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From:
Pete Ashdown
To:
Intelligent Dance Music
Date:
Tue, 21 Nov 1995 13:08:30 -0700 (MST)
Subject:
(idm) Shamen
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quoted 4 lines Anybody know if the new Shamen stuff is any good? I though Boss Drum>> Anybody know if the new Shamen stuff is any good? I though Boss Drum >> sucked. But I had heard they did that on purpose and were going to >> release something really kickass. Or was that just an excuse for a >> crappy record?
quoted 6 lines It is my bet that if you like Mr C's rapping (which I must admit,>It is my bet that if you like Mr C's rapping (which I must admit, >sometimes suits the mood...oops) then the album will be just your pair of >socks. Isn't there a free ambient album with it? Apparently they wanted >that to be the album release proper, but the record company said "Does >this look like April Fools' Day to you, mate?", and so they went back >into the studio and recorded an album of "proper" Shamen tracks.
I personally believe that Will Sin was the real meat behind The Shamen of old and not Collin (then later Mr.C). Will's "Purple Haze" track is utterly brilliant.