Our Aim Is To Satisfy

too much of this kind of weird electronic music on this list.

An editorial note: 32 records into this assignment, and I’ve encountered the first band I have legitimately never heard of. Like…nothing at all. I can’t recall ever: reading a review of this band (and I used to read A LOT of Mojo during the time this record was released) or seeing a poster for one of their records or seeing their name on a festival bill. Before today, I had no idea they existed. For the first time on this journey, I’m a clean slate, tabula rasa, no preconceived notions. (Drops the virtual needle on “Our Aim is to Satisfy”) … (Lifts the virtual needle during the second track) Ok. There’s something I gotta get off my chest and I’m sure I’m not the first to make this observation: One of the problems with this is list (the original from 2005 in particular) is that the albums that were chosen from the late 90’s/early aughts didn’t have a chance to age before being given the accolade of “record you must hear before you die” the same way older records did. So yeah, 5 years after this was released it might’ve been essential listening. 22 years later? I guess we’ll see. (Drops the virtual needle again) … … (Removes headphones…record still playing faintly in the background) I’m on “The Rough and the Quick” now. If you’ve heard this record, you know exactly why i had to take a quick break - I’m laughing hysterically. That was the most unexpected verse I’ve heard in a long time. Don’t get me wrong, I applaud the sentiment - Dudes, it’s important to reciprocate and satisfy your partner. I just wasn’t expecting something so explicit and couched in zero metaphor. Back to the music. (Puts headphones back on) …. …. (Record ends) That wasn’t a bad record. It wasn’t a great record either. It was very of-its-time and didn’t really transcend beyond that. If you’re looking for a record that captures the feel of an era, I think this does that well. But as I said earlier, I think there’s some recency bias going on with a lot of the records from the 2000’s on the original list. Let me put it this way: Red Snapper put out a good record. However, including “Our Aim is to Satisfy”, while excluding a record like DJ Shadow’s “The Private Press” from 2002, which occupies a similar space, holds up better and is a more rewarding listen doesn’t add up to me.

Wow, the artist sounded familiar but i didn't know what to expect. So good and fresh. Everything instrumental, with electronic and metal vibes. Awesome

Interesting album Combining electronic sounds with acoustic instruments Both Male and female vocals Some sexually explicit content Some nice sounds generated Would listen again

This album is an instance where I think it’d be useful for me to own a copy of “1,001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die” so I can at least have some context for why they thought to include this, which is about 57 mins too long. Most records you don’t vibe with from before the advent of CDs are no longer than between 30-40 minutes, but this occupied nearly an hour of my time that could’ve been better spent listening to literally anything else. Maybe if you were some Brit clubbing around the turn of the century and doing copious amounts of ketamine this music would be up your alley, but by the time I got to the sixth track, “The Rough and the Quick” and heard Karime Kendra sing “IWANTTHEKINDOFNIGHTTHATIREADABOUT. If Red Snapper’s aim was to satisfy, then consider me unsatisfied.

I dig this, largely, I think, thanks to the dub elements and use of acoustic sounds. Leaning into the latter element would have made some of the longer cuts a bit more dynamic. It's jazzy without turning skronky or "cool". Works well as a soundtrack, better as a palate cleanser. A good one, that is one which has its own character. There's a slight narrative curve on the album and track levels. Industri-ish samples gradually increas in frequency. The Rough and the Quick develops while relishing in its explicitness. There are closing veers into levels of composition impressive for electronic music, which also show off the acoustics.

'Shellback' made me think of a Portishead track being played via somebody's bowels. I liked the 'sludgy' vibe in the tracks, and some were pretty decent, but can't say the album as a whole was that great.

Our Aim Is to Satisfy by Red Snapper (2000) These eleven British techno/electronic tracks, which one could hardly call ‘songs’, are mildly interesting, but hardly musical. Having no proper lyrics, one can only assess them by submitting one’s ears to each of these sonic bits out of a sense of duty. The chief characteristic of each bit is the central groove, which is generally set forth with little development or even dynamic, rhythmic, or melodic variation. That’s the most eloquent way I can think of to describe unrelenting monotony. The bits do have ‘titles’, which seem completely unrelated to the sounds that are generated. A fun party game might be to play a portion of each bit and ask the guests to come up with alternative titles. For example, instead of titling bit #8 as “I Stole Your Car”, one could substitute “We Stole T.S. Eliot”. Others possibilities include “Fleeing from the Paris Paparazzi” or “The Net Contribution of the British Empire” or “Joining the Americans in Iraq” or “Hitting One’s Arse with a Brexit” or “Where Are All the Statesmen Like Tony Blair?” or “Thank God Donald Trump Was Not Born in Manchester” or “Scotland the Brave (Part 2)” or “Getting South Africa Back” or “When Cambridge Was Kind to Communists” or “Anglican S&M” or “Too Much Stiff on the Upper Lip” or “Can I Get an Amazon Refund on the Duchess of Sussex?” or “Camilla Returns Biden’s Favor”. I’ll leave it to the reader to figure out which suggested alternative title goes with which bit. The untitilatingly pornographic bit (titled “The Rough and Quick”), however, is humorous enough on its own—the title is apt. Send your daughter out of the room so she doesn’t get curious about why you’re rolling on the floor in stitches, howling in comic anguish. Wonk, wonk. 1/5

Interesting album stylistically and that’s me being polite about it being all over the place. If it were a bit tighter, it might have done more for me. ~120 albums in and another 2.5 years to go and nothing has stood out as exciting or new bar a few tracks off of tv on the radio and even at that, I found it weak. The albums I already know seem to be the show stealers of a poor overall presentation of talent. My average rating is closer to 2/5 and I find logging in each morning more and more of a let down. I looked ahead and found no Interpol which is disgrace. I’m one more Bob Dylan album away from deleting my profile here as the author of this collection is a clueless fuck tard to date.

this is weird and what I'd expect from like a warehouse scene in the Matrix

Oof, that was tough to go through. First 1/5 for me. Atrocious.

Was going to give it a 6/10, but I quite liked the last songs. So, 7/10

Pretty dope beats and compositions here. Really enjoyed this one. Lots of bells and whistles in the mix so a great headphone listen. The first few tracks were great. It dipped a few times in the middles but nothing substantially awful. Closing track is tight af. Really liked this one!

Erster Song klingt nach einem intro für ein mittelmäßiges Agentenspiel auf der PS1. Instrumental Tracks raus aus Planet Erde. Some kind of kink trifft es schon besser was das Album betrifft: Wat soll das sein? Irgendein Fetisch?! Shellback absoluter Dreck. Ah okay dann nochmal instrumental mit Hintergrundgemurmel. Macht mich auf Dauer dann doch ehr sauer. Sing, oder lass es, du leichtgläubiger Guter! The Rake gleich mal die Stimme vom Crazy Frog im Jamba Sparabbo geborgt. 1a Scheiße. Bussing einziger guter Instrumental Track auf dem Album. I Stole your Car hätte Potential, nutzt es aber ähnlich wie ich meine Kraft Abends ein Buch zu lesen - NICHT. Belladonna fliegt völlig ausm Raster. Hat sich da vielleicht ein anderer Künstler aufs Album verirrt? Würde ich 100% für ein Liquid D&B Intro nehmen. Der Song holt mich also mehr als ab, wie Dommis Vadder uns nachm Blackout Saufen in der Rofa. Letzter Song rundet das Album dann wieder ab, indem er mir dann doch den Glauben nimmt, dass ich das Album mal gehört haben muss. Album an sich Talking Heads Scheisse-Niveau, hat aber im Vergleich wenigstens 1-2 gute. Also ein Stern mehr. Werde es NIE WIEDER HÖREN

Sounded like a music from a Guy Ritchie movie.

Never heard of this group made primarily of a bass, drum and guitar player supplemented by keyboards and a trombone(!). I did not expect this sound, especially when it got downright funky. I loved grooving along. Very satisfied!

I think how I rate this album in particular could be wildly different depending on the day and my mood. Today it really matched my vibe during work and was fantastic as accompanying background music.

Good tracks but like the chemical brothers album it got repetitive

Just not good music

Late 90s/early 00's electronic music that is just not good. I have no idea how so much of this crap makes this 1001 list, and I say this as a lover of good house music but either electronica I've listened to here is extremely dated or just downright experimental in nature. Super disappointing. 3/10.

Did I just listen to the soundtrack of a heist movie?

Dull, dull, dull

Not my cup of tea, and a bit all over the place.

Otro disco "actual" mas que no pinta nada en la lista

Not my cup of tea...

Googled what on earth this genre of music was and along with instrumental/electronic it said 'acid jazz'. Surprisingly I did actually listen to the whole thing. I could appreciate the songs without featured artists much more than those that had a feature. The Rough and The Quick was a bit heavy for my Friday afternoon slump at work and The Rake might be my least favourite song I've ever heard. Better tracks were Keeping Pigs Together and Bussing. I can see why people might enjoy those but this album was really not for me.

Largely instrumentals. Not for me.

It could be a good instrumental album, but it's just boring because includes too much electronic without any purpose. I can't see any purpose or line of reasoning in these songs. The last song, at least, is likable.

Not into it.

Pretty meddling electronic album that felt like it was mostly ambient noise. Not my favorite genre and this album didn’t change that. 2.7/10

This is probably the most year 2000 album I've ever heard. Even the cover screams 'millenium'. I found a lot of this very annoying. When it wasn't very annoying it was very generic. In paces it managed to be both very annoying and very generic (what is with that clipped sounding female dance vocal that was everywhere in the 2000s). 1/5.

Gonna pass here. It kind of grates on you. Maybe that's the point, but I'm not going to keep going to figure that out.

Not really my vibe

Ugh, I did not like this one.

Why are there so many y electronic bands on here? Honestly put them all on a playlist and shuffle and it wouldn't make a difference! It's all just annoying sounds. Fucks sake...Im getting old

I don't know how this made the list. It wasn't bad as such, just - meh. lots of meh.

Not a fan.

My kind of thing.... this will be getting plenty of revisits. Electronica on acoustic instruments *chefs kiss*

Loved this album! Perfect for working.

Fonkey Fusion. Geile Beats, weirde breaks und unnötige Effekte auf Bass&Gitarre? GROOO-VEYYYYY Die wissen selber nicht welches Genre sie spielen; sehr erfrischend. Nun bei Shellback angekommen, das schleppt sich aber schon zäh. Ich glaub das muss ich skippen. Don't go nowhere sehr beschreibend, wo soll das hinführen? Wenn Schlagzeuger und Bassist bei nem Lied die Zügel in der Hand haben, sollte man wirklich schnellstens das Boot verlassen. The Rake Intro unerträglich, hat man das aber überstanden gibts Sprechgesang auf die Hörlappen. hörthört! Rap auf Breakbeats immer gut, mieser Bass fickt rein. Dann aber wieder verzerrte Stimme vom Intro – direkt geskippt. Track6 sehr geil, schokomäuschen singen übers BIMMSEN, bin ich i m m e r am Stizzle. Street Life vibes, aber diesmal mit mehr Hass in den Knochen. Track 9-11 nochmal sehr atmosphärisch, hätte gerne früher und mehr sein können. Insgesamt sehr avantgardes (=unangenehmes) Album, ich würd vielleicht sogar mal wieder reinhören. Belladonna hat mich doch noch sehr begeistert. Mutiger Ambient/Jazz crossover. Keepin Pigs Together absoluter brecher für die Introszene eines Oceans11-esquen film, aber die Protagonisten sind keine Fashionistas, sondern Hamburger Peppnasen, die in der Elphie den Bonzen (pfui) die Geldbeutel aus der Garderobe zocken. 4*

This is really good

Lego o foto

VIBE

Epic

Great stuff

Great beaty trip hop. Surprised I haven't heard it before, but happy to have discovered it!

Very good album! Loved every track! Will relisten again soon!

Brilliant, beautiful funky nu-jazzy electro hip hop. I hadn't heard them before, but now I'm a fan. Really, really good.

very good electronic fusion sound. I liked it a lot.

Fantastic trip hop album, can't believe I'd never heard of it before

cool

- Super funky and groovy - Insane production and beats - Honestly takes you on a journey and is insanely fun to listen to

Funky album, great with the drums and vocals.

What a hidden gem!! One of the best albums I’ve ever heard. Absolutel banger from start to finish. Easily slipped into my top ten albums of all time.

2000 - Electronic, Ambient Electronic

Tämä oli hyvä kuuntelukerta, sillä varmaan kaikki virheet tältä kevyeltä tunnin albumilta katoaa kun puoliuninen kriitikko välttyy Hörähtämästä artistivirheisiin ja kuorsaus jatkuu.. Tosin objektia ei uinu pois.. Toki olin hieman yllättynyt, kun biisien nimet katsoi albumin lopuksi... ei tunne oman tuntemuksensa kanssa noikein tuota tuntunut pitävän paikkaansa. Sen jälkeen huomasi muutaman reviewin joka valitteli oudosta lyriikasta.. kuudennessa kappaleessa.. Tämä ei ollut hyvä alku....... "I just wasn’t expecting something so explicit and couched in zero metaphor" "the time I got to the sixth track, “The Rough and the Quick” and heard Karime Kendra sing “IWANTTHEKINDOFNIGHTTHATIREADABOUT. If Red Snapper’s aim was to satisfy, then consider me unsatisfied." Itse minuakin alkoi harmittamaan vikassa kappaleessa kun kappale uinui vasemman ja oikean kanavan välillä kun joku laiska miksaaja siellä teki temppujaan.. ..korvan tason aika-avaruuspituusero.. Audio cue.. interaural level differences... ja interaural time differences... OSAATTE KÄYTTÄÄ HYVIN.. MUTTA JÄÄ TUO KOLMAS monaural spectral cues.. JOKA ON MEIKÄN LEMPPARI.. nykysin kun tiktokkia selaa menemään niin on nuo kolme kolmesta cuesta hyvin toiminnassaja toimiikin.. jos on suomalainen semiarjalainen pään muoto joka on länsimaalaisessa psykoakustiikan tekeleen.. generalisoidun hrtf perusmallin aika tarkka peilikuva.. vaikka ugrilaiset häpeykset sieltä esiin nousevat... suomalaisen kallon on lyhyt, ylhäältä katsottuna kiilamaisesti.. munamainen... btw monaural spectral cues tarkoittaa periaatteessa sitä että kun ääni tulee eri suunnasta eri pään osat kuten korvalehti ja kallo joka btw ei ole matemaattisen pyöreä.. vaikuttaa äänen ERI TAAJUUKSIIN ERI TAVALLA!!! eli jossain sektorilla - kun pää on tietyssä asennossa ääni lähteesen - voi joku tietty taajuus tai laajempi taajuusalue... vaimentua melko täydellisesti... Tai äänenvoimakkuus kasvaa.. Tietenkin molemmat korvat mitattava erikseen koska sijaitsevat eri kohassa pään ja korvan ja kehon häiriölähteitä.. väliaineita joissa ääni kulkee.. ääni jonka nopeus muuttuu riippuen kulkemastaan väliaineesta... Siinäkin yksi häiriölähde jota mahdoton eristää pois.. Josta päästään... Ehkä annetaan anteeksi tämä asia... Jeesus kerran sanoi.. Amerikkalaisella aksentilla btw.. ei ollu britpop punk huor.. "All righty, but let the one who has never sinn' throw the first stone".... Se on viisi tähteä hyvästä melodian viennistä... sillä ei näillä kappaleilla oikein muuta kuin melodia... kappaleillaa joilla on vahssti tunnetta ja sen tunteen viemisen halukkuutta.. jotain jota artistit pelkäväävät tänään.. kun on helppo pitää yhdessä tunteessa... kappale... silloin kun vältetään obscenityt.. albumilla ei ole rajoja mitä se ei voisi ylittää yksittäisellä askeleella...

Fantastic! Finally an album, I’d never listened to by a band I’ve never heard of! I’ve really been into electronic chill music lately, so this was perfect.

Love the funky beats, multi genres

whenever the album has a quirky name and a small amount of streams you know it'll be fire, I loved this

I went into this blind, not knowing what genre to expect. I just sensed I'd enjoy it. Charged trip hop -- the moment for it may have passed, but I appreciate this surprising acoustic talent. I was tempted to remove one star for sounding like a copy of Massive Attack, but no. Red Snapper is almost better, their instruments more organic. I just wish there was more variety in the tracks, more ambient. They're capable of more. Maybe even just a different track order -- the last three are beautiful. I can see why this was released on Warped. 5 stars to boost the average rating. Y'all don't know shit about electronica.

A little long but great album overall

Some really groovy jazz hop, this Aussie approves and gives it four Fantales out of five.

Surprisingly diverse. Very good.

Ooh my first impression are this is going to be cool. I really enjoyed this one. Surprised it’s the first time I’ve really heard it.

I don't usually listen to stuff like this, but it was really good! no real vocals but written well.

Whacky but in all the best ways, some top notch songs. Great find, Rough and the Quick tickled me in all my immature ways

Excelente trip hop com riffs de peso. Segue muito bem com as músicas instrumentais e as com participações com vocais.

How did i not hear this at the time? I would have loved it. Got me pumped for a dh bike riding session. Will listen again when the mood takes me.

good electro album

album contains classic rap to ambient electric tracks and does it in a way I've not heard before, surprised it has so few streams on spotify

Pretty sweet.

Ok. Very different and interesting. I had never heard of this. Good discovery!

Very nice

Groovy, laidback, chill. Perfect for driving, studying, or just hanging out.

Really dug it actually. Definitely has that 1999-2001 Massive Attack vibe but a lot more varied and interesting.

quite cooolll some songs a little irritating though hehe

Their spotify and wiki info has so many genre descriptions. IDK what to call these guys. Hadn't ever heard of them prior but really enjoyed the entire album. Great find.

acid jazz. Really good

I’m over 200 albums in and there have only been a few that I’d revisit. This is one. Ended up playing it 4 times. A nice mix of trip hop and dance. Stand out tracks -The Rough and The Quick -Don’t Go Nowhere’s - Keeping Pigs Together - Bussing - Shellback 4/5

I don't know how I managed to have never heard of this band before. The music, somewhere between Soul Coughing and Propellerheads, would have been on heavy rotation for me about twenty years ago. You can almost hear the reckless post-Y2K glee!

Percolates a lot more than similarly-vibed bands. Good stuff.

Like it.

I don't know how these guys dropped out of my library, they're great. Love this album.

i liked this! i always somewhat drift when listening to electronic music like this so i dont really have specific likes and dislikes, but i enjoyed it

3.8 - solid grooves and beats, like a more aggressive massive attack. Enjoyed the first and last tracks in particular.

I got into this album. Great funk bass and loved the keyboard.

New sounds for me. Big fan tho. Didn’t hear all of them but like the ones I did a lot.

Love the drum and overall vibe of this album. Great instrumentals

Oei, wat fijn.

An unexpected delight. Never heard of it, not my genre but excellent nonetheless.

I enjoyed it. A lot of interesting stuff happening.

Lots of dub mixed in with DnB. Going into my regular rotation. Buying it on CD for any late night driving sessions

Sick

Very cool

Quite good 3.5/5

Beguiling

Had no idea what this was or what to expect. Loved it. Aim achieved.

Comienza muy bien. Luego un poco rollo. Y termina muy bien. Venga, un 4.

3.5 can see how this was groundbreaking at the time but all I can think about is "cool" characters in this era of TV (eg Jeremy sisto in 6 feet under)

Fresh and funky beats, plenty of attitude. Great album, maybe lacking slightly in some all out bangers that stops this being a 5/5 for me