like other New York pioneers such as Mantronix,
Afrika Bambaataa's early work was seminal, while
his work in the 90s has left much to be desired.
Seek out his 12"s on the Tommy Boy label and
you'll have his best stuff: "Planet Rock", "Renegades
Of Funk", "Looking For The Perfect Beat (Assault
On Precinct 13") etc. The 808 cowbell-lead rhythm
of his Planet Rock formed the backbone of much
of the freestyle music that it inspired, and is still often
heard in today's (i hate this term) "nu electro". Andrea Parker recently
used the accapella "Renegades Chant" on her "mix"
cd for Studio k7, and it was this same acc. that
gave MARRS' "Pump Up The Volume" its bite
back in 1987. Bam's "beat dis" cry (from his "Looking...")
gave Tim "Bomb The Bass" Simenon the title (and thrust/
reason) for his sample hit of '87. Arthur Baker and John Robie also
worked with Bambaataa, and their influence/work is
also important (again, the early stuff; avoid things like
the later Arthur Baker and the Backbeat Disciples, etc).
Seek out too Man Parrish (though you'll be more into
his electro than his HI-NRG), Newcleus, and the Jonzun
Crew (you can "blame" Michael Jonzun for New Kids On
The Block, no word of a lie)
Hope this helps. Andrew Duke
np Micro: Tech-mix on Moonshine (a huge load of crap, but
my turntables aren't yet unpacked (a long story)) and i'm
getting tired of nothing-but-radio, so new-to-me bad music
is at least a refreshing change
Brian Gause wrote:
quoted 22 lines Given his recent coolness with Leftfield, I'm gaining an interest...can
> Given his recent coolness with Leftfield, I'm gaining an interest...can
> anyone tell me what to expect if I pick up any of his stuff? Does he do
> his own stuff or is it just mixes?
>
> ---brian
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