Re: (idm) DJ PunkRoc

From Greg Clow
Sent Mon, Nov 2nd 1998, 21:27


On Mon, 2 Nov 1998, Sam Frank wrote:

> Yeah, I know it's cheese...  But Is PunkRoc the best of the nu-electro/big
> beat breed?  I like his slap happy electro dancefloor tracks quite a
> bit...  They seem more interesting than tracks from someone like Fatboy
> Slim, and they
> also seem to keep it a bit realer (ie, he's referencing music that he's a
> bit familiar with, as opposed to the usual bigbeat mangling of hiphop).
> Any thoughts on Mr. Roc?

Cheese or not, I love the DeeJay Punk Roc album to bits. It's loads of
fun, is true to its roots, and he samples the infamous punk rock episode
of "Quincy, M.E." - what's not to love? 


Greg