The next mix that I'll be going through is by Jazzanova. Today, this collective of DJ's and producers needs no introduction, but back then, on that warm August night of 1999, this was actually the very first time I heard about them. And this was an exciting introduction, full of not only new, but also old sounds - some kinds of jazz that I never thought even existed. This mix was very much my first step into the Nu Jazz-Future Jazz-Broken Beat perspective, but back then I couldn't imagine where would the following tunes lead me.
I still wonder, how much of the material presented in this mix is originally by the band or its members' various incarnations. However, this opening tune (which in the mix has a slightly different beginning, than the officially released version), was mesmerizing in how it was constantly growing, developing, changing. And then - the chorus with its beautiful vocal sample. Even the low quality of RealAudio dial-up stream couldn't hide its fresh innovative sound. More breathtaking discoveries were yet to come...
I still wonder, how much of the material presented in this mix is originally by the band or its members' various incarnations. However, this opening tune (which in the mix has a slightly different beginning, than the officially released version), was mesmerizing in how it was constantly growing, developing, changing. And then - the chorus with its beautiful vocal sample. Even the low quality of RealAudio dial-up stream couldn't hide its fresh innovative sound. More breathtaking discoveries were yet to come...
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