On Sat, 9 Mar 1996, Sugatis wrote:
quoted 8 lines Anyway, I've a question for all you who> Anyway, I've a question for all you who
> happen to be feeling altruistic... are there any other jungle albums out
> there that are comparable to Subtropic? I just love the whole rhythmic
> complexity thing... but I am pretty unaware of who else is composing
> quality music within the genre. Help me out with your opinions, and please
> support them with some sort of analytical explanation, so as not to get a
> big thing started over which jungle artist is better than which other
> jungle artist, et cetera.
Boy, tall order there. ;) Okay, I've seen some folks on this list who
aren't too high on it, but I truly cannot get enough of Dego and Mark
Mac's _Jacob's Optical Stairway_ LP on R&S. It's an incredibly
innovative, polished production of beautiful jazzydrum'nbass music. But
even looking beyond the smooth, galactic musicality of the package, the
beats on this album are phenomenal. There's a real sense of
craftsmanship, swing and funk in all the percussion - sorta Max Roach-y in
how the drums *themselves* take on a very musical quality. It really
stands head-and-shouders above a lot of the smoother drum'nbass that's
been deluging the market recently, and I recommend it *very* highly, so
there. :)
- Matthew
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