If memory serves correct the fashion at the cliquey high school raves and house parties where the Beleville three developed their early sound was very white/preppy oriented - black detroit kids listening to numan/kraftwerk etc an wearing pringle .. can't remember where i read this though - maybe...
seen this mentioned a couple of places recently - Ed DMX's fact 20 acid ... somewhere else too ... anyway - been listening to it constantly - really poppy fun and simple
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first track ... "the flying kestrel" is absolutely huge sounding ... i'm also liking the "schlump funk" ... which is incidentally a better name than "wonky" ...
on a side note it's great to see some older heads (landstrumm/pritchard etc) seemingly revitalised by the 21stC Bass Resurgence ...
Destiny's started as a four - but gained mindblowing worldwide success as a three - can't fuck with TLC ... Three Degrees ... Supremes ... am going with 3 for definite ... a few others started as fours but became established 3's - Pointer Sisters / Eternal ! haha ... Sugababes is interesting as...
dunno how wonky it is but it is awesome
xlr8r are hosting a free 192 dl of a track off the new hud mo due soon on warp
http://www.xlr8r.com/mp3/2009/08/rising-5
this has undoubtedly cropped up on here before ... but it's a good read nonetheless for those that haven't seen it ...
http://www.furious.com/perfect/recordfairs.html
dabbled in it over the past 12 months - selling maybe a dozen a month and pulling in £100 or so (sometimes more) per month - like pocket money on top of my salary - thing is it's actually a fairly big hassle to get them all packaged up and posted out so you end up constantly fucking around in...
i just found some of the theorizing/nuum politics a bit desperate - i think he writes brilliantly when he's describing music and all his stuff is very knowledgeable and passionate but i really dislike how he is always applying this narrative to the development of the music - i just find it...
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