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From:
derek
To:
Matthew Lehrer
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Date:
Fri, 21 Apr 1995 11:44:00 +0100
Subject:
Re: Electro
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quoted 19 lines Correct me if I'm wrong but I read in Jockey Slut that the jedi knights>> Correct me if I'm wrong but I read in Jockey Slut that the jedi knights >> remix of antacid had an electro-revival remix on it. Is this the sam sort of >> stuff people used to breakdance to a few years back and if so what the >> hell is all the fuss about. It's not new and personally I think it's crap. I >> would say that I'm fairly open-minded but I thought that music was supposed >> to make you feel something which electro doesn't seem to, > >That's one thing that had been bothering me about the so-called electro >revival. Alot of the newer tracks were good 'n funky, but they just >sounded like cleaner, slicker regurgitations of the old stuff. But that's >not the case anymore IMHO. Stuff like the original mixes of Antacid I & >II, Paul Bishop's 'Electron Flow' on Eevo-Lute, the new Plaid EP on Clear >and 'Subsonic Soundscape' on Shiver are injecting a real sense of melody and >soul into electro. It's not just a revival anymore, it's an extension and >techno-ization of the old sound I think. And that's pretty fresh, ain't it? > >Keep on body-rockin', y'all... :) >- Matthew >
I would tend to agree with you that the antacid mix is fairly different to the older stuff. Maybe I'm forming an opinion on a limited range of tracks. Still keeping an open mind, Derek.