From: "m. abrahamsson" <bauri@techno.org>
quoted 1 line headrillaz and howie b. - buggin' and breakin'
>headrillaz and howie b. - buggin' and breakin'
about mr. b - has he released any records similar to 'music for babies'. =
No full-lengths I know of, but his cut "Five Days" off the Freezone 3/5
comp. 12" is excellent, in a similar vein but slightly more uptempo. The
version I have is on 12", it's prolly also on CD if that's your flavor of
choice.
Dunno who wrote this one, but:
In particular the early moving shadow and dego stuff seems to be willing
to really go hectic on the breaks in a way that the more modern stuff
wont. In that respect, people like squarepusher are almost throwbacks
in that they'll go nuts cutting up beats -- the mainstream D&B guys
seem to really like a straight 2step beat and wobbly bassline.
The jump-up and techstep stuff works as dance music but is less successful
as listening music.
quoted 1 line I couldn't agree more. Give me spastic breaks over tech-step anyday.
> I couldn't agree more. Give me spastic breaks over tech-step anyday.
It's not "rolling" when it's as derivative and easy-to-mix as 4-4 house.
Others might disagree, but I can't help but feel that a lot of the
rhythmic complexity is being lost. IMHO, of course...Brock
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