1995 Acid Jazz Poll

Jonathan Hurwitz (witz@slip.net)
Thu, 16 Nov 1995 15:02:42 -0800


Here is my two cents - I think this poll probably should have been done in
January - there are still releases coming out!!

- Jonathan

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Top 5 Albums of 1995
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Massive Attack - "Protection"
Paul Weller - "Stanley Road"
Various Artists - "Headz"
Chemical Brothers "Exit Planet Dust"
All those old releases I bought....living in the past I guess.

Top 5 Singles/Songs of 1995
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Kruder & Dorfmeister - "Deep Shit"
Mica Paris - "One"
The Police - "Voices In My Head" (Howie B Remix)
Massive Attack - "Protection"
Stereo Mcs - THE AMAZING TRACK OFF THE HELP! COMPILATION

Top 5 Artists/Groups of 1995
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Greyboy All Stars
Slide 5
Tricky
Chemical Brothers
Beastie Boys

Best Vocal Song of 1995
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"One" - Mica Paris (Perfecto Mix) - absolutely transcedent. Brilliant.

Best Instrumental Song of 1995
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"In Dust We Trust" - Chemical Brothers

"Easy Like Sunday Morning" Song of 1995
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"Friendly Pressure" - Jhelisa

"Four On The Floor" Song of 1995
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'Root Down" - Beastie Boys (remix)

"Thick Morass of Hazy Chronic Smoke" Song of 1995
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That really long DJ Krush/DJ shadow thing - "Duality"

Best Compilation of 1995
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"Rebirth of Cool Phive"

Best Label of 1995
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Ubiquity/Luv N' Haight - the label that introduced me to Acid Jazz, still
the best.

Best Magazine of 1995
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On The One - the left coast is the best coast.

Best Album Cover of 1995
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"Is That Jazz" - Ubiquity compilation

Best Club of 1995
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"Behind The Green Door" @ Coney Island High in New York. Not acid jazz
but so incredibly cool it deserves a mention.

Best DJ of 1995
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DJ Andrew Jervis (On The One)

Overrated Project of 1995
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Money Mark's miserable Mo' Wax album - blah.

Underrated Project of 1995
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The Bellisima! label in general...