dear list: I have a cable modem so any site with down;load links is of
heightened importance. plus im late to the while Compost/thievery /brazilian
scene so the thievery cd was cool!
>From: aspeitia axel arturo barcelo <abarcelo@indiana.edu>
>To: "Bethany A. Johnson" <bethany@rawkawn.com>
>CC: "Cyrus, Kevin" <Kcyrus@cvty.com>, acid-jazz@ucsd.edu
>Subject: Re: Revolutions magazine
>Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2000 18:13:08 -0500 (EST)
>
>My opinion of 'Revolution' does not diverge much from Bethany's. When I
>got it, I thought somebody had taken the music section of Details magazine
>and made it fill a whole magazine. Very little substance in the texts,
>indeed. Furthermore, the promo CDs are very low quality in material. They
>started skipping at the second play. Also, it doe snot seem to decide
>whether it is interested in 'dance' or 'electronic' music, or being able
>to tell the difference. . .
>
>-axel
>
>On Mon, 7 Aug 2000, Bethany A. Johnson wrote:
>
> > Here is my opinion of Revolution.
> >
> > I picked up Revolution based solely on the fact that they helped bring
> > Swayzak to Atlanta last month. Once I got home and started reading,
>though,
> > I was utterly appalled. Madonna on the cover? "Dance music is the new
> > rock." as the heading??
> >
> > The entire magazine seemed hopelessly behind the times. An article "The
>Toys
> > of Summer" featured a Flat Eric puppet. Hasn't he been around for over a
> > year now? The feature "Hip Factor" was a complete rip off of the Face's
> > barometer and wasn't particularly funny. "Slanguage" lists "PLUR" as a
> > term - I thought everyone knew PLUR!? The layout and design of the mag
>is
> > neither revolutionary or eye-catching. The reviews, were, ok...I
>shouldn't
> > bash on the reviews too much, because we all know that reviews boil down
>to
> > opinions and of course everyone is entitled to one...but giving Fila
> > Brazilia's "Brazilification" 2 stars out of 5 is just WRONG. Other than
>that
> > the reviews were well-written but not particularly insightful. The
>review of
> > Suba's "Sao Paolo Confessions" is nice and even gives Suba a generous 4
> > "r"s.
> >
> > As for the CDs, the Thievery Corporation was a mild pleasant suprize,
>maybe
> > like finding a lost sock or something. The other one, "Deep Summer",
> > included some incredible artists, but they were all those artists most
> > mediocre tracks. I may be a new initiate to the works of A:xus/Abacus,
>but I
> > think that "You Make Me Feel Like" (included on Deep Summer) is one of
>his
> > worst tracks.
> >
> > On a positive note: Revolution carries a plethora of URLs. Even if the
> > magazine blows you still have plenty to amuse yourself with. :) This
>month
> > also had a nice article on Larry Levan/Paradise Garage which is an
>excerpt
> > from "Keep on Dancin'" by Mel Cheren (the new book about the Garage).
> >
> > In conclusion, I wouldn't recommend this magazine for anyone who has had
>any
> > sort of familiarity with the scene for more than a year. It is simply
>trying
> > to cover too many genres, spreading itself too thin and assuming that
>the
> > reader knows too little about electronic music. If you are, or know
>someone,
> > who is just breaking out from their rock-and-roll shell, maybe
>Revolution
> > would be a solid investment.
> >
> > hoping I don't sound too negative,
> > B.
> > ---
> > Bethany A. Johnson
> > http://www.rawkawn.com
> > http://www.thedownbeat.org
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Cyrus, Kevin" <Kcyrus@cvty.com>
> > To: <acid-jazz@ucsd.edu>
> > Sent: Monday, August 07, 2000 5:52 PM
> > Subject: San Diego Happenings? And AJ topic: Revolutions magazine
> >
> >
> > > What's hot for this weekend on the San Diego acid jazz scene? I'll be
> > > visiting from 8/9 - 8/14. Tips on where to go or at least a resource
>to
> > > check out either online or hard copy would be greatly appreciated.
> > >
> > > Also, has anyone seen a magazine called "Revolutions"? It's about
> > internet
> > > dance music but it covers some hip hop, international, electronica and
> > other
> > > genres. The premiere issue included two CDs. One was an eleven track
>mix
> > > disc from Thievery Corp. The other was a sampler of eight tracks
>talked
> > > about in the magazine AND an internet toolkit. A monthly subscription
>is
> > > $20 US and includes a sampler CD per issue PLUS the net CD.
> > >
> > > The magazine believes in getting music off the net and putting it into
> > your
> > > PC, an MP3 player or just burning a disc. They give you internet
>sites to
> > > put together a full CD each month. They even provide the jewel box
> > artwork.
> > > Based on the first issue, it's worth checking out.
> > >
> > > I bought some of the featured/reviewed discs to check out:
> > > LTJ Bukem - Journey Inwards
> > > Femi Kuti - Shoki, Shoki
> > > Slum Village - Fantastic, Vol. 1
> > > Jurassic 5 - Quality Control
> > > Dilated Peoples - The Platform
> > >
> > > The Thievery disc was definitely nice.
> > >
> > > Couldn't really get into the J5, maybe it will grow on me later. The
>rest
> > > of the lot is hittin'. Still need to get Gilles Peterson and Francois
>K.
> > >
> > > Anyone checked out Jill Scott? She is coming out of the Roots camp
>and
> > her
> > > CD is NICE!
> > >
> > > It's been a while since I've posted, hope this isn't old news. Peace.
> > >
> > > Thanks for any San Diego feedback. I especially want to catch DJ
>Greyboy,
> > > Fattburger and any LOCAL act I wouldn't ordinarily see on the east
>coast.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
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