May01

Gorillaz – Demon Days (Review)

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Demon Days

Released by Virgin


Damon Albarn and Danger Mouse produce a modern dub classic

Damon Albarn continues his campaign to become the British David Byrne. Both made their names as enigmatic frontmen of iconic bands (Byrne with the Talking Heads, Albarn with Blur), and Albarn follows in Byrne's tradition with a shared love of indigenous music from exotic locales (Albarn has been releasing everything from Trinidadian carnival anthems to the sounds of African city of Mali on his Honest Jon's record label). These exotic influences abound on this brilliant second album from ...
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May01

Emanon – Waiting Room, The (Review)

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Waiting Room, The

Released by Shaman Work


West Coast duo craft a mature, composed first LP

Aloe Blacc and DJ Exile have been making the rounds on the Los Angeles hip-hop circuit for nearly ten years, dropping a number of highly sought after 12-inches, waiting for the right moment to grace shelves with a debut long-player. Waiting Room will satisfy fans still spinning worn-out copies of 2002's Anon and On EP, with Exile favoring easygoing strings and mid-tempo drums in his highly polished production style. On the mic Aloe Blacc fuses with the beats superbly, ...
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May01

Dempsey – Sunrise Sunset (Review)

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Sunrise Sunset

Released by Output


New York singer gets his rocks off

Originally released as a double CD (each one only clocked about 20 minutes), thank goodness Output's fearless leader Trevor Jackson had the wisdom to repackage this collection of dusty fried rock as a single proper album. Then again, Jackson also had the wisdom to produce several of the cuts, as did Four Tet's Kieren Hebden. But Dempsey is singularly Geoff McIntyre, and his Stonesy blues vocals lead these 13 tracks of alternately shambolic tin pan drums and chugga-chugga bass or breezy ...
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May01

Colette – Hypnotized (Review)

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Hypnotized

Released by Om


House chanteuse plays it panoramic on her solid artist debut

When Chicago native Colette first hit the scene in the late 90s, she rocked parties by being one of the first to sing over the beats spinning on the decks. With the playing field getting increasingly crowded, she again separates herself from the pack by recording her long-awaited artist debut. What results is a smooth and user-friendly collection of vocal-led dance tracks that ultimately only scratch the surface of what she's clearly capable of achieving. Opening with the ...
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Apr20

Box Codax – Rat Boy/Missed Her Kiss (Mock and Toof remix) (Review)

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Rat Boy/Missed Her Kiss (Mock and Toof remix)

Released by Gomma


Londoners Mock and Toof run the small but feisty Tiny Sticks label, which has been getting people terribly moist recently, as have their own remixes for the likes of The Juan Maclean, Hot Chip and (sneakily), Madonna. Here they get busy with a cut from the frankly bonkers Box Codax - Franz Ferdinand guitarist Nick McCarthy's side project - and turn it into a funky, throbbing, guitar-strewn disco anthem. Remember the names.
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