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.:: a klangwerk release ..................................................::.
artist :: roni size reprazent
release :: brown paper bag
year :: 1998
genre :: drum & bass
label :: talkin' loud
catalogue :: tlcd28
website :: www.talkinloud.com
ripper :: trickykid
date :: 11/03/2001
quality :: 192kbps/44,100hz
source :: compact disc
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01 brown paper bag (radio edit) 3:57
02 brown paper bag (instrumental edit) 3:57
03 brown paper bag (photek remix) 7:24
04 brown paper bag (full vocal mix) 4:46
05 brown paper bag (nobukazu takemura remix) 9:18
06 brown paper bag (original version) 9:09
playtime :: 00h 38m 31s
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at the forefront of reprazent is roni size, a musical obsessive,
who was raised on a schizoid diet of pop, soul, hip-hop, reggae,
dub and dj and breakdance culture. regarded as one of the world's
leading pioneers in drum n' bass, size has found his kindred
spirits in partners krust, die and suv, who share his passion for
music. size and krust met years ago when size's sound system was
hired by krust's crew for a party; the two later became friends,
and eventually started producing tracks together. in the meantime,
die, who grew up listening to pink floyd and jimi hendrix, moved to
bristol at age 10, and dove head first into a scene filled with
hip-hoppers, skate kids and punks. he met size at a local record
store in the early '90s, they clicked and later bumped into each
other at a rave, and soon started working together in the studio.
suv, a childhood friend of krust's, who had left bristol at age 6,
later returned to the city and started hanging around with his old
friend. and, as they say, the rest is history
by 1992, size was releasing his early breakbeat records on bryan
gee and "jumping" jack frost's influential v recordings label and
later launched the full cycle label with krust. together these
prolific master blasters have blazed trails in uncharted areas of
the subterranean world of jazz fusion drum n' bass and have made
their fair share of vinyl history.
all of their years of individual and collective experimentation and
struggle culminates on "new forms." not just a set of wicked,
disposable singles, the album is laden with sly grooves whose
breakbeats are seasoned with ten lifetimes' worth of musical
exploration. "brown paper bag" sets the tone with its frenetic
acoustic double-bass work and hardstep breaks, fueled by nine
minutes worth of jazz syncopation , showing unequaled musicianship.
"new forms" with its raps by philadelphia mc bahamadia take it all
into a very different, yet logical direction, mixing languid raps
with onallee's smooth vocals.
"new forms" is the sonic portrait of a crew of artists on the
verge. in their world there are no rules, just endless musical
possibilities. where others find salvation in the norm, reprazent
has only scratched the surface of their artistic possibilities.
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greetings :: sb, qdp, sour, dps, rac, dh, sfe, hbz, tr, igr and mgc
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