quoted 3 lines Does the manifest similarity between the two titles "More Songs About
> Does the manifest similarity between the two titles "More Songs About
> Food and Revolutionary Art" (CC, bien sur) and "More Songs About
> Buildings and Food" (Talking Heads) bother anyone other than me?
No, but I've never been a Talking Heads fan. Stuff like this (referencing
other works) is something I usually appreciate, not loathe.
quoted 4 lines I've avoided this album simply on the basis of that virtual plagiarism.
> I've avoided this album simply on the basis of that virtual plagiarism.
> Well, also because the only CC i've consciously heard happens to be his
> mixes of Tori Amos' "God" single - very derivative stuff, eviscerated a
> good song & put nothing back in its place.
Please, do yourself a favor and give this man a chance. I haven't heard
that Tori Amos mix, but I can say that Carl Craig puts out some insanely
beautiful stuff. Check out the Psyche/BFC: Elements compilation for some
of his work from 1989-1990 that includes "Chicken Noodle Soup", "Elements"
and (one of my favorites) "How the West was Won". Don't let the dates
scare you - this album more than holds its own when put next to the latest
material.
On a different style, slightly, try Paperclip People's "Secret Tapes of
Dr. Eich". It's CC's more dance-oriented stuff (read: the funk literally
drips from the disc).
Two more releases and I'll stop evangelizing - Innerzone Orchestra's "Bug
in the Bassbin" was recently re-released, to a storm of quotes from
drum-n-bass's forerunners to the effect that this was an extremely
influential record, and 69's "4 Jazz Funk Classics", which I still have to
pick up.
Give him a chance. You won't be dissapointed (and if you are, listen
again).
Cheers,
Bill / dj marathon
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