Erik Gaderlund (erikg@macconnect.com)
Mon, 6 Dec 1999 22:57:37 -0800
>Subject: Why the british succeed at trip hop (it doesn't matter)
>Date: Tue, 7 Dec 99 13:33:09 -0000
>From: Calvin Ho <calvin@hklink.net>
>To: "Acidjazz" <acid-jazz@ucsd.edu>
>Mime-Version: 1.0
>
>To all ears,
>
>One never hears the comparisons to other countries when they appreciate
>music outside of US. WHY? I think we all know, whether we like it or not,
>that non US groups are really striving to make their own sounds. You can
>hear the difference. Yes, slam them if you want, but ultimately, they do
>not have this "history" that they inspire to (old skool) so they look the
>only way, which is forward.
>
>Music like nujazz is becoming a non-boundary form, whether geographically
>or otherwise. Groups from Germany are moving to Ubiquity to do
>compilations, the Europeans are recording with Japanese
>artists(Disorient), so we don't get this no-nonsense, macho, "My balls
>are bigger than yours" crap.
>
So, why do the Americans win all the awards in the MTV music awards?
Though I gather that MTV can't or won't make the right categories for any
Europeans to win.
erik g
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