Lemon Jelly – 64-95
Lemon Jelly said they never wanted to repeat themselves so they came up with an idea to base a new album all around samples from the years 64-95 Remember the chilled, laided back band. Just pop in the disc and their mission of sounding different works from the get go.
“Come Down On Me” starts off immediately with that sample of Masters of Reality. One might ask the question is this the same band that recorded “Nice Weather For Ducks”? The fat beats and those cosmic sounds make it a great start to the album. “Make Things Right” is a slower number that just feels like a summer anthem in the making. That warm and fuzzy female vocal is perfect for this track. This one is brilliant all around. “The Shouty Track” is well a bit shouty. The sample is from The Scars and its very loud and noisy affair. It’s a big monster and I love it. “The Slow Train” has one of the oddest and unique samples you may ever hear on a dance song. Its really quite genius and needs to be heard. “Go” closes off the album here. It’s a bit of a monster that takes different shapes. Who is that on the vocals you might ask? Yes, that is William Shattner. It’s a wild and crazy ride.
This is one hell of an album. They took an interesting concept and really made it work. The tunes rang from the dark and bold to the more chilled affairs. Lemon Jelly have stepped it up.
By John Siwicki
