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Funki Porcini - Fast Asleep

Label:
Catalog#:
ZENCD57, ZENDV57
Format:
CD, Album
DVD
Country:
UK
Released:
2002
Genre:
Electronic
Style:
Leftfield, Acid Jazz, Downtempo

Tracklist

1-1   What Are You Looking At? 5:30 X
1-2   The Big Sea 7:51 X
1-3   We're Out Of Here 2:59 X
1-4   50,000 Ft Freefall 5:42 X
1-5   Sleepy 2:03 X
1-6   The Great Drive By 7:40 X
1-7   Last Night Over Norway 1:38 X
1-8   New Dope 3:16 X
1-9   16 Megatons 4:17 X
1-10   Tokyosaka Train 3:02 X
1-11   Terminal C3 UK 2:06 X
1-12   Weow 6:01 X
1-13   Offshore Birmingham 2:56 X
1-14   Back Home 6:00 X
2-1   What Are You Looking At? (Video) 5:29
2-2   Atomic Kitchen (Video) 7:31
2-3   16 Megatons (Video) 4:40
2-4   Ritmo Di Jazz (Video) 2:19
2-5   Last Night Over Norway (Video) 1:36
2-6   The Great Drive By (Video) 7:08
2-7   The Big Sea (Video) 7:53
2-8   Back Home (Video) 5:56

Credits

Artwork By - Openmind
Guitar - Rupert Small
Mastered By - Great Marco Scocchi, The*
Photography - Martin Le Santo-Smith
Producer, Written-By - Funki Porcini

Notes

Recorded at the Uterus Goldmine in the Wolverhamptons.
Mastered in Rome at Studio 9.
The CD release comes with a bonus DVD. Made in conjunction with Team Alcohol (aka Rupert Small), it contains visual representations of eight tracks, six from the album with an extra track Atomic Kitchen, and a visual representation to Ritmo di Jazz released originally on Let’s See What Carmen Can Do.

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Rated 3/5
Review by scoundrel Nov 13, 2007
Has the world passed Funki Porcini by? _The Ultimately Empty Million Pounds_ was disappointing, so how will _Fast Asleep_ fare? The throttled samples from his earlier albums are still there in the opening, "What Are You Looking At?", as are the the more ambient tracks, such as "The Big Sea." But the funky part of Funki Porcini is present as well, whether in the "We're Out of Here" interlude or the jazz of "16 Megatons." Porcini seems to be drifting much more on this album, perhaps taking the spirit of "50,000 Ft. Freefall" too much to heart. "The Great Drive By" sort of keeps on going, and "Weow" doesn't quite develop into a full song. But that doesn't mean you can't take pleasure in the short and subtle "Sleepy" or the classical-tinged "Last Night Over Norway." What I miss most, however, is the sense of humor that he had on his first two albums. It makes a brief appearance on "Terminal C3 UK" and the closer "Back Home," but in short supply elsewhere. Ah, well. Maybe this will serve as a wake-up call.
Rated 4/5
Review by flaphead Oct 28, 2003
The bonus DVD that comes with this release is really something extra. The videos for 'Atomic Kitchen' and 'The Great Drive By' is kind of simple but very extraordinary and different, something I've never seen before. I would say it's worth buying the CD for the DVD only. But there is some good tracks on this album as well, even if your not a Porcini-fan.