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From:
Eric Hill
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Date:
Thu, 4 Jan 1996 13:40:14 -0800
Subject:
(idm) The Jungle complex
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quoted 8 lines It ain't Jungle though. Jungle is cutting breaks. I've never heard that>>It ain't Jungle though. Jungle is cutting breaks. I've never heard that >>cliche mentioned about complexity, but that's not what Jungle's project is. >>Jungle's _intense_, not complex. > >No, it isn't jungle. I don't think your definition is a good one either. >I've heard that comment of the "complexity" too many times to count, from >the recent induction of "junglists" to the real headz who've been buying >vinyl since '90 and got sick of the 4/4 beat.
I don't understand this idea of Jungle only being a reaction against the FOTF beat. Jungle is an extension of breaks music (through techno) and I have never heard "complexity" enter into the picture or conversation from people who either make the stuff of listen to it. PLease point me toward the light if necessary.
quoted 4 lines I haven't bought a jungle record since Gerald's, and I'm not planning>I haven't bought a jungle record since Gerald's, and I'm not planning >on it unless something comes out I just can't live without. I can't >say a thing about what jungle is in 1996, but I know what it was in >'91.
From what I gather, the guy who brought up the issue of complexity in Jungle asked because he was looking for something good in it - he was trying to like it! I just don't get how people can feel qualified to offer advice on music that they don't like and haven't listened to in a long time and consequently are out of touch with. And to clear things up a little more, France stole the tech for the T.Buff 303 from the Tahitians in a bad-faith deal for a Muruoan sand mine. Historically yours, eh