[kj] Potential Heresy

[Tim Bucknall]

Hi Fluw
I don't think it's racist to find the actual disco stuff vacuous garbage

i Like disco influenced bands like PiL, KJ  Clash, gang of 4, franz
ferdinand, roxy music, blondie a lot
but as for actual disco itself  just trvial garbage

not trying to annoy anyone,
just my two pence worth

tim
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Sent: Friday, July 30, 2004 4:05 PM
Subject: Re: [kj] Potential Heresy


> thanks for passing that along ale x. "too much blood" does have some
element of geordie circa
> Fire Dances.
> technically that "element" is a "clean" tone embellished with chorus and
delay. those two
> effects will make most melodic or arpeggiated licks sound geordie esque.
> wonder if anyone else cares to add other odd sources of fire dances era
geordie esque tone
> like this stones ditty?
>
>
> anyway, did you notice the bass on "too much blood" has some of youth's
disco sound and
> feel as well? i quite like it
>
>
> since the subject is up (funk disco rock stuff), it has been on my mind
lately as i have been
> digging through old records locating funk/disco/rock gems of the late 70's
era. unfortunately,
> due to the bad rep that disco got from mainstream culture via the disco
bonfire events, general
> racism and village people etc, the influence of disco/funk has not
received it's due respect in
> the collective conscience, so many of the disco attempts by rock and jazz
bands of that era
> are underrated. but i must admit, surprising, to liking much of it. take
out the hi hat on those
> records and have the drummer play burundi drums and you have one hell of a
sound. as kJ
> fans already know.
>
> lately there has been the resurgence of this disco influence (rapture,
stellastar..etc.) but i am
> still waiting for the sound to be done just right again. i.e. with burundi
drums, cavernous
> howling twang guitar and some jovially demented vocalist.
>
> anyone know of a band that fits that description?
>
>
>
>
>
> On 29 Jul 2004 at 11:18, Alexander Smith wrote:
>
> > So,  based on a discussion thread on ILM (cue collective groans), it
> > occurred to me that Keef's  guitars on "Too Much Blood" by the Rolling
> > Stones (from the much-maligned UNDERCOVER album from the mid-80's)
> > boast a decidedly GEORDIE-esque chime (specifically at 00:59,
> > downloaders). Really. I shit ye not. I'm thinking FIRE DANCES-era
> > specifically (think a slightly less feral "Feast of Blaze").
> >
> >
> > Check it out.
> >
> >
> > Alex in NYC
> >
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