A lot of UK 90s steppers tunes are pitched at around 120 bpm, see
Disciples, Iration Steppas etc
Heard Andy Weatherall do sets of this kind of stuff occassionally,
pretty tasty! Sadly don't have any recordings.
Whatever happened to Pole?
On 19 Sep 2005, at 19:56, Kent Williams wrote:
The connection between techno and reggae obviously goes beyond the
fact that Bob Marley briefly lived in Detroit -- the work of the
Hardwax crew has always had a strong grounding in dub, for example.=20
I've been on a reggae buying spree lately, and have noticed a few
roots reggae tracks that could be dropped right into a techno set.
Maybe not a 145bpm hard techno set, but definitely in 125-135 bpm
chill set.
One that stands out is on the Blood & Fire re-issue of the Congos'
"Heart of the Congos" -- in particular the bonus CD's 12" versions of
"Congoman" and "Congoman Chant" This is some deep mystery music, and
on the utilitarian side they have a 4/4 120 bpm pulse. Frickin
awesome.
Anyone else got their favorites? Lance, you should have a few!
