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album | Meta
30 April 2002
Following on from his last long-player, Listening To The Voice Inside, Ho continues in the deeply tribal vein, only this time more so. This...
by Low Life
album | DC Recordings
1 March 2000
J Saul Kane returns under his pioneering Octagon Man guise for the sequel to 1995's The Exciting World Of... long-player. Ito...
by Dave Stelfox
album | Alpha Pup
5 June 2009
If 2008 belonged to Flying Lotus then 2009 may well be Nosaj Thing’s year when it comes to the meeting point between hip hop and...
by Laurent Fintoni
album | Deep Water Recordings
5 April 2004
Released earlier this year, Normal Position's Boyfriend's Car seemed to revel in its lack of subtlety. Shamelessly melodic and pop-like in...
by Ed Chamberlin
album | Lex Records
1 October 2003
Assured delivery puts less versatile MCs to shame, demonstrating a sharp range of styles, an acute knowledge of hip hop history and some impressive lyrical stunts.
by Demented Toddler
album | Ant Acid Audio
1 December 2006
Ah, NoMeansNo. One of those bands that have been there all along, having moments of brilliance both noticed and missed. You get the feeling...
by Edward Blake
album | Ninja Tune
11 January 2006
The second avant-rap political extravaganza from Nephilim Modulation Systems will either irritate or involve depending how much you like “apocalyptic dark and gloomy shit”... or Michael Moore.
by Demented Toddler
album | 2nd Rec
31 July 2002
Nitrada, aka Christophe Stoll, claims he does not prioritise sound over image, and to demonstrate this aesthetic he has had different artists...
by Elizabeth Wells
album | Planet Mu
13 November 2008
Having been an admirer of the work of Edinburgh’s Neil Landstrumm since his early recordings for Peacefrog in 1995, I had high hopes when...
by Kone-R
album | Noise Factory
27 May 2003
A prolific sound and avant-techno artist in his native Montreal, Neil Wiernik, aka Naw, offers a subtly invasive blend of sound manipulation and...
by Elizabeth Wells
album | UpToYouToo
23 November 2004
The poignant intro to Kilio Cha Haki sees MC Kinyanjui Anthony's assertion that 'I was born in the street, I was born in the slum' balance...
by Masta G
album | Soma
1 May 2007
The name is an instant turn-off for me, so it’s with some trepidation that I place this into the CD player. My doubts are justified as...
by Edward Blake
album | D.O.R.
1 January 2001
Another posthumous release from the ubiquitous Bryn Jones. Notorious when he was at his creative peak, producing what seemed like a couple of CDs...
by Mathew Riley
album | FatCat
5 April 2004
For people who make such gorgeous music, Múm certainly put themselves through hell to get there. Summer Make Good, their second...
by Ed Chamberlin
album | Accidental
17 January 2005
The nature of soundtrack work is such that the true intentions and emotions of an artist are slightly obscured by the task of matching sound to...
by Ed Chamberlin
album | WMF Records
31 July 2002
Bit of a strange one this. First up I was drawn in by the quirky and unpretentious nature of the first track here, but then thrown off this by the...
by Miles Hawthorn
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