VA-Urban_Theory_Presents_Meltdown-2CD-(Urban_Theory)-2001-sb

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     s w e e t b e a t s

     april.29.2001 - #601
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     artist      : VA
     album       : Urban Theory Presents Meltdown (Compiled By Ross Allen)
     year        : 2001
     label       : Urban Theory / Beechwood
     genre       : Lo-Fi
     catalogue   : URBCD04
     url         : www.beechwoodmusic.co.uk
     quality     : CD 192k HQ True Stereo

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        CD1

     01.Boards of Canada - in A Beautiful Place in the Country     06:05
     02.The Lost Generation - This is the Lost Generation          03:32
     03.Lambchop - Up With People (Zero 7 Reprise)                 05:28
     04.Mark Pritchard - the Holy Track                            04:14
     05.I Monster - Day Dream                                      03:43
     06.Joe Dukes - Moohah the Dj                                  07:28
     07.Love Tko - Tribe of Love                                   04:11
     08.Mary J Blige - Be Happy                                    03:51
     09.Orishas - O La Cubano                                      04:03
     10.Radioinactive - Launch Padlock Smith                       04:49
     11.Badly Drawn Boy - Once Around the Block                    05:51
     12.Traffic - Dream Gerrard                                    11:03

        CD2

     01.Barrington Levy - Gimmie the Grass                         04:04
     02.Blackalicious - Alphabet Aerobics
        (Cut Chemist 2 1/2 Minute Workout)                         02:11
     03.Azymuth - Pieces of Ipanema (Mark Pritchard Remix)         08:27
     04.Patti Austin - Why You Wanna Be Like That                  05:52
     05.Gabrielle - Falling (Stanton Warriors Dub)                 06:57
     06.Children of Planet Earth - You Are the Future
        (Quiro Mix)              07:44
     07.Buscemi - Calling All Drama Queens                         04:38
     08.Shadow Snipers - Dark Side                                 06:31
     09.Dj Boom - I Feel Good Tonight                              03:30
     10.Peace Orchestra - Double Drums                             09:21
     11.Danny Breaks - the Big Bossa                               06:38
     12.Drexciya - Andreaen Sand Dunes                             06:15

     24  tracks | 136:26mins | 187,7 MB

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     No peace for the wicked eh Ross? Not only has Mr Allen just
     launched his Destination Out nights at London's Cargo, alongside
     his weekly Destination In duties on Radio London Live and day job
     as head of the Island Blue label, but he's also compiling albums at
     the rate of knots.

     This is the second Ross Allen selection to grace the shops in the
     past few months and just to really confuse us it has almost the
     same title as the last one, 'Absract Funk Theory Presents Ross
     Allen'. Glad we got that cleared up.

     Like the last selection, this is a truly all-over-the-place bag of
     strictly quality stuff - you couldn't even argue that it's jazz
     joining these dots. So, instead, we career around from the
     avant-ambience of Boards Of Canada to the rootsy hip hop of Common,
     from Herbert's funky experimentation with Serge Gainsbourg's
     'Bonnie & Clyde' to the Black Science Orchestra's unique take on 2
     Step.

     Kicking off with Boards Of Canada's latest offering, easing into
     obscure Chicago soul act The Lost Generation and a bit of Zero 7's
     beautiful remix of Lambchop's 'Up With People', Mark Pitchard and
     Air, things get off to a gentle and blissed out start.

     A bit of a treat comes in the form of a Herbert remix of Serge
     Gainsbourg's 'Bonnie & Clyde' which finds the errant genius on
     typically astonishing form. A particularly nice touch is the way in
     which snatches of the beautifully pronounced French spoken word are
     clipped, repeated and layered into the percussion.

     It's all rounded off beautifully with the Black Science Orchestra's
     'Head Space Lullaby', proof, if it were needed, that 2 Step is
     versatile enough to provide the structure for more than just
     amphetamine R&B or ruff minimalism.

     With themes as tenuous as snow boarding now providing the excuse
     for yet more 'chill out' compilation albums - all of which feature
     f**king Groove Armada - this should be greeted with outstretched
     arms by those who'd like to see an end to the association between
     'chilled' and 'bland'.

     www.dotmusic.com/dance/reviews/Albums/February2001/reviews18144.asp


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