On Wed, 24 May 2000, Michael Upton wrote:
quoted 3 lines The thing I wanted to add to this follows what Andrew Schrock said re: the> The thing I wanted to add to this follows what Andrew Schrock said re: the
> production of eg. Blackalicious and the Anti-pop Consortium being really
> contemporary with "electronic" stuff.
I haven't heard the Anti-Pop Consortium, but I do have a collection of
Blackalicious records... and frankly, I really don't see how they're all
that different from, say, the early 90s "native tongue" family of hip-hop
groups like A Tribe Called Quest or De La or Blacksheep. (In fact, the
main rapper's voice certainly has that awesome nasal quality like Dres
from Blacksheep)...
Sure, they're on Mo Wax.. and they happen to hire as remixers this-listy
folks like Cut Chemist, Aphrodite (don't know if jungle is considered
this-listy or not).. but other than that, just an outstanding hip-hop
group (which is a rare thing these days)... and nothing more "IDM" than
other hip-hop groups.
If you haven't already done so, I HIGHLY recommend checking some of the
Bay Area folks like El Stew, Eddie Def, Space Travelers, bladdy bladdy
blah... If any group, it's this gang that seems closest to the fusion of
hip-hop sounds and this-listy type music... and they pull it off without
a single hitch, and maximum booty momentum at that. Check out El
Stew's "No Hesitation" (the green record), V/A "Deep Concentration" and
"Deeper Concentration" compilations for more...
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Brian MacDonald <brianm@kuci.org>
KUCI 88.9 fM in Irvine, CA -- Orange County
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