Reviews
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THIEVERY CORPORATION: VERSIONS
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Bass is a prominent character in the theatre of the Thievery Corporation. Their “original” albums are inundated with it. The same is clearly true when they helm a remix…
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ELEFANT: THE BLACK MAGIC SHOW
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I’m sure that you are familiar with the fable of the Emperor’s New Clothes, where the Emperor swanned around butt-naked because he had been conned by an unscrupulous tailor….
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VERNON REID AND MASQUE: OTHER TRUE SELF
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Despite the fact that the band seemed to go their separate ways in 1995, it is difficult to discuss Vernon Reid without mentioning Living Colour, so I will get…
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PÉREZ PRADO: THE BEST OF PÉREZ PRADO – THE ORIGINAL MAMBO NO. 5
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Before Lou Bega ripped off “Mambo #5”, and even before a well-known beer manufacturer borrowed “Guaglione” for their success commercial campaign in the UK, Pérez Prado was already a…
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RÖYKSOPP: RÖYKSOPP’S NIGHT OUT
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Röyksopp’s debut single “Eple” was pinched by Belgian turntable train spotters 2 Many DJs (AKA Soulwax) and mixed with Dolly Parton’s “9 to 5” on their As Heard on Radio…
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SOME BY SEA: ON FIRE (IGLOO)
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Apparently, Some by Sea will be throwing a launch party with fellow Seattleites Hypatia Lake. When I discovered this news, I felt a little concerned. I hoped to all…
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KT TUNSTALL: EYE TO THE TELESCOPE
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The USA finally gets a release of KT Tunstall’s debut Eye to the Telescope. This album has been turning quite a few heads in the UK. It was reissued in…
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HYPATIA LAKE: …AND WE SHALL CALL HIM JOSEPH
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Our goal is to help push humanity forward by utilizing music as a transcendental form of communication and by offering a relief from the monotony that is the byproduct…
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POLYSICS: NOW IS THE TIME
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To paraphrase the late John Peel, this record does not fade in rather slowly. It wakes you up to the possibility that music can be simultaneously unusual, raucous, and…
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JEFF HANSON: JEFF HANSON
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When Jeff Hanson’s first album Son was released in 2003, everyone banged on about his voice. Many, many column inches about how his voice was just so… girly. Forget that! So…