Remilixir - Palm Skin Productions > Reviews > Funky DUB

Author's product rating:   

Originality	Groundbreaking
Lyrics	Not applicable
Quality and consistency of tracks	Mixed
How does it compare to the artist's other releases	Not applicable
Value for Money	Satisfactory

Advantages:	Relaxing
Disadvantages:	Too Relaxing

Recommend to potential buyers:

yes

Full review

I bought this album about 5 years ago, when I was in one of my mad moods. Thinking that it was going to be some psychadelic trance, But when i placed it in my CD player I was suprised to find that it was slow funky DUB. You can imagine my dissapointment. However after listening to the album a few times I started to enjoy this laid back sunday afternoon style music and didn't throw it out.

The playlist consist of 12 tracks:
1. Condition Red
2. Fair Seven
3. How The West Was Won
4. Osaka
5. Trouble Rides A Fast Horse
6. Flipper
7. Introduction To Falling
8. New Love Games For Your Monkey
9. Meantime
10. Kitty's Adventure In Meat
11. Walking Through Water
12. Beethoven Street.

Track 1. Condition Red is very laid back Bassy Dub and is a good lead songs as to what is to come. Females vocals emit from the background sounding like she is having somesort of orgasm and the slow scratching is cool.
Track 2. Fair Seven is alittle bit more up beat than the first, less dubby and more tranquil. But still laid back with loadsa good sax.
Track 3. How The West Was Won has deep hard scratching and hads a slight oriental feel about it.
Track 4. Osaka has a great saxaphone start somewhat like the samba, turning into yet a gain another scratchy funky tune
Track 5. Trouble Rides A Fast Horse. This track like the title suggests is a little faster than the other tracks.
Track 6. Flipper is really mellow ambient DUB. Gives you the feeling that you are in water.
Track 7. Introduction To falling. The shortest track, just lie back and think of a floating feather.
Track 8. New Love Games For Your Monkey. Maracas,deep DUB, funky lively music for your monkey lover.
Track 9. Meantime. long drawn out chords, pleasant background vocals. relaxing music
Track 10. Kitty's Adventures In Meat sounds scientific, calm but strong sounds take you through an ambient journey.
Track 11. Walking through water tranquil, spacious sounds that could even make you feel that you are walking on water if you have enough imagination. Nice high female vocals. This is the longest track on the disc and my favourite.
Track 12. Beethoven Street is slow broken DUB, lots of relaxing piano and violin to set your mind at rest in this the final track.

The album was written, performed and produced by Simon Richmond for Palm Skin Productions alongside Yuka Ikushima.

The front of the sleeve has a picture of a record player (single deck) with a monkey apparently sleeping in the middle.

My verdict of the album is that although at first I didn't like it, it is in fact really nice relaxing music , covering genres from DUB, Scratching, Ambient, Oriental, Jazz and classical. Wierd maybe but it works for me. Would buy any other albums they have written if I was to come across one. Great Sunday Chillout music.