Earthly Delights

Beat Pharmacy | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 17, 2009)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Deep Space Media
• ASIN: B0007TFGXA
• Also Available in: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #391,210 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Beat Pharmacy - Earthly Delights, March 1, 2011

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scoundrel - See all my reviews

This review is from: Earthly Delights (Audio CD)

An Afro-house-dub melange on Beat Pharmacy's debut, EARTHLY DELIGHTS. The reverb is set on high, and the grooves are set on stun! "Cape Town" clearly has its roots in Afrobeat, while "Race Track Jockey" stems from Jamaica (with sweeps from Basic Channel-era Berlin). Some of the more downtempo tracks fade from consciousness, however, leaving only the high points and tracks also tend towards being overly long -- contrast the jazzy "Monkey's Wedding" to the more plodding "New Dawn." As well, some of the world music influences seem awkward, as on "Afrotech." "Don't Bodda Me" avoids this, mostly thanks to Paul St. Hilaire's vocals, while "Scratching a Surface" takes a more pure Basic Channel ethos with a slower rhythm. So while EARTHLY DELIGHTS manages to have these different international perspectives, he doesn't quite integrate them all successfully.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Beat Pharmacy not for me, April 21, 2009

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Griff - See all my reviews

This review is from: Earthly Delights (Audio CD)

I heard one track on Somafm and thought it sounded interesting. That track was, the rest was not. As with a lot of internet radio they seem only play to the best track.