RE: Broken Beat beginnings????

From: McAtee, Malcolm (MMcAtee@philamuseum.org)
Date: Wed Aug 01 2001 - 15:37:08 CEST

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    From: richard n [mailto:bp3565@hotmail.com]
    Sent: Monday, July 30, 2001 10:04 AM
    To: acid-jazz@ucsd.edu
    Subject: Re: Broken Beat beginnings????

    Some off the stuff is aiight, but i can't stand some of the tracks
    that feature those flimsy latin vocal CHEESE. full of soul maybe,
    but needing a wallop of funk. Its like working overtime to find agroove.

    >I've been wondering about how it ALL started.
    >It's getting more popular eveyday with New Sector Movements "Download
    >This" getting rave reviews, and more & more house artists experimenting
    >with broken beats. King Britt is usually known for his housier
    >productions, just as much as his acid jazz Sylk 130 lp's. Now as Scuba
    >remixed the fantastic Soul Dharma "Flower" on the Velocity label. It
    >sounds very broken beat-ish to me. Also, look at Orin Walters (from
    >Hustlers of Culture fame, Mousetrap early house imprint, and as Blak N'
    >Spanish, Ashley Beadle (Ballistic Brothers, Black Science Orchestra,
    >Black Jazz Chronicles/ Afro Art), Phil Asher (Blak N Spanish, Rising
    >Sons (w/ Ashley Beadle) a seminal Broken Beat track "Ricano Sunspots",
    >and a whole cast of drum & bass expatriots like Seiji, Venom, Paradox,
    >Hidden Agenda, Underwolves, Nubian Mindz, & Dego. Then I.G. Culture (new
    >Sector Movements) was better known as acid jazz/ hip hoppers Dodge City
    >Productions. Nathan Haines worked as Sci-clone (w/ drum & bass dj
    >A-sides), but no hoding awsome records for ChilliFunk w/ Phil Asher.
    >Maters at Work/NuYorican Soul's "Nervous Track" and "Mind Fluid" sound
    >familiar to what is happening now. and there originally from '95.
    >P'Taah's (Chris Brann of Wamdue Project) Compressed Light could be
    >considered one of the first US LP's forwarding this unique sound. What
    >do y'all think???????????
    >
    >Who else am I forgetting???????
    >
    >Any input on the history of this fascinating sound of West London and
    >worldwide, would be helpful. Maybe, we'll submit the info for a website.
    >
    >Let's hear some REPLYS!!!!!!
    >
    >Thanx,
    >
    >DJ Essential
    >http://hipjoint.iscool.net
    >http://ess1969.djcentral.com
    >

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