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Love coldcut but the album isn't on Spotify. Finally an album that isn't rock. This list is so biased towards rock, or the random selection of very rock heavy currently.
People Hold On is a classic late 80s piece of pop-house which has aged very well. The rest of this is a classic piece of late 80s cut and paste and very listenable. Helped by the fact I found it on youtube as one piece with no ads. The longest track was my least favourite though, the one with the horns In the Hall of the Mountain King. Smoke Dis One was great. My version has (the excellent) Not Paid Enough instead of Doctorin' the House so I stuck that on at the end. Oddly I have no memory of that one. Ninja Tunes is a decent label too.
Some good songs that take me back.... 4/5
4/5
pretty pretty pretty good
Not on Spotify. Good YT album available though! Pretty eclectic west coast rap vibes. Enjoyed quite a bit!
Some good dancy dance electronic music from the late '80s. Although I didn't really recognize this (apart from many of the samples that were commonly used then!) it felt quite happily nostalgic for days of yore and kept me moving while I cleaned the kitchen.
This was probably not exactly the right choice for me today to listen to as I am a bit under the weather. But still it was clever and fun and expertly assembled. The cover is also awesome. Some of the songs were definite 5s for me, some not. Very entertaining!
If you'd asked me who this was before I listened to it, I'd've told you I have no idea. I'm surprised at how many of these songs I know. Either from having heard them before or having been sampled by other groups.
Undeniably a classic of its time, but dance wasnt amazing back then
Can’t decide whether it’s a good record or not a bit given it wasn’t available on my regular streaming platform I’ve stop started this record many times and I kind of grew to like most of it, especially the first half. It feels a bit dated at times but it’s original and fresh and eclectic - a strange one I wouldn’t mind revisiting
I enjoyed it
I have had quite a problem with some of the electronic entries, because I don't really get house genres for example. But this album is captivating and I just find it extra cool that it's a debut from 1989
A pretty good edm album. Enjoyed the two listens. Could only find it on Youtube. 4/5!
I think something like this walked so someone like DJ Shadow could run. It's also an interesting note that Mark E. Smith and Queen Latifah were on the same fucking record. Back half is way stronger than the front. Favorite tracks: "Stop This Crazy Thing", "Smoke Dis One", "Not Paid Enough"
What does waste look like in music? Some theory of it's behind criticism of records for length, feature lists or lack thereof, repetition, suitability for dancefloor or headphone. What's That Noise? doesn't electrify the body; It turns skits abstract, nonverbal, unmoors them from either pre- or proceeding. The electronic middleness is sprinkled with just enough, ending up good. Fair and fitting as a question without an answer.
Toffe plaat. De samples zijn duidelijk uit elkaar te houden, waardoor je de intentie van de artiesten en hun skills beter kunt appreciëren.
It's an hour in the dance clubs. How did I never hear this as a teenager?
A good house/EDM/digital album.
Really good dance music, sounds ahead of its time for sure!
Standouts: Stop This Crazy Thing, People Hold On, My Telephone, No Connection, What’s That Noise.
we are living the good life 2nite (word to kevin saunderson). never has an album sounded more like 1989™️. am I really gonna give the hi nrg eurobeat win to SAW? yes. yes i am. together forever babayyyy. unlike these tracks on streaming. thank you admin for uploading it to the tube. that all said there's some heaters. and some synth patches that will never be touched again (unless you're making futuristic skate graffiti music). 2.7-3.8. i will never forgive you evil white fucks for foisting fatboy slim and moby upon us when this shit already existed.
Listening to this, I felt like I was watching the old Fox show "In Living Color," with the musical segments and dancers they had. It's the same music with heavy doses of sampling and scratch. I enjoyed it enough for what it is but, as with so many on this list, I'd hardly call it essential listening.
Decent, but not great. Not on Spotify at all, which isn't surprising given the amount of samples. "Stop This Crazy Thing" and "Not Paid Enough" were the standouts here
Not bad just wished it was on DSPs
A good album, I liked People Hold On and Stop This Crazy Thing the most.
this was weird and fun
Yeah ... this was good fun all around. Made my morning commute into work more enjoyable!
Thought I don't know them but listening to the album I'm pretty sure I've heard People Hold On before. My theory that I like late 80s/90s electronic music was proven right again. A really good album 3/5
This was kind of a vibe, emphasis on "kind of". Favorite track: People Hold On
Can't find on Spotify- pass
Coldcut have had a fairly large impact on the music industry, not least through their wonderful 7min remix of Paid In Full (which they place in this album in instrumental form after not being paid in full at all...). Also the founders of Ninja Tune, whose artists I've been listening to for years. Album was fun too (3.6* rounded down)
Ešte ako tak pocúvateľné...
3 sterne
6/10
Enjoyable, not special.
People Hold On 3.5 Fat (Party and Bullshit) 3 (I'm) In Deep 2.8 My Telephone 3 Theme from "Reportage" 2.7 Which Doctor? 3 Stop This Crazy Thing 3.2 No Connection 2.7 Smoke 1 3 Doctorin' the House 3.2 What's That Noise? 3 Score: 3.009090909
Awesome record. Hip hop has sampled this alot over the years. Cool to hear alot of these samples source material.
Legitimately great singles band - the infectious gogo swing of Stop That Crazy Thing stands out here - but doesn't work as well in album format, try as they might.
Gauging from this album alone, I suspect I've heard far more Coldcut than I've ever realized, largely as samples for artists like Fatboy Slim and others, which is a nice irony given how much Coldcut relied on samples themselves. They do a nice job at it, and I can see how this was a great album for the dancehall scene, although aside from the extra hyper-sampled bits (like "Beats & Pieces" and "Not paid enough") it's not really my cup of tea. The best of the lot for me were probably several of the collaborations like the opening track "People hold on" (Lisa Stansfield), the quirky "(I'm) in deep" (Mark E. Smith), "Stop this crazy thing" (Junior Reid) and to some degree "Smoke dis one" (Queen Latifah). And while it's no fault of Coldcut, of course, it was *incredibly* annoying to try to piece together the various tracks of this album from the battlefield of broken YouTube playlists....
Really perked up with I heard the Tina Turner sample but otherwise didn't stand out for me.
parece uma trilha sonora de jogo de ps2 (elogio). achei bastante divertido. :)
Cool music, learned something new
Não encontrei...
Late 80s electronica. Trip hop.
If Girl Talk released records in the 80s they might have sounded like this.
i feel like there's some fun tracks on here, a little repetitive but I enjoyed it. i recognize some of the beats because they were sampled by other artists haha. for sure has to be included in the jet set radio soundtrack right?? i'd give this a 3.5/5
Three because I don't know what to give it.
I do like some later Coldcut stuff, but this 80s house is not for me. Sounds so dated in a way other electronic music of the time doesn't. Well tracks 2 and 3 are great. Some good tracks throughout but nothing else amazing. 3 Heard before? Some Owned: No: 67/271 (24%) Will I get: No
Fun. Definitely nostalgic. Influential for sure. Dated - of a moment. 3.5
I was not looking forward to another uk electronic album but this one put the dance in my pants.
Decent old school rave type album. Reminded me of Happy Mondays.
That’s a weird and random choice.
I was getting ready you dislike another electronic album but then I started to listen to it. There’s so much going on that I’m going to save the record at three and listen to it some more.
I was hoping this would be like, a noise album based on the title, so I was a little disappointed that it ended up being more disco-y than I anticipated. I really didn't care for the first couple of tracks, but I let it keep playing in the background at the office and by the time we got to Stop This Crazy Thing about halfway through I was vibing with it pretty hard. 20 minutes later I realized I had stopped paying attention and that when I zoned back in I was getting kinda bored. I have no idea what to make of this album lmao.
Difficulty finding this album keeps it lower. Was a fun listen, but it's just dance versions sampling other popular songs so can't say it's in the same category of anything else here.
This feels very much like a tribute to late 80s and early 90s house culture, and yet it was released in 1989. Initially I thought this must mean it sounds ahead of its time. But it feels like a tribute because it tries to cram in as many, now clichéd-sounding, snippets as possible, in what is often a ham-fisted attempt at 'fusion'. What is being fused is at times anyone's guess, and at its worst it's a complete bugger's muddle. If there's something of a lack of melodic variety, which endless samples doesn't help, the Lisa Stansfield-led 'People Hold On' goes some way to make up for it. It is easily the best track, with an uplifting house beat, anthemic melody and great vocal. The female vocals across the album - 'My Telephone' with Stansfield again, and the Yazz number - complete a set of good tracks with soulful melodies set to a piano-house backdrop. It's a real mixed bag. The myriad random samples sound highly clichéd and the beats sometimes feel like a safe version of what non hip-hoppers think hip-hop is. Where it excels is on female-led house anthems and acid-house menace. Probably a three.
Often fun, occasionally strays into “we have avalanches at home”. Still worthwhile. RYM: N Saved a song: N
61/100. That opener is so good it almost works against the rest of the album. It sets the bar high right away, and everything that follows struggles a bit to match that initial energy. It’s a solid record with some creative ideas and early electronic flair, but I found myself losing interest as it went on.
lol was not expecting the prototype version of Party and Bullshit, that's dope
Never heard of Coldcut before today. Nifty enough.
Not available in my region.
It’s a fun album I guess. Had to dial it up on YouTube, which included about a dozen randomly placed Ads for erectile disfunction cures, involving common household ingredients, using amateur porn stars or an AI-generated Tom Brady to pitch their product? It’s decent dance music, but I was a little disappointed it didn’t make me hard.
daft punk is still better 3/5
Not as bad as the reviews would have it seem. The first track was especially pretty good, but not really my vibe at the end of the day. 2.75
This is a lot of fun, but does goes on for a smidge too long - cut it by 20 minutes, I would gladly give it a 4. Otherwise, it's still good, love the beats.
My streaming service doesn't have this album. I listened to another album by the band from that era. I didn't particularly like it. On the other hand, I have fond memories of the band's name. So it's hard to rate an album. 3/5
When to listen: feeling squeaky?! IDK honestly this house album was catchy in moments but mostly not my jam
groovy
It's actually not bad noise. I was somewhat entertained. At times it reminded me of Art Of Noise.
It's funny how this intense sampling feels like peak '80s sound to me. I guess drum machines are fun if we're sampling the funkiest bass tunes put to wax. It's not something I typically find myself enjoying, but it's so cut up and rearranged here that it frequently vibes really well. I think as a more practical record, it should probably start with track 2, which honestly makes me think of a detective themed porno soundtrack. The refined porno soundtrack vibe tracks with a lot of this effort, but in this instance it feels like a slow introduction to the eclectic energy and mix of sounds that this duo is prepping for you. It really does feel more like a raw dj set without context. I dock some decimals for its lack of replay value. I would buy this record. It feels like they were challenging the possibilities of sound. 3.3/5
oh f**k yeah you better WERK
very cool!! this album does was well worth this trip to youtube. some tracks go on a little too long but really enjoyed a lot of this
Found on YouTube and feeling like more (almost) 90’s UK dance that generally doesn’t land too well. Especially listening in the middle of a week day! I mean it’s good enough. Not blown away, nothing too originally, but a nice bonus to have Mark E Smith on there! Kinda done after the first few tracks. Get the gist, very off it’s time but probably won’t go back (3.5)
Felt like dancing SpongeBob
I think this album contains the first instance of electroswing music ever. I’m not positive but I’ve not heard it on anything prior to this. So it’s definitely ahead of its time in some ways. In other ways it sounds a lot like other stuff from the time.
Great album. Cut up techniques and odd samples and sounds.
had to watch on youtube since its not available on my streaming service. this album would be really good at a house party. the songs and album as a whole were very long. I liked the beat and feel of the music. 6/10
3 Sega Dreamcast-coded. I’ve said that about a few albums on this list in the past and was going to refrain from doing so again here, but apparently this inspired the soundtrack to Jet Set Radio, so I guess I was genuinely on to something. Now, I only have a random YouTube comment to point to to support that claim, but given the lack of information on this album in general, I’m just going to assume that’s true. Anyhow, ngl, after having just had an absolutely terrible electronic album two entries ago, I groaned when I saw this pop up, and putting it on immediately added to my disappointment. Then, a weird thing happened. The Mark E. Smith-featuring (I’m) In Deep came up, and I was like “this isn’t so bad”. A couple more decent tracks followed, and the next thing I knew, I was low-key grooving at the gym and bouncing my head between reps on the lat pulldown machine. As I’ve made abundantly clear with this list, I’m really not much of an electronic music fan, especially house, but as far as that kind of thing goes, I think this turned out to be a perfectly palatable offering, one that I think grows on you over the course of listening. It feels a bit more varied than your typical electronica album, and the guest vocalists really help contribute to its overall memorability, with the aforementioned Mark E. Smith track and Queen Latifah’s Smoke Dis One being highlights. I particularly liked the lyrics on the latter and found myself thinking “Preach, Queen!” throughout most of my listens. I was going to include some of them here, but the whole damn song is more relevant now than ever, so I would encourage everyone to give it a deeper listen if you haven’t already. On that note, I was pretty surprised to learn this came out in 1989, as the overall sound felt much more late ‘90s, early ‘00s - so, still dated, but a little less so. However, my actual two favorite songs here ended up being Stop This Crazy Thing and Not Paid Enough. I kinda cringed at first with the former, as its cheese levels are off the charts, especially paired with whatever sort of In the Hall of the Mountain King thing it has going, but it’s the one I found stuck in my head after listening and that I felt like I looked forward to the most on re-listens. Is it borderline a kids’ song? Yeah, but it's also catchy and danceable as hell. As for Not Paid Enough, well, if you’ll indulge me, it sent me down a deep, niche rabbit hole… or rather, a journey. That particular sample - “This is a journey” - jumped out to me immediately, as I’m well familiar with its usage in the song Holy Calamity by Handsome Boy Modeling School, which happens to be one of my favorite tracks in the video game Tony Hawk’s Underground 2. Then came the “pump up the volume” sample, which I know has been in plenty of hip hop songs, but I personally know from Volume by Libretto… as featured in Tony Hawk’s Underground 2. Weird. And THEN I clocked a sample of “He’s a sweet soul brother”, which was later used by Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth for their track Soul Brother #1 - a song that, you guessed it, was featured in Tony Hawk’s Underground 2. I tried to do some research to find out if there’s some sort of connection or if it’s a coincidence, and all I was able to learn is that the song Not Paid Enough itself is a reworked version of a famous remix of Paid in Full by Erik B. & Rakim as done by Coldcut. The guys allegedly hated it, so idk if the version here - that cuts out their parts entirely - was a shot at them (especially considering the title), but all the aforementioned samples are present in the original Paid in Full remix as well, so maybe someone who worked at Neversoft was a just a big fan of the track and wanted to give a subtle nod. If you happen to be said ex-employee and are reading this review right now, just know that I see you. (The original Paid In Full remix is actually a lot better than the version here, so I recommend giving it a listen if you haven’t already). Anyway, that’s more than I ever thought I’d write about this album or that anyone probably cares to read. I can’t say that it blew me away, but it was a mostly enjoyable experience, if imperfect and a bit long. Honestly, my Tony Hawk-inspired hip hop deep dive was the best part of this experience for me - I really hope someone out there knows what I’m talking about and this doesn’t just sound like the ramblings of a crazy person.
Very strange. New and interesting at first. Then becomes annoying.
Yeah this was pretty fun house music. It offered some really fun sections, riffs and samples, but also contained equal amounts of unnecessary scratches and rambles. 6/10
This is probably the closest a house/electronic album has gotten to being something I like, but ultimately this genre just is not for me at all. There are some fun samples in here, with some hip hop influences, and it absolutely OOZES 90s, but at the end of the day it's not something I'd come back to.
wish I was high on m0lly in a club in the 90s part 2 (but less cool)
Pretty solid and seminal. Would love to listen to it more, but not on the streaming services (had to youtube it).
What’s That Noise? didn’t really resonate with me personally, but it’s clear how important Coldcut were. Their experimental use of sampling helped shape UK breakbeat culture, and it was surprising to learn that two tracks from this album were even used in Japanese TV comedy shows. The album stands as an early and influential example of sampling-based music.
Worth the trouble to listen on YouTube, even if it's not really a type of music that I enjoy: a few enjoyable tracks.
It’s not that bad, but it’s still 80s movie wardrobe change montage music.
Couldn’t find it. Listened to half of the greatest hits, which seemed to contain a few of this albums tracks. Fine.
Was getting into it by the end
5/10
This was completely new for me, never heard of Coldcut or any of these songs before. Nothing bad here, but not much really grabbed me either. I guess it’s important as kind of a bridge between classic songwriting and the more cut and paste approach typically used with sampling, but as an end result I feel like the album is just pretty good.
Upbeat with a late 80s/early 90s dancey sound, with quite a few samples. I get the feeling that this may have some historical signifigance, particularly with the sampling aspect, but the album as a whole is just okay.
Sounds like 1990 electronic music from Europe/UK
This doesn't pull up anything on Spotify.
I like the techno vibes.
This was enjoyable enough. Grateful it didn’t outstay its welcome as a lot of electronic and house albums tend to. The songs were diverse and the beats were fun. Glad I listened.
I'm tempted to rate this higher to spite the other, stupider reviews of this album on the website. One person complained about the length of the album (it's like an hour), another complained that it's a "shite House album" (ok everything with groovy synths and samples is house ig), and another said that it "was just noise". are we listening to the same album? i mean, i'm not gonna pretend it's one of my favorites, and i dunno that i'll listen to this one again anytime soon, but i think it's pretty cool. you've got some disco elements, lots of funk, some soul, some fun mixing and sampling happening... it might not be incredible (feeling pretty bad about "Theme from 'Reportage'"), but it's far from the bad album the lower star reviews make it out to be. maybe it's just internet sensationalism, idk. i found it to be mostly interesting (minus a track or two) and rewarding to listen to. i wasn't familiar with Coldcut prior to this, and not that *everything* has to be reduced to ingenuity, but i do think it's neat to hear something like this from 1989! if you'd told me this was late 90s or early 2000s, i would've totally believed you. "Stop This Crazy Thing" is pretty cool.
I’m a sucker for a sample-fueled album, and this one was a lot of fun. But I think this belongs on here because beyond that, these guys were tastemakers that followed this album up by launching and fostering tons of other alternative and electronic artists on their label Ninja Tune. I mean they have featured: - Thundercat - Bonobo - Tycho - ODESZA - Run the Jewels - Young Fathers - Black Country New Roads - Kamasi Washington - …and like every artist on my downtempo electronic coding playlist
I guess there are some fun songs here, and it doesn't get irritating until the remix of "Stop This Crazy Thing," so it's tough for me to go down to two stars, though that's where I sometimes found myself leaning.
Weird brit techno babble. Fortunately, I had to clean the whole house so this helped a lot somehow. Ordinarily not my thing...but everything in its course I suppose?
I like classic, late 80s UK electronic music and house - this was an unfamiliar band and album for me, and it was a fun listen, though a bit repetitive here and there. Strong 3 stars.
All I know is that Nas did a NASty freestyle over Not Paid Enough. Adding a point for that I guess. 3/5
People Hold On is literally a masterpiece. Liked this one a lot but after the first handful of songs my brain kind of numbed out lol.
Sounds a little dated, but on the whole I enjoyed it, and anything with Mark E. Smith is worth listening to. Strong three
Wow. I had completely forgot that this artist existed, but back in the late 90s 'More Bits and Pieces' made it into my winamp. It was fun then and this album is fun now (once i could find it)
Equal parts daft and great really. It bops along, and the mix of vocalists keeps it relatively interesting. On the other hand, is that much house, occasionally happy hardcore-adjacent, music really what we're looking for in 2026?
Interesting, but they're no daft punk that's for sure. I don't think this should be on the list. That being said, i liked the tunes mostly, so low 3
Nije toliko loše, mada smeta što dobar dio ovoga prepoznajem iz drugih pjesama. Originalnost je samo u aranžiranju. Da imam gdje vjerovatno bih lajkala pjesme 1, 7, 9 ali na ostatku albuma ima poprilično dosadnih dijelova.
Not on spotify - based on other review going to give it a 3.
I was prepared to hate this because it's more house/dance music and it's from the late 80's, so I knew it would sound dated. Overall, I didn't hate this music as much. I am not sure I can answer the question of "What's that noise?" but I can certainly say the noise isn't offensive and a lot of what is being done here in 1989 was a forebearer to the music (that I admittedly did not love) in the 90's. I would not be adding this to my collection or intentionally listening again but I can't say I would not turn it off if I heard a song from this album on the radio. I listened to the 11 track version, so the fact I skipped the two "bonus" tracks meant my listening experience was reduced to a more amenable 50+ minutes. Very listenable and Coldcut is not needlessly extending songs out just for shits and giggles.
It’s totally naff, but also kind of fun? Very cheesy. Ridiculously dated, particularly with the terrible use of samples, scratching and rapping. It’s not as bad as I thought it’d be though. It is overlong, but it was actually quite a fun, upbeat listen. It never lets up, it’s relentless. 2.5 rounded up.
This was a surprise package, I’d heard of the name, but not listened to anything by Coldcut, but it was a good liste, so listened a 2nd time👏
It was fun. 3
I'm guessing this one is hard to find due to copyright problems with all of the sampling. Very cool for a 1989 dance album and sent me down a Lisa Stansfield rabbit hole. Not a bad listen, but not sure if I'd throw it on all the time.
Random thoughts: * Hate when I can't listen on Spotify * This was from the wild west of sampling and early dance music. * I put this on and did some computer stuff. It was fun and disposable. * It reminded me of Big Audio Dynamite a bit. * I won't be revisiting this but appreciate the influence and some of the cool new sampling and unique approach that is standard today.
Didn’t know about these guys. Probably would have liked it at the time. A cooler version of the Art of Noise from a few years earlier, and you can hear things that later turned into DJ acts/bands like LCD Soundsystem.
I have no recollection of Coldcut from when this album was released. I found it an interesting mixture of different styles, including some that I wouldn't normally listen to. In small doses and put together the way this album was I enjoyed some of my normal 'avoid' styles.
Kan den ikke finde
This wasn't on apple or spotify. Sounded like generic 80s electronic. Some tracks annoyed me (reportage, not paid enough), but I didn't hate this. Highlights: stop this crazy thing
eclectic crazy goofy weird. i liked it, esp the acid, there were a couple of standout bits. glad to have come across this album (wouldnt have otherwise) and look forward to returning to it
Interesting to listen to electronic music like this as an album: seems like a band that would have appreciated the streaming model of releasing songs without the pressure of creaeting a coherent whole.
Couldn't find this album on streaming service so unable to assess it properly. There are some great Beats and Pieces in the half dozen or so tracks I've been able to hunt down but seems a real mixed bag. That's also consistent with some other Coldcut mixes I've heard in the past. All over the map but that's largely deliberate.
Fun and colorful dance music. But it’s clearly not remembered as a classic (being harder to track down) and it’s too long. Maybe if I found a CD copy I’d give this another chance.
Incredibly interesting and historical to the art of sampling and even electronic in general. I can hear its influence in many things I love that came out since. That said, it feels very much one of those influential pieces that has been very much topped since, and feels simple in retrospect. The vocal tracks specifically do not feel as ahead of it's time as the rest, instead making it extremely dated to the late 80s. But I can still feel just how genius this album and how important it is for what I love.
Fun album, until I realized 40 minutes in I still had almost another half hour to go. So many of these electronica albums overstay their welcome. So I knocked off half a point for the length.
This was a nice surprise. It does remind me of the Avalanches a decade earlier. Their uniqueness was probably more apparent at the time but still some fun cheesy songs. I thought I had heard all of Mark E Smith, I wonder how much impact this had on him as their sound did become more electronic around this time. Rating: 3.4
This started like an 80’s workout video and evolved into some neat sampling beats and hip hop. Pretty cool stuff.
While it was frustrating to try to find this album online, I'm not going to let that affect my overall impression of it. It's a decent house/dance album and I enjoyed the sampling. It was pretty solid throughout. However it's not something I'd necessarily want to add to my normal rotation. That might explain why it's so hard to find.
Utterly forgettable background study sounds 2.5
not for me
C'est quand même torché au niveau du sampling, c'est l'fun à écouter. Mais dans un monde ou Paul's Boutique existe, je n'y vois plus vraiment d'interêt. C,est comme une version de cet album pour un dance club un peu trop campé dans son époque pour mes gouts.
Great
Interesting music for its time. Still holds up. I love Lisa Stansfield
Not on Spotify for some reason. Pretty good, not too annoying pre-techno grooves.
J'ai un peu mieux aimé que Goldie.
This one took me straight back to the ’90s. I first discovered Coldcut through a CMJ magazine I picked up in ’97 (I looked it up). It’s fun, sample-heavy house music that instantly reminds me of my time in Chicago, with its energetic, playful, and full of that era’s DIY dance spirit.
Not bad dance music. Wicked sampley.
Not on spotify
Saw the genre notes for this and thought I was going to hate it, but it has more in common with something like The Avalanches, and the beats on this were actually interesting. So yeah, pleasantly surprised.
Absolutely feels like a survey of dance music at the end of the 80's. Not my thing but definitely a snapshot of the era.
A club sampler of its time
Not earth-shattering, but pretty cool.
This is not to my tastes. I'm unfamiliar with the context of it except to say that the music sometimes does sound like more popular songs by Lisa Stansfield, but then she actually sings on a few of those songs...did this group produce "All Around the World"? There's moments where the sound and the music come together and it really hits; then there's stretches of early digital wankery that sound like a guy on too many mushrooms pushing buttons on an old drum machine.
some of it i really like but ill never do the work to parse it out
I loved 2 of the songs and the rest was meh. I think the 2 I liked were first and last.
Interesting album with a few great hits. i never knew who made that music. The album as a whole is too long and repetitive though. 3.3 stars
Another tricky side quest, as one that's not on any streaming platform except YouTube, where because I won't pay for a subscription, I have no choice but to 'watch' it play while keeping my screen on the app. I'm not opposed to buying an album like this if I have a good idea that I'm going to like it but the first track on YouTube told me that's probably not necessary here. I like it when it's hip-hoppy and the sampling is cool and funky. But it's also a bit house-y and wore thin on my patience. I'd like to give it more of a chance and not be too swayed by the platform, as that's hardly Coldcut's fault. But I don't feel that excited to spend another hour with it, if I'm honest. That'll do.
It’s a fun listen overall! Same with all the electronic albums, feels a bit too long but I enjoy snippets. 4 stars, I think it will be better if it was all separate songs instead of a whole album.
I'm not sure this some of Coldcuts best stuff, but even if it was its too samey to run on for this long.
Chokeret over hvor meget jeg nød det her britiske electronica album. Ikke for lang, gode samples og features, catchy hooks. Lyder et par år forud for sin tid
first track fucks so hard. i love house music yall are a bunch a puhsssies (extra emphasis on the puh) (its not the best house music ever tho. ngl i've heard much better)
"a DJ album... is it cool? sure... is it groovin' and danceable... yes... is it monumental in ANY way, shape, or form? no... heck, i give ZERO respect to people who slap their names on records that have either a complete studio "band" or AI... this type of record, at least, takes a great deal of WORK to piece together... i'm not sure WHEN this sort of thing became "art"... maybe around the time this one came out? 1989 ish... who knows? who cares? the only thing AMAZING about this record, is that it made a list like this one... i'll give it three stars for effort... zero stars for originality... putting this record on a list of all timers is like putting a gifted child's mobile art project on a list with the Mona Lisa... do i do music like this? sort of.... Maloa Warriors use a lot of the techniques on display here, but... the key difference... almost ALL the music is real, and played by real musicians..."
3.,0 not on Spotify, listened on youtube
got repetitive but generally not bad
3.5 , nearly 4.
A bit of a mixed bag. I quite liked the more (instrumental) hip hop moments. Some gave me Beastie Boys vibes. Less keen on some of the more disco / house moments. 2.5
At first I was a little irritated by the random sound clips thrown in along with the music, but I think I've warmed up to it now. I started liking this album a lot more about halfway through. Depending on my mood, this album would fluctuate between 2 and 3 stars.
3.5
A bit long but mostly enjoyable. Dancy housey hiphoplike samplemania over here.
quite a weird but fun album. good to have on in the background and bop my head to while i do other stuff. had to listen on youtube considering it's not on any streaming platforms. it did feel quite messy and disjointed though. i also thought it was too long - for an instrumental album it failed to be concise/remain interesting throughout. standout tracks for me were 'my telephone' and 'beats and pieces'.
Definitely a product of its time, but not a bad listen. I found myself head bobbing a bit to it, even if it faded in and out of my attention.
I can't believe I got back to back 90's (technically 89) UK Electronica albums. I've really been getting into Electronic and dance music recently, but my God, this list has shown me I really hate this scene. I get that it was important, but did we really need 50 of these albums? They are never bad (besides that mj Cole one), but they are always a chore to sit through. Thankfully this one was a little more lively and I could see people actually dancing to it. Anyways this was ok and I'll forget about it tomorrow morning. Mid 3.
No está mal, la verdad. Mi queja, que ya repetido incontables veces en discos de este mismo género o relacionados, es la misma: el disco termina siendo demasiado largo.
A fun listen from an artist I wasn’t familiar with. Seems pretty cutting edge, pre-Avalanches sample based dance. Surprised and impressed with how engaging the tracks were.
In the context of the time I can go 3 ⭐ … noted would prefer a lot of later electronic to this (and wish more was on the list)
Great reminder of the beginnings of house music. Not really my thing but an entertaining listen nevertheless.
Loved a lot of this and disliked some of it, going v high 3
ta bueno, me gustó pero se me hizo un toque largo. 3,5
"What's That Noise?" Is the debut album by English electronic music duo Coldcut. Electronic, house and alternative hip hop are the Wiki-listed genres. That works. The duo had guest vocalists including Lisa Stansfield, Mark E. Smith, Junior Reid, Queen Latifah and Yazz. Coldcut was/is Jonathan Moore (drum machine, bass, percussion, keyboards, engineering, turntable, sampler) and Matt Black (synthesizer, drum machine, keyboards, engineering, turntable, sampler). The album reached #20 on the UK charts. The album opens up with "People Hold On." A piano and synth melody and an electronic dance beat. Lisa Stansfield on vocals in a glossy, high production song. Heck, this is disco. Got to be strong! Mark E. Smith makes a talking and singing appearance in "(I'm) In Deep." Funky and weird. Lisa Stansfield shows up again in "My Telephone." This is where the boys go crazy with the added noise samples: telephones ringing, synth computer noises and various voice samples. The funk gets laid down in "Stop This Crazy Thing" featuring Junior Reid. All sorts of tv and movie voice samples. Maybe the best guest appearance is the rapping of Queen Latifah in "Smoke 1." Horns, people talking. Latifah gets down to business as she raps about discrimination. The one true hip hop song on the album. This album reminded me of across between an Art of Nosie and an Avalanches album. I guess that's a pretty good thing. There's loads of tv and movie voice samples. It's danceable. It's weird at times. I can see why it did fairly well commercially. It kept my attention with its creativity and the sampling is very original for its time. So, if you're a sampling fan or like Art of Noise or Avalanches, this is worth a spin.
Another one not to be found on Spotify, sadly. What an opening track. Slammed in the face by some funky house chords. If it continued on this trend, I was certain for it to be an easy 5 star album. Sadly, this was the albums strongest song, and though there were a few other gems, none lived up to the opening track. The album sounds quite fresh for when it was made, more of a 90s record than an 80s record to me. Generally it was a bit too much scratch sounds, and the "corny side" of 90s dance music. It was more beat focused than it was melody focused, which make it drop ratings for me. Overall I was excited at the start of the record, but it just didn't deliver consistently enough to warrant a higher rating from me. Strong 3.
Never heard of Coldcut and from what I can tell they are not on Spotify so I had no idea what to expect. What a pleasure to be greeted with a completely unique electronic pop album from 1989 that I never would have heard of otherwise. What a bizarre and fun album. All the tracks are solid and some of the electronic jams are catchy and groovy. Surprised to see this album had 4 singles, but I'd say they are deserved. This album scratches a certain itch and lives in a realm with some other unique acts that I enjoy. It might have outstayed its welcome a bit toward the back end but I still enjoyed it enough to stick around for the bonus tracks. Great entry for 1001. 3.39 stars
Pros: Interesting album. Partly quite funny. At the time something new and creative. Cons: Boring.
only got through a few tracks before i gave up listening on youtube due to the ad frequency, but THANK YOU ARCHIVE.ORG my beloved: https://archive.org/details/0653_coldcut_what_s_that_noise_1989__mlib/10.+Coldcut+-+Doctorin'+The+House+(Say+R+Mix).flac pretty awesome stuff. loved the sampling of mozart, and the play off of hall of the mountain king. banger but definitely an acquired taste
I didn’t hate it and actually really liked "Stop This Crazy Thing". I’ll be generous and round up.
An eclectic collection of song types. Must have been revolutionary at the time, but feels a bit stale now.
Unable to find album
The noise is early house, my friend. It’s the sound of illegal raves in abandoned warehouses, smiley face T-shirts and Es. Reminds me of my mid teens, but it’s not really my vibe. Nostalgia will make me score it higher than it actually deserves.
This is not typically my style of music. I gotta be in a particular mood to enjoy this kind of music. And in that mood I was. I’ve been on such a good streak of albums that something as interesting as this is still okay. There were a few tracks I quite enjoyed. I particularly liked the “pump up the volume” part of Not Paid Enough. Very interesting album overall. And not nearly as bad as I was expecting. Standout Songs: People Hold On Stop This Crazy Thing Smoke Dis One Not Paid Enough
At times a wall of noise but there was a lot of variety and surprises in there. Some I like, some I didn't. Can't remember the name of any songs but a solid 3 from me.
2.7 1x catch up 10/13, started out pretty generic 80s, but got better after first few tracks.
Groovin'
Fun album! Enjoyed it thoroughly, not much to say about this other than that it was a nice jam to listen to, but not exactly anything insane, just a good cut. Would love it if there were more songs with lyrics, as a lot of the space felt more dance music like, but for what the album did it did well!
Brings ya back to the times for sure, don't really enjoy it these days, decent listen though
Could only find this on YouTube. Cool record. Nice examples of early sampling, solid tunes. Not my typical genre but it’s a fun listen. Strong 3
Favorite Track: Fat
This was better than I expected but only so good. Bassnector could have been on this list if he would stop snapchatting tweens.
на любителя.
nice stuff - different
This cassette was one of the best things about my oldest brother when I was a kid. We didn't get along well a lot of the time, we didn't even spend much time together since he was so much older than me. But we had this album that we could bond over, even though I usually just sat in amazement while my 8-year-old brain was processing it. Listening now I realize he only really played 2 of the songs. The rest are just so-so.
Very interesting, the title was very insightful, it really is what's that noise?
Really enjoyable mix of house, electronica, and old-school hip-hop. It’s a little bit chaotic and a whole lot of fun. A great one-stop shop for a party soundtrack. 3.5
Solid
One of the better late 20th century electronic albums I've listened to on this list, but still not great. I actually liked that the instrumentals weren't monotonous and there were a lot of different sounds/themes. The "vocals" were hit and miss. Overall not bad and was groovy at times, but still not my preferred cup of tea.
Damn I love the beats, but often lose it when any vocals intrude. Just don't fit, which could be the point--but then I'm out.
Some great dance tunes on here and back in the day I was definitely on the dance floor when they came on. Stop this crazy thing, Not paid enough any and People hold on. Infectious and I loved Lisa Stansfield back then. Happy to jiggle in my chair now - hobbling to the dance floor is not a good look. The rest I have no care for.
It’s fine. Cool to hear Queen Latifah randomly show up. She would have been a teenager, well before superstardom. To hear her pop up on a UK breakbeat album was definitely not on my bingo card for today.
3.5
Some good stuff there,
Alright. I'm not much a fan of electronica. This one was definitely more pleasant to me than most electronic music. But no idea why this one is supposed to be significant.
Better than I thought it would be but still you can hear it's a little outdated. Alright though.
It sucks that it wasn't on Spotify. Not a bad album, overall. Decent background music. I'd say solid 3.
If you tune in to Much Music on Friday nights, you can watch Electric Circus
some highlights, but long boring stretches
Another album if its time, that maybe hasn't aged as well as it could have, due to music production catching up to a lot of what made this ahead of the curve in 1989. Some of this sounds a little bland now, notwithstanding the inclusion of Mark E. Smith. I did play this twice to make sure I wasn't missing anything, but I was expecting more from this than I got. Solid, if not groundbreaking late 80s UK dance .
Easy listening House album.
3/5
Mega 80's sound. Er noen kule partier, feit basslinje på Stop This Crazy thing. Ser for meg at dette albummet er samplet i hue og rævva
Eh. It's fine. Nothing I'll add to a playlist but it was a decent listen.
Interestingly produced album, just lacks variety at some points, still some pretty big bangers here like Fat
Interseting listen (although I had to go to a Youtube rip of the album since it wasn't available on Apple Music).
Watched this on Youtube wherein a British man sitting in the background occasionally coughing was recording his record player. 10/10 experience, 5/10 music
Não há, não encontrei o album
Surprisingly listenable - good album!
What is this?
The UK seems to have an inexhaustible supply of electronic duos. This ones fun though with actual songs with good lyrics and a silly sense of humor. Dreary ass dance groups that followed should have learned.
Not available on Spotify. Listening to Philosophy. Stopped listening about halfway through.
The music was alright. I think this album since in an awkward no man’s land between the fun textures of something The Avalanches would make and the more dancy/ravey stuff that Orbital would go on to make. I’d rather hear something on this list with one of those two characteristics, instead of this. The intro track was pretty sticky and had me hopeful that I could get some memorable bops out of this album. The memorable bops were around, but rare. The biggest bop was easily "Stop This Crazy Thing" with that iconic In The Hall of the Mountain King melody reimagination - really really cool. "Smoke Dis One" was memorable if only for the reminder that Queen Latifa was really good back in her day on the mic - I learned that with one of her albums on this list earlier. A few fun sound sampling moments were the rest of what I took from "What's That Noise?", everything else felt like it couldn't make up its mind on what it wanted to achieve musically. Soft 3/5
Had to go YouTube to find this. First time I’ve not seen an album on one of the streaming services. Interesting album.
Rating: 6/10 Actually pretty good electronic album, pretty diverse range of genres and styles.
Inventive, pioneering, hip-hop, cut-up beats. Here’s Yazz. Here’s Lisa Stansfield. Here’s Mark E Smith providing vocals on one of the first indie dance crossovers.
Some interesting arrangements
Fun dance music! At times, cheesy as hell; at others supremely interesting. Mark E. Smith and Queen Latifa make appearances! The impression I get from What's That Noise, is that this is the closest to an honest live DJ set that has been recorded (experiments and all). Not everything works, but it feels sincere and off-the-cuff, and lots of the samples are super fun and of-the-era. Highlights: "(I'm) In Deep"; "Which Doctor"; "No Connection" A sample from "Fat (Party and Bullshit)" sums the album up succinctly: "Party, and Party, and Party, and bullshit"
First album. Nothing special about this one. Fairly decent house album. That's it. 5.5/10
Starts off sounding like a none-more-eighties dance album - but don't hold that against it as it begins to get weirder as it goes on. When it's good, it's really good and looking to the future with its house beats and squelchy, almost IDM noises with great use of samples. Can start to veer into novelty but you can hear its influence on acts like DJ Yoda and The Avalanches. Well worth a punt. Best Tracks: Fat (Party & Bullshit); (I'm) In Deep; Not Paid Enough
I had to find it on YouTube, but it wasn’t bad. I wouldn’t listen to it regularly, but it was catchy and made for decent background music.
So, I have this backlog that's been building up since... June, I wanna say? And it's September 3rd as I'm writing this, so you know. I can't remember exactly what album started this, though I'll tell you one thing for sure: I sure thought this album would be the last one I'd cover. Now, it's not, for the record. As I'm writing this, I'll still have 15 left when I'm done. I just figured I'd get to it early because... I mean, I honestly had no hope for this thing. I'd never heard of Coldcut before in my life, and I doubted I'd recognize anything they'd done. Backed with the fact that this thing isn't on streaming... Which, of course, none of this really means it'll be a bad album. Just 'coz I haven't heard of an artist... And, hell, Funkadelic's ONE NATION UNDER A GROOVE isn't on Spotify. But all the same: put it together with the album cover, and I wasn't getting a single good sign. And actually listening to the album itself... Well, it's not "worse case scenario bad," but I sure couldn't give too much of a shit about most of it. Like... There's a small handful of neat tracks here. The opener's fine, and "Stop This Crazy Thing" is fun with all of its samples (especially the manipulated Tarzan yell)... But so much of it just kind of slid off of me. It's like, if I were to imagine the generic sound of electronic dance music, this would probably be it. There are just way too many times where not too much interesting is going on. Especially in the moments where it drops down to just a percussion loop for, like, I'unno, 30 seconds? I guess I'm supposed to be too busy dancing to notice, or getting hyped for the drop back into the other elements returning... Or am I supposed to be engaged with the soundbites? And I do enjoy those; I love me a bit of spoken word samples in music. But for the love of goodness, if there weren't times I felt like I'd turn into Joel watching MANOS: THE HANDS OF FATE and yell, "DO SOMETHING! Gaaahdd..." It was really for it to just kind of fade into the background — and I know, I'm not the kind of person who'll use "background music" as an insult. If it makes the walls more interesting, who should mind a bit of wallpaper? But there's a difference between wallpaper that really enhances the room, and the kind of wallpaper that just kind of fades into everything. Y'know? I'unno. I'm largely just kind of underwhelmed by it. I'm already not the biggest fan of this kind of electronic music, and this sure didn't have any convincing arguments why I should be. Or any arguments at all, for that matter. It just felt like it coulda been so much more, but it wasn't. Really, its biggest benefit is just that it faded into the background and didn't annoy me too much. So... What's that noise? Whatever it is, it sure is there. And I'm gonna move on from it quickly to the next thing on my backlog. Seriously, how did I let this happen? Goodness...
I’m at a 3.5 that I’ll bump down to a 3. Not that much to say, honestly – since it’s not on streaming, it’s a little hard to give bigger analysis besides “it sounded good, but sometimes it didn’t”, which is especially true given that this is an electronic dance / house album, with a little bit of hip-hop infused. It came out swinging with an absolute banger in “People Hold On”, then held on pretty well until getting to the other major banger of “Stop This Crazy Thing”, and then gliding decently well through to “What’s That Noise?”, which is where I ended the album, since I have no idea if the remixes are part of the original track listing or not. This is getting bumped down to a 3 because there’s just a lot of stuff here that’s not that compelling – there’s extended portions where percussive beats last for like 30 or 40 seconds without anything else going on, there’s a few tracks that just feel extra long and could’ve easily been shaved down, and there’s a few tracks that just settle into a certain groove and then coast on that groove afterward. Don’t get me wrong, I liked a lot of this (around 8 of the 11 tracks I listened to), and it does scratch a little bit of an electronica groove that hasn’t been present from the randomizer lately, but it just feels underbaked & a little too long for its own good. I do wish I had more to say, but with albums like this, you’re either feeling the music or you’re not. I felt it, but not as consistently as I would’ve liked, and the moments where I wasn’t feeling it really stuck out at me. I’ll add whatever’s on Spotify that I liked, but as a whole album, it’s just a 3.
It was okay, would be decent background noise.
Starts really strong but tapers off - I didn't really care by the end
Found on Youtube instead of Spotify, but it was a cool background listen. A bit loopy of course, but they had a lot of fun with this.
It’s like listening to a radio station straight out of 1991, except this album came out in ‘89 so clearly it paved the way!
Pleasant
Gotta dig a bit if you wanna find this album anywhere. Anyway, never heard of this group before. The first track ("People Hold On") immediately sounds like something I would enjoy; an upbeat and rhythmic house jam with a strong female lead vocalist. From there, the album sort of settles into more pure electronica, as well as some hip-hop ("Smoke Dis One" features Queen Latifah) with varying degrees of quality. I personally think this started to drag a bit after the start, but there is some interesting sampling here and there. (Note: I'm now realizing this group created that one 7-minute remix of Eric. B & Rakim's "Paid in Full", which helped popularize the duo in Europe)
Couldn’t find it 3/5
Not particularly notable but I enjoyed the listen.
appreciated hearing lisa stansfield and queen latifa’s start. I don’t think any album should be over 40 minutes tho
I stayed up until 1 AM watching instagram reels last night Fav song: Not sure
I admittedly am a sucker for mash-up stuff (i.e. Super Mash Bros, Girl Talk...yeah not my best quality). That's the sense I get from this group, especially on the Party & Bullshit song (shoutout Biggie). Stop This Crazy Thing is a fun, wild song. This whole album is pretty cheesy House/electro music with some decent mash-ups. I think it gets the lowest of 3s.
It's okay.
This one hasn’t held up over time.
This album is like that optical illusion with the rabbit and duck where you can see either one depending on your perception in the moment. And you can focus in on it and force yourself to see the other way. Similarly, this album either hits you like a brick wall of cacophonous noise or puts you in a strange psychedelic-like trance. If you concentrate, you can feel both at the same time
It’s indeed flawed, but I think that there’s enough interesting beats and ideas to make the runtime make sense. I was quite entertained - but I probably won’t revisit anytime soon; if ever.
simpatico
Best part was Queen Latifah
Unavailable. Sad.
I can’t find this album anywhere. I listened to a few tracks. Good DJ’ing. Good jams. Don’t know that I’d want to hear a whole album as a sitting experience l. But i give it a 3 — provisionally.
Not on Spotify
-the first half was promising. I had recently gotten interested in corny 80s - 90s acid house music so I figured this would be pretty fun once I heard what it is -it definitely falls off in the second half, like a lot. just becomes very repetitive and harder to keep attention -the first few songs were fun though so it’s saved from the 2.5 stars fate -Favorites are People Hold On, Fat (Party and Bullshit) and My Telephone
Look at those dudes who hate this music. Got stink lines and everything. I love to read reviews on this website. It's really fun to get perspective on how other music fanatics think about music. I get a huge kick out of reading reviews that are just thought terminating cliches like "Ugh, this music is just shitty!" No thought put into why you feel that way, no reflection. Just Ew, yucky electronic music! >:( This is a fun album. Some really funky grooves and clever samples. Anyway, 3.5/5
Call me basic I guess because I liked most of this. Sort of diminishing returns as the album goes on but I enjoyed it overall 3/5
Hard to know. Album not available on Spotify
This record was not essential listening when it came out, much less so now. People Hold On is, rightly, still remembered (and compiled) while the rest, forgettable then, is almost wholly forgotten now.
I don't listen to much house music, but surely there's a more interesting house album that could've been picked for this list? Seeing as this is one of very few albums we've had so far that really fall into that genre, this was a lot blander than it should've been. Still not a bad listen
The best tracks on this album are an incredible and interesting mix of Disco, Electronic, and Hip Hop (especially the ones featuring Lisa Stansfield). Unfortunately, many tracks just feel dull and like they’re trying too hard to be interesting. Favorite Track: Stop This Crazy Thing
Some interesting and enjoyable stuff here but it’s a bit uneven for the length.
One of the few albums on the list that wasn't available on Spotify. It's "cut-n-paste" electronic/dance music. It reminds me of The Avalanches, with the same kind of whimsy.
Album cover: (▀̿Ĺ̯▀̿ ̿) Album contents: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) Really cool example of likely underground house music. It is definitely dated, and not nearly as engaging and rhythmic as 90's and 2000's house music. But, it is a beautiful step into a historical portal. I live for this stuff in the 1001, historical examples of new popular genres. That being said its cheesey and quirky but, probably 3 stars at best. But as an example of how early this music goes back, its worth more. Very cool music exercise.
Couldn't listen
Why is the album cover so small on this website? That's weird. You know what else is weird? This album not being on Spotify. There's probably a reason for it though. It's a shame because Coldcut is actually decently influential as far as British electronic music goes. I'm generally not a fan of this style of music, but I can at least respect this album for pioneering music in a way. I mean, I can't even complain about this being 90s British electronica since it released in '89! As far as the album itself goes? It's fine. Again. This style of music isn't really my thing. However, the sampling (as dated as it is) was also kind of revolutionary for its time. The features are interesting. The album (the UK version at least) isn't too long. While I don't personally care about this album that much, I at least respect it enough to say that its inclusion on this list isn't totally unjustified. Low 3/5.
Couldn't listen
It was interesting to finally hear the legendary cold cut after never getting around to it. I prefer kid koala
Party Vibes!
Super cool! So many of these sounds were delightfully familiar. Honestly never heard of Coldcut, but they seem to have an impressive catalog.
Not available on Apple Music.
It’s not bad though it’s not something I would seek out. A bit too long.
Nice retro album who make me to be nostalgic about 90s. 3,5
3.5
I’d say this was about 75% to being pretty good.
It is okay, but I don't consider this one of best albums of 1989, much less of all time. The most interesting version of this style of mixed media music, also from 1989, was Pop Will Eat Itself's THIS IS THE DAY... The samples in that album are far more geeky cool. There were far more interesting noteworthy albums from 1989 that are not on this list: Rush PRESTO Madonna LIKE A PRAYER Nine Inch Nails PRETTY HATE MACHINE Ministry THE MIND IS A TERRIBLE THING TO TASTE Billy Joel STORM FRONT Bobby Brown DON'T BE CRUEL
This is like, 80’s techno dance? I don’t really know how to categorize this but I liked it.
Weird but enjoyable. Had to listen to on youtube
Hated this when I was young but can appreciate it some now in my 40s
I couldn’t get this album on Spotify, so listened to some of their other work. Pleasant surprise - books and covers, I thought this would be Linkin Park-adjacent meathead rock, so didn’t expect to like it so much. Nice grooves and interesting collaborations.
Better than I expected. Sounds dated but brought me right back to the late 80s early 90s.
Sounds fun. Wish it was on spotify.
No está en stream legal en las plataformas que uso. Lo voy a escuchar por Youtube de aquella manera. Leyendo el resumen de la wikipedia veo que está lleno de colaboraciones y samples de los que no habrán conseguido los derechos para publicarlos en stream. Confirmo que los samples hacen esto imposible de poner en internet, o muy caro. Bastante divertido y marca una época de la música de baile y electrónica.
Tough to listen to as it's not on any streaming platform. I found a crappy copy on You Tube so probably didn't get the full effect.
Kind of a weird pull, but I'm glad I listened to it. Even it is a mostly mixed bag, there are enough bangers and cool ideas to make it worthwhile. 6/10
Favorite Track: Stop This Crazy Thing
I can't decide if I like this genre. There are some catchy tunes and I found myself bopping my head to several, but it starts to get tiresome after about 40 minutes. No album needs to be an hour+.
I've owned this album in the past. I was pretty surprised to see this album on the list. I've owned it and liked it, but I didn't think it was something that anyone still thought about. It's fun to listen to this 35 years on. The one song that I remembered well is "Stop this crazy thing". It still sounds great. The editing of that song is really great. The production doesn't just sample but splices the samples into a smooth-flowing tapestry of sound. I remember at the time thinking that cartoon culture was spreading into so many areas, in particular music, and this is a prime example. As it turns out it didn't last but we did see it bubble back up with the Gorillaz. Despite my fondness for it, not sure if it deserves to be on this list, but it was fun to listen to it again.
WHY is this not available to stream!? I had to go to YouTube to find it and thank god it was there! This album is a lot of fun. I'd like to listen to it in a restaurant or an indie coffee shop or something like that. It's not quite something I'd sit down and listen to on my own or blast in the car, but I did enjoy it. I do like that "Smoke Dis One" is still relevant today and this album came out in '89. Crazy that not much has changed.
I'm happy to report What's That Noise?, despite its cringe worthy album cover, was only a little repetitive to my ears. I was anticipating a lot more repetitive sounds in this electronic/house album, a la Daft Punk, but thank goodness there was different and creative beats. Coldcut combined electronic and hip hop, and I will stand by my opinion that disco was present here, too. The hip hop and disco combination was unusual--and very cool. I do think this album went on for a little too long, but I've heard worse.
Not an Apple Music, so I had to listen via YouTube. It was fun and upbeat, but nothing too special. First half was poppy electronica stuff, then we get hit with a Queen Latifah track and the rest was hip-hop? Anyway, there were a lot of samples of various media (Flintstones, Jetsons, Pump Up, the "journey into sound" guy, etc.) which may be why the album isn't on streaming. Yeah, it was fine, but with a dated sound.
Prima voor op de achtergrond
This was another pleasant surprise. Especially when listened to immediately after The Residents (yesterday's album). I can't go all the way to 4 stars on it, but it's a 3-and-change star album.
Only available on YouTube
Not on spotify, sometimes weird 3/5
A rarity that was not available on Spotify (forshame). Funky and hits just right.
first listen it was alright
I liked this. Never heard of it before but I found it very enjoyable and a bit different.
-1 star bc its not on spotify, but itis a fun disco-ey 80s album. hovering at 2 stars cause ater the first track it gets much more aggressive and 90s, sadly. damn they earned an extra star, 3, at being a catchy middle bit.
the album was not avaiable in spotify
It sounded very 90s to me. It was interesting but didn’t hook me
I get this was probably groundbreaking at the time, but not amazing listening in 2024 for the first time
Such a lovely snapshot of 1989 - Lisa Stansfield, Queen Latifah, Yazz - and a heaping helping of unpretentious sample-heavy house music. Party and Bullshit has a well-deserved legendary reputation in house circles. I’ve never heard this album before but I can hear the stories pouring out from those that heard it when it was newly-minted. Those are undoubtedly some wild tales.
Some fun stuff here. Great samples. For it's time, it obviously would inspire. Overall could have been tightened up, it's a bit long. Should be much closer to 30 minutes Beats and Pieces is the favorite track, but even it hangs around too long.
This was an amazing album of beats and hook ideas, but it felt incomplete. An enjoyable listen for sure though
What’s that noise? Why, it’s over an hour of pretty good house music! It is a shame it’s so long, because it really wears out its welcome and loses its shine. This was not an era known for its restraint.
FUKKKKKKKK GLÖSCHHTTTTT s erste lied und my telephone sind sehr funny iwie au sehr es produkt vo sinere ziit grundsätzlich hani na e gueti ziit, v.a. bim choche vorher dad brüelle isch chli beestörend bim zweitletschte lied jaa not paid enough isch arsch ussert die frau wo singt isch na cool HAHAHA s letschte lied isch extrem arsch gsi, eifach random noises wo per zuefall de glich takt hend joooo bin chli zwiegespalten. es 3 gits aber trz will ichs bi gwüssne teil echt fun gfunde han