Dirk,
thank you for this list, I will try some or all of what I can find on the
list and see if it converts me somehow!
leslie/The Power of Sound
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dirk van den Heuvel" <dirkv@groovedis.com>
To: "Leslie N. Shill" <icehouse@redshift.com>; "Mark Turner"
<nugroove@pacbell.net>
Cc: "Erik Boralv" <acid-jazz@ucsd.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2001 6:05 PM
Subject: RE: Will this break 2 step in the US?
> A couple of points...
>
> first off, it's hard to pin down the sound of 2-step right now as many
> people/labels are combining it with other sounds and creating these new
> hybrids. Whether it's 2-step mixed with breaks and drum & bass or 2-step
> that veers over to broken beat or 2-step mixed liberally with r&b. The
genre
> we get the most calls about right now is hands down 2-step and whether
> you've gotten a chance to hear or not, or whether you're a fan or not,
there
> simply is no denying now that there are some execellent 2-step records out
> there.
>
> Here's an off the cuff list of 2-step artists/singles well worth tracking
> down:
>
> 1. Wookie (his own stuff plus his tons of remixes)
> 2. Landslide
> 3. MJ Cole (his own stuff plus his tons of remixes)
> 4. Horsepower Prods
> 5. Gush Collective
> 6. 2-step remix of Outkast's Miss Jackson
> 7. DJ Zinc- 138 Trek
> 8. Jammin
> 9. Kosheen-Hide U Garage Remix
> 10. So Solid Crew (for so more poppy 2-step)
> 11. most of the stuff on Locked On
>
>
> Dirk van den Heuvel
> President/GM, Groove Distribution
> "Your Guide To The Underground"
> http://www.groovedis.com
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Leslie N. Shill [mailto:icehouse@redshift.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2001 6:57 PM
> To: Mark Turner
> Cc: Erik Boralv
> Subject: Re: Will this break 2 step in the US?
>
>
> Mark,
>
> It is true, I am a very open minded when it comes to music but so far
there
> has been very little that raises my thermometer when it comes to 2-step. I
> am hopeful that, as you point out, some truly good and valid music will
> emerge from what we are now hearing but, quite frankly, there is little
here
> in the 2-step thing that gets my full interest. I try to be as accepting
as
> possible of all kinds of music and in particular of the music that people
on
> this list tend to be positive about but 2-step just doesn't do it for me I
> am afraid. As a live DJ I find only a smattering of tracks that i can work
> into my dance sets and, as a radio DJ, there is almost nothing that I have
> found to be worth layering into my sets!
>
> You are right about Drum and Bass and where it emerged from and to take it
> one step further, there is much that qualifies as DnB that I find to be
> unmitigated drivel but there is a whole lot that I love. I hope that you
are
> right and that some classic thing emerges out of what is currently 2-step
> and I would be more than happy to find that music and to air it on the
radio
> and the dancefloor.
>
> It is interesting to note that no well known DnB producer has produced
> tracks for any group with the sort of profile that Nsync has. I am
prepared
> to give it time to develop and to see what emerges out of it but I am
going
> to take some convincing because i find the rhythms not to my taste, there
is
> so much more that is a lot more danceable and also listenable.
>
> If there is anyone out there who wants to put up a list of their top 10 or
> even 5 of absolutely MUST listen 2-step, I am open enough to give that a
> listen, if I can find the stuff! Bring it on, my thing is music and if you
> and the others on this list whose opinions I respect really find something
> to LOVE about 2-step, then I owe it to myself to listen some more!
>
> leslie/The Power of Sound
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark Turner" <nugroove@pacbell.net>
> To: <acid-jazz@ucsd.edu>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2001 3:38 PM
> Subject: RE: Will this break 2 step in the US?
>
>
> > Leslie Shill said:
> > --
> > So Dave, I just can't agree with you about 2-step, there will probably
> > eventually be a handful of tracks that bear mentioning but I am unable
to
> > see this form even become a genre in its own right and quite frankly,
give
> > me some good downtempo stuff any time of the day if I am just listening
> and
> > some good solid beats if I am dancing but, as a DJ who likes to think of
> > himself as being somewhat eclectic, 2-step is a short-lived phenomenon.
> Who
> > will produce or remix the Britney Spears 2-step track? Once a form makes
> the
> > crossover to artists like Nsync then, musical snob that I admittedly am,
> it
> > goes into my out box faster than you can say 2-step!
> > --
> >
> > Leslie, I'm surprised to hear an open-minded DJ such as yourself writing
> off
> > 2-step so quickly. Don't forget that the drum'n'bass music which you
> > obviously cherish had its origins in the hardcore rave scene, a scene
that
> > gave us MUCH forgettable music!
> >
> > At this point, I'm not sure whether I consider 2-step a genre or simply
a
> > rhythm. But I've heard enough to know that it can encompass many styles
of
> > music, from house to soul to jazz, dub, and beyond. Recently I've been
> VERY
> > impressed by the work of Horsepower Productions, who seem to be all over
> the
> > musical map with their 2-step experiments. I say give it time to
develop,
> > and before long, some truly awesome 2-step tracks will be hitting you
> right
> > between the ears. :-)
> >
> > _____________________
> > Mark Turner
> > nugroove@pacbell.net
> > www.jazzadelica.com
> > _____________________
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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