if it wasn't obvious, the title is a reference to
this thread, so the idea is to think of hip hop--80s in particular--in a similar light. but more generally I wanted to see if I could draw any leads (music or other knowledge) on this era from the collective dissensus encyclopedia.
I think the similarities are in how pop music hooks and musical sources are juxtaposed and combined with "insane sonics" enabled by scratching, distortion, and edits, and also all the rhythm ideas kodwo eshun talks about. if anything this music at its best feels freer that jungle to me, since any element can be as fluid and kinetic as breaks can.
this is particularly the case in mixes, for example:
also Corpsey, in case it wasn't clear my last post was a joke. I brought up autechre obviously, and I always enjoy reading your contributions here and in other threads.