from the 12” single, Trax Records, 1986It’s incredible to watch drama unfurl in academia--- not in the classroom however, but in the department; when you get that many brilliant people all shuffling around for power and respect, things can get mighty ugly from time to time. Unfortunately, it must be that time again, because shit got wacky here recently, mainly a small cluster of big-headed tenure-track faculty that are attempting to pull a quasi-coup; thankfully, the chair is squarely in our corner on this one, so those whiny fucks will just have to relax a little bit, lose some control as it were. The history of this particular track is also wrapped in drama, with 2 of its 3 creators claiming the construction of that wonky bassline: Mike ‘Adonis’ Smith and, more credibly, Marshall Jefferson (I say that because Vince Lawrence, the other part of this crew who was there, claims that Marshall's version of history is the right one), whose lack of ability in programming the 303 is what’s responsible for the funky roll; supposedly, it was on tape and playing at the Music Box before he even met Adonis. Alas, dealing with big egos can be an awfully difficult endeavor, no matter what the setting I suppose. Grab the headphones for this one, and let that vintage acid attack bubble bath take you away.
