“Violet screams raw and misdirected, formula quiet-loud but delivered by banshees on Nembutal. Jennifer’s Body also welcomes in the sociopath; Love sings “I’m sleeping with the enemy..myself” whilst all around is mayhem but then again icy control. “
Category: Reviews – 1990’s Releases
Future Sound of London – ISDN Review
“They made music that they once described as “Immersive soup”, but here the tone is more about the abstract, far out places of experimentation which echo the krautrock, free jazz and psychedelic nuances which became their later avatars.”
Weekender #8 Goldie – Timeless
Like all good urban legends, the tale of how Clifford Joseph Price, formerly of Walsall and then London via Miami … More
Goldie – Timeless Review
Released 12th September 1995. An upfront, bastard child of rave, Jungle had until 1993 remained firmly underground, it’s shredding bass … More
Pulp – His ‘N’ Hers Review
a ribald, seaside postcard “..attitude in salutation of a national psyche weighed down by generations of sexual repression.”
Weekender #3 : The Prodigy – Fat Of The Land
“…Set in motion a chain of events which vitalised strains of rock and hip-hop, paving the way for nu-metal, the UK grime scene and – decades later – influencing American acts like Death Grips.”
The Prodigy – Fat Of The Land Review
“Firestarter, a grappling hook of a track featuring snippets of The Breeders and Art of Noise and whose promotional video gave us Keith Flint seemingly in the midst of demonic possession. It was brilliant.”
Weekender #2 Air – Moon Safari
For the second in the Weekender series it’s time to revisit arguably the first post-Britpop classic, Air’s debut album Moon … More
Air – Moon Safari Review
“On Kelly Watch The Stars they conjured up Earth Wind & Fire’s strutting funk and then pawed at it like clay, removing the sex and leaving the childish wander.”
Stereophonics – Word Gets Round
“Kelly Jones charachter sketch obsession with the real is almost classicist and always relevant, never more so than on opener A Thousand Trees.”
