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From: "Michael Upton" <jetjag@mailandnews.com>
To: <idm@hyperreal.org>
Sent: Friday, December 01, 2000 8:08 AM
Subject: [idm] "nu jazz"?
quoted 5 lines Ok, flag genre stuff, but I can't think of a better subject line.
> Ok, flag genre stuff, but I can't think of a better subject line.
>
> I like things on labels like 2000 Black and Exceptional Records - people
> like Kirk De Giorgio in less techno mode, Dego's stuff etc. I think "nu
> jazz" is what I've heard this stuff described as, even though it seems
more
quoted 4 lines about funk and disco than anything particularly "jazz" to me...
> about funk and disco than anything particularly "jazz" to me...
>
> Anyway, I just wanna know if anyone can recommend some releases in this
> vein and/or tell me where to look to find recommends (mailing lists?).
All the shops in London now seem to be calling this style 'Broken beats' or
'West London'!, whatever it is I would suggest checking some of these out.
First off the excellent Italian 'Archive' label, lots of releases from 2000
Black/Reinforced artists (such as Seiji/Domu/Dego). Lots of the releases
have a much more Techno edge than a lot of the 2000 Black records. There is
an amazing Future Beat Alliance 12" which is well worth the money, also the
new Future beat Alliance 12" on Delsin picks up where the Archive 12" left
off.
Visions Inc, run by Alex Attis (used to be half of Gilles Petterson
favourites Bel Air Project), has 2 stunning releases under the monikers of
Plutonia and Mustang, fast paced (if you have them on 45rpm!) latin tinged
tracks than are nothing short of amazing.
Because its 8.30 in the morning, I cant be bothered to write much more, so
here is a quick run down of other recommendations:
Main Squeeze : bit more laid back, more jazz than techno, run by IG Culture
DBLow : little 7" label also run by IG Culture, again jazzy, almost live
sounding outings..
People : Well worth checking out, had a compilation out recently which is a
good place to start, which features new and old tracks, including a Ian
O'brien number. compilation is called 'People make the world go round'
Cooperation : collective of most of the labels I have mentioned already, so
far only one excellent compilation release 'Volume 1' which includes Nu Era
(aka 4Hero in techno mode).
Laws of Motion : Phil Asher and friends doing lots of nice things
Skindeep : Total Science' (metalheadz, CIA) side line in more downtempo,
techno tinged numbers...
Goya Music seem to be the main distributor of most of the labels I have
mentioned so check them out at:
http://www.goyamusic.com , (although it
hurts me to recommended them) Vinyl junkies in London seem to stock lots of
this kind of sound (
http://www.vinyl-junkies.co.uk), and smallfish
(
http://www.smallfish.co.uk) also stock quite a bit.
Twoplayer has discographies for several of these labels and is at
http://www.twoplayer.co.uk
'nu acid jazz' ?
right I hope some of that makes sense..
Dan@madvision.org
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