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LETHAL BIZZLE Go Hard (Search & Destroy/ Lethal Bizzle) THESE are truly the best of times for British hip hop. Obviously the Americans don't need to take notice, but right now there's nothing over there quite as exciting as grime. At 27, Walthamstow's Lethal Bizzle (Maxwell Ansah) is a rap Methuselah -- but his rollercoaster third album finds him at his most sizzling. His scattergun, throaty vocals echo Jamaican dancehall, but he's sufficiently canny to work with Mark Ronson on Lost My Mind (think the Whistle Test theme overlaid with cockney geezer shouting and girly backing vocals), punks Gallows on the sneering Rockstar and Donaeo on the exhilarating title track. There's even room for pops at baby gangsters on Skullz on My Hoodie and daft rappers on Money, Power, Respect, Fame.
JOHN AIZLEWOOD AIR Love 2 (EMI) FOR their fifth album, French electronic pop duo Air ( Jean-Benoit Dunckel and Nicolas Godin) adjourned to their new state-ofthe-art studio in Paris. If the location is novel, then the sound is familiar: meditative soundscapes with smatterings of vocals and overtones of artiness. It's perhaps no longer a formula for platinum sales but it does make for a compelling listen. So Light Is Her Footfall echoes the minimalist musical backdrops of Massive Attack, while Be a Bee is a 21st-century take on The Shadows, complete with James Bond guitar and driving beats.See the full content of this document
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