Reviews (page 6 of 6)
What's that noise? Oh, it's this shite House album!
Thought this was pretty good mostly. Really interesting and must've been pretty novel in 1989? I thought"stop this crazy thing" and "smoke dis one" with queen latifah in were the best tracks. 3.5. probably won't be back but I enjoyed it
Dance. Funny.
From the first notes of this album, I was disappointed. I don't understand the appeal of a mediocre mix of hooks, samples, random voices, and synth. However, If you enjoy 80's heavy electronic meet hip-hop music, this is for you.
A little disappointed that this is a dance record. I was hoping for a weirder ride. That said, it was suitably bouncy and wasn't terrible.
Unremarkable. Had a bit of zip here and there, but really, what's it doing on this list?
Fun album to play in the background.
tiny ass album cover. bändiltä löytyy spotiftstä musiikkia mutta ilmeisesti ei voida albumia sinne laittaa.. noh onneks löytyy 40 tuhatta näyttökertaa saanut upload you tube sivustolta. käytetään arkipäivän asioita, kuten puhelimen rimputusta ja ihmisäänen kavallusta osana musiikkia. esim. pink floyd ehkä kopioinut? There is no dark side in the moon, really. As a matter of fact, it's all dark my telephone
Quite a Suprise. Joyous and fun. Worth listening to more. Only could find it on YouTube music, and not on my preferred streaming services. If it comes across my desk again, I will listen again. It's fun.
Hard to access but from what I've heard it was quite good!
A wonderful cacophony, with samples piling on top of each other to build a collage of sound. Not really my thing, but I can certainly appreciate the skill involved. Some excellent guest vocals as well, and and infectious joyousness that made me want to dance around the office. Not sure what happened to the spotify link, or if the album has been removed for some reason, but this is well worth seeking out on an alternate platform.
This one hasn't aged well! Best to forget it...
I guess I was entertained, but it was too long and I would not listen again.
I get the historic value of this album. But my groove is a bit more polished, more "into the future" than this. The issue for me is it is no "longer" 70's funk, and not "yet" true trip hop electronica. It is something in between. It reminds me of those early fusions between rock and hip hop that really endied up not quite committed to either. Some bands crush ther debut album and never quite reach that glory again, some bands grow better and better. I have the feeling that even though Coldcut became other bands and stuff, that collectively they got better than this. (Although it is humorous and does do "something" different.
Good background noise
Groundbreaking beats.....
Ahhhh it didn’t load… listened to their other music and enjoyed
Real nice listen with some diverse and heavy hitting features. Big jump between Mark E Smith and Queen Latifah. What's That Noise was the only recognisable tune and also my highlight.
What’s that noise, you ask? Oh, just another load of trip hop electronica shit. Yeah, we’re moving on.
Interesting
I had to go to YouTube to listen to this and I’m very conflicted about what to rate this. On one hand, I thought this got very obnoxious after over an hour runtime but on the other there were some really catchy beats that I really was enjoying while I played video games. However, even if I did enjoy it I usually dock a star for making me go out of my way to listen to a kinda lame album, BUT it didn’t bother me as much since I wasn’t using my phone while I listened so idk if it deserves a 2 or a 3. Guess I’ll be generous.
I had never heard of Coldcut before. Interesting album. Very listenable but a little monotonous for my taste. Probably wouldn't listen again but I didn't hate it.
i couldn't find this album on Amazon or Spotify so I listened to Let Us Play instead. sounds like good background music or something to listen to with headphones, lots of stuff going on. i also didn't realize that they run the label Ninja Tune. their label has similar artists if you're into this kind of thing.
I'm ok with this. Nothing stands out but I can put it on repeat for hours in the background while I'm doing work - it's the right tempo to keep me focused. And may I say that I found it on YouTube, and there was not a single irritating blaring ad spliced into it to break up the rhythm. And for that I'm pleasantly surprised.
Surprisingly I hated this way less than I thought I was going to. Almost didn't bother with it since it's not on Spotify, but pleased with my decision to track it down.
So much promise. Each song had something interesting. None were amazing. I kept wishing to hear some old school rap over these beats.
After listening to the first song — I thought I was in for greatness but the following tunes never really matched up.
Ok I guess. Loved these guys on the Paid in Full remix.
This hit the sound that most electronic music went for in the 1990s. Some absolute bangers, and some truly weird stuff. Maybe slightly long.
Wasn’t available in my music service.
god, please, no
Oddly, I have never heard of this artist, or this album, yet practically every track on this album is familiar and - more importantly - good.
Very interesting to read about the history between "Not Paid Enough" and "Paid in Full," - learned something new today. The beats are solid throughout.
I was gearing up for another "WTF is with all this UK band crap" but I actually got into this one.
Early house music. You can see where it came from with the funk, hip hop, and synth-pop touches. It's nice with some varied styles throughout, and a clean sound. Too long, dated, and repetitive with several duds. Comes off as cheesy with the excessive silliness and pop tropes in an attempt to appeal with the mainstream. "People Hold On" is a decent pop song but derivative of other songs at the time like Soul II Soul's "Back to Life". "My Telephone" has cool affects but is repetitive and cliche with boring pop vocals. "Stop This Crazy Thing" is dated but cool novelty plunderphonics. Reminds me of Malcom McLaren's Buffalo Gals. "No Connection" is a sick early techno song. Dated since there's not much going on, but I don't see anyone mentioning it. Didn't find much to like about anything else.
Not on Apple Music
Best Song: Not Paid Enough. Probably had the best samples on the album, even if the scratching in the latter half became tedious. Worst Song: What's That Noise? The worst aspects of sampling, where it feels like the artist can't let a sample linger long enough to sink in before they jump to something else. Overall: Maybe this was influential in the sampling world, but it certainly isn't particularly interesting to a modern listener.
Great dance album, lots of variety good sampling, really worth listening if you can find it,
Upbeat, fun and sometime slightly wacky hip hop dance thing. Not for me.
I don't know -- it was ok but not anything that grabbed me. What's That Noise indeed. 1.5 stars
I cringed when I saw this was another UK electronica album. But it wasn't too bad, or at least as bad as others on this list. This is more hip-hop based. Think 80s Hip Hop. There are some good tracks, like Not Paid Enough and Smoke Dis One. Others, not so much. I think what really brings this album down from a 3 are the excessive vocal samples used throughout songs. They are seemingly random. I'm OK with a few... but I'd be lying if I said they didn't get distracting.
liked it; will never relisten 3
Honestly dope album for 80s/90s vibes
not on Spotify. Next please!!
Nope. Didn't like this. Just went on and on and on.
Coyld not listen to this one since it is removed from spotify, so I listened to their next album. Catchy beats with many familar samples and some lyrics.
Итак, это Хаус-музыка... Я чувствую, что пора сделать прическу.
As a dance album it's a good classic, albeit, at the time, it didn't make a big dent in the charts, and there are still a couple of misses on the album. Overall I quite enjoyed the album, it certainly opened with a great Lisa Stansfield track, and the brilliant Yaz featured on a track too.
FUNKY SO GOOD
The first song was great, but misleading, because the rest of this album was nonsense. It’s like listening to a radio DJ, who just wants to push all the buttons that make noise to be part of the song please don’t you’re ruining it. 3/10
What was that noise? God this gets tiresome after about 1 song and I have no clue how I made it through the rest of this. 2/10
*Record Scratch* You might be wondering why this album is on this list, well so am I. Its a bunch of DJ samples, the same funk beat, and record scratching for an hour. Each song is just too long and overstays its welcome. This would have been much more enjoyable if it was 3 times shorter. 2/10
Fun album that felt all over the place. Enjoyed the samples and scratches.
Coldcut. That's what that noise is
Smoke dis one I'm wondering if a lot of the stuff I'm hearing that feels passe is the first time some of this stuff was done. Really enjoy the cartoon clips and stuff, but "stop this crazy thing!" has literally become a trope of the genre.
Poperô que nem tem no deezer.
3/5 goodish but not enough
I had not previously heard of Coldcut, but this album was fantastic. Clearly very groundbreaking, hard to imagine that this came out in the mid-80s. Will definitely check out their other stuff.
Idc
Taher Shah, the pakistani singer is more of a cowboy than catturd. You can call him cringe but all he did was make a song honoring his son, wife and humanity. What does catshit honor? Here is a quote from Shah's song "Angel" We can all be angels. A human like an angel. Shines as a star. The angel's character speaks like a flower. The stars are decorated by angels. Like the dew fills petals of a flower. All angels remain quiet. Like those flower that persist silent. But spread their essence but always reside jovial. Here is a quote from Catturd Dear Liberals, I turned on all my gas stove eyes today and let them run for no reason and there's nothing you can do about it but cry.
Four bad albums in a row.
Starts on a real high - I hadn't clocked that was Coldcut for some reason. There's some other good tunes, but ultimately feels a bit like one of those "megamixes" as it winds on. It's of its time of course.
UK electronica of the era, fine background music, but objectively a snoozefest, *NEXT!*
Couldn’t listen to the whole thing. What I heard was fine but not good enough to have to seek out the rest on YouTube.
No esta en Spotify
Not on spotify
Not my fav genre but reminded me of DJ Shadow. Then I realized this predates Shadow by several years and realized what a groundbreaking album this truly is.
I think the main source for this album being a YouTube account with a Wide Yoshi profile picture says pretty much everything you need to know about it. Weird dancetronica, come on Rob after this many "tronica" albums you need to submit yourself for psychiatric evaluation. It's not the worst one he put on this list, but it is still a rough listen.
Not on Spotify L
Pretty solid if not a little dated sounding. Unlike classic albums that sound timeless this one sounds exactly like the era it came from and not always in the best way.
•Not owned: YouTube (not on streaming platforms, probably because Tommy Boy was a disaster and legal cases have kept the label in digital purgatory) •Dedicated to sampling, this album picks from everything, from SNL to the telephone. Rips a little too much from Kraftwerk—aside from the telephone track, which Ralf und Co. did 3 years before, there are a handful of beats/grooves I’ve heard before…—but the experimental angle suggests exploration not exploitation. Ultimately, this experimentation obscures the album’s intention—does it want me to dance? or just come in its dorm to hear what it’s been working on all week?—but it’s still an interesting slice of time. •3.5/5
And here's another "worthy" album that cannot be found on my streaming service! I mean, come on! I should give it 1 star just because of that. 01) People Hold On - 8,5 02) Fat (Party and Bullshit) - 7,5 03) (I'm) In Deep - 7,5 04) My Telephone - 6,5 05) Theme From "Reportage - 7,0 06) Which Doctor? - 7,5 07) Stop This Crazy Thing - 7,0 08) No Connection - 7,5 09) Smoke 1 - 7,5 10) Doctorin' the House - 8,0 11) What's That Noise? - 6,0 TOTAL: 7,32 (73/100) I can see how this inspired the future artists (Avalanches, I'm looking at you). If I was little older in 1989, I would probably dig this.
Found on YouTube. Good house music from 1989, but the end of the album gets bogged down in long record scratching and sampling experiments. Overall a fine first 40 minutes or so, more appealing to me than most techno/dance music albums.
Very 1989
3.5
This was fun, liked it. What was the other review here? Feels like an hour - long spin cycle class! :)
Hard to find a stream for this lp! What I heard was dance music not a fan
Innovative for 1989, but sounds like a chaotic headache today. Too long, too all over the place, too much like the work of a student in 2002. Not for me.
Had to listen to a different coldcut album as not on Spotify, but Nice groovy stuff.
This wasn’t bad and I really liked the song with Mark E. Smith. However a lot of it seemed to blend together and overall it wasn’t really my thing.
Has its moments
they seem talented and their sampling is A level but it is just a novelty to me. having all those guest stars is pretty cool but i doubt I will ever take another listen.
Coldcut is one of the most important and influential UK electronic music artists. This house album expertly incorporates cut-up samples spanning, pop, funk, and hip-hip to create a genre bending sound. The music has a deep groove and features a diverse array of percussion that hints at a latin influence throughout. Overall, this was an enjoyable album, but like so many UK electronic records from the time, it was just too long.
2 - This one isn't on streaming services. Yay... I was a bit confused by the track listing, but it turns out this album has a slightly different UK and US release, so I stuck with the original UK one. It was kinda boring and dated. It has a kinda cool sound to it, but it's not really my thing. I'm glad it was only around 40 minutes.
Solid early 90s EDM, way ahead of its time but still grounded firmly in the time it was made. Just didn’t spark anything for me. 3/5 rave kids asking for Molly
This is a great record. Would be great at parties to show you are OG. Too bad it's not on Spotify. Had to go to YouTube.
What an AWESOME album! Never heard of this but it had everything I love. Hip Hop, Samples, Synth, Dance, Creativity and Bizarreness… loved this album. Going to mix it into the rotation for sure! This is my first 5/5 rating on here. Going to find more about this band for sure!
Blind album and artist. This album was banging, funky, catchy, loved the sampling and turntable effects
Ok at the time but a bit dated noe
This isn't for me. DNF
First song is amazing then kind of slows down.
Kept hoping I would like the next song but that next song never came.
Catchy rhythms
It’s not on Spotify tho
Electronica, house. Me ha gustado. Un 4.
It's alright. There are some good grooves, but nothing that I get too excited about. 3 stars.
Bummer this one isn’t on Apple
Second album in a row that's not entirely available on Apple Music, this one more difficult than the first because I had to cobble together what I could from a "best of" album, which ended up being only 5-6 tracks. That said, I dug three of those tracks. Never heard of Coldcut, but the style is fun. Electronic beatmaking, some of it even hip-hop adjacent. The grooves can be pretty funky. I wonder what the songs I missed were like? Favorite tracks: Doctorin' the House, My Telephone, Fat (Party and Bullshit). Album art: This is a really cool one, three little cartoon guys, the one in the middle looks to be a wizard with a walkman. The geometrical shapes and the framing of this is nice, no notes. Great cover. 3.5/5
Feels like an underground record with lots of (batshit insane) samples. Sometimes a bit harsh and crude but still there are a couple of songs I'm really digging. I'm torn between 3 and 4 though I think the more annoying songs weigh it down more than the bangers make up for it. Favourite songs: People Hold On, My Telephone, Not Paid Enough
Not a bad electronic album especially since it is from 1989! I was surprised by how much I really enjoyed this album and several songs were added to my collection. I have never heard of Coldcut until this album came up. It is a shame that I can only find the album on YouTube. I highly recommend at least one listen of this album in its entirety. Favorite Song(s): "Stop This Crazy Thing" (both versions), "People Hold On", "My Telephone", "Not Paid Enough", "(I'm) In Deep"
Not on Spotify
This was a fun listen, though it kind of just faded into background music. Maybe not something I would put on often, but I would listen to this again for sure.
This really isn't my speed, unfortunately. Not really sure what else to say except I don't care for this genre much, and I especially don't care for this period within the genre. It wasn't terrible though. 1.5/5
Not really my thing, sounds more like background noise. I liked the song that sampled Jetsons, George of the Jungle and Jungle Book, though. D+, can round up to 3 stars to be nice. Not being my thing doesn’t mean it’s bad.
This absolutely slapped. It hearkens back to everything that made me respect and fall in love with electronic music when I first listened to The Avalanches, and also calls to mind Paul's Boutique. I can see the massive influence this had, and it makes me wanna get up and wiggle.
What a perfect portrayal of the decade of cocaine.
This was just okay. Electronic album, which isn't my fav genre. Probably cool if you're into samples.
No disponible en Spotify
This is cheeeeeeesy and dated as fuck. God I hate the 80’s! And this one goes down almost as low as a parody I mean wtf? I endured (skipping) until the first half hour but it’s fucking unbearable. That synth sax is fucking shameful as ever. Good I’m crawling with hate!
dance club vibes; loved it
7/10. Quite enjoyed this one in general, though a couple tracks were rather annoying
Highly reminiscent of World Clique but way less dancey. 5/10
не нашла нигде! только несколько треков на ютубе. раритет... а так дэнс дэнс какой-то, ничего такого)
Not bad for some weird techno house music but still not something I would listen too
3.5 I don’t know how much I would have liked this in 89. A year and a half later I would live The Globe by Mick Jones but B.A.D. II had more of a traditional musical structure with electronica / hip hop elements added as opposed to this straight up electronica album. All that said, 35 years later I can appreciate what the fellas were doing here. The beats are fresh and energetic while the samplings are pretty decent.
Great listen. Found on youtube. This was a true all time classic. Lisa - what a great artist. Not listed on Deezer, or on Youtube Music. Shame on all. Thank you for remembering this here!
I don't know what that was. The mix of every genre there is. At first it's a pop experience then somehow (not miracoulously) it evolves into reggae. There are too many samples. They were suppose to help and open up the album (I think), but there isn't much space left for the band's creativity.
Really fun and grooving album. Easy to dance to and get lost in. There were a few weird tracks and misses, but overall good.
Smoke Dis One
There were a few tracks on there I was already familiar with and I found myself enjoying the album overall. Vibes of Happy Mondays mixed with New Order, at times.
Far too springy (and messy) for me.
That's the sound of a tool chest falling down the stairs.
This comes into its own particularly with some of the guest acts. But some of it (quite a lot if I'm honest) gets into that found noise faffery the remix boys so often succumb and which I find mainly annoying. The good outweighs the bad for me, but narrowly.
Cool. Kinda dated
Was cool but went on for way too long
alright
I'm reminded of a multitude of samples listening to this album. The result is a patchy, but interesting cacophony of beats and rhythms. It's a funky experiment that sounds surprisingly modern considering it was released in 1989; the vocals to betray a 80/90s aesthetic, but enough time has passed that it can be perceived as nostalgic. 'Stop This Crazy Thing' and 'Theme From "Reportage"' particularly feel as if they could have been created today using vintage samples.
Unable to find this album. 2.5 stars
Another album not Spotify!
Very chill and well made
Funky, upbeat house music. Made me want to explore more of Coldcut
Disco no disponible en Spotify. No opinable.
Usually I find house music more annoying, this wasn't too bad. I didn't dislike any of the songs, it was a fun listen. But it's not my new favorite thing either.
I like some of Coldcut's later stuff - didn't even realize they went back this far. But this early material, as innovative as it may have been, doesn't quite cut it for me.
Maybe it's cause I'm nearing the end of 1001 but this kind of annoyed me with its samples. It's all "fine" but I'd rather listen to something like Fatboy Slim over this. 2.5 down to 2.
good vibes but it can get repetitive
*Listening note* This was not available on Spotify but could be found on Youtube. Interesting samples but not likely to listen to it again.
Stop stop stop that crazy thing
Very bizarre but fun album. Reminds me of the electronic music my friends and I would make in middle school
The worst part of this album was that it isn’t on any streaming service. But I did enjoy the vibe
Wall to wall bangers. You could have told me that No Connection was on RENAISSANCE and I would have believed you. Favorite track was definitely Stop This Crazy Thing
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.
Not on Spotify so no idea.
Synthetic and silly and tedious and way, way too long. Wow, do all the sound bytes make this sound dated and the utter opposite of timeless. "Party and bullshit" -- very much the emphasis is on the latter. This Fall fan will pretend not to have heard Mark E. Smith. More dumb than dope.
wtf did i just listen to... this was just a complete nothing of an album. UHHHH 5.7/10
I did not like this album at all. This just sounds like bad club music to me. Maybe I’m missing something or maybe it doesn’t really hold up anymore but this is the worst album on this project so far.
Had not heard of the band or, I believe, heard any of their music, so as always it's lovely when this project introduces me to something new. It's a creative approach they take here, and most of the songs are infused with superb grooves and interesting vocals, both in performance and sometimes lyrically. I am re-listening right to "Smoke 1", which I particularly like, and it features Queen Latifah on lead vocals. I love her! Overall, nicely engaging and interesting album. Very cool. I will have to explore their other work.
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
Il y a des sonorités et arrangements intéressants. J'ai bien aimé My Telephone, avec son mix de tonalité de téléphone assez amusant. Stop This Crazy Thing ressort aussi, beaucoup de sampling et une pièce assez drôle dans l'ensemble. Reste que pour la totalité de l'album, on est dans un son très très 1989 qui n'a pas si bien vieilli.
4/5
Electrónica. Ambiente. Dance.
Nope
Very mediocre pop/dance album. The songs are not impressive and the performance is neither. Forgetable that's what you are!
Pretty good beats.
Not my bag
pretty pretty pretty good
I had to listen to it on YouTube so that already put me off a bit. It was ok but I agree the tracks a lil too long.
It may not be the fairest reaction, but when I’m generated an album that isn’t on Apple Music I can’t help but sigh. I want an easy life! Instead, I’ve had to find the album on YouTube and play it that way. It’s such a hard life. Songs I already knew: none Favourites: My Telephone This may have been at somewhat of a disadvantage as it was a little too similar to yesterday’s album. Dance music misses more than it hits for me, and this unfortunately misses a fair bit. There were certainly catchy parts, but it just left me feeling bored after only a few tracks. For people really into house music, this might be amazing. I just don’t think I’m the target market.
I like when it sounds closer to hip hop than Electronica. It's not something I plan I ever revisiting but it wasn't too painful. It was way too long.
Ok, some good ones but wouldn’t seek it out again
This one kind of blew my mind. I was big into Coldcut and Ninja Tune during the trip-hop era of the mid-90s, but I never knew how long they had already been around, much less that their first album was this kind of late-80s Lisa Stansfield-type house. But they also got Mark E. Smith and Queen Latifah on there as well? Weird. I can't really listen to this era of music because it just sounds extremely dated and reminds me too much of middle school. It was interesting to learn about Coldcut's roots, but yeah, I think I'll stick with Let Us Play.
Not on Spotify. Good YT album available though! Pretty eclectic west coast rap vibes. Enjoyed quite a bit!
Never heard this!
This was really fun. It's especially impressive that it came out in 89. Just a little too long 3
Funky and fun. 3 stars.
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.
Why had I not ever heard of this? I mean, it seems like something that I would have listened to in 1989. I totally felt this jam!
I don't know what I expected but it sure wasn't this. What a party! Danceable and fun. Delightful.
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!
Yeah this was not something I enjoyed having to find. When I found it I didn’t enjoy listening to it. It was just noise noise noise. Cannot recommend. No thank you!
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
Ça brassait, un peu long mais j'ai aimé le bibe. 3.8
I do not need another DJ album mixing and sampling sounds. There is a place for it but not on this list. I don't mind it occasionally but I don't need a 50 minute album of it. Still better than some of the albums on this list.
Not on spotify, not that interested
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
Dope. Get it on YouTube definitely worth it
This album is a 1995 24-Hour Fitness Spin Class jammed into a box.
really not bad. je sens que ca l'a influencer par ses différents sons. un peu long par exemple. aurait pu avoir une meilleure note si écourté 6/10
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"
Not really something I see my self revisiting but it was pretty enjoyable b
I'm cool with house music but I don't think this is worth much of a listen. Rough around the edges with certain elements that don't pan out that well.
Didn’t do much for me.
Opening song slapped, hated everything else. I’m glad I could only find a few songs from this as even half an hour was too much, the full 65 minutes would have been a nightmare
I find this genre so boring! 🥱 Also, too many samples.
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.
Techno, crappy.
Toffe plaat. De samples zijn duidelijk uit elkaar te houden, waardoor je de intentie van de artiesten en hun skills beter kunt appreciëren.
pretty damn good
This was pretty fun, but I'll never listen to it again.
Super fun, great for focusing at work.
Brilliant house music. There was always something different about Coldcut - the variety of genres, the wittiness in the samples, a playfulness and genuine musicianship. So much House was formulaic and predictable. Coldcut were anything but. We need this on streaming services and soon!
Another album not on Spotify so had to listen on YouTube which doesn’t give the full experience, I enjoyed this good dance album using samples one I’d come back to if it was available on streaming, so would agree this deserves to be on the list.
This LP was fine, if a little long. It thrives mainly on its unlimited energy, tapping into a constant but varied rhythmic flow to keep things moving at a pounding tempo. Some of the melodic leitmotifs got old quick, and some tracks were a bit too similar to one another, but I got some good work done while this was on and didn't hate it so by 1001 standards it's solid for sure.
Better than some bland dance music...but just barely. 1.5/5
I thought I would love this after the opening bars of "people hold on" but ultimately got most satisfaction from hearing all the samples best known elsewhere.
House 100% 80's. El seu to anyenc i superat convida a la nostàlgia i és inevitable fer un somriure al sentir els scratches, els samples i el so en general del disc, tan del moment. Però és un bon treball, amb temes que van ajudar a definir l'any, com 'People Hold On' i altres joies amagades com 'Which Doctor?' o 'Stop This Crazy Thing'
This whole album is a disjointed, noisy mess. And it's not even an original mess. It's a trash pile made out of other peoples' work. This wasn't worth the time it took to hunt the album down.
Meh
Album not available, enjoyed some of the tracks
It's an hour in the dance clubs. How did I never hear this as a teenager?
Wow, I don't know if I've heard an album so completely of its era, as much as this album is. Generally a solid 3, but I really liked "(I'm) In Deep" with Mark E. Smith. Quick moving, housey/clubby, peppered with random blips and samples. A bit silly at times, but it was fun. Not available on Spotify, but easily found on YouTube. Fave Songs: (I'm) In Deep, Stop This Crazy Thing, Which Doctor?, Theme From "Reportage," My Telephone
A good house/EDM/digital album.
Besides 'People Hold On', which brought back some memories, not a lot to say. Not for me.
Couldn't bring myself to listen to it all. Really not my thing. Has some decent tunes, but also some really obnoxious ones.
It has its moments, but I found myself waiting for it to end.
there’s something interesting here, but it’s pretty lost on me. probably sounds a lot better if you’re on e in a basement in south london, but sadly i am at work doing economics research.
2nd October 2023 Listened on the 4th while sorting the house. Perfect housework music which will have given this a higher score than it otherwise might have got.
They wer ahead of their time, if not their time signature.
English electronic producers in the 90s I am retroactively begging you to practice some restraint in your album lengths. I was enjoying this album a pretty good amount ("Stop This Crazy Thing" is awesome!), then I looked at the runtime and realized that, after listening for half an hour, I still had 40 minutes left to go! Point deducted for being too long, which is a shame because it's otherwise quite good.
The first song sounded like disco which had me worried but they then went off on a couple of electronic tangents that were quite good and had cool percussion. They then dabbled in some areas that were less interesting.
“People Hold On” is a classic track, a great pop/club crossover. I was hoping at least one critic would mention the socially-conscious lyrics, like house music’s answer to Marvin Gaye, but no luck – instead all they talk about is Lisa Stansfield “belting” it out. “Not Paid Enough” or at least Coldcut’s remix of “Paid in Full” was also ubiquitous back in the day and was a masterclass in sampling, though it doesn’t seem to be listed as a track on the album, just on the YouTube version – possibly they had issues getting paid by Eric B & Rakim? Anyway, a number of the other songs I found a bit show-offy, like they were trying to out-sample their competitors, which leaves the music sounding a bit too fractured up for me.
Wow, this did not age well. I'm surprised that it was released in 1989, the beats and vocal stylings sound older than that. The first song, People hold on was bearable because Lisa Stansfield has a good voice, but I couldn't take the remainder of the record.
Sample-lastiges Electronica-Album mit Gesangsfeaturen. Mal funky, mal Disco, mal HipHop - insgesamt spaßig und cool zum Nebenbeihören.
Coupdn't listen in Aus.
I think the name of this album works both for people that like it, and those that despise it. Unfortunately, I'm much closer to that latter group. It was just a bunch of noise that I couldn't fins a key into. It seemed very chaotic and random, just for the sake of chaos and randomness. I didn't have any fun listening to this album and honestly, I would just rather forget about it.
Really good dance music, sounds ahead of its time for sure!
Hyvää musiikkia oikein mahtaavaa... sample albumi knspetri hullu puhelin konspti puhelin sanoo ring irng.. hello whos there HAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA PUHELIN WHOS THERE HAHAHAH Kysyy sii skuka siellä toisella puollella puhelinlankoja.. uskomattoman avant garde... eclevctric...
Standouts: Stop This Crazy Thing, People Hold On, My Telephone, No Connection, What’s That Noise.
It's a dance album with a million samples. I can't really tell where other artists' creativity ends and theirs begins, plus house is just never going to move the needle for me. Best track: Stop This Crazy Thing
Als je al niet eens de moeite neemt om een album op Spotify te laten staan, dan stik er maar in
I weet niet zo goed wat ik hiermee moet.
New rule - if I can’t find you on Spotify or Apple Music auto 01
Whenever I see "British Electronic Music Group" on here (so basically every other day for the last 3 years) I always cross my fingers. Sometimes it's great, and sometimes it's awful. Today was great!
Another British electronica album? Surprise surprise. Kinda hard to find what exact version to listen to since youtube has a different listing of tracks than wiki. It's at least varied enough that makes it interesting. Still very dated but it had some charm that made it better than the other bland EDM stuff on this list.
Didn't listen to this album because it's not available on spotify and apparently this album is so long and I wouldn't have the attention span for it in one sitting and don't like listening in to albums in multiple sittings
Wow. 1001 albums featured a house collection that doesn't make me want to stab myself in the eardrums. I can actually put this one on and, you know, *listen* to it.
Not my era. My mother in law would love it however.
reminds me of louis and his style of music. not really my vibe, but it's interesting
This album is not on Spotify. Found it on YT though. '89 hm....dance type 80's reminds me of what I imagine Paula Abdul sounds like. Yeah very clubby. Hm this track is almost industrial. Lots of funky sounds in some of these tracks, like ringing of phones, and crickets and lots of fun with the synth. Stop this Crazy Thing is catchy. Has some brass in it. Smoke dis one, I like the old school rap sound there. Okay cool stuff but only a 2 in my book for today.
Spotify doesn't have this album, and I'm too lazy to go find it on another platform, so I can't accurately rate the album. I did find another album they made in the late 80s (Some Like It Cold) and listened to that... they created a pretty nice blend of the 80s sound with early 90s hip hop beats, even got some reggae and latin vibes in there at different points. It got a little weird and/or monotonous at a few points, and I'm not sure exactly when I would listen to this music, but overall I liked it.
Estuvo mejor de lo que esperaba.
Just ok
Some ok stuff on here
I'm Amish, I live without electricity.
Already a fan of Coldcut although I must admit I hadn't listened to this one until now due to it's lack of being readily availability. Great mix of vocal and instrumental tracks which would become the style of many of their albums to come. High energy and a blast to listen to. Although it must be said that the first track, "People Hold On" does sound noticeably different to the rest of the album but is still a great song none-the-less Stand out tracks: - My Telephone - Stop This Crazy Thing - No Connection
Can’t listen to it as it isn’t available in my region.
Pretty cool and interesting album all things considered but I would definitely not be in a rush to listen to it again. It was kind of a lot. Favourite song Stop This Crazy Thing. (Also future me rereading these reviews listen to the first minute of the album again just do it)
I prefer Coldcut’s later work. But this a fine album nonetheless.
British DJs. Its not bad, but I'm partial to electronica from the early 90s. Honestly I would probably give it a higher score if I hadnt had to listen to like 100 albums by mediocre british artists on this list already. 3/5
Disgusting techno-crap
J'ai très peu d'estime pour la house music. Restez sur vos rooftops et nous faites pas chier.
Cet album inlassablement repris par de multiples rappeurs sous forme de sample m'a bien plu, mais sa présence unqiuement sur l'outil Youtube ne lui aurai jamais permis d'espèrer atteindre la note de 4 étoiles.