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It's an evocative and wildly creative, but not immediately accessible collection.
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MagnetOften, there's a subtle, troubled uncercurrent that pulls the cheer back when it threatens to turn saccharine. [#52, p.103]
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MojoGreat tunes delivered in ways you'd never dreamed of. [Oct 2001, p.122]
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Low Kick and Hard Bop doesn't necessarily lend itself to all listening situations, and may even be tiring at times. It can, however, enlighten and surprise the listener.
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The consistency of Solex material is potentially the agent of its own downfall. Play Solex vs. the Hitmeister after Low Kick and Hard Bop and you might think that they were recorded at the same time, rather than four years apart.
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The cool thing about Solex's sampledelia is that she can do it with humour and still avoid the high-frequency buzzing, 60s hi-fi demonstration records and bongwater bubble traps.
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Taken alone, each of these songs sounds exciting and raw. Taken together, Low Kick and Hard Bop is further proof, if any was necessary, that this is a woman posessed of a singular talent and an even more singular vision.
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The WireThere is a kind of exuberance you thought went out of fashion with The B-52s. [#211, p.66]
User score distribution:
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Positive: 5 out of 6
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Negative: 1 out of 6
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LeonardoFApr 30, 2005I can't get tired of it, one of Solex's best works.
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DickUlusNov 1, 2003Great record, no m ore, no less