Our Aim Is To Satisfy

Funky

No

Pointless. Mildly irritating background music but without character. Dull as weak tea.

je ne me souvient absolument de rien...

Les albums de techno sont étrangement bon sur cette liste mais en même temps.je n'ai aucune comparaison possible donc je veux pas noter trop haut. Mais j'ai aimé pour couvrir 7 km donc ça abonnant bien aujourd'hui 3.75

At the risk of sounding like a boomer, this album is just noise.

Nope just noise 2*

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.

First track is good, rest is okay. The lyrics on 'rough and the quick' really come out of nowhere

Whilst this album invokes the sounds of Portishead and Massive Attack, it doesn't approach them fully. It was an enjoyable, if slightly forgettable listen.

Didn't mind a bit of trip-hop / electronica "back in the day", but Red Snapper was not a name I recognised at all. It's definitely of it's time, so not sure it would be included in a 1001 great albums list put together in 2030. tldr? "It's OK, but no Portishead"

Um so this was awful. Like, in all aspects. It is awful. no thank you.

"Some Kind of Kink" (track 2) - this has to be a cop on the old riff from "Rock On" - if so (and even if not-so) I love it. Unfortunately more than a little inconsistent throughout; after 2 tracks I had high hopes but I don't like any of the vocal tracks and it sort of slides in general. At its best though I enjoy the live/organic feel, but it's way too hit and miss to give higher marks; I would absolutely throw the best ~4 or 5 on a playlist. 5/10 3 stars

Didn’t satisfy me

I really don't know why this record is here. Oh well.

nothing special

Cero conocimiento de que esto existía, pero veo en Spotify que la gente que los escucha también oye a Cujo así que eso es bien. La primera canción me gusta pero es la única entre las 10 seleccionadas de cabecera en Spotify. También me ha gustado Bussing o Alaska Street, entiendo que es un disco particular que lo normal es que no guste pero a mí este sonido me recuerda esa época con Cujo, Amon Tobin o cosas más Jazz como Erik Truffaz.

Nothing really that special that made me say WOW but few tracks were good.

HMMMMMM I REALLY LIEK THIS ONE!! sometimes it feels a bit repetitive, so i wonder if id be able to listen to it over and over, but i really like it! it reminded me of bjork? but without her vocals

Good grooves but nothing memorable and the hooks are very late 90s early 2000s - not a great era, feels very dated.

I had never heard of this group. It ranged from nice background music to extremely annoying background music. Overall, it was fine.

I kinda dig this kind of downtempo music. Cool boombap hip hop drums with decent instrumentation. I will listen to this while driving.

I enjoyed this album - really groovy music and fun tracks. Vocal guests were a mixed bag.

Not terrible music but instrumentals always bore me after a while. A full album like this gets tedious.

nice but quickly turns into background music. 2

Fine for background vibes. Don't think I'd ever actively listen to this again 2.5/5

Best Song: The Rough and the Quick. Often songs that are this sexually explicitly just come off as cheesy, but this one somehow manages to stay sexy. Worst Song: Belladonna. Too atmospheric for what the rest of the album contained. Overall: Better than I thought. Best when it has an interesting vocal sample to go along with it, but overall interesting enough to return to.

The Guardian called it a "reved-up" version of Massive Attack. Not sure the world *direly* needed it, though. Alright, that double bass sure slaps hard! But it seems to me that this act from the Warp roster had had their shining hour *before* this particular album, mostly through the compilation of their first EPs and the *Making Bones* LP, incidentally both sharing different versions of their iconic "Snapper" theme. "Image Of You", on *Making Bones*, is also a trip hop gem. In comparison, *Our Aim is To Satisfy* sounds a little as an afterthought, as tight as the production values are on this one (the drums sound generally better on it compared to the earlier releases, for instance). And it's true that some parts of this mix of acoustic and electronic instrumentation hailing from the drum'n'bass / big beat / trip hop era has aged surprisingly well given its origin point. But is that enough to make it an "essential" album? I don't think so... 3/5 for the purposes of this list, translating to a 8/10 grade for mor general purposes (5+3). Number of albums left to review: 464 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 252. Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 125 Albums from the list I will certainly *not* include in mine (many others are more essential to me): 160 (including this one)

All over the place this one but I enjoyed it

This album felt like it was all over. At times a grungy sort of rap, felt like Tribe almost, and then parts were like alt rock from the late 90s. Not a complaint, a perfectly enjoyable listen still

"Our Aim Is To Satisfy" by Red Snapper falls short of its intended mark. Released in 2000, it attempts to blend electronic, jazz, and experimental influences but struggles to find a cohesive identity. Tracks like "Image of You" and "The Rough and the Quick" offer glimpses of the band's potential, but the album's overall sound lacks direction. The production feels disjointed, making it difficult to fully engage with the music. While experimentation is commendable, in this case, it leads to an uneven listening experience. The album's attempt to satisfy musical cravings ends up leaving the listener with a taste of uncertainty and disappointment, making it a challenging album to fully embrace. 2/5

Never even heard of this before - but it’s great, love it

My favorite instrumental stuff so far, really good 2000s/late 90s-y electronica. Docking a star b/c it could've been shorter, but this is great for what it is. 4.5 stars. BT - Keeping Pigs Together - Some Kind of Kink - Don't Go Nowhere - The Rough and the Quick - Bussing - I Stole Your Car - Alaska Street - Belladonna - They're Hanging Me Tonight

Yeah. Inoffensive. That’s the best I can manage.

Always liked electronic music, from the first wave of Sheffield bands like Hula Clock DVA Chakk and Cabaret Voltaire ad=bd the heavier stuff like Chem. Brothers, Underworld. Positive energetic music. Red Snapper is in that category, good it is in 1001 list. This album nice, relaxed, jazzy. 4 stars.

The best way I can describe this is instrumental experimental electronic jazz. I was surprised that I kinda liked it. It was strange, but also fun and nice background music. 3/5

Funky album, great with the drums and vocals.

3.5

Was fine as background music, loopy and a little hooky but nothing amazing

I'm not a platypus. That's by design.

Isn’t it pretty telling when all the Wikipedia intro has to say about the album is that it was featured in the 1001 albums book? The question is: Why?

Fist time through this one I wasn’t impressed. The more I listen the better I am enjoying it. Favorites: Keeping Pigs Together Others: Some Kind of Kink, Don’t Go Nowhere, The Rough and the Quick 3/5

Alright as background music. Akin to Portishead, Recoil, or the instrumental elements of 90s era Depeche Mode.

This was more of a background listen than anything else for me

it bugs me when the compiler chooses an album from an obscure artist that isn't really their best one. for red snapper its got to be making bones.

Did not satisfy

Copy and paste this review to 75% of the electronica albums in this book since apparently there are approximately 800 of them: It's really not bad, but it really does nothing for me musically either.

Off to a strong start with Keeping Pigs Together -- some solid trip-hop, with Neo entering the matrix vibes. 1000% expect this band to be from the UK based on feel alone (Wikipedia confirms). Some Kind of Kink keeps things rolling with a funky little trip hop beat centered around a lyrical sample of the title. Bass work almost feels like something Primus would crap out as a joke. Shellback is fucking dope; James Blacks "Put That Away And Talk to Me" has a vocal sample technique that sounds almost the same. (rather than "could you give me like 8 bars" his says "could you tell me about the early days" with the same distortion and cadence) Rest of the album wasn't earth shattering. Fine trip-hop album; strong 3 / 5

Sounds like it would make a great soundtrack to something. As music by itself though, it's a bit lacking.

Meh 2.5

moves effortlessly between mind numbing and annoying. what an achievement!

I have given this a few listens and I really don’t connect with it. It’s not the best electronic album, it’s not even the best Red Snapper album, Making Bones their debut is far superior. Listen to “image of you” off of this record, a perfect example of the talent of this band. Simply the wrong choice from the catalogue.

nice production, aber wann hört man sowas?

Interesting and OK at first, but it didn't go anywhere I wanted to follow. Some nice melodies, but too dance-oriented for my taste.

Oh boy, yet another long-ass album of mostly unremarkable atmospheric electronica from around the turn of the century. It was fine. Next!

Maybe if I took the time to better understand the value/importance/contribution of each of the various electronic music albums we have encountered while on this journey then I would have a more discerning ear. As it is, it was fine and kind of funky, but not necessarily all that special for me.

Had it on while I was working and it was fine. Tried to listen again on a walk and kept hitting fast-forward. Not unpleasant but not very interesting.

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!

Ok.

A little reminiscent of Prodigy? Meh

Not for me.

You missed.

This is a funky weird cool album that went way deeper than I initially expected it to. Just spiraled down down down into near art noise. Sort of loved it, though maybe not for everyday use. Definitely was fascinating and I see why this one made the list.

Generally, I like repetition but these beats are stale with little depth and mildly irritating. Though I like the concept of this album, lots of white space, minimal vocals and repetitive beats, I was disappointed by the execution ... and most likely the age of this. It's dated ... tho perhaps if I'd been exposed previously it would've been better received.

I remain unsatisfied, so I guess Red Snapper failed their aim. What’s more unsatisfying - when something is straight up no good? Or when something has a lot of potential that it fails to live up to? “Our Aim is to Satisfy” falls into the latter, and I think that’s worse.

Decent background music.

7/11

I might have liked it more if each song weren't so damn long and repetitive...

I enjoyed this more than expected at the start but it got pretty repetitive over time and I kind of zoned out by the last few tracks

Another one that is no longer in the book.

Techno stuff. Fine to listen to while working. The reviews kinda drag it down

It didn't satisfy anything. Completely forgettable. I know there's good electronic music out there so why is so much of what appears on this list so bad?

Not very interesting background music

Nice enough chilled electronica but a bit generic. I remember a few friends revering this but it never hooked me in. Not a bad album all up just not essential

More electronic music on this journey. I could easily pair this with Massive Attack’s album. There’s some slight differences within the genre. Regardless, another decent background album.

The best electronica on this list so far. That’s not saying much

I don't necessarily think this was bad. I just have no idea why someone would think that I needed to listen to this before i died?

Red Snapper? More like Bread Frapper… Or something. I don’t particularly care.

There are worse things I could have listened to. But there are also many, many better things.

Almost lost me on the first song, but glad I stuck it out because there was some really cool parts. Not sure in what situation I'd listen to this in real life, but listening to it while driving to work definitely improved my commute a little bit. It feels like the soundtrack after Walter White breaks bad and made me want to buy a cool hat, dark shades, and sling blue meth on the streets of New Mexico. Fun fact: Led Zeppelin fucked a girl using a live red snapper in a Seattle hotel. Wonder if that's where this band name comes from...British people are weird, man. That was probably a little more satisfying than this album though.

The first two songs were pretty rough to listen to. Almost wrote off the whole album. Shellback and Don't Go Nowhere saved this album from being a 1 star. Alaska Street and Belladonna were pretty good too. I really disliked the voice effect that was used in this album. Had some cool hip hop/funk rhythms which I appreciate, but it feels like they didn't build enough on top of that. This album felt disjointed and repetitive, it could have been shortened to 30 minutes and still been the same. Overall this album wants to be a good mix of genres, like how peanut butter and chocolate is a good mix, but it feels more like peanut butter and kiwi; probably not terrible, but definitely not aiming to satisfy.

Not as much jazz as I was hoping for. There has been a theme to our last few days where these albums are just a bunch of repeating sounds. The ending few songs were my favorite part of the album The Rough and the Quick sounds like what Ray Allen based his famous 2010 tweet off of.

This is very solid to listen to while working. Lots happening but in a peaceful uplifting way. Especially when the girl in The Rough and the Quick was talking about dirty things.

Red Snapper feels ahead of their time with this album. For the year 2000 dropping some thoughtful, heavy jazz-ish infused music. A little droning at the end, but the build-up might have been worth it in a different mindset.

Got too repetitive for ambient music

File under : need for speed soundtrack playlist

A grooving cool smoky smooth soundscape of beats and samples. A great time! Don't listen to "The Rough and the Quick" if your grandmother is around.

I did like this better than most others I've heard of this genre.

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

- Cool layering of different instruments and sounds - Good music to sample into rap beats - Enjoyed it more than I thought I would

Ekalla kerralla meni aivan ohi kun työt vei huomion (VMP). Tokalla kierroksella parin biisin kohdalla tuli fiilis, että pitää kolmannen kerran kuunnella ajatuksella. Jälleen jossain vaiheessa ajatus harhautu ja lähti upea biisi soimaan, mutta se ei enää kuulunutkaan tähän levyyn. Instrumentaalit oli ehkä vähän laimeita, mutta levy yllätti lopulta positiivisesti.

Sopiva levy loopissa kuunteluun. Montakohan kertaa meni ympäri? Ei nyt kuitenkaan mitään erikoista, 2/5

I’ve never heard of Red Snapper before. I do quite like the name though. It’s a fish, right? It makes me think of animal crossing and that’s never a bad thing. Anyway, let’s listen! Songs I already knew: none Favourites: Keeping Pigs Together The start of this album felt fairly promising. It’s electronica, but seemingly with a real drum kit rather than programmed, which made it feel a bit more interesting than what I’m used to hearing. However, after the first two songs my attention started to waver, and as I got to the final few songs I was basically clock watching as I eagerly waited for it to be over. I can see the appeal with this music, I just don’t think it’s something that gelled with my preferences.

Pointless Electronica.

Genre: Trip hop First time for me. Never heard of the band, don't know the album. Singles: None Songs that appear on best of the band lists: -------------------------------------------------- Some Kind of Kink, Keeping Pigs Together, The Rake, Best Tracks: Maybe... Keeping the Pigs together. Many songs are just repetitive loops, and aren't exactly exciting... I really like trip-hop, but this one just doesn't do it for me...not yet anyways. Maybe I need more time with it. 2.5 for now...

Great electronic album. Has that 2000's vibe, great for getting work done and hearing in the background. Album cover also feels like the songs, driving at night in some industrial area. I really liked Keeping Pigs Together.

Enjoyed this a little more than expected! Never heard of this album or artist/group, but it was a nice little change of pace, some UK electronic music with a hint of hip hop thrown in there. Some interesting vocals here and there, and the production veered into some cool territory. Nothing too crazy, but definitely a few tracks I'll hang onto. Favorite tracks: The Rake, They're Hanging Me Tonight, Bussing, Keeping Pigs Together. Album art: Pretty non-descript picture of a nighttime highway. Not bad per se, but not at all memorable or distinct to me. 3.5/5

Was really pleasantly surprised by the quality of this album, didn’t hear about this group before but when I saw that the album was on Warp I knew it was going to be quality. Not quite up there with the likes of Burial or Aphex Twin for me but still good and a really nice change of pace from the usual 70s rock album. Way more sonically interesting than 3/4s of all the albums of the list.

Acceptable background funk

cool

Nice

6/10. weno pero meh

Good listen for a morning of getting stuff done. Impressive this is mostly instrumental.

I liked Prince Blimey - it felt very organic at the time and had some good songs too. Making Bones had its moments, but nowadays just sounds very outdated. Did not listen to any of their other work so it was rather surprising to see this album on the list. It should not have.

Cool beats throughout, and some great highlights at the very end, but quite a few of the songs miss a bit of spark for me.

I liked a few of the instrumental parts but did not digest the album as a whole well.

Not an album I enjoyed

Not into it

Nope.

was ok, probably wont listen to this on a whim since its mostly synthy(?) ambiance music. could be used for soundtracking a film if that gets you going

A pretty solid album and indicative of the time period. You can draw a line of influence from Massive Attack, through this Red Snapper album, to a lot of subsequent great British electronic music.

Þessi tók smá tíma að vinna mig yfir, fyrstu lögin voru ekki að heilla en svo gerðist eitthvað á miðri leið. Allt í allt alveg þokkaleg plata

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

3.75

Reminds me of DJ zincs first album. Cool music

Pas mal.

I found this album to be rather bland. There are some interesting moments, but it is largely forgettable. I found it drifting into the background quite a bit which is not necessarily a bad thing, but nothing about it really stood out to be. It works as atmospheric music, but there are much better examples of that as well.

I found this to be mostly unremarkable, but passable as background music. A few of the more vulgar tracks grabbed my attention, but not in a bad way.

An almost inpenetrable musical fortress of a puzzle. The Warp and Weft dont meet until later. The best 3 track are the last 3. Which no one will ever hear. A superb astral soundscape. Hard to catalaogue. If this is here, surely it means any album by Xangadix, or The Art Of Noise or Nightmatres on Wax will be too, because its MUCH better at occupying this landing sequence for astronauts. Experimental flyovers of psychadelic insomnia progressions do not a pop album make. Great concept album, though. I was going to crap on it as a superb and esoteric art curio. For the "wierd and interesting" pile. But I in my perigrinations got to Alaska Street and the threads or waveforms lined up... It becomes wonderful ambient. I mean its almost progressive. But too late.

Me gustó. No tenía idea de la existencia de este grupo ni de este disco.

This satisfies all over the map, although it's not the most memorable.

Does it have its moments? Sure. Does it belong on this list? Nope. We've had 4 or 5 albums from the 90s/00s 'assorted background beats' scene so far, and that already feels like an overrepresentation. Definitely didn't need to listen to all of them before I die.

Not the best trip hop ever. When it is funky, it is pretty good. When it approaches acid jazz, it's okay. Too much of it is plodding dark repetitive and uninspiring. It feels disjointed.

I guess they were pretty explicit about what Red Snapper mean in the rough and the quick... Zoinks.

The all instrumental pieces worked better for me... both the first (Keeping Pigs Together) and last (They're Hanging Me Tonight) were the strongest for me. Not enough on the album really engaged me, though overall in was an interesting listen.

electrònica atmosfèrica amb algun moment interessant però, en general, massa lineal

This was interesting, I found this as an instrumental pretty entertaining. Although I wish they would have focused more on a melody and bridge then repetition (as trip hop). I think the only song that got dull after a while was "The Rough and The Quick." Yeah, the song could have ended a bit quicker than it did. Aside from that, I found it a bit atmospheric, particularly the last few pieces. Bit of a change of pace, and it worked for me. I kind of wish the songs were a little shorter as they did get repetitive, though.

Geez, did they let a few pill-popping British teens get ahold of the 1,001 list for an afternoon? Another trip hop, Massive Attack-like dreamy band and album. It wasn't awful, but it didn't excite me either. Decent background music, but a little monotonous. Perfectly average to me.

nice..

Really cool ambient and chill, need a relisten but this is solid. Feels like 2000s matrix collective consciousness vibes

An album best suited for late-night listening. Dark and ambient, if not really exceptional.

Meh

3.1 - Another entry from the aughts that has me confused given that it’s generally left no lasting cultural impact. Perfectly listenable electronica in the vein of Chemical Brothers. I like some of the darker compositions on that latter half, particularly “They’re Hanging Me Tonight.” Really, though, here’s another record ripe for the culling!

Well they failed at their aim

This was fine, but I'm not sure I love the Genre

Not bad, but one has to wonder if it's really worthy of being included in this book. This sounds like typical typical trip hop from the early 90's, except it's a little bit more varied (and inconsistent) by including some hip hop and jazzy arrangements. On that front, I have to say that I'd rather listen to a band like Lamb than this, simply because they made it better.

Started nicely, but it got more and more annoying. Too bad.

not so trip not so pop...

Cool nocturnal trip-hop, but a little long-winded and samey overall, but I can't see why it is in the 1001.

Decent album but the first and last songs where the only memorable ones for me. The first one was amazing

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

I enjoyed this project, it's quite a vibe.

Interesting electronic album, not interesting enough to make me want to listen again.

Kinda feels like this doesn’t belong on the list. It’s just weird industrial techno. No thanks.

Listening to this is like when you have a rock in your shoe but it's in your sinuses instead. Best track: Keeping Pigs Together

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)

라이브로 들었으면 나쁘지 않았을 수도

Electronica, lidt akustisk, lidt triphop, lidt vokal, ok

OK background music, but nothing special

5/10 incredibly forgettable

5/10. I liked it pretty well when they weren't talking/singing

Clean but boring. 6/10

Música electrónica. Ni fu ni fa.

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

I don’t really know why this album made the cut when the first list was compiled, and it doesn’t surprise me to see it removed from the latest edition of the book. “Our Aim is To Satisfy” starts on a promising note with “Keeping Things Together”, but it didn’t manage to keep my attention for long, not even with the super explicit “The Rough and The Quick”. Maybe I just haven’t had enough exposure to trip hop beyond Portishead and Massive Attack? Will revisit on the weekend to see if it improves with familiarity.

I got halfway through the first song and turned it off.

Not bad and I can see the appeal, just not my jam.

Very experimental music, not sure what I feel about it

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

Beguiling

Quite good 3.5/5

Very cool

Problem with this type of music for me is that I go to clubs and dances where this genre of music is played a lot and I hear the top artists making it. This is fine but I've heard better. Sufficient music to throw in the background to do other tasks.

3.5/5

Listens:2 Enjoyed: I think If I had been up to date on albums I may have gave this a third listen before reviewing. It was definitely a refreshing album with a completely different vibe to many ive had so far. I think a third may have pushed the rating up

Me costó mucho terminar de escucharlo y seguramente no lo vuelva a hacer nunca más.

Sounds like a fleshed out soundtrack to a PS2 game that takes place in a factory level. Really does give off the grimey vibes of the era it shares with nu metal and the Matrix. The way it incorporates acid house and jazz in an upbeat manner reminds me of the Madchester movement. It's a decent electronic album, with a good track listing that transitions to the chiller ambient side as it goes on. Nothing groundbreaking or impressive, and it's way too long with a few duds, but this is one of the better electronic albums I've heard on this list. Favorites: Kepping Pigs Together, Shellback, Don't Go Nowhere, Bussing

Electronica, good background music. Some of the lyrics were more explicit than expected. Overall a typical example of early 2000s edm

Too many repetitive rhythms, chords and themes for me to enjoy.

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

The path to heaven is paved with good intentions. So is the path to energetic but stodgy funk.

Un altre exercici de fussionar géneres, superposar textures, buscar diferents estats d'ànim... Interessant... però meh

I liked it. A fantastic background album.

With a full hour of music, the album managed to say very, very, very little. Not unpleasant to listen to, but I felt as though I was waiting for the actual album to start the whole time. Like listening to how pure gluten tastes.

Not good.

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

Not my thing.

Sick

Not my vibe

It was on, didn't really notice it - how is it on the list?

Some interesting instrumental tracks marred by too many hip-hop ones. *sigh* Best track (by a mile): Keeping Pigs Together. 2/5

Repetatief. Achtergrondmuziek.

I left this playing on the background and at one point I totally forgot I was listening to an album from the "1001..." list, and I thought I was just listening to one of those lo-fi youtube videos that I play when I'm working. Nice, boring, gentle music.

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

Not really my genre, but novel. Fine for background listening while working, somewhat chill with a 90s dance music feel.

I can appreciate this album and will probably re-listen to it someday; however, it isn't my favorite. I like electronic, but drum & bass type electronic was a little before my time.

It was good background music while I was working.

chill but too repetitive

I could see this being a cool soundtrack to some action/suspense movie where there’s lots of running down dark streets hoping the bad guys don’t catch you, but I didn’t need to listen to it as an album

No

Good stuff, but few tracks that really leapt out at me. Great drummer and bassist, especially enjoyable on "Bussing", my favourite track on the album. I found myself wishing for more from their guitarist, amidst all the synths & samples. Interesting to listen to the feedback wailing on "They're Hanging Me Tonight" right after Fripp's on Bowie's "Heroes". I don't know if this would have been pressed to vinyl in 2000, but I preferred "Side 2". Overall, I'd be happy to listen to this album again, but I wouldn't reach for it, and would probably play only "Side 2". Is that 3 stars? Still calibrating my approach to ratings!

I’m afraid their aim was off. Played it once. Life’s too short. Not at all interesting to me. Enjoyed hearing the famous backbeat from David Essex’s 1973 hit, Rock On, on Some Kind of Kink. And Karime Kendra’s voice on The Rough And The Quick was effective. Other than that, I found it difficult to stay awake. Not one for me.

An OK, mostly instrumental album. Inflected with acid jazz, trip hop, hip hop etc, this is a pretty funky (if slightly mechanical) album of instrumentals. Not earth shattering. Really not sure why this is on the list.

I enjoyed it. A lot of interesting stuff happening.

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

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 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.

I've never heard of Red Snapper before. The album is a fix of funk and groove on aucoustic instruments, but from a perspective of electronic music. Most of the album was okay. One track I would skip every time, dropping this album from 3 to 2 stars. The track that I would skip makes me worried that I missed other things in the lyrics on the rest of the album. I won't recommend this album to anyone.

Electronic music is just really not for me. I didn’t care for this. It’s essentially ambient noise. That’s never really going to be my thing. I like lyrics. I like singing. This does not have that sans the occasional feature. Also all the songs sound far too similar and meld into an hour long noise trip.

Nah, just hip hop backing tracks (with a few vocals). Could be good, if they were finished songs, but only ok as backing music as they are

Another early 2000s beat tape and that’s just not my thing it’s fine in the background of nfs but not to sit down and listen to

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

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

Not sure why this album is on the list? It's pleasant to listen to, like I am at an expensive restaurant. But not much more than that

I read a review of this album that said it reminded them of something that would be playing in a club in the Matrix. I only really agree with that for the first song on the album, Keeping Pigs Together, which was my favorite song on the album. I also liked Belladonna. There were other good moments too but overall this was not my thing.

Cool, nogal onverwacht, maar best tof eigenlijk

Weer eens iets anders dan die gebaande paden van de afgelopen dagen.

Oei, wat fijn.

Well, I'll give it that the songs were really well mixed. I'm not sure if this would be one of the top albums of 2000 or why it's on the 1001 albums to listen to but I digress. Keeping Pigs Together was pretty decent, but it went downhill from there. ...after a while, this album kindof grew on me? not a high rating or anything but it wasn't as horrible as I originally thought. 2.5/5

Beat tape for Eminem 3 Some kind of cake 2 This sucks 1 But not that bad "Belladonna" makes me feel something

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

I remember quite liking Red Snapper at the time, but this is very much of its time - pure Shoreditch 90s wine bar music.

I confess to listening to this at the end of a long day whilst drifting off to sleep. It sounded stunning as I left one life and entered another. I may have been a little tired and emotional.

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

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

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

Fav songs: - Keeping Pigs Together

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

Nice instrumentation and blending with the electronics. But the Album is a bit too long and I found myself bored

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

I liked this one, some really interesting stuff.

2/5 nope

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

“Bussing”

Instrumental. Electrónica

I liked this- i'm into this kinda sound at the moment but..... ....it doesn't deserve to be in this list. There are so so many artists that aren't trendy and that the judges deem not worthy.

Well this is repetitive. I've given it a decent go, and while it isn't awful I can't imagine anyone would put it in a list of must-listen-to albums. It is just absolutely, 100% pure meh.

Pretty good, again never heard this before.

Like it.

I had the same issue with this I have with a lot of the kind of nerd-jazz intellectual alternative, that “being music” seems to take a back seat and many of the choices just age badly. Particularly the vocal element here, the whole robot voice repetition chorus thing did not satisfy.

fun dub record. if dub is your thing. Bussing is feeling my speed this morning.

This was pretty good, better than I expected. Nice mix of styles from electronic to hip hop. 3 stars.

have a feeling I would have liked it had I had the time to listen properly

Speciaal album, sommige nummers vond ik leuk, andere gewoon raar

3.75

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

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

Not a fan.

Good not mind blowing. I like this kinda stuff though 4

All completely new to me: the band, this album, their music. I really like this album. Truly solid composition and performance. I dig that I can hear the drum kit. It would've been fine with a drum machine, but there's that extra depth and warmth to a human-played acoustic drum kit. And, wow, that bass.

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!

Aside from the great beginning track, this album did not cease to disappoint me. Endlessly repetitive beats and recurring sections, unattractive vocal *noises* and overall a lack of progression. Feels very stale.

It wasn't terrible to listen to. I am not eager to own it, but it's nice chill music.

3.25

Have to be in the mood.

Electronic, mostly instrumental. Seemed disjointed to me. Only made it through a few songs. Best of luck to them but not my thing.

Never heard of before. Okay background music. Not compelled.

I'd hate to find out this is their best. Monotonous. Dreary. Tuneless. Got as far as "Shellback" and started to FFWD. Brief redemption with "I Stole Your Car", but that was it. Didn't add.

Didn't finish. Kept skipping though songs waiting to find something interesting but never did.

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

Good band, nothin' different but well done.

acid jazz. Really good

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.

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

Though I can't say this was my very favorite sound I've listened to in this project, it was definitely among the more unique sounds I've heard. An innovative album. Manages to be edgy and dark and sexy at times, while at other points being campy and a little bit goofy. It feels "lived in", as albums go. That said, I am not completely in love with most tracks and I am glad I listened, but wouldn't revisit most of this one. Fave track: The Rough and the Quick. Definitely broke a few taboos at the time.

quite cooolll some songs a little irritating though hehe

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

Sounded like a music from a Guy Ritchie movie.

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

A couple-few interesting tracks (Bussing and They're Hanging Me Tonight) but not sure I'd make an effort to re-visit the full album again.

Not my usual thing but enjoyed the sounds. Quite hypnotic and well produced.

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

My initial thought looking at the cover/title was scungy UK techno, and... well, yep. Not as grimy as some I've heard, but still the soundtrack to any given ps1 snowboarding game. And the length.... sigh. They never learn. I'd really like a genuine reason why I couldn't die before I heard this. It did NOT satisfy. 2/5.

Very nice

it's ok

wasnt so much my jam

Ugh, I did not like this one.

Not really my vibe

Somewhat pleasant. dance-y

Ekkert sérstök, samt áhugaverðir hlutinn inná milli. Á skilið aðra hlustun

The third album from the band Red Snapper released in 2000. The band experiments with all types of music genres, but they and this album can be classified as acid jazz - jazz mixed with funk, soul, and hip-hop. This album is one of their best and it contains "moody, atmospheric instrumentals with funkier, soulful vocals - that flows smoothly from beginning to end, a soundtrack for urban Britain". I like the vibe that this album gives off and agree that it's some chill music you could get lost in - especially when driving around late at night. A great change of pace for these 1001 albums I'm sifting through.

Weird atmospheric and electronic stuff, not really my jam

Too much noise

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

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.

I owned this album first time around, at the time I was hoping it'd be an interesting collision between Trip Hop and Big Beat. It disappointed in that regard. Red Snapper always used live drumming rather than computerised loops and for that, I'm giving them a bonus mark. But I'll forget this album for the second time in relatively short order having listened through it 20 years or so after I last did

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.

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

Pretty sweet.

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

6/10

Not into it.

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

It's ok but didn't grab me.

Trip-hop makes an appearance again. This album is lacking what some of the other albums have though - tunes. There was an attempt but if I was a teacher the advice would be must try harder. Best Tracks: Some Kind of Kink; The Rake; Bussing

Cool beats, perf for working.

Some interesting moments but not enough.

Nice beats, samples and effects. Very y2k sound reminiscent of some video game soundtracks around the time. Keeping pigs together, The Rake, Alaska street

not sure why this made the list. bland.

good electro album

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.

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

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.

Didn't hate it. It was almost a nice, uptempo, listen in the background album.

A lot better than I was expecting

tasty electronica

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.

I thought this was good, punchy - it got old pretty fast for me though. Coincidentally I had just listened to a newly released album in 2021 right before this one that was strikingly similar - I think it was The Long and Short of It by quickly, quickly. Not sure if that means much, but it was intriuging to stumble upon that 21 year time warp.

Never heard this one before. I would have liked it more at the time of it's release had I been aware of it. Like the atmospheres created.

Not bad not but great. Live would be fun, but for listening at home it doesn’t do a whole lot for me.

Música ambiental, en ocasiones un tanto hipnótica. Sucesión de instrumentos. También alguna canción cantada. Bien para experimentar algo distinto, pero no nada más allá.