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On Tue, 17 Jan 1995, Ewan Thonger wrote:

quoted 8 lines First of all, Spanners is excellent. I only bought it yesterday so

> First of all, Spanners is excellent. I only bought it yesterday so > I couldn't give you an in-depth review yet, but initial impressions > are very favourable. Very funky but also very melodic. I'm not convinced > about the "bolt" tracks yet, but these are all very short (most less than > 1 minute) so I won't quibble. Buy it. > Anyone know if Bluff Limbo has been released on CD yet? I have been > pestering my (usually reliable) local record shop for ages now without > any luck, although they have had it on vinyl for ages.

quoted 1 line Finally, could anyone recommend any ambient jungle? I'm really looking

> Finally, could anyone recommend any ambient jungle? I'm really looking

i can recommend some, but please don't call it ambient jungle. ;P it isn't ambient in any sense of the word. you might want to ask on the breaks list, send 'info breaks' in the body of your message to majordomo@xmission.com for more info. i'd say drum & bass is highly off topic here, and that's what you really call it. 'jungle' seems to be an awful catch all term now.

quoted 1 line for LPs, although I'd consider EPs if they were really excellent.

> for LPs, although I'd consider EPs if they were really excellent.

first off, the world of jungle does not work in the ways of LPs. it's singles and EP's for the most part. usually 2-3 trax a single, or 4 if you are lucky. i stick to buying cd compilations. it's cheaper. so don't go out thinking you can get a lot of jungle LP's...compilations are plenty though. just please be forewarned: don't buy anything off of the label jumpin' & pumpin'. bad sound quality, they dice the tracks and even speed them up on occasion. avoid. anyway, i recommend: 4 hero 'parallel universe', omni trio vol. 3, 4, or 5 and any of the remixes of those, a new album by omni trio is coming soon... also check out nookie (new album soon), compilations like 'counterforce' (which feature's a lot of dj crystl's material), 'renegade selector series 2', and listen up to labels like movin' shadow and ram and back 2 basics... a lot of compilations feature some 'deep jungle' cuts on them, and if you want to hear real jungle as well, they might be worth looking into... such as the drum & bass selection series and others. good lookin' records and ltj bukem also come to mind. personally, i'd ask on the breaks list, becase my knowledge is minimal compared to the read heads there. i just seem to be the only person who posts to bost lists on any regular basis...

quoted 4 lines Mixmaster Morris mentioned DJ Crystal in one of his recent postings

> Mixmaster Morris mentioned DJ Crystal in one of his recent postings > but I seem to remember reading in the NME or Melody Maker that (s)he won't > be releasing an LP for quite a while (eg. months), and I can't wait that > long.

it's dj crystl, forget the 'a'...he supposedly signed to a 5 record deal...

quoted 3 lines Thanks,

> > Thanks, > est.

On Jan 17, 3:28pm, Ewan Thonger wrote:

quoted 4 lines Subject: Spanners, Mu-ziq, and Ambient Jungle

> Subject: Spanners, Mu-ziq, and Ambient Jungle > Anyone know if Bluff Limbo has been released on CD yet? I have been > pestering my (usually reliable) local record shop for ages now without > any luck, although they have had it on vinyl for ages.

Lucky you, it can't be had in any format in the US. Rephlex is a tiny, tiny operation, and for reasons of their own, haven't gotten this one out the door on CD. It took them nearly two years to get Tango 'n Vectif out on CD, so don't hold your breath. My friend who owns the record store speculates that Muziq is angling for a deal with a US Major, and that may be what holds up a wider release. -- Kent Williams kent@cadsi.com "Swirling a sound [in Quadrophonic Space] at an audio rate produces interesting spatial and modulative effects" -- Serge Modular Product Spec Sheet.