Comments on: new arrivals, briefly http://17dots.com/2008/02/14/new-arrivals-briefly/ notes from the digital underground Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:20:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: porieux http://17dots.com/2008/02/14/new-arrivals-briefly/#comment-12341 porieux Fri, 15 Feb 2008 21:41:00 +0000 http://17dots.com/2008/02/14/new-arrivals-briefly/#comment-12341 I grabbed the Sly & Robbie Meet King Tubby as soon as I saw it. Great stuff. If you need convincing, check out track 7 'Conflict Dub' http://www.emusic.com/samples/m3u/song/11160323/16376082.m3u I grabbed the Sly & Robbie Meet King Tubby as soon as I saw it. Great stuff. If you need convincing, check out track 7 ‘Conflict Dub’ http://www.emusic.com/samples/m3u/song/11160323/16376082.m3u

]]> By: joe http://17dots.com/2008/02/14/new-arrivals-briefly/#comment-12340 joe Fri, 15 Feb 2008 14:31:36 +0000 http://17dots.com/2008/02/14/new-arrivals-briefly/#comment-12340 Qwynwyn - go for Nicolay & Kay first — it's definitely the stronger of the two. Daniel: I hear you — though for me those other aspects didn't really kick in until dancehall got into full swing. I have to say, I really love that <i>Dubplate to Dancehall</i> comp. There used to be this great reggae night in NYC, and the party was never fully <i>on</i> until the DJ dropped "Wa Do Dem." Qwynwyn - go for Nicolay & Kay first — it’s definitely the stronger of the two.

Daniel: I hear you — though for me those other aspects didn’t really kick in until dancehall got into full swing. I have to say, I really love that Dubplate to Dancehall comp. There used to be this great reggae night in NYC, and the party was never fully on until the DJ dropped “Wa Do Dem.”

]]> By: Daniel, Esq. http://17dots.com/2008/02/14/new-arrivals-briefly/#comment-12339 Daniel, Esq. Fri, 15 Feb 2008 04:44:12 +0000 http://17dots.com/2008/02/14/new-arrivals-briefly/#comment-12339 Another new arrival that's caught my attention is the debut disc from The Epochs. It's a little like last year's disc by Strategy (Future Rock), only in the sense that it combines electronics and rock and dance-y elements in a somewhat similar way. But The Epochs features nice, hazy harmonies and tighter melodies. So far, it's a very good listen. You can sample some songs on the band's MySpace page: http://www.myspace.com/theepochs I'm hunting for diamonds in the rough of this new year. Atlas Sound and The Mountain Goats discs are coming soon, tho, so help is on the way. Another new arrival that’s caught my attention is the debut disc from The Epochs. It’s a little like last year’s disc by Strategy (Future Rock), only in the sense that it combines electronics and rock and dance-y elements in a somewhat similar way. But The Epochs features nice, hazy harmonies and tighter melodies. So far, it’s a very good listen.

You can sample some songs on the band’s MySpace page:

http://www.myspace.com/theepochs

I’m hunting for diamonds in the rough of this new year. Atlas Sound and The Mountain Goats discs are coming soon, tho, so help is on the way.

]]> By: qwynwyn http://17dots.com/2008/02/14/new-arrivals-briefly/#comment-12338 qwynwyn Thu, 14 Feb 2008 23:21:03 +0000 http://17dots.com/2008/02/14/new-arrivals-briefly/#comment-12338 I saved the first two in my Save for Later list. Thanks for the tip! I saved the first two in my Save for Later list. Thanks for the tip!

]]> By: Daniel, Esq. http://17dots.com/2008/02/14/new-arrivals-briefly/#comment-12337 Daniel, Esq. Thu, 14 Feb 2008 21:12:20 +0000 http://17dots.com/2008/02/14/new-arrivals-briefly/#comment-12337 "They all seem to come from ‘79/’80, just a few years before the Sleng Teng riddim turned the tide toward digital reggae." I just can't warm to digital reggae (e.g., dancehall). I've got that Dubstep to Download comp from Greensleeves, but I rarely return to it. Somehow the turn toward harder-edged, meaner, more narcissistic themes -- not to mention horrible homophobia and misogyny -- irritated me far more with Jamaican music than with U.S. hip-hop/rap. Dubstep is great, tho. We need more dubstep. “They all seem to come from ‘79/’80, just a few years before the Sleng Teng riddim turned the tide toward digital reggae.”

I just can’t warm to digital reggae (e.g., dancehall). I’ve got that Dubstep to Download comp from Greensleeves, but I rarely return to it. Somehow the turn toward harder-edged, meaner, more narcissistic themes — not to mention horrible homophobia and misogyny — irritated me far more with Jamaican music than with U.S. hip-hop/rap.

Dubstep is great, tho. We need more dubstep.

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