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4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
"Stick Oan Some Techno"-Irvine Welsh Jul 02, 2003
By winkingtiger
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Although this disc isn't always available, it's well worth getting as a fine example of mid-90's acid jazz/trip hop. Most of the songs are atmospheric & 'downbeat', but there are a few fast, rump-shaking cuts, such as the brilliant 'Million Town' by Strange Cargo (kind of a cross between David Byrne's 'Catherine Wheel' music & Herbie Hancock's 'Future Shock'-era funk), and I agree with the other reviewer about Alex Reece's groovy, electro-samba cut, 'Jazzmaster', it kicks majorly. Patrick Pulsinger and the infamous Barry Adamson also contribute wonderful tracks. And I must mention MY favorite, Grantby's 'Timber'. This cut is atmospheric crime-acid-jazz-electronica at it's finest, the beginning will blow you away all by itself, and the cut just gets better from there...birdcalls, scratching, this really DOES sound like some weird crime movie soundtrack. The only diappointing tracks on 'Pop Fiction' (to me, anyway) are the closing track 'Manna' (way too long and goes nowhere; and who is this guy it's credited to, 'Kevin Bacon', anyway?), and the highly overrated track 'To Kill A Dead Man'. Don't get me wrong, I'm a MAJOR Portishead fan, and I think the title of this track is clever and funny, but the music is just tepid and doesn't live up to the cool title. Some listmaniac said that this was comparable to John Barry's spy soundtrack music, NO WAY! There's just too little going on in the track...not only isn't it as good as John Barry, it's not even as good as any other Portishead song. Sometimes B-sides are B-sides for a reason... But that's just one or two cuts on what is a very strong techno compilation. Just get it for the Grantby, not the Portishead!
2 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Pulsating Bit of Acid Jazz Jan 10, 2002
By Syyd
"Syyd_Raven"
There are tracks on this cd that will blow you off your chair....its a great piece of action Bond style acid jazz, from Portishead on down, and I originally bought it because Portishead was on it. Alex Reece is phenomenal as well are all the performers. Get it, you won't be sorry....Im an artist, and its great music to work to.
2 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Great CD to listen to, especially Million Town and Beanfield Nov 13, 1998
This is the type of cd you can leave on and on and on. .... and keep on listening. I played it about 40 times in a week.... Try it, you might like it.
2 of 3 found the following review helpful:
incredible Jul 01, 1998
Possibly one of the coolest records ever. If you like Portishead or James Bond style crime jazz, you MUST have this one.
Keepin' it current Mar 01, 2010
By Not tellin'
Noticed that the last review is a few years old and wanted to reiterate that this is a hell of an album. If it's available within your budget, get it. Classic downbeat trip-hop acid jazz by artists that seem increasingly hard to find. One of my favorites.
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