>Hi,
>
>Anybody out there heard the militant science release on botchit &
>scarper (!!). Apparently it has a wide range of styles from hip-hop to
>drum & bass to dub. Well, not that wide, but not a down the line
>jungle release ... maybe.
It is a bit more varied than that, there are a couple of trance type
tracks and a few downtempo tracks on it.
>What's the word on it?!
Well, I haven't had much of a chance to listen to it yet but as a whole
it doesn't seem *too brilliant*. The Tracks by Raw Deal and Purple Koala
are superb (as always) as are a number of others, but there are rather
too many let downs on it. The Native Bass tracks aren't up to much (in
my opinion) and a few others are a little dull. Also the sampled
"instruments" on some of the tracks are dreadful, e.g. trombones sounds
(at least I think they're supposed to be trombones) which sound like
REALLY cheap keyboards in tracks which would and should have been much
better with a half decent sampler/soundcard/whatever.
But don't let my opinions put you off - I haven't really listened to all
of it in depth yet and it is certainly better than average. I have seen
a number of good reviews and I presume that many people do think its
brilliant. I think, however, that there's too much good music (and good
compilations) around which may be more deserving of your money.
-- Saul Budd