quoted 2 lines Can anybody point me in the direction of some of the better jazzstep> Can anybody point me in the direction of some of the better jazzstep
> out there. I was just recently exposed to this subgenre.
These labels are confusing, but if you mean melodic jungle/d'n'b with
a hard danceable edge then I recommend:
Decoder - Circuit Breaker/Life (Technical Itch)
Not all the Decoder stuff is as melodic as this, but it's all usually
of a very high standard. This 12" is over 6 months old now, but it's
well worth tracking down.
Boymerang's stuff also springs to mind - not too jazzy, but fit well in
both listening and dancing categories. Bill Riley's first 2 12"'s 'In At
The Deep End' and 'Landscape' are both hypnotic rolling pieces of vinyl.
Music Box, the Full Cycle compilation could also be called jazzy in its
own distinctive way, and is better than the New Forms LP. Peshay's new
stuff is also on this kind of tip. Check out his remix of Jaydee's
'Plastic Dreams' on R&S (anyone know whether this is available on vinyl,
BTW?) and his forthcoming 12" (dunno what it'll be called yet) and
anything on his Elements label (there's only a Decoder 12" out at the
moment, but more is on it's way). Earlier Jonny L releases (the 2 of Us
and This Time EP's in particular), early Spring Heel Jack (the 'There
Are Strings' LP), early Omni Trio (the Vol 5 12" or Deepest Cut LP), or
the Jacob's Optical Stairway album may also be your cup of tea. Try
before you buy, in case I have mis-appropriated your musical taste...
Gb.
np: Smokey Robinsion & The Miracles - Tears of a Clown