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From:
Andrew Cowper
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Date:
Wed, 17 Apr 1996 14:34:06 +0100
Subject:
Re: (idm) Some New Things...
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ghhorne@DELTA.IS.TCU.EDU wrote:
quoted 11 lines the two tracks off of _snivilization_>the two tracks off of _snivilization_ >that could be considered 'jungle' >[sad but true + are we here?] were, at >the time, incredibly fresh and different. >i can't remember hearing a jungle track >prior to _snivilization_ that didn't >rely on the same stock of breakbeats, >reggae samples, etc. had _snivilization_ not >been released, i seriously believe that >the genre we dearly call drum'n'bass would >be drastically different.
Firstly, Sad But True doesn't sound remotely jungly. Second, no offence to Are We Here, I reckon its a wicked track, but Orbital, and all techno bands who've dabbled in Jungle are nothing more than a side line, who have had *no* affect on the development of jungle. I recommend a listen to Bukem's new compilation 'Logical Progression' if you want to see the development of the intelligent style, as pioneered by the Good Looking/Looking Good labels. Cheers Andrew C