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Labi Siffre Remember My Song (Mr. Bongo/FusionIII) A good ol' U.K. jazz-funk standby (with moments of sickening Chris Deburghism). 8 (SC) Natacha Atlas Halim (Beggar's Banquet/Koch) Ex-Transglobal Undergrounder Atlas brings Arabic pop a step closer to the 21st century. 8 (RB) Vonda Shepard and various Songs From Ally McBeal (550/Sony) Hit songs from TV-show themes are so beautifully '70s! "Searchin' My Soul" 8 Songs 6 (CY) Laurent Garnier Early Works (F Comm/FusionIII) The two-CD history of a completely overhyped house producer. Half-cooked but pleasant. 7 (MS) Various Junglized 2 (Selector/FusionIII) Pluralistic D&B comp: crap French stuff and 4 Hero's unmissable Nuyorican Soul remix. 7 (MS) Snuff Tweet Tweet My Lovely (Fat Wreck Chords) This lot of Brits play SoCal punk better than most of the sunstroked wankers who invented the sound. 7 (JC) The Fixx Elemental (CMC/BMG) If it ain't broke, why Fixx it. 6 (CY) 7 Mile Self-titled (Sony) Male quartet deliver proficient four-part harmony but don't go the extra distance. 6 (GD) The Urge Master of Styles (Epic/Sony) That would be the styles of Fishbone and the Chili Peppers, I believe. 4 (RB)
Soul Asylum Candy From a Stranger (Columbia/Sony) They should return to their previous monicker Loud, Fast Rules because Slow, Quiet Sucks. 3 (JC)
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