Field Trip [EP]

Field Trip [EP]

Track Listings

1. Outta My Bed

2. Field Trip

3. In Trance

4. Walking With a Dead Girl

5. Drop in the Ocean

6. Blood Brother

Tracks:

No Path To Follow
We Are The Night
All Rights Reversed (The Klaxons)
Saturate
Do It Again (Ali Love)
Das Spiegal
The Salmon Dance (Fatlip)
Burst Generator
A Modern Midnight Conversation
Battle Scars (Willie Mason)
Harpoons
The Pills Won't Help You Now (Midlake)

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One can never accuse the Chemical Brothers of consistency. We Are the Night continues their eclectic electronica approach even though the big-beat groove of the title track remains their digital calling card. Spotted with a minimalist keyboard pattern, vocal non sequiturs, and sampled sound effects, the infectious groove of "We Are the Night" eventually evolves into the monotone-chanted dance chorus of "We are the night skies/We are the bright lies," recalling Brian Eno circa Here Come the Warm Jets. However, for every catchy electro-dance, there's a tune that leaves you scratching your head. What to make of the novelty song "The Salmon Dance" is anybody's guess, though you might find some illumination in a salmon recipe on their Web site. With fractured nursery-rhyme lyrics that are sung like an off-color Sesame Street rap, it will drive you up the wall--or at least toward the skip button. Then there's Midlake singing the trancey ballad "The Pills Won't Help You Now," making the Chemical Brothers sound like a sci-fi version of Coldplay. Retro-analog synthesizers dominate, with the electro-grooves of "Das Spiegel," "Burst Generator," and "Saturate," which builds on a Kraftwerk-forged metal framework coupled with storming sampled drums. The circuits of '70s techno-pop artist the Normal are re-soldered on "Do It Again." With Ali Love singing the title-track chorus, it's built to be a summertime anthem akin to Tag Team's "Whoomp! (There It Is)," albeit robotically chilled. --John Diliberto

Customer Reviews:

Chemical Bros. on sedatives.......2007-07-31

I own every studio album by the CB, but I regret to say I will not be buying this one. Saturate and Modern Midnight conversation are decent, but the rest sound like Gorillaz B tracks. Looking forward to the next album.

Not old Chemicals, New Chemicals!.......2007-07-29

I love the Chemical Brothers. As an electronic musician and dj, the Chems are my favorite artist and my biggest influence.

My favorite work of theirs is actually their DJ mix, "Brother's Gonna Work It Out." Just awesome.

I didn't really like their last album, "Push the Button." I thought it was just ok. The only song I played off that album, was "Rise" and that was actually a b-side to "Galvanize."

I've never loved any of their albums though. I've just thought that certain songs on their albums were mind blowing. The albums usually don't have a very danceable flow to them.

This one does.

This album is the first Chemical Brothers album that I can listen to from beginning to end. There was only one song I thought was slightly mediocre.

"Do It Again" makes a ton more sense now that I've heard it within the context of the album. The sung vocals were questionable to me, but after hearing the album, I think it's brilliant.

And, for the record, I think the "Salmon Dance" is wicked dancefloor material. The funkiest Chemical Brothers track ever.

This album is a bit less in your face then the earlier stuff, but it is quite relevant to the current state of electronic music. It draws influences from the minimal house/berlin techno and nu-rave scene but transcend all of that. They really make some odd-ball decisions and push songs in really strange directions, all the while keeping their familiar sound pallette.

If you want the old (and still great) block rockin' Chemical Brothers, then this is probably not the album for you. But if you want to hear cutting edge dance music, this is it.

Currently my favorite electronic music album. Period.

-The Beat Counselor

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Yes, You Are the Night.......2007-07-28

There are not so many bands in the musical panorama which, after releasing a singles' collection of a decade of existence, have made out 2 great new albums just after it. As many do, I really enjoy "Push the Button" but for me this album is almost capable of matching with it... and I must confess I was not expecting that. Yes, songs like "We Are the Night", "Das Spiegel" or "Burst Generator" are the night! Go for it fans, the formula is as good as ever.

Don't think I'll buy it!!.......2007-07-27

This is NOT the Chemical Bros. that I know of!!! What the hell happened??? This whole album blows!! Thank god for the preview or else I would have to add another album to the stack of dust collectors and paperweights!! Listen at your own risk!!!

Joe and Jason do it not to well.......2007-07-26

think this is dem, joe and jason chemical. why else would they be called chemical brothers right? Like Allman brothers yeah! I think the real question with this CD is the following: Do they have My Chemical Romance in mind? haha I am so funny, but then it plays into the question of chemical warfare and I doubt that the who-sane guy listened to these guys you know it? The one song I really like is the first song but after that it is just a lot of beeping noises. I think I should go into music becuz I can record my answering machine and make noises with my blender in the background and scream and yeah call it like a project album yeah. Best to listen to when eating pepperjack cheese with Dorito chips that are Nacho flavored yo!

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"The Music Comes Through Me..."
In Car Freestyle Session Instrumentals (Rating: 9 out of 10- -4.5 stars)
Endtroducing
An Outstanding Album!
Sonic Alchemy

Endtroducing...
DJ Shadow
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ASIN: B000005DQR
Release Date: 1996-11-19

Tracks:

Best Foot Forward
Building Steam With A Grain Of Salt
The Number Song
Changeling
What Does Your Soul Look Like (Part 4)
Untitled
Stem/Long Stem
Mutual Slump
Organ Donor
Why Hip Hop Sucks In '96
Midnight In A Perfect World
Napalm Brain/Scatter Brain
What Does Your Soul Look Like (Part 1-Blue Sky Revisit)

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DJ Shadow, a.k.a. Josh Davis, could be credited with bringing newfound introspection to the gloating sounds of hip-hop. Condensed with urban oscillations and scatological beats, Endtroducing shutters with eclectic samples and aural montages that reach beyond the constraints of hip-hop style. Enhancing the mix with fundamentals of rock, soul, funk, ambient, and jazz, the modern fusions fail to go unnoticed, even by the casual listener. While most of the tracks are compiled by layering samples from vinyl treasures found in used-record bins, the production quality of the mosaic is unmatched. Darkened melodies carry throughout the album with its eye on the end of the tunnel. The narration samples come from numerous sources and keep the listener involved and waiting for resolution. With a message as fragmentary as an overheard conversation, Endtroducing conveys no apparent conclusion, but begs the mind, body, and soul for some rewind. --Lucas Hilbert

Album Description

Customer Reviews:

"The Music Comes Through Me...".......2007-07-06

Listening to this now sounds pretty much like it did listening to it when it was first released. And that will be over ten years ago.

I try to avoid cliches but sometimes they are exactly that for a particular reason. In other words they're right. Okay, this still sounds like music beamed down from above. It sounds other-worldly, it sounds elsewhere...very, very different.

One of my friends is almost exclusively into dance music, has seen DJ Shadow live, and yet still can't quite get into this. My own take on it is that it's a DJ album you can't actually dance to. I mean you could if you wanted to but that's not quite the point. It's far more important than that.

It's just the sound of it all. And this is bass-heavy sampled heaven. 'Building Steam With A Grain Of Sand' builds to a scenario where it sounds like the tinkling ivories are battling the angels of heaven or your imagination whereas 'The Number Song' sounds simultaneously like it's old school excitement, something approaching the here and now, and the very future. Scratching and the skattering, clattering drums. Just excitement. And things like trying to remember that this is all sampled music. It is not live. Just very much alive. 'Changeling' has swampy drums drowned in some muddy production before it takes off and that scratching arrives followed by that bass and then...

Listening to this now I'm struck by how fearless it is, how it taps into a neglected part of you. How it just is. How I struggle sometimes to believe there could actually be a mass market for this. For something this challenging.

You may want stand out tracks but if that's the case, i think I'm struggling. Music this spontaneous (and yes, I know it isn't and there's the trick, the very height of the artistry here...)washes over you as a whole. You feel it or you don't but you hardly worry about which track you're listening to.

Having said that though, if you did want moments, that tension in music when things just work, then you might, just might go for 'Stem/Long Stem'. It soothes and then it builds and then...

'Midnight In A Perfect World' is possibly the most perfect song title ever but i'm still stunned that the song itself doesn't disappoint. A most mellow start until the drums arrive but then keyboards soothe and soulful vocals double that effect. An undercurrent of scratching and repeated mantra-like vocals. Midnight. Midnight. Midnight.

I'm probably more stunned though by 'Napalm Brain/Scatter Brain'. That bass. That bass...And then those drums. And the spectral keyboards at the end. Where does he get all this stuff from? And what happens next? And it goes without saying that we will never have an inkling as to how he then does what he does and makes it all fit together.

'What Does Your Soul Look Like' is definitely the most perfect song title ever and as a song surfaces twice here. You decide which version you prefer.

When people talk about an album being groundbreaking they usually mean 'worthy' and not necessarily something you'll want to listen to over and over again. This though is groundbreaking in the real, the true sense of the word...things beyond. Just listen and expect to be swept away.

The beginning and the end of something not yet heard.

In Car Freestyle Session Instrumentals (Rating: 9 out of 10- -4.5 stars).......2007-05-20

What I like about DJ Shadow's album "Entroducing..." is that his music blends in the music of jazz & hip hop. It seems like everytime I'm listening to this album, I'm always driving, stuck in traffic on I-75/85. So to help pass the time, I always drop a rhyme to some of the beats on here. And I don't mean to toot my own horn, but I'm pretty good at it. For all you rappers/lyricists out there, don't tell me "Why Hip Hop Sucks in '96" doesn't make you start flowing. "What Does Your Soul Look Like" is another song to get at.

DJ Shadow really shows the art of turntablism and blending vinyl records and sampling (and I mean at it's best). You really have to understand the type of sound that he is trying to create on every track, and it flows real nice. Most of the track vibe real well, something that a lot of instrumental tracks don't have that much, if at all. "Building Steam With A Grain Of Salt" is one of the tracks that flow so easily

There were some tracks that I weren't feeling too much. "The Number Song" really didn't stand out to me because of it's high energy and high live sounding effect. Also, I personally thought some of the songs were a minute too long (mostly those two song in one track songs). At a point, I was like, "Damn, how long is this song???". Also I'm mad that "Why Hip Hop Sucks In '96" is only 35 seconds long. In my opinion, that is one of the best beats on the album. But thats all the bad things I can think of.

"Entroducing..." is one of the best instrumental tracks you'll hear. At a time in '96 when hip hop was changing, this would have been a breath of fresh air to hear (espically when people were starting to loose their origonality). This album blows The Outsider as well as Funky Skunk away. There are no vocals on here, except for the samples. This is just pure music to vibe to real easily. Whether if you're driving in traffic, or chillin' in your bed, or if your preference is jazz, or hip hop, this is one album that you will enjoy. Peace.

Lyrics: N/A
Production: A+
Guest Appearances: N/A
Musical Vibes: A

Top 5 Favorite Tracks:
1. What Does Your Soul Look Like (Part 4)
2. Building Steam With A Grain Of Salt
3. Why Hip Hop Sucks In '96
4. Organ Donor
5. Midnight In A Perfect World

Endtroducing.......2007-03-26

I wish that I could have sampled this selection prior to it's purchase. There may be some entries that might be good for sampling, but I got no goosebumps listening to it. DJ Shadow has some wonderfully creative grooves out there.....just not on this disc.

An Outstanding Album!.......2006-10-05

I got this album about 2 years ago at a mall. What made me get this great album was after hering a song of a music channel playing a song titled:"Building Steam With A Grain of Salt". After hearing that awesome song, I instantly knew I had to get the cd. I listen to every song on the cd and all are very goog indeed. Right now, "Building Steam With a Grain of Salt", "What Does Your Soul Look Like" (Part 4), and "Midnight In A Perfect World". Im sure I left out a couple, but still, all of them are great. Recommendeed to anyone. Enjoy this great artifact.

Sonic Alchemy .......2006-09-01

This record is a perfect example of how a sampler can be used as a instrument to make a album. Midnight In A Perfect world is my favorite track on this album and is probably one of the 25 best songs written or composed in the 20th century. If you see this record missing from someone's collection or know someone who hasn't listened to it , you need to step up and turn them on to it.

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Prime Compilation
Great delivery great product
More than Just a Dance Band
Get it while you can!!
I'd never heard of the Chemical Brothers

Singles 93-03
The Chemical Brothers
Manufacturer: Astralwerks
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ASIN: B0000C7PSI
Release Date: 2003-09-30

Tracks:

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To remain relevant after a decade in the music industry is rare indeed; for a dance act, it's virtually unique. Singles 93-03 ably demonstrates how the Chemical Brothers have managed it. Having first carved a reputation as DJs the Dust Brothers in the early 1990s, the two history graduates narrowly avoided calling themselves the London Dust Explosion before spearheading big beat, becoming a huge live draw, collaborating with Noel Gallagher and having Glastonbury Festival founder Michael Eavis play "Hey Boy, Hey Girl" at his wedding. It's been 10 years of fun, frolics, and gigantean left-field beats for Ed Simmons and Tom Rowland and, as this faultless singles collection testifies, continual reinvention.

From the seething siren, pounding breaks, breathy vocals and spellbinding post-acid electronica of album opener "Song to the Siren" to the ingenious collaboration with the Flaming Lips, "The Golden Path," Tom 'n' Ed have somehow managed to carve tracks that appeal equally to radio, clubs, and the live arena. Alongside the cement-cracking bass of "Leave Home" and "Block Rockin' Beats" comes the high-inducing sonic debauchery of "The Private Psychedelic Reel" and dancefloor filler "Star Guitar," to name but a few of the many highlights. Ingenious, boundary-baffling stuff, this compilation offers a hypnotic historical tour of one of the most creative careers in dance music. --Christopher Barrett

Customer Reviews:

Prime Compilation.......2006-07-13

A great starting point for anyone looking to discover the Chemical Brothers. Nearly all tracks succeed at rounding out this retrospective of the Brothers' body of work from the 90s. The one or two that do not reach the energy or wow of the remaining cuts do so marginally at most, and bear in mind this is my subjective take. Still this is a great compilation; after listening to this stellar package, the CB's "Push the Button" is that much more enjoyable.

Great delivery great product.......2006-03-02

Good CD for the price. Did not have all the singles I was hoping for, but can't beat the price.

More than Just a Dance Band.......2005-09-24

Sure, these guys have pumped out many a dance floor filler. This collection of incredible singles is an undeniable testament to that. Buy this one for the singles, and the extra disc of rare-ish material. Then prepare to fall in love with Chemical Brothers, one of the most brilliant duos in popular music. Hopefully this "Best Of" will only be a jumping off point for the curious. Digging a little deeper into their albums you will find bits of heady psychedelia, rushes of shimmering electronica, tough slabs of hip hop, moody ballds, guest vocalists galore, and more than just a few curveballs thrown your way.

Get it while you can!!.......2005-01-06

Ok. The songs included in this compilation are the most know ones. The unmissable ones. What I liked a lot about this album was that they sort of made special edits to the song, which doesn't meant they cut parts or something. I loved how they selected them and put them together. It is perfect. Plus, this singles collection has 2 new tracks: The Golden Path (can be funny and beautiful at the same time) and Get Yourself High (a very distorted and electric hiphop-like song). The real reason why I got this Cd was because of the bonus album. It has 2 live tracks (so incredible because they are amazing and very original when they go live), some unreleased tunes and mixes, and includes other tracks that were singles. It's a wonderful tracklisting. If you have liked what the Chems have done in the past, you're gonna be happy with this cd, just like me. I am a fan, and I'm satisfied with this singles album.

I'd never heard of the Chemical Brothers.......2004-10-20

A friend recounted that he was searching through the personals one day when he came across the ad of a woman who claimed to be a Chemical Bros. fan. He was thrilled and I was mystified -- who are the Chemical Brothers?

And now it's love.

For casual listeners of electronica/dance music, there is plenty in this compilation to make it worth the price. Star Guitar is the kind of music you want to play when you're racing down a dark highway on your way into the city, Get Yourself High is head-bop fantastic and both Loops of Fury and Chemical Beats sounds like they should have made it onto a Matrix soundtrack.

In short, this is a great compilation for the Johnny-come-lately Chemical Brothers fan.

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Five stars for one song
Volume 2
THE Verve
Another good package
Yes!

Verve Remixed, Vol. 2
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ASIN: B0000ACAO3
Release Date: 2003-08-26

Tracks:

Manteca (Dizzy Gillespie) - The Funky Lowlives Remix
Sinnerman (Nina Simone) - Felix Da Housecat's Heavenly House Mix
Whatever Lola Wants (Sarah Vaughan) - Gotan Project Remix
Brother Where Are You? (Oscar Brown, Jr.) - Matthew Herbert Remix
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Blues For Brother George Jackson (Archie Shepp) - Mondo Grosso Next Wave Mix
Angel Eyes (Ella Fitzgerald) - Layo & Bushwacka Remix
Do What You Wanna (Ramsey Lewis) - Mr. Scruff's Soul Party Remix
Soul Sauce (Cal Tjader) - Fila Brazillia Remix
Fried Neckbones and Some Home Fries (Willie Bobo) - Dan The Automator Remix
Naima's Love Song (Betty Carter) - DJ Spinna Remix
Mama (Hugh Masekela) - Metro Area Birthday Dub
Here's That Rainy Day (Astrud Gilberto) - Koop Remix
Black Is The color Of My True Love's Hair (Nina Simone) - Jaffa Remix

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The sequel to 2002's Verve Remixed follows and improves upon the original's formula; take material from the storied vaults at Verve Records and let top DJs of the modern era have at them. Featuring an impressive roster of dance artists like Miguel Migs, Koop, and Fila Brazillia, the trick is matching DJ with jazz standard in a way that compliments both. It's a tough chore, given the classics involved and the need to do them justice. On Sarah Vaughan's "Whatever Lola Wants," Gotan Project manage the task with distinction, filtering rustic and romantic accordions through the song's lusty machinations. Astute choices are required, like Mondo Grosso's decision to build a solid thump out of just the central melody of Archie Shepp's "Blues For Brother George Jackson." Sometimes, the best thing to do is get out of the way; Mr. Scruff's Soul Party Mix of "Do What You Wanna" only adds some background party noise to Ramsey Lewis' ripping keyboard solo. VR2 doesn't hit the mark every time, but the combinations that work accomplish what only the best dance music does--they crumble the walls between genres and encourage us all to get down together. --Matthew Cooke

Customer Reviews:

Five stars for one song.......2007-07-04

this CD is hit or miss. Mostly miss for me. However there is a big but in here. Big enough to give it five stars. If you are an Ella fan you have to part with the cash to hear what has been done with Slap that Bass. That one song is worth the price of admission

Volume 2.......2007-04-10

The first "Verve/Remixed" focused on Divas, mostly those of the Jazz genre. This disc deviates from that enjoyable formula by expanding to female pop singers, male vocalists, and instrumentalists.

VERVE/REMIXED 2 consists of 14 newly remixed songs. Disc packaged in clear jewel case; total running time: 72:08. Booklet does not include information about the original recordings (not even songwriting credits).

There are once again two remixes of Nina Simone recordings. There are also two Ella Fitzgerald recordings remixed. Several instrumental tracks are remixed - I don't get the point of that, but they are included here.

This sequel is not nearly as good as the original.

THE Verve.......2007-02-07

overall great album, my favorite of the series...
just the right tempo and selection of artists make this a perfect album for a chillout but up-beat enough session without falling asleep

Another good package.......2005-12-21

This is the second remixed CD from the Verve Remixed series. These tracks are still well mixed but I do find a few tracks which are quite noisy (a bit over-the-top). Still, I think there are enough good dance tracks to keep this CD in your stereo for sometime. If you are asking for more, then try getting the 'Complete Verve Remixed Box-Set' which comes in a package of four (3 + 1) CDs.

Yes!.......2005-11-06

So I don't listen to this kind of music very often, and I apologise if I'm being naiive or ignorant, but this is an extremely good CD. The first 5 songs are some of the best music I've heard in a long time, and I will definitely be picking up Remixed 3 after hearing this.

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Ecclectic and good (oh, and it's not Endtroducing again...)
GARBAGE
still shadow...
A surprise on many levels
DJ Shadow went Hyphy.

The Outsider
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ASIN: B000HCO8IG
Release Date: 2006-09-19

Tracks:

Outsider Intro
This Time (I'm Gonna Try It My Way)
3 Freaks - DJ Shadow/Keak Da Sneak/Turf Talk
Droop-E Drop
Turf Dancing
Keep Em Close
Seein' Thangs
Broken Levee Blues
Artifact (Instrumental)
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You Made It
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Customer Reviews:

Ecclectic and good (oh, and it's not Endtroducing again...).......2007-07-29

My goodness, relax folks. This is a very good, quality disc with some great tunes! Shadow is really mixing it up on this one. If you want that "typical" DJ Shadow sound again, then re-listen to Endtroducing or one of the other classics (which I plan to do anyway). But my god, make room for this one too. There is a lot on the Outsider. Yes, he's trying different things, and most of them work. Ecclectic is good and it's all here. This is the most varied disc he's made. Yes, some of the raps are lyrically below Shadow, I'll give you that. And there's a weak track here and there. But overall this is an interesting, unique disc. "Commercial?" "Sell-out?" You people are insane! Unless you're too set in your ways and not open-minded enough to listen, this is good stuff.

GARBAGE.......2007-07-19

Pretentious soundscapes & terrible rhymes.
Instrumentals sound like Enya, the rhymes sound like Fred Durst.

Shadow must haves: Entroducing, Preemptive Strike, UNKLE-Psyence Fiction.
If you like beats-buy these albums.
If you're a hipster-buy The Outsider.

still shadow..........2007-07-08

all of you that think Shadow "sold out" or made a terrible album, you are obviously not listening to the actual music contained within this disc; you are just paying attention to the lyrical content. Shadow is a producer, not a rapper. keep this in mind and actually listen to the production on this album: it's sick. nobody can touch him when it comes to production, digging, sampling, arrangement, etc. if you aren't a fan of Shadow anymore because you don't like this album, then good riddance, we don't need people like you in the Shadow fan base anyway. also keep in mind that these are his roots and he wanted to make an album focused on Hyphie. i don't really care for this genre of music, but i can still appreciate this album for the masterful piece of work that it is.

A surprise on many levels.......2007-05-21

Okay first things first if you do not like hip hop/rap and you are looking for something reminiscent of Endtroducing or Private Press stop reading and move on.

I am a DJ Shadow/UNKLE fan. I have all of the albums and enjoy them all in their own ways. Now if you are looking for a an album that has a little hip hop/rap and is broad in the genres it delves into then perhaps this album is for you.

Musically, for the most part, this album will remind you that you are listening to DJ Shadow. It is a well balanced album which encompasses rock, blues, hip hop/rap and down tempo electronica. I will say that if when you hear hip hop/rap you think of MCs like Mos Def or Talib Kweli then this might not be for you. It is a bit closer to people like Trick Trick or the Eminem tracks where he collaborates with other hip hop artists.

Fo DJ Shadow fans this album, I think, is a must. This will help you gain a more understanding of what DJ Shadow is about musically. Touching into all of the styles that he seems to be influenced from and listens to. Which brings me to the order of the CD. The transitions overall are good. They lead you right into the next track.

In short DJ Shadow will surprise you with this album. He will bring on a roller coaster of sound which will leave you wanting to go again. Sure this is not your typical DJ Shadow. I like to think it is a bit more evolved. A blend of music bridging many genres and tempos. Dj Shadow and music fans apply within.

DJ Shadow went Hyphy........2007-03-30

Please understand that as far as Hyphy music goes, this is probably AMAZING. I just hate Hyphy. In fact, it's a furthering of the cheerleader rap that was made popular by people like 50 Cent who learned that it's easier to make money with somewhat simple beats, even simpler rhymes, and a "ghetto image" than it is to go with hard hitting quality rhymes (like he used to come with back in the day).

Respectfully, I understand why Shadow would go there with this album. He IS from the Bay Area, and this IS the type of music that has been coming out of the bay recently. Yes, you could say he was trying to make the best Hyphy album ever, and who am I to say this isn't it? The point I would make is that as opposed to following trends, historically, Shadow has CREATED them. Seriously. Endtroducing was GROUNDBREAKING. It was amazing, expansive, and an amazing composition. Does this album have issues because of that? Absolutely. Why? Because when you make something that can be considered "the standard" for music to come in your first album, then you're setting yourself up for failure in your sophomore set.

There are some good tracks on this album. I really liked "Backstage Girl" featuring Phonte of Little Brother, and the "instrumental" tracks had some serious promise, but Hyphy is not my gig and about 70% of this album is "hyphy" by definition. If that's your thing, then my opinion means nothing to you, and you should buy this album. If you're hoping for Endtroducing II (I wasn't even hoping for that, to tell the truth, but respectfully, that album's greatness makes this album seem horrible to me in comparison), then you're going to have to look somewhere else, cause that just isn't here. (Hell, you're better off with any of the RJD2 albums instead if you're looking for anything like that and I wouldn't even put them on that level, either)...

So I guess the bottom line is that I didn't like this album. I wouldn't recommend it unless I knew your tastes were based along the "hyphy" trend...

Thrive Mix 3 : Mixed by DJ Skribble and Vic Latino

Average customer rating:

A little disappointed
Thrive Mix 03 vs. Ultra Dance 8
SO MUCH FUN & SUPERIOR TO ULTRA DANCE 08

Thrive Mix 3 : Mixed by DJ Skribble and Vic Latino
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Manufacturer: Thrive (Red)
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Ultra Trance, Vol. 6

ASIN: B000N4R8M6
Release Date: 2007-01-16

Tracks:

Cassie "Me & You" (Roc & Soul Club Mix)
Christina Aguilera "Ain't No Other Man" (Ospina & Sulllivan Remix)
Panic! at the Disco "The Only Difference Between Martyrdom and Suicide
Nelly Furtado "Maneater" (Jelo's Toronto Club Mix)
Gwen Stefani "What You Waiting For?" (Jacques Lu Cont TWD Remix)
Jewel "Only One Too" (Lenny B. Club Mix)
Paris Hilton "Turn It Up" (Paul Oakenfold Remix)
September "Satellites" (Club Junkies Mix)
Rihanna "SOS" (Nevin's Glam Club Mix)
Brooke Hogan "About Us" (Up In My Bizness Remix/Radio Edit)
D.H.T. "I Go Crazy" (Giuseppe D.'s Radio Edit)

Tracks:

Basement Jaxx "Hush Boy" (Original)
Gabriel & Dresden "Dangerous Power" (Cicada Full Vocal Mix)
Supafly, Inc. "Moving Too Fast" (Northwest Remix)
Fatboy Slim "Right Here Right Now" (Redanka's '66 Vocal Remix)
Sun "Gone" (Ralphi Rosario Club Mix)
Oakenfold f/ Ryan Tedder "Not Over" (Paul Oakenfold Club Mix)
Amuka "I Want More (Cling To Me)" (X-Tence Trence Vocal Remix)
Tali & Meth "Thinking Of You" (Dezrock Mixshow Edit)
Reina "On My Own" (Chico Latino Mix)
Bananarama "Look On The Floor (Hypnotic Tango)" (Yomanda Remix)
Koishii & Hush f/ Suzanne Shaw "Calling" (Perpetual Motion Club Mix)
Cascada "Miracle" (Radio Mix)

Album Description

Thrive Records, home to the world's biggest DJ's, brings you the biggest dance compilation of 2007: ThriveMix03. This twenty-three track, double CD continuous mix features a combination of the latest club smashes along with hard to find dancefloor remixes of some of today's biggest hits. Mixed by DJ Skribble, from MTV's Spring Break, and popular NYC radio personality Vic Latino, ThriveMix03 features new exclusive dance mixes of Christina Aguilera "Ain't No Other Man," Nelly Furtado "Maneater," Cassie "Me & You," Panic! at the Disco "The Only Difference Between Martyrdom and Suicide is Press Coverage," and Paris Hilton "Turn It Up." The album also features a previously unreleased remix of Rihanna's "SOS," as well as club remixes of favorites from Gwen Stefani, Jewel, Brooke Hogan, Oakenfold and Fatboy Slim. Combine all this with recent dancefloor smashes from Cascada, D.H.T., Basement Jaxx, and Gabriel & Dresden, and you've got the hottest mix available today - ThriveMix03.

Customer Reviews:

A little disappointed.......2007-04-25

I am giving it three stars, not because it is a bad mix, the mixing is very good however based on what I usually buy I was a little disappointed. The first CD I listened to just once and will be dated very fast as you know the originals of the songs and well I was tired of hearing the pop versions anyway. The second cd is the better one in my opinion. I did not care too much for the opening tracks but it eventually gets into a nice groove but with only 12 tracks I was left wanting for more. A decent purchase for those getting into this type of music but I have strayed away from the heavy vocal tracks as I am a passive listener (in my car, on airplanes, waiting in the bank, etc) and have been spoiled on Tiesto and Armin. I am not regretting this purchase but it would not be on heavy rotation on my ipod or CD player.

Thrive Mix 03 vs. Ultra Dance 8.......2007-04-06

Ultra Records used to be my pinnacle of Dance Music. I found myself always waiting for the next Ultra Weekend and Ultra Dance. Since ThriveDance has come to the table I am excited to say I have found a new love! ThriveMix03 was the best dance compilation I've heard in a long time. As I am a huge fan of POP music I was excited to see my favorite artists mixed with underground artists like Peter Lutz and September. Since my first Thrive purchase of ThriveMix03, I have since gone out to purchase the rest of the ThriveMix catalog and I have to say I am yet to be disappointed. Good Work Thrive! I am ready and waiting for your next release!!!!

SO MUCH FUN & SUPERIOR TO ULTRA DANCE 08.......2007-02-07

If you are looking for a great album to work out to, to listen before heading out to the club, or to throw on at a party, this is the perfect CD for you. And if you are a fan of both dance and rhythmic pop music like me, then you'll definitely fall in love with this CD.

I've been a long time buyer of the Ultra Dance series, and I also now have all three ThriveMix CD's in my collection. Overall, I have to say that the ThriveMix discs have stronger tracklists (thrivemix 2 had near identical pop hits as the ultra weekend 2 CD, but I felt that the more `underground' dance songs on thrivemix 2 were stronger and mixed much more nicely), and the thrivemix CDs are sequenced and mixed better. Thank god that Ultra Dance 08 and thrivemix 3 don't have near identical tracklists like thrivemix2 and ultra weekend 2 did. I own Ultra Dance 08 and I have to say that thrivemix 3 has logged in more time in my stereo- it's just a much stronger CD in terms of track selection, sequencing and flow.

My favorite tracks on ThriveMix03 are Cassie, Nelly Furtado, Jewel, September, Brooke Hogan, Basement Jaxx, Gabriel & Dresden, Supafly, Inc., Fatboy Slim, and Oakenfold. I had never heard those remixes of Cassie, Nelly Furtado, Brooke Hogan, and Fatboy Slim before...great choices. The rest of the songs I hadn't heard period, but I am so glad to discover them. That Gabriel & Dresden track is awesome, and I love the Phil Collins sample in Supafly,Inc.

On a side note: others here have complained that Disc 1 isn't mixed well, and I have to say that as a person who mixes himself, it is because there are so many pop/rock hits that have been included on disc one, and these songs can be impossible to mix together seamlessly like you can with two more traditional dance songs (like Tali & Meth and Reina on Disc 2).

Overall, just a really fun CD all the way through and a superior album compared to Ultra Dance 08

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Fresn
Phenomenal!
I Second That!
Amazing!

Amplivate
Kid Beyond
Manufacturer: Love-Million Records
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Speak for Yourself

ASIN: B000G8PK60
Release Date: 2006-04-25

Tracks:

Wandering Star
Mothership
Deep Inside
I Shall Be Free
Wandering Star (Hypnomadic Remix)
Mothership (Mutaytor Remix)
Deep Inside (Jethro Remix)
Wandering Star (Aspect McCarthy Remix)

Album Description

Looping and multi-tracking his voice onstage to create his own live backing tracks, Kid Beyond layers his transcendent singing voice over his own beatboxing and vocal instrumentation. The result is a riveting brew of pop-electronica that has drawn comparisons to Gorillaz, Moby, Fatboy Slim, Thievery Corporation and M.I.A. His live show has been called "Amazing… truly impressive" (Keyboard Magazine); "Deep, powerful…" (SF Weekly); "Fiercely charismatic… truly mesmerizing" (East Bay Express); "Kid Beyond's mouth is something you must hear." (Remix Magazine).

Kid Beyond's diverse vocal talents converge on his debut EP, Amplivate. Produced by alt-hip-hop wizard Alias (Anticon Records), San Francisco's The Rondo Brothers (Dan the Automator) and LA's Gabriel Mann, Amplivate casts Kid Beyond's soulful singing voice and conscious lyrics in a sea of crunchy break-beats, dubby bass-lines, wobbly turntables, swirling strings, bleepy bloops, distorted guitars… all produced from his mouth.

Kid Beyond's career has exploded in the past year. An endorsement video for Ableton Live (the leading music-looping computer software) - of Kid Beyond demonstrating his live-looping techniques in his kitchen - became one of the Web's most viral videos of 2005. Director JJ Abrams (Alias/Lost) requested a Kid Beyond version of the Mission Impossible theme for the MI:3 DVD. VH1 brought him onto their reality show "Supergroup" to fill in for Jason Bonham as a human drum kit, appearing alongside Ted Nugent, Skid Row's Sebastian Bach and Anthrax's Scott Ian. A profile on Kid Beyond landed in heavy rotation on Al Gore's Current TV cable channel. Electronica pioneer BT flew him to LA to collaborate on an all-vocal dance track. Hip-hop / spoken-word legend Sage Francis put one of Amplivate's tracks (the Buddhist-blues anthem "I Shall Be Free") on an upcoming compilation CD.

Having shared the stage with Keane, Lyrics Born, The Coup, Michael Franti & Spearhead, String Cheese Incident, Amon Tobin, KRS-One, Buckethead, The Wailers and Particle, Kid Beyond has attracted an intensely loyal following of techno-Burners, hip-hop heads, jam-band fans, MySpace kids and bloggers worldwide. This "underground legend" is not going to stay underground for long.

Customer Reviews:

Fresn.......2007-01-09

An intresting new direction for music from a very talented artist. Kid beyond provides four exellent tracks. the only failing is that there are only four songs on this disc. I was very hungry for more

Phenomenal!.......2006-12-21

I also just saw Kid Beyond open for Imogen Heap in Milwaukee, and even though she's incredible herself I half expected the openers to be lame. I missed the first one (Levi Weaver) but walked in to Kid Beyond... his incredible beats and twists are completely breathtaking. He has this astounding power on stage that you can't stop watching. The way he uses his hands is brilliant, and makes you want to jump up on stage with him. He assisted in a number of songs for Imogen Heap with background effects, and the raw talent of this guy was not lost in the wave of adoration for Immi - another impressive attribute. Although it's definitely a must have cd, it's no lie that you have to see him live to get the full effect. I give this guy 5 stars!

I Second That!.......2006-12-19

I also just saw Kid B open for Imogen in Milwaukee - WOW! I swear, the whole crowd had their mouths hanging open in awe and amazement at this dude's raw talent! Cool cd, especially once you realize that he's making every sound from his own mouth. Definitely take the opportunity to see this guy live for the ultimate experience of a lifetime! I'm in love!

Amazing!.......2006-11-23

I just got back from seeing Kid Beyond open for Imogen Heap. This dude blew my mind. I've never seen something so amazing in my life! The album captures his beautiful voice and delicious beats but you have to see him live to get the whole experience. I swear to you, every sound that you hear on this record came out of his mouth. It's just this amazing man and his looping machine. Buy the CD and find out when he is coming to your town. Do not miss it! I promise you won't be disappointed.

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Better than the originals
One CD hot, the other not as much.
From the master of the wheels of steel....
Cold Krushin' ; DJ Krush has arived!
Unreal

Stepping Stones: The Self-Remixed Best
DJ Krush
Manufacturer: Red Int / Red Ink
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DJ Spooky Presents - In Fine Style: 50,000 Volts of Trojan Records
Ki-Oku
Jaku
Zen

ASIN: B000FFJY3E
Release Date: 2006-07-10

Tracks:

Only The Strong Survive (Bon Mix)
Kiro (Vib Mix)
Vision Of Art (Broken Mix)
Zen Approach (Cradle Mix)
Final Home (Piano Mix)
Kill Switch (Beep Mix)
Nosferatu (Space-Cadet Mix)
Song For John Walker (Sticky Mix)
Meiso (Silent-Gun Mix)
Danger Of Love (Gray-Sky Mix)
Shinjiro (Harsh Mix)
Mosa
Mosa (Remix)

Tracks:

Intro
Stormy Cloud (Raindrop Mix)
Elapse
Trihedron (Stray Mix)
Still Island (Still 'N' Slow Mix)
Endless Railway (Sentiment Mix)
Day's End (After-Dusk Mix)
Outro (Revised)
Duality (2006K Mix)
Kemuri (Untouchable Mix)
Drum
Duck Chase (Double-Up Mix)
Bypath - Would You Take It (Static Mix)

Album Description

Australian pressing of this import-only collection. Underground legend DJ Krush celebrates his 12 year recording career with a two disc self-remixed compilation of selected songs from his previous 20 albums. Disc One contains tracks that feature raps and vocals from such artists as The Roots, DJ Shadow, Mos Def, Zap Mama, CL Smooth, Company Flow, Esthero, Rino & Twiggy, Aesop Rock and a newly recorded track featuring Kan. Disc Two is a compilation of remixed instrumental tracks including the hit track 'Kemuri'. 26 tracks total including 'Only The Strong Survive', 'Vision Of Art', 'Kill Switch', 'Song For John Walker', 'Zen Approach' and more.. Sony 2006

Customer Reviews:

Better than the originals .......2007-01-29

I own several DJ Krush albums and love his dark, brooding, trip-hop influenced style. But with Stepping Stones, I found the perfect DJ Krush listening experience. This album is darker and more sinister than his original work. The first CD, Lyricism, is essentially a hip-hop/trip-hop album featuring a number of guest vocalists, including The Roots, Mos Def, Aesop Rock, Anticon, and others. The overall quality of CD #1 is so good that it's hard for me to name any favorite tracks, but #8 and #11 just blow me away. The second CD, Soundscapes, features haunting instrumental remixes of some of Krush's best originals. Again, the overall quality is great, so I won't name any favorite tracks. With this double-CD album, you get two distinctly different listening experiences. Call it hard/soft, active/passive, whatever. The first CD kicks you in the teeth, the second hypnotizes you.

One CD hot, the other not as much........2007-01-23

First, I am a HUGE Krush fan, and have all of his other works (less some singles and foreign releases).

This is a double CD, which is always a plus.

- First CD is LYRICISM, as the name suggests, all the tracks are lyrics, mostly rap/hip-hop. The music is decent, but not up to my expectation of Krush. The remixes of wonderful songs from other CD's (the originals) are not nearly as good, if not lame. I was a little disappointed with this CD. Tracks range from 'meh' to OK.

- Second is SOUNDSCAPES, as the name suggests, this is ambient/chill. In my opinion, this is WAY better than the first CD. Great music (track 12 annoys me, though) overall. If you have a very, very good 2-channel system (not computer speakers, not an iPod dock, but a proper 2-channel audio system), the last track on this CD is a blast (lots of distorted, warped, and bizarre sounds that are a blast to hear).

I hold Krush to a very high, if not unfair, standard (one he has earned by making what I consider some of the best music out there) - and this album falls just a little short. Not bad, but certainly not his best.

I would only recommend this CD to a Krush fan who already has most or all of his other works (DO NOT FORGET TO GET 'Cold Krush Cuts'!!!) and wants more - it satisfies this need perfectly, but certainly should not be someones first experience to DJ Krush.

From the master of the wheels of steel...........2007-01-16

A collection of his best works on 2 discs, remixed, touched up...plenty of outstanding hip hop and dnb beats, with jazz, scratches, cuts and breaks sprinkled throughout, reflecting the wide array of Krush's skills and progression as a musical artist. disc 1 has rappers performing on each track, underground performers that aren't pop but loaded with talent, krush using his skills to bring the best from each. disc 2 are his tracks, the stellar diversity showing whatever interests held krush at that time of creation, destroying any myths of typecasting.

the cd case is well designed, almost entirely black, including the cd's. very understated and subtle overall, sending a message of mystery and strength. removing the cd cover, the booklet unfolds to reveal lyrics for all the tracks off disc 1, a nice treat...this item is very difficult to by in store (i went to virgin megastore) so buy online if possible.

Cold Krushin' ; DJ Krush has arived!.......2006-12-28

Underground legend DJ Krush delivers on this self-mixed compilation of some of his finest work. Divided into two perfectly cohesive cd's, this collection gives us a sampling of his stellar career. Whether you are just becomming familiar with Krush, or down since day one, this is a must purchase for any fan.

Unreal.......2006-09-14

I'm a huge Krush fan & this is definitely his best work in years. This album is ridiculous in its atmosphere. I was a bit disappointed with his last couple of albums, but this more than makes up for it...I think it's his best since Kakusei.

If you are a fan at all, pick this up...you're in for a real treat.

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An odd turn for the band, and they mostly pull it off
Modern Midnight album

We Are the Night
The Chemical Brothers
Manufacturer: Toshiba EMI
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ASIN: B000PDZPPW
Release Date: 2007-06-25

Tracks:

No Path To Follow
We Are The Night
All Rights Reversed
Saturate
Do It Again
Das Spiegel
Salmon Dance
Burst Generator
Modern Midnight Conversation
Battle Scars
Harpoons
Pills Won't Help You Now
Seal
No Need

Album Description

Japanese pressing of 2007 album, scheduled for earliest release. No extras. We Are The Night has been realized with the collaboration of The Klaxons, Ali Love, Willy Mason, FatLip from Pharcyde and Midlake. EMI.

Album Details

2007 Release from the Famous Dance Meisters featuring Two Tracks Not on the Us Equivalent.

Customer Reviews:

An odd turn for the band, and they mostly pull it off .......2007-07-06

The Chem Bros seem to be developing a wry sense of humor with several tracks here. The Salmon song is intentionally silly but I have to confess I've hummed along to it a few times. A lot of people are gonna hate that track so I have to wonder why its there at all. Several tracks are also digital throwbacks to "simpler" 80's beats and that is not neccessarily a bad thing. The band is channeling early Prince on at least 2 of the tracks. Is it worth buying? That's a hard question because half of the tracks arent really memorable. Best to check out the audio previews of the tracks before you buy. I've always been a fan of the band but they seem a bit rudderless the last several CD's.

Modern Midnight album.......2007-07-04

I have no idea what the Chemical Brothers are doing in "We Are The Night."

Not that it's necessarily a bad thing. Though some of their songs simply don't mesh together well, the British electronic duo do a pretty fair job with their grimy acid beats and crazy acid-alien-spy style. And it's worth the price just to hear their delicious collaborations with Midlake and the Klaxons.

It opens with a strange rumbling grunting sound, like a robot hellhound sniffing out a trail. Then we get some mournful voices telling us that "there's no path to follow."

Oh, forget that. The action begins in the spaceship hums, electronic twiddlings (as if from a control panel), and a heavy driving beat that blossoms into a solid, danceable tune speckled with samples. It ends up sounding like James Bond on acid, and no, that is not a bad thing at all.

From there, the Chemical Brothers collaborate with the Klaxons in the eerie, clattery "All Rights Reserved," and launch into a swirl of equally energetic songs: tribal electrobeats, retro fuzz pop, eruptions of tornado synth in fun electropop, tightly woven beats, and a dense weaving of keyboard and ringing guitar. It finishes on a high note with "The Pills Won't Help You Know," a collaboration with Midlake -- a dreamy, hazy, fuzzy, sunny little tune that is drowsily winning.

In a nutshell, "We Are the Night" sounds like the soundtrack to a psychedelic spy caper, with a few aliens thrown in for good measure. The Chemical Brothers has their lax moments -- "The Salmon Dance" with Fatlip is a tumble down the stairs -- but the majority of the songs achieve just what they're meant to.

There's some drum machines and electric guitars cycling in there. But most of it is some really earthy acid beats -- sharp and flexible, synth lashings, and a few that are soft little stretches of gentle, pastoral tinkliness. They also weave some songs with sci-fi-ish samples, like what sounds like alarms going off, and a spaceship landing.

And they avoid the typical techno trap of just taking a beat and repeating it endlessly. To keep the dancefloor beats and tribal stuff from sounding like your average boring techno, they twist it into ripples, trickles, fuzz, static squeals and some brilliantly eerie vocals ("We are the nighttime/we are the bright eyes/we are the right time...").

If there's a real problem with "We Are the Night," it's that the album isn't very cohesive. Several of the songs have the same feel, but most of the collaborations don't fit in with the pure Chemical Brothers stuff. I'm the first to admit a deep love for "The Pills Won't Help You Know," but it doesn't fit.

The Chemical Brothers trip over their own feet occasionally, but despite some songs not fitting in, it still is a pretty decent electronic album. Do it again.

My Field Trip to Planet 9 By Justin Warfield

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Musical
Amazon Reviews....
Psychedelic rap
One of the best rap albums i own
Misleading

My Field Trip to Planet 9 By Justin Warfield
Justin Warfield , and The S.O.U.N.D.
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ASIN: B000002MGP
Release Date: 1993-07-13

Tracks:

Tequila Flats
'Introducition' By Ellis Dee
Dip Dip Divin'
K Sera Sera
Fisherman's Grotto
Live From The Opium Den
Glass Tangerine
Guavafish Centipede (Aquatic Meditations)
Teenage Caligula
Cool Like The Blues
Drugstore Cowboy
Pit It Up Y'all
B Boys On Acid
Stormclouds Left Of Heaven
Thoughts In The Buttermilk
Tequila Flats (Ghosts Of Laurel Canyon)

Amazon.com

Justin Warfield is the son of an African-American father and a Jewish-American mother in L.A., and he tries to combine progressive hip-hop with Beatlesque bohemia on his debut album. The crude boast that he's "a beatnik mack ready to attack" illustrates how little he understands bohemia, and the boring, static beats underneath exposes how little he understands rhythm. Warfield's fiasco is the clearest example possible that there's a lot more to integrating disparate musical elements than simply throwing them together. --Geoffrey Himes

Customer Reviews:

Musical.......2006-08-01

This man has been inbetween and everywhere around the music industry. With his father a big timer in the music industry with making people like Sade famous, Justin Warfield is just pure amazing. He went through bands like One Inch Punch to Tape and now to an amazing alternative/new wave band called SHE WANTS REVENGE. He appeared randomly around and there. From the Romeo and Juliet movie soundtrack to being a guest MC with Placebo in "Spite and Malice". This guy has pure talent and you should all definately check out his new band called She Wants Revenge. Collaborating with Dj Adam 12 (whom is even as amazing as Justin and very sweet guy not to mention) My Field Trip to Plan 9 is a GREAT hip hop album.. upbeat and twisting ryhmes. For fans for A Tribe Called Quest/De La Soul/Eric B & Rakim/Public Enemy.. this is for you..

Amazon Reviews...........2006-04-07

....Are why I come her to buy music and not find it. They shouldn't let people who are outside of a genre write reviews for them. This album was definately a contender in hip hop's "Golden Years".

Don't listen the the herb that wrote that review, this album is smooth, tightly produced and hella funky.

Twelvizm

Psychedelic rap.......2006-02-10

I have to agree that the Amazon reviewer missed the boat on this one -- this is considered a bit of a lost classic. I don't know if he was writing that review back in 1993, or more recently, but it exposes how little he understands Justin Warfield (or Prince Paul for that matter).

OK, so this isn't the best rap album I own, but it holds its own against "De La Soul Is Dead" and "Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde". This was released during rap's early-90's golden era, and the production and smooth rhyming style reflect this.

All the name-checking of random countercultural references gets a little annoying, but on the whole this is pretty solid album. And why "Thoughts In The Buttermilk" didn't become a hit, I'll never know.

Oh yeah, and check out his new band She Wants Revenge. Apparently he's REALLY into Interpol lately.

One of the best rap albums i own.......2005-02-15

Instantly, I took to the music. Acid trippy, but not Cypress Hill exactly. The production is AMAZING, and songs COOL LIKE THE BLUES and DRUGSTORE COWBOY will have repeat visits on your computer/cd player.

Groovy, but never hippie, cool but unpretentious, it's perfect chillout music with a funky verse flow.

Misleading.......2004-08-05

I was not told at the time of ordering a CD from this seller that the version I was buying was edited for radio. Extremely misleading and definitely requesting a refund.

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