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Wed, 21 May 1997 15:23:35 -0400
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Re: (idm) Some scary shit...
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quoted 12 lines On Wednesday, 21-May-97, James Newton wrote [about Re: (idm) Some scary>On Wednesday, 21-May-97, James Newton wrote [about Re: (idm) Some scary >shit...]: >>On a slightly related note, I was at Cloudwatch (a chill out gathering) >>at John Hopkins University in Baltimore this weekend, and DJ Spooky was >>one of the scheduled artists there. During his set he spun a hip-hop beat >>on top of the "Darth Vader" theme from the Empire Strikes Back >>Soundtrack. It was definitely amusing and nostalgic, but not something I >>would expect anyone to take seriously.... > >I was just about to say that, although that is actually a track, it's not >something DJ Spooky did with 2 records (god knows, from what I heard at >Cloudwatch I'd be amazed). anyone know the name of that record?
I got a white label from Asphodel a few weeks ago of this track. It's either We or Byzar (I forget). It's quite a fun track, although I prefer the B side which is a really dark weird hip-hop tune. It won't be released commercially due to the samples. Jeff