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Danny C - The Mexican / Dayz I Live - 24-Jul-03 12:08 PM
This perfunctory release rode on the coattails of LK but had no similar merit. Its vocals were uninspired, even if comical to hear the first few times, but no amount of guitar strumming or spanish talking cam make this track validate itself as an improvement in the genre of melody driven, acoustic instrument reinforced drum n bass that marky provided, even if it is mildly catchy. Adding insult to injury, the B side is horrendous, lacking imagination and variety, it fails to even provide a convinving vocal to redeem itself.
The record gets a C for effort, having done nothing to make it stand out among the myriad songs of the same style, except for being in a popular clique.

Tommy Knocker - All For Love / Brazil Is Back - 23-Jul-03 09:48 PM
The B side is thankfully one of the few legitimately tasty brazil styled drum n bass tracks since So Tinha Ser Com Voce's Cosmonautics Remix. All for love is mired in a repetitive vocal that seems to wail, sans passion, to an vapidly dramatic background. Brazil is Back combines playful acoustic guitar, lazy background vocals, and a thoughtful, almost emotional main vocal over a summery and melodic drum and bass tune.

Various - The Drum & Bass Fiesta EP - 14-Jul-03 07:54 PM
i'm not sure what everyone's raving about. the cuba gooding is a catchy, yet hardly redeeming tune. Every track on the release seems to follow the same repetitive pattern, never taking the time to evolve into a proper track and instead sticking with the same hook you started off the track with and utilizing uninspired vocals as an unsavory pepper. i argue the d'n'b fiesta sampler is a more justified expense in terms of variety and musical aptitude.

Various - Spy Technologies - 14-Jul-03 07:18 PM
also released as a series of singles for each plate. i/j is a nice pair, both cerebral and tastily frenetic.