My .02 cents on the recent Orbital discussion(s) - two days late as usual.
I also disagree with Fresh. Unlike the first respondant, I have indeed heard
& bought the record. I like the first three tracks pretty well. I think
people should just listen to the music and decide if they like it or not
without needing to compare it to something that the same artist has done
before. There are enough censoring/limiting factors in the music industry
without a groups fans demanding that alternative/electronic artists continue
to sound the same. If a band tries something new, they are probably not going
to be brilliant at it immediately. A little patience perhaps.
I am not saying that we shouldn't have and announce our favourite records,
just that we shouldn't force a band to compete against its past or be chained
to it.
For the record, I don't have a favorite Orbital or Orb record ( but I listen
to and adore "Orbvs Terrarvm" a lot ).
I don't think Orbital is influential on Jungle ( certainly the opposite is
true ). But what about "Radio Babylon" by MBM? That is a much older example
of a Reggae bassline completely invading a techno soundscape in a very
successful manner ( even FSOL couldn't resist it - not that I know what they
can resist ).
- PaulT23
On Now : Loop Guru "catalog of desires vol 3 - the clear white verion" -
really good - the only loop guru I have compelety dug.