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l lerbre l lancock rs by no means the frrst ra// artrst to devote hrs attentron to a disc of music by \Jonr lvlrtchell. and the srnger‘ herself has often turned to both ra/x musrcrans and rdrorns rn her work.
l lanctx:k's reputation and some big narrre guests erl ensure thrs gets plenty of attentron. but the results are somethrng of a mrxed bag.
The drsc contarns four rnstrumental tracks rrncludrng a sumptuous re workrng of ‘Both Srdes Now' alongsrde two not written by the Srnger, Duke Ellrngton’s 'Solrtude' and Wayne Shorters 'Nefertrtr') and srx songs Jonr lvlrtchell delivers the authentrc goods on ‘Tea Leaf Property '. but the revelation rs Trna Turner's rnterpretatron of 'Edrth and the Krngprn‘r Norah Jones and Corrnne Barley Rae are Irghtwerght on ‘Court and Spark' and 'Rner' r'espectryely. and whrle Leonard Cohen's spoken yerSron of ‘The Jungle Lrne' lacks nothrng rn grayrtas. rt doesn't work for me. (Kenny Mathiesonl
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prper .‘.’llr spot the echt, of hzt, debut alburr: Just fol fmumaf. rn thr‘; collectror‘ of prevrouslr, urrrunued cuts. broadcast sessrons and lrrrrrted release rarrtres. (iordorr rlrd not lrve to <,orrrplete a fourth studrr, album for (treer‘trax. but assrduout; rootrrrg around has produced enough rrraterral to make a very Justrfrable posthurrrous addrtron to hrs drscography.
l ew rrrut;rr:rans have been better egurpperl to push the boundarres of both the rnstrument and rts rrrusrc. lle cornbrned a deep knowledge of prprng tradrtron wrtlr a breathtaking vrrtuosrty on hrs rnstrument, a gift for composrng great tunes that were Wrdely taken up by non prpers as well. and a rebellrous streak that manrfest rn a raffrslr drsregard for conventron. /\ powerful cornbrnatron. and rf the best of hrs work rs not to be found here. rt is nonetheless a valuable addrtron to our understandrng and enjoyment of hrs music. rKenny tvlathreson)
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l)epe<;he Mode (:ll]()\,’(}(l their most (:r'eatrve per‘rod when all four personalrtres were oper‘atrng at then peak: the songwriter, the arranger, the srnger and the, erm, accountant. Alan erder, the arranger. left after therr last truly brrllrant album. l95)3's Songs of Farm and Devotron and they've been rn search of that fourth wheel ever srnce. Thrs notion only compOunds the srncere. playful. WISllUl and even exploratory tones of the srnger. Dave Gahan's second solo album. lt rocks. rt pulses. rt throbs. there's what would appear to be a lrttle brt of angursh and terror rn there. but rt lacks the verve and tensron that makes a collaboratrve venture so frurtful and satrsfyrng. (Mark Robertson.
HEAVY METAL DOWN
Over the Under rRoadrunnen 0.00
From the frrst r'ollrng drumbeat you know we're rn Black Sabbath COuntry. Fronted by Pantera's Phil Anselmo and featurrng assorted members of CorrOSron of Conformrty. Eye Hate God and Crowbar.
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lhrs smart. rnturtrve comprlatron splrts the hrstory of electro lunkrer, drrtrer, more
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l arkrn. Maunxro, Robert l l()( )dr to rntense efferit. suggestrng electro may have lost some of rts earlyv tongue rn cheek hurrrour but has lost none of the aural rmpact.
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ALSO RELEASED
Enon Grass Gersers Carbon Clouds rTOJCl? 8 Ga Sonrcally reSrdrng somewhere between The Gos‘srp and Gang of Four, lllIS most excellent tangy quartet contrnue to please Wllll thrs. therr frfth long play err The Wombats A Gurde to l ove, loss and [)esrmratron (Mt/r Floorl Thrs ernrnently Irkeable trro of Scally posters unfurl their frenzred debut album.
Trickski Members of the 7r/CA‘ (Sonar Kol/ectrvl Lauded by Carl Crarg, Grlles Peterson and Trefschwarz. thrs rs tremendous Detrort techno filtered through a debonarr European sensrbrlrty. Cruiser Northern E/ectrrc (KFM) A welcome reissue of the rare as hen's teeth debut album from this outfit fond of country pep and wrstful electronrca.
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