Q (6/00, p.108) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...Re-essays their wry, jazzy take on Velvet Underground-derived minimalism. An informal affair..."Melody Maker (7/4/00, p.65) - 4 stars out of 5 - "Dapper geezer makes album full of cute li'l jangle-jazz standards and laid-back guitar runs in front of refined Hamburg audience. Fun!"12.89939
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The Wire (10/00, p.83) - "...Provides an instructive precursor to the work of drummer Style Scott in Dub Syndicate..."CMJ (8/21/00, p.32) - "...Showcasing the deep psychedelic pulse of instrumental reggae at its spaced-out best....if you're into organic, rootsy reggae music, then look no further."12.89939
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Q (3/01, p.120) - 4 stars out of 5 - "The polar opposite of most airbrushed live albums....playing more like the booze-sodden, cowpunk soundtrack to a careening homemade road movie....implausibly entertaining..."12.89939
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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..."12.89939
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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..."12.89939
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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."12.89939
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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..."12.89939
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Spin (5/99, p.153) - "...A club set recorded in 1978 just before the art-punk pioneers' (first) implosion, the pyrotechnics rank right up there with the new Built To Spill..."Q (7/99, p.147) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...[nails] Television's live snap'n'crackle...and sophisticated viscerality of Verlaine and guitar foil Richard Lloyd in a way that not even their venerated Marquee Moon managed..."CMJ (4/19/99, p.29) - "...pushing the boundaries of innovative, post-hippie jam rock. No other group has been able to match the quartet's unique guitar duels, which were especially awe-inspiring in concert..."Melody Maker (5/1/99, p.36) - 4 stars (out of 5) - "...realigned American guitar rock. Television and Tom Verlaine were probably the most influential US guitar group in the post-punk years and [BLOW-UP] shows why."12.89939
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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..."12.89939
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Musician - "...A superb retrospective..."12.89939
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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..."12.89939
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The Wire (4/03, p.64) - "...Something positively funky....Thankfully, the delightful sound of untrained voices and vaguely out of tune violins survives the makeover..."12.89939
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Q (7/93, p.111) - 3 Stars - Good - "...catches Nico on variable form...There are moving versions of Nico standards like `Janitor Of Lunacy' and `No One Is There,' the latter finding her treadling away at her harmonium whilst the band tries to sound like a berserk Welsh viola..."Alternative Press (8/93, p.100) - "...DO OR DIE remains the finest [of Nico's live tapes]....Nico, the original Riot Grrrl..."12.89939
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Uncut (3/03, p.100) - 3 stars out of 5 - "...The ultimate message of these songs is that the world, like the Pink Dots themselves, is fragile but strangely resilient..."12.89939
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Alternative Press (3/02, p.80) - 7 out of 10 - "...An intense, desert-hot trip through the militant zones of non-Western trance music..."The Wire (2/02, p.49) - "...Skillfully treated, intensely layered, Middle Eastern polyrhythms underscored by geopolitical themes....recalling the relentless adrenaline rush of a Jeff Mills DJ set..."NAPRA Review (03-04/02, p.93) - "...Swirling around the foundations of pulse-thumping rhythms are lyrical melodies from sampled Middle Eastern instruments....Think Bedouin desert--hot...unpredictable, and gritty..."12.89939
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The Wire (12/00, p.56) - "...The angular, pixilated funk and astringent aggro jazz surrounds Chance's knowing honky jive is anything but art-schtick..."12.89939
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The Wire (1/04, p.70) - "[M]odern roots reggae of the highest order."12.89939
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Alternative Press (p.186) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "James Chance single-handedly blurred the lines between jazz, funk and no wave..."12.89939
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The Wire (p.71) - "[Their name] reflects their good time view of the music, and this album proves they started out as good as they are today."12.89939
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Kerrang (Magazine) (p.47) - "[A] bunch of their no-wave standards, re-recorded with a sharp 21st century production and with a couple of new songs thrown in for good measure."12.89939
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Signal To Noise (magazine) (p.61) - "'Oceans Blue' spurs introspection with beautifully transparent textures and long keyboard loops."12.89939
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The Wire (pp.58-59) - "Worth checking first is the almost whispered 'Stars' and the sucker-punch Lovers tune 'Lovers In A Time', which deserves to attain the status of a reggae standard."12.89939
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Rolling Stone (2/4/99, p.63) - "...as catchy a fusion of dub-ragga weirdness and power-chrded rock as you'll ever hear....not since UNITY, by fellow New Yorker Shinehead a decade ago, has a raggamuffin sounded this original or this inspiring."Magnet (Apr-May/99, p.67) - "...Wheter indulging the serene...or the freaky...Dr. Israel keeps things lively, and INNA CITY PRESSURE is like a trip to the local inceplex (in 3-D no less) without ever leaving the safety of your room..."CMJ (11/23/98, p.3) - "...dancehall of Buju Banton, the psychedelic dub of Lee "Scratch" Perry, the anthemic politica of Bob Marley, and the rasta-core of Bad Brains are all represented on INNA CITY PRESSURE and sewn together with spools of hip-hop and high-speed jungle..."Vibe (2/99, p.143) - "...N.Y.'s Dr. Israel closes the gap with the most fully realized statement from the underground massive in quite some time..."12.89939
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The Wire (10/99, p.61) - "...foregrounds the interplay of the akete, funde and repeater drums, providing space for musicians...to move in and out of the mix. The result is a set of off-kilter almost-funk, a masterpiece of propulsive restraint..."The Wire (12/00, p.62) - "...One of his best [albums], both wild and processional at the same time....this album can be perfectly programmed with any Sun Ra from the early 70s..."12.89939
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The Wire (p.70) - "[H]e continues on a self-styled neverending dub caravan..."New Age Retailer (19, p.123) - "A fabulous choice for play during cold winter weather..."Mojo (Publisher) (p.110) - 3 stars out of 5 - "Laswell has effectively created his own sub-genre of dub....There are enough subtle shifts in rhythm, texture and melody - including some impressively dissolving guitar solos - to suggest there's still plenty more for Laswell to explore in this area."12.89939
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Uncut (8/01, p.91) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...What is captured here is their shambolic but irresistible sound, a raucous mudslide of garage psychedelia and bass punk riffery....This is musical history in its own right..."12.89939
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Mojo (Publisher) (5/01, p.121) - "...This album is so Tex-Mex, it oughta come with jalapenos....The music was strong enough to link any barrio barroom with CBGB's punk scene, and thebest of this CD ranks alongside the late, great Sir Doug Sahm's efforts..."12.89939
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Alternative Press (p.93) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "On IV, drummer Joe Tomino is always in the pocket, bassist Stu Brooks anchors the proceedings and guitarist Dave Holmes' sense of the appropriate remains acute."12.89939
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