From Alex Reynolds Sent Tue, Jun 1st 1999, 05:30
From Alex Reynolds Sent Tue, Jun 1st 1999, 05:30
>Date: Sat, 29 May 1999 17:54:00 +0200 >From: Irene McC <xxxxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx> > >Nightmares On Wax : Carboot Soul / Warp 1999 >... >So I immediately buy it on sight, rush home and eagerly pop it on: >first track beautiful: warm and bubbly and familiar and comforting. >Alas. This is the best track on the album. From there it's a steady >descent into pleasant enough but unchallenging Saturday afternoon >Jazz territory, fem vox and all; and if the word "noodle" were not >currently blacklisted, that would readily spring to mind here. > >Track 7, Argha Noah, is the only other highlight, imo. > >I was surprised to be so disappointed by this release. Will it grow? > What are other opinions? The main problem with Carboot is that it tries to be two albums: a chilled-out cut to be played amongst friends in the summertime (smoker's delights optional), and a thematic album depicting the trials and tribulations of an upwardly-mobile young black woman living in the city. Because of this apparent duality, the release lacks a coherent feel that otherwise mars the listening experience. It's not perfect, and its not groundbreaking, but I now enjoy plugging it in every so often for those times when I feel I need something mellow and relaxing. I ignore the lyrics and whistle along with the soulful bits. Give it some time, is my take on it. Best, Alex __________________________________________________________________________ Alex Reynolds E xxxxxxxx@xxx.xxxxx.xxx UPenn : SAS Computing : Biology Dist Support V +1 215 573 2818 http://www.sas.upenn.edu/biology/ F +1 215 898 8780 'The central message of Buddhism is not "every man for himself"!' -- Wanda