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Stay up "Late", April 17, 2005
French downtempo master pays Kid Loco tribute to some outstanding influential music, in his addition to the "Another Late Night" series. Loco's mix CD is a wonderful, colorful collection of everything from French acid hip-hop to wild electronica.
Most of these groups are extremely obscure, or at the very least not well known. But Kid Loco starts off with three of the best songs: the Baby Namboos's dark, sultry remix, the tribal-rhythms-and-brass jazz of Herbaliser, and the mellow Gabor Szabo. They aren't even the same type of music, but they flow together as easily as if done by one band/artist.
A brief rock'n'roll interlude follows, but soon it's back to DJ-land. Among the exceptional songs on here is stuff by the funky-trippy-hip-hoppy-jazzy-downtempo Aim, the rippling Departure Lounge, jazzy Underwolves, the bluesy rock of Harvey Mandel, and the babbling monologue of "Street Preacher" by the Troublemakers.
Not a lot of people -- even musicians -- know about bands like the Troublemakers or the Baby Namboos, both of which I am very fond. But when listening to them, it becomes pretty obvious why Kid Loco likes them, and even how they may have influenced his own style.
The music included on here tends to be much like Kid Loco's own stuff: It's complex, layered, usually either electronic or tinged with it, and very offbeat. As a result, it feels like they are all loosely strung together. And they actually seem to flow into one another, with musical styles ranging from jazz to funk to acid hip-hop to pure electronica to psychedelic rock'n'roll.
Obscure tastes rule in Kid Loco's "Another Late Night," which can serve as a blueprint for cool electronic music. Not to mention a sign that this downtempo maestro has excellent taste.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Much better than the last release., July 28, 2003
I bought and listened to "kill your darlings", and said to myself this was not great music. Since then I've been looking for better from kid loco and I believe this mix does the job nicely. Kid Loco seems to be at his best when he can just mix what he feels goes together, without reguard to genre or style. Just good music, daring music, music that doesn't allow one to just put on the radio and let it blare. Here we start with Jazz guitarist Gabor Zabor, the Herbaliser, Tommy Hools, Stratus, and eventually wind up with a familar to older generations, John Lucien. Inbetween we meet DJ Crystal, Up,Bustle, and Out, a visit from Baby Namboos and Departure Lounge make up just a little of a "swingin eclectic mix"(see if you can get around that). I enjoy this offering from Kid Loco because it finds him at his best, focused and sounding great.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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Stay up "Late", September 19, 2005
This review is from: Another Late Night (Audio CD)
French downtempo master pays Kid Loco tribute to some outstanding influential music, in his addition to the "Another Late Night" series. Loco's mix CD is a wonderful, colorful collection of everything from French acid hip-hop to wild electronica.
Most of these groups are extremely obscure, or at the very least not well known. But Kid Loco starts off with three of the best songs: the Baby Namboos's dark, sultry remix, the tribal-rhythms-and-brass jazz of Herbaliser, and the mellow Gabor Szabo. They aren't even the same type of music, but they flow together as easily as if done by one band/artist.
A brief rock'n'roll interlude follows, but soon it's back to DJ-land. Among the exceptional songs on here is stuff by the funky-trippy-hip-hoppy-jazzy-downtempo Aim, the rippling Departure Lounge, jazzy Underwolves, the bluesy rock of Harvey Mandel, and the babbling monologue of "Street Preacher" by the Troublemakers.
Not a lot of people -- even musicians -- know about bands like the Troublemakers or the Baby Namboos, both of which I am very fond. But when listening to them, it becomes pretty obvious why Kid Loco likes them, and even how they may have influenced his own style.
The music included on here tends to be much like Kid Loco's own stuff: It's complex, layered, usually either electronic or tinged with it, and very offbeat. As a result, it feels like they are all loosely strung together. And they actually seem to flow into one another, with musical styles ranging from jazz to funk to acid hip-hop to pure electronica to psychedelic rock'n'roll.
Obscure tastes rule in Kid Loco's "Another Late Night," which can serve as a blueprint for cool electronic music. Not to mention a sign that this downtempo maestro has excellent taste.
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