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Chuck E. Weiss Extremely Cool (Ryko/Outside) Ex-sideman to Tom Waits, Willie Dixon and Lightnin' Hopkins. What more proof do you want? 8 (JC) Fifty Tons of Terror Demeter (Beggars Banquet) Killdozer's rock and Jon Spencer's roll with Birthday Party and Scratch Acid thrown in for good measure. 8 (JC) Acceleradeck Narcoticbeats (Endorphin/Brilliant) Caveat emptor: electronica this alive and engaging shouldn't be touted as "narcotic." 8 (RB) Energipsy Tamborea (Alula) They won't be dethroning the Gipsy Kings, but their Euro-smooth, Arab-inflected flamenco will get them through the castle gates. 7 (RB) Various Kwaito Hits (EMI) South Africa's townships bring on their own flavour of Jamaican dancehall and hip hop. And they ain't gonna play Sun City. 7 (RB) Roger Eno The Flatlands (Thirsty Ear/Outside) Brian's bro strings us along a narrow path between neoclassical and gag-inducing new age. 6 (RB) DMX Flesh of My Flesh, Blood of My Blood (DefJam) Note to DMX: do me a f*ckin' favour and stop makin' this bloody foolishness! 5 (SC)
Benoit Jutras Cirque de Soleil/"O" (BMG) Hoop-a-la! Join the dance of the colourful clowns as they weave a spell of enchantment for the new millennium! 3 (RB)
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