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5.0 out of 5 stars
Incredibly good! a must have album for drum-n-bass lovers!, July 4 1999
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Bampot (Audio CD)
Every song has its own unique style, along with a creativity that is lacking from many other drum-n-bass artists.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Odd Toot, The - Bampot, Mar 10 2011
By scoundrel - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Bampot (Audio CD)
The Odd Toot's debut, BAMPOT, at first sounds like straight up jazzstep (as in the opener, "Stoopid Oopid"), but the weirdness quickly takes over. True to its jazz roots, the tracks diverge and go in entirely unexpected directions. There are sharp and funky breaks too, like on "Scattergood" or "Noog," for the unrepentant beatheads in the house. But they also know when not to take things too far: "Man in Black" is beautifully atmospheric, smooth and frenetic, and stays that way for its running time, and "Crank Up the Perhaps-A-Tron" speeds along with a jazz-fiddle (no, really!) at the fore. "Spuds `Take Them Oh Take Them' Song" is a little slice of sleazy listening intercut with a shrill acid line. "Hot Rock Tee" merges the jazz and the breaks into a cohesive whole, while keeping a sly sense of humor about it.