On Fri, 13 Jan 1995, Kathleen Vrshek wrote:
quoted 17 lines On Fri, 13 Jan 1995, MORGAN GEIST wrote:
> On Fri, 13 Jan 1995, MORGAN GEIST wrote:
>
> > But ya see, I think that's why I really liked Meat Beat, especially their early
> > Sweatbox releases...although Jack Danger's lyrics and style doesn't exactly
> > stand on par w/ hip-hop lyrics today...but the beats, samples (from hip=hop),
> > as well as the tempo, went well w/ fucked-up filters, bleeps and feedback
> > samples. STORM THE STUDIO is one of my favorite albums.
> >
> > -morgan geist
> >
> (Morgan receives a standing ovation from all the meat beat fans out
> there. Jack is a hip-hop/psyche-out/trance/hell music/beat heavy/dub
> genius. He and Johnny have been putting out all kinds of crossover type
> stuff that would make all those Gangstas just give up and quit if they'd
> heard, because they would know they could do no better.
>
> Kathy, mistress of meat
well, i don't know if i agree with all of that, but i do agree on one
point. meat beat manifesto make every hip hop dj look utterly and
completely pathetic.
the beats that mbm usher forth are fierce. most of the production work
from hip hop dj's utilizes simple loops carved from different selections
of their record collections. variation in hip hop tracks is minimal and
predictable. i love hip hop beats, and i wish i could find some good
instrumental hip hop work, but it seems that all people want to do is
offer their pathetic views of the world...
i also grew tired of the rappers. i am not a big fan of vocals i suppose,
even though i love dancehall and jungle and ragga (to an extent). perhaps
i am more amused with it because they sound like cookie monster? :)
hip hop seems to have forgotten that music is an art that is supposed to
push the boundaries of the envelope, and with major label's carving the
music in the direction they want it to go in nothing good has been
released that has made me take notice.
someone does these fools up with some meat beat manifesto.