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David Holmes I really like his approach on the latest Gramsci Album. David Clark aka Dragstrip does his thing, not anybody elses, which all things considered should high on the list of things too do. Simon W from Ishtar chops and taste. Try Plea for Acoustic side of his playing Diego Hariswari expec...

I'm not quite sure of the ghist of your post Henderson, but no I am not implying anything re: sound quailty of the forementioned brands, just a refelection on what people are gigging with.

I like the "workhorse" description. Once set up properly they really are a remarkably stress-free instrument. Bass wise they are "the tone", certainly not familiarity breeding contempt. Im in no rush to part with mine, I thought when I got the Jazz many years ago it might be a &q...

The Bootsy Album is Zillatron, "Lord of the Harvest".

Came out on Bill Laswell's Black Arc Label, which I'm well impressed with.

I'm not entirely convinced that this Album is "songs"but there sure is equal amounts of silliness and serious grooves/playing.

Yeah, no-one lives in a vacuum,but I do think there is a difference between influence and wholesale taking. Still each to his own. The other thing thats bugging me on this thread is the immeadiate linkage of thumping to Funk Music. Ones a technique and the others a Genre, right? Jamerson and Dunn ne...

Why listen to Mark King when Stanley Clarke is around?

The only other "style borrowing" I can think of to such an extant would be the chap from the Cure thinking he's Peter Hook and Flea's homage to Louis Johnson.