Busy Record-Buying week for me. Now I'm poor!
Headz - Mo' Wax Comp
I've stayed away from stuff labeled 'acid jazz' because it sounds like old
Hubert Laws records to me. I've got the originals, why buy the retreads?
BUT, this is a horse of a different color. Wacky samples, odd noodling, and
laid back grooves. I doubt it's possible to dislike this record. I bought
the CD, you should consider the vinyl, as it probably sounds just as good
at 45.
Analog Heaven - VA (Sonic Records)
Busy boy Taylor Dupree and his pal Dietrich give you a little bit of this
and that from the New York acid scene. The quality varies widely, from
the dance-floor-only, through grooving to phenomenal (check out 'Gamelan'
by Essa 3)
Plastikman - 'Musik'
More chewy analog textures from the Great White North. Find speakers or
headphones with some good high end, as several cuts feature some great
sinus clearing filter sweeps, and lots and lots of 303 experimentation.
This is music about the technology (the props list starts off with credits
to Robin Whittle, designer and builder of the fabled 303 Devilfish
modification), and as such it's as close to absolute music as you'll get.
And you can dance too it, so get busy!
The History of Our World Part One - Breakbeat & Jungle Mix by DJ DB
I no longer need to drink coffee in the morning. Breaks and Jungle are
still way underground in the US, so I plunked down for this number because
there aren't many other places to get jungle/breaks on CD. First impression:
Headz (see above) played at 78. There are a lot of great cuts here, most
clocking less than 3 minutes. I especially like:
"Roots 'N Future" (phuture assasins) which starts out with a vocal reggae
sample and then goes double time into almost a synth-ska thing.
"Paragone" (international rude boyz) Shades of Muziq!
"Incredible Base" Oaysis Goofy Sample-thon, with Chuck D saying "How low can
you
go?" and great rhythms.
Now some of you may have a long list of the real shit on 12" but I'm in Iowa -
people aren't dancing here at 5 AM, they're milking cows. I think this
record is a good introduction to the genre.
--
Kent Williams -- kent@gilligan.cadsi.com
Get high, get above yourself, look down upon yourself, to the inside of
yourself, look in front and back of yourself to the back and front of
yourself, is inside of yourself and then you see your own head and know
yourself is your self, 'cause when you find yourself you're going to find
that yourself is only your self and the self that can only be your self. So
when you're in front or in back of yourself, you'll find that your mind is
in the center of yourself, and God is nothing but yourself. And when you
reach for yourself you'll know that yourself is the only thing that can
happen to yourself so that nothing can put you down. - DJ Shadow