Tracks Opalescent
- Apparition
- Afterlife
- Inner Peace
- Opalescent
- Private Universe
- Lost In Thought
- Halcyon
- Elegaic
- Cold Out There
- Grace
- Cerulean
- Fading Glow
Release date: 2005-10-31
RRP: £13.99
Price: £11.49
Review Opalescent / Jon Hopkins:
Tracks Acoustic Vol.1
- Hey Joni - Spek
- Thirteen - Big Star
- Once Around The Block - Badly Drawn Boy
- Nobody's Song In Particular - Grand Drive
- Solid Air - John Martyn
- The Dark Is Rising - Mercury Rev
- Dry - Feeder
- You Should Know - Julie Daniels
- Don't I Hold You - Wheat
- The Man Who Told Everything - The Doves
- Part Of The Process - Morcheeba
- Wild Wood (Live) - Paul Weller
- Want To Know - Muki
- Kathy's Song - Eva Cassidy
- Toxic Girl - Kings Of Convenience
- The Time Is Now - Moloko
- Underdog (Save Me) - Turin Brakes
- The Boxer - Simon & Garfunkel
- Leaving My Sorrow Behind - Ben Christophers
- So You Aim Towards The Sky - Grandaddy
- Riverman - Nick Drake
- Save Me - Aimee Mann
- Babylon - David Gray
- Handbags & Gladrags - Stereophonics
- Street Spirit (Fade Out) - Radiohead
- Hunter - Dido
- Central Reservation (The Then Again Version)- Beth Orton
- Don't Panic - Coldplay
- Night & Day - Everything But The Girl
- Autumn - Quinn
- Draw Down The Stars - Tom Mcrae
- Asleep At The Back - Elbow
- No Fear Of Falling - I Am Kloot
- My Idea Of Fun - Dolittle
- Something In My Eye - Ed Harcourt
- Hallelujah - Jeff Buckley
Release date: 2002-02-18
RRP: £17.99
Price: £24.99
Review Acoustic Vol.1 / Various Artists:
Tracks World Clique
- Try Me On...I'm Very You
- Build The Bridge
- Power Of Love
- Deep Ending W/gloop
- Groove Is In The Heart
- Smile On
- What Is Love
- Good Beat
- ESP
- Who Was That
- World Clique
- Deee Lite Theme
Release date: 1990-08-27
RRP: £9.99
Price: £3.99
Review World Clique / Deee-Lite:This debut is Deee-Lite's most consistent record and subsequently their best. By freebasing the previous three decades of pop culture, World Clique is a rush of beats, hooks and fashion sensibilities. "Groove Is in the Heart" brings one of the best and funkiest bass lines ever to the dance floor. Lady Miss Kier establishes herself as a stylist-both vocally and visually-capable of casting some serious shade. World Clique manages a seamless merger of house beats, a trippy 1960s vibe and an over-the-top 1970s funkified sound, thanks in part to DJ Towa Tei. "Good Beat" serves up what its title promises, while "Power of Love" goes one better by adding one of the strongest melodies of the band's career. By punctuating their songs with quirky bleeps and rhythmic kitsch, Deee-Lite predicted the DJ-dominated craze that would spin the latter part of the 1990s into a tizzy. -Steve Gdula.
Tracks Bass in Ya Face: the Biggest Bass Breaks and Beats/Parental Advisory
- Mickey Finn & Aphrodite Badass
- Novy vs Eniac - Pumpin' (Eniac 99 Remix)
- Mr. Oizo Flat Beat
- Natural Born Chillers Rock The Funky Beat
- M.V.P. Roc Ya Body (DJ Zinc Remix)
- Ferry Corsten Rock Your Body Rock (Rennie Pilgrem Remix)
- Freestylers Push Up (Plump DJs Remix)
- Stanton Warriors Da Virus
- DJ Deekline & Ed Solo feat. Darrison Touch Your Toes
- Aphrodite King Of The Beats
- Tiga - Pleasure From The Bass
- Deep Dish Flashdance (Meat Katie Remix)
- Jaydee - Palstic Dreams (Tayo & Acid Rockers Remix)
- Shy FX - Shake UR Body
- Audio Bullys Shot You Down (Lee Cabrera Remix)
- Tiga Hot In Herre
- Azzido Da Bass Dooms Night (Stanton Warriors Remix)
- Azzido Da Bass Knight Of The Living Bassheads
- Chicken Lips She Not In (Stanton Warriors Re-Edit)
- Freq Nasty Brooklyn To Brixton (Freestylers Remix)
- Plump DJS The Rub Off
- Ice Cube You Can Do It
- Fat Boy Slim Star 69 (DJ Godfather Getto Tek Remix)
- Einmusik Jittery Heritage (Martin Eyerer Remix)
- X-Press 2 - Smoke Machine (Koma & Bones Remix)
- Moguai U Know Why
- Ils Next Level
- Three Of A Kind Babycakes (Qualifide Remix)
- Olav Basoski Waterman (Friendly Remix)
- Eric Prydz Slammin (Artificial Intelligence Remix)
- Paul van Dyk Crush (Hyper Remix)
- Detroit Grand Pu Bahs Sandwiches (Krafty Kuts Toasted Both Sides Remix)
- Chemical Brothers Get Yourself High (Switch Rely On Dub)
- Alex Cartana Lost Your Mind (Dee-Kline & Wizard Remix)
- Rennie Pilgrem Some Place Funky (Plump DJs Remix)
- Mr. On vs Jungle Bros Breathe Dont Stop (Ali B Remix)
- Holderman Left/Right Switch (King Roc Remix)
- Kelis Milkshake (DJ Zinc Remix)
- Ramon Flugel Gehts Noch?
- Santos No Ticket No Run (Krafty Kuts Remix)
- Alter Ego Rocker
- Jungle Brothers Jungle Brother (Urban Takeover Remix)
Release date: 2005-07-04
RRP: £17.99
Price: £3.87
Review Bass in Ya Face: the Biggest Bass Breaks and Beats/Parental Advisory / Various Artists:
Tracks The Trip created by St. Etienne
- Rub Out - Jeff Britton
- The Bells - Marvin Gaye, The Originals
- Like To Get To Know You - Spanky & Our Gang, Stuart Scharf, Bob Dorough
- Snow Queen - Roger Nichols & The Small Circle of Friends
- My Love Is Your Love (Forever) - The Isley Brothers
- Dark Is The Bark - Arthur Schroek, The Left Banke, Gene Radice
- Happiest Days Of My Life - Queen Annes Lace
- Breakaway - Erinie bush
- Auntie Aviator - Joe Boyd, John Martyn, Paul Harris, Beverley Martyn
- Symphony - Marvin Gaye
- Ice Man - Ice
- If Not By Fire - Mandy Moore
- This Bird - Michael Angelo
- Can't Find The Time - Orpheus
- Lend A Hand - Bobby Hutton
- Summer In Your Savage Eyes - Chrysalis
- Rona's Theme - R.P.M. Generation
- I Don't Dare - Marsha Malamet
- Love Shortage - Susan Grindell, T.U.M.E., Bobby Eli
- Pennygold - Lindy Stevens
- Never Can Say Goodbye - The Supremes, Clay McMurray
- Autopsy - Fairport Convention, Joe Boyd, Simon Nicol
- I Won't Let That Chump Break Your Heart - Carl Carlton
- My Silks And Fine Arrays - Julie Coverington
- It Must Be Love Coming Down - Major Lance
- Speak Like A Child - Erik Jacobsen, Tim Hardin
- Cannabis - Jean-Claude Vannier, Serge Gainsbourg
- Shooting Star - The Mamas & The Papas
- Misdemeanour - Foster Sylvers, Keg Johnson
- Succulent - Candido Camero Orchestra
- Deus Irae Psychedelico - Ennio Morricone
- There Is Now - Euphoria
- It's Time To Break Down - The Supremes, Frank Wilson
- Something Going - Alzo & Udine
- Pander Man - Brinkley And Parker
- All Our Dreams Are Coming True - Gene Page
- Hey Mr Holy Man - Kiss Inc
- (A Case Of) Too Much Lovemakin' - Barry White, Gloria Scott, Tom Brock, Vance Wilson, Gene Page, Frank Kejmar
- Last Night Changed It All - Esther Williams
- Move Me Baby - Gwen McCrae
- Free From The City - Poppy Family
- I Start Counting - Dusty Springfield
- Angels Of Ashes - John Franz, Scott Walker, Peter Knight, Orchestra
- Lady Orange Peel - The Attack
- You've Come This Way - Nancy Priddy
- Jaws - Creed Taylor, Lalo Schifrin
- The Radio Song - Dillard & Clark
- A Dolls House - John Barry
Release date: 2004-09-27
Run time: 158 min.
RRP: £13.99
Price: £8.54
Review The Trip created by St. Etienne / Various Artists:
Tracks Talcum Soul Vol.2
- It'll never be over for me - Timmy Yuro
- By yourself - Jay D Martin
- Heartbreaker - HB Barnum
- I can't help loving you - Jimmy Breedlove
- The real thing - Tina Britt
- My dear heart - Shawn Robinson
- Ten miles high - David and the Giants
- What shall I do - Frankie and the Classicals
- If you ask me - Jerry Williams
- Ecstacy - Patrice Holloway
- I love you - Cindy Scott
- I'm on my way - Dean Parrish
- You're a puzzle - Jive 5
- Baby I need you - Marsha Gee
- We'll be making out - Jessica James and the Outlaws
- Get you kicks - Mitch Ryder
- I'm standing - Rufus Lumley
- I walked away - Bobby Paris
- Thumb a ride - Earl Right Orchestra
- Gonna fix you good - Little Anthony and the Imperials
- I'll never forget you - The O'Jays
- Grooving at the go-go
- Right on! - Al De Lory
- I'm so glad - The Fuzz
- So is the sun - World Column
- Ain't that a lotta love - Homer Banks
Release date: 2000-05-22
RRP: £8.99
Price: £4.44
Review Talcum Soul Vol.2 / Various Artists:
Tracks Secretsundaze Vol.2: Mixed By Giles Smith and James Priestly
- Hamlin - Two Armadillos
- Walk On Air - Holy Ghost Inc.
- No Traffic In Nagano - Nagano Kitchen
- Ezio - Motorbass
- Bongcong Combination - Parker, Ronnie
- Mirror Dance - Iku, Afefe
- Mogane - Sety
- Theme - Barltan Love Express
- Azzurro - Rozzo
- Hawthorne's Theme - Two Armadillos
- Psychotic Photosynthesis - Omar S
- Morning Factory - Trent, Ron & Chez Damier
- Idle Blues - Cassy 02
- Sometimes I Cry - Mr. G (1)
- Untitled 2 - Urban Force
- Disorientation - Gerber, Guy
- Acadian - Mole (1)
- Montanna Freight Train - Lawson Finlow & Cappello
- Step Into It - Brothers Vibe
- Patience - Claro Intelecto
- Flying Dutchman - Guillaume & The Coutu Dumonts
- I Need Your Love - Rapture (2)
- Happy - Owens, Robert
- Alien In My Pocket - Lindbaek & Lindstrom
- Only 500 - Scott Grooves
- Bodydrummin' - Iku, Afefe
- We're Through - James Pants
Release date: 2008-10-13
RRP: £13.99
Price: £9.98
Review Secretsundaze Vol.2: Mixed By Giles Smith and James Priestly / Giles Smith:
Tracks Step One
- Last Thing On My Mind
- This Heart Will Love Again
- Too Weak To Resist
- 5 6 7 8
- Better Best Forgotten
- Heartbeat
- Experienced
- Stay With Me
- Steptro
- One For Sorrow
- Love U More
- Back To You
Release date: 1998-09-14
RRP: £9.99
Price: £1.86
Review Step One / Steps:When he split from his 1980s buddies Stock and Aitken, those who loved pop feared that there would never be another record to come from pop svengali Pete Waterman. Then, out of the blue, came Steps, a five piece who were shockingly group-by-numbers for their bland first single (the aptly titled "5,6,7,8"). Then, with "Last Thing On My Mind", an immense, Abba-like paean to heart-break, the group became whole-an immense camp beast, whose songs kept giving to everyone from Teletubby toddlers to ageing old queens. That the band are singing Waterman's trademark open-sore teen ditties helps ("One For Sorrow"-can you bear the pain?), but what completes the brilliant package is the routines. Each song has an aerobic-like succession of weird hand poses and body-twists that should, if you're being good, be learnt by rote from their videos. But what the hell-come on and do some bad vogueing to this great, bad-but-cool pop. -Charlie Porter.
Tracks Around the World - the Journey So Far: the Hit Singles
- Thunder
- It's Alright
- Let It Rain
- Stay Another Day
- House Of Love
- Do U Still
- Hey Child
- Gold
- West End Girls
- Someone To Love
- Hold My Body Tight
- If You Ever - East 17 & Gabrielle
- Deep
- Slow It Down
- Steam
- Around The World
Release date: 1996-11-01
RRP: £15.99
Price: £3.00
Review Around the World - the Journey So Far: the Hit Singles / East 17:East 17 were the Rolling Stones to Take That's Beatles; and while subsequent tabloid controversies and 1998's ill-advised Tony Mortimer-less comeback have since rendered them something of a joke, this greatest hits collection is a reminder of how good they used to be. It contains eleven top ten hits-from 92's "House of Love" to 97's "Hey Child"-and a perhaps surprisingly large number of real classics: "It's Alright"; "Steam"; "Deep"; the Gabrielle-featuring "If You Ever" (which doesn't appear on any of their albums) and the 1994 Christmas Number One "Stay Another Day", in both original and pointless remix versions. With Tony Mortimer seeming to have turned his back on the music industry and the remaining trio being dropped by Telstar, the East 17 story may have come to an end, but this album is a fitting legacy: silly, cool and beautiful by turns. -Ronita Dutta.
Tracks Queen Of Soul The Best of Aretha Franklin
- Don't Play That Song (You Lied)
- You're All I Need To Get By
- Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thing
- Spanish Harlem
- Call Me
- See Saw
- Save Me
- Baby I Love You
- Since You've Been Gone (Sweet Sweet Baby)
- Eleanor Rigby
- Until You Come Back To Me
- Angel
- Think
- I Never Loved A Man (The Way I Love You)
- Do Right Woman
- Son Of A Preacher Man
- Chain Of Fools
- Rock Steady
- Bridge Over Troubled Water
- Respect
- Oh No Not My Baby
- House That Jack Built
- I Say A Little Prayer
- You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman
Release date: 2007-04-09
RRP: £14.99
Price: £3.61
Review Queen Of Soul The Best of Aretha Franklin / Aretha Franklin:
Tracks Gatecrasher Disco-tech
- DJ Jan - X-Santo (Transa Remix)
- Spectre - Spectrum (Original Mix)
- Paul Van Dyk - Avenue
- Shane - C'est Musique (Armin Mix)
- Chakra - Love Shines Through
- Seven Cities - Solar Stone
- Pulser - Cloud Walking
- Mat Silver - Sunchine (Club Mix)
- System F - Out Of The Blue (Angelz Remix)
- Blue Amazon - Coming Home (Transa Remix)
- Natious - Flashpoint (Christian West Remix)
- Leftfield - Afrika Shox
- Solarstone - Seven Cities
- Mauro Picotto - Iguana (Picotto Tea Mix)
- Skip Raiders - Another Day
- Silent Harmony - Save The Whales (Vincent De Moore Remix)
- Conquest Paradise - Marc'n'Ace
- Adagio (Theme from Platoon)
- C'Est Musique [Armin Mix] - Shane
- The Olmecheads - Magic Man (Alaska Vocal Mix)
- Satoshitomiie - Up In Flames
- Sunscreem - Exodus (Push Remix)
- Rank 1 - Airwave
- Neve - Sacrifice (Alaska Vocal Mix)
- Flash Point [Christian West Remix] - Natious
- Another Day - Skip Raiders
- Airscape - L'Esperanza
- Tomski - Love Will Come
- Sunshine [Club Mix] - Matt E. Silver
- Atlantis - Voyager II
- Timo Maas - Derschieber
- Exodus [Push Remix] - Sunscreem
- Airwave - Rank 1
- Spiritual Light [John '00' Flemming Remix] - Mea Culpa
- Jose Amnesia - The Eternal
- Marc'n'Ace - Conquest Paradise
- Barber Adagio (Theme From Platoon)
- Balearic Bill - Destination Sunshine (DJ Testo Mix)
- Voyager II - Atlantis
- V One - Dead Cities
- New World Project - Orion
- Let Them Know - Badlands
- Planet Perfecto - Bullet in the Gun (Saturday Mix)
- Mea Culpa - Spiritual Light (John "00" Flemming Remix)
- Bedrock - Heaven Scent
- Magic Man [Alaska Vocal Mix]
- Destination Sunshine [DJ Tiesto Remix] - Balearic Bill
- Badlands - Let Them know
- Orion - The New World Project
- Spectrum [Original Mix] - Spectre
- Free Radicals - Unity Theme (Thrillseekers Remix)
- Dead Cities
Release date: 1999-10-18
Price: £17.99
Review Gatecrasher Disco-tech / Various Artists:In 1999, with trance sweeping the Western world like some gurn-inducing plague, Gatecrasher has been called "the most influential club in the world", and there's little denying that Sheffield-based super-club pieces together definitive double-CD mix compilations like they're the genuine article. By now, though, part of the charm is the way Gatecrasher's collections deviate from the beaten track: Disco-Tech thunders into life with the apocalyptic dub strains of Leftfield's "Afrika Shox", shocking the cheesy euro-dance disciples out of their reverie at the first high-octane hurdle. That's not to say that the trance massive are going to be put off by Disco-Tech, though, as brutal techno segues into the edgy tech-trance of Satoshi Tomiie's "Up In Flames", and into a concerted spell of boundary-warping, line-crossing, but eternally populist dance-floor recreation. There's still the likes of System F's "Out Of The Blue" to endear this to the Top 40 brigade, but Disco-Tech proves that Gatecrasher's still a worthy, innovative market leader. -Louis Pattison.
Tracks Chosen Lords
- PWSteal LdpinchD
- Batine Acid
- Boxing Day
- Crying In Your Face
- Pitcard
- XMD5A - Aphex Twin
- Klopjob
- Reunion 2
- Cilonen
- Fenix Funk 5 - Aphex Twin
Release date: 2006-04-10
RRP: £13.99
Price: £8.38
Review Chosen Lords / AFX:The lengthy hiatus that followed Richard D James' 2001 Drukqs album led many to believe the veteran switch-doctor had gone into early retirement. Last years Analord series - forty-one vinyl-only tracks spread over eleven volumes, collected together in a special binder - reinstated his reputation as technologically advanced shaman (of sorts) and stellar purveyor of acid-drenched basslines, floor-slaying electro and bewildering polyrhythms. On Chosen Lords, James brings together the best of that series, reworking and re-sequencing the fibrous strands of electro, acid and techno to create a mesmerizing tapestry rather than a dry collection of individual vignettes. Though the material is new, Chosen Lords sounds like a retrospective of all the various shape-shifting James has tried his hand at over the years. It's not his best work by any means but it serves to further highlight his individuality and show there's plenty of life in the AFX name yet. -Paul Sullivan.
Tracks Hands on In Between
- New York City [Greg Downey Remix] - Austin Leeds, Starkillers, Ashley Tomberlin, Paul van Dyk
- Complicated [Kyau & Albert Remix] - Austin Leeds, Starkillers, Ashley Tomberlin, Paul van Dyk
- New York City [SUPER8 & Tab Remix] - Austin Leeds, Starkillers, Ashley Tomberlin, Paul van Dyk
- Talk in Grey [Paul Vandyk Remix] - Ryan Merchant, Paul van Dyk
- Détournement [Jon Rundell Remix] - Paul van Dyk
- Get Back [Re: Locate Remix] - Alex Morph, Ashley Tomberlin, Paul van Dyk
- Castaway [Jon O'Bir Remix] - Lo-Fi Sugar, Paul van Dyk
- Far Away [Reminder Remix] - Giuseppe Ottaviani, Paul van Dyk
- Get Back [Giuseppe Ottaviani Remix] - Alex Morph, Ashley Tomberlin, Paul van Dyk
- Complicated [Tom Colontonio Remix] - Ashley Tomberlin, Paul van Dyk
- In Circles [Alex M.O.R.P.H. Remix] - Ryan Merchant, Paul van Dyk
- Détournement [Reaves & Ahorn Remix] - Paul van Dyk
- White Lies [Martin Accorsi Remix] - Jessica Sutta, Paul van Dyk
- Haunted [Tyler Michaud Remix] - Lo-Fi Sugar, Paul van Dyk
- Far Away [Mateo Murphy Remix] - Giuseppe Ottaviani, Paul van Dyk
Release date: 2008-11-24
RRP: £11.99
Price: £5.99
Review Hands on In Between / Paul Van Dyk:
Tracks Special Occasion
- Right There (Thank You)
- How 'Bout It
- Can't Wait 'Til Later
- Let Him Go - Bobby Valentino, Fabolous
- Only Human
- Soon As I Get Home
- Checkin' For Me
- Anonymous - Bobby Valentino, Timbaland
- Home Is Where You Belong
- Over & Over
- Intro (Bobby Valentino/Special Occasion)
- Special Occasion Interlude
- Rearview (Ridin') - Bobby Valentino, Ludacris
- If I Had My Way
- Turn The Page
- I Was Wrong
- Wreck
Release date: 2007-05-14
Run time: 70 min.
RRP: £14.99
Price: £5.78
Review Special Occasion / Bobby Valentino:
Tracks Stereo-Typical (A's, B's and Rarities)
- Stereotype
- Why
- Break down the door (1) - Specials
- War crimes (the crime remains the same) - Specials
- Ghost Town
- Rascist friend (1) - Specials
- Rasta call you - Specials & Rico
- Version - Specials
- Rat Race
- Ghost dub '91 - Specials
- Theme from the boiler - Specials & Rhoda
- What I like most about you is your girlfriend - Specials
- Friday Night Saturday Morning
- Message To You Rudy - Specials & Rico
- War crimes (the crime remains the same) (1) - Specials
- Racquel
- Do Nothing - Specials & Rico
- Rude Boys Outa Jail (Version)
- Nite Klub - Specials & Rico
- Nelson Mandela (1) - Specials & Friends
- International Jet Set
- Too Much Too Young
- Racists friend - Specials
- Guns Of Navarone
- Nelson Mandela (4) - Specials & Friends
- Ghost town (1) - Specials
- Jungle music - Specials & Rico
- Boiler - Specials & Rhoda
- Concrete Jungle
- Braggin' And Tryin' Not To Lie - Specials & Roddy Radiation
- Nelson Mandela (2) - Specials & Friends
- Skinhead Symphony Medley
- Bright lights - Specials
- Ghost Dub '91/Let us unite - The Specials
- Break down the door - Specials
- Why (1) - Specials
- Maggie's Farm - Specials & Rico
- Can't get a break (1) - Specials
- Gangsters
- Let us unite - Specials
- Bright lights (1) - Specials
- Can't get a break - Specials
- What I like most about you is your girlfriend (1) - Specials
- Nelson Mandela - Specials
- Easter Island - Specials & Rico
- Rude Boys Outa Jail
Release date: 2000-08-21
RRP: £17.99
Price: £11.58
Review Stereo-Typical (A's, B's and Rarities) / Specials:
Tracks Whitney Houston
- Someone For Me
- You Give Good Love
- Saving All My Love For You
- Greatest Love Of All
- All At Once
- Hold Me (w/ Teddy Pendergrass)
- How Will I Know
- Take Good Care Of My Heart (w/ Jermaine Jackson)
- Thinking About You
- Nobody Loves Me Like You Do (w/ Jermaine Jackson)
Release date: 2002-09-29
RRP: £9.99
Price: £3.70
Review Whitney Houston / Whitney Houston:
Tracks Born to Do It
- Once in a lifetime
- 7 days
- You know what
- Booty man
- Can't be messing 'round
- Rewind
- Last night
- Fill me in
- Time to party
- Walking away
- Follow me
- Rendezvous
Release date: 2000-08-12
Price: £9.99
Review Born to Do It / Craig David:The scene was set before Born to Do It's release: Craig David, garage pin-up superstar and king of the two-step scene. Er, not quite. Apart from the two chart hits he'd enjoyed with the Artful Dodger and as a solo artist ("Rewind", "Fill Me In" respectively), this is an R&B album aimed firmly at-and inspired by-America. The slang, the beats and the sentiments all echo Eric Benet, R Kelly and the rest. At times it's almost comical: Craig's trouble is that better artists have already been there and done that-and they've done it, well, better. When Craig does break from slavishly following American influences, he becomes the promising artist that those first two singles hinted at: "Walking Away", with its electric guitar and slight folk feel, stands out a mile from the rest. There's no doubt that the boy can sing, and at 18 years of age maybe it's too much to ask of him to project a strong identity. The photography, the lyrics and the sideburns all hint at maturity that isn't there yet. Three albums down the line we could be hearing a good Craig David album, rather than this mediocre debut. -Jake Barnes.
Tracks SugaRush Beat Company
- SugaRush
- Oh Lord (Take Me Back)
- Jesus Come Near
- The End
- Walking A Way
- They Said I Said
- Love Breed
- No Parking
- L-O-V-E
- All Of A Suddenly
- Ladies `n Gents
- The Number One
- Gunshots `n Candyfloss
Release date: 2008-09-29
RRP: £16.99
Price: £7.24
Review SugaRush Beat Company / SugaRush Beat Company:
Tracks Fly Or Die
- Chariot Of Fire
- Jump
- Breakout
- The Way She Dance
- Maybe
- Don't Worry About It
- Fly Or Die
- Wonderful Place
- Thrasher
- Backseat Love
- Drill Sargeant
- She Wants To Move
Release date: 2004-03-22
RRP: £13.99
Price: £3.98
Review Fly Or Die / NERD:Fly or Die, the second album from NERD is, irritatingly, not quite what you want and never quite what it seems. That's not to say it isn't occasionally brilliant, just a little taxing on the grey matter and something of an eccentric folly. If you're looking for the pop accessibility they produce as the Neptunes, frustration may force you to wish you'd never been swayed by all that hip rhetoric. Of course, Pharrell Williams is a star in his own right and can croon like the best, so it would be churlish for him to omit a crowd pleaser or two. Hence the spaced-out "She Wants to Move", a funk-rock belter that contains the line "Her ass is a spaceship I want to ride". The rest of the album feels awkward, drawing on a confusing roll call of influences, including prog rock, the Beatles and Hendrix. But there's wheat amongst the psychedelic chaff: "Wonderful Place" stands out a mile as the best thing on here, a slice of toasted soul baguette that's as heavenly as manna. Often infuriating, yet never predictable, NERD shine when they get it right. Just forgive them their youthful indulgence, if that's what it takes. -Paul Tierney.
Tracks Something for the Weekend Vol.1: 12 Extended Soul Weekender Classics
- Just Can't Give You Up - Mystic Merlin
- Fool's Paradise - Meli'sa Morgan
- Workin' Up A Sweat - Full Circle
- There Ain't Nothin' (Like Your Lovin') - Paul Laurence
- The Sound Of Music - Dayton
- Rock Me Tonight (For Old Time's Sake) - Freddie Jackson
- Solid - Ashford & Simpson
- Dancing In The Night - Lanier & Co
- Love On A Summer Night - McCrary's
- On The Beat - BB & Q Band
- Joy And Pain - Maze (Featuring Frankie Beverly)
- Love's Comin' At Ya - Melba Moore
Release date: 2004-05-31
RRP: £8.99
Price: £4.50
Review Something for the Weekend Vol.1: 12 Extended Soul Weekender Classics / Various Artists:
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Opalescent, Acoustic Vol.1, World Clique, Bass in Ya Face: the Biggest Bass Breaks and Beats/Parental Advisory, The Trip created by St. Etienne, Talcum Soul Vol.2, Secretsundaze Vol.2: Mixed By Giles Smith and James Priestly, Step One, Around the World - the Journey So Far: the Hit Singles, Queen Of Soul The Best of Aretha Franklin, Gatecrasher Disco-tech, Chosen Lords, Hands on In Between, Special Occasion, Stereo-Typical (A's, B's and Rarities), Whitney Houston, Born to Do It, SugaRush Beat Company, Fly Or Die, Something for the Weekend Vol.1: 12 Extended Soul Weekender Classics |
