On Mon, 17 Mar 1997 16:46:54 +0200 (EET), you wrote:
quoted 21 lines One Warp-ed individual, he wrote:>One Warp-ed individual, he wrote:
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>> >Why has no-one mentioned Jimi Tenor?
>>
>> who?
>
>Oh, come on, g.! :) 'Intervision' is just gorgeous,
>I've been spinning it constantly during the last days.
>I really hate writing reviews, especially when I can't
>do it with my own precious language ;) but suffice it
>to say that I love the way Jimi combines together all
>kinds of different styles (acid jazz, 'proper' old school
>jazz, even Iggy Pop influences - you may not believe me,
>but Jimi has confessed Iggy is his big influence), and still
>manages to sound like himself, not like some weak imitation/retro
>things the charts are full of these days. Outstanding tracks?
>Well, there are too many of them, but I like 'Sugardaddy' (this
>reminds me of Iggy's 'The Idiot' album somehow) and 'Atlantis'
>(a massive jazz epic, combining Miles and Trane with Bernard
>Herrmann's soundtrack for 'Taxi Driver'), for example. This
>is easily one of the best releases this year, so far.
yes of course all this is true. it is one of warp's very best albums.
radio 1 wouldn't playlist _can't stay with me baby_ because it was too
'avantgarde'. :(
g.