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The third release from drum and bass outift Lamb features 12 tracks, including "What Sound."
Still one of the most inventive groups in electronica, Lamb continued pushing the boundaries of singer/songwriter drum'n'bass three albums in, and also came to grips with a few of the growing pains of their sophomore album. Even while Andy Barlow's productions again set a gold standard for ambitious, evocative, intelligent accompaniment, Louise Rhodes' vocals have improved noticeably since the occasionally over-reaching Fear of Fours. Yes, her crying, confessional style of delivery can still wear (especially for a genre never overly enthusiastic about vocals to begin with), but she's obviously gained in control without sacrificing intensity. The opener, "What Sound," begins with a set of tender love lyrics, gradually expanding with orchestral strings and Barlow's tight, stop-time production. The paranoid breaks of "One" give way to a downright extroverted performance on "Sweet," though Rhodes saves her most pained vocals for the very next track, "I Cry." Barlow scorches on the Chemicals-style breaks and furious turntablism of "Scratch Bass," but then comes right back with a pair of beautiful ballads directed inwards. He's also unafraid to keep the backing (relatively) simple, even on the single "Gabriel." It's clear that every beat, every effect has been labored over, but thankfully that impression is an unconscious one. Another nice touch: the admirably low-profile appearances by excellent musicians like Arto Lindsay on guitar, Me'Shell NdegéOcello on bass, and Michael Franti on vocals. If there were any doubters about Lamb being the brightest, most talented singer/producer combo in electronica, What Sound is all the argument needed to the contrary. ~ John Bush
The third album from the downtempo drum n bass Mancunian duo of Louise Rhodes and Andy Barlow. Includes one hidden track, 'Blessing In Disguise'.Uncut (11/01, p.114) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...Lamb remain the unacknowledged masters of the studio beat and brooding atmospherica. Especially here..." What Sound Review
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This CD is a compilation of early Miles Davis tracks and is NOT the Columbia album called MILESTONES released in 1958.
The title does not refer to the trumpeter's composition from his first recording date but is an acknowledgement of this session's visceral impact. Tenor saxophonist John Coltrane had left the trumpeter in the spring of 1957 to join Thelonious Monk for his engagement at New York's Five Spot, and was replaced by a rising star on alto saxophone, Julian "Cannonball" Adderley. When he returned, Davis had a formidable three-horn front line to go with "The Rhythm Section."
MILESTONES is a bracing rhythmic tonic, coming after the refined ballad moods and lush orchestral pastels of MILES AHEAD. And from the furious, adults-only hyper-drive of the opening "Dr. Jekyll" (with its thrilling tenor/alto battle and daredevil drum breaks), through a dazzling Dizzy Gillespie/John Lewis bebop anthem ("Two Bass Hit") to the bright dancing groove of ...
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| | Breeders Title TK CD (2002)
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It may have taken nearly a decade for The Breeders to deliver a follow-up to 1993's critically and commercially acclaimed LAST SPLASH, but TITLE TK does not disappoint, as Dayton's Deal sisters continue to serve up their brand of oddly patched-together pop. With lo-fi engineering deity Steve Albini manning the board, The Breeders return with a stripped-down sound that manifests itself on off-kilter cuts like "Sinister Foxx" and the shambling, gloriously dissonant "Too Alive."
Although the pace throughout is decidedly ...
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| | True Vibe See The Light CD (2002)
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SEE THE LIGHT was nominated for the 2003 Grammy Awards for Best Pop/Contemporary Gospel Album.
A minute or so into the slickly produced anthem "See the Light," and the listener's "boy band" meter will immediately go off. But that's no surprise. The quartet's Jonathan Lippmann founded 98º and has found the joy of the Lord as appealing as singing about problems with girls. The fun with the Christian-themed boy bands is taking fun, fluffy music and putting deep, eternally themed lyrics to them, and the vibers succeed at this, with a few members even co-writing a handful of songs. The opening song talks about the responsibility of Christians to be a light in a dark world, while other songs are more simple and worshipful ("You ...
| | Unseen Explode CD (2003)
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Explode, the fourth album by Boston's Unseen, is slightly more mature than their earlier releases. It's still pure street punk: 12 songs in barely 21 minutes, each one of them more strident, pissed-off, and aggressive than the one before; but this album hangs together much better than earlier efforts like Lower Class Crucifixion. The songs are uniformly ultra-tight, which ratchets up the tension far more effectively on one-minute bursts of aggro like "Fed Up" and "Useless Regrets." As ...
| | Behind The Barricades: The Best Of David Rovics CD (2003)
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Tagging David Rovics as a political songwriter might seem remarkably obvious, albeit true. But to him politics are a part of everyday life, a natural thought process, and one facet of being human. Behind the Barricades: The Best of David Rovics collects studio and live material, focusing on some of his best and most powerful material. There's a passion behind it all, whether it's "Shut Them Down," about the way big business dehumanizes people, or the moving "In One World," whose compassion and insight are often quite beautiful. Yes, he can sometimes rant a little, as on "The Flag Desecration Rag." But when he catches the right tone -- and he often does -- Rovics is a powerful songwriter. There's a lot to be learned here, with pieces like "Drink of the Death Squads," for example, offering the kind of history lessons you won't get in school. And though he's probably only going to appeal to the converted, there's actually plenty to enjoy in his songs -- he's far from just being didactic. Inevitably, anyone plowing this furrow is going to be compared to Woody Guthrie, Phil Ochs, or Billy Bragg, and Rovics doesn't have that little sprinkling of magic that makes their music lasting. But he's good, nonetheless, and this album puts together some excellent songs and does him -- and listeners -- a favor. ~ Chris Nickson
In David's Words:"I'm a songwriter. Most descriptions would hasten to add, a political one, since anyone who writes about something other than their navel these days is generally considered ...
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