Re: hip bop

Ian Menzies (ian_menzies@mindlink.bc.ca)
Thu, 17 Oct 1996 22:17:16 -0700


>
> bd> Bluezeum's "Portrait of a Groove" on Telarc. An ad (Jazziz) says,
>
> isn't that a straight jazz/classical label?

Pretty much

> bd> And another ad, this one from the Hip Bop label (whodat?), with two
>
> i believe lenny white (ex-return to forever, twennynine & jamaica boys
> drummer, etc.) is behind hip bop. at the least i know that he released a
> record *present tense* on that label.
>
> t-bird

Hip Bop is actually a sub label of a soundtrack label called Silva Screen.
Both Michael Urbaniuk and Lenny white have been all over their releases so
far. Some of the stuff's not bad but it all just smacks a very square label
(Silva) trying to be cool.

Ian M
www.mofunk.com