Over The Edge Page 6 SOUNDSCAPE January 26, 1999

Baywatch
Various
Sony

From a TV series dominated by
stereotypes comes a CD of stereotyp-
ical music for your stereo at home.

If a California beach party is what
your looking for, then this disc might
just be a worthwhile investment for
you.

Featuring top forty tunes which we
have all heard millions of time at bars
across the land, the disc does carry a
fast, fun loving beat to it, courtesy of

such artists as Will Smith (Gettin’

Jiggy Wit It), DJ Jazzy Jeff and the
Fresh Prince (Summertime), OMC
(How Bizarre), and Diana King (Shy
Guy). A nice calypso beat can be
found in Wyclef Jean's:
Guantanamara, and The Blackout All
Stars: | Like It (Like That).

Honestly, this is a fun CD. It is a
soundtrack which is based on the
type of music which is found playing
in the background on the TV series. If
| were to use my top secret TV trans-
porter(Which | have hastily construct-

ed from an overturned refrigerator [=

box and a felt pen) to send myself into
the world of Baywatch, the CD
depicts precisely the type of music
which | would expect to be playing
incessantly wherever I go. ©

A word of warning: the key to listen-
ing to this CD is to program all of the
songs into your changer and pur-
posely omit the last track unless you
enjoy the hideous pleasure of listen-
ing to David Hasslehoff belting out
“Current of Love” at the top of his
lungs.

The transporter doesn’t seem to be
working as planned...

DJ Nabs
In The Lab with DJ Nabs
Columbia / Sony

Oh yeah...memories...this is old
school. Record scratching, lots of
bass, rap, a progressive beat. Take
me back to the days of Rob Base &
DJ EZ Rock and Kool Moe Dee. Add

‘some vintage Run DMC and you're

almost there.

The thing about DJ Nabs which
draws him away from true Old School
is that.he is also a master of modern

mixing, often accomplishing the same.

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sort of sound as Fatboy Slim
(Astralwerks [Skint] / EMI) accom-
plishes, but he doesn’t use them in
the same way. The crucial difference
is that you will find a heavier beat to
Nabs’ bites, not to mention the rap
style - which truly is Old School in
most cases. You will also find that the
majority of each of his songs features
a guest artist doing the rapping, with
DJ Nabs taking care of...well...DJ’ing
- big surprise.

In his composition “Time”, Nabs
takes the chorus of Cyndi Laupers’
“Time after Time” and puts his own
unique twist on it. It’s never going to
sound the same again. However, you
do have to wonder about an artist
who is content to write a song titled “I
Ain't No Joke”, with the soul purpose
of trying to convince the world that he
is the one, only and best rapper in the
universe. '

A track worth mentioning is the
acapella of “We Trying to Stay Alive”,
featuring Wyclef Jean. It’s not com-
mon to hear rap acapella anymore,
especially from such a well renowned
artist. It’s a treat to hear Wycleff sing,
with a great DJ mixing behind him
too.

If you enjoy rap DJ’s and would like
to listen to a live set, then check out
this CD.

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