Frontier – Heater – Review April 1, 1998 Frontier creates slow bass grooves with tight, crisp drums plopped into a swirling mass of ambient feedback and pedal effects.
Forest for the Trees – Review April 1, 1998 The guy’s nuts. Literally. That said, the album isn’t great. Certainly has an individual style, but so does most insanity.
Fluke – Risotto – Review April 1, 1998 All the tracks have a laid-back feel, the groove nestled deep in the pocket, lyrics (where applicable) whispered and lazily rhythmic.
Fatboy Slim – Better Living Through Chemistry – Review April 1, 1998 It’s danceable, it’s listenable, and he’s friends with the Dust Brothers. Not the best, but one to pick up anyway.
Edge of Sanity – Cryptic – Review April 1, 1998 Dan Swäno is producing and doing solo work instead of impressing us with shredding riffs, dazzling solos, and scalpel-sharp production in Edge of Sanity.
Dropkick Murphys – Do or Die – Review April 1, 1998 Combining a boisterous Irish pub vibe with working class punk rock, Dropkick Murphys have a style that’ll either work or flop miserably.
Dol-lop – Cryptic Audio Rag – Review April 1, 1998 Jazzy breaks, mellow beats, a DJ for the senses. Lots of space in this one, hypnotizing repetitions and mesmerizing melodies. Light one up, relax.
Dive – Snakedressed – Review April 1, 1998 Some of these electro-industrial tracks from Belgian-born Dirk Ivens and Ivan Iusco are easily accessible to the listener, and therefore, boring.
Discocks – Long Live OI! – Review April 1, 1998 Japanese Oi! Think – one two sree chugga chugga Oi! Oi! The first five songs on the album were written by the Business, if that helps at all.
Diesel Boy – Venus Envy – Review April 1, 1998 These goofy, self-effacing melodic punks tip the hat to fellow Fat-sounding punk bands as well as ’80s sit-calms, Faster Pussycat, and Taco Bell.