> Why the big hype on Mo' Wax in the techno world? They've been around for
> a long time but have been ignored. DJ Shadow has been around for a long time
> too, as have La Funk Mob and RPM. All these three seem to be getting some
> praise in the "techno" world. They even had an article in the NME about
> "trip-hop" with Mo' Wax stuff and Dust Brothers etc. Both Shadow and La
> Funk Mob have done plenty of stuff with other people for a long time but
> I guess now they're considered "real artists" since the critics acknowledge
> their presence now. Kind of reminds me of possible racism in techno, where
> people like Dave Angel (check out his excellent Two Sandwiches Short of a
> Lunchbox single on Apollo) and Tony Thorpe who have always been ignored by
> the majority of the techno crowd. To check out the real deal on Mo' Wax and
> some more good music, send mail to gregbb@uhunix.uhcc.hawaii.edu
NME's not alone in this--the "Orbit" section of Melody Maker also had
a recent thing on Mo' Wax. Very curious, and as Jonathan suggests,
something smells really suspect here.
Ned Raggett
eahg119@rigel.oac.uci.edu