I think they're trying to push themsleves. Mainly by becoming more
'musical'.
That's funny to me because I started to fel that one of my favourite
producers (Carl Craig) really started to go downhill when he started to
reject the power of machines and samples and get more "musical"- ie
Innerzone Orchestra- Programmed.
Look at what they're both doing, band projects, trying to write songs
etc.
This is an ENORMOUS jump up from knocking up house records with some
old
obscure disco cuts that no one knows anyway.
Maybe basic sample based house, but the way that somebody like Moodyman
CAn (when the moment takes him) take a sample and re-work it until it
hurts pisses all over someone who wants to take a "dance" beat and add
a live bass/crap flute solo over it and call it "Live" or "song based".
I'd rather take some basic Jack Trax stuff any day.
cheers
Jason