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auralassassin wrote:There's nothing wrong with kicking back to some smooth jazz

auralassassin wrote:You know how I do. I'm all about catering to every crowd when I play, as well... I play Heavy Lounge--I can get head nodding at a dinner table, people at the bar, and people on the dancefloor all jammin at the same time.

All that sickly sweet crap has fuck all to do with real jazz. Sorry...

had a smegload of miles vinyl a while back but a mate borrowed em without asking when i wasn't around and sold em all...

UFO over easy wrote:

auralassassin wrote:There's nothing wrong with kicking back to some smooth jazz

auralassassin wrote:You know how I do. I'm all about catering to every crowd when I play, as well... I play Heavy Lounge--I can get head nodding at a dinner table, people at the bar, and people on the dancefloor all jammin at the same time.

All that sickly sweet crap has fuck all to do with real jazz. Sorry...

"real" jazz... psh... you lot make me laugh my ass off, seriously.

Dude, I listen to the classics... tell me that todays JUNGLE sounds like the early stuff... nah?

not at all.

heavy lounge...don't you mean 'hard lounge' or 'loungecore' ???

...was thinking shoulda called dubstep 'double garage'

I'll let this article written about my crew explain it for me:

New to the burgeoning dance scene is a group of individuals who not only promote and play, but live the genre of music that has many names.

Downtempo. Trip Hop. Nu-Jazz. Dub. Rare Grooves. Minimal House. Ambient. Atmospheric Drum and bass. Jazzy Hip Hop. Neo Soul. The list goes on and on and crosses musical genres like a phantom.

This collective calls themselves the Heavy Lounge, which is appropriate in that the heavy part is the music itself. This isn't your cookie-cutter, run of the mill dance music or 4/4 beats. This is soul through and through.

The members of this collective, J.A.H., Ben Fuller and Candlewax (together as Tactic), Aural Assassin, Bucho, RJ Bass, Sydeburnz, and Rob Lee, are in this for the music. There's no one person in charge, there's no hierarchy. It's communal in nature, it's pure, and most of all, it's universal.

"There hasn't been a genre other than downtempo, that I can play that caters to a family eating dinner, people drinking at the bar, AND people dancing simultaneously," says J.A.H. "It's something apart from the standard headliner with a heavy dance set in his crate, which we love."

This music appeals to all people. It's chilled out enough to put anyone in a good mood, jazzy enough to make your grandmother smile, and accessible enough for the general public to enjoy without having already been a fan of electronic music.

"We're just trying to educate people. This is a form of music that expands past boundaries. There's some deep, deep soul involved in a lot of the tracks that we play. The producers of our music aren't in this for the money. These aren't Top 40 hits we're playing. That's why we're out there, playing, trying to educate people and get them open to the idea that House music doesn't have to be all filtered or deep. That drum and bass can be danceable AND soothing at the same time," says Bucho.

Everyone has seen it's fair share of amazing dj's who play house, dnb, techno, and every other form of dance music. It's time for people to experience the musical comedown that is the Heavy Lounge.

Aural Assassin, one of the dj's who doesn't get nearly as much of the spotlight as the others, unfortunately, says "We try to demonstrate a love for more than just one genre. Within 10 minutes you could hear a broken beat, jazz and ambient blended into some 4/4 house with a hip hop accapella or spoken word; nothing is sacred! The idea is to expand upon musical theory and knowledge, without being pretentious - and hopefully we accomplish that."

Oh my gosh. People have different tastes don't they!

Dept of Hell Science wrote:had a smegload of miles vinyl a while back but a mate borrowed em without asking when i wasn't around and sold em all...

owned...ha ha.

^^^heh yeah...

...we're not mates anymore

Dept of Hell Science wrote:^^^heh yeah...

...we're not mates anymore

thats nice of you, if a buddy of mine did that, he would have lost alot more than our friendship.


back on topic:

i inherited literally thousands of jazz/funk records from my pops, i grew up on it, love the obscure classics.

bOa wrote:coltrane coltrane coltrane

seehrious!
north carolina business right there.
also, best jazz ever.
big fan of all the classics of course.

also, hilarious about all these people liking sun ra. that was one level headed individual.

Gene Krupa ! Sickest drummer !

if u have this copy, feel privelaged...this particular release is RAER.
i have the version released on atlantic which isnt that rare, but equally enjoyable listen.

one of the first jazz records to incorporate alot of synthesizers.also was one of the first to record in 32 track format.ahead of its time for sure.
album was made in 72' but sounds like it could have been made yesterday.

forward thinking jazz album...a must have IMO.

BunZer0 wrote:Gene Krupa ! Sickest drummer !

Gene Krupa was a BAD BAD BAD BAD BAD man!

auralassassin wrote:

BunZer0 wrote:Gene Krupa ! Sickest drummer !

Gene Krupa was a BAD BAD BAD BAD BAD man!

Buddy Rich is also a drums master.
Got a battle of those 2 geenius on wax. Total percussive explosion !

on my reds

dont watch dis

steve reid anyone?

Mr. Messer wrote:i saw at FWD last night how much of an effect one of DMZ's only jazz ventures had on the crowd

Wow I didnt know about that side of them! What kind of jazz style was it?

on a related note

broken beat, progressive future jazz http://www.brokenbeatradio.com

boomnoise wrote:steve reid anyone?

OK, but what I've heard was pretty safe, prefer Fourtet meself by far, thinking of their collabs.

DJ Cam, from FRANCE.