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after a number of 12" and e.p's, nubreed's long awaited debut album has finally been released. rather than solely focusing on recent productions, this is more of a 'history so far' compendium featuring much of their back catalogue. some of the fan favourites that missed the cut can be heard on the bonus phil k mix cd of nubreed's b-sides, rarities and remixes. welcome brings the memories flooding back to a time when this little known three piece surged into the consciousness of the triple j nation. one of the most vocal and melodic breakbeat tracks, it bears many similarities in structure to their latest single, one day. like welcome, one day is also receiving massive radio and dj support and there is every likelihood it will even transcend the popularity of welcome. continuing their descriptive mantra 'style of no style', the original is far from simply a dance floor driven, breakbeat excursion. oddworld provides a faultless opening as well as being a perfectly titled track. a futuristic, haunting soundscape is slowly enveloped by breakbeat with other set favourites including jaded and satellites providing a high octane ride. comparatively, future proof is an ambient, industrial-edged swirl of crunching, bleeping and wailing female vocals while yes you featuring koolism reflects nubreed's hip hop roots and jase's trademark beatboxing. the bass driven bring that sound sees andy page bring on his own twisted fx driven sound with the occasional old school mc sample coming over the top. the cd closes with oblivion, and amazingly evocative piece of music with the talented colin snape (scrambler) providing additional strings as db's vocal delivery soars to match the heights of oblivion's other elements. for those who have been following nubreed since their inception there are few new tricks that haven't been heard on previous releases or during live sets. however, the ability to listen to it all on a single cd makes owning the original essential, and the number of quality tracks that didn't make the album but were included on phil k's bonus mix cd is testament to nubreed's talent. |
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reproduced without permission from inpress street press (issue 543), zebra guide page 10. to be used for private and research use only. |
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© copyright 2004 gavin stok. all rights reserved. |
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