Articles by Denise Benson

• 

  Various

  This Side Up

  PUBLISHED Oct 1, 1999

  With Canadian distribution, this hard-to-find 1998 gem of a compilation has happily moved within reach. The collection, sub-titled What Doe...

• 

  Quasi

  Field Studies

  PUBLISHED Oct 1, 1999

  Often referred to as a modern-day Captain and Tennille, Sam Coomes and Janet Weiss (also of Sleater-Kinney) are Quasi. The comparison to th...

• 

  King Kooba

  Enter the Throne Room

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 1999

  King Kooba main men Charlie Tate (bassist for Neneh Cherry) and Matt Harris (aka DJ Shuff) know how to integrate their ingredients and musi...

• 

  Mad Max Product

  Live At…

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 1999

  With tongue firmly planted in cheek, Mad Max offers up a selection of eight deep electronic instrumentals with song titles that reveal the...

• 

  Thievery Corporation

  DJ Kicks

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 1999

  Washington, DC duo Thievery Corporation put their distinctive stamp on the ongoing and excellent DJ Kicks mix compilation series. The sound...

• 

  Various

  Chill Out Café Volume Uno

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 1999

  With its poor overall selection, jarring flow and horrid cover art, Chill Out Cafe is, by far, one of the weakest compilations to come out...

• 

  Various

  Slow Mo' Two

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 1999

  In a musical landscape practically defined by compilations, very few collections truly make the grade. Slow Mo' Two provides the goods from...

• 

  Various

  Tribes Of Da Underground Vol. 4

  PUBLISHED Sep 1, 1999

  This collection is one of the greatest things since the invention of sliced beats. As the man who compiled it, DJ Michael Rütten is to be a...