From Martin Sent Wed, Oct 15th 1997, 17:09
From Martin Sent Wed, Oct 15th 1997, 17:09
In reply to: >>>>>> Date: Wed, 15 Oct 1997 10:36:12 +0100 From: xxxxxx.xxxxxx@xx.xxx.xx Subject: Re: (idm) New Forms > > d'n'b album of the year for me so far has to be "torque", the > > no-u-turn compilation. it's only 3 guys so it sorta qualifies as a > > single artist thing. and despite the fact that it's "just" a > > collection of 12" singles, it still keeps me interested for the entire > > running length. > > > Well, i'm not sure if its this year(i think it is), but the best drum > 'n bass i've heard almost EVER is the cd i picked up today...blew me > away from the first track on...Amon Tobin's "Bricolage". Better than > squarepusher(who was d'nb king in my mind until now!). Amon Tobin "Bricolage" is very good, I've sold away my copy, because I don't like CDs that are very good, I like exellent ones. And I must say that you cannot even compare Amon and Square, Amon is DnB and Square is techno. And we all know that DnB is form of techno, and Square is king of TECHNO.... In my opinion Amon sounds to rock'n'roll for me , like some kinda bend, and I am tired of that kind of production and soundcare. Square manipulates with sound like not many musicians on the current techno scene............ I've been recently (27.9.1997.) in Graz to see RePHLeX crew playing live (global goon, d'arcangelo, dmx krew, cylob) and djing (squarepusher, kosmik kommando, maf, k rock) Square didn't play a single track that you may say it's DnB. He played a lot of older hardcore stuff (Ongaku, Lenny Dee) and many of hard and banging acidicid stuff), he played some old school breakbeat (SL2, ....) on the end. So you see, he played party music. He is not influenced by jazz and I cannot even sy this : ROCK. His main influences are early breakbeat and banging stuff, and of course things like TroubleFunk, PE,...,fists in the air / happpy party atmosphere ! respect Rob <<<<<< Lets's see if I've got this straight. amon tobin is rock'n'roll influenced d'n'b. squarepusher is neither d'n'b nor in anyway influenced by jazz, but rather a techno artist influenced by TroubleFunk and Public Enemy. I don't know about the happy party atmosphere, but i think there must have been more than fists in the air where you've been hanging out. martin