Customer Reviews

On the Floor at the Boutique

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Of course this is not like a fat boy slim disk, but it is as good if not better than the initial Boutique disk. This is one of the most eclectic mixes that one can buy and the Lo-Fi's feel the need to stuff as many types of dance-beats into one record as possible. The first few tracks start off with a mainstream rap feel to them, yet the beats make it, not the lyrics. This great vibe continues for most of the first half (ending with the BANGING Black is Black by the Jungle Brothers), shfiting into BIG BEAT mode with Disko Doktor, and keeping a strong steady beat until the absolutely delicious "The Whole Church Should Get Drunk" which fades with a sweet 60's pop ditty (and the 60's feel of Prodigy's Out of Space).

I still really enjoy this disk becasue it is not straight ahead anything... not rap, big beat nothing. It is a truly joyous disk that works for both upbeat dance or speaker thumping beat music. It reminds me of a slightly more dancable version of Prodigy's great "Dirtchamber sessions". Good smart fun.

Okay, I love BattleFlag. That was my bad mood song. I used to blast it loud enough to shake the walls of my room. This CD is the bomb. Lo Fi Stars are fresh, hip, and sound like Jamiroquai on heavy drugs. Awesome. I am a pure Trance addict, so this was a bit of exploration but it payed off. I love this CD. I'm not a great fan of the "Rage Against the MAchine" and the "Kill the Government" style lyrics, but this awesome stuff. But it is not techno. it is urban. very different stuff people. if you are looking for another ATB get the party going group, look at TranceNation or Gatecrasher. If you just want some good bass poundin' fun, buy this.

This cd is very good indeed. The one thing is don't confuse it with How to Operate With A Blown Mind. Each cd is good but there isn't too much in common between the two.

What I like best about the On the Floor at the Boutique series is how they have a great mix of techno and non-techno songs. Although this is only the 2nd in the series, The Lo-Fidelity Allstars have shown that they can pick the right songs for the party. It starts of with "No Diggity" by Blackstreet which is pretty run o the mill, but "Stand Clear" by Indian Ropeman is a direct departure from American R & B with its sitar sounds and rumbling bass. The next song is the worst by far on the cd which is a shame. I found myself starting at track 4 "You Must Learn" by BDP and taking it from there. The Hip Hop flava runs throughout and is highlighted on the Jungle Brother's "Black is Black". The Allstars are adequete with the segues, but could have done a bit more. Overall a very enjoyable cd, and what mix that has "Funk Phenomena" isn't fun?

The Lo Fi Allstars go from strength to strength and this CD shows off Albino priests DJ talents which are often to be seen graceing Londons best clubs & it is also good to hear 2 new tracks from this summers forthcoming new CD by the band . As I have heard three more new tracks myself I can promise that they are going to be huge >ALLSTARS TAKING OVER!

I had recently bought Fatboy Slim's On The Floor at the Boutique. That really was a fantastic album, and I keep coming back to it. I wanted to hear more of the series (and 'The Boutique' is a large series), and made this my second selection.

I was pretty disappointed. Where Fatboy Slim had a lethal plate of beats and 303's, this album has a lot of remixed old hip-hop songs (Jungle Brothers and Blackstreet). This isn't really bad in and of itself, but it detracts from the main theme of the record: Big Beat. It is, afterall, the Big Beat Boutique, isn't it?

So, that having been said, I liked the blackstreet remix. I even liked the Jungle Brothers remix. But I find that I feel "strange" listening to an album that preaches on and on about "blackness," as a white person. Perhaps if the All Stars had focused on the music instead of skin color, the album would have seemed brighter and a little more coherent.

Buy used, if at all.

Of course this is eclectic; how many other mixes can you name with Blackstreet, Boogie Down Productions, Les Rythmes Digitales, Armand Van Helden, and Prodigy? The Lo-Fidelity All Stars decided to ignore traditional mixing concepts like staying in one genre or matching beats. When it works, it's a lot of fun - it's as diverse and entertaining as you could hope for. However, the set is slow to get started (not even really kicking off until track 9) and sometimes the disregard to flow can be too much. For example, Prodigy's "Out Of Space" isn't even really mixed in and feels like an afterthought rather than the climax they surely wanted it to be. And why is this album stickered? Is there even any profanity?

Oh well. It's not stellar (if you want a truly outrageous but eclectic mix, try "the Dirtchamber Sessions" by Prodigy or Fatboy Slim's entry in this series) but it has its moments.

Gotta agree with many of the reviews before me. Not the greatest setflow I've ever witnessed. And some of the segueways are extremely dodgy. On the other hand, there are some great tracks: the KoolKeithesque "Levitation", "What's That Sound" (so you dont have to waste yer cash on the whole Digitalis record, the Berzerk-sampling "Humanoid", "I Need the Disco Doktor" (which actually seems leaner and funkier bookended the way it is). The only other complaint is that, if the track listing above is correct, it looks like due to some licensing issues, the US edition swaps out Felice Taylor's I Can Feel Your Love for a DanMass track. Not an even trade, in my opinion.

I purchased both of the LFA's main 2 albums, "How To Operate With A Blown Mind" and "Don't Be Afraid Of Love" (Don't Be Afraid of Love is the better of the two hands down, much more skillful sampling) and enjoyed them a lot, but when I bought this one for [...] bucks it was [...] bucks not well-spent. There are no good songs on here for goodness sake, except for the one by The Prodigy which they didn't mix at all; it sounds exactly the same on the CD that it is derived from ("Experiences", highly recommended). I was very disappointed, because like other reviewers have said the Fatboy Slim version of "On the Floor At the Boutique" is extremely good, but the LFA attempt at it is awful. Fatboy's version is very cool and turntablist, but this one is just boring. Don't buy it, it's not necessarily similar to their albums.

If you like hip hop, old school rap, soul, funk, electronica, and everything in between, then you'll probably like this "On the Floor at the Boutique" remix compilation. I thought I would, but--wow--what a mistake. When I bought it (at a clearance sale--and now I see why), I kept punching around the tracks, looking for something to just blow me away. And you would think there'd be several hits with so many tracks (21 of them--though I wouldn't consider #21 a song; it's not even 1 minute long), but there's not. Don't get me wrong: there are some good mixes on here (like my favorites: "No Diggity" by Blackstreet featuring Dr. Dre, "Stand Clear" by Indian Ropeman, "(Hey You) What's That Sound?" by Les Rythmes Digitales, "Funk Phenomena" by Armand Van Helden--though I prefer the original version--and "Out of Space" by Prodigy). But a lot of the songs I didn't like anyway, so no amount of remixing could change my mind. Not to mention, as one reviewer did before me, several of the tracks were very racially charged (black against white), which is another reason why I wasn't won over by this CD. So, unless you're a diehard Lo Fidelity Allstars fans--or just really like hip hop/techno/etc. thrown together--I'd skip this one and just go with the other "On the Floor at the Boutique" CD by Fatboy Slim.