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Alex Kid Playground (F Comm/Fusion III) Toney breaks and Beck-ish organs. Unbelievably nice. 9 (MS) the Skatalites Foundation Ska (Heartbeat/Denon) No less than 32 tasty odds and ends from the grandaddies themselves. 8 (RB) The Pixies Death to... (4AD/PolyGram) In '88 we said they'd help define radio rock in the '90s. Didn't they? 8 (RB) Global House Culture Vol. 4 Mixed by Bad Boy Bill (ESP-Sun) Fast stabs (31 tracks!) of bounce-core tech-trash. Pumping. 7.5 (MS) Duran Duran Medazzaland (EMI) If all the tracks sounded as authentically Duran as first single "Electric Barbarella," this would be a superb album. 7 (MS) Down Ta Erf self-titled EP (Beat Factory) Necessary beats and rhymes; more prolific than their monicker. 7 (SC) The Lonesome Organist Collector Of Cactus Echo Bags (Thrill Jockey) Tiny Tim vs. Linus at Barnum & Bailey's. 7 (CY) Immature The Journey (Universal) They've still got a long way to grow. 6 (GD) Kiss Carnival of Souls: The Final Sessions (Mercury) Kiss the barefaced Kiss goodbye--and don't cry. 1 (CY)
Jam & Spoon Kaleidoscope (Jam/Dance Pool) Quite simply the worst trance-type record released in years. 0.5 (MS)
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