herbalizer, coldcut) It features a few
cool tracks (I especially like "it's a long road" by f.p.), but I seem to
like the "original" ninja tune compilations better.
If you're looking for similar stuff, you will definitely enjoy most of
headz 2 b.
A.
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