NOT just "another squarepusher album"..., 10 Nov 2008
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 talented and IS destined for bigger (but not necessarily better) things. It's weird that the first guy to review this album would mention the mercury music awards and such things... I don't know why that this is in any way important. The fact is that this album takes all previous SP albums and builds upon them with aplomb and does not need corporate endorsement at all.

If you own any (or all) SP albums then this is an album you should buy as a matter of course, regardless of any ill informed cynics. It's a genuine addition to his musical genesis and not an exercise in banality which has been suggested elsewhere.

Buy and be happy.

Another great album, 30 Oct 2008
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 friendly beats, while throwing in liberal doses of other influences from jazz and funk to prog rock! It is also one of his most accessible works.

Surprisingly, I find this all knits together exceptionally well, despite what the previous reviewer seems to think. This is possibly due to it being some sort of concept album, even if the concept of it is based on an odd dream that Mr. Jenkinson had about seeing a live band. This concept also means that many of the tracks also feel like there is a band playing them rather than an individual. Far more so than previous albums, even though they all utilize many different layers of sound.

Just A Souvenir probably won't go down as being one of the best Squarepusher albums, but as it works very well as a coherent whole, and that a few of the tracks are among his best in my opinion, I would say that it's a very satisfying new release. Also due to it's accessibility and the range of different styles found across the fourteen tracks, I would say that this is a great introduction to the music of one of the best electronic artists around.

Just another Squarepusher album, 21 Sep 2008
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 2009 Mercury Music Prize. But on subsequent plays it leaves me a bit cold. The lyric "I am a member of society" can only raise a smile so many times (although it DID raise a smile - nice one TJ).

Not up there with his best (which for me would either be Go Plastic or Do You Know Squarepusher).

NOT just "another squarepusher album"..., 10 Nov 2008
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 talented and IS destined for bigger (but not necessarily better) things. It's weird that the first guy to review this album would mention the mercury music awards and such things... I don't know why that this is in any way important. The fact is that this album takes all previous SP albums and builds upon them with aplomb and does not need corporate endorsement at all.

If you own any (or all) SP albums then this is an album you should buy as a matter of course, regardless of any ill informed cynics. It's a genuine addition to his musical genesis and not an exercise in banality which has been suggested elsewhere.

Buy and be happy.

Another great album, 30 Oct 2008
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 friendly beats, while throwing in liberal doses of other influences from jazz and funk to prog rock! It is also one of his most accessible works.

Surprisingly, I find this all knits together exceptionally well, despite what the previous reviewer seems to think. This is possibly due to it being some sort of concept album, even if the concept of it is based on an odd dream that Mr. Jenkinson had about seeing a live band. This concept also means that many of the tracks also feel like there is a band playing them rather than an individual. Far more so than previous albums, even though they all utilize many different layers of sound.

Just A Souvenir probably won't go down as being one of the best Squarepusher albums, but as it works very well as a coherent whole, and that a few of the tracks are among his best in my opinion, I would say that it's a very satisfying new release. Also due to it's accessibility and the range of different styles found across the fourteen tracks, I would say that this is a great introduction to the music of one of the best electronic artists around.

Just another Squarepusher album, 21 Sep 2008
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 2009 Mercury Music Prize. But on subsequent plays it leaves me a bit cold. The lyric "I am a member of society" can only raise a smile so many times (although it DID raise a smile - nice one TJ).

Not up there with his best (which for me would either be Go Plastic or Do You Know Squarepusher).

Sublime dubstep album, 01 May 2008
Probably one of the best dubstep compilations out there at this time.

Caspa and Rusko take you on a journey through some of the less heard of dubstep, with mostly their own tracks, but broken up with the tracks from the likes of such DJs as Cotti and Coki. Saying that it is not strictly dubstep, it does speed up a bit towards the end and the trance and garage influences are very apparent in some of the beginning and end songs.

I have given this 5 stars because not only do i love this album deeply, almost everyone i have played it too has gone on to buy it. The popularity is such that i went to a party last week and the DJ was playing a lot of tracks of this album!

Dubstep Allstars have a good few compilations out, but can be a bit dodgy at times. If in doubt go for this one, you will not regret it!

Lazy, 01 Jan 2008
As a DJ, to be given this chance to represent a genre to many people who would never have heard it otherwise, would be priceless. But what do Caspa & Rusko do... create a half arsed mix that doesn't really go anywhere. Their mixing is pretty brutal, lots of just slowing down the record, playing some movie line and then next song. Lazy. Even worse is the mix between "look at my eyes" and "fun house"? Are they taking the piss? It's embarrassing. It is evident that they have put no thought into where the mix is heading, or what tracks flow with each other, thus for the main 50 minutes you get slowed down "jump up" DnB with generic British gangster quotes.
As far as track selection goes, they redeem themselves with a few corkers. "Cockney Violin" is a class tune, the steppy grimey sound of "Africa VIP" is tasty and "Beta Max" is quality, shame it's ruined by D1's cheesey "I'm lovin"
It's easy to get excited by a new genre, but if Fabric released a full on hardcore DnB mix it would get slated when there are the likes of the epic Marcus Intalex mix out there.
Dubstep has major potential; hopefully fabric will pick some decent DJs to showcase it in the future.



Adventures in to dubland, 29 Dec 2007
I am going to keep this brief

i am a member of Fabric nightclub and get their cds every month sent out in a nice little padded envelope. Never before have i ordered a second copy of one of their releases, it that good.

The past few fabric albums hadnt been the best and I dont usually listen to dub without being in the mood but this album took my breath away. I had listened to the previews on the website and couldnt wait for it. i am only telling you this to illustrate how good the album is.

heavy relentless bass keep the tempo building during the album whilst plenty of variation keeps you anticipating the next track but skipping to it. suprisingly fresh and melodic too.

This effort from caspa and rusko have made me purchase several other albums featuring their remixes and tracks and as i said before...i VERY rarely buy albums

Heavy, Heavy Monster Sound, 07 Dec 2007
Our bi-monthly fix of FabricLive, and this is awesome.

I'm not quite sure what the precise genre is, but with tracks mainly from the Sub Soldiers, Dubplate and Dub Police stables and sounding reminiscent of Roots Manuva at his best, I guess it's electro-dub or some such thing(?)

Solid from top to tail, mixed up from dub reggae and coloured with some cheeky knob-twiddling, these lads wring every last drop from the bass spectrum, creating some massively heavy, spacious sounds and randomly interspersed with some very funny dialogue samples from Brit-Crime movies ("He's so hard even his nightmares are scared of him").

It really plods along nicely, perhaps not something you'd want to dance along to all night, doesn't even 'get going' until track 22 with a crashing Eastern European dervish, but by then you'll have been bludgeoned into submission by the hugeness of it all.

Impressively insane.

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

NOT just "another squarepusher album"..., 10 Nov 2008
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 talented and IS destined for bigger (but not necessarily better) things. It's weird that the first guy to review this album would mention the mercury music awards and such things... I don't know why that this is in any way important. The fact is that this album takes all previous SP albums and builds upon them with aplomb and does not need corporate endorsement at all.

If you own any (or all) SP albums then this is an album you should buy as a matter of course, regardless of any ill informed cynics. It's a genuine addition to his musical genesis and not an exercise in banality which has been suggested elsewhere.

Buy and be happy.

Another great album, 30 Oct 2008
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 friendly beats, while throwing in liberal doses of other influences from jazz and funk to prog rock! It is also one of his most accessible works.

Surprisingly, I find this all knits together exceptionally well, despite what the previous reviewer seems to think. This is possibly due to it being some sort of concept album, even if the concept of it is based on an odd dream that Mr. Jenkinson had about seeing a live band. This concept also means that many of the tracks also feel like there is a band playing them rather than an individual. Far more so than previous albums, even though they all utilize many different layers of sound.

Just A Souvenir probably won't go down as being one of the best Squarepusher albums, but as it works very well as a coherent whole, and that a few of the tracks are among his best in my opinion, I would say that it's a very satisfying new release. Also due to it's accessibility and the range of different styles found across the fourteen tracks, I would say that this is a great introduction to the music of one of the best electronic artists around.

Just another Squarepusher album, 21 Sep 2008
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 2009 Mercury Music Prize. But on subsequent plays it leaves me a bit cold. The lyric "I am a member of society" can only raise a smile so many times (although it DID raise a smile - nice one TJ).

Not up there with his best (which for me would either be Go Plastic or Do You Know Squarepusher).

Sublime dubstep album, 01 May 2008
Probably one of the best dubstep compilations out there at this time.

Caspa and Rusko take you on a journey through some of the less heard of dubstep, with mostly their own tracks, but broken up with the tracks from the likes of such DJs as Cotti and Coki. Saying that it is not strictly dubstep, it does speed up a bit towards the end and the trance and garage influences are very apparent in some of the beginning and end songs.

I have given this 5 stars because not only do i love this album deeply, almost everyone i have played it too has gone on to buy it. The popularity is such that i went to a party last week and the DJ was playing a lot of tracks of this album!

Dubstep Allstars have a good few compilations out, but can be a bit dodgy at times. If in doubt go for this one, you will not regret it!

Lazy, 01 Jan 2008
As a DJ, to be given this chance to represent a genre to many people who would never have heard it otherwise, would be priceless. But what do Caspa & Rusko do... create a half arsed mix that doesn't really go anywhere. Their mixing is pretty brutal, lots of just slowing down the record, playing some movie line and then next song. Lazy. Even worse is the mix between "look at my eyes" and "fun house"? Are they taking the piss? It's embarrassing. It is evident that they have put no thought into where the mix is heading, or what tracks flow with each other, thus for the main 50 minutes you get slowed down "jump up" DnB with generic British gangster quotes.
As far as track selection goes, they redeem themselves with a few corkers. "Cockney Violin" is a class tune, the steppy grimey sound of "Africa VIP" is tasty and "Beta Max" is quality, shame it's ruined by D1's cheesey "I'm lovin"
It's easy to get excited by a new genre, but if Fabric released a full on hardcore DnB mix it would get slated when there are the likes of the epic Marcus Intalex mix out there.
Dubstep has major potential; hopefully fabric will pick some decent DJs to showcase it in the future.



Adventures in to dubland, 29 Dec 2007
I am going to keep this brief

i am a member of Fabric nightclub and get their cds every month sent out in a nice little padded envelope. Never before have i ordered a second copy of one of their releases, it that good.

The past few fabric albums hadnt been the best and I dont usually listen to dub without being in the mood but this album took my breath away. I had listened to the previews on the website and couldnt wait for it. i am only telling you this to illustrate how good the album is.

heavy relentless bass keep the tempo building during the album whilst plenty of variation keeps you anticipating the next track but skipping to it. suprisingly fresh and melodic too.

This effort from caspa and rusko have made me purchase several other albums featuring their remixes and tracks and as i said before...i VERY rarely buy albums

Heavy, Heavy Monster Sound, 07 Dec 2007
Our bi-monthly fix of FabricLive, and this is awesome.

I'm not quite sure what the precise genre is, but with tracks mainly from the Sub Soldiers, Dubplate and Dub Police stables and sounding reminiscent of Roots Manuva at his best, I guess it's electro-dub or some such thing(?)

Solid from top to tail, mixed up from dub reggae and coloured with some cheeky knob-twiddling, these lads wring every last drop from the bass spectrum, creating some massively heavy, spacious sounds and randomly interspersed with some very funny dialogue samples from Brit-Crime movies ("He's so hard even his nightmares are scared of him").

It really plods along nicely, perhaps not something you'd want to dance along to all night, doesn't even 'get going' until track 22 with a crashing Eastern European dervish, but by then you'll have been bludgeoned into submission by the hugeness of it all.

Impressively insane.

It's jazz Jim, but not as we know it!!, 13 Sep 2008
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 and cast your net wider.

Great??, 15 Jul 2008
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! No actually its insulting. Can you honestly say this album can match the emotion and sheer genius of "Kind of Blue"?? Its a generous 3 stars from me ....

confusing and jarring, 04 Oct 2006
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 created. Mixed bag for me.

My Favourite Jazz Album, 28 Nov 2005
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' and 'Night Of The Iguana' in particular. However, there are moments of a lighter nature, namely 'Ode To The Big Sea' and 'And Relax!'.

In conclusion: It's jazz, and it's very, very good jazz. You jazz can't listen to 'Channel One Suite' without thinking "WOw, this is amazing!". Get it, play it, and relax!

Dark brilliance, 02 Nov 2004
I first listened to Motion while browsing a CD store in Brighton some years ago. I was completely, utterly bowled over and I knew I had to have this CD. There is certainly something cinematic about this music - it suggest familiar images from film noir territory. In my opinion, in terms of sheer mood impact "Motion" is up there with Miles Davis' minor masterpiece "Ascenseur pour l' Echafaud". "Motion" is an extraordinary CD, what with the perfect musicianship or the added detail of a cryptic sleeve that discloses very little about the band behind it. If you like brooding, late-night jazz with a whiff of dark foreboding then this is your ticket.

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 and Barlow's production always does enough to keep it left of centre. --David Trueman

NOT just "another squarepusher album"..., 10 Nov 2008
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 talented and IS destined for bigger (but not necessarily better) things. It's weird that the first guy to review this album would mention the mercury music awards and such things... I don't know why that this is in any way important. The fact is that this album takes all previous SP albums and builds upon them with aplomb and does not need corporate endorsement at all.

If you own any (or all) SP albums then this is an album you should buy as a matter of course, regardless of any ill informed cynics. It's a genuine addition to his musical genesis and not an exercise in banality which has been suggested elsewhere.

Buy and be happy.

Another great album, 30 Oct 2008
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 friendly beats, while throwing in liberal doses of other influences from jazz and funk to prog rock! It is also one of his most accessible works.

Surprisingly, I find this all knits together exceptionally well, despite what the previous reviewer seems to think. This is possibly due to it being some sort of concept album, even if the concept of it is based on an odd dream that Mr. Jenkinson had about seeing a live band. This concept also means that many of the tracks also feel like there is a band playing them rather than an individual. Far more so than previous albums, even though they all utilize many different layers of sound.

Just A Souvenir probably won't go down as being one of the best Squarepusher albums, but as it works very well as a coherent whole, and that a few of the tracks are among his best in my opinion, I would say that it's a very satisfying new release. Also due to it's accessibility and the range of different styles found across the fourteen tracks, I would say that this is a great introduction to the music of one of the best electronic artists around.

Just another Squarepusher album, 21 Sep 2008
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 2009 Mercury Music Prize. But on subsequent plays it leaves me a bit cold. The lyric "I am a member of society" can only raise a smile so many times (although it DID raise a smile - nice one TJ).

Not up there with his best (which for me would either be Go Plastic or Do You Know Squarepusher).

Sublime dubstep album, 01 May 2008
Probably one of the best dubstep compilations out there at this time.

Caspa and Rusko take you on a journey through some of the less heard of dubstep, with mostly their own tracks, but broken up with the tracks from the likes of such DJs as Cotti and Coki. Saying that it is not strictly dubstep, it does speed up a bit towards the end and the trance and garage influences are very apparent in some of the beginning and end songs.

I have given this 5 stars because not only do i love this album deeply, almost everyone i have played it too has gone on to buy it. The popularity is such that i went to a party last week and the DJ was playing a lot of tracks of this album!

Dubstep Allstars have a good few compilations out, but can be a bit dodgy at times. If in doubt go for this one, you will not regret it!

Lazy, 01 Jan 2008
As a DJ, to be given this chance to represent a genre to many people who would never have heard it otherwise, would be priceless. But what do Caspa & Rusko do... create a half arsed mix that doesn't really go anywhere. Their mixing is pretty brutal, lots of just slowing down the record, playing some movie line and then next song. Lazy. Even worse is the mix between "look at my eyes" and "fun house"? Are they taking the piss? It's embarrassing. It is evident that they have put no thought into where the mix is heading, or what tracks flow with each other, thus for the main 50 minutes you get slowed down "jump up" DnB with generic British gangster quotes.
As far as track selection goes, they redeem themselves with a few corkers. "Cockney Violin" is a class tune, the steppy grimey sound of "Africa VIP" is tasty and "Beta Max" is quality, shame it's ruined by D1's cheesey "I'm lovin"
It's easy to get excited by a new genre, but if Fabric released a full on hardcore DnB mix it would get slated when there are the likes of the epic Marcus Intalex mix out there.
Dubstep has major potential; hopefully fabric will pick some decent DJs to showcase it in the future.



Adventures in to dubland, 29 Dec 2007
I am going to keep this brief

i am a member of Fabric nightclub and get their cds every month sent out in a nice little padded envelope. Never before have i ordered a second copy of one of their releases, it that good.

The past few fabric albums hadnt been the best and I dont usually listen to dub without being in the mood but this album took my breath away. I had listened to the previews on the website and couldnt wait for it. i am only telling you this to illustrate how good the album is.

heavy relentless bass keep the tempo building during the album whilst plenty of variation keeps you anticipating the next track but skipping to it. suprisingly fresh and melodic too.

This effort from caspa and rusko have made me purchase several other albums featuring their remixes and tracks and as i said before...i VERY rarely buy albums

Heavy, Heavy Monster Sound, 07 Dec 2007
Our bi-monthly fix of FabricLive, and this is awesome.

I'm not quite sure what the precise genre is, but with tracks mainly from the Sub Soldiers, Dubplate and Dub Police stables and sounding reminiscent of Roots Manuva at his best, I guess it's electro-dub or some such thing(?)

Solid from top to tail, mixed up from dub reggae and coloured with some cheeky knob-twiddling, these lads wring every last drop from the bass spectrum, creating some massively heavy, spacious sounds and randomly interspersed with some very funny dialogue samples from Brit-Crime movies ("He's so hard even his nightmares are scared of him").

It really plods along nicely, perhaps not something you'd want to dance along to all night, doesn't even 'get going' until track 22 with a crashing Eastern European dervish, but by then you'll have been bludgeoned into submission by the hugeness of it all.

Impressively insane.

It's jazz Jim, but not as we know it!!, 13 Sep 2008
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 and cast your net wider.

Great??, 15 Jul 2008
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! No actually its insulting. Can you honestly say this album can match the emotion and sheer genius of "Kind of Blue"?? Its a generous 3 stars from me ....

confusing and jarring, 04 Oct 2006
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 created. Mixed bag for me.

My Favourite Jazz Album, 28 Nov 2005
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' and 'Night Of The Iguana' in particular. However, there are moments of a lighter nature, namely 'Ode To The Big Sea' and 'And Relax!'.

In conclusion: It's jazz, and it's very, very good jazz. You jazz can't listen to 'Channel One Suite' without thinking "WOw, this is amazing!". Get it, play it, and relax!

Dark brilliance, 02 Nov 2004
I first listened to Motion while browsing a CD store in Brighton some years ago. I was completely, utterly bowled over and I knew I had to have this CD. There is certainly something cinematic about this music - it suggest familiar images from film noir territory. In my opinion, in terms of sheer mood impact "Motion" is up there with Miles Davis' minor masterpiece "Ascenseur pour l' Echafaud". "Motion" is an extraordinary CD, what with the perfect musicianship or the added detail of a cryptic sleeve that discloses very little about the band behind it. If you like brooding, late-night jazz with a whiff of dark foreboding then this is your ticket.

lamb greatest hits, 17 Nov 2006
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 tell you now her vocals are soomething else, very nice to listen to.

so without further ado get this cd!!! if you havent heard much of lamb before then this is the perfect starting point. this will make you want to buy everything lamb, but if you like this dont buy the remix cd (a few songs are good on it but not many)


amazing!, 03 Oct 2005
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 wedding, also my funeral. Not only are the songs themselves so amazing, but the lyrics are so simple yet beautiful you can't help but relate to most of the tracks. This album is more than amazing, I can't think of a word to best describe it...Buy it and see for yourself. I apologise now if its not your thing, but in my opinion its a beautiful, exciting album that makes you want to put it on repeat over and over again...

NOT just "another squarepusher album"..., 10 Nov 2008
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 talented and IS destined for bigger (but not necessarily better) things. It's weird that the first guy to review this album would mention the mercury music awards and such things... I don't know why that this is in any way important. The fact is that this album takes all previous SP albums and builds upon them with aplomb and does not need corporate endorsement at all.

If you own any (or all) SP albums then this is an album you should buy as a matter of course, regardless of any ill informed cynics. It's a genuine addition to his musical genesis and not an exercise in banality which has been suggested elsewhere.

Buy and be happy.

Another great album, 30 Oct 2008
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 friendly beats, while throwing in liberal doses of other influences from jazz and funk to prog rock! It is also one of his most accessible works.

Surprisingly, I find this all knits together exceptionally well, despite what the previous reviewer seems to think. This is possibly due to it being some sort of concept album, even if the concept of it is based on an odd dream that Mr. Jenkinson had about seeing a live band. This concept also means that many of the tracks also feel like there is a band playing them rather than an individual. Far more so than previous albums, even though they all utilize many different layers of sound.

Just A Souvenir probably won't go down as being one of the best Squarepusher albums, but as it works very well as a coherent whole, and that a few of the tracks are among his best in my opinion, I would say that it's a very satisfying new release. Also due to it's accessibility and the range of different styles found across the fourteen tracks, I would say that this is a great introduction to the music of one of the best electronic artists around.

Just another Squarepusher album, 21 Sep 2008
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 2009 Mercury Music Prize. But on subsequent plays it leaves me a bit cold. The lyric "I am a member of society" can only raise a smile so many times (although it DID raise a smile - nice one TJ).

Not up there with his best (which for me would either be Go Plastic or Do You Know Squarepusher).

Sublime dubstep album, 01 May 2008
Probably one of the best dubstep compilations out there at this time.

Caspa and Rusko take you on a journey through some of the less heard of dubstep, with mostly their own tracks, but broken up with the tracks from the likes of such DJs as Cotti and Coki. Saying that it is not strictly dubstep, it does speed up a bit towards the end and the trance and garage influences are very apparent in some of the beginning and end songs.

I have given this 5 stars because not only do i love this album deeply, almost everyone i have played it too has gone on to buy it. The popularity is such that i went to a party last week and the DJ was playing a lot of tracks of this album!

Dubstep Allstars have a good few compilations out, but can be a bit dodgy at times. If in doubt go for this one, you will not regret it!

Lazy, 01 Jan 2008
As a DJ, to be given this chance to represent a genre to many people who would never have heard it otherwise, would be priceless. But what do Caspa & Rusko do... create a half arsed mix that doesn't really go anywhere. Their mixing is pretty brutal, lots of just slowing down the record, playing some movie line and then next song. Lazy. Even worse is the mix between "look at my eyes" and "fun house"? Are they taking the piss? It's embarrassing. It is evident that they have put no thought into where the mix is heading, or what tracks flow with each other, thus for the main 50 minutes you get slowed down "jump up" DnB with generic British gangster quotes.
As far as track selection goes, they redeem themselves with a few corkers. "Cockney Violin" is a class tune, the steppy grimey sound of "Africa VIP" is tasty and "Beta Max" is quality, shame it's ruined by D1's cheesey "I'm lovin"
It's easy to get excited by a new genre, but if Fabric released a full on hardcore DnB mix it would get slated when there are the likes of the epic Marcus Intalex mix out there.
Dubstep has major potential; hopefully fabric will pick some decent DJs to showcase it in the future.



Adventures in to dubland, 29 Dec 2007
I am going to keep this brief

i am a member of Fabric nightclub and get their cds every month sent out in a nice little padded envelope. Never before have i ordered a second copy of one of their releases, it that good.

The past few fabric albums hadnt been the best and I dont usually listen to dub without being in the mood but this album took my breath away. I had listened to the previews on the website and couldnt wait for it. i am only telling you this to illustrate how good the album is.

heavy relentless bass keep the tempo building during the album whilst plenty of variation keeps you anticipating the next track but skipping to it. suprisingly fresh and melodic too.

This effort from caspa and rusko have made me purchase several other albums featuring their remixes and tracks and as i said before...i VERY rarely buy albums

Heavy, Heavy Monster Sound, 07 Dec 2007
Our bi-monthly fix of FabricLive, and this is awesome.

I'm not quite sure what the precise genre is, but with tracks mainly from the Sub Soldiers, Dubplate and Dub Police stables and sounding reminiscent of Roots Manuva at his best, I guess it's electro-dub or some such thing(?)

Solid from top to tail, mixed up from dub reggae and coloured with some cheeky knob-twiddling, these lads wring every last drop from the bass spectrum, creating some massively heavy, spacious sounds and randomly interspersed with some very funny dialogue samples from Brit-Crime movies ("He's so hard even his nightmares are scared of him").

It really plods along nicely, perhaps not something you'd want to dance along to all night, doesn't even 'get going' until track 22 with a crashing Eastern European dervish, but by then you'll have been bludgeoned into submission by the hugeness of it all.

Impressively insane.

It's jazz Jim, but not as we know it!!, 13 Sep 2008
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 and cast your net wider.

Great??, 15 Jul 2008
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! No actually its insulting. Can you honestly say this album can match the emotion and sheer genius of "Kind of Blue"?? Its a generous 3 stars from me ....

confusing and jarring, 04 Oct 2006
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 created. Mixed bag for me.

My Favourite Jazz Album, 28 Nov 2005
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' and 'Night Of The Iguana' in particular. However, there are moments of a lighter nature, namely 'Ode To The Big Sea' and 'And Relax!'.

In conclusion: It's jazz, and it's very, very good jazz. You jazz can't listen to 'Channel One Suite' without thinking "WOw, this is amazing!". Get it, play it, and relax!

Dark brilliance, 02 Nov 2004
I first listened to Motion while browsing a CD store in Brighton some years ago. I was completely, utterly bowled over and I knew I had to have this CD. There is certainly something cinematic about this music - it suggest familiar images from film noir territory. In my opinion, in terms of sheer mood impact "Motion" is up there with Miles Davis' minor masterpiece "Ascenseur pour l' Echafaud". "Motion" is an extraordinary CD, what with the perfect musicianship or the added detail of a cryptic sleeve that discloses very little about the band behind it. If you like brooding, late-night jazz with a whiff of dark foreboding then this is your ticket.

lamb greatest hits, 17 Nov 2006
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 tell you now her vocals are soomething else, very nice to listen to.

so without further ado get this cd!!! if you havent heard much of lamb before then this is the perfect starting point. this will make you want to buy everything lamb, but if you like this dont buy the remix cd (a few songs are good on it but not many)


amazing!, 03 Oct 2005
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 wedding, also my funeral. Not only are the songs themselves so amazing, but the lyrics are so simple yet beautiful you can't help but relate to most of the tracks. This album is more than amazing, I can't think of a word to best describe it...Buy it and see for yourself. I apologise now if its not your thing, but in my opinion its a beautiful, exciting album that makes you want to put it on repeat over and over again...

Thumping progressive drum n bass, 24 Oct 2008
I have all the Nightlife series and no.4 doesn't fail to deliver the goods. I pump this up on my MP3 player for a gym workout. Believe me if this doesn't get your energy levels up nothing will! Loads of recent tracks for the most up-to-date top mix by Mr C. Sorted again!!!!

mixed with distinction, 17 May 2008
The DJ's dilemma goes like this: how do you make a seamless mix on the one hand, but at the same time give the listener a distinctive selection, making every tune count? Nightlife 1 was one of the rare cases that somebody hit it on the nail, and installments 2 and 3 were flawed by comparison. I groan inwardly at the discordand clash of When the Sun Goes Down/ Now's the Time on N2, and skip over derivative stuff like Princess Warrior and Babylon Rising on N3. I'm also not a huge fan of the 'max-out the bassline, throw in a vocal' school e.g. Concorde Dawn. I admit the likes of 'Fly Away' destroy the dancefloor, but mix CDs are more about the little bits and pieces lovingly put together like grown-up lego.

So, how does Nightlife 4 shape up? Apart from two 'max-out the bassline, throw in a talky bit' efforts from the formulaic and over-rated DJ Hazard, it's a blinder. I bought it on download and (annoyingly) had to split the tracks up manually using Mixmeister, but it made me appreciate just how smoothly they flow together as I couldn't find dividing points straight away. Top marks for tunes go to the versatile duo Chase and Status with the supersoulful 'Streetlife' and 'Take me Away'. it's stuff like the gradual pitch shift on 'Judgement's intro bongos that makes this CD worth repeated listening. Relative newcomers Culture Shock and L Plus have got the treble-ended gated synth sound just right, and there's a slew of perfectly crafted remixes like Neo, Plague and Screamer for those who were raving every week in the early noughties.
Nicely done Andy, not least for getting 33 tracks on there, and rounding off with Sub Focus's Bodyrock-style 'Timewarp' which is his best since Frozen Solid, and needs to be listened to in its entirety. Can't wait for his album to drop later this year, but til then N4 is gonna stay on the stereo.

the way forward,next generation d n b !!!!, 15 May 2008
best nightlife to date in my opinion,its been said in previous reviews that andy has picked these tracks because they are all fresh and the newest releases and not for their musical content,well i strongly disagree with this !!as im im sure these people do not know the amount of white labels,dubs etc.. andy is given !! its certianly not any where near 33 so what we have is the best of the crop from some prolific producers all put together with killa prosision from the executioner over 77 minutes,shows the genre is taking a slight tilt towards the dark techy side .
top notch track selection & mixing as usual

this will win compilation of the year without a doubt ,check knowledge mag in jan

one of the best d n b compilations to date across the whole scene!!!!!

Andy C: Nightlife 4 - More of the same, 12 May 2008
If you've heard the first three installments of the Nightlife series, you'll love this.

Packed with some great tunes that have been around the clubs over the past couple of months, plus a few new ones, this album has a more dark, teckie feel to it as opposed to the other albums, although this does represent what the majority of the big sharks in the DnB scene have been producing.

Although the first few tracks take a while to get into (apart from the 1st track, Neo remix, i loved the original, the last 1/2 - 1/3 of the album is blinding.

Needless to say the mixing on this album is seemless and track selection is great, as you'd expect from Andy C.

A bit too heavy for houseparties, great purchase as far as im concerned.

Part man, part machine. All drum & bass, 06 May 2008
The next installment of the 'Nightlife' series is here and it is another quality mix from the most famous dnb dj in the world 'ANDY C'!

There are over 32 tunes in the mix which is an indicator that it is fast and furious in the mix. Andy covers the entire scene with jump up, darkcore and just fast rolling beats and bass in one continous mix that is just faultless.

I really enjoyed the last nightlife cd but it got boring quite quickly and whilst this is a good cd i can't see it being played till the end of the year. Some tunes just sound lame and most of the time you only get to hear a decent tune for less than a minute before the next one blends in. This is the only fault in my opionion.

You get plenty of new bits from the Ram records stable which is Sub focus, Culture shock and some stunning new bits from Chase & status.

A very good cd worth picking up.

NOT just "another squarepusher album"..., 10 Nov 2008
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 talented and IS destined for bigger (but not necessarily better) things. It's weird that the first guy to review this album would mention the mercury music awards and such things... I don't know why that this is in any way important. The fact is that this album takes all previous SP albums and builds upon them with aplomb and does not need corporate endorsement at all.

If you own any (or all) SP albums then this is an album you should buy as a matter of course, regardless of any ill informed cynics. It's a genuine addition to his musical genesis and not an exercise in banality which has been suggested elsewhere.

Buy and be happy.

Another great album, 30 Oct 2008
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 friendly beats, while throwing in liberal doses of other influences from jazz and funk to prog rock! It is also one of his most accessible works.

Surprisingly, I find this all knits together exceptionally well, despite what the previous reviewer seems to think. This is possibly due to it being some sort of concept album, even if the concept of it is based on an odd dream that Mr. Jenkinson had about seeing a live band. This concept also means that many of the tracks also feel like there is a band playing them rather than an individual. Far more so than previous albums, even though they all utilize many different layers of sound.

Just A Souvenir probably won't go down as being one of the best Squarepusher albums, but as it works very well as a coherent whole, and that a few of the tracks are among his best in my opinion, I would say that it's a very satisfying new release. Also due to it's accessibility and the range of different styles found across the fourteen tracks, I would say that this is a great introduction to the music of one of the best electronic artists around.

Just another Squarepusher album, 21 Sep 2008
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 2009 Mercury Music Prize. But on subsequent plays it leaves me a bit cold. The lyric "I am a member of society" can only raise a smile so many times (although it DID raise a smile - nice one TJ).

Not up there with his best (which for me would either be Go Plastic or Do You Know Squarepusher).

Sublime dubstep album, 01 May 2008
Probably one of the best dubstep compilations out there at this time.

Caspa and Rusko take you on a journey through some of the less heard of dubstep, with mostly their own tracks, but broken up with the tracks from the likes of such DJs as Cotti and Coki. Saying that it is not strictly dubstep, it does speed up a bit towards the end and the trance and garage influences are very apparent in some of the beginning and end songs.

I have given this 5 stars because not only do i love this album deeply, almost everyone i have played it too has gone on to buy it. The popularity is such that i went to a party last week and the DJ was playing a lot of tracks of this album!

Dubstep Allstars have a good few compilations out, but can be a bit dodgy at times. If in doubt go for this one, you will not regret it!

Lazy, 01 Jan 2008
As a DJ, to be given this chance to represent a genre to many people who would never have heard it otherwise, would be priceless. But what do Caspa & Rusko do... create a half arsed mix that doesn't really go anywhere. Their mixing is pretty brutal, lots of just slowing down the record, playing some movie line and then next song. Lazy. Even worse is the mix between "look at my eyes" and "fun house"? Are they taking the piss? It's embarrassing. It is evident that they have put no thought into where the mix is heading, or what tracks flow with each other, thus for the main 50 minutes you get slowed down "jump up" DnB with generic British gangster quotes.
As far as track selection goes, they redeem themselves with a few corkers. "Cockney Violin" is a class tune, the steppy grimey sound of "Africa VIP" is tasty and "Beta Max" is quality, shame it's ruined by D1's cheesey "I'm lovin"
It's easy to get excited by a new genre, but if Fabric released a full on hardcore DnB mix it would get slated when there are the likes of the epic Marcus Intalex mix out there.
Dubstep has major potential; hopefully fabric will pick some decent DJs to showcase it in the future.



Adventures in to dubland, 29 Dec 2007
I am going to keep this brief

i am a member of Fabric nightclub and get their cds every month sent out in a nice little padded envelope. Never before have i ordered a second copy of one of their releases, it that good.

The past few fabric albums hadnt been the best and I dont usually listen to dub without being in the mood but this album took my breath away. I had listened to the previews on the website and couldnt wait for it. i am only telling you this to illustrate how good the album is.

heavy relentless bass keep the tempo building during the album whilst plenty of variation keeps you anticipating the next track but skipping to it. suprisingly fresh and melodic too.

This effort from caspa and rusko have made me purchase several other albums featuring their remixes and tracks and as i said before...i VERY rarely buy albums

Heavy, Heavy Monster Sound, 07 Dec 2007
Our bi-monthly fix of FabricLive, and this is awesome.

I'm not quite sure what the precise genre is, but with tracks mainly from the Sub Soldiers, Dubplate and Dub Police stables and sounding reminiscent of Roots Manuva at his best, I guess it's electro-dub or some such thing(?)

Solid from top to tail, mixed up from dub reggae and coloured with some cheeky knob-twiddling, these lads wring every last drop from the bass spectrum, creating some massively heavy, spacious sounds and randomly interspersed with some very funny dialogue samples from Brit-Crime movies ("He's so hard even his nightmares are scared of him").

It really plods along nicely, perhaps not something you'd want to dance along to all night, doesn't even 'get going' until track 22 with a crashing Eastern European dervish, but by then you'll have been bludgeoned into submission by the hugeness of it all.

Impressively insane.

It's jazz Jim, but not as we know it!!, 13 Sep 2008
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 and cast your net wider.

Great??, 15 Jul 2008
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! No actually its insulting. Can you honestly say this album can match the emotion and sheer genius of "Kind of Blue"?? Its a generous 3 stars from me ....

confusing and jarring, 04 Oct 2006
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 created. Mixed bag for me.

My Favourite Jazz Album, 28 Nov 2005
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' and 'Night Of The Iguana' in particular. However, there are moments of a lighter nature, namely 'Ode To The Big Sea' and 'And Relax!'.

In conclusion: It's jazz, and it's very, very good jazz. You jazz can't listen to 'Channel One Suite' without thinking "WOw, this is amazing!". Get it, play it, and relax!

Dark brilliance, 02 Nov 2004
I first listened to Motion while browsing a CD store in Brighton some years ago. I was completely, utterly bowled over and I knew I had to have this CD. There is certainly something cinematic about this music - it suggest familiar images from film noir territory. In my opinion, in terms of sheer mood impact "Motion" is up there with Miles Davis' minor masterpiece "Ascenseur pour l' Echafaud". "Motion" is an extraordinary CD, what with the perfect musicianship or the added detail of a cryptic sleeve that discloses very little about the band behind it. If you like brooding, late-night jazz with a whiff of dark foreboding then this is your ticket.

lamb greatest hits, 17 Nov 2006
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 tell you now her vocals are soomething else, very nice to listen to.

so without further ado get this cd!!! if you havent heard much of lamb before then this is the perfect starting point. this will make you want to buy everything lamb, but if you like this dont buy the remix cd (a few songs are good on it but not many)


amazing!, 03 Oct 2005
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 wedding, also my funeral. Not only are the songs themselves so amazing, but the lyrics are so simple yet beautiful you can't help but relate to most of the tracks. This album is more than amazing, I can't think of a word to best describe it...Buy it and see for yourself. I apologise now if its not your thing, but in my opinion its a beautiful, exciting album that makes you want to put it on repeat over and over again...

Thumping progressive drum n bass, 24 Oct 2008
I have all the Nightlife series and no.4 doesn't fail to deliver the goods. I pump this up on my MP3 player for a gym workout. Believe me if this doesn't get your energy levels up nothing will! Loads of recent tracks for the most up-to-date top mix by Mr C. Sorted again!!!!

mixed with distinction, 17 May 2008
The DJ's dilemma goes like this: how do you make a seamless mix on the one hand, but at the same time give the listener a distinctive selection, making every tune count? Nightlife 1 was one of the rare cases that somebody hit it on the nail, and installments 2 and 3 were flawed by comparison. I groan inwardly at the discordand clash of When the Sun Goes Down/ Now's the Time on N2, and skip over derivative stuff like Princess Warrior and Babylon Rising on N3. I'm also not a huge fan of the 'max-out the bassline, throw in a vocal' school e.g. Concorde Dawn. I admit the likes of 'Fly Away' destroy the dancefloor, but mix CDs are more about the little bits and pieces lovingly put together like grown-up lego.

So, how does Nightlife 4 shape up? Apart from two 'max-out the bassline, throw in a talky bit' efforts from the formulaic and over-rated DJ Hazard, it's a blinder. I bought it on download and (annoyingly) had to split the tracks up manually using Mixmeister, but it made me appreciate just how smoothly they flow together as I couldn't find dividing points straight away. Top marks for tunes go to the versatile duo Chase and Status with the supersoulful 'Streetlife' and 'Take me Away'. it's stuff like the gradual pitch shift on 'Judgement's intro bongos that makes this CD worth repeated listening. Relative newcomers Culture Shock and L Plus have got the treble-ended gated synth sound just right, and there's a slew of perfectly crafted remixes like Neo, Plague and Screamer for those who were raving every week in the early noughties.
Nicely done Andy, not least for getting 33 tracks on there, and rounding off with Sub Focus's Bodyrock-style 'Timewarp' which is his best since Frozen Solid, and needs to be listened to in its entirety. Can't wait for his album to drop later this year, but til then N4 is gonna stay on the stereo.

the way forward,next generation d n b !!!!, 15 May 2008
best nightlife to date in my opinion,its been said in previous reviews that andy has picked these tracks because they are all fresh and the newest releases and not for their musical content,well i strongly disagree with this !!as im im sure these people do not know the amount of white labels,dubs etc.. andy is given !! its certianly not any where near 33 so what we have is the best of the crop from some prolific producers all put together with killa prosision from the executioner over 77 minutes,shows the genre is taking a slight tilt towards the dark techy side .
top notch track selection & mixing as usual

this will win compilation of the year without a doubt ,check knowledge mag in jan

one of the best d n b compilations to date across the whole scene!!!!!

Andy C: Nightlife 4 - More of the same, 12 May 2008
If you've heard the first three installments of the Nightlife series, you'll love this.

Packed with some great tunes that have been around the clubs over the past couple of months, plus a few new ones, this album has a more dark, teckie feel to it as opposed to the other albums, although this does represent what the majority of the big sharks in the DnB scene have been producing.

Although the first few tracks take a while to get into (apart from the 1st track, Neo remix, i loved the original, the last 1/2 - 1/3 of the album is blinding.

Needless to say the mixing on this album is seemless and track selection is great, as you'd expect from Andy C.

A bit too heavy for houseparties, great purchase as far as im concerned.

Part man, part machine. All drum & bass, 06 May 2008
The next installment of the 'Nightlife' series is here and it is another quality mix from the most famous dnb dj in the world 'ANDY C'!

There are over 32 tunes in the mix which is an indicator that it is fast and furious in the mix. Andy covers the entire scene with jump up, darkcore and just fast rolling beats and bass in one continous mix that is just faultless.

I really enjoyed the last nightlife cd but it got boring quite quickly and whilst this is a good cd i can't see it being played till the end of the year. Some tunes just sound lame and most of the time you only get to hear a decent tune for less than a minute before the next one blends in. This is the only fault in my opionion.

You get plenty of new bits from the Ram records stable which is Sub focus, Culture shock and some stunning new bits from Chase & status.

A very good cd worth picking up.

A solid CD but some letdown on Fabio's part., 08 Jul 2008
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 genre from the Dark side of the spectrum with Noisia, Hive and Keaton to the more jump up orientated style that is the likes of DJ Hazard and Friction and K-Tee. There is great variation in Friction selections although largely the Liquid side of Drum and Bass are left, rightly to Fabio, bar a few exceptions. It also covers a lengthy time span of Drum and Bass with such dark tracks like Alex Reece's legendary Pulp Friction. There also some unreleased tracks in there which will appease listeners as an insight to the direction of the Drum and Bass scene and garner interest further in the genre. The mixing and track selection is brilliant and is sure to satisfy the thirsts of Drum and Bass heads like myself, and those new to the genre. From the razor sharp synths of the dancefloor killer Shy FX-Ra (Generation Dub remix) to The System ''Near Miss' minimalist quirkiness all tastes will be accomodated for, and with 26 tracks, Friction's masterpiece will keep you interested for some time to come.

Fabio is known as a legend in the scene having DJ'ed for many years. His speciality is Liquid Drum and Bass- the more relaxed side of Drum and Bass with various Jazz,Soul and Funk influences. Therefore as mentioned earlier, it's fitting to have Fabio mix on the second part of the 2 Disc Set.

There are many smooth rollers in here from Liquid giants Commix smash hit ''How you gonna feel?'' a rolling bassline accentuated with crisp soothing lyrics courtesy of Steve Spacek, to Random Movements minimalist ''The things you do'' with a jazzy feel reminiscent of hazy evenings in a blues bar with gentle percussion really complementing this song. For those looking to get into Liquid Drum and Bass more, many great and well known artists such as High Contrast, Commix , Calibre and Lynx

I do have one problem with Fabio's side of things though albeit a tiny one, The mixing isn't on par with Frictions, so those looking for some top notch mixing will be dissapointed, although the mixing is just fine and it does'nt take over from a truly satisfying experience bearing mind Friction's mixing skills are truly amazing.

To sum up both CD's are great entry points to those looking to get into Drum and Bass, or to further their knowledge of the electronica genre.

For people already intro Drum and Bass like myself this offers a wide selection of songs unreleased, and known stormers and with a wide variety of Artists covering all genres of Drum and Bass, this is a must-have product.

Decent, but Fabio's CD lets it down slightly..., 12 Jun 2008
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 largely consisting of liquid dnb. Whilst it is nice to have 2 contrasting mixing styles - Friction's is a lot more fast & furious whereas Fabio tends to let the tunes breathe a bit more - Fabio (in my opinion) takes this a bit too far although the mixes themselves are generally smooth. Disco Dodo, for example, gets very boring when played for a long period of time. His selection is also not as fresh as Friction's - many of the tunes having been out for a long time, Be True for example, was one of my favourite tunes of last year but most dnb heads will have heard it hundreds of times before and the same applies to many of the other tunes on here - it would have been nice if a few fresher tunes were included. Having said this, it is a refreshingly mellow change from Friction's intense and heavy mix. Overall I would recommend this compilation despite these problems, pretty much all the bases are covered in terms of subgenres and there are plenty of decent tunes to please any dnb enthusiast.

Ace!!!, 05 Jun 2008
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!

NOT just "another squarepusher album"..., 10 Nov 2008
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 talented and IS destined for bigger (but not necessarily better) things. It's weird that the first guy to review this album would mention the mercury music awards and such things... I don't know why that this is in any way important. The fact is that this album takes all previous SP albums and builds upon them with aplomb and does not need corporate endorsement at all.

If you own any (or all) SP albums then this is an album you should buy as a matter of course, regardless of any ill informed cynics. It's a genuine addition to his musical genesis and not an exercise in banality which has been suggested elsewhere.

Buy and be happy.

Another great album, 30 Oct 2008
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 friendly beats, while throwing in liberal doses of other influences from jazz and funk to prog rock! It is also one of his most accessible works.

Surprisingly, I find this all knits together exceptionally well, despite what the previous reviewer seems to think. This is possibly due to it being some sort of concept album, even if the concept of it is based on an odd dream that Mr. Jenkinson had about seeing a live band. This concept also means that many of the tracks also feel like there is a band playing them rather than an individual. Far more so than previous albums, even though they all utilize many different layers of sound.

Just A Souvenir probably won't go down as being one of the best Squarepusher albums, but as it works very well as a coherent whole, and that a few of the tracks are among his best in my opinion, I would say that it's a very satisfying new release. Also due to it's accessibility and the range of different styles found across the fourteen tracks, I would say that this is a great introduction to the music of one of the best electronic artists around.

Just another Squarepusher album, 21 Sep 2008
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 2009 Mercury Music Prize. But on subsequent plays it leaves me a bit cold. The lyric "I am a member of society" can only raise a smile so many times (although it DID raise a smile - nice one TJ).

Not up there with his best (which for me would either be Go Plastic or Do You Know Squarepusher).

Sublime dubstep album, 01 May 2008
Probably one of the best dubstep compilations out there at this time.

Caspa and Rusko take you on a journey through some of the less heard of dubstep, with mostly their own tracks, but broken up with the tracks from the likes of such DJs as Cotti and Coki. Saying that it is not strictly dubstep, it does speed up a bit towards the end and the trance and garage influences are very apparent in some of the beginning and end songs.

I have given this 5 stars because not only do i love this album deeply, almost everyone i have played it too has gone on to buy it. The popularity is such that i went to a party last week and the DJ was playing a lot of tracks of this album!

Dubstep Allstars have a good few compilations out, but can be a bit dodgy at times. If in doubt go for this one, you will not regret it!

Lazy, 01 Jan 2008
As a DJ, to be given this chance to represent a genre to many people who would never have heard it otherwise, would be priceless. But what do Caspa & Rusko do... create a half arsed mix that doesn't really go anywhere. Their mixing is pretty brutal, lots of just slowing down the record, playing some movie line and then next song. Lazy. Even worse is the mix between "look at my eyes" and "fun house"? Are they taking the piss? It's embarrassing. It is evident that they have put no thought into where the mix is heading, or what tracks flow with each other, thus for the main 50 minutes you get slowed down "jump up" DnB with generic British gangster quotes.
As far as track selection goes, they redeem themselves with a few corkers. "Cockney Violin" is a class tune, the steppy grimey sound of "Africa VIP" is tasty and "Beta Max" is quality, shame it's ruined by D1's cheesey "I'm lovin"
It's easy to get excited by a new genre, but if Fabric released a full on hardcore DnB mix it would get slated when there are the likes of the epic Marcus Intalex mix out there.
Dubstep has major potential; hopefully fabric will pick some decent DJs to showcase it in the future.



Adventures in to dubland, 29 Dec 2007
I am going to keep this brief

i am a member of Fabric nightclub and get their cds every month sent out in a nice little padded envelope. Never before have i ordered a second copy of one of their releases, it that good.

The past few fabric albums hadnt been the best and I dont usually listen to dub without being in the mood but this album took my breath away. I had listened to the previews on the website and couldnt wait for it. i am only telling you this to illustrate how good the album is.

heavy relentless bass keep the tempo building during the album whilst plenty of variation keeps you anticipating the next track but skipping to it. suprisingly fresh and melodic too.

This effort from caspa and rusko have made me purchase several other albums featuring their remixes and tracks and as i said before...i VERY rarely buy albums

Heavy, Heavy Monster Sound, 07 Dec 2007
Our bi-monthly fix of FabricLive, and this is awesome.

I'm not quite sure what the precise genre is, but with tracks mainly from the Sub Soldiers, Dubplate and Dub Police stables and sounding reminiscent of Roots Manuva at his best, I guess it's electro-dub or some such thing(?)

Solid from top to tail, mixed up from dub reggae and coloured with some cheeky knob-twiddling, these lads wring every last drop from the bass spectrum, creating some massively heavy, spacious sounds and randomly interspersed with some very funny dialogue samples from Brit-Crime movies ("He's so hard even his nightmares are scared of him").

It really plods along nicely, perhaps not something you'd want to dance along to all night, doesn't even 'get going' until track 22 with a crashing Eastern European dervish, but by then you'll have been bludgeoned into submission by the hugeness of it all.

Impressively insane.

It's jazz Jim, but not as we know it!!, 13 Sep 2008
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 and cast your net wider.

Great??, 15 Jul 2008
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! No actually its insulting. Can you honestly say this album can match the emotion and sheer genius of "Kind of Blue"?? Its a generous 3 stars from me ....

confusing and jarring, 04 Oct 2006
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 created. Mixed bag for me.

My Favourite Jazz Album, 28 Nov 2005
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' and 'Night Of The Iguana' in particular. However, there are moments of a lighter nature, namely 'Ode To The Big Sea' and 'And Relax!'.

In conclusion: It's jazz, and it's very, very good jazz. You jazz can't listen to 'Channel One Suite' without thinking "WOw, this is amazing!". Get it, play it, and relax!

Dark brilliance, 02 Nov 2004
I first listened to Motion while browsing a CD store in Brighton some years ago. I was completely, utterly bowled over and I knew I had to have this CD. There is certainly something cinematic about this music - it suggest familiar images from film noir territory. In my opinion, in terms of sheer mood impact "Motion" is up there with Miles Davis' minor masterpiece "Ascenseur pour l' Echafaud". "Motion" is an extraordinary CD, what with the perfect musicianship or the added detail of a cryptic sleeve that discloses very little about the band behind it. If you like brooding, late-night jazz with a whiff of dark foreboding then this is your ticket.

lamb greatest hits, 17 Nov 2006
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 tell you now her vocals are soomething else, very nice to listen to.

so without further ado get this cd!!! if you havent heard much of lamb before then this is the perfect starting point. this will make you want to buy everything lamb, but if you like this dont buy the remix cd (a few songs are good on it but not many)


amazing!, 03 Oct 2005
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 wedding, also my funeral. Not only are the songs themselves so amazing, but the lyrics are so simple yet beautiful you can't help but relate to most of the tracks. This album is more than amazing, I can't think of a word to best describe it...Buy it and see for yourself. I apologise now if its not your thing, but in my opinion its a beautiful, exciting album that makes you want to put it on repeat over and over again...

Thumping progressive drum n bass, 24 Oct 2008
I have all the Nightlife series and no.4 doesn't fail to deliver the goods. I pump this up on my MP3 player for a gym workout. Believe me if this doesn't get your energy levels up nothing will! Loads of recent tracks for the most up-to-date top mix by Mr C. Sorted again!!!!

mixed with distinction, 17 May 2008
The DJ's dilemma goes like this: how do you make a seamless mix on the one hand, but at the same time give the listener a distinctive selection, making every tune count? Nightlife 1 was one of the rare cases that somebody hit it on the nail, and installments 2 and 3 were flawed by comparison. I groan inwardly at the discordand clash of When the Sun Goes Down/ Now's the Time on N2, and skip over derivative stuff like Princess Warrior and Babylon Rising on N3. I'm also not a huge fan of the 'max-out the bassline, throw in a vocal' school e.g. Concorde Dawn. I admit the likes of 'Fly Away' destroy the dancefloor, but mix CDs are more about the little bits and pieces lovingly put together like grown-up lego.

So, how does Nightlife 4 shape up? Apart from two 'max-out the bassline, throw in a talky bit' efforts from the formulaic and over-rated DJ Hazard, it's a blinder. I bought it on download and (annoyingly) had to split the tracks up manually using Mixmeister, but it made me appreciate just how smoothly they flow together as I couldn't find dividing points straight away. Top marks for tunes go to the versatile duo Chase and Status with the supersoulful 'Streetlife' and 'Take me Away'. it's stuff like the gradual pitch shift on 'Judgement's intro bongos that makes this CD worth repeated listening. Relative newcomers Culture Shock and L Plus have got the treble-ended gated synth sound just right, and there's a slew of perfectly crafted remixes like Neo, Plague and Screamer for those who were raving every week in the early noughties.
Nicely done Andy, not least for getting 33 tracks on there, and rounding off with Sub Focus's Bodyrock-style 'Timewarp' which is his best since Frozen Solid, and needs to be listened to in its entirety. Can't wait for his album to drop later this year, but til then N4 is gonna stay on the stereo.

the way forward,next generation d n b !!!!, 15 May 2008
best nightlife to date in my opinion,its been said in previous reviews that andy has picked these tracks because they are all fresh and the newest releases and not for their musical content,well i strongly disagree with this !!as im im sure these people do not know the amount of white