Bentley Rhythm Ace
Bentley Rhythm Ace
[Skint/Parlophone/Astralwerks]
Rating: 8.4
Former Pop Will Eat Itself bassist Richard March
and his newfound friend, Mike Stokes
(they met in Birmingham, England in 1995) -- not on the contrary
to what you've heard, I'm sure -- are the makers of some e-lectronic, funk
getdown thing that gets feet moving like Scooby and Shaggy in terrifying
circumstances. "Hey," you say. "What's gonna distinguish these guys from
every other e-lectronic, funk getdown thing that comes my way?" And that's
a good question with a simple answer: it's the music.
Decidedly 100% more melodic than any other e-lectronic, funk getdown thing
on the planet, this BRA concentrates on lifting your interest to ensure that
there's never a sagging moment. From the get-go, you're grabbed by the
collar and yanked into a world of crazy bass, stuttering breakbeats and
echoing magic flutes. The madness runs its course over 78+ minutes during
which you'll be either completely entranced or dancing your bloody arse off.
There's only one catch: you have to like it.
-Ryan Schreiber