REVIEWS LeftfieLd
endeavouring to cast some light on this
QUICKIES
lineage with their ‘Jazz Dance’ series. F
OUND SOUNDS,
Step up then Bhakti Jazz who, fronted Jaga Jazzist Kria Brekken
by Lisa Dawson, passes the vocal stand- One Armed Bandit Uterus Water
ard set by the likes of Julie Tippetts Ninja Tune Paw Tracks
and Karin Krog. Add some heavyweight
modal piano playing for a very useful ‘One Armed Bandit’ is A murky folktronica
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re-issue tool. bonkers and brilliant in excursion into abstract
equal measure. hinterlands.
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Tango Forte Remixes
Grand Buffo Let Us Be Loving No Future (Skream
Little Poppet Remix)
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Lindstrøm & Christabelle
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‘Tango Forte’ remains one of the finest Head straight for the
Baby Can’t Stop tunes to hit these shores. Taking it on as ‘Kidkanevil Mix’ for razor- Political dubstep anthem
Feedelity a remix project then was always going sharp beats and percussion alert! A sick and slick remix
to be a bit of a questionable decision and the beautifully worked from Skream takes it into a
Managing to strike the perfect balance (if such a thing exists) between ’80s, and whilst none of these reworks hit vocal of the lady herself. stratosphere of its own.
disco pop and contemporary Scandinavian boogie, this is a real masterstroke the heady heights of the Dublex Inc’s
from Lindstrøm & Christabelle. Straight out of the Quincy Jones assisted Michael version, it’s Timewarp Inc’s version that
Jackson school of production, ‘Baby Can’t Stop’ wouldn’t sound out of place on comes closest to the urgent yet subtle,
‘Thriller’. Not the kind of statement you bandy around lightly, granted, but in this dancefloor brilliance of the original.
instance it’s well justified. The remixes are top too.
Four Tet
Love Cry
DJ Food it’s a mixed bag of bottom-heavy glitch Domino
The Shape of Things That Hum EP ridden delights.
Ninja Tune ‘Love Cry’ bears all the hallmarks of
Moondog with Julie Andrews Four Tet’s distinct and idiosyncratic
Another single release from DJ Food & Martyn Green production sound. Drums + electronics
keeps us aimed, primed and focused Tell It Again – Songs of Sense + killer bassline + looping vox + a liberal
for his impending ‘Stolen Moments’ and Nonsense sprinkling of Hebden’s magic dust = yet
PAUL WHITE ONE HANDED MUSIC
LP. Another bumper package then that Poppy Disc another deceptively simple yet frankly
includes collaborations from Strictly glorious Four Tet production.
01. WEATHER REPORT ‘Mysterious Traveller’ Epic
Kev, remixes courtesy of PC (now known Lovingly re-mastered and featuring the
“An amazing journey brought to you by amazing musicians.”
as Mr P) and more sampled guest spoken original sleeve notes, this long lost treat Acoustic Ladyland 02. JAYLIB ‘McNasty Filth’ Stones Throw
“Raw raw beat, and the way Dilla rhymes over the hi-hat pattern is crazy.”
word vocals. ‘Extract From Stolen Mo- slipped under the re-issue radar, until The Mighty Q
ments’ and ‘To Brother John…’ justify now. Originally released in 1957 and Strong & Wrong
03. VITAL DUB ‘Merciful Dub’ Frontline
”Heavy, heavy, heavy dub. Nothing else to say, really.”
the ends and consequent Ninja rhetoric. featuring a pre-Poppins Julie Andrews
and English actor Martyn Green, it ‘The Mighty Q’ is the calm before the
04. YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA ‘Firecracker’ A&M
”Fun, sick sounds, and a dancefloor killer too.”
Debruit features a host of nursery rhymes, chil- storm, as B-side ‘Plant Hunters’ leaves
05. CAN ‘Mushroom’ Spoon
Spatio Temporel EP dren’s games and general spoken word all the usual Acoustic Ladyland mayhem ”Powerful acid-soaked emotional journey.”
Civil Music oddness all anchored around Moondog’s and destruction in its wake.
06. RADIOPHONIC WORKSHOP ‘Doctor Who’ BBC Records
typically weird musical antics.
”True masters of sound and sonics at their best.”
Frenchman Debruit ramps up the influ- Bombay Bicycle Club 07. EXTRA PROLIFIC ‘Cash Money’ Jive
ences once again on this four-tracker of Bhakti Jazz Always Like This
“Just dope! A blast of raw energy.”
wonky dubstep related beats. He treads Glimpses of Truth Universal / Island
08. GONG ‘Flying Teapot’ Virgin
”Plenty of atmosphere, funk, and a whole lot of fun and spirit.”
a linear path to Joker and Flying Lotus, Tramp Records
as easily as he traverses the highways A forward-thinking round of breezy
09. JOHN FOXX ‘Metal Beat’ Metamatic
“Sick early synthesiser electronic dance music.”
of world music, G-funk talk box and Munich has a jazz heritage to be proud vocal verses batucada drums on a bed of
10. U ROY ‘Natty Kung Fu’ Virgin
Akufen-style cut-up electronica. Hence of and the gracious folks at Tramp are afro influenced rhythm. “Puts a smile on my face and makes me feel good every time.”
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