Customer Reviews

Dum Dum Baby

5 star:		(5)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

Where has this group been hiding, and why did I just find out about them? Baby Fox's "Dum Dum Baby" is a showpiece of dark, dense, trippy beats and melodies, perfectly offset by the female lead singer's crooning and the occasionally growled/rapped male vocals providing counterpoint.

The first song, "Dum Dum Baby," lets you know right away that you're in for a definitely different experience. Heavy basslines thunder while a full symphonic string section grinds menacingly in the background. But then, the lead singer kicks in with her retro-style vocals (sounds to me almost like she's from the 1940's big-band era) to provide a note of innocence and purity to the drama. But this isn't all - next thing you know, a male voice slides in, adding an unobtrusive rap to the mix.

And that's just the first song! The rest of the CD meanders all over the trip-hop map, incorporating enough catchy melodies and hooks to fill a tacklebox. The mixture of the heavy beats and dramatic melodies find a perfect balance with the brightness of the female vocals.

Believe me, this release is a VERY dark example of the trip-hop genre. The CD as a whole creates a spooky atmosphere that conjures up visions of dark city streets, or even (not trying to be corny or overly dramatic here) inky black woodlands where unknown things lurk in the shadows (see "Hallow'een" for a perfect example).

Why not 5 stars? Those little "filler" tracks in between the "real" songs are annoying. They run anywhere between 26 seconds and 1:37 apiece, and while they do provide some continuity between the preceding and following tracks, I've really never been a fan of spoken-word nonsense or random noise.

In summary: GREAT music, VERY unique. Grabs your attention and holds it until the last note.

Well. This album takes a bit to get into, but keep listening to it. It is truly an amazing album. Thick, dense, funky, and groovy. Tripped out and mesmerizing. I like it.

Baby Fox is an amazing, slightly underground, trip-hop group. I loved this CD the first time I heard it. All of the songs are absolutley stunning...each one is so unique but unbelievable. If you like groups like massive attack, LHOOQ, Esthero, Portishead, and Tricky......you'll LOVE this one!

I loved 'normal family' and was listening 2 it while I convallesed (sp?)gimp, surviving your survival: a memoir it helped 2 keep me alive in the '00's / so recently bought dumdum baby / love it differently, nothing compares 2 normal family xoxo~adc

This is an incredible album, especially for the time period it was released.

I don't agree with some of the other reviews on them sounding like Tricky or portishead, because I feel this group has a very unique flow to them, actually one that I was pleasantly surprised by..

If I did have to compare them to anything, or anyone, I would say, mix up Mandalay with Telepopmusik and then you'd be close.

all in all, the female vocals in this album are how I love them, dark smokey and raspy..the beats are definitley more of a down beat with a trip hop flare..

the albume is awesome!

I have owned this cd for many years and still I go back to it. Ambient, dark, slightly drum n base yet it maintains a pop sensibility that makes it so easy to listen to. I compare it to Hooverphonic(but darker), Bugs, Roni Size. If you like electronica check out Ben Neil, Client, Airlock.

Ok, this is definitely trip-hop. But unlike I have read earlier, it is nothing like Tricky, Portishead or Massive Attack. If you like the music of the above mentioned bands, spare your money and buy their cds. Certainly not Dum Dum baby.
This album is plain, tasteless boring material