Parkey
07-11-2007, 10:10 AM
The Guardian (http://music.guardian.co.uk/reviews/story/0,,2113846,00.html) review June 29th;
Beastie Boys, The Mix-Up
David Peschek
Friday June 29, 2007
The Guardian
Entirely sample-free, Beastie Boys' first full original album of instrumentals frequently mimics genres they would choose to sample: soul, a little psychedelia, something from the weirder shores of easy listening. It's the kind of record you feel there are a lot of bongos on, even if there aren't. That said, it's laid-back, good-natured, and sounds as if it was a lot of fun to make. Wade through the more generic stuff and you'll get to edgier pieces like The Rat Cage, where the sum exceeds the parts. Quite possibly a record whose subtleties will be revealed with time - though whether it will get the chance above the clacking of chopsticks in the Manhattan sushi joint for which this is the tailormade soundtrack is another matter.
Beastie Boys, The Mix-Up
David Peschek
Friday June 29, 2007
The Guardian
Entirely sample-free, Beastie Boys' first full original album of instrumentals frequently mimics genres they would choose to sample: soul, a little psychedelia, something from the weirder shores of easy listening. It's the kind of record you feel there are a lot of bongos on, even if there aren't. That said, it's laid-back, good-natured, and sounds as if it was a lot of fun to make. Wade through the more generic stuff and you'll get to edgier pieces like The Rat Cage, where the sum exceeds the parts. Quite possibly a record whose subtleties will be revealed with time - though whether it will get the chance above the clacking of chopsticks in the Manhattan sushi joint for which this is the tailormade soundtrack is another matter.