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America invented hip-hop, the UK countered with drum 'n bass, and America now unites the two with This is Jungle Sky Vol. VII. It all sounds very Hegelian, doesn...
Philosophical implications aside, this two-disc compilation from New York label Jungle Sky explores the intersection of speed-addled Bristol drum patterns, Manhattan cosmopolitanism and South Bronx block-party aesthetic. The hands-down (or hands-in-the-air) high point is the nightmarish groove of DJ Karlos & Evil Nice's "No Doubt." Equally impressive is Yellow Note's "The World is a Jungle," a charmingly scruffy union of tricked-out reggae and hard-step...
...spoken-word into their tracks-MCs such as TC Izlam and Steele, however talented, simply fail to impress with the same regularity as many of their British counterparts. And, as with any cutting-edge Manhattan release, a certain degree of pretension is to be expected. Tracks like Drum FM's "Bach & Bass," an uninspired rehash of strings over appropriately hyperactive beats, come off as warmed-over stabs at originality. A mixed bag? Certainly. But as long as they subscribe to the philosophy of filling dance floors, Jungle Sky's DJs and MCs offer junglists more than enough to think about...
...Drum roll, please...
...comic interlude Saturday night, Dunn was interrupted by the strains of a colonial fife and drum group, headed by a costumed George Washington, that marched up on to the stage. Taken aback, Dunn asked, "Are you sure you should be at the Radcliffe party? You have the wrong campaign, George...