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quoted 5 lines From: Tom Tonger <tom.tonger@uni-koeln.de>>From: Tom Tonger <tom.tonger@uni-koeln.de>
>To: idm@hyperreal.org
>Subject: Re: (idm) Where did intelligent jungle go?
>Date: Mon, May 31, 1999, 5:43 PM
>quoted 27 lines i used to be really excited about d&b when it had long left the underground>i used to be really excited about d&b when it had long left the underground
>and was becoming the big thing in 95-96. this excitement peaked with no u
>turn's torque, and from then on i all but completely lost interest in
>what's happening to d&b because i listened to one huge disappointment after
>the other - the era of overhyped, emotionless, unimaginative noodling (yes,
>noodling) that was started with roni size's newforms [what a god-foresaken
>piece of shit] and most recently brought ed rush & optical's wormhole. it's
>very much possible that i'm just missing something - can anyone explain to
>me what the difference is between any given early no u turn release and the
>ever-so-futuristic wormhole? i'd be glad to know because i still like d&b a
>lot - especially in a club setting. luke vibert spun one killer techstep
>set at a rephlex night recently, btw.
>cheers, tom
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>At 15:44 31.05.99 -0500, noze_brotherhood@juno.com wrote:
>>I was just listening to Logical Progression Volume 1 today and I got to
>>thinking, where the hell did music like this go to? I bought the disc
>>right at the beginning of my electronic music listening career so I don't
>>think I truly appreciated it back then. Volume 2 was pretty good, but it
>>wasn't as "space-age" sounding as the first. Are any of the later
>>Volumes or Progression Sessions any good? Are there any other artists
>>today that I should check out? Thanks for any recommendations.
>>
>>--nick
Some intelligent jungle that's come out over the last couple of years:
Himuro- Nichiyobi (Worm Interface); Multiphonic Ensemble- King Of May (Sub
Rosa); Decoder- Dissection (Hardleaders); Jonny L- Magnetic (XL); John B-
Drum & Bass Visions (Sm:)e). These are all available on CD.
Dave Segal
Managing Editor/Alternative Press
Reviews/BPM/Reissue Redux/Origins Of Cool
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