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Carl Cox Fact 2 (Worldwide Ultimatum/Moonshine/Cargo) A cakes 'n' ale techno compilation for the old partisan and fresh novice alike. DJ Skull's acid tippling gets fastened to Death in Vegas's "Rocco" and Cajmere's machine-house to the skateboard breakbeats of Fat Boy Slim. Clean and plainly studio-mixed, this double-pack will surely rake in another wad for DJ Cox, a man still tickled pink to play hits like "Vernon's Wonderland" or "Born Slippy" for his ballooning worldwide fan base. 7.5/10 (Mireille Silcott) Skunk Anansie Stoosh (Epic/Sony) On Skunk Anansie's 1995 debut, singer Skin proved that black, British and bald lesbians could love hair metal as much as anyone, and Stoosh, at first, appears to be a sequel. There is a level on which the outrageously literal "Yes It's Fucking Political" can be enjoyed, but more down-to-earth is an appreciation of the band's move toward some softer sounds in dub reggae, downright balladry and even a "Glorious Pop Song." 7/10 (Chris Yurkiw) At Spectrum with Rollins Band tonight, Thurs. May 15
Hispanic skacore heavyweights wipe out. Firme, their last, was a disappointment but this new disc is a disaster. An embarrassing speedmetal blitzkrieg with a sprinkling of almost inaudible horns (for authenticity, I guess). The title means "dance of the crazy people," but you'd have to be crazy to call this stinker ska. 3/10 (Rupert Bottenberg)
Yeah, it might make more sense if local act Los Mel-tones! hailed from Oahu's North Shore instead of an island on the St. Lawrence, but then they'd be just another surf band vying for the gig at Jack Lord's latest soirée. Los Mel-tones! aren't exactly reinventing the genre to any new, higher degree, yet this sunburnt debut is still better than a coconut-oil high--and cheaper than airfare to the Pacific! 7/10 (Lorrie Edmonds)
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Voodoo Glowskulls Baile de los Locos (Epitaph)
Los Mel-tones! Surfin' at Black Point (Halakahiki)