Re: (idm) Where did intelligent jungle go?

From phlux
Sent Mon, May 31st 1999, 23:25

On 05/31/99 23:43:50 you wrote:
>
>i used to be really excited about d&b when it had long left the underground
>and was becoming the big thing in 95-96. this excitement peaked with no u
>turn's torque, and from then on i all but completely lost interest in
>what's happening to d&b because i listened to one huge disappointment after
>the other - the era of overhyped, emotionless, unimaginative noodling (yes,
>noodling) that was started with roni size's newforms [what a god-foresaken
>piece of shit] and most recently brought ed rush & optical's wormhole. it's
>very much possible that i'm just missing something - can anyone explain to
>me what the difference is between any given early no u turn release and the
>ever-so-futuristic wormhole? i'd be glad to know because i still like d&b a
>lot - especially in a club setting. luke vibert spun one killer techstep
>set at a rephlex night recently, btw. 
>cheers, tom
>

I think the problem with Wormhole is that the songs have no real identity
of their own. The whole album sounds interchangable.....as if just 
minute variations on the same theme. The second mixed cd really drove 
that home where it just sounds like the same track for an hour. 

Rob 

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