From KaisrSolze Sent Wed, Nov 5th 1997, 08:15
From KaisrSolze Sent Wed, Nov 5th 1997, 08:15
>>But, back on the scratch dj hip-hop tip, i picked up the new x-ecutioners
>>(formerly x-men) album, which is excellent.
>>Speaking of which (I know our asphodel associate mentioned this a bit
>>back, but i don't have my old mail from aol), does anyone know about this
>>'battle sounds project', i.e. where i can get it. a quick scan of the
>>'xpressions' credits shows that the the x-outtakes spoken bits (all of
>>five of which blend surprisingly into the album), come from this
>>'documentary on hip hop djs'. Sounds pretty interesting. Wasn't there a
>>big ol' weekend long fet. in NY featuring this? i'm sorry i missed it :-(
The X-men album is very good. Not *revolutionary*, but a really really good
party type album, meant to appeal to all musical tastes, not just hiphop
headz. i posted a review after I first got it, and my opinions on it have
changed a little, but I can repost it if anyone really cares. The Deep
Concentration comp on Om Records is also solid. has anyone heard any of the
Piklz mixtapes? I want to pick one up, but there are a few to choose from,
so I'm stuck.
And regarding battle Sounds. I was at some benefit for it, with the X-men
and others performing. Pretty cool history of scratch djing. Supposedly,
everytime it's shown, the filmmaker "remixes" it, showing different segments
and stuff. I had heard that it's eventually gonna be available to buy on
tape, but I don't know what the details are on that.
On the hiphop tip... Buy Dr. Octagon if you haven't--Q-Bert and the
Automater lay down the phattest scratching/beats/samples combo in quite a
while, and Kool Keith has skills to pay the bills. Company Flow is also
really good, but ultra-hardcore (not gangsta or violent, just really sparse,
brutal beats and rap).