I was in Toronto shopping last weekend...went into Metropolis and noticed some very nice downtempo spinning. Finally I caved and asked what it was. Bukem's "Earth Volume 2". Quite nice, VERY low DnB (none I heard, but the guy behind the counter said there was a slight element) content. I was surprised, having sort of drifted away from most DnB.
jeff
Philip Sherburne wrote:
quoted 11 lines While we're talking about cool jazzy/downtempo stuff, I'd like to recommend
> >While we're talking about cool jazzy/downtempo stuff, I'd like to recommend
> >"Messages from the Hub" from Jimpster. I picked this up on a one-off reading of a
> >stray mention from Mixmaster Morris and I think I'm in love with it...great jazzy
> >vibes with an electronic edge...highly recommended. One of the year's best,
> >definitely.
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> I'd just like to chime in here and say how much I dig this record. At first I didn't get it, and I was even a little put off by the fusion influence... but it's really grown on me. In just the same vein, I'd recommend the new Beanfield album "Human Patterns." I'm pretty new to jazzy downtempo stuff, having been rather more spartan in my past few years of listening, but I'm glad I've come round to it. Human Patterns, for the record, has one track, the season, that's probably one of my top 10 tracks of the year. Amazing minor/major swirling chord changes, gorgeous female vocals... ah, I can listen to it over and over.
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> Oh, and as for MMM, I don't often see his recommendations, but I do remember he was among the first to champion Reflection, and he was spot-on there.
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