Articles by Prasad Bidaye
Belladonna
Housin' Paradise
PUBLISHED Sep 1, 1999
Housin' Paradise is like a collection of cheap perfume. The tracks are airy enough to arouse the senses, but when taken in excess, they're...
disJam
Hybrid Honey
PUBLISHED Sep 1, 1999
When this German outfit of live musicians and programmers get together, they sound like Daft Punk jamming with Jamiroquai. The results of t...
Dubtribe Sound System
Bryant Street
PUBLISHED Sep 1, 1999
The experiences of live performance tends to show up more on a Dubtribe record then it might on others. Like a good DJ, this husband and wi...
Justice
The Greatest Hit
PUBLISHED Sep 1, 1999
The Greatest Hit is a compilation of remixes, obscure singles and unreleased material from Tony Bowes' Justice project. It's a junglist aff...
Soma Sonic
Future
PUBLISHED Sep 1, 1999
For Soma Sonic, the Future is dark but it feels more like Twin Peaks than Tricky. With sombre string arrangements and ethereal vocals from...
Various
Planet V
PUBLISHED Sep 1, 1999
There is an abundance of tracks here from the various members and friends of Reprazent, but only a few manage to meet the standards set on...
Various
Sounds of Om
PUBLISHED Sep 1, 1999
Listening to three remixes of the same song on the same disc can be boring or irritating, but on Sounds of Om, such repetitions are strange...
Shakti
Remember Shakti
PUBLISHED Sep 1, 1999
The Shakti project often gets tagged with descriptors like “fusion” and “East meets West,” but “dialogue̶...