Articles by Rob Bolton

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  John B/Various

  _Brainstorm

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2003

  Ever wondered what would happen if you mixed early '80s synth-pop, drum & bass, modern electro and trance? _Brainstorm is about as close ar...

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  Erasure

  Other People's Songs

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2003

  Collections of cover songs seem to be cropping up a lot lately, but Erasure are certainly not strangers to the genre, having released a wil...

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  Manic Street Preachers

  Forever Delayed - Greatest Hits

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2003

  As retrospective collections go this is a pretty fine package. The limited edition double-disc version includes a load of rare remixes by p...

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  Menthol

  Danger: Rock Science!

  PUBLISHED Feb 1, 2003

  Originally recorded over three years ago when still signed to Capitol, Menthol were supposedly dumped because the album was a bit too "new...

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  Dust

  A Dust Track Odyssey

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2002

  This is some deeply smooth stuff from the London, UK trio of Ralph Lamb, Adam Phillips and Andy Ross. With a sultry backdrop that takes its...

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  Ultramarine

  Every Man And Woman Is A Star

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2002

  Ah, to hear the electronic sounds of 1992 again, a time when the scene was just starting to spread its wings and take diversions into diffe...

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  DJ Me DJ You

  Can You See The Music

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2002

  The L.A. duo of Craig Borrell and former child TV star Ross Harris are back on a new label with their third release, and this time their qu...

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  His Name Is Alive

  Last Night

  PUBLISHED Dec 1, 2002

  The last time we heard from Warn Defever, he completely re-invented His Name Is Alive, releasing a sultry R&B album called Someday My Blues...