Re: [acid-jazz] 2 buying tips

From: 99 (beleza_at_speakeasy.net)
Date: 2005-03-21 07:56:30

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    Strongly agree with the KestWest recommendation. met up with those
    guys last summer, and i've been nothing but impressed. I've been
    working with the guys to get a profile together for about 4 months now.
    =) Heh, soon come, as usual.

    love to all, hit me back if you're going to sunny miami.

    99

    On Mar 15, 2005, at 11:40 AM, Erik Borälv wrote:

    > Keston and Westdal - Super Structure Baby
    >
    > I've spun the album a few times here at work, but actually listened
    > more to their Winter Music Conference 2004 Sampler. Tracks from that
    > sampler can be found on the net (the band says!). I do prefer the
    > sampler. Look for the tracks "One 3 Five Funk", "Se Fue (f. Ester
    > Godinez)", "Seed (f. Rajiah)", "Souvenir (f. Steven Ekoka)" and
    > "Otokoyama".
    >
    > We know there is a certain type of music that goes well with other
    > musicians - like Pat Metheny, Level 42, etc (I suddenly cannot come up
    > with better examples. Sorry). You know when you hear some albums, this
    > would go well with your friends that play music for a living. I'm not
    > sure what makes it so, but again I get this feeling. Sometimes that's
    > not a good sign as it could mean the songs are crap but well
    > performed... not so here. As I said, some of the songs remind me of
    > the fusion sound of Pat Metheny (a good thing I say - I know we don't
    > all agree on that), the quick turns on some old BNH instrumentals, the
    > broken breats of 2bo4, the jazz sound of Quite Sane and funk a la
    > Light of the world. It's quite funky with a focus on bass. Should suit
    > any modern acidjazzer.
    >
    > A funny thing: Amazon lists Aya's Strange Flower as a recommendation
    > when you look at Keston and Westdal. I don't see the connection at
    > all, but somehow it is correct. It can be really amazing this kind of
    > smart agent technology.
    >
    > Sound bites at the band page: http://www.kestwest.com/
    >
    > ---
    >
    > Trüby trio - Retreated
    >
    > Many interesting tracks on this collection of twelve remixes. The
    > bonus CD has another fourteen tracks. Most tracks sound more
    > electronic than expected - it's more Club than Lounge. It's good (as
    > expected) but I find it difficult to listen to it as a normal album,
    > from start to finish. I prefer to put the tracks into a more mixed and
    > varied playlist.
    >
    > http://www.compost-records.com/sections/labels/cpt_arti/truby3.php3
    >
    > ---
    >
    > Ok, if you made it this far in the post... another recommendation
    > which is completely off-topic!
    >
    > Mars Volta - Frances the mute. Excellent prog - fast, furious and
    > noisy. See:
    > http://user.it.uu.se/~erikb/?id=1110040467
    >
    >
    > Cheers,
    > --
    > Erik Borälv, http://user.it.uu.se/~erikb/
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    >
    >
    >
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