One of my biggest beefs regarding music analysis/journalism these days is the unnecessary proliferation of ignorance and misinformation. This is a byproduct of the lack of importance given to music in light of its freely and readily accessible nature diminishing its value. But I digress.
In any event, there's a lot of information out there that can be accessed in order to verify and substantiate assertions and claims. And if that fails then listen to the damn music: Raw Like Sushi and Blue Lines are NOT trip-hop records, no matter how elastic your definition.
Stop it. Please.
[Reverb: An Introduction to Trip-Hop In 5 Records]
