From Stephen Oldmeadow Sent Fri, Jun 26th 1998, 04:04
From Stephen Oldmeadow Sent Fri, Jun 26th 1998, 04:04
Christopher Fahey wrote: > I mean, how much drum and bass/breakbeat/big beat can you listen to >before it loses it's novelty? And who's doing music in the tradition the >aforementioned artists were practicing in 1992 (actually, I'd say BoC is to >a certain extent, and some of Squarepusher's less hectic stuff does too). >What happened to melodic, dancy, trippy dub? Beat-oriented ambient? It's all >a wash of plinkityplinkitychikachikaboom 180+ bpm nowadays. How about the following for melodic, dancy, trippy dub? Kruder & Dorfmeister Tosca Statik Sound System Thievery Corporation Massive Attack/Mad Professor Grantby Rockers Hi Fi Smith & Mighty Sassi & Loco (A Stephen Mallinder alias) A lot of stuff on Cup of Tea records. Unfortunately (for me) this sort of stuff doesn't seem to get discussed here very often. Am I on the wrong list? Steve (another grumpy old man) ======================================================== Standard disclaimer: GESB accepts no responsibility for the contents nor the validity of this message. ========================================================