• Record Label: 23
  • Release Date: Feb 26, 2002
Metascore
73

Generally favorable reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 11
  2. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. Q Magazine
    80
    An inspired, invigorating concoction. [Feb 2002, p.108]
  2. Mojo
    80
    The quirky rhythmic tics remain, as do the cheeky little melodies, but this is a tougher and funkier project altogether. [Feb 2002, p.100]
  3. Urb
    80
    Jump 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]
  4. Spin
    80
    It's the album's studied organic liveness that resonates the longest. [Mar 2002, p.137]
  5. 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.
  6. Jump Leads escalates the surging energy infused in their up-tempo and electrifying approach.
  7. 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.
  8. Mixer
    70
    Their most consistent, simplied effort. [Feb 2002, p.76]
  9. Alternative Press
    70
    Fila's prowess on bass and guitar keeps the music feeling more composerly than other, more sample-heavy excursions. [Apr 2002, p.74]
User Score
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User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 2
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 2
  3. Negative: 0 out of 2
  1. AndrewS.
    Apr 13, 2002
    8
    At a time when so many genres, not to mention artists are struggling to produce fresh and original material, count on Fila Brazillia to keep At a time when so many genres, not to mention artists are struggling to produce fresh and original material, count on Fila Brazillia to keep raising the standards. No one else can weave a perfect balance of organic and synthetic beats like Cobby and McSherry. Full Review »