What's That Noise?

The reviews talking about having to "hunt this down" act like they had to venture into the catacombs with a torch. You had to open your YouTube app, grow up bro. This wasn't bad! Not my usual style but I didnt hate it.

Not all that bad as far as dance music goes, but listening to this whole thing just made me feel like the only sober person at a club

Album had an insane amount of sampling and was an up and down experience. For 1989 this would have been out of the ordinary for sure. Overall it was a decent listen but it was definitely all over the place in terms of sound. I gave it a 5/10, so it will be 3 stars as I am feeling generous.

An interesting one, not one that I'll be listening to again

Its something... but not for me

Already know this is trash

I actually like the sampling, reminded me of dj Shadow and unkle. The vocal parts weren't for me though.

Yeah nah this sampling just doesnt work for me. Its got like great ideas but it just sounds like an amateur put it together. Almost like those mlg meme songs

Great dance music that could easily take me back to the days of going to the Clerb. Fun and great guest vocals.

despite being very influential to the electronic music to come, it is sonically incredibly bland and repetitive, aside from the first track.

Well done to whatever person/mechanism that seems to have virtually deleted this album in its entirety from the usual listening platforms. Terrible. 0.1/5

Not a great album. There were definitely some enjoyable moments, particularly People Hold On and Stop This Crazy Thing, both of which would absolutely get me up on the dancefloor! However, I did find parts of the album a bit meh. Overall, a bit of a mixed bag. Some great dance tunes, but not an album I'd be rushing to revisit. Rating: 2.5

At first I was really enjoying how funky this is, but then it ended up being pretty repetitive and reminded me of the "melodic beats" type albums that I'm generally bored by.

Dance, hip hop? I'm not sure. Nothing special for me.

Fun and funky but repetitive

Some fun moments, but overall felt flat and repetitive. No major standouts. I respect it, just didn't like it all too much.

Nope

The 2nd in a week that I had to find on YouTube that just wasn’t worth the limited effort it took. Imagine doing the book in the age of only physical media, It would have been a challenge requiring some kind of commitment to keep going. Buying this just to bin in after would have been rather a chore not worth taking. late 80s uk dance music, genre ticked (again), mild background interest at best. Repetitive, dated sampling overkill and vocal processing, electronic beats overload. this was once considered so cutting edge, new and fresh? Expect if it was you thing back then it probably holds up, maybe. it wasn’t for me so 2 Star

I get what they are doing, but they can't manage to keep me interested.

Listened before?: never. not sure why this isn't on Spotify (at least where i'm located) but fortunately the album and tracklist weren't hard to find. i recommend using the "full album" video as opposed to the playlist, as some of the tracks are missing or contain seizure-inducing music videos People Hold On - 3/5 (it's corny af, but it grew on me a little) Fat (Party and Bullshit) - 3/5 (I'm) In Deep - 1/5 My Telephone - 3/5 Theme From "Reportage" - 2/5 Which Doctor? - 2/5 Stop This Crazy Thing - 2/5 No Connection - 3/5 Smoke Dis One - 3/5 Not Paid Enough - 3/5 What's That Noise - 2/5 Beats & Pieces (Mo Bass Remix) - 4/5 Stop This Crazy Thing (Hedmaster Mix) - 2/5 Average score: 2.5/5 ⭐️⭐️ just as i suspected from that MS Paint album art, this is REALLY dated house music. it's kinda hard to completely get behind this sound, but i suppose it's not the worst i've heard (hence my rating). i'll even admit the use of sampling on some tracks is kinda clever at times, if that counts for anything

No idea on this one. A true cold cut. -------------------------------------------------- Strong dislike of People Hold On - this is the kind of dance music I can't stand - vocal warbling, cheesy synth blasts, slower pace. 1/5 Fat (Party and Bullshit) - Now we are talking. Samples everywhere, funky muffled bass. Lets go. 4/5 I'm in Deep - Spoken word about a paranoid delusion? Sucker for the throbbing bass. Put the bass boost on. Now my headphones are bouncing. Feels like a real bad trip. 3/5 My Telephone - Telephone samples? Creative as fuck. Soulful vocals. 9-5 1989 style. 5/5 Theme from reportage - Jet set radio style jam. Robotic scratching, vocal samples. 3/5 Witch Doctor? - Slower more ambient track. Samples of horns chilling in the aether. 2/5 Stop This Crazy Thing - Wasn't this style of music popular for a bit? Electroswing ish. Slower pace, focus on the vocals. Bring back more samples. Wait - the chorus is catchy as fuck. Bit reggae? Can do without the jungle scream! 4/5 No connection - More African style rhythms. Doesn't really go anywhere or have a hook. Well named I guess. 1/5 Smoke dis one - Wonder what this one is about? Decent beat. This sounds awesome. Queen Latifah. Early rap/hip hop samples. More reggae vibes. Iconic. Shame it's not on Spotify/greatest hits. 5/5 Doctoring the House - More of track one, but with someone hitting random samples. Not digging this at all. 1/5 What's that noise - World music samplefest. It's fine. 2/5 What a mad mix of styles of music - as an album it is fairly inconsistent with a broad range of styles and not a lot holding it together. There are some jams here though. Telephone is a fun 80s sample party, Smoke dis one a good piece of early rap/hip hop and stop this crazy thing has one hell of a chorus. Feels like it inspired a lot of music producers for 90s video games at Sega and Sony. 31/11 = almost 3. Going to round up for originality.

One of the…better albums you have to search for on youtube

eclectic, ik heb hier al ergere hiphop/electro platen zien passeren. best leuk met momenten

really fun

Innovative and fun! Unexpectedly solid album.

I prefer their later albums, which have a more coherent vision.

Only just a 3, it's a textbook of classic hip hop samples. The remix of Beats and Pieces is great.

2/5

Die britischen Avalanches. Wahrscheinlich deswegen nicht auf den Streamern zu finden, weil die Sample-Lizenzierung ne Katastrophe sein muss. Viele spannende Ideen, tolle Gastbeiträge und sogar waschechte Pop-Hits. In einem Song hab ich das "Woah" aus The Prodigys "Smack My Bitch Up" gehört. Hier hat Liam Howlett also genau hingehört. Aufhorchen musste ich dann auch bei "Not Paid Enough". Hierbei handelt es sich um ein Instrumental des "Seven Minutes of Madness"-Remix von Eric B. & Rakims "Paid in Full", ein absoluter Remix-Klassiker, für den Coldcut wohl damals nicht ausreichend entlohnt wurden. Witziger Troll-Move. Wusste nicht, dass ausgerechnet Briten für den Track verantwortlich sind. Ein paar Songs sind mir nicht so reingegangen bzw. bieten über ihre Laufzeit nicht genügend Abwechslung, aber insgesamt war das ein schönes Stück Zeitgeschichte der britischen Rave-Kultur.

Geil. Das ging richtig gut rein. Das Theme war ein kurzer Downer, aber wir wollen mal nicht so rein. Das war in sich konsistent, geradlinig und abwechslungsreich. Außerdem hat es mir durchaus Spaß gemacht. Was will ich denn noch?

Gleichzeitig finde ich dieses Album zu lang und gar nicht so wirklich meins, andererseits wollte ich dabei durchs Büro tanzen. Macht erstaunlich viel Spaß trotz längen. Hierfür bin ich da. Hätte mir das nie angehört, werde es mir nie mehr anhören aber bin froh es gehört zu haben

It does sound more like the nineties than late eighties, so maybe it was a bit ahead of its time. Doesn't make it a good record, though. Can't seem to decide between half assed songs and sample heavy, overlong interludes. More British mediocrity.

LOVED some of these songs and deeply wished i wasn't listening to some of the others so i guess im trying to split the difference with this one. but rounding down feels more true to me than up so

Highly enjoyable. They literally probably don't make em like this any more. Not sure why it was so difficult to find!

Stansfield song an absolute choon! Alison Limerick Where Love Lives vibes. Mark E Smith song interesting, together with maybe My Telephone a clear precursor to Telephone Thing. Might be his 1st collaboration, good on them for having the cojones to approach him! Rest innovative and interesting throughout. A further part of the proof to Merthyrs "1989 was the best year of the 90s" theorem.

Curious and funny.

This wasn't on Spotify, so already that wasn't a good sign. I did not like this. It was dance/electronic music. I knew some of the artists that sang on the songs (Lisa Stansfield & Queen Latifah), but that didn't save this. Not for me!

You’re really gonna make me go to YouTube and click through commercials for some mid techno?!

Still as badass as the day it came out. 4/5.

There's a lot going on here, but let me try to distill how I feel. 1) Album art powerful because it's the context through which we perceive the music - it's the environment and the glue that holds everything together. This album art looks like diarrhea. 2) there is some really cool sampling on here and playing with pitch that I enjoy. (Stop this Crazy thing and Not Paid Enough) 3) there are VERY annoying bits and dated references that render the experience borderline unlistenable sometimes (Fat & Telephone) All together not an essential listen that I wouldn't recommend to a friend. But interesting nonetheless. 2.4/5 -> 2/5

My feelings on this are so up and down. There are some funky trip hop parts of this that I really like and then there's some of that old rap/80s keyboard stuff that turns me totally off. I was ready to give this a 2 until a funky beat struck me like half way through.

1989. Club dance music that grabs you right from the start. Cutting and pasting break beats while still at the end of the 80's. Its so good for a late night work vibe.

Couldnt find :(

I have no idea why I enjoyed this so much. However the bits I enjoyed were predominantly samples…

dorsn't exist apparently

Interesting album. Sometimes it’s joyful with funny samples, cool beats etc, and sometimes it’s just a little too much happy soul. It’s annoying when you have to stream on youtube, but I won’t hold that against the album.

Good album. Had to listen to on YouTube as not available on streaming services

Ik wil nog wel eens zeuren over de (qua muziek) foute jaren tachtig, maar het begin van de jaren '90 is muzikaal gezien ook wel een verhaal apart eigenlijk. De opkomst van (acid)house, de opkomst van hiphop, de opkomst van computers. Toen was dit ultiem cool en klonk het futuristisch, maar als je het nu hoort is het ongeveer net zo cool als Carlo Boszhard met een petje zijwaarts op z'n kruin. Dit album is een tijdcapsule naar die tijd. Als je heel goed luistert hoor je in de verte de geboorte van de Flippo's. En dat maakt het geinig, maar tegelijkertijd ook een beetje triest. Het is echt zwaar gedateerd. En toch heeft het ook wel weer iets. Misschien is het een soort van nostalgie wat ik ervaar, ook al zou ik inschatten dat ik pas m'n eerste actieve herinneringen heb vanaf 2 jaar na de release van dit album, toen ik onterecht straf kreeg voor het (terug)gooien van zand in de zandbak van de peuterspeelzaal. Ik zit tussen de 2 en de 3 sterren. Ik hou het op 2. Er staan indrukwekkendere sample-heavy albums op deze lijst.

I like plenty of albums built out of endless samples but this was just tedious. Coldcut lacks the meticulous beauty of the Avalanches, the relentless energy of Girl Talk, or even the laid back moodiness of a J Dilla. It honestly feels like they're just throwing well known melodies at you half the time and then occasionally inserting annoying sound effects on top, ruining what is sometimes a decent groove with literal needless bells and whistles.

This is groovy! 4 leaning 5 and might upgrade to a 5 on future listens. I like the weirdness of this, it's fun while still being catchy and musical.

new to me, very cool. still a fail on the 1001 albums book acklowledge a detroit house artist challenge (impossible), but cool

Dikke samples, lekke vooruitstrevend!

Ya que no esté en Spotify y lo tenga que escuchar en Youtube la bajó. Igualmente arrancó bien, me sorprendió pero después se quedó en eso. No estuvo mal.

Any album featuring both Queen Latifah and Mark E. Smith is ok by me. A stew of disparate samples, seamlessly blended into funky danceable grooves. Slicin' and dicin'. Very cool. One more for the low attention span generation.

Not available on streaming services. Had to locate on YouTube.

Could not find on apple music

A very... unique album. It has a very captivating jungle-type DnB beat behind many of the songs and pulls all of its sounds via. samples from other tracks, which leads to an eclectic mix of sounds. I enjoyed "People Hold on" and a few other tracks, especially around the 9/10/11 track number. Songs could be a bit abrasive at times and it had quite a long run length, but I didn't mind this album at all. Plus the album cover is super cool 🤖🤖🤖

Thought about giving this album two stars, since I didn’t hare sitting through it. But then, I didn’t find anything to like about it, so down the drain it goes. No redeeming qualities

This is kinda fun but occasionally gets irritating.

A surprise, to be sure. Could have easily skewed cheesey, but was eclectic in a good way, with solid production.

no

Not my thing

Rating: 4.3/5 Short Review: Chaotic in a really fun way. Samples, hip-hop, house, funk, random voices, weird little transitions. It feels like Coldcut discovered a sampler and immediately decided every sound on Earth belonged inside it. Uneven, but never boring. Favorite Track: People Hold On

The UK DJ house music on this project is probably my least favorite, but this one has some fun grooves and jams. Like all of them, its 15 minutes too long. But it has really interesting glitchy samples and grooves that make it fun to jam out to.

I like the creative sampling and the sound of the beats. Hearing this and Public Enemy's "Fear of A Black Planet" within a few days really takes me back to that late 80s, early 90s aesthetic that was impossible to escape at the time. Not everything hits and it honestly goes on too long for my liking. Some of the cartoon samples get to be a little too much. I think I had the best time with tracks 2-4... especially "Telephone." I'm glad I heard it, but I know I wouldn't seek it out to listen again. If it had been a thing people said in 1989, this probably would have been called "brainrot music" and it would have deserved the title. I think it's fun in small doses.

Had to listen on youtube so that was fun. It wasn't bad, but I'm not heading back to it.

Jag blev väldigt positivt överraskad av detta album. Det är alltid en intressant insikt när man märker att albumet inte finns på Spotify, och det väcker knappast hoppfulla tankar inom en. Men jag ska vara ärlig, att stå på kontoret och göra binders med detta i öronen var frid och fröjd. En riktig vibe! Jag ger det 7,5/10!!

Gillar detta Dance album, väldigt unikt och före sin tid. Påminner mig lite om Dance monkey Dance! I och med att denna är på YouTube så har jag inte lyssnat igenom mer de än 1.5 gång. Men jag gillar detta ändå. Inte bästa och inget jag kommer tillbaka till men jag Grabbensomintekollarpåexplosioner ger detta 5/10

Perhaps I’m being too harsh, but 3 stars feels too generous with this. What started out as a promising listen, quickly became pretty tedious. The samples, which I’m sure were cutting-edge at the time, now feel incredibly dated and did nothing for me by the end. The melodic motifs were also pretty weak. Overall, this was very average, but I’ve decided to round down.

It took about two seconds of this album to be transported back to late nights in dubious cars with dubious boys going to dubious raves in the middle of fields. The rest of the album just reinforced that feeling. Some of this might be a nostalgia flavoured bias but this really is a great album, that works so well as a whole album experience. I think it's better than I even remember, now I appreciate music a little more than just something to get wasted to. Fantastic stuff.

Great sample work. Like the jump between the dance beats and the slower bits.

Not on spotify

Interesting.

People hold on and doctorin the house are very of it's time but also very endearing. Lisa stansfield sounds amazing on the album opener. The rest of it shall we say experimental

Alldeles för konstigt. Ljud collage, edm, hiphop ... Samplingar galore! Inte min jag. En etta

some unforgettable tracks from back in the day in there but the rest mediocre

This is a solid rain after a long draught. Fat drops pelting your face and you love it. You don't care about getting your clothes and hair wet. You just want to be drenched from head to toe.

a total blast. they are having a good trying whatever comes to mind when the future is still wide open. respect the process.

WAYYYYYY TO LONG!

It's really a noise lol

Could not find - did not listen.

This album is a collection of some very good stuff, and some un-memorable stuff. I would have liked this a lot more hearing it for the first time when it came out.

Eh this was fine. I liked it in the beginning but it wore on me a bit by the end.

Really struggled to find this album anywhere. Finally found it on YouTube It's good.

Not my thing

Liked the album. But wasn't really thrilled by it. Felt a bit too long. Good, but not great.

This is good! I just wish it was on streaming services :(

2 out of 5. Some good beats and melodies found here.

Gear: ZMF Auteur Classic LTD Shedua Artwork: 😖⚠️😖 Production: 🎧📢😵‍💫 Music: 🤖🎉💩 Rating: 🧪(🧪)/5

Stop This Crazy Thing is one tune i really liked, a great mix of familiar tunes, rhythm and good vocals. Probably the highlight of a mostly forgettable album.

Fine

it’s very dated sounding but i had fun.

Cheesy late 80s dance/pop. Not very interesting.

I've had a pretty good stretch of albums so I needed a palette cleanser to make the next ones just seem that much better..this assortment of sounds disguised as music fits the bill!

What in the 80s after school special is this crap? 👎

Of all the "didn't need to hear that before I die" albums this is the most "didn't need to hear that before I die". Hate when you know it's going to be a long listen just based on the artwork.

I love old 80s electronic music it's just a series of gated beeps and boops and poorly recorded samples over an archaic drum machine. It's not good but they just trying shit out and laying down foundation. Something akin to caveman paintings or hieroglyphics. Highlight: Not Paid Enough

Spotify link wouldn’t open and couldn’t find it there :(

Groovin beats & cool samplea, but really overstays it's welcome

Funky late 80s electronica. Feels like katamari damacy.