Epinions Recent Reviews for dodders

Chin strokingly attractive

Tue, 11 Jul 2000 19:52:12 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author dodders - East meets West. Sitars meet 303. Flutes meet 909. Listening public meets innovative music. And likes it a lot.

It was only a matter of time before this happened - the cross fertilisation of musical styles was already well under way before...

Worship at the church of the KLF

Tue, 11 Jul 2000 19:22:17 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author dodders - How on earth do you write a number one? Well, the KLF wrote a book about writing a number one and published it. No one bought it. So they wrote a record according to the book and it went to number one. And this is how the mighty KLF managed to follow the...

The title says it all

Tue, 11 Jul 2000 19:01:33 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author dodders - The list of ambient house albums in 1989 was short. Empty, in fact. And then came the mighty KLF with Chill Out and the world was never the same again. With a heavy nod in the direction of Pink Floyd and flowing like a road trip across America, this...

Music for a twisted generation

Mon, 10 Jul 2000 18:29:20 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author dodders - If Rachmaninov were alive today, he'd probably try and write music like this. And I doubt he'd get close. You could file this CD under Techno, but that would unfairly pigeonhole an album of orchestral sweep.

The tracks are a sea of electronic...

Experi-mental

Sat, 8 Jul 2000 15:25:47 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author dodders - We like this. We like the driving bass, we like the densely layered sound, we like the moaning vocals and we like the experimental attitude. Death in Vegas have come up with a corker in The Contino Sessions.

Whilst critics will find fault with...

Utter genius

Fri, 7 Jul 2000 19:42:54 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author dodders - This is, indeed, hardcore. Whilst Oasis have self destructed in an orgiastic media frenzy and Blur have refined their cocky banter with lo-fidelity noise, Pulp have grown up and started marching to a different tune.

Their subject matter has...

A workable Indian

Fri, 7 Jul 2000 19:10:23 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author dodders - In comparison with London where its hard to find a street that does not boast a passable Indian restaurant, New York suffers from a lack of decent curry houses. Haveli does its level best to remedy this, and mostly succeeds.

The surroundings...

A Pizza Perfection

Fri, 7 Jul 2000 17:01:03 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author dodders - The battle between the New York pizzerias has lasted for many years and time has only served to reinforce the rivalries. For me, Lombardi's wins at a canter. Johns Pizzeria on Bleeker St? Good crust but the sauce is quite frankly inferior. Grimaldi's?...

Big and bold

Thu, 6 Jul 2000 18:15:06 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author dodders - Just finishing this book is an achievement - if there is a larger paperback on the shelves today I've not seen it. Having said that, the effort is more than worth it. The book weaves a gripping tale that takes in gold, the Internet (obviously), code...

A thoroughly good egg

Thu, 6 Jul 2000 14:29:32 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author dodders - I would be surprised to learn of a single person left on this planet who is not aware that Chicken Run was filmed by Aardman Animations and features their staple animated clay figurines. The film apes the plot of the Great Escape using a bunch of female...

Brilliant Budvar

Thu, 6 Jul 2000 09:28:51 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author dodders - From the country that invented the Pilsner, this beer is, along with Staropramen, the lager by which all other lagers should be judged. Currently in a legal catfight with the American Budweiser over the name, there is no contest in the tasting war. This...

The Independent: Independent by name, independent by nature

Wed, 5 Jul 2000 18:48:29 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author dodders - This paper was set up in response to the politically biased titles in England that were becoming increasingly loyal to their paymasters. Whilst it has since lost its financial independence, it has managed to build a loyal readership that appreciate its...