....but exactly the same could be said for techno with except the Cristal may be swapped for Cocaine. There has been plenty of dire 'techno' records in the UK top 40....theres crap music in all categories esp when it becomes 'fashionable' or get some media attention. Once the media dies of we one who are true to the scene sticking around the the other moving onto the next fad.
eg, some the Asian Underground sounds were quite creative iniailly, then it was the 'Indian Summer' when all things asian were seen as cool and a sh1tty breakbeat with a sitar and tabla sample were considered UK asain muisic. Im getting mile OT here... Rav > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 9:57 AM > To: 313@hyperreal.org > Subject: RE: (313) Exploring Drum and Bass > > >Jungle (not "drum and bass") first showed up in San Francisco in the late > spring of 1994. > > Jesus, I wish we could have avoided it for that long over here. Still > never > mind, it's gone now, all of them make garage instead........ > > Funny how all the hardcore producers I ever knew went from sampling > kiddies > records and speeding them up so they sounded ridiculous, to instant > credibility by making 'jungle'.(which of course was the product of > creative > thinking by 2 or 3 individuals, readily copied by all). It's weird, lots > of > kids I know and used to know are so called big names on this scene. I > remember what they were into at school, and it wasn't music, that's for > sure. Now they're all into making garage and drinking Cristal.... > > Before everybody shouts, I know there's a few obvious exceptions to this, > but believe me, not many. I never understood foreigners love of 'jungle'. > F***ing whack s**t made by talentless individuals who's f**king mam and > dad > bought them a sampler for their 17th birthday, either that or they'd sold > enough e's to get one, or sold their souped-up XR3i when they realised you > could make a few quid out of sampling the magic frigging roundabout. > Anyway, I guess the grass is always greener etc.. > > Rant over, morning all. Nice day innit? > _________________________________________________________________ > The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to > which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged > material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or > taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or > entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you > received > this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any > computer. >
