A BLUFFER'S GUIDE
TO DANCE MUSIC IN
THE NINETEENS AND
ITS RESPECTIVE TRIBAL FOLLOWINGS
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Extracted from THE FACE
by Def KLF/MV
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RAVERS
(Hardcore)
DESCRIPTION
Assorted dentist drill noises placed
over breakbeat recorded at 78bpm.
GROUPS/LABELS
Altern8 and anything released on
Suburban Base label.
GEOGRAPHICAL ORIGINS
Essex and Northen England.
SPOKESPERSON
Rosie the raving Grannie.
COMMON LYRICAL CONTENT
"I'm in XTC-take me higher..."
CLUBS
Any empty warehouse in a suitably
Northen town.
READING MATERIAL
Mixmag
LIKES
Ecstasy
DISLIKES
Trendies
CLOTHES
Anything baggy and understyled.
FAVOURITE EXPRESSIONS
"Sorted","How many you on ?","Hardcore-
you know the score"
DJs
DJ blob,DJ Face,Kenny Ken,etc,etc...
SOCIAL CONSCIOUSNESS RATING
0
PROGRESSIVE HOUSE
DESCRIPTION
Hardcore for those who refuse to admit
that they like hardcore.
GROUPS/LABELS
Leftfield or anything released on
Cowboy records.
GEOGRAPHICAL ORIGINS
Slough & similar provincial towns.
SPOKESPERSON
Anyone from Leftfield
COMMON LYRICAL CONTENT
No lyrics
CLUBS
Any club employing Leftfield DJs.
READING MATERIAL
Leftfield interviews.
LIKES
Ecstasy
DISLIKES
Ravers
CLOTHES
Leather trousers ( boys )
Split skirts ( girls )
FAVOURITE EXPRESSIONS
"'eard that Leftfield remix ?
It's blindin'innit?"
DJs
Anyone from Leftfield.
SOCIAL CONSCIOUSNESS RATING
0
TECHNO
DESCRIPTION
Dentist drill noises minus the
brakbeats.
GROUPS/LABELS
Derrick May or anything released
on Underground Resistance.
GEOGRAPHICAL ORIGINS
Detroit or any suitably decaying
European city.
SPOKESPERSON
Anyone from Kraftwerk.
COMMON LYRICAL CONTENT
Non english.
CLUBS
Any hideous squat in Berlin,clubs
in Belgium or Knowledge ( London )
READING MATERIAL
Front page (German)
Global techno power ( Us )
LIKES
Computers
DISLIKES
Ravers and trendies
CLOTHES
Army surplus
FAVOURITE EXPRESSIONS
Anything German
DJs
Colin Dale,Tanith, D.May
SOCIAL CONSCIOUSNESS RATING
0 for liking military chic
SWINGBEAT
DESCRIPTION
Computerised soul sung by men for the
babes.
GROUPS/LABELS
Boyz II Men,BBD and anything by Teddy
Riley.
GEOGRAPHICAL ORIGINS
US suburbs.
SPOKESPERSON
Teddy Riley.
COMMON LYRICAL CONTENT
"You mean the world to me honey" etc
CLUBS
Plush US venues & London street clubs.
READING MATERIAL
Touch Magazine
LIKES
The ladies
DISLIKES
The lady's boyfriend
CLOTHES
Zoot suits
FAVOURITE EXPRESSIONS
"Hey babe,come lick my ice-cream dry"
DJs
Steve Jervier,Rampage.
SOCIAL CONSCIOUSNESS RATING
8 for not caring
RAGGA
DESCRIPTION
Hellfire and damnation set to music
GROUPS/LABELS
Buju Banton,Cutty Ranks, Shabba Ranks
GEOGRAPHICAL ORIGINS
JA backstreets
SPOKESPERSON
Whoever's still alive
COMMON LYRICAL CONTENT
"Boom boom in a batty boy head"
CLUBS
Housing estates
READING MATERIAL
Armaments Weekly
LIKES
M1,M16s and other tools of the trade
DISLIKES
Batty boys
CLOTHES
Bullet-proof vests
FAVOURITE EXPRESSIONS
"Dem na wicked like me"
DJs
Whoever's still alive
SOCIAL CONSCIOUSNESS RATING
11 if you can ignore sexism and
homophobia, 0 if not.
ACID JAZZ
DESCRIPTION
Heavily derivative
Seventies funk
GROUPS/LABELS
Brand New Heavies
GEOGRAPHICAL ORIGINS
London art schools
SPOKESPERSON
Anyone from the Brand New Heavies
COMMON LYRICAL CONTENT
Any JB's lyric
CLUBS
Art schools
READING MATERIAL
Straight No Chaser
LIKES
The seventies
DISLIKES
The Nineties
CLOTHES
Duffer
FAVOURITE EXPRESSIONS
"Sounds so fresh it could be James
Brown"
DJs
Gilles Peterson
SOCIAL CONSCIOUSNESS RATING
5 for talkin'loud and doing little
GARAGE
DESCRIPTION
Highly derivative forms of 70's disco
GROUPS/LABELS
Ten City or anything released on
Strictly Rhythm or Nervous.
GEOGRAPHICAL ORIGINS
NY gay clubs
SPOKESPERSON
Justin Burkman
COMMON LYRICAL CONTENT
"Live 2gether,peace & love,Black &
white ..." etc
CLUBS
Sound Factory,Ministry of Sound
READING MATERIAL
Unknown
LIKES
Vocals
DISLIKES
Ravers
CLOTHES
Lycra
FAVOURITE EXPRESSIONS
"That record's so uplifting I'm on a
natural high"
DJs
Tony Humphries,Justin Burkman, Norman
Joy.
SOCIAL CONSCIOUSNESS RATING
9 for lyrical clichés
RAP HARDCORE
DESCRIPTION
Bass-ridden funk samples topped with
male rappers - explectives not deleted.
GROUPS/LABELS
Tim Dogg,Ice-T,Cypress Hill.
GEOGRAPHICAL ORIGINS
Bronx,NY,South Central,LA
SPOKESPERSON
Bill Clinton
COMMON LYRICAL CONTENT
"Bend over bitch,let's do it doggy
style on the floor"
CLUBS
All clubs banned
READING MATERIAL
The source
LIKES
Bitches and ho's
DISLIKES
Bitches and ho's
CLOTHES
Sportwear
FAVOURITE EXPRESSIONS
"That beat's slammin'-wait till my
bitch hears it"
DJs
Red Alert, Kid Capri, Westwood.
SOCIAL CONSCIOUSNESS RATING
5 for not trying.
RAP ALTERNATIVE
DESCRIPTION
Friendly samples and rapper refusing to
mention the bitches he's shagged.
GROUPS/LABELS
Me Phi Me,Arrested Development,PM dawn.
GEOGRAPHICAL ORIGINS
American mid-West and MTV country
suburbs.
SPOKESPERSON
George Bush
COMMON LYRICAL CONTENT
"Shall we look at the flowers,dear?"
CLUBS
The Student Union
READING MATERIAL
NME
LIKES
Girls & Boys
DISLIKES
Hardcore rap
CLOTHES
Workwear
FAVOURITE EXPRESSIONS
"I don't normally like rap but this is
all right"
DJs
Students
SOCIAL CONSCIOUSNESS RATING
2 for trying too hard.
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MTV - some facts
by Redzone of the Syndicate
The first MTV broadcast took place in
USA in August 1981. Today 60 million
American homes can tune in the channel.
MTV Europe played its first video,
Dire Straits 'Money for Nothing' at
the 1st of August 1987
36 million homes in 27 european
countries have access to MTV today,
and still is heavily expanding.
The youngest VJ is Simone Angel. She
is 20 years old and comes from
Amsterdam.
MTV is available worldvide as MTV USA,
MTV Europe, MTV Australia, MTV Brasil,
MTV Internacional, MTV Asia.
205 million people in 70 countries can
watch MTV.
Mongolia, United Araberimat and Iraq
are among the happy nations!
The most popular VJ at MTV is Ray
Cokes, he is the one who get the most
of the admiration letters.
Newly started is MTV Text, Here you
can find brittish, european and
american charts, music news, info
about the shows, adverts, merchandise,
tour dates etc.
Address:
MTV
P.O.Box 1384
London NW1 ODU
England
NOTES from DEF KLF/MV: ----------------
Just to remember a few important facts.
Not a single Afro-american artist had
been shown on MTV until M. Jackson's
success.
For example the french band Rita-
Mitsouko had its video banned on MTV in
1987 , because " there were too much
black musicians (!)".
And nowadays many videos are still
banned or censored on MTV.
Public Enemy's videos are full of BEEP;
and some videos like Madonna's videos
are prohibed, many people think it is
American censorship,or government that
prevent MTV from showing them, but it's
not because other channels show them in
the US.
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--- MuSiC NeWs ------------------------
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-- by Def KLF of Mad Vision -----------
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JORDY
He is 4 years old, his name is Jordy
and he is number 1 in all the Charts in
France.
The song is called: "C'est dur d'etre
un bébé !". It means "It's hard to be
a baby". That is dance music, a Tekkno
mix has also been done. A version in
English is planned and also a cartoon
about him. So you might be able to
listen to that stupid song pretty soon
in the rest of Europe.
NIRVANA
They are recording a new album, it will
be out at the beginning of Spring 93.
It is recorded in 8 tracks to obtain a
dirtier sound than in "Nevermind".
It might be mixed by Steve Albini,Butch
Vig or Jack Endino(producer of Bleach).
PJ HARVEY
Beginning of the recording of her new
album in Minneapolis,December 92.
It will include 15 new songs, and the
production will be make by Steve Albini
who was in studio recently with the
Wedding Present.
Single: February 93
Album : March ( Island ).
PET SHOP BOYS
New album: February 93 ( EMI ).
DEPECHE MODE
They are in a studio in London to end
their album begun in Madrid & Hamburg.
It's going to be mixed by Flood.
Single: 22th February
Album: 29th March
THE PIXIES
Franck Black also known as Black
Francis from the Pixies will release an
album without the Pixies but with Joey
Santiago. ( Release 7th March )
And a bit earlier only in France, a
single called ' LOS ANGELES '. I have
already listened to it, it's very good
and the album is said to be brilliant.
LAST MINUTE : THE PIXIES SPLIT !
RITA MITSOUKO
New album: March 93
JAZZ RAP LIVES !
Having made sterling appearances on
everyone and their dog's records in '92
Gang Starr have called Donald Byrd, Roy
Ayres, Courtney Pine and Ronnie Jordan
into the studio. The results are
promised for early spring.
LES NEGRESSES VERTES
Helno,the lead singer of the Negresses
Vertes is dead: Heroin Overdose.
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NIRVANA
NEVERMIND + the single 'Dive'
Translated by RedZone/TSC
Smells Like Teen Spirit
=======================
Load up on guns
Bring your friends
It's fun to lose
And to pretend
She's overboard
Myself assured
I know I know
A dirty word
hello (x 16)
With the lights out it's less dangerous
Here we are now
Entertain us
I feel stupid and contagious
Here we are now
Entertain us
A mulatto
An albino
A mosquito
My Libido
Yea
I'm worse at what I do best
And for this gift I feel blessed
Our little group has always been
And always will until the end
hello (x 16)
With the lights out it's less dangerous
Here we are now
Entertain us
I feel stupid and contagious
Here we are now
Entertain us
A mulatto
An albino
A mosquito
My Libido
Yea
And I forget
Just what it takes
And yet I guess it makes me smile
I found it hard
Its hard to find
Oh well, whatever, nevermind
hello (x 16)
With the lights out it's less dangerous
Here we are now
Entertain us
I feel stupid and contagious
Here we are now
Entertain us
A mulatto
An albino
A mosquito
My Libido
Yea
In Bloom
========
Sell the kids for food
Weather changes moods
Spring is here again
Pray for darker grounds
He's the one
He likes all our pretty songs
And he likes to sing along
And he likes to shoot his gun
But he don't know what it means
Don't know what it means
And I say
He's the one
He likes all our pretty songs
And he likes to sing along
And he likes to shoot his gun
But he don't know what it means
Don't know what it means
And I say yea
We can have some more
Nature is a whore
Who's is on a prude (?)
Tender age in bloom
He's the one
He likes all our pretty songs
And he likes to sing along
And he likes to shoot his gun
But he don't know what it means
Don't know what it means
And I say
He's the one
He likes all our pretty songs
And he likes to sing along
And he likes to shoot his gun
But he don't know what it means
Don't know what it means
And I say yea
He's the one
He likes all our pretty songs
And he likes to sing along
And he likes to shoot his gun
But he don't know what it means
Don't know what it means
And I say
He's the one
He likes all our pretty songs
And he likes to sing along
And he likes to shoot his gun
But he don't know what it means
Don't know what it means
Don't know what it means
Don't know what it means
And I say Yea
Come As You Are
===============
Come
As you are
As you were
As I want you to be
As a friend
As a friend
As a known memory
Take your time
Hurry up
The Choice is your
Dont' be late
Take a rest
As a friend
As a known memory
memory ah
memory ah
memory ah
Come
Doused in mud
Cept in bleach
As I want you to be
As a trend
A a friend
As a known memory ah
memory ah
memory ah
memory ah
And I swear
That I don't have a gun
No I don't have a gun
No I don't have a gun
memory ah
memory ah
memory ah
memory ah {don't have a gun}
And I swear
That I don't have a gun
No I don't have a gun
No I don't have a gun
No I don't have a gun
No i don't have a gun
{memory ah}
{memory ah}
Breed
=====
I don't care ( X5 )
Care if it's old
I don't mind ( X5 )
mind
Don't have a mind
Get way ( X5 )
Way from your home
I'm afraid ( X4 )
Fraid, GO!
Sleepy head
You can have to mean
I don't mean to stair
WE don't have to breed
We can plant a house
We can build a tree
I don't even care
We don't have to breed
She said (X 8)
REPEAT THE WHOLE THING
Lithium
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I'm so happy
Cause today I found my friends
They're in my head
I'm so ugly
That's ok, cause so are you
Broken mirrors
Sunday morning
Cause everyday for all I care
And I'm not scared
Light my candles
In a daze cause I found god
Yeaa (X bunch of times)
I'm so lonely
That's ok, I shaved my head
And I'm not sad
And just maybe
I'm to blame for all I've heard
And I'm not sure
I'm so excited
I can't wait to meet you there
And I dont' care
I'm so horny
That's ok, my will is good
Yeaa (x bunch of times)
I like it
I'm not gonna crack
I miss you
I'm not gonna crack
I love you
I'm not gonna crack
I killed you
I'm not gonna crack
I like it
I'm not gonna crack
I miss you
I'm not gonna crack
I love you
I'm not gonna crack
I killed you
I'm not gonna crack
I'm so happy
Cause today I found my friends
They're in my head
I'm so ugly
That's ok, cause so are you
Broken mirrors
Sunday morning
Cause everyday for all I care
And I'm not scared
Light my candles
In a daze cause I found god
Yeaa (X bunch of times)
I like it
I'm not gonna crack
I miss you
I'm not gonna crack
I love you
I'm not gonna crack
I killed you
I'm not gonna crack
I like it
I'm not gonna crack
I miss you
I'm not gonna crack
I love you
I'm not gonna crack
I killed you
I'm not gonna crack
Polly
=====
Polly want a cracker
Think i should've offered first
Think she wants some water
Do put out the blowtorch
Is it me
Have a seat
Let me clip
Her dirty wings
Let me take a ride
Cut yourself
Was a mouth
Please myself
Got some rope
Have been told
Promise you
Have been true
Let me take a ride
Cut yourself
Was a mouth
Please myself
Polly wants a cracker
Maybe she will like some food
She asked me to untie her
Chase her not nice for few
Is it me
Have a seat
Let me clip
Her dirty wings
Let me take a ride
Cut yourself
Was a mouth
Please myself
Got some rope
Have been told
Promise you
Have been true
Let me take a ride
Cut yourself
Was a mouth
Please myself
{Polly said }
Polly said her back hurts
She's just as bored as me
She caught me off my guard
Amazes me with her instinct
Is it me
Have a seat
Let me clip
Her dirty wings
Let me take a ride
Cut yourself
Was a mouth
Please myself
Got some rope
Have been told
Promise you
Have been true
Let me take a ride
Cut yourself
Was a mouth
Please myself
Territorial Pissings
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{intro thing}
When I was a little lad
Coal trains were not built yet
Gotta find a way
I better wait
I better wait
Gotta find a way
I better wait
I better wait
Never met a wise man
If so it's a woman
Gotta find a way
I better wait
I better wait
Gotta find a way
I better wait
I better wait
Gotta find a way
I better wait
I better wait
Gotta find a way
I better wait
I better wait
Just because you're paranoid
Don't mean they're not after you
Gotta find a way /
I better wait < X10
I better wait \
Drain you
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{SORRY PEOPLE. THis one was impossible
for me}
One baby to another says
"I'm lucky to met you"
I don't care what you think of mess
It is about me
It is now
But duty due completely drain you
I try to prove
But you defend I pinned your affection
Showed me for you
Pass it back and forth
Here I'll fasten a kiss
>From my mouth to yours
I like you
With blah blah blah
You made it I became your pupil
You taught me everything
About a poisoned apple
The water is so yellow
I'm a healthy student
I did a grade for fact
Your mouth for fluids
Showed me for you
Pass it back and forth
Here I'll fasten a kiss
>From my mouth to yours
I like you
You, You, You, You, You
One baby to another says
"I'm lucky to met you"
I don't care what you think of mess
It is about me
It is now
But duty due completely drain you
I try to prove
But you defend I pinned your affection
Showed me for you
Pass it back and forth
Here I'll fasten a kiss
>From my mouth to yours
Slap it lips to lips
You're my vitamins
I like you
Lounge Act
==========
Truth, Come a little security
I can't let you smile for me
Liked you but I go to work
Turn it up, take a turn
Don't regret a thing
I got this friend, you see
Makes me feel
I want him more
And I could steal
I'll arrest myself
And wear a shirt
I'll go outta my way
To prove I still
Still love you
Don't, tell me what I wanna hear
Fraid I've never known a fear
Experience anything I need
I'll keep fighting jealousy
Tell this fucking god
I got this friend, you see
Makes me feel
I want him more
And I could steal
I'll arrest myself
And wear a shirt
I'll go outta my way
To prove I still
Still love you
I got this friend, you see
Truth, Come a little security
I can't let you smile for me
Liked you but I go to work
Turn it up, take a turn
Don't regret a thing
I got this friend, you see
Makes me feel
I want him more
And I could steal
I'll arrest myself
And wear a shirt
I'll go outta my way
To make you feel
Well make your pact
And learn from who
At the end we'll walk
Not with room
And we'll still watch out
Watching you
Still, still love you
They still, still love you
still love you
Stay Away
=========
Monkey See, monkey do
{away}
Grab at me to be cool
{away}
Hear the line engine rhyme
{away}
There's just one of us blind
{away}
Stay
Stay away,Stay away,Stay away
Give an inch, take a smile
{away}
Scratch an itch, scratch a style
{away}
Throw it out, keep it in
{away}
Have to have poison skin
{away}
Stay
Stay away, Stay away, Stay away
Away
Away
Stay
Stay away, Stay away, Stay away
Monkey See, monkey do
{away}
Grab at me to be cool
{away}
Hear the line engine rhyme
{away}
There's just one of us blind
{away}
Stay
Stay away, Stay away, Stay away
Away
Away
Stay
Stay away, Stay away, Stay away
Stay
Stay away, Stay away, Stay away
Stay away, Stay away, Got to stay
On A Plain
==========
Slap yourself
Without any words
I've got so high
I scratched till I bleed
Love myself
Better than you
Know it's wrong
So what should I do
Finest Day
That I ever had
Cause when I learn
Cry on the band
Love myself
Better than you
Know it's wrong
So what should I do
I'm on a plain
I can't complain
I'm on a plain
My mother died
Every night
They said you see
And quote me I'm mad
Love myself
Better than you
Know it's wrong
So what should I do
Black she got
Black nails again
You got to put
She's offers a goat
Love myself
Better than you
Know it's wrong
So what should I do
I'm on a plain
I can't complain
I'm on a plain
Somewhere out in love
There's a fourth
In a dream
There's memories stored
What the hell
Am I trying to say
Use that time
To make it all clear
To write off lies
That don't make a sense
Love myself
Better than you
Know it's wrong
So what should I do
One more special
Message to go
Then I'm done
And I can go home
Love myself
Better than you
Know it's wrong
So what should I do
I'm on a plain I
I can't complain I 4 TIMES
Something in the Way
====================
Underneath the bridge
The top has sprung a leak
And the animals I've trapped
Have all become my pets
And I'm living off of grass
And the drippings from my ceiling
It's ok to eat fish
Cause they don't have any feelings
Something in the way <
Ummmmm <
Something in the way, yea < X4
Ummmmm <
Underneath the bridge
The top has sprung a leak
And the animals I've trapped
Have all become my pets
And I'm living off of grass
And the drippings from my ceiling
It's ok to eat fish
Cause they don't have any feelings
Something in the way <
Ummmmm <
Something in the way, yea < X5
Ummmmm <
Dive
====
Oh
Pick me, Pick me yea
Live alone, lone single
Atleast, atleast yea
Everyone is hollow
Pick me, pick me yea
Everyone is waiting
Pick me pick me yea
You can be the baby
hey
dive, dive, dive
dive in me
dive, dive, dive
dive in me ( X4 )
Kiss this, kiss that yea
Live alone, lone single
Atleast, atleast yea
You could be my hero
Pick me, pick me yea
Everyone is waiting
Hit me, hit me yea
I'm real good at hitting
hey
dive, dive, dive ...
dive in me, dive in me...
dive, dive, dive ...
dive in me, dive in me...
all work performed by REDZONE/TSC !
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Alpina of
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presents the lyrics of Can't Truss it
and Shut em Down by PUBLIC ENEMY of
their Album Apocalypse 91 -
The Enemy strikes black.
CAN'T TRUSS IT ------------------------
Bass in your face
Not an eight track
Gettin' it good to the wood
So the people
Give you some a dat
Reactin' to the fax
That I kick and it stick
And I stay around
Pointin' to the joint,
put the Buddha down
Goin' goin' gettin to the roots
Ain't given it up
So turn me loose
But then again I got a story
That's harder than the hardcore
Cost of the holocaust
I'm talin' 'bout the one still goin' on
I know
Where I'm from not dum diddie dum
From the base motherland
The place of the drum
Invaded by the wack diddie wack
Fooled the black, left us faded
King and chief probably had a big beef
Because of dat now I gnt my teeth
So here's a song to the strong
'Bout a shake of a snake
And the smile went along wit dat
Can't truss it
Kickin' wicked rhymes
Like a fortune teller
'Cause the wickedness done by Jack
Where everybody at
Divided and sold
For liquor and the gold
Smacked in the back
For the other man to mack
Now the story that I'm kickin' is gory
Little Rock where they be
Dockin' this boat
No hope I'm shackled
Plus gang tackled
By the other hand swingin' the rope
Wearin' red,
white and blue Jack and his crew
The guy's authorized
beat down for the brown
Man to man, each one so it teach one
Born to terrorize sisters
and every brother
One love who said it
I know Whodini sang it
But the hater taught hate
That's why we gang bang it
Beware of the hand
When it's comin' from the left
I ain't trippin' just watch ya step
Can't truss it
An I judge everyone, one by the one
Look here come the judge
Watch it here he come now
I can only guess what's happ'nin'
Years ago he woulda been
The ships captain
Gettin' me bruised on a cruise
What I got to lose, lost all contact
Got me layin' on my back
Rollin' in my own leftover
When I roll over,
I roll over in somebody else's
90 Fuckin' days on a slave ship
Count 'em fallin' off
2, 3, 4 hun'ed at a time
Blood in the wood and it's mine
I'm chokin' on spit feelin' pain
Like my brain bein' chained
Still gotta give it what I got
But it's hot in the day,
cold in the night
But I thrive to survive.
I pray to God to stay alive
Attitude boils up inside
And that ain't it (I'll every quit)
Still I pray to get my hands 'round
The neck of the man wit' the whip
3 months pass,
they brand a label on my ass
To signify
Owned
I'm on the microphone
Sayin' 1555
How I'm livin'
We been livin' here
Livin' ain't the word
I been givin'
Haven't got
Classify us in the have-nots
Fightin' haves
'Cause it's all about money
When it comes Armageddon
Mean I'm gettin' mine
Here I am turn it over Sam
427 to the year
Do you understand
That's why it's hard
For the black to love the land
Once again
Bass in your face
SHUT EM DOWN --------------------------
I testified
My mama cried
Black people died
When the other man lied
See the TV, listen to me double trouble
I overhaul and I'm comin'
From the lower level
I'm takin' tabs
Sho nuff stuff to grab
like shirts it hurts
Wit a neck to wreck
Took a poll 'cause our soul
Took a toll
From the education
Of a TV station
But look around
Hear go the sound of the wreckin' ball
Boom an Pound
When I
Shut 'em down
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
What I use in the battle for the mind
I hit it hard
Like it supposed
Pullin' no blows to the nose
Like uncle L said I'm rippin' up shows
Then what it is
only 5 percent of the biz
I'm addin' woes
That's how da why it goes
Then U think I rank never drank,
point blank
I own loans
Suckers got me runnin' from the bank
Civil liberty I can't se to pay a lee
I never saw a way to pay a sap
To read the law
Then come a victim of a lawyer
Don't know ya, never saw ya
Tape cued
Gettin' me sued
Playin' games wit' my head
What the judge said put me in the red
Got me thinkin'
'bout a trigger to the lead
No no
My educated mind say
Suckers gonna pay
Anyway
There gonna be a day
'Cause the troop they roll in
To posse up
Whole from the ground
Ready to go
Throw another round
Sick of the ride
It's suicide
For the other side of the town
When I find a way to shut 'em down
Who count the money
In da neighborhood
But we spendin' money
To no end lookin' for a friend
In a war to the core
Rippin' up the poor in da stores
Till they get a brother
Kickin' down doors
Then I figure I kick it bigger
Look 'em dead in the eye
And they wince
Defense is pressurized
They don't want it to be
Another racial attack
In disguise so give some money back
I like NIKE but wait a minute
The neighborhood supports so put some
Money in it
Corporations owe
Dey gotta give up the dough
To da town
Or else
We gotta shut'em down
PUBLIC ENEMY CONSISTS OF:
CHUCK D - THE HARD RHYMER
FLAVOR FLAV - THE JUICE
TERMINATOR X - THE TRACK ATTACKER
THE SECURITY OF THE FIRST WORLD
DEPARTMENT OF LIBERATION:
SISTER SOULJAH -
SISTER OF INSTRUCTION/
DIRECTOR OF ATTITUDE
HARRY ALLEN -
HIP HOP ACTIVIST/MEDIA ASSASIN
HANK SHOCKLEE -
COMMANDER OF THE FLIGHT DECK
PRODUCED, CREATED, ARRANGED,
DIRECTED AND SEQUENCED BY
THE IMPERIAL GRAND MINISTERS OF FUNK:
STUART ROBERTZ
CERWIN DEPPER
GARY G-WIZ
THE JBL
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS:
THE BOMB SQUAD
(C) 1991 DEF JAM
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RAP REVIEWS
ALPINA OF TPN
---------------------------------------
YO! Brothers and Sisters (hope there
will be some female readers).
Alpina of TPN strikes back with another
article for the best underground
hardcore Discmag on ST (or perhaps on
Falcon).
In this article you will find all news
about the Rap-scene. I present you the
latest CD's or records, as you please.
If I'm motivated, more issues will
released & the earth did not explode I
will write also articles about the
latest Rap-stuff in future issues.
Here are the ratings:
*** (three stars): Megacool flavor !!!!
Run to the next shop
and buy it (faast!).
** (two stars): Cool stuff!!
If you have much money
at the moment buy it.
If not copy it on a MC
from a friend. If no
friend has the CD,
contact me (address in
the adverts) and I can
copy it for ya.
* (one star): Only nice and nothing
special.Better listen
to it before copying!
(no star): Shit ! No flavor,shit
lyrics, shit ryhmes.
Everything is shit!!
So no more bullshit better let's start:
BEASTIE BOYS: CHECK YOUR HEAD
The three guys from Brooklyn/N.Y. are
back with a new album.In my opinon it's
really a musical-masterpiece. The first
tune is called Jimmy James & it's cool
as ice. It was in the Top 20 in the
States. Then there's Pass the Mic also
a very good tune witch was also on the
charts and So watcha want. This three
tunes are also released on Video.
Especially the So watcha want Video is
very good.
The other tunes are also very good.It's
really hard stuff, often with heavy
guitars and the bassline is high as
always.The most lyrics aren't bullshit.
In most tunes they are talking about
serious problems. Very good comeback by
the Beastie Boys. Hope there will be
more cool stuff in the future.
RATING: ***
EPMD: BUSINESS NEVER PERSONAL
Yeah! It's the fourth Album by the two
strictly hardcore Rapper from NY. After
Strictly Business, Unfinished Business
and Golddigger it's also a CD with very
well produced tracks.The best is a tune
called Crossover witch is also released
on Video. They talk about Rap and that
many have changed up their style from
"jeans to suits" that means that more
and more Rapper are using bad lyrics &
ryhmes and they are going more and more
to the Pop-music witch is of course
shit! On the album there are also Guest
apperiences by Das EFX and K-Solo. They
are now on Tour together with Das EFX,
K-Solo and Redman. Let's hope that they
also come to Europe. This is hardcore
funk , hardcore sound, this only can
mean:
RATING: ***
DEFKLF RATING: ***
DAS EFX: DEAD SERIOUS
Whow!! What a boom! Two newcomer from
N.Y. with their first Album They have
a really new style. It's a kind of hard
stuff with a little bit Reagge (it's
hard to explain) There are tunes like
Mic Checka (cool Video!), They want
EFX and many more very cool tunes.
I think there's nothing to wonder that
this Album is great, because it's
produced by EPMD!! I think DAS (this is
a German Article,but I have no idea why
they have used it for their name) EFX
have a great future because they done
a small revolution with their new
style!
Of course:
RATING: ***
ERIC B + RAKIM:
DON'T SWEAT THE TECHNIQUE
New Album featuring a mixure of really
good stuff.Don't Sweat the technique is
a tune witch sound very good. They used
once again a saxo in the background
and I think the Video is also nice esp.
the girls with not much closes on. Some
of the tunes are in my opinion a little
bit soft, but that doesn't matter. The
Album is only produced by one man:
Eric B. He's responsible for all sound,
scratchwork and he has written all
lyrics. The vocals are by Rakim.
RATING: ** (because of the soft tunes)
ICE CUBE: DEATH CETIFICATE
The nigger you love to hate is back with
a new album witch contains many good
hard hardcore stuff. He is also against
sucker mc's like Vanilla Ice or Hammer.
In his Video "Be true to the Game" he
kidnaps many suckers. Ice Cube is a
fascinating man. 'Cause he's a real man
from the Ghetto. And also after he sold
many Cd's, Tapes and records he still
lives in South Central/L.A. (This is
where the big troubles had happen this
year after the 3 cops,who fucked my man
Roodney King are called free). With the
money he earned he has not bought a big
car or house but he's spending his
money for projects in his neighbor-
hood. So, another reason to buy his
brill work!
RATING: ***
BOBBY BROWN: BOBBY
Wot? Bobby Brown? Who's that?I think he
is only a new newjack. After lamebrain
Hammer another has changed his style
from "jeans to suits". I think this
Album has nothing in common with
harcore stuff. It's only another "Pop
tip". This Album is only produced to
get one or two tunes very high in the
charts. It's a simple Pop Album with
one or two " good " sounds and
the rest is 5 minutes stuff.
Don't think that I have bought this
shit Cd only a friend of mine and he
has already scratched it. So it's:
RATING: (ZERO)
PUBLIC ENEMY: GREATEST MISSES
Yeah!! The masters did it again! This
new Album consits of new, not yet
released tunes & remixed old stuff and
a live version of Shut'em down. It's as
always megacool!! The new tunes are:
Tie goes to the Runner,Get off my back,
Hazy Shade of Criminal (very good), Air
Hoodlum and some more.The remixed tunes
are taken from all the old Albums but
now they sound much fresher. I think it
is a nice thing for all PE addicted
people (like me of course!) who are
waiting for a new Album witch is
commin'in 93.
RATING:********************************
ICE CUBE: THE PREDATOR
Yeah, I bought this fucking cool CD
yesterday. There's the tune called
"Wicked" and it's very good.
Ice Cube is once again attacking the
gouverment and cops very hard:
"ICE CUBE TO ACKNOWLEDGE AMERICA'S
COPS FOR THEIR SYTEMATIC AND BRUTAL
KILLINGS OF BROTHERS ALL OVER THE
COUNTRY (MOST OF THE STORIES NEVER MADE
IT TO THE CAMERA). THESE ACTIONS
COMMITTED BY THE POLICE HAVE PROVIDED
ME WITH SOME OF THE MATERIAL FOR THIS
ALBUM. TO SUM ALL UP,THANKS FOR NOTHIN'
WHITE AMERICA NEEDS TO THANK ALL BLACK
PEOPLE FOR STILL TALKIN' TO THEM 'CAUSE
YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE STOP !!!!
Ice Cube speaks as an African not as an
American or African American ! This
Album is simply great:
RATING:********************************
Note from DK/AMAZINE: He speaks as an
African...but he's american....I don't
C what he's so great... I'm tired with
band like Arrested Development which
say stupid things like :" I see Africa
as a promised land, where one day all
African people across the world could
come back". Their vision of Africa is
idealistic, Africa is not a peaceful
place... Well i don't feel like today
talking a lot about this, but I just
tell every black people to be careful
when they talk about Africa, if they
don't want people answering them:
GO BACK AFRICA !
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RECORD REVIEWS
If you want a copy of one of these
albums,write to our PO BOX in BELGIUM
and tell me what you can send in
exchange. REAL LIFE / BP 19 / B 4030 /
GRIVEGNEE 1 / BELGIUM
---------------------------------------
NENEH CHERRY
"Homebrew"
Circa records / Virgin
"Homebrew" is the 2nd album from the
most famous swedish musician : Neneh
Cherry.A very important point to notice
about this album is that it has been
engineered by Cameron Mc Vey who lives
with Neneh and who had also produced
and mixed all tracks from Massive
Attack's album : "Blue Lines". So a few
songs sound like it. Some shuffle beat
boxes, some peaceful scratches...
It a bit less pop than her 1st album,
even if the single " For the love of
money " is funky or if the song with
Michael Stipe of Rem winks at Rock.
One of the subject songs deal with
is Sex. But it is much more inteligent
and relevant than "Salt and Pepper" or
Madonna.
The tone is funnier,cooler... ( tongue-
in-cheek ). She says things like sex is
beautiful, children need to learn sex
in school, relations between male and
female might be tenderness, affection
shared and not a try of domination. But
it is never moralist or militant.
And finally to be complete I must say
that there's a song featuring Guru from
Gangstarr.
It's a very good record that can be
listened to by Hip-Hop-freaks but also
by people who like authentic things.
There's no compromise, ulterior motives
or anything like that,Neneh Cherry did
what she wanted to do and we thank her.
Def KLF / Mad vision
---------------------------------------
PUBLIC ENEMY
"Greatest misses"
Def Jam / Sony
With the coming of bands like Arrested
Development & D.C. Basehead in the Rap
world , it seems to be time for
negociations. Even if rap identity is
urban and destroy after L.A.'s riots,
hard-boiled rappers talk about peace,
and Bloods and Crips in L.A are said to
walk together now.
So we expected from Public Enemy a
change. And if Greatest misses is not
a radical change, it is nevetheless
a deceleration...
"Tie goes the runner" and "Hazy shade
of criminal" sound like the previous
2 albums, but the 4 other new titles
are cooler than what they were doing.
"Get off my back" can easily be sung
under your shower...
The 6 other tracks are old songs
remixed. It might be for people who
didn't know PE 1st albums, but except
"Louder than a bomb" which is magnify,
the new versions of the 5 other songs
don't bring anything new to the titles.
What can we expect from PE next album
something "politicaly correct" ? or a
new apocalypse ?
Who knows... and who really know what
would be better ?
Def Klf / Mad Vision
---------------------------------------
MARKY MARK and the Funky Bunch
"You gotta believe"
Interscope records / Warner music
I went to my usual shop record to buy
the James & Walter's album, but it
wasn't in the boxes. So I checked the
new rap records, Stereo Mc's wasn't
there but many from Marky Mark...
I've finally bought it, even if I
didn't know anything about this record.
My very 1st impression was not very
good a bit too funk and pop from my
point.
Back at home, I look at the sleeve,and
I read the greetings....amazement...
New Kids On The Block are in !!!! and
Addidas is greeted as sneaker supplier,
and Roots for supplying their clothes.
A few days later Gangster/MV phoned me
I told him about my purchase and he
told me the uncensored truth...
Marky Mark is the brother of a guy from
New Kids.
Marky's voice sucks,lyrics are insipid
I'm very ashamed of having bought such
a shit.
If anybody like M.M., I'm okay to sell
him my original tape or to swap it for
anything else even a blank tape. It is
not a joke. Write to my PO BOX.
---------------------------------------
THE FRANK and WALTERS
"Trains,boats and planes"
Go! Disc/Barclay
If you expect from a record to give
you preconceived ideas, solutions about
world problems, this record is not for
you.
This record deals with values like
friendship,fraternity,right to love and
to be loved.
Frank and Walters world is not ours,
They live far away from our world of
fashion and of ambition.
Their music is joyful, a bit like the
"Shinny Happy people" of REM. Their
authenticity and their simplicity give
some entertaining melodies.
Simple things are the most difficult
things to talk about. The F&W find the
right words talk to about them,and I am
not able to talk about their words;just
listen to their music and you will
be impressed by it , as kids are
impressed watching trains, boats and
planes.
Def Klf/MV
---------------------------------------
NIRVANA
"Incesticide"
Geffen/BMG
This is not their new album, but a
compilation. Is Nirvana going to be
a commercial band ?
But it is more than a classic 'Greatest
hits' record. The only
song which is on their previous album
( Never Mind ) is Polly and the new
version is a very quick one. It can't
be compared with the original one.
The 13 other songs are old unknow
songs. In fact it is B sides
of singles, Bonus tracks... From my
point of view if you enjoyed Never Mind
you might buy "Bleach" their first real
album,it is better. But if you're a
fan of Nirvana, ( you already got
"Bleach" ), so buy "Incesticide" you
won't be disapointed by titles like
"DIVE" or "Molly's lips".
---------------------------------------
Check also out this 2 very good albums
EPMD " BUSINESS NEVER PERSONAL "
DINOSAUR jr " WHERE YOU BEEN "
For French people,French record reviews
are in the French corner.
******************************************************************
RECORD REVIEWS
If you want a copy of one of these
albums,write to our PO BOX in BELGIUM
and tell me what you can send in
exchange. REAL LIFE / BP 19 / B 4030 /
GRIVEGNEE 1 / BELGIUM
---------------------------------------
NENEH CHERRY
"Homebrew"
Circa records / Virgin
"Homebrew" is the 2nd album from the
most famous swedish musician : Neneh
Cherry.A very important point to notice
about this album is that it has been
engineered by Cameron Mc Vey who lives
with Neneh and who had also produced
and mixed all tracks from Massive
Attack's album : "Blue Lines". So a few
songs sound like it. Some shuffle beat
boxes, some peaceful scratches...
It a bit less pop than her 1st album,
even if the single " For the love of
money " is funky or if the song with
Michael Stipe of Rem winks at Rock.
One of the subject songs deal with
is Sex. But it is much more inteligent
and relevant than "Salt and Pepper" or
Madonna.
The tone is funnier,cooler... ( tongue-
in-cheek ). She says things like sex is
beautiful, children need to learn sex
in school, relations between male and
female might be tenderness, affection
shared and not a try of domination. But
it is never moralist or militant.
And finally to be complete I must say
that there's a song featuring Guru from
Gangstarr.
It's a very good record that can be
listened to by Hip-Hop-freaks but also
by people who like authentic things.
There's no compromise, ulterior motives
or anything like that,Neneh Cherry did
what she wanted to do and we thank her.
Def KLF / Mad vision
---------------------------------------
PUBLIC ENEMY
"Greatest misses"
Def Jam / Sony
With the coming of bands like Arrested
Development & D.C. Basehead in the Rap
world , it seems to be time for
negociations. Even if rap identity is
urban and destroy after L.A.'s riots,
hard-boiled rappers talk about peace,
and Bloods and Crips in L.A are said to
walk together now.
So we expected from Public Enemy a
change. And if Greatest misses is not
a radical change, it is nevetheless
a deceleration...
"Tie goes the runner" and "Hazy shade
of criminal" sound like the previous
2 albums, but the 4 other new titles
are cooler than what they were doing.
"Get off my back" can easily be sung
under your shower...
The 6 other tracks are old songs
remixed. It might be for people who
didn't know PE 1st albums, but except
"Louder than a bomb" which is magnify,
the new versions of the 5 other songs
don't bring anything new to the titles.
What can we expect from PE next album
something "politicaly correct" ? or a
new apocalypse ?
Who knows... and who really know what
would be better ?
Def Klf / Mad Vision
---------------------------------------
MARKY MARK and the Funky Bunch
"You gotta believe"
Interscope records / Warner music
I went to my usual shop record to buy
the James & Walter's album, but it
wasn't in the boxes. So I checked the
new rap records, Stereo Mc's wasn't
there but many from Marky Mark...
I've finally bought it, even if I
didn't know anything about this record.
My very 1st impression was not very
good a bit too funk and pop from my
point.
Back at home, I look at the sleeve,and
I read the greetings....amazement...
New Kids On The Block are in !!!! and
Addidas is greeted as sneaker supplier,
and Roots for supplying their clothes.
A few days later Gangster/MV phoned me
I told him about my purchase and he
told me the uncensored truth...
Marky Mark is the brother of a guy from
New Kids.
Marky's voice sucks,lyrics are insipid
I'm very ashamed of having bought such
a shit.
If anybody like M.M., I'm okay to sell
him my original tape or to swap it for
anything else even a blank tape. It is
not a joke. Write to my PO BOX.
---------------------------------------
THE FRANK and WALTERS
"Trains,boats and planes"
Go! Disc/Barclay
If you expect from a record to give
you preconceived ideas, solutions about
world problems, this record is not for
you.
This record deals with values like
friendship,fraternity,right to love and
to be loved.
Frank and Walters world is not ours,
They live far away from our world of
fashion and of ambition.
Their music is joyful, a bit like the
"Shinny Happy people" of REM. Their
authenticity and their simplicity give
some entertaining melodies.
Simple things are the most difficult
things to talk about. The F&W find the
right words talk to about them,and I am
not able to talk about their words;just
listen to their music and you will
be impressed by it , as kids are
impressed watching trains, boats and
planes.
Def Klf/MV
---------------------------------------
NIRVANA
"Incesticide"
Geffen/BMG
This is not their new album, but a
compilation. Is Nirvana going to be
a commercial band ?
But it is more than a classic 'Greatest
hits' record. The only
song which is on their previous album
( Never Mind ) is Polly and the new
version is a very quick one. It can't
be compared with the original one.
The 13 other songs are old unknow
songs. In fact it is B sides
of singles, Bonus tracks... From my
point of view if you enjoyed Never Mind
you might buy "Bleach" their first real
album,it is better. But if you're a
fan of Nirvana, ( you already got
"Bleach" ), so buy "Incesticide" you
won't be disapointed by titles like
"DIVE" or "Molly's lips".
---------------------------------------
Check also out this 2 very good albums
EPMD " BUSINESS NEVER PERSONAL "
DINOSAUR jr " WHERE YOU BEEN "
For French people,French record reviews
are in the French corner.
******************************************************************
Teenage Fanclub discography
by Redzone of Syndicate
Teenage Fanclub is best known for being
the special guest during Nirvana's
European tour last summer.
They have also signed for the same
label as Nirvana, DAVID GEFFEN COMPANY.
The band consists of:
Norman Blake - song, guitar
Raymond McGinley - guitar, song
Gerard Love - bass, song
Brendan O'Hare - drums, song
Address:
Teenage Fanclub
P.O. Box 1880
London N16 0DZ
England
Discography:
7 inches
--------
Everything Flows/Primary Education/
Speeder (only 1000 copies made) '90
The Ballad of John And Yoko
(Single sided, Limited edition) '90
God Knows It's True/So Far Gone '90
Star Sign/Heavy Metal 6 '91
Star Sign/Like a virgin
(Limited Edition) '91
The Concept/Long Hair '91
What you do to me/B-side '92
Free Again/Bad Seeds (USA only) '92
12 inches and CD ep's
---------------------
God knows it's true/Weedbreak/
So far gone/Ghetto blaster '90
Star Sign/Heavy Metal 6/Like A
Virgin/Star Sign (Demo ver.) '91
The Concept/What you do to me
(demo)/ Long Hair/Robot Love '91
What you do to me/B-Side/Life's A
gas (cover)/Filler '92
LP
--
A Catholic Education '90
The King (instrumental) '91
Bandwagonesque '91
CD
--
Bandwagonesque '91
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TEKKNO KLONES
by Molloch / Netzwerk
---------------------------------------
On the early autumn 91,one song pushed
techno music into all European charts.
"L.A. Style" with "James Brown is dead"
Because of its popularity there were
many follow-ups to this song.
- HOLY NOISE
"James Brown is still alive"
- THE CURSE
"All systems (are go)"
- RTZ
"Dance your ass off"
- MYSTERIA
"Who killed J.F.K ?"
- MYRDIN
"Heute nacht ist Myrdins Nacht"
- COMMANDER TOM
"Is ET or XTC ?"
- KINSKY
"Kinsky is dead"
- TOTAL REWIND
"James Brown is Brown"
- KRANZ
"Helmut Kohl ist tot"
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