Lollipop Magazine

Beth Orton – The Other Side of Daybreak – Review

April 19, 2004

A collection of unreleased tracks and remixes from her last, stunning full-length, Daybreaker, this is an eclectic batch that covers everything from Beth Orton solo acoustic to Beth Orton dance party goddess.

Turin Brakes – Ether Song – Review

July 23, 2003

Turin Brakes’ debut, The Optimist, had its heart in the right place but lacked the seductive songwriting that’s essential to good folksy electronica.

Erlend Øye – Unrest – Review

July 23, 2003

Leading one of the best folksy electronica groups (Kings of Convenience) – giving Röyksopp their best vocal numbers – don’t mean that techno doesn’t still suck.

Röyksopp – Morning A.M. – Review

June 13, 2003

The arctic, Norwegian skies of Röyksopp drip with static. The static forms a low hum, backed by hibernating hearts, mutates into seductive repetitions.

Beth Orton – Daybreaker – Review

January 10, 2003

Downtempo rhythms and deep bass paint the background while Orton’s folksy guitar and vocals moan melodies like the first ray of light breaking on the horizon.

The Chemical Brothers – Come With Us – Review

October 4, 2002

Not as good as the new Prodigy album, but what do you want from two guys who revolutionized electronic music, and then hid behind a dance beat for 10 years?

Alpha – The Impossible Thrill – Review

February 22, 2002

Where Massive Attack excel in dark, disturbing thumps of electronic boom, Alpha dwell in the nostalgic world of ’60s lounge-pop made hip by Burt Bacharach.

Doves – Lost Souls – Review

June 1, 2001

House band reinvented? Britpop gone electro? The Stone Roses on depressants? How about all of the above?

The Chemical Brothers – Surrender – Review

January 1, 2000

They claim to’ve “transcended” Big Beat, the style they helped invent: Layered funk and rock beats, tweaked noise howls, and an overwhelming bass sound.

The Beta Band – Review

January 1, 2000

This is the digital and human noise interface at its best, daring tomorrow’s sounds to try harder and be more than just music to gum against.