Articles by Denise Benson

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  Fauna Flash

  Fusion

  PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2001

  Very few terms in the lexicon of music-journo speak raise a doubtful eyebrow as quickly or fiercely as that of "fusion." Often conjuring up...

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  Pilote

  Do It Now Man

  PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2001

  Sometimes you’re instinctively drawn to something. Brighton, UK-based Stuart Cullen, aka Pilote, makes crunchy, gritty, absolutely me...

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  Ian Simmonds

  Return to X

  PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2001

  Though it’s unlikely that you’ll find his music filed in such a section, Ian Simmonds is a true contemporary jazz talent. The B...

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  Various

  Wallpaper Mach 1.5, Limitless Luxury Collection

  PUBLISHED Mar 1, 2001

  Sure, the concept of creating "a specially engineered soundtrack to get dressed to" is a bit cheeky and cheesy, but hey, Wallpaper Magazine...

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  P'taah

  Decompressed

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2001

  It's rare, but sometimes the sequel is better than the original. When Chris Brann stepped away from his highly successful Wamdue production...

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  Tiga

  Mixed Emotions

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2001

  This fifth instalment in Turbo's Montreal Mix Sessions knocked me on my ass, only to get back up and boogie again. This is no ordinary, str...

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  PJ Harvey

  Stories From the City, Stories From the Sea

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2000

  PJ Harvey has never sounded quite so content. Here, on her sixth full-length, she is clearly feeling full of life and love. The sixth month...

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  Fatboy Slim

  Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2000

  Being a fan of Norman Cook's pop perfectionism from the very first Beats International release, I was hoping to greet this album with open...