Re: Re[2]: rare groove

From: Keyser & Shuriken (keyser.shuriken@freemail.hu)
Date: Wed May 17 2000 - 10:37:32 MET DST

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    And Groovy vol 3 & 4 is also out on Irma

    shuriken

    ----- Original Message -----
    From: Park, James R S <jrspar@essex.ac.uk>
    To: 'Ilya Rasskazov' <syamisen@mail.ru>
    Cc: <acid-jazz@ucsd.edu>
    Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2000 2:55 PM
    Subject: RE: Re[2]: rare groove

    > They are called simply Groovy (Vol 1 & 2 I think)
    >
    > -----Original Message-----
    > From: Ilya Rasskazov [mailto:syamisen@mail.ru]
    > Sent: 16 May 2000 10:48
    > To: Marco Baroni
    > Cc: dchapman@ucla.edu; acid-jazz@ucsd.edu
    > Subject: Re[2]: rare groove
    >
    >
    > Peace!
    >
    > May be you guys should try some compillations released by Irma records.
    > There were a couple of compillations of rare groove, i don't remember the
    > exact name.
    >
    > Ilya
    >
    > -----Original Message-----
    > From: Marco Baroni <baroni@humnet.ucla.edu>
    > To: dchapman@ucla.edu
    > Date: Tue, 16 May 2000 00:29:34 -0700
    > Subject: Re: rare groove
    >
    > > I have the very same problem, and I am very glad you asked this, since I
    > > hope that the very knowledgeable people inhabiting this list will
    provide
    > > us with lots of information on what, exactly, constitutes rare groove.
    > >
    > > Anyway, I can recommend some "rare groove" compilations, not because
    they
    > > really explain what rare groove is, but because they contain some great
    > > music:
    > >
    > > Classic Rare Groove 1 & 2 (Mastercuts)
    > > Capitol Rare 1, 2 & 3 (Blue Note)
    > > Strange Games & Things (BBE)
    > >
    > > All these compilations contain a mixture of modern soul and jazz-funk
    > > tracks (on the smooth side of jazz-funk, I would say), which are "rare"
    in
    > > the literal sense that they come from hard-to-find and extremely
    expensive
    > > lost singles and albums.
    > >
    > > Also, you can download from the kcrw site (www.kcrw.net) the Chocolate
    > City
    > > show in which Garth Trinidad (is this the right name?) interviews Norman
    > > Jay, who is often said to be the father of rare groove. If I remember
    > > correctly, what emerges from this interview is simply that rare groove
    is,
    > > well, rare soul and funky music from the seventies -- the kind you are
    not
    > > going to hear on oldies stations.
    > >
    > > A long time ago, I've read something about the rare groove movement
    being
    > > related to the need of hip hop djs to sample rare stuff, in order to
    sound
    > > original and cool, and to avoid being sued by James Brown...
    > >
    > > I hope somebody else on the list can give us more information about rare
    > > groove.
    > >
    > > Marco
    > >
    > > >Hey,
    > > >
    > > >I'm trying to get a handle on what it is, exactly, that constitutes
    "rare
    > > >groove." Can anyone point me in the direction of any good books,
    > > >articles, discographies, CD compilations. . . anything would help, as
    the
    > > >little that I've seen of things talking about it has been hopelessly
    > > >vague.
    > >
    > >
    > >
    > >
    >



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