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Q MagazineAn inspired, invigorating concoction. [Feb 2002, p.108]
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MojoThe quirky rhythmic tics remain, as do the cheeky little melodies, but this is a tougher and funkier project altogether. [Feb 2002, p.100]
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UrbJump Leads mixes up so many tasty ingredients -- vocals, live instruments, a lysergic meltdown of beats -- that it could be the album that sees Cobby and McSherry getting the acclaim they deserve. [Mar 2002, p.115]
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SpinIt's the album's studied organic liveness that resonates the longest. [Mar 2002, p.137]
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Jump Leads has a few more slip-ups than its immediate predecessor, A Touch of Cloth, but I'd like to think they result from the addition of a vocalist (Steve Edwards of Presence) rather than being an indication of pending obsolescence.
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Jump Leads escalates the surging energy infused in their up-tempo and electrifying approach.
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Jump Leads plays like a tourist's relaxed sojourn through resort-ready electronic aestheticism, but at its best, the album casts Fila Brazillia as a worthwhile guide more than a hapless hanger-on.
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MixerTheir most consistent, simplied effort. [Feb 2002, p.76]
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Alternative PressFila's prowess on bass and guitar keeps the music feeling more composerly than other, more sample-heavy excursions. [Apr 2002, p.74]
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Returning with another studio album at the start of 2002, Steve Cobby and David McSherry busied themselves demonstrating their fluency with the wide range of sounds contemporary electronica draws on, but also revealed a few new influences as well.
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There's nothing on Jump Leads that makes me want to dance, or even roll a joint and lie on the floor, which was the main attraction of much of Fila Brazilia's prior output. Instead it all just makes me want to rest my chin on my hand and mutter, "Hmm. Interesting."
User score distribution:
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AndrewS.Apr 13, 2002