in an attempt to practice what i preach...
motorbass "pansoul" (?) 2x12"
music philippe zdar et etienne de crecy
a ezio
flying fingers
b les ondes
neptune
c wan dence
genius
d pariscyde
bad vibes (d.mix)
this is the works of at least one of the members of mo wax's la funk mob,
doing a more
housier project than previously hinted towards. most tracks do carry that
signature la funk mob sound, very thumpy with elements of swing, distorted,
grainy samples, and thick bass. most beats start with a 4/floor routine, and
then sneak a bit of a subtle break over the top. it is fun to dance to, it
spices up any house set with nary a dog on the set. pariscyde is the most
boisterous of the bunch, but not enough to scare anyone off the floor. it
ain't groundbreaking, but you could do a lot worse. could this just be part
of my problem with the monotony of house? fans of la funk mob will not be
disapointed...
naked funk "valium" (pussyfoot)
1 dreamland 7 abduction
2 don't touch duane barry 8 you have captured my liver
3 valium 9 pearl of compasssion
4 tressa lux 10 alien groove sensation
5 billy 11 earthquake
6 what's that spell 12 the eagle has landed
"to comply with govenment restrictions, tracks 2, 7, 10, and 11 have been
withdrawn for
your safety- they are only available on cd format- pussy cdlp003" ...thanks
guys. feeling slightly duped that 25% of the tracks labeled are missing
from the vinyl version, i approached this with a bad feeling about it...but
the truth is , that that's there is quite good. this is fun funk, inna well
produced pussyfoot style. many of these tracks, while syncopated and
sequenced, do manage to jam pretty hard. fat ol broken analog keyboard
midtempo hiphop flavored jams decorate this album, the beats are
headnodders. plenty of "weird ufo and other paranormal" samples. jeremy
shaw (half of naked funk) is in about four other pussyfoot bands, and i like
his style, he can jam a funk guitar and make it sound legit. again, nothing
groundbreaking, but fun none the less.
for those of you, who, like myself, were onetime house fans who grew tired
of the formula and plain ol' flooding of the market with cookiecutter
tracks, may i suggest looking into a newer label (supposedly derrick
carter's new favorite): paper music. paper is up to four releases, the
newest of the bunch being the waste paper ep. my favorites are the "paper
music issue one" (paper 002), a mature, disco-influenced jam totally
ignorant of the larger trends of the day (and a great fender rhodes solo),
and salt city orchestra's "the book", a slammer of a tune, with an ominous
vaderlike vocal intro that breaks into unobtrusive male vocals (normally a
pet peeve of mine) and a "throw" style bassline. production on paper
releases is top notch, way beyond most house records... crisp, clean and
gigantic. you may want to look into this, folks.
and as a last question, can anyone decipher when the new andrea parker is
due? i asked about a month ago after seeing something on mumbojumbo's
playlist..."attacking giant"? is this one i just plain ol' missed?
on now feedback "i'm for real"
cameron
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cameron bowden cameron@imagina.com
blacksmith on the anvil in your ear
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