Im sure theres a poppy rnb tune here in the UK called 'am to pm' by some us singer that uses a sound, maybe even samples straight a stacy pullen track from his yesterday is the day....cd....jeezs my memories is more faded than my hair....Ill have to get back to you on this....might of been tsnumai...
> -----Original Message----- > From: Cyclone Wehner [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2002 4:26 PM > To: 313 Detroit > Subject: Re: [313] Re: it takes a millions of questions > > I got a Missy Elliott electronic kit last year which I finally played on > Christmas and for the first time she openly acknowledged "rave" and "techno" > (and it takes some knowledge to differentiate them) as an influence on a new > song For My People on her current album - Missy recorded it after she hit a > club. The kit was made for the European market. Some R&B acts acknowledge > electronic music, like OutKast and The Roots, but most don't know what > techno is, and while they will tacitly recognise house music (like Destiny's > Child) but recognise a house mix as a concession to international > territories. I haven't heard much R&B from Kinchen for a while, 702 broke up > or lost a member and could have lost their deal, but once he has that big > hit (he should have had it with that brilliant Dave Hollister song a couple > of years ago) he will be everywhere and it will be up to him to reinvent his > sound as others will bite it under industry pressure. Of the current crop of > R&B producers only Timbaland - and maybe Dr Dre - consistently does this, > because they turn a lot of big opportunistic names down and are selective. > Rodney Jerkins and The Neptunes, formidable as they are, are in danger of > playing themselves out. That's the reality of a really tough industry. > > > ---------- > >From: Otto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: [313] Re: it takes a millions of questions > >Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2002 3:09 AM > > > > > At 04:22 PM 2/21/02 +0100, you wrote: > > >Detroit-techno influences on current - RnB - so much great music happening > > >there > > > > I know Mark Kinchen is doing RnB production work these days, for 702 ('You > > just don't know' from '99) among others. > > > > Otto > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
