(idm) in defense of trip-hop (sorta)

From Maer Ben-Yisrael
Sent Mon, Jul 19th 1999, 22:57

On Thu, 15 Jul 1999 xxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx wrote:

> >seriously, how can there be 'smart' trip hop when all they're doing is
> >watering down another culture's music to make it more acceptable for a
> >white suburban audience.

They're "watering it down" with other influences like
Jazz, Funk, and Soul.  Not to mention an electronic
influence.  If you think trip-hop is watered down
for white kids with bad hair and ugly clothes,
check out Sharpshooters on Shadow records and any
of the trip on on Soup Disk (Cappablack).

Best,

-Maer...