From solenoid Sent Wed, Oct 20th 1999, 01:47
From solenoid Sent Wed, Oct 20th 1999, 01:47
On Tue, 19 Oct 1999, carl juarez wrote: > >70's Plank and Meobius?) as being like this, and just remembered that > >Czukay plays on some of those tracks! > > He's got a good heartbeat shuffle -- perhaps the European equivalent of the > bass grooves of Parliament/Funkadelic. Likewise is _Zero Set_ by > (?)Mobius/Plank/Neumaier(?) though not quite so infectious as > Zazou/Bikaye/Cy1's _Noir et Blanc_, which was further humanized by Bikaye's > vocals. Oh, my retro secret weapon for mix sets! 'Noir et Blanc' is great, I wonder if there are other old gems like this on Crammed in the mid 80's. > >This aspect you describe as "systematic and stiff [such that] you can > >translate it into a real infectious body rhythm" hits a nerve for me for > >describing my fascination with drum machines, computerized-shuffle, tape > >loops, and electronic music in general...Any other music that anyone can > >recommend that is > >organic/live/acoustic that has this aspect? > > Miles Davis' _On the Corner_. The cyclic bass is repetitive but breathes > also with a human beat. Rhythm instruments in isolation sound almost > mathematical in concept -- almost typewriter rhythms -- but it all comes > together into quite a groove that can last twenty minutes or more. (Why am > I talking like this?) And I second the Fela Kuti. Yes, On the Corner has been played a trillion times on my stereo... more! > It's not inconceivable that some heavy metal and hardcore punk music would > also fit in this area. I recall a Voivod album . . . real chunky rhythms . Hmmm, oh that is good, I'll check it out! I have a voivod-fan friend, actually, maybe he can tell me... Thanks, solenoid