Erasure transforms each number into something tailor-made for a staged musical. [Jan 2003, p.74]

Minimalist yet incredibly expansive. [Jan 2003, p.74]

The album's edgy urban vibe, psychedelia and reggae find the Armada merging all of their varied influences into a collection that pounces with monster grooves and purrs with low-slung downtempo tunes. [Jan 2003, p.72]

A wobbly collage of sampledelic disco dementia. [Jan 2003, p.73]

A hip-hop record brimming with soul and artistry. [Jan 2003, p.74]

Ultimately, Evil Heat is more evocative than innovative, but why rewrite the book when it's already a compelling read. [Dec 2002, p.80]

Anyone interested in thoughtful, moody downtempo instrumentals will definitely enjoy this. [Dec 2002, p.76]

Undoubtedly the toughest music yet from the six-member crew, Phrenology may also be their best work, characterized by a powerful, head-nodding groove that carries through the entire album. [Nov 2002, p.78]

The banal production has been reduced to the average backing track that accompanies every other modern soul singer. [Dec 2002, p.78]

Riding a delicate balance of acid house and electro, Machine Says Yes is as cold as it is hot. [Dec 2002, p.76]

One of the most thought-provoking hip-hop albums in recent years. [Dec 2002, p.75]

Clever and catchy at every turn. [Jan 2003, p.74]

The textured ambience is a simple, sumptuous recipe that is not wholly unprecedented, but certainly welcome. [Dec 2002, p.80]

Other than two noteworthy tracks, the first disc is essentially filler. [Jan 2003, p.73]

[A] slick, street-smart album of sassy party tracks and sensitive slow jams. [Jan 2003, p.73]

One of the year's best drum 'n' bass albums. [Dec 2002, p.74]

A hit-and-miss release. [Nov 2002, p.80]

Some compared Simian's debut to the Beta Band, but this is much more retro, raw and rockin'. [Jan 2003, p.76]

Suicide have rounded the edges on their metal machine music and jettisoned some rubbery retroisms. [Nov 2002, p.77]

[Eminem's] three solo offerings... are the strongest cuts from a very strong album. [Jan 2003, p.84]

Their most cohesive work to date. [Nov 2002, p.80]

The disc comes across like the best B-sides compliation you've never heard. [Nov 2002, p.77]

It's his lyrical earnestness that makes his decidedly British experience so universally appealing. [Nov 2002, p.76]

Admittedly, the album drags in parts, but Out Where is still a success. [Oct 2002, p.88]

A work of exquisite, afterparty brilliance. [Oct 2002, p.84]

Manages to be simultaneously more minimal and more menacing. [Nov 2002, p.79]

What Cruelty Without Beauty lacks in originality it more than makes up for with sheer wit. [Oct 2002, p.81]

Multi-hued melodies flow like lava and threaten to swallow foothills of funk. [Nov 2002, p.78]