quoted 2 lines ok, the point. i know that there's a "more beats & pieces" ep out there
>ok, the point. i know that there's a "more beats & pieces" ep out there.
>is this widely available still?
Yep. Or it should be. Ninja keeps thier singles in print for a while. I
think i bought my copy at Let it Be, but that was at least a year ago.
Online stores should have it.
On the single, there's a moody john McEntire mix which sounds nothing like
the orignal. Two turntablist remixes by Kid Koala and Q-Bert that are
basically scratching the same few bits over and over. I find them kindof
annoying, moreso than other ISP stuff. T-Power does a pretty good jungle
remix. Best mix though is the live version (digitally edited from several
performances) by Strictly Kev, Kid Koala, and Ollie Teeba. Like a good live
long version with some new bits thrown in.
What did you think of the rest of the album (Let Us Play)? Some of it took
a while to grow on me. At first i only liked 3-4 tracks, but each time i
tried listening to the tracks i didn't like, i found out that i really
liked them.
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quoted 2 lines i'm wondering about recommendations or other similar things in that
>i'm wondering about recommendations or other similar things in that
>vein, wif the eclectic mixes 'n stuff, DJ-esque stylings 'n stuff.
3 12"s that i will recommend, all ISP related, and not quite the gems of MB&P.
Mix Master Mike "Valuemeal Combo" (often called "Atmosfear/Vyce Grypp")
Side B is two album tracks "Can of Kickass" (i believe) and "Vyce Grypp"
which are pretty good, but the A-Side "Atmosfear" is really great, lotsof
more recognizable samples, more fun. Also, at 15-20 minutes long, worth
the price of a 12". You can also get this at CDuctive.
Invisible Skratch Piklz "Vs. Da Klamz Uv Deth"
Similar to "Atmosfear" but with the benefit of hearing how a group of DJs
works it out, doing different bits. Side B is the edited version of Side A.
Also 15-20 minutes. Also on CDuctive.
Invisible Skratch Picklz "Invasion of the Octopus People"
I'm not sure where you could find this (the first 2 are on Asphodel). My
friend got this a long time ago. The first part of this track can be found
on the Q-Bert album, no problem, but it's not really in the lines of
"MB&P." The second half, which might not be them, (it's oddly done, part 1
is weird and fades out and part to is party). Anywyas, it fills the gaps
between "More Beats" and Grandmaster Flash's "Adventures on the Wheels of
Steel" through 80;s and early 90's hip hop. Really long samples, though,
and not much scratching.
Also, the Coldcut Journeys by DJ sounds like a 70-minute version of more
beats and pieces. I think they used about every sample in MB&P somewhere
in their JDJ. Too bad this is out of print.
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