Let Us Play: +CD-Rom

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Editorial reviews

Amazon.co.uk Review
Comprised of ex-art teacher Jonathan More and computer programmer Matt Black, Coldcut have been active in the UK electronica scene since the heyday of Acid House in the mid-1980s: releasing the first UK "sampling" disc ("Hey Kids"), launching the careers of Yazz and Lisa Stansfield, and establishing a formidable reputation as producers and remixers. Their fourth album--and the first on their own Ninja Tune label--Let Us Play is at once as dizzyingly eclectic yet as consistent in tone as one would expect from these innovators. Who else would (or, for that matter, could) bring together guests as diverse as ex-Dead Kennedys frontman Jello Biafra, legendary funk drummer Bernard Purdie and poet Salena Saliva? Hardly surprising: in applying the cut-and-paste aesthetics of multimedia, Coldcut delight in collisions of form and meaning: "Timber," for example, is an audio-visual collage that manages to be both a protest song (campaigning for an end to industrial logging, and using footage supplied by Greenpeace) and a hypnotic dance track. Electronic music at its most intelligent. --Andrew McGuire

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Customer reviews

review by: alexkid_2001 date: 2003-01-12 rating:
electronic at its best
An artistic masterpiece! Poltically, socially, ecologically and technologically charged. Not for those looking for another elctro or trip-hop album, it is a reflection on the 90's. Incorporating electro, trip-hop, dance and ambience tracks each technically superior in terms of musical structure in their particular genres. Anyone who prides themself on their taste in music should be proud to add this to their collection.

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review by: date: 2001-12-01 rating:
A weak album with one heavily redeeeming feature.
Being a huge fan of all things 'ninja', I was very disappointed with this album. Having enjoyed tracks from Coldcut on such compilations as Xen cuts, I was expecting something pretty special and found myself feeling wholely unfulfilled after listening to it. 'Timber', however, is a massively redeeming feature. Such a masterpiece of electronic wizzardry seems out of place in what is otherwise a pretty mediocre contribution. I would encourage any self-respecting music fan to add 'Timber' to their collection...without buying the Coldcut album.

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review by: date: 2001-02-11 rating:
hit the spot: bassy beats, crazy samples all mix amazingly
the best bit is were they are scraching to the wizzard of oz tune, unterly dope.no one tune that is crap,a crudely mixed CD, bit like the intermentals from herbalizer, buy it it's wicked

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review by: date: 2000-09-01 rating:
Fantastic, funky, freaky treat!
This album is an absolute audio treat! The highlight of the album has got to be the More Beats and Pieces track sampling just about everything from Bill Clinton to Peter and the Rabbit! ...Coldcut have something to say and have got a very clever way of saying it....The box set includes the PCCD videos of some of the tracks on the album and some extra ones not on the album and are amazing....Having seen Coldcut live, seeing these brought it all back to me of how much thought has gone into the music on this album. This is one of those CDs that grows and grows on you the more you listen to it, which you can do from beginning to end - no problem! Probably my favourite album in my collection!


review by: date: 2000-07-12 rating:
Sorry to disappoint you but....
...well, sorry, but I thought this was rubbish. I guess it depends on what you're expecting - in my case that was trip-hop and, being a fan of Herbaliser on the same record label, I thought I'd give these guys a try. Admittedly I havn't listened to it many times but when I do I simply can't penetrate an overdone elctronic/digital exterior - if you like "electronica", you may like this, if like me you prefer more old skool vibes, stand well clear... There is a lot of variety on the album and at times many tracks sound promising but seem to be invariably let down by abstract computerised sounds which, I'm afraid, simply don't do it for me.

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