Track Listing

1. Bare Religion
2. This Dark Matter
3. Just One Second
4. All Hell Is Breaking Loose
5. South Eastern Dream
6. Attack Ships On Fire
7. Point Of No Return
8. Outnumbered
9. Uska
10. Sat Nav
11. Syncopated City

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #8647 in Music
• Released on: 2008-09-29
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .24 pounds

Customer Reviews

Syncopated City
Syncopated City

It's a great album. Supremely soulful and funky as you'd expect. Just One Second and All Hell Is Breaking Loose are real gems and daytime radio if I dare say it. My only winge is why Tony bothers to sing on his album when he has singers of the calibre of Liane Carrol at his disposal - for example why is the essential Maybe I Was Wrong only on the vinyl and import? I'd much rather that than the Outnumbered song which is the lame point of this otherwise wicked L.E. offering. Best Hospital release since Tough Guys Dont Dance and Back Of Beyond. Lets have another soon please

Simpley put, this records amazing
I'm usually into the darker side of drum and bass, grinding reece bass, snares and kicks from hell, but I'm happy to say this cd has turned my perspective quite dramatically on what's going on in the world of drum and bass. The scene at the moment is centered around ridiculous bass lines, and the heaviest drums possible, but i'm glad to say this well and truly sticks to the hospital vibes of old.

Every track on this album is a breath of fresh air, rolling bass lines, clever use of sampled drums and strings, and nice clean vocals. This album genuinely makes you smile, which is something 99% of drum and bass albums are missing at the moment.

If your into the likes of Roni Size + Reprezent, Danny Byrd, AI, I'd defiantly recommend this album, and if your not, I'd still recommend putting it on your shopping list. In a world of jump-up, this stands out as a classic :)

Coffee table drum & bass
I clocked a bit of a buzz in the run-up to the release of the LP so I decided to check it out in the hope that it might be the next Timeless, Black Secret Technology or Untrue. Sadly it isn't - doesn't even come close - but there again, comparison with the aforementioned classics isn't really fair as this record's coming from a completely different angle - a cheerier, more enthusiastically muso angle. The vibe of "Syncopated City" certainly isn't reflected in the track titles. If Clifford Price made a tune called "All Hell is Breaking Loose" you'd expect it to sound just like its title. Ditto "Attack Ships on Fire". In fact both of these tracks have a big-band, cinematic feel not unlike the Propellerheads (not really my cup of tea). Song titles aside, there's nothing "dark" about this album at all really. The best comparison I can make (apologies in advance for the obscure references but they're genuinely the best I can come up with) is if D*Note collaborated with Quiet City on a drum & bass record - this is what it might sound like.

I do have a couple more beefs though: 1. Tendency towards the use of annoying vocal samples throughout the CD (see the works of Cabaret Voltaire if you want to know how to use vocal samples properly) 2. A grating "mum-jazz" vocal on the otherwise good track "Just One Second" (although I think the vocalist is also the lyricist so I suppose it's a bit unfair to criticise).

This is really one for the soul boys, not the jungle mentalists - unless, like me, you're a bit of both.