Sasha Frere Jones also came with Lazer Bass in this article:
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/sashafrerejones/2008/03/lazer-guided-1.html
But he tends to use it as a new genre or a hip hop subgenre.
Not sure to be really at ease using the word wonky but i like the conscious non-genre...
ok. i thought it might have been something else because wonky seems to be mostly used in a negative way on the (uk) house scene. but yeah i like this stuff.
this in amsterdam also…
http://audioculture.org/2008/09/23/aquacrunk-hyperdub-and-beat-dimensions/
http://www.viralradio.net/2008/06/23/vanavond-in-amsterdam-moritz-von-oswald-kode9-the-bug/
i suppose it's the automatic bpm detection provided by 'mixed in key' software (as they promote it on their website). it's also meant to indicate the key. but i'm afraid it is not very accurate especially with compound beats and weird scales :slanted:
Check this playlist. It's DJ Roc's "Juke City - The Crack Capital" album. :rolleyes:
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http://www.imeem.com/djkillaakatrackstar/playlist/siCfiLFK/juke_city_the_crack_capital_music_playlist/
I've seen few other threads talking about booty, ghettotech and juke. But there is this mindblowing street culture in chicago based on footworking and this abstract, dark and fucked up version of juke.
imeem used to be a good place to listen to this stuff.
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