DJ Food - Kaleidoscope

Label:

Ninja Tune

Catalog#:

zen cd47

Format:

CD, Album

Country:

Released:

Apr 2000

Genre:

Electronic

Style:

Future Jazz, Downtempo, Ambient

Tracklist

1	Full Bleed	6:01	X
	Programmed By [Additional], Mixed By [Additional] - Bundy K. Brown Written-By - K. Brown* , Foakes*
2	Cookin'	3:42	X
	Remix - Ali Tod Scratches, Edited By - Strictly Kev Written-By - Carpenter*
3	Break	2:19	X
	Written-By - Jalal Nuriddin* , Carpenter*
4	The Riff	4:10	X
	Written-By - Foakes* , Jones*
5	The Ageing Young Rebel	6:03	X
	Engineer [Ken Nordine's Vocal Recording] - KVN (2) Vocals [Featuring] - Ken Nordine Written-By - Nordine* , Foakes* , Carpenter*
6	The Crow...	7:49	X
	Written-By - Carpenter*
7	Nocturne (Sleep Dyad 1)	7:17	X
	Bass - Jamie Tilly Written-By - Moore* , Foakes*
8	Nevermore (Sleep Dyad 2)	8:37	X
	Written-By - Foakes*
9	The Sky At Night	5:14	X
	Written-By - Carpenter*
10	...You	2:43	X
	Written-By - Foakes*
11	Minitoka	9:24	X
	Written-By - Carpenter*
12	Reprise (A Splash Of Debussy)	1:08	X
	Written-By - Carpenter*

Credits

Artwork By - Openmind
Mixed By - Ali Tod (tracks: 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10) , Strictly Kev (tracks: 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10)
Mixed By [Mixdown Assistance] - Ali Tod
Photography - Alice Ceresole , Sandra Cole , Strictly Kev
Producer - PC* , Strictly Kev

Notes

"Break" contains a sample of "Hustler's Convention" performed by Lightnin' Rod.
"The Riff" contains a sample of "Rack 'Em Up" written and performed by Quincy Jones.
"Nocturne (Sleep Dyad 1)" contains a sample of "Millionaire" written and performed by Dudley Moore.

The duration for track 5 is incorrectly printed as 5:49.
The duration for track 7 is incorrectly printed as 6:50.
The duration for track 11 is incorrectly printed as 9:13.

(P)&(C) Ninja Tune 2000
Made in England.
Barcode: 5 021392 212128.

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Rated 4/5

Review by scoundrel Apr 20, 2004

DJ Food steps out of the shadow of Coldcut and releases Kaleidoscope, which, true to its title, is a multifaceted refraction of beats and samples, all spinning and melding into beautiful patterns. And even though the back liner notes emphasize that “this album contains no skills,” there’s still something skillful about the scratching in “Cookin’” or the layering of frantic woodwinds and string on “The Riff.” The neo-beat-spoken-word-poetry on “The Ageing Young Rebel” demonstrates how free-thinking the DJ Food guys are: it’s a fun track, one that makes you snap your fingers and pull a beret low on your brow. The “Sleep Dyad” (made up of the tracks “Nocturne” and “Nevermore”) lull you into a state of relaxation until “Nevermore” busts out the percussion. “The Sky at Night” and “You” tends more towards the ambient. “Minitoka” doesn’t sound far removed from Japan at all; its melodies are as delicate as cherry blossoms. Certainly a diverse and interesting album.