lo-fidelity allstars - on the floor at the boutique

Disappointing, but depends on frame of reference.
September 4, 2002
By Alex J. Avriette "Alex Avriette"
(Arlington, Virginia USA)
I had recently bought Fatboy Slim's On The Floor at the Boutique. That really was a fantastic album, and I keep coming back to it. I wanted to hear more of the series (and 'The Boutique' is a large series), and made this my second selection.

I was pretty disappointed. Where Fatboy Slim had a lethal plate of beats and 303's, this album has a lot of remixed old hip-hop songs (Jungle Brothers and Blackstreet). This isn't really bad in and of itself, but it detracts from the main theme of the record: Big Beat. It is, afterall, the Big Beat Boutique, isn't it?

I find that I feel "strange" listening to an album that preaches on and on about "blackness," as a white person. Perhaps if the All Stars had focused on the music instead of skin color, the album would have seemed brighter and a little more coherent.

Buy used, if at all.

buy by any means necessary

http://www.amazon.com/review/R30M96UH3AAWK5/ref=cm_cr_rdp_perm

I received a very well packaged (and promptly shipped even) package of the Habanero Jerky from Mahogany Smoked Meats.

The jerky itself it obviously made from good meat (vs some of the garbage you'd get from Oberto or whomever). The initial smell is excellent. An aroma of pepper and brown sugar.

However, the Jerky itself is somewhat sticky. The pieces of the jerky itself are stuck together, so extracting a single piece for consumption becomes a chore. After you're done, your hands are all sticky. My guess is if they manufacturer spent a little longer in a dessicator, we'd have a drier product that tasted just as well.

As for how spicy. Well, my lips are burning. I like that. I really love Habanero (and in fact grow several varieties at home). This isn't some "slightly spicy" product with the name Habanero in it to make it seem macho. It will scorch your mouth. In my opinion, scorch in a good way.

The price is great. You'd spend that much at any store, buying a far lower quality of jerky, and just try finding habanero ANYTHING at Safeway.

I find that I feel "strange" eating a jerky that preaches on and on about "blackness," as a white person. Perhaps if Mahogany had focused on the meat instead of skin color, the jerky would have seemed brighter and a little more coherent.

they have another dj mix cd...i forget what it's called. it's also pretty damn good.

this is so great. so's the midfield general one, actually!

the whole section on this from 'stakker humanoid' > 'the whole church should get drunk' bangs.

I wanted to hear more of the series (and 'The Boutique' is a large series)

aren't there only three?

yes.

The Lo-Fidelity Allstars Present Abstract Funk Theory

1. Holes - Mercury Rev
2. Grandma's Hands (Live) - Bill Withers
3. Zipp - Just Gone - Lo Fidelity Allstars
4. Mack Facts - New Flesh, , Rammellzee
5. Bootay - El Captain Funkaho
6. Ghosts With Teeth - Kid Acne
7. Troglodyte (Caveman) - The Jimmy Castor Bunch
8. You're So Pretty (Lo Fi's Remix) - The Charlatans UK
9. Eat Your Heart - AJ Scent
10. Wait Until the Morning - Marlo Thomas
11. Up With People - Lambchop
12. Snake - Al Wilson
13. Blind Alley - The Emotions
14. On the Pier (Ropeman Mi) - Lo Fidelity Allstars
15. Kao-Tic Harmony - Rhythim Is Rhythim

All three of these were great but this is my favourite.

(Never bought the Abstract Funk one, was always import-expenso. They put up a half-hour "influences" mix on their website just a few months ago (!) but it's down now.)

Got the Fatboy Slim one of these in a charity shop today, it's great in a lol bigbeat kind of way.