Posts by rapidbison42

Thomas Diaz6 mentioned the guy I use for my avatar... James Lavelle...

It’s true that with Filo he leans into those downbeat vibes, but his discography is actually much more diverse than that.
Take this, for example... the triple LP: android dream of Electric Beats.
Plus, he mostly hangs out with the nu-breakz crowd.
I’d suggest everyone give that genre a listen; to me, it’s the absolute avant-garde of dance music...
James Lavelle, False Prophet, Meat Katie, elite force, Evil 9, force Mass motion, Adam Freeland, Lee Coombs, Dylan Rhymes, Kom and Bones, Drummatic Twins, Ils, PMT...

If you aren't sure what I'm talking about, just grab the James Lavelle mix: Global Underground.
It’s basically the gold standard for nu-breakz.

Otherwise:
Jazzanova is pure nu-jazz. They’re essentially the leaders of the genre and don't really have anything to do with trip hop. The only track that even remotely resembles trip hop is Bohemian Sunset.
Their albums: In Between, Remixes... all jazz.
Their compilations: like the sound of Berlin... even purer jazz.
Personally... I grew tired of the Compost crew. Beanfield still intrigues me, but A Forest Mighty Black isn't making music anymore (unfortunately).
Nicole Contessa's latest work is straight-up jazz.
She didn't even use samples; everything was played live. It wasn't a stretch, either, since she has the whole Fez jazz Collective behind her. They're a top-tier group that knows their jazz inside and out.

Zachary Thompson2 said:I said trip-hop-ish! Similar! Either way, definitely closer to trip-hop than Fila Brazillia! 😉

Hard to have a conversation when you can't read.

Regarding Fila Brazillia, I wrote:

"They’ve got a bit of a jazzy vibe, those Fila Brazillia tracks... though they drift through genres quite a bit..."
But then again...
Is there anyone who doesn't lump them into trip-hop?
People describe them just like this:
"Fila Brazillia: downtempo trip hop funk"
But man, Roots Manuva is one of those British hip-hop icons who gets used by every living soul looking for an MC-jati guest feature on their album.
I don't see what he has to do with trip-hop.
He's a straight-up rapper.

I thought K&D&G were more techno-trip.

Whatever they are... High Noon and Shatakadoodub are trip-hop masterpieces.

from Terranov

Terranova trip-hop? Thanks for the heads-up.

roots manuve

Hip-hop?

If you look past the mainstream superstars, there's plenty of interesting stuff out there.
Like Thomas Diaz6 mentioned... Howie b - Switch.
For instance, the crew over at Pork Records... Bullitnuts, Baby Mammoth...
Then you have the jazzy vibes from filati Brazillia, though they drift through genres quite a bit.
Or the minimalist approach of Funki Porcini.
And Markus Kienzl—better known as the bassist for sofa Sufers—who puts out some fantastic solo work.
Even a Forest Mighty Black released a phenomenal trip-hoppy album, Mellowdramatic no, via Compost.

Anyway... regardless...
The ultimate trip-hop anthem has to be "high Noon" by Kruder and Dorfmeister.
That one track tells you everything you need to know about who's actually good.

banderas said:Guns N' Roses are great, but honestly, I think Kurt Cobain was definitely their weakest link.

Exactly.