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ArtistPlaygroup
TypeAlbum
Released2001
RYM Rating 3.33 / 5.00.5 from 87 ratings
Ranked#1,992 for 2001
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Mangopongo Sep 10 2007 3.00 stars
Too late or too early? Either way, Playgroup just wasn't made for 2001 times.

It's an enjoyable album, but Playgroup are no LCD Soundsystem. Many interesting, if not life-changing post punk and dub disco workouts here.

Best tracks: My Number One, Make It Happen, Front 2 Back, Surface to Air
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 ghandi3030 Dec 04 2006 ▼ 2.50 stars
  •   1 Number One
  •   2 Pressure
  •   3 Front 2 Back
  • 3.00 stars 4 Bring It On
  •   5 Medicine Man
  •   6 Too Much
  •   7 Make It Happen
  •   8 Surface to Air
  •   9 Overflow
  •   10 Fatal
  • 2.50 stars 11 Hideaway
  •   12 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover
If you like to needle through endless pages of bright literary fontage, then by all means jump right in. Oh, you endless cowards of the dance-floor with the dollar bill still hanging out your nose, don't you realize that these hips don't lie?

O.K. so their are moments of non excruciating this is alrightness but should you hang that over your mantle place as some kind of prized trophy?

Just because this isn't a corporate fortune cookie designed to appeal to age group categories like nicotine to children doesn't mean that it will appreciate like a vintage Bordeaux.

There are like 6 decent cuts on this album out of 12 or 13 if you have the Fatboy remix. Nary does that make for a star filled album review.
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broodthaers Nov 22 2005 4.00 stars
Ted Milton from Blurt puts the four winds to shame when he gives a blow on the adolph sax. Make it happen!
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fonkay Sep 28 2004 4.00 stars
i like the styles that trevor jackson uses on this cd. when i first saw the cover in 2002, i knew what i would be in store for. from the opening introduction of 'number one' , to the slowly erotic come-on thump of 'pressure' , the l.a. glam of 'fatal' , this is one vintage ride through the early 80' that you'll wanna take!
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PerryParkas Feb 24 2004 4.00 stars
Some nice punk twists on electro/ house, here, like the fabulous Bring It On with Kathleen Hanna and Make It Happen with Kyra. There are some pretty mediocre moments after the first half before we get the excellent and almost hilarious reggae/ dub-version of 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover. If you download stuff, download this.
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Fastnbulbous Aug 19 2002 4.00 stars
Playgroup is Trevor Jackson, the British hip-hop veteran previously known as Underdog. Taking his new name from Adrian Sherwood's early 80's instrumental experiment in avant-dub, jazz and beats, Playgroup sounds like a tribute to the creatively heady days when post-punk, dub and disco converged. Featuring an odd assortment of guest musicians, including Scottish indie-pop figureheads Roddy Frame (Aztec Camera)and Edwyn Collins (Orange Juice) who plays guitar on much of the album, and gets a showcase on "Medicine Man." "Pressure" starts promisingly, with Joi sounding like Martina Topley Bird (Tricky). It's standard dance fare falls short of its promise, however. "Front 2 Back" features hip-hop vocals by KC Flightt with some inspired Caribbean-flavored percussion. Things really take off with "Bring It On," with vocals performed by Le Tigre's Kathleen Hanna to a deeply funky bass riff, and a sample of The Slits' "UK Boatlaw!" "Too Much" is based on the Scritti Politti track "Sex," while "Make It Happen" has Kyra DeConnick (Thee Headcoates) talk-singing to a multi-layered avant-dub track that recalls Au Pairs and Bush Tetras. "Surface To Air" finds Playgroup on a roll, sampling the moody, Caravan-like horn section of Shoes' "Sheep Dog Inna Babylon" with a host of sound effects like a dream meeting of Brian Eno vs. Lee Perry. "Overflow" features Jackson himself on vocals, sounding not unlike Greg Dullie fronting his own sleazy post-industrial Love Unlimited Orchestra. The next couple tracks bring the album back to the realm of mortals, with more standard house-inspired disco. The album ends with a surprising cameo by 80s dancehall star Shinehead, in an amusing cover of Paul Simon's "50 Ways To Leave Your Lover." The creative arrangement is assisted by legendary punk-reggae producer Dennis Bovell, adding a lighthearted touch to a highly entertaining, playful jam session between a bunch of artists partying like it's 1981-3.
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Catalog

Ratings: 87
Cataloged: 107
Track rating sets:Track ratings: 8
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kitchenperson  2.00 stars
26 Nov 2022
akhir35  3.50 stars 66-75 enjoyable/good
5 Jul 2022
kbrc21  3.00 stars Worth listening
23 Jun 2022
TheyreHappeningMusically  ▼4.50 stars Lit
  • 5.00 stars 1 Number One
  • 5.00 stars 2 Pressure
  • 5.00 stars 3 Front 2 Back
  • 5.00 stars 4 Bring It On
  • 4.50 stars 5 Medicine Man
  • 4.50 stars 6 Too Much
  • 5.00 stars 7 Make It Happen
  • 4.50 stars 8 Surface to Air
  • 5.00 stars 9 Overflow
  • 4.50 stars 10 Fatal
  • 4.50 stars 11 Hideaway
  • 4.50 stars 12 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover
13 Mar 2022
berth  3.00 stars
16 Nov 2021
chengpoyi  2.00 stars
10 Aug 2021
KarimG  ▼3.50 stars hey, it's not so bad !
  • 4.00 stars 1 Number One
  • 3.50 stars 2 Pressure
  • 3.50 stars 3 Front 2 Back
  • 3.50 stars 4 Bring It On
  • 3.50 stars 5 Medicine Man
  • 3.50 stars 6 Too Much
  • 4.00 stars 7 Make It Happen
  • 4.00 stars 8 Surface to Air
  • 3.50 stars 9 Overflow
  • 3.50 stars 10 Fatal
  • 3.00 stars 11 Hideaway
  • 3.50 stars 12 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover
19 Feb 2021
thehDriver Digital4.00 stars
21 May 2020
lowplacelikehome  3.50 stars Fine
1 Apr 2020
pmurt99  2.50 stars
23 Apr 2018
rossoflove  2.50 stars 6+: Pretty good, I like some of it
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