From Brock Phillips Sent Fri, Oct 9th 1998, 03:09
From Brock Phillips Sent Fri, Oct 9th 1998, 03:09
Can somebody enlighten me as to the relationship between Grand Central, Fat City, and Rae & Christian? Specifically, are the first two indie trip/hip hop labels from Manchester? And where do Mark Rae and Steve Christian fit into this whole deal? Reason I ask is that I'm reviewing a copy of their new CD "Northern Sulphuric Soul" that just came out domestic (for US folks) on Smile (of all labels). Pleasantly surprised, trip/hop hop with firm roots in funk and soul, a lot more to it than some other formulaic 80 BPM head nodders I've heard as of late. Some of the cuts w/ vocals veer into diva/r&b territory (which I'd rather avoid) but the cuts featuring Jeru and Jungle Bros. are pretty dope. It's not earth-shattering, but has just the right touch of jazzy breakbeat action that folks into MoWax, Compost, etc. might dig. So there's a review along with my query, I suppose... ____________________________________ Brock Phillips - xxxxx@xxxxx.xxx.xxx WXYC 89.3 FM The New Science Experience Tune in every Sunday night 10-12 AM EST http://www.wxyc.org for live RA broadcast Promos, demos, etc. welcome for submission Email for postal address and details... Trade/sale list at the following address - http://www.unc.edu/~bphil/index.html