Word: ronie
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Europe, deejay culture is more widely accepted. Bands like Roni Size's Breakbeat Era--whose new album, Ultra-Obscene (XL/ 1500/A&M), is a winner--and Portishead--whose 1994 album, Dummy, is a classic--build their sound around the turntable. But in the U.S., turntable rock is just starting to have a real impact...
...Concerns of those counseling caution range from avoiding a precedent of cross-border political extradition to fear of destabilizing Chile. Then there's the case of the 1976 car bomb in Washington, D.C., that killed Chilean exile Orlando Letelier and American citizen Roni Moffit. "There's already strong circumstantial evidence that Pinochet ordered that attack, and there may be even more precise information in the classified documents," says Zagorin. "The U.S. government hasn't pursued Pinochet's involvement as aggressively as they might have." So, even if the former dictator is sent home by Britain next week...
...positive aspect about Mary is that it manages to de-mystify many of society's taboos, such as masturbation, semen, vibrators and other such hush-hush things. Nothing is sacred in Mary, as everything has its humor potential, from Rice-a-Roni to Eight-Minute Abs. It is always comforting to see a big budget movie that can separate itself from self-righteousness, cheesiness, and bad acting. Mary's humor does not even stop once the movie is finished, but continues through the credits with an absolutely hilarious music video sequence set to everyone 's favorite tune, "Build...
Goldie is back, after three years, with a new double album, titled Saturnz Return (London Records). This time around he has company at the top of the drum-'n'-bass heap. Another rising young British drum-'n'-bass star, Roni Size, winner of Britain's prestigious Mercury Music Prize, has also released a new double album, New Forms (Talkin' Loud/Mercury). Neither of these ambitious CDs is perfect--their sprawling size and experimental nature invite occasional slip-ups. Nonetheless, both serve up provocative music that stands apart from and above much of what's out there...
...Forms, Roni Size and his Bristol collective Reprazent look to jazz for sonic inspiration. Drum-'n'-bass music can be repetitive and droning, with mixes that last too long and rhythms that lack variation. The songs on New Forms, in contrast, display a jazz combo-like virtuosity, twisting, searching for variations on themes, moving in fresh directions after establishing a tone. Roni Size and Goldie have a lot in common: both of their new albums feature songs called Digital, both employ plenty of guest artists, and New Forms' soulful title track sounds like something from Goldie's debut. The most...