BJ Cole - Trouble In Paradise

BJ Cole - Trouble In Paradise

Label:
Catalog#:
COOK CD 312
Format:
CD, Album
Country:
UK
Released:
2004
Genre:
Electronic, Jazz, Rock
Style:
Space-Age, Acid, Psychedelic Rock, Future Jazz, Experimental

Tracklist

01   Trouble In Paradise 5:13 X
    Featuring - Trash Palace
02   The Interloper 6:09 X
    Featuring - Fluid
03   Are You Ready For Some Country 4:44 X
    Featuring - Alabama 3
04   Alert The Sax Police 5:03 X
    Featuring - Bent
05   Casino Tan 3:23 X
    Featuring - Geoff McIntire , Isobel Waidner*
06   Beautiful 4:20 X
    Featuring - Groove Armada
07   Keep Your Head 4:46 X
    Featuring - Banknote Rajah
08   Milkshake Roadmap 5:28 X
    Featuring - Guy Jackson
09   Downtown Motel Blues 3:17 X
    Featuring - Neil Conti
10   East Of Eden 7:12 X
    Featuring - Kumo
11   Surf Acid Hoedown 6:31 X
    Featuring - Luke Vibert
12   Elle Sait Ou Elle Va 5:47 X
    Featuring - Laura B
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Rated 2/5
Review by scoundrel Sep 13, 2007
BJ Cole's pedal steel guitar has been an intriguing secret weapon for electronic artists everywhere (Bent, Luke Vibert). On the album, _Trouble in Paradise_, he takes the main stage, accompanied by an impressive list of collaborators. So where does the album go wrong? For one, the different collaborators make it difficult for the album to have a cohesive feel. Second, Cole's guitar playing feels added on, rather than being an integral part of the track. Both the title track (with Trash Palace and the tabla-tinged "The Interloper" (with Fluid) feel that way. It works better on the Asian-inflections of "East of Eden" (with Kumo) or country-western growl (courtesy of Alabama 3) of "Are You Ready for Some Country," Sadly, "Alert the Sax Police" (with the otherwise reliable Bent) seems unremarkable. But there are some bright points, too: Groove Armada take "Beautiful" into a spacey journey, and Banknote Rajah goes into odd trip-hop. Luke Vibert goes acid crazy with the shifting moods and rhythms of "Surf Acid Hoedown" but it's Laura B. who takes the takes the cake with "Elle Sait Ou Elle Va." It's a beautiful, dreamy track, but not quite enough to overcome the shortcomings of this album.
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