Slothrop
Tight but Polite
Firstly, I thought 'sampledelia' was a much broader term than what we're discussing here, and would include a lot of early ardkore and so on. In any case...
And out of interest, are we counting things like M/A/R/R/S and early Coldcut here, or just the later, smoother, more tasteful stuff?
I think it's one of those styles that isn't incapable of doing interesting things and occasionally people pushed it in a particularly psychedelic or weird or unusual or just plain infectious direction and got something special, but it's a fairly easy genre in which to knock out something that'll make stoned goatee-wearers nod their heads so there's an enormous amount of dreck that the good stuff got completely lost in. And even if you do find something good, the fact that it keeps reminding you a bit of shit stuff might well put you off.Interesting thread, I won't defend the beatz'n'samples crew but I think you have to remember what that 90s thing was all about. Along time ago everyone went clubbing in a big way most weekends and these were the kind of instant rhythms churned out for people pre/post club. Was it meant to last? Of course they sampled stuff,>nick it, slam it together, feel the groove then move on. It was right for the time and probably sounds dull now that everyone can do it and mashups are everywhere. Essentially it was a vibe music, did it make tall claims?
And out of interest, are we counting things like M/A/R/R/S and early Coldcut here, or just the later, smoother, more tasteful stuff?