> Sorry if this has been mentioned already: There's an interview with Dego > and IG Culture in last month's XLR8R. I would have liked more, but it was a > decent introduction. The article includes sidebar with a rundown on other > key figures.
I'm playing catch-up on this thread, but I've been surprised not to hear mention of two amazing contributors to this scene. Neon Phusion! Their "Future Ain't THe Same As It Used 2 B" double LP is a GREAT starter record for someone getting interested in this genre. I consider it one of the cornerstone albums that helped kick it all off, and raise awareness of that west london team of collaborators. Very diverse too. One of their best tracks called "Timeless Motion" is on the Co-Op vol.1 compilation, which is another great place to start if you're interested in this sound. Also: Nubian Mindz! Brilliant stuff by Colin Lindo, some is more future-electro-ey and faster broken beat than is typical from his peers. He also does some 4/4 stuff. Check the stuff on Archive (this little italian label has magnificent quality control - hey they even put out a Theo Parrish record), esp. the track "Black Science", and the 10" he did is great too. He also did an early 4-tracker 12" on 2000Black and a whole bunch of 12"'s on Archive. Quite futuristic and definitely electronic. The last Nubian Mindz 12" on 2000Black (Check da vibe) was the my first disappointment w/ that (otherwise knockout) label. It had to happen sometime. ;) My personal feeling is if you have the guts to put out a 1-sided record, that track better be KILLER. I think it's only average -- but I guess I just had higher expectations, it's more of a distorted Alpha Omega jump-up affair, more of a harder dnb vein and too fast for my tastes. But still I have nothing but respect for Colin Lindo's weird offshoot projects, keep em coming. The Nubian Minds double LP called "new world chaos" (also avail. on CD!) is also strong, one cool thing I noticed, to tie back to the Detroit influence of his tracks. On the back of the LP jacket is says: Special Thanks to U.R. But the letter "U" is from the Underground Resistance logo, and the letter "R" is from the Reinforced logo. ANd that really sums up well the sounds and ideas that come through in his music: you can hear the Mad Mike and Dego influences, but Nubian Mindz are definitely working their own sound in un-charted territory. peace -- Matt MacQueen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> archived radio shows --> http://macqueen.com/radio
