MDonaldson → on Nostr: ❝ For one thing, there are no bass lines on any Public Enemy record — Shocklee ...
❝ For one thing, there are no bass lines on any Public Enemy record — Shocklee considered them too “melodic” and “groove‑oriented” for the urgency he wanted the music to suggest. Similarly, to keep things as “edgy and raw” as possible Shocklee insisted that The Bomb Squad use no reverb, which he considered “a symbol of smoothness.” These and other techniques were a reflection of what Chuck D called Shocklee’s desire to “destroy music.” ❞ →
https://reverb.com/news/the-production-of-public-enemy-gear-sampling-and-embracing-distortionPublished at
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