Deja Vu & East Connection were on channel 4 last night!

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Did anyone else see this? It was for Trevor Nelson's documentary discussing serious issues like how he's the blackest person alive. I'm not sure when it was made but it showed them doing 'We're Ready' on Deja Vu so I guess it was sometime last summer. I just thought it was great how at the start Trev was banging on about how So Solid have changed the face of black music in Britain blah blah and then towards the end it had East Connection completely TEARING THEM TO SHREDS THRU THE MEDIUM OF MICROPHONES!

― ssean, Wednesday, 2 July 2003 14:07 (twenty-two years ago)

i saw it - Trevor Nelson's 'Soul Nation'. too much focus on So Solid who have very little to do with soul music in relation to anything else. but the general idea that garage is the modern day UK answer to the street music of Detroit etc. is fair enough. i noticed there was no mention of Talkin' Loud records although some time was devoted to the label's key signings Young Disciples and Omar. surprised Trevor Nelson doesnt seem to have his own label actually (or does he?)

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 2 July 2003 14:14 (twenty-two years ago)

What struck me was that whilst he was trying to illustrate how y'know, we don't need those yanks, we have our OWN soul, all of the people he interviewed sung in american accents and sung american songs! Especially the cringesome bit where Kaish SO SOLID SOLDIER and his mate were serenading him with 'i'll make love to you' by B2M on top of a tower block in perfect american accents! I mean did he not see the irony in this?

― ssean, Wednesday, 2 July 2003 14:19 (twenty-two years ago)

that was lame, but Miss Dynamite came off really well despite the naffness of her George Michael duet earlier this year. the footage of her MCing at some club was good.

― stevem (blueski), Wednesday, 2 July 2003 14:21 (twenty-two years ago)

Interesting article by Terry Christian (yes, him) on how Soul Nation is too London focussed. I don't know enough to tell if he is right on all points, but i was impressed with his knowledge

http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/features/story/0,11710,988395,00.html

― Robin Goad (rgoad), Thursday, 3 July 2003 09:50 (twenty-two years ago)

The hidden message of Trevor Nelson's Soul Nation- Jazzy B invented everything.

And that Christian article, whilst written by a complete prick, is OTM.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Thursday, 3 July 2003 09:54 (twenty-two years ago)

i remember reading a good article about something or other and being surprised to see that the name at the end was terry christian
speaking which,kind of,is the sean o hagan who writes for the observer the guy from the high llamas?

― robin (robin), Thursday, 3 July 2003 12:00 (twenty-two years ago)

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