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"DARSHAN M. JESRANI" <DJESRANI@center.colgate.edu> writes:

quoted 7 lines I was wandering through a Camelot Music store last week, and found this

> > I was wandering through a Camelot Music store last week, and found this > compilation called 'Street Jams - Electric Funk', which is released on > Rhino Records. It's actually very good - I like most of the stuff on > there, although some of the tracks are a little lame ('The ladies, the > ladies, the ladies drive me crazy..'). They're all classics though, and > from what I understand, there's also a second volume.

quoted 2 lines Has anyone seen these around? The first one includes (let's see if I

> Has anyone seen these around? The first one includes (let's see if I > can remember all of them..):

You actually give the tracklist for volume 2 here. The first volume has "Planet Rock" and...oh jeez, can't remember the title offhand, but it's been sampled everywhere, the track with a robot voice saying "It's ti-i-i-i-i-ime..." - oh, and "Rockit," of course.

quoted 2 lines Siberian Nights - Twilight 22

> Siberian Nights - Twilight 22 > Computer Age - Newcleus

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quoted 4 lines Does anyone have any other recommendations for similar compilations? I'm

> Does anyone have any other recommendations for similar compilations? I'm > really interested hearing all of this old shit! (I wish that I wasn't so > careless about keeping/labelling my tapes when I was little - I would've > still been listening to this stuff!) Thanks!

There are some Egyptian Lover CD's out, not that I recommend them much. You'd probably dig the first two Art of Noise albums. The other night I bought 'Music Madness Plus' by Mantronix on CD used. I'm sure it's way out of print, and the rapping on it is quite weak (weak voice, wack lyrics), but there's some excellent drum programs on it. Incidentally, the Beastie Boys sampled Mantronix on "Finger Lickin' Good." C. -- (chris.hilker) cspot@cats.ucsc.edu "In the future, the future will be spelled 'the futre' because there are less letters." - Timothy Fitts (fitts@chuma.cas.usf.edu)

I was wandering through a Camelot Music store last week, and found this compilation called 'Street Jams - Electric Funk', which is released on Rhino Records. It's actually very good - I like most of the stuff on there, although some of the tracks are a little lame ('The ladies, the ladies, the ladies drive me crazy..'). They're all classics though, and from what I understand, there's also a second volume. Has anyone seen these around? The first one includes (let's see if I can remember all of them..): Siberian Nights - Twilight 22 Computer Age - Newcleus Egypt, Egypt - Egyptian Lover Pack Jam - Jonzun Crew Reckless - The Glove, David Storrs, and Ice-T <- Fuckin' fat; this was my favorite song for a while when I was little. R-9 - Cybotron <- Early, early Detroit - I had never heard this sound in its original form before I bought this compilation, although I can hear its influence all over.. (even in stuff like early Die Warzau). Not house. When I Hear Music - Debbie Deb <- Cheesy, but an urban classic. That 'Ladies' Track (I forgot who did it) A 122 BPM Drum Track from the Jive Rhythm Tracks compilation (programmed by Roger Linn! (of Linn 9000 Drum Machine fame) Funky Little Beat - Connie Let The Music Play - Shannon <- Ahh, nostalgia. Still playin' this on 45, but it's nice to hear it on CD! Does anyone have any other recommendations for similar compilations? I'm really interested hearing all of this old shit! (I wish that I wasn't so careless about keeping/labelling my tapes when I was little - I would've still been listening to this stuff!) Thanks! Enjoy, Darshan

Yeah..i used to have that set. Its a two volume deal..The best of the early 80s breakin music. Its got what we call "the beat"...that infinitely sampled 122 bpm song...its cool to have all that stuff... If you are really intterested in the era/genre...The egyptian lover has rereleased all his old albums on disc and also he has released a 93 version called "pyramix" which is a continuous mix of all the good stuff plus a new track call "get high get xed get drunk get sexed" or something like that...but it sounds like bad kyper...i reccomend "one track mind" and "on the nile" for the best egyptian lover stuff....also there are other la technofunk compilations out now...with unknown dj etc...also egyptian empire has rereleased old rodney o joe cooley stuff...remixed by egyptian lover... well theres my two cents... later jason

quoted 3 lines I was wandering through a Camelot Music store last week, and found this

> I was wandering through a Camelot Music store last week, and found this > compilation called 'Street Jams - Electric Funk', which is released on > Rhino Records.

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quoted 1 line Does anyone have any other recommendations for similar compilations?

> Does anyone have any other recommendations for similar compilations?

Tommy Boys' "Greatest Beats" the Celluloid Records compilation CD it's amazing how influential these records continue to be... /jon

Thanks for all the responses you sent, and for pointing out that I had listed the tracks for the second volume. I think I'm gonna pick the the first one up this weekend - I'll let you all know how it is. Darshan