Re: REVIEW "stoned...chilled...groove"

erik (erik@bossanova.com)
Wed, 19 Feb 1997 17:33:36 -0800


At 1:52 AM 2/14/97, Tony Reid wrote:
> er> picked this up at our good ole dropbeat this past weekend.
>
> i assume this is a music store?

yeah.. in oakland.. also via net @ www.dropbeat.com
check 'em out...

> nice, but i prefer the freakpower track--i have the non-mixed vinyl. severe
>
> headnodda shit! people always want to know what track that is... love the
> dr. king quote at the beginning...

yes.. very sweet beat. the dr. king quote has been used in some other
coldcut stuff as well.. or so i seem to recall.. (after awhile it all
meshes together..)

>
> er> the asian dub foundation track was the low point.
>
> from the non-mixed perspective, i had beef w/the rap on this track, too
> --wizack! the groove i liked, though...

groove was fine, the sound of the guys voice just bugged. real contrast to
the track itself... just not a solid track in my opinion...

>
> on the vinyl tip, if you don't have much t-hop (dub-hop, whatever...) you
> might want to pick this up.

definitely a good purchase for those in mind for a bit of relaxing groove..

e r i k

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