Alternative Press (p.138) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "[A] joyride....In Flames remain a stunningly accessible point of entry to the dark side."CMJ - "In Flames is strange-but-crucial commodity in the metal universe: a guilty pleasure that elevates your goose bumps but still demands headbanger respect..."Kerrang (Magazine) (p.48) - "[The album] reaffirms the band as genuine pioneers in the field. Combining the lead-heavy, dual harmony-loving sound of old with the epic choruses and crunching riffs that we've come to expect from their 21st century incarnation..."Pitchfork (Website) - "[T]he band revisits its latter-day ideas: hooky riffs, mid-paced tempos, and a tug-of-war between rock's immediacy and metal's ambition....Grace abounds. Eighteen years into their career, In Flames wield a subtle instrumental fluency..." -- Rating: 7.027.13119
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Option (3-4/95, p.99) - "...this works best as a document of the contemporary generation of dub artists..."15.81687
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The Wire (1/00, p.97) - "...the open attitude that Joshua Elrod and Craig Allen bring to the process of building the [nu-roots] tunes...is encouraging....they are ideally placed to explore some of its hidden connections with reggae..."15.81687
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Option (7-8/95, pp.124-125) - "...Niney's a pioneer whose stuff isn't often released domestically; this is a solid primer of his work..."15.81687
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Option (11-12/97, p.110) - "...Though they hail from two different worlds, Perry's mad-hatter raps fit his partner's musical schemes like a glove....The result inaugurates the greening of winterland while chillin' out the tropics with a little tech know-how."15.81687
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Alternative Press (4/97, p.64) - 3 (out of 5) - "...Badawi's music is heavy on the bass with lots of percussion and a lofty load of studio effects on top of custom-style reggae riffs. This is a successful sonic experiment, but not exactly a groundbreaking dub experience."Option (1-2/97, p.77) - "...Badawi brings his mixing expertise, a highly musical sensibility and the added benefit of live, exotic percussion to the tracks of this intoxicating and combustible home brew..."The Beat (V.16 #1 1997, pp.54-55) - "...BEDOUIN SOUND CLASH works best where the hand drums are pushed high in the mix..."15.81687
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Option (9-10/96, p.128) - "...maps out a certain vibe based around swooping, dub-inspired rhythms....[Laswell] veers in small degrees toward ambient, trance, funk and electronic music, all while keeping an improvisational edge to the whole thing..."15.81687
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Q (9/00, p.101) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...His nimble melodic bass both propels and anchors the 4 long tracks as his guests weave in and out of the ambient beats, treatments and dub effects..."The Wire (8/00, p.60) - "...Devotees of [his] deep workouts will not be disappointed..."15.81687
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Mojo (Publisher) (1/95, p.109) - "...There are 16 performances ranging from Sharon Shannon's accordion rouser 'Bungee Jumpers' to Mary Black's version of Billie Holiday's 'Don't Explain' and Sinead O'Connor's haunting and powerful 'Three Babies'."15.81687
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Rolling Stone (8/30/01, p.125) - 3.5 stars out of 5 - "...She effortlessly shuffles styles and the song selections are astute...Cassidy comes across as a bluesier version of English folk singer Sandy Denny....she melts her personality into the fabric of each melody..."Q (3/99, p.93) - 3 Stars (out of 5) - "Eva Cassidy had the power to leave the nerve-centre tingling. She possessed a rare emotional honesty and a knockout voice (closest relation: Roberta Flack) and applied them to whatever material took her fancy..."15.81687
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Dirty Linen (10-11/99, p.82) - "...includes impressive songs by Junior Byles and Johnny Clarke. The dubs are interesting, too, and the toasting by U Brown quite entertaining....[begs] the listener to hear more by its artists..."15.81687
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The Wire (p.75) - "It's music that, in keeping with Cuneiform's devotion to jazz rock and other uncategorisable forms, breaks down boundaries. Lot of clever stuff and a leaven of humour..."Down Beat (p.80) - 3.5 stars out of 5 - "The quintet's instrumental palette has never before been this expansive, with all of the players doubling and tripling on different instruments, and the scattered solos emerge in a satisfyingly organic fashion..."JazzTimes (p.85) - "Hollenbeck's gift for imaginative, finely woven orchestration couldn't be clearer, whether he's working with five pieces or 16."15.81687
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Q (p.119) - 4 stars out of 5 - "Desser tells his off-kilter tales with a wry eye, but when he seeks the emotional jugular, he usually finds it."Uncut (p.102) - 4 stars out of 5 - "[The] melodies and deadpan delivery occupy their own peculiar kingdom."Magnet (p.96) - "[T]he slowly picked guitar, the detailed songwriting, the harmonica and the intriguing, plain-spoken lyrics are all here."CMJ (p.4) - "ELK-LAKE SERENADE finds him on a first-time confidence streak, effortlessly breezing through 15 tracks with only a few hints of his old shyness."Mojo (Publisher) (p.110) - 4 stars out of 5 - "[T]hese poetic little vignettes move with a masterful deftness. Wringing a spectrum of emotions from his poignant observations, Hayden's delicate little songs are potent, precious things indeed."15.81687
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Uncut (p.88) - 3 stars out of 5 - "[With] a light intimacy and sly lyricism..."The Wire (1/04, p.68) - "[T]he single most affecting aspect of PROSPECT PARK is its intimacy."15.81687
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Entertainment Weekly (2/16/01, p.98) - "...Her Lilith-appropriate folk-pop will resonate with the romantically plagued, Brooke is wiser and more adventurous than many cliched contemporaries..." - Rating: B15.81687
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Uncut (p.74) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "The title track is a colossal, sky-snogging freakout with a Burundi-style percussive centrepiece."15.81687
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