From Philip Sherburne Sent Tue, Nov 24th 1998, 18:00
From Philip Sherburne Sent Tue, Nov 24th 1998, 18:00
Will Samuels wrote: >>Several people have mentioned this, I was planning on doing a review >> but I have been lazy. This is a great lp. Carl Craig and Anthony >> Shakir and Kenny Dixon Jr contribute to the album. >>Anything with Carl Craig and Shake has to be excellent!!! >>It 's a very interesting and intense release. It's not Detroit >>techno, >>instead it a pretty unique sounding trip hop release. Trip hop isn't >>really a good word to describe it. It's pretty chilled out and >>mental. >>Definitely check this out!! Word. The more I listen to the Urban Tribe album, the better it gets. I've been working on a review, and it's one of those records that's really, really hard to sum up. Very subtle, very *deep*, for lack of a better adjective. Will's right--trip hop isn't the right word at all, but it does capture some of the moodiness of the record. I think my favorite thing about it is the subtle blending of methods: it combines the synth washes of carl craig with really muted breakbeats (so filtered, i can't quite tell if they're sampled breaks or drum machine), and ever so sparingly drops in the odd sample of jazz horns. really gorgeous. Look for a full review on the upcoming Urban Sounds update. Phil ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com