From KaisrSolze Sent Wed, Nov 5th 1997, 08:15
>>But, back on the scratch dj hip-hop tip, i picked up the new x-ecutioners >>(formerly x-men) album, which is excellent. >>Speaking of which (I know our asphodel associate mentioned this a bit >>back, but i don't have my old mail from aol), does anyone know about this >>'battle sounds project', i.e. where i can get it. a quick scan of the >>'xpressions' credits shows that the the x-outtakes spoken bits (all of >>five of which blend surprisingly into the album), come from this >>'documentary on hip hop djs'. Sounds pretty interesting. Wasn't there a >>big ol' weekend long fet. in NY featuring this? i'm sorry i missed it :-( The X-men album is very good. Not *revolutionary*, but a really really good party type album, meant to appeal to all musical tastes, not just hiphop headz. i posted a review after I first got it, and my opinions on it have changed a little, but I can repost it if anyone really cares. The Deep Concentration comp on Om Records is also solid. has anyone heard any of the Piklz mixtapes? I want to pick one up, but there are a few to choose from, so I'm stuck. And regarding battle Sounds. I was at some benefit for it, with the X-men and others performing. Pretty cool history of scratch djing. Supposedly, everytime it's shown, the filmmaker "remixes" it, showing different segments and stuff. I had heard that it's eventually gonna be available to buy on tape, but I don't know what the details are on that. On the hiphop tip... Buy Dr. Octagon if you haven't--Q-Bert and the Automater lay down the phattest scratching/beats/samples combo in quite a while, and Kool Keith has skills to pay the bills. Company Flow is also really good, but ultra-hardcore (not gangsta or violent, just really sparse, brutal beats and rap).