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1996-05-20 23:22Guy Elden, Jr.I picked up a CD last week called "Electro Funk Volume 2". Here's the tracklist: 1. Clear

From:: Guy Elden, Jr. <guyjr@cc.gatech.edu>
To:: <idm@hyperreal.com>
Date:: Mon, 20 May 1996 19:22:21 -0400 (EDT)
Subject:: (idm) da electro funk is fresh!

I picked up a CD last week called "Electro Funk Volume 2". Here's the tracklist: 1. Clear (1990 version by Juan Atkins and Richard Davis)- Cybotron 2. What People Do For Money- Divine Sounds 3. Message II (Survival)- Grandmaster Melle Mel & The Furious Five 4. Computer Power- Jamie Jupiter 5. When I Hear Music- Debbie Deb 6. Fix It In The Mix- Pretty Tony 7. Mirda Rock- Reggie Griffin & Technofunk 8. Surgery- World Class Wreckin' Cru 9. Funky Soul Makossa- Nairobi & The Awesome Foursome 10. Looking For The Perfect Beat- Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force 11. Egypt Egypt- Egyptian Lover This disc reminds me quite a bit of growing up in Miami. Every time I'd go out somewhere, all the kids would have their "ghetto blasters" cranked to the max spittin' out the freshest, hippest jams, breakdancin' to the beat. It's given me a good perspective on the influences for Jedi Knight's remix of Link, plus the "May The Funk Be With You..." ep last year. I recommend this one though, because it's easy to get (got it at Best Buy), and it was cheap... $9.99. Are there any other recommendations from the peanut gallery that include good tracks from back then? I'd like to get a couple more... always the trainspotter me. :) onNow: the bloody TV. *switch*. Not anymore. =-) -- guyjr@cc.gatech.edu a.k.a., Guy Elden Jr.

1996-05-21 08:29James B Gill> Are there any other recommendations from the peanut gallery that include > good tracks f

From:: James B Gill <jgill@U.Arizona.EDU>
To:: <guyjr@cc.gatech.edu>
Cc:: <idm@hyperreal.com>
Date:: Tue, 21 May 1996 01:29:39 -0700 (MST)
Subject:: Re: (idm) da electro funk is fresh!
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quoted 3 lines Are there any other recommendations from the peanut gallery that include

> Are there any other recommendations from the peanut gallery that include > good tracks from back then? I'd like to get a couple more... always the > trainspotter me. :)

Fo the good Elecktro rockin', a must have is the new Sem 12" on Electron Industries. Also check Aux 88 on Direct Beat, any 430 West releases, and keep your eyes peeled for anything with the word "Drexcyia" on it. "The Countdown Has Begun................" 30303030303030303030303030303 James Benjamin Gill jgill@u.arizona.edu check it on the www, even though it sucks :(

1996-05-21 00:41Eric Hill>Are there any other recommendations from the peanut gallery that include >good tracks fro

From:: Eric Hill <ehill@best.com>
To:: <idm@hyperreal.com>
Date:: Mon, 20 May 1996 17:41:44 -0700
Subject:: Re: (idm) da electro funk is fresh!

quoted 3 lines Are there any other recommendations from the peanut gallery that include

>Are there any other recommendations from the peanut gallery that include >good tracks from back then? I'd like to get a couple more... always the >trainspotter me. :)

I'd better get this in before someone suggests Meat Beat Manifesto ;) This 3 volume'er from Rhino is really great and is comprised of cuts (long) unavailable anywhere else, vinyl or CD (The Pretty Tony tracks are worth the price of admission alone!). If you're looking for the Detroit slant on all this, get "The Origin of a Sound" (Submerge CD [www.msen.com/~submerge]), which has all that Underground Resistance and Metroplex stuff, which for the most part is still available on vinyl. Check the sources like those on these discs so you can tell who's a lame-o retro copycapitalist and who's a builder. Not that the economic and philosophical underpinnings should affect your buying decisions, but I think that listening to these CDs will give you a sense of the possibilities of this musical style, in all it's dancefloor intent, that aren't being realized in the tranced-out upbeat's DJ market these days.

(idm) da electro funk is fresh!