From Che Sent Mon, Sep 21st 1998, 08:50
From Che Sent Mon, Sep 21st 1998, 08:50
At 04:10 PM 9/20/98 -0700, sfwd productions wrote: >been feeling a bit let down by the ninja's since the >coldcut let us play release... didn't get into it like i'd >hoped i would, then there was the bad comp (not bad >sounding, just troublesome), and a series of other >releases which didn't really get me moving... but after >reading both che and cg's views on the premutation cd, >i went down and picked it up today... > About fucking time! ;) >this is really nice! the drum samples do have a very live sound >to them, which really adds to the whole atmosphere of the >release. just enough ninja in there to make you have to get up >and swing. this is easily my favorite ninja release since the >funki porcini lets see what carmen can do... buy buy buy >anyone compare this to the other ninja tobin? i've never heard it >and for reasons unknown always avoided it... this has made me >seriously rethink this... If you're into funki porcini, then I think you'll like all of Amon's stuff. I think it's very, very good, but that still pales next to Permutation. As far as Permutation goes, my only problem with it is that it's so good, I had trouble listening to anything else for weeks on end. I was listening to it several times a day (something I NEVER do). I finally quit listening to it for fear of getting too familiar with it. It's one of the most brilliant examples of sampling I've ever heard. With other sampling auteurs like Coldcut & The Orb, it's always obvious that it's a sample, and there's a certain cleverness about it. Not so w/ Permutations. It's so seamless, you forget it's made of samples. Permutations has recontextualized all those 25 cent thrift store records I've bought over the years (you know, Martin Denny, Ray Coniff, that sort of stuff) and fit them into the continuum of drum and bass. For me, this is a landmark album, one I know I'll be coming back to for years to come. Che rock - rok (v.) - having a conventional and/or boring nature. ex: "Khakis rock". "That Rolling Stones show rocked". syn: suck.