1. Star Time 2 2. The Coathanger 3. Open Society 4. A Real Woman 5. Delta-V 6. Aqueduct 7. Potential Govaner 8. Planet Gear 9. Tensor In Green 10. The Glass Road 11. Fluxgate 12. Duotone Moonbeam 13. Quadrature 14. Yes Sequitur

#Going Mainstream? (2008-11-25) It s a shame that artists can lose their flair - maybe not forever. This is a major disappointment - can t tell the difference between tunes on this one. Hello Everything was a let-down. Ultravisitor a lot better. I m not an album person. Rate each tune individually in iTunes and you ll see they get better backward chronologically. Big Loada & Hard Normal Daddy are the best. I m waiting for the next best new. . .

#NOT just another squarepusher album... (2008-11-10) It would be (and is) a huge mistake to state that this album is just another squarepusher album. I can t really imagine a less appropriate description. It would be infinitely more appropriate to describe it as a timely evolution and consolidation of his own sound. I can t think of an album which TJ has released which actually resonates the Squarepusher sound more prolifically. This, I think, is a very good thing. I have been a fan of SP since Feed Me Weird Things and I can see the transmutation which has occurred. This guy IS tal...

#Another great album (2008-10-30) Squarepusher is my favourite artist on Warp, and one of my favourite musicians ever. I would very much struggle to give an album of his less than five stars, mainly because I think that they all deserve them, and this one is no exception. Following on from 2005s Hello Everything, Just A Souvenir finds Tom Jenkinson seemingly having a lot of fun in the studio. As a result this is, in my opinion, a very enjoyable album to listen to. Musically it has a lot in common too, mixing up the messed up drum n bass of his earlier material with more dance floor f...

#Just another Squarepusher album (2008-09-21) Yes he s a talented guy. Yes it s all real instruments AND he plays them all himself. But therein lies a bit of a problem. The solo project problem - common to a lot of electronic artists. With nobody to temper Tom Jenkinson s great ideas it all sounds a bit disconnected (to me). As Squarepusher LPs go this one is, on first play at least, one of the more accessible (see previous Amazon reviews vis-a-vis increasing tendancy towards jazz-funk) - I would even go as far as to say it would be refreshing to see this get a nomination for the 2...

1. Wonder 2. Cottonwool 3. God Bless 4. Gold 5. Gorecki 6. Little Things 7. B Line 8. Lullaby 9. Bonfire 10. Heaven 11. One 12. Gabriel 13. Angelica 14. Till The Clouds Clear 15. Wonder 16. Please 17. Stronger

Best Kept Secrets is a collection of the finer points from Lamb s career to date--an even smattering from their four albums--their self-titled debut, Fear of Fours, What Sound and 2003 s Between Darkness & Wonder. Although geographically miles away, Lamb were an integral part of the Bristol sound with their music sitting somewhere between Portishead and Roni Size. Cottonwool opens the anthology, and rightly so--the brooding double bass, ethereal vocal and broken beats are a perfect intro to what they re all about. Best Kept Secrets is in chronological order and highlights the slight changes in direction that occurred in each period. Tunes such as B-line and Bonfire are more rhythmic than their fractal predecessors yet dirty in comparison to the smooth, almost soulful Stronger and Please from their latter years. Although the album gets comfier and more worthy of the chillout tag as it progresses, it s clear that two things remain consistent throughout: Rhodes vocals remain beautiful a...

#lamb greatest hits (2006-11-17) well what to say about this cd? when i first got this cd i had only heard the song angelica before which i absolutely loved so much it made me buy the greatest hits. when i first bought this album it took some listening to to get used to, but my god now it is one of my favourite cds, i can listen to this cd again and again. all the songs are so different in pace and melody, some songs been just in a state of pure idilic ecstacy while others have eclectic beats to rock youre socks off mostly having the very haunting vocals of the female singer, and ill ...

#amazing! (2005-10-03) The first time I heard Lamb, was a couple of months ago when a friend of mine played me Gorecki (beautiful song!) I was so impressed with the song I ordered Best Kept Secrets and it is the best purchase I ve made in years. If you like the kind of alternative music, e. g. Massive Attack,Portishead etc then this album is for you. There s tracks that are slow, and a different kind of romantic. Then there s tracks that are a bit drum and base-like. There is everything on this album, it makes me cry, it makes me happy. This CD is the one I want played at my wed...

1. Durian 2. Ode To The Big Sea 3. Night Of The Iguana 4. Channel 1 Suite 5. Bluebirds 6. And Relax 7. Diabolus 8. Kalima

Motion, the debut album from DJ Jason Swinscoe s Cinematic Orchestra, is a future jazz classic. Each track perfectly marries mood and substance, mixing shuffling percussion and galloping drum breaks with chilled pianos, melancholy strings and live jazz horns. Heavy acoustic basslines mingle with samples of old blues singers and twinkly electric piano solos. It s a dark, late night brew that conjures up images of smoke-filled jazz clubs and dimly lit concert halls. But this is no exercise in jazz pastiche-­Swinscoe genuinely loves the genre, and it shows. On Motion, he never slips into pointless jazz noodling opting instead for rolling breakbeats, moody soundtrack sounds and deft horn touches. Consequently, Motion is a brilliant album of dark, soundtrack jazz that ll make the hairs on the back of your neck stand on end.--Matt Anniss

#I Agree (2008-11-26) I agree with most of the reviewers comments - dark, smokey, jass/fusion etc. etc. I would suggest that anyone who enjoys works from early Soft Machine (first to fifth), Ian Carr s Nucleus, Isotope to Angelo Badalamenti s Fire Walk With Me should give this album a listen.

#It s jazz Jim, but not as we know it!! (2008-09-13) I was a bit dismayed to read some of the reviews pushing this as great jazz, mainly because I have a large collection of jazz (both old and new) and this is probably the least likely thing I ve got that falls into that genre. It feels overly repetitive, with the occasional high point - but they are too few to make it anything more than OK. It breaks no new ground, sounds quite derivative, but three stars for the quality of recording & it is well put together. But if you consider this to be great jazz you need to listen to more...

#Great?? (2008-07-15) I bought this album after reading the rave reviews on Amazon. One reviewer has said it is better than Better than Miles Davis Kind Of Blue and John Coltrane s A Love Supreme . Quite a statement. So does it live up to the hype? In short NO. For me there s nothing ground breaking here, just lots of repetitive noise. Never once was I completely drawn into the music. To fair there are a couple nice tracks on this album (And Relax and Diabolus). But to mention Cinematic Orchestra in the same breath as Jazz greats like Miles Davis and John Coltrane is insane...

#confusing and jarring (2006-10-04) I had heard the track Channel One Suite before (on Solid Steel) but I never knew what it was, so it was a nice surprise to find it on here. It s an accessible tune, but is nice and complicated. Some of the other tracks are a bit inaccessible, others are really brilliant. Lovely drums, nice and loud and gritty. Night of the Iguana is a real classic, meandering drums, evocative and atmospheric strings. Sometimes I find the odd time signatures a bit confusing and jarring though, and it makes it harder to keep up and appreciate the atmospheres being...

#My Favourite Jazz Album (2005-11-28) In my own humble opinion, this is the greatest jazz album ever released. That',s a pretty bold statement when there are albums like Miles Davis', ',Kind Of Blue', or John Coltrane',s ',A Love Supreme',, but I stand by it. It isn',t your usual jazz album where the whole group comes together and records a session. Instead, band ',leader', Joe Swinscoe sampled each of the other members and then arranged them all to produce 7 stunning tracks. A dark mood pervades most of the pieces- ',Channel One Suite&#...

1. Clayx & TeeBee - Desolate 2. Shy Fx - Bambaata (Break Remix) 3. Hive & Keaton - The Plague (Hive Remix) 4. Break - Submerged (TeeBee & Calyx Remix) 5. Spectrasoul - Adoration (VIP) 6. Friction & K-Tee - Untitled Blues 7. System - Near Miss 8. Commix - Talk To Frank (Break Remix) 9. Noisia - Diplodocus 10. Rufige Kru & D Bridge - Mirror 11. Loxy & Ink - Amazon 12. Icicle - Spartan 13. Eveson - Tricks 14. Redeyes - Pusherman VIP (Spy Remix) 15. Alex Reece - Pulp Fiction 16. Friction & K-Tee - Overtime 17. Blame - Stay Forever(Mixed with) Shy Fx & T Power - Feelings 18. Tommyboy - The Old Texaco Garage VIP 19. Shy Fx - Ra (G Dub Remix) 20. HiveDomRymeLok - Future Slip 21. DJ Hazard - Killers Don t Die 22. Cause4Concern - Droidz 23. Jem 1 - The Stalking 24. Marcus Intalex - Sentry 25. Subwave - Indigo 26. Friction & K-Tee - Shogun Nightmare

#A solid CD but some letdown on Fabio s part. (2008-07-08) First of all, I think it s fair to give a brief introduction these two DJ s to any one new to Drum and Bass and of little knowledge, and looking to purchase some Drum and Bass which covers the entire Spectrum. Friction is a prolific Artist, DJ and Label Owner, making his way through the ranks to become one of the elite of Drum and Bass with the likes of Andy C. As such his mixing skills are brilliant and it shows in his half of this compilation album. Friction s half covers most of the genres of the versatile Drum and Bass gen...

#Decent, but Fabio s CD lets it down slightly... (2008-06-12) Friction s CD is very well mixed, with a varied and often surprisingly dark and techy selection for a CD of this type. Many different styles of dnb are showcased here - from Loxy & Ink to Hazard meaning this CD has something for practically everyone. The tune selection is excellent with plenty of unreleased material - Break s excellent remix of Talk to Frank and Noisia s diplodocus being just 2 of the highlights. It s also nice to hear Pulp Fiction dropped as it s a classic. Fabio shows a lot less variation, his CD large...

#Ace!!! (2008-06-05) Friction smashes it with sum quick drum and bass while fabio basslines you out the building with liquid drum and bass. sheer briliance i have all the dnb arena albums until now i thought the ten year anniversery cd was the best with andy c and grooverider but i genuinly think this is better!!!you have to buy this!

1. Lusty 2. God Bless 3. Cottonwool 4. Trans Fatty Acid 5. Zero 6. Merge 7. Gold 8. Closer 9. Gorecki 10. Feela / Cottonwool (Filla Brizilia Mix)

An appreciation of contradiction, as described within the sleeve notes of Lamb s eponymously titled debut album, acts as the first clue to content. Andy Barlow s competent production embraces the best elements of a number of genres, sounding full even in the more stripped down pieces while working with as opposed to crowding out Louise Rhodes claustrophobic songwriting. The music itself makes for a fascinating hybrid. The dubbed analogues of Trans Fatty Acid grate against the complex beats and pensive lyrics of Cotton Wool. Whereas the haunting vocals of Feela, which absorb a simple piano movement with washes of reverbed feedback, kept in check by brooding strings. A chance encounter in a Manchester studio lead to a stunning debut...wintry vocals backed with all that is good about drum and bass. --Kingsley Marshall

#Criminally neglected (2008-11-27) The ironic thing is, I was living in the next street to singer Louise Rhodes in Didsbury, Manchester and used to see her around. The fact that someone just a few hundred yards away could produce an album as good as this is quite mind-blowing (but that s Manchester for you). If it only had Gorecki - a song that would be No. 1 for weeks in any sane world - it would be great. That song is hopefully going to get some overdue recognition after being used in the TV ad for the new Tomb Raider game. The lovely Eartha Kitt-like tone of Lou s voice and And...

# What a find (2007-12-21) I found this in a local charity shop and paid 99p out of curiousity. I certainly wasn t disappointed with this intelligent mix of genres and some heart wrenchingly sublime tracks such as Zero and Gorecki . This album has also educated my teenage son to appreciate the diversity of Drum & Bass- its definately my find of the year.

#Travesty (2007-03-30) After giving my other copy to a good friend I urgently got online to replace this album. I was curious however to see what people thought of the album even though I am definitely re-buying it. I was amazed or should I say dismayed to see a good few people giving this album 1 star. . . what?!? In my opinion Lamb are (were)an amazing duo, beats were tight and however you see the lyrics which I don t think are up for question, Lou Rhodes voice is simple superior to most female vocalists out there, anyone who has heard this lady sing live will know that her talent i...

#Yawn. More Limp than lamb. (2006-03-27) Drum and bass has become so dated it s shocking. This example is like a damp and female version of the much superior Roni Size, so obviously pointless. The lyrics and voice sound misplaced with unoriginal drumbeats. But the lyrics! They are so bad, even a fifth form schoolgirl would feel embarrassed if someone read them in her diary. There is one 3 star track, the others never rate more than a generous 1 star. And there s apparently a best of album too! Recently Massive Attack has a best of album that will prove a better slice of the...

#I really want to like this (2004-07-27) i grew up on jungle / drum n bass, now listen to mainly jazz and instrumental hip hop, with a spattering of anti-folk after a few beers. all things ninja and jazz fudge are my main listening pleasure. i really wanted to like this, I was hoping for the vibe of morcheeba fuzed with harsher breakbeats and to be honest, that isnt far off. i guess either it or i am a bit old now as it just doesnt quite hit the spot. i would have loved this when it came out, shame i missed it at the time.