Where are all the new music threads?

Also, I was hoping to see a discussion about the Mouse on Mars review from today's pitchfork.

The pitchfork review contains this (typically) awful line: "Though it is indeed pop, Radical Connector has an unusual sound".

They didn't go "rock", did they?

the diplo album is solid. the track with martina topley bird is outstanding.

i'm enjoying the new Bent album quite a lot - probably won't get much love around here, but it's probably the best thing they've done since programmed.

the new fatboy slim album is not so great, but there are a few fun tracks. more of the same from him, but it's good for moments of mindless end-of-summer joy.

there's actually lots of good new stuff about at the moment. but it's probably easier to complain about stuff sucking right now than to actually get out and find the new good stuff.

just an observation...

A timeless argument, no? In what year could this not be said?

01. patra & danny english - how do you love
02. general degree - ... and dance
03. ward 21 - this anuh rampin'
04. ms. thing - love guide
05. innocent kru - get crazy
06. bling dawg - ole
07. tanya stephens - enuff 4 you
08. horace andy - fly high
09. barrington levy - backstabbin'
10. spragga benz - knock knock
11. ce'cile & general degree - na na na na
12. determine - nuff marijuana
13. big youth - ruide no!
14. nadine sutherland & ernie ranglin - save me

A great idea, this - take an army of reggae
and dancehall stars, pit them against some of
the hottest names in the electro/dance arena
and stand back to admire the results. Rather
than attempting a "virtual collaboration",
where the artists make their contributions on
opposite sides of the world, Wall Of Sound got
them all together in the Geejam studio, deep
in Jamaica's Blue Mountain range.

One look at the fantastic, psychedelic artwork
gives you an idea of things to come - and you
could hardly be off to a sunnier start, as
Patra and Danny English meet Jon Carter for
some ripe West Indian flavours. There's a bit
of history here, with Carter reworking Petra's
Worka Man in his Monkey Mafia days, and he
provides the ideal backing here.

The subtle electronica of Jacques Lu Cont is
up next, General Degree happy to "do what I
wanna, shake what I wanna". Lu Cont appears
later, with the General and toaster Ce'cile.

The sheer range of artists attracted to this
project is mightily impressive, and manifests
itself in the music. Roni Size and Spragga
Benz combine for some gritty drum and bass in
Knock Knock, while at the other end of the
spectrum are Howie B and Horace Andy, the
dreamy Fly High containing some subtle
psychedelia on top, if that doesn't sound too
much of a contradiction!

Contradictions and clashes are what this
album's all about though, and it's evident
once again in Kid 606 and Word 21's numerical
clash This Anuh Rumpin'. West London Deep add
one of the party anthems here, Rude No 1
featuring Big Youth in a poignant vocal
against hooliganism. And I haven't even
mentioned Justin Robertson's excellent
contribution to Save Me, and Mark Rae and Rhys
Adams' stomp to accompany the fine vocal from
Determine.

Wall Of Sound deserve a huge pat on the back
for this enterprise, a genuinely original
experiment that makes for a fresh and upbeat
album. It would have been good to have a
visual of some of the sessions, which I'm sure
were illuminating for all the artists
involved. The colourful artwork only adds to
the appeal - a CD to supply the soundtrack to
your own carnival.

http://www.juno.co.uk/IP/IF154154-02.htm