EGOPOP ROBBIE WILLIAMS Intensive Care iChrysalisi O.
In the pantheon of pop pap Robbie Vt’illiams lies somewhere between Kylie and Westlife. although this rather insipid eighth collection of tunes puts him nearer the latter than the former. There is none of the pop nous of prevrous outings ithat'll have been co- songwriter Guy Chambers' pop nous them. and songs trundle along ITZII)I)l|" with scarcer a catchy chorus anywhere to be seen. Williams' confessional lyrics are in place the hates being a star, oh no. he loves it. but wrth only Stephen Duffy's Janeg indie-lite to back him up. Williams sounds posslbly at his most toothless since the heady Take That days. lDoug Johnstonel
SOUl tJ/V/ VARIOUS Gilles Peterson Presents the BBC Sessions
lEther Recordsi OOOO
Dedicated listeners to the soul izi/x champions Radio 1 transmissions will be frothing at the mouth to bag this double CD of some of the most anticipated Il‘.’(3 sessions committed to tape thus far on his Vv’orldl'xide show. And. as is so often the case with these things. thrs collection is a mixed bag. WIIIT ine\.«itable moments of artistic self-
indulgence rubbing up against the sublime. But this still makes for a very enjoyable ride and. ‘.‘.'hen that ride includes (}X(Iltl8l\'(} recordings from Bior‘k. Beck. Common. Jamie Cullum. Roots Manuva. N'E'R'D. the Roots. Zero 7. Herbert. Roisrn Murphy. Nitin Sawhney. Cody Chestnut and Four let lnot to mentlon 14 other burning starsl. '.-.'ho’s complaining? rAndrex'.’ Richardsoni
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VARIOUS Satisfaction: Covers and Cookies of the Rolling Stones il-larmlessi 000
With less lofty ambitions than its Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye- inspired predecessors. this latest retro instalment of rare Vinyl gr‘andstanding from Harmless Records boasts plenty to enro‘, but way too much filler. Thanks to Dayid Holmes. everyone must have now heard Ananda Shankar's sitar r;ft on \lumprn' Jack Flash. so to start at that IXMII seems fairly pointless. Likewise. Merry Clayton's 'Giinme Shelter' and Pucho's "You Can't Always Get What you Want ‘.‘.’l“ hardly set your ‘.'~./orld alight. fortunately. Odetta's stunning take on "No Expe(:t;,itions' and the Meters' Honky, Tonk Vl/omen' serve as slight recompense. rPaul Dale,
PSYCI ioric nock LIGHTNING BOLT
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Four records on and this US duo are as deranged sounding as ever. / lyper'riragic Mountain is an intense cacophony of pummelling drums. itI)T€lE§I‘.’() b; sslines and distorted vocals. and
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ESaXoplm'l'st Hal: liali and pantst Chick l j.all are hot”. xer‘, It‘tll‘l :a' fg.l'es on he Scottish [la/1' scene. and tr‘ 5; refined :luo outlng reflects the work they iiaxe been doing together over the past cotiple o‘ {.ea's. Boil: l)!£l‘,‘t‘:lf; contributed (:::r".r>r>sltu:r‘-s to The s 753tllfll‘. d:a‘.'. ng on ll‘fli..e:‘.;:es ‘ion‘ thezr work ir‘ class :‘a and folk music contexts as .'.'e: as he result :s a series of at'nosphe'ic and (mottatixe set peces. irked l». :X casiona‘. slo'ter. trees. ll‘lt‘lt)‘.|:;(:tl infer does. I lair uses four sax<;pl:rr‘:es sopraiirn-o. ill-l‘ldl‘f. trio and tenor for r'ler'iil.lr': ‘.;t!:r?i‘.. and hot“: pa'.e':1t.r‘<l he: s; taz‘e :n the meme ~.'.'itl‘ Illllltrt7tittl).(f Judgement.
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2 ssemhled \.’£ll'|()llf; mobs of Roadrunner signings to mark the label's 2’5)th anniversary. It was a unidue l)f()](:(Il featuring as artists from .12) bands. ranging from young bucks lrivrum and Kills‘.‘.'itr:h Engage thotigii the old guard iSlipknot and Méltllllllt: l lead: to the positively ancient guard iKing Diamond and the Misfitsl. llnrelentingly metal. thrs is a huge luck you'. rip your throat out and luck your sneakers of an
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