Lo-Fidelity Allstars ‎– How To Operate With A Blown Mind

This was the first record I got a sleevenote credit on. Using my award winning model making skills (1st place, North Kent Model Exhibition 1986) I built one of the model trucks featured on the front cover. Can we get a Model Maker role in the credit list please? :)

I was very disappointed with this cd. I've previously bought their On The Floor At The Boutique set, which was eclectic and fastastic, and also their album, Don't Be Afraid Of Love, which is great. This really falls short though. One of the guys tries singing or doing voice-overs and fails miserably through a lot of the tracks. Plus none of them really grab me and say, "Hey, that's interesting". They're all boring. I never get rid of cds, but this might qualify.

Yeah, I think the only reason the Lo-Fi's were put in with the big beat thing was because they were on Skint, which I suppose is understandable seeing as they were the definitive big beat label. Thing is, they never had much in common with the likes of Fatboy Slim or Cut La Roc apart from the obvious hip hop influences. This album confirms that with a hugh range of moods and styles from the bombastic opener 'Warming Up The Brainfarm', the electro funk of 'Battle Flag' and the claustrophobic title track to name a few. An unheralded gem!

This is not one of those boring cliché bigbeat releases! Tracks range from filthy, heavy, sleazy P-funk (Will I Get Out Of Jail) to stomping filtered vocoderdisco (Lazer Sheep Dip Funk)and even a goosepimpling beautiful Hammond-driven loungy yet pitchdark ballad (Nightime Story)...This one definitely survived the hype!

IT may be old still its right up there with fatboy slim and say bombfunk mc's. Also they are on the forces of nature soundtrack i discovered lately :P