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quoted 6 lines Has anyone heard the Hedfunk full-length?

>Has anyone heard the Hedfunk full-length? >Comments? > >I know that this is yet another project by the ubiquitous Coldcut maestros. > >3

Oh, hell, nobody offered any words of advice, criticism, consolation, or even flame-ology. So I bought the damn thing. Talking to myself then. First sign of madness! The Return of the ... stop! And here's the rev: It's excellent, if this is your style. Not typical idm. This is only fringely thislisty. So, let's expand our horizons. Just go past that sign that says "Here abide monsters". Come on, be a sport. When was the last time you fell off the edge of the world? Let's recreate sentimental journeys of our wasted collective youth. It's like that Russian joke - The sign says "Gentlemen", but just ignore that and go right in. Back to the track on the rack: More down and dirty, but the intelligence is there, slinking slyly and stealthily skulking beneath the rude and gritty surface. Jazz and trip-hop. All instrumental, though the usual off-the-ceiling Coldcut vocal samplemania reigns supreme. You'll be typing and tapping to the beatz. ASCII never had it so good. Smooth. Also - could it be? - what sounds like live non-electronic instrumentation layers noodling and doodling atop the skip hop razzamatazz. Sax, flute, whatever. Some of those drum rhythms surely sound human, but perhaps the boys just humanized their androids with some wacked filter effects. Those who enjoyed the jazzier and dubbier cuts on the Coldcutskis' Journeys by DJ collection should not be disappointed. Other related tones and bones: D.J. Food (also the Coldcutters) Those jamming Ntone/Ninja comps The Abstrakt comps on Shadow "If you can't stand the beatz..." Acid Jazz comps (though this is sans vocals) Funki Porcini Give it a spin. Are these gents trying to outprolific Sir Laswell? Don't forget the free Laswell and friends Axiom bop in Central Park this week. Thankfully, not a rap in site. Rapper's delight. Never had it right. I ain't no joke. I used to let the mic' smoke. Now I slam it to the floor and - oh, sorry. Wrong list. Wrong vibe. Wrong decade. Wrong record. Do you like sc-sc-scratchin'? DJ's the man we love the most. Best, Zenon M. Feszczak Abstrakt Philosopher