Where's the dub?

Photek ("The Hidden Camera (Static Mix)"), Source Direct, Klute, and Boymerang produce jungle that fits nicely for me as a mutated form of the dub Case hears on Zion, and it's a paranoid vibe that I think might serve the stories well...

i don't associate dub with the Projects... dub is more Rasta, whereas the Projects are African voodoo.

I think that would depend on the dub, or the context, dub being more technological than traditional reggae (the continuum, if I'm remembering right, being: reggae -> dub -> dancehall in terms of tech use), but that said, I'm really thinking more of what happens to dub after it really sinks into the UK and turns into bands like Massive Attack and Tricky, darkening up their hip-hop and making Massive Attack's "Protection" into the lovely "No Protection" as remixed by the Mad Professor... not a terribly happy album, but definitely suitable for the Marcus Garvey interstellar sound system.

Fun exercise, isn't this?

I believe "No Protection" came out in 1996, which happens to be my post count right now!

I just stumbled across some Muslimgauze in my music collection ("Under Saffron" from the album "Farouk Enjineer"). That points toward the sort of musical fusion I have in mind, anyway.

Hello -
I was just browsing this site and your comments, and was so intrigued by the thought behind many opinions I decided to join. Neuromancer has been an old friend for many years, one I return to time and again for inspiration, perspective and mere needed immersion.
Two sources of music that I find blend remarkably well are much of Paul Oakenfold's work, especially his live shows, and the soundtrack from 'Hackers' - namely Halcyon and on and on. I never thought my life would lead me to the East, and at twenty three I now find myself employed in Japan. Beleive me, my first Tokyo sunrise was one of the most spiritual experiences of my life, and you all know what was running through my mind as I looked out across the sea of concrete, and as I walked the neon streets for the first time that night.

mutewinter - cool you joined! I hope you're gonna enjoy it. I know I am.
Tokyo, heh, now Colin will get ronin on your ass, or sth

Nothing so dramatic. A bit of envy, that's all.

Thanks for responding, Vesper and Colin. I spent only a short time in Tokyo, and at times return for meetings - I live just outside of Hiroshima now. Anyways, if you want to live in Japan its remarkably easy - if you have a college degree in anything, you can get a job teaching English in a month.
Vesper, are you a student of latin, as your name implies?

That location should say "not in Japan anymore." I lived in Fukuoka for almost eight years, and I plan on going back. I probably could get a job teaching English, but I think I'd last about three days.

Oh yeah, welcome to the board. I hope you enjoy your stay.

mutewinter - nah, I am just a smartass who knows how and where to look up words that look like names and have a cool sound and meaning to them. To make matters worse, I am a teacher of English by profession... But I would probably last even shorter than Colin. So, I translate. Any jobs for translators up there?

Evening guys, Its been quite a day. A few of Kirins excellent Autumn Brews has left be in the mood to wax prolific, so here I am. Colin, I have some close friends in Fukuoka - nice place. I know what you mean about the teaching - its certainly worthwhile, but man, sometimes...and they don't even take notes, sheesh, they'd learn ten times as much if the local board of education would spring for notebooks and reserve a single day to learn romaji. And thanks for the welcome
Vesper - well, a smartass who knows where to find information is a lot better off than most of the Latin enthusiasts I graduated with - who mostly don't know the purpose of a word rather than its necessity for the successful passage of an exam. I appreciate cool words too "Zdrasvitstye" alone got me into russian I don't know about jobs for translators, but I'll take a look and get back to you.
peace

mutewinter - thanks for all the trouble, but please don't. I mean, who would need a Polish/English/Polish translator in Tokyo? Oh, ok, I know they need all sorts of weird things and people there .

Better a smart ass than a dumb brain.

Vesper - no problem. But that Japanese do seem interested in nearly everything
Colin - whats the best way to learn Kanji? I pick up what I need to week by week, but I wish I had a method.

Oh, don't we all!

You can dedicate yourself to practicing like a Japanese school child (there's a pretty good set of "Kanji Drills" that cover all the basic Kanji taught in school-- I'll look for it some time when I'm not feeling so lazy), and possibly manage to learn enough in a few years, or you can do as you are doing, and just pick up what you need as you go along. I, like most people I think, took the second route, and so I still need to look up kanji regularly. And please don't ask me to write them!

Kanji cards is another way to learn Kanji. You can read them while riding a train and turn the whole thing into a game.

I that some post rock (or avante garde wank, depend on how you look at it!) such as Explosions In The Sky might go well with Neuromancer: The Movie, especially right at the end with the credits starting to role.

If we're going to include Steppin' Razor in there somewhere can we not have the Sublime version (which was a bit pants if you ask me) but the Peter Tosh one instead?

I almost forgot. When I finished reading Neuromancer, I also bought the Ranconteurs album which includes their song "Steady As She Goes". The song's original video is the band having a race with homemade gocarts but I had this vision of it being used right at the end of Neuromancer or at least having a NMR themed video. If I was a bit more technically spiffy, I would feel a YouTube AMV coming on.

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For those first three, I like Beefcake and Somatic Responses. Beefcake has a lot of jazz and classical elements, though they are almost completely electronic. Somatic Responses is tough to describe, but the first track on Accidental Happiness would be an excellent intro piece.

I've done my own track called "Rei Toei"-- after I finished it and listened to it all the way through, I thought of her and how she is described. (If I decide to put it on my MySpace Music site, I'll let you guys know so you can hear it).

Paul Oakenfold's Dread Rock from the second Matrix OST is something I got addicted to a while ago.
Oh, and Gabriela Robin's Turkey from GITS SAC OST 3 is perfect, too. Akira Takemoto's Antidepressant O44 from Serial Xperiment Lain's Cyberia Mix OST could also work well.