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May 17, 2005
King Rat
Finished China Mieville's King Rat the other morning on the ferry. I enjoyed it - a good story, with good texture. Not as richly imagined as some of his other work, but a good read.
A significant aspect of the story revolves around the Jungle music scene - which I'd no exposure too, so I pulled up a genre sampler in Rhapsody. Some good stuff there, interesting weaves of heavy percussion with loops sampled from just about every other genre imaginable. Not something I'm likely to listen to all day every day, but interesting.
Posted by dberger at May 17, 2005 10:12 AM
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I thought King Rat was quite good. More accessible to the average reader than his other stuff (a polite way of saying not as advanced *grin*). The portrayal of the Piper will haunt me til the end of my days.
Posted by: Titus at May 17, 2005 5:05 PM
Check out Tala Matrix by Tabla Beat Science. Classical Indian drums by the Zakir Hussain (world famous tabla player) with a softer jungle/electronica touch mixed in. Supposedly these guys meet every once in a while and crank out an entire set in a day or two.
Posted by: Steve S. at May 18, 2005 8:04 AM