catching up on some old mail... sorry i'm late
These records influenced him into making the 'Jack the Tab' compilation
which although very good, never really struck me as being either a.)
an
Acid-House record - there wasn't a 303 in sight or b.) a radical new
sound
- it contained loads of samples much akin to what Meat Beat Manifesto
and
others had been doing a few years earlier.
Personally, it's a compilation that I could never get into... and the
title
is so awesome but the music inside just didn't hold up for me, ha ha.
I think Wax Trax put it out as 2xLP Jack The Tab: Tekno Acid Beat.
(I'll admit i've never really lusted after Gen's tunes much to begin
with... )
Shock value does not equal musical value, and I didn't even find
much on that 'Jack the Tab' comp truly shocking compared to other (and
IMHO better)
things dropping at that time both from chicago and UK (circa 87-88?).
The comp is interesting historical footnote but IMHO little more. I
suppose if
you snatched this up when it first came out it might hold some
(personally) nostalgic value for some folks but I think the majority of
these tracks
aren't deserving of the title "classics" or "cornerstone of techno" as
I have heard
others praise this comp. I also realize this is completely
subjective. :)
I think a lot of US folks just kind of shrugged at this one... there
were better
tunes to be had locally both in detroit and chicago at that time.
Believe me I
appreciate early UK acid techno/house but "Jack The Tab" ain't the
finest
example of it.
peace
Matt MacQueen
