fall,' or, 'able to be bound in a book Pato Banton at Marathon Table of Contents and thrown out the window,' this WTUL 'window' existing in a purely exis­ Reggae Club Night cover art by Domenici A. Kyle Berman & Erica Herndon 2 Foreward tential level of being, on the third Executive Staff: floor of my building. Pato Banton is coming - soon - to 3 Pato Banton WTUL's Rock on Survival Marathon, Chris Lidy General If we further state that Dante's mountain in his Purgatoria is mere­ March 11-12. Hes has become, from Manager 4 Forum- ly an allegorical mountain symbol­ his meager beginnings in Birming­ Mark Miester Program on Racism ham, England, one of the foremost Mark Vicknair Classical izing his mother's special .chocolate layered cake, we can then make the reggae performers of out time. Brian Goldberg Jazz 4 Acid House connection of purgatory being be­ Creating a new reggae that, accord­ Gill Creel · Music Music ing to his manager and co­ Susan Estes Asst. Music tween heaven and hell. Chocolate is equated with both sin and heaven. producer, J.T. Haynes, "is the reggae Randy Cartwright New Orleans 6 Classics This, of course brings us to the final of tomorrow." Constantly breaking Suzanne Kaiser Community Department new ground, Pato has conbined the Events points, one that Dante equates a mountain with Purgatory, and John reggae beat with rap, African mu­ Todd Andras Business 6 Deadshift sic, samba, jazz, and funk. He has Nancy Russo Asst.Busines Denver thinks that mountains are heavenly. Of course, then, heaven released two solo albums, Never Erica Herndon Asst.Busines 7 L iving is purgatory, and my recipe for Give In, and Visions of the World Todd Pierce Production Colour (both on IRS's label Primitive Man Libby Curtin Public chocolate cake is infernal. What else is new? Record Company) in the U.S.. Pato Relations 8 New Orleans Banton has also appeared on albums Karen Kruse News Mu sic by the English Beat, and General Jordan Rosenberg Sports Marathon is newly returned to the UC quad. You are all to attend the Public singing duets with Ranking Crandle Brandon Education 9 20th Century Roger ("One of Reggae's most suc­ Leonard Bertrand Technical March 11 & 12 times and other club Classics nights, too. I also have to apologize cessful vocalists"). Sarah Rothstein Public R~views: Service for any and all mistakes made in the last edition of the Vox Humana, I His new album Visions of the World Erik Andries A prentice is something of a departure from Kyle Berman Publications Enya 10 don't have the space to list them, but there are a few on the schedule. traditional reggae, but this souldn't be surprising considering his pre­ Too Much Joy 10 Don't think about that, though. Foreword Think about Marathon! vious collaborations with Ranking Roger, who continues to contribute A. Kyle Berman, editor Hugo Largo 11 And remember, while the famed to Pato's repetoire. Pato feels that Sartre once said that jumping out of the only way you can sell [reggae] an existential window will not save Danerous Liasons 12 Max von Food (perhaps famed is too big of a word, call him 'ed' instead) to the masses is by making it ac­ you from a fire, but might kill you. ceptable and danceable." His desire World of Jazz said "did you put chocolate in my Dante, however, got it right when 12 to reach as many different people he said that if your logic falls in a Recomends ... shoes,'' he surely meant "I expect to see you at the WTUL Marathon." through his music as possible has forest, no one will notice. Both of forced him to expand his horizens these are 'fallible' sorts of logic, or Marathon Thanks, and I hope I see you there. musically. merely strange. Fallible, in this (continued on next page) case, surely either means 'able to reviews and schedule (continued on page 3) Pages 13, 14, & 15 - 2 - - 3 - While making his music "dancea­ tion between new immigrants and lawed synthetic narcotic (not to be Styles of both House and Acid House ble" has been a goal for Pato, his the already existing lower class for confused with a hallucinagen). It differ slightly, but are both com­ emphasis has and continues to be low-paying jobs is a major cause of has also inspired what may be con­ prised of a vocalist, a synthesizer, on the lyrics. Covering such these outbreaks. In response to the sidered a new summer of love, fully and the bass ostinato, upon which themes as apartheid and social is­ question of increasing racial inci­ costumed with bell bottomed jeans everything is structured. With the sues, Pato ranges from blasting the dents on campuses nationwide, Dr. and smiley faced t-shirts. It could assistance of synthesizers and mix­ South African government to ques­ Ladd stated that these examples of almost be said that the smiley face ing boards, samplings of more re­ tioning the consequences of the racism reflect a trend in society as a has come to represent the whole cent rap songs or early disco might Handsworth Riot in Birmingham whole. Acid House scene. DJs in clubs be incorporated, the disco adding an from a few years ago. choose their music carefully with a addtional nostalgic element from Racism is still with us, even after full understanding of the condition the polyester years of the early His approach towards music has al ­ valiant efforts throughout the of their patrons. Such songs as 70's. ways been poitive. "I think that twentieth century to eradicate it. "Acid Sex" by Nasty Thoughts, too people with slack tunes are misus­ Hopefully, exposing the problem to obscene for radio play, are favored Dance music is always changing, ing music. I don't see how someone public notice through such media for their lewd and drug oriented but a valid question concerning can sit down and have a nasty channels as Forum will bring us lyrics. It is interesting to note that this particular trend, is why? Per­ though and put that though to mu­ closer to a solution. If we are fortu­ in an increasingly promiscuous so­ haps when the attention span of so sic. If I get a good though, I think nate, race relations will be an out­ ciety, ecstacy has been mistakenly many of its adherants is no more it's really important to let people dated topic of discussion in twenty identified as an aphrodisiac. Possi­ than 30 seconds, they need some­ share it." Let's hope that during his years . bly the music and general atmos­ thing new to keep their attention. show he will use his opportunity to phere have more to contribute to A sad truth? Perhaps. show us a good time, and show off Acid House Music such misconceptions. his new music. Marcus McNeil, Earlier I stated that the Acid House A.Kyle Berman & Erica Herndon Acid House has roots in the Deep music craze is a trend. One might The Acid House craze has finally House music from Chicago's south wonder if even some generic blues Forum reached WTUL. Although they side ethnic neighborhoods. The singer would show up one day soon Karen Kruse, director might seem to be standard techo­ music was picked up shortly after with an Acid House single, since so dance tunes to us, they have re­ by north side clubs as well as some many other bands are getting in on Racism. In one word, there are ceived particular attention in the record stores and alternative radio the craze of dance singles all of a thousands of images. The word con­ U.K.. This newish genre is exempli­ stations. Acid House developed from sudden. When they remixed Bee­ jures up visions of everything from fied by such key elements as Lai­ Deep House, becoming more main­ thoven's 9th, you know the acid 1s separate water fountains to violent bach's "Sympathy for the Devil, stream than its predecessor. Deep taking over. Hallucinagens, though rioting. In light of recent events in House 12 inch" and "Beethoven's House, which developed, in turn dangerous, have inspired a genre of New Orleans, the topic of the Febru­ 9th, House mix", New Order's "Fine from (among other elements) blues music quite distict from its varied ary 16 edition of Forum was race re­ Time", Sigue Sigue Sputnik's "Suc­ roots, has retained some of its more techno/blues beginnings. Oh, and lations. Moderator Doug Pitkin cess" and Nitzer Ebb's "Control I'm soulful aspects. Bands like 'Two Smiley says "have a happy day!" and queried Loyola's Dr. Tony Ladd, an Here," the video for this sports psy­ Puerto Ricans, a Blackman, and a he has that special glitter in his associate professor of sociology, chedelic flashback effects reminis­ Dominican' and 'Inner City' have eyes. about the meaning of recent racial cent of 60's acid trips. Exploding that true House music sound, but violence on Canal Street on Martin onto the London club scene about there are also House music bands Luther King, Jr. Day, as well as the two years ago, Acid House music has popping up in New York and New wouldn't this space look great nationally publicized Miami rioting. inspired a renewed use of hallucin­ Jersey. with the name of YOUR Ladd feels that increased competi- agens and ecstacy, the recently out- business m it? - 4 - - 5 - Classical Department being able to call members of the with dead air, a DJ is apt to discover MISCELLANEOUS: There are many executive staff "boneheads." either God or nicotine.