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Can someone give me a review of Spring HEel Jack's album that was just released domesticly :58 Million Shades(or soemthing like that). What does it sound like? I'm thinking about buying it while being under the impression that its not cheesy diva-vocal(LTJ Bukem +Liquid Sky crap) stuff, while also assuming its nowhere close to Squarepusher or Plug, or, erm, well the newest RDJ or u-Ziq. So where does that leave them? what's the style? Is this their best release or should i pursue a diff one...? thanks!! andy ps: I saw Richie HAwint mixmag live recently, I know this is old, but... is it any good(his material on it? who else?) thanks

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quoted 5 lines Can someone give me a review of Spring HEel Jack's album that was just

> >Can someone give me a review of Spring HEel Jack's album that was just >released domesticly :58 Million Shades(or soemthing like that). > >What does it sound like? I'm thinking about buying it while being

under

quoted 1 line the impression that its not cheesy diva-vocal(LTJ Bukem +Liquid Sky

>the impression that its not cheesy diva-vocal(LTJ Bukem +Liquid Sky

crap)

quoted 1 line stuff, while also assuming its nowhere close to Squarepusher or Plug,

>stuff, while also assuming its nowhere close to Squarepusher or Plug,

or,

quoted 1 line erm, well the newest RDJ or u-Ziq. So where does that leave them?

>erm, well the newest RDJ or u-Ziq. So where does that leave them?

what's

quoted 1 line the style? Is this their best release or should i pursue a diff

>the style? Is this their best release or should i pursue a diff

one...?

quoted 5 lines thanks!!

> >thanks!! > >andy >ps: I saw Richie HAwint mixmag live recently, I know this is old,

but...

quoted 3 lines is it any good(his material on it? who else?) thanks

>is it any good(his material on it? who else?) thanks > >

Springhield JAck's 68 million shades is a really amazing D n' B record. The sound is really moody breaks with bits of of jazzy and guitar layered on top. I'd put them right dab in the middle. They'd probably fit in the same area as the plug record but without the sense of humour. And don't worry , no cheeezy divas in sight. ROB

On Thu, 20 Feb 1997 18:35:46 -0500 (EST) Andy wrote:

quoted 2 lines Can someone give me a review of Spring HEel Jack's album that was

> Can someone give me a review of Spring HEel Jack's album that was > just released domesticly :58 Million Shades(or soemthing like that).

*Sixty* eight actually, just for accuracy's sake...

quoted 1 line What does it sound like?

> What does it sound like?

Somewhat clinical d'n'b with the rough edges largely smoothed. Some good dubby bass lines and dub-plate echo effects. Occasional effective use of guitar-like samples. Big on synthpad washes and obviously pretty snap and crackly on the snares, but after a while I found myself losing interest through the experience of a certain sameness of sound. More "dirt" and less polish would perhaps have helped...

quoted 2 lines I'm thinking about buying it while being under the impression that its not

> I'm thinking about buying it while being under the impression that its not > cheesy diva-vocal(LTJ Bukem +Liquid Sky crap) stuff,

It is safe. Low cheese and diva-free zone.

quoted 1 line while also assuming its nowhere close to Squarepusher or Plug,

> while also assuming its nowhere close to Squarepusher or Plug,

Not as quirky. Less "avant garde". Generic barriers in unpushed back mode.

quoted 1 line or, erm, well the newest RDJ or u-Ziq.

> or, erm, well the newest RDJ or u-Ziq.

ditto... less playful and smirkily knowing too

quoted 1 line So where does that leave them? what's the style?

> So where does that leave them? what's the style?

MOR d'n'b?

quoted 1 line Is this their best release or should i pursue a diff one...?

> Is this their best release or should i pursue a diff one...?

_There Are Strings_ is their previous full-length. This is generally regarded as a stronger release though. alan/beyondthebristolsound

quoted 1 line so do you recomend getting this album???

>so do you recomend getting this album???

Get the new single, Bank of America. Harder and denser and more flavor. I can't help but think the Bank of America theme has something to do with conquering the great expanse of U$A. Why do brits do this ? Suede ? uh...Blur/Oasis ? tacky. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chris Sattinger new records coming on : Headspace (UK, feb) , Synewave(feb), Subvoice(Japan, feb), Sativae(?) NEW RELEASES - DISCOGRAPHY - INFO http://www.tc.umn.edu/nlhome/m082/satti002/ChrisSattinger.html US Techno House Business Resource : http://www.tc.umn.edu/nlhome/m082/satti002/DanceLabel.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

On Fri, 21 Feb 1997 17:16:56 -0500 (EST) Slacker773@aol.com wrote:

quoted 1 line so do you recomend getting this album???

> so do you recomend getting this album???

No. alan/beyondthebristolsound