Offers a little bit of everything, but stays deeply rooted in stoney, catchy house music. [Jul 2002, p.79]

Channels the voices of Gary Numan and Missing Persons through the mouths of Black Box Recorder and Laurie Anderson. [Jun 2002, p.87]

He has come into his own as a tech-savvy songwriter who can make the sampled-bits, live horn sections and real string arrangements speak for him, not louder than him. [Nov 2002, p.79]

As good at home as in the clubs, the Beings don't compromise integrity for catchiness, managing to offer healthy helpings of both. [Sep 2002, p.76]

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]

Unfortunately, Heathen is as much Tin Machine as Outsider. [Aug 2002, p.79]

While not weighty or moody or even all that original at times, you can say one thing: Leroy's Beck-cum-brit-pop at least knows how to entertain better than most of what Carl Craig's put out lately. [Jul 2001, p.82]

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

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

The sophistication of its upbeat electro-pop construction allows Kylie to fly while her contemporaries simply float. [Apr 2002, p.77]

Maybe the stint scoring music for the acclaimed film The Virgin Suicides helped them segue their too-atmospheric-for-the-room lingerings into something more tangible. [May 2001, p.76]

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

The sonic equivalent of a stolen gun with its numbers sanded off: sexy, groovy, mysterious, scary. [Apr 2001, p.94]

When US aren't dipping into other musical genres to "keep it fresh," the classic blippy sound shines through on "Love Song" and "Punk Club." [Aug 2001, p.82]

Expertly produced with perfected lyrical skills. [Oct 2001, p.84]

The well-produced sheen of Gusgus' biggest club hits may be gone, but longtime fans should be open-minded enough to accept these mostly interesting, and danceable, explorations of techno's funky roots. [Sep 2002, p.80]

Ultra Sex represents everything that's great about electro. [Nov 2002, p.78]

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

Sounds more like a greatest hits collection than a singular artistic statement.... Drukqs is unparalleled in its production and undeniable in its brilliance. [Nov 2001, p.73]

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

The result is confused, equal parts avant garde, rock and electronic. [Sep 2001, p.90]

The cuts resonate with more creativity and originality than most stuff on the shelves. [Apr 2002, p.82]

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

If you liked previous Nightmares On Wax material, this one won't do it for you, as Evelyn's music has grown more vocal-based and less "stony."

His most refined sound to date. [Jul 2001, p.80]

The album will wear thin on short-attention-spanned listeners who need their dance albums dosed with a bit more variety. [Aug 2002, p.79]

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

Van Helden gets it spot-on as he manages to take the genre by the scruff of its neck and give it the shakedown that it needs once in awhile. [Oct 2001, p.88]