Excession - Altitude (Bonzai UK)
Sexual - Amber (Substance)
Around The World - Aqua (MCA/Universal-Island)
New Way, New Life - Asian Dub Foundation (ffrr)
Girls Like Us - B15 Project feat. Crissy D. & Lady G. (Relentless)
Fade To Grey - Babe Instinct (Volume)
Runnin' [rm] - Basstoy (Neo)
Voices - Bedrock (Bedrock)
Hello World - Belle Perez (EMI)
El Barrio - George Benson (Verve)
Day & Night - Billie (Innocent/Virgin)
Bleachin' - Bleachin' (Boilerhouse!/Arista)
Dance Naked - Aaron Carl (Kickin')
Impossible - The Charlatans (MCA/Universal-Island)
The Big Legs EP - Chicken Lips (Kingsize)
Let's Ride (EP) / Barte Witness / Rubbin' / Young Gunz - Choclair (Virgin)
I Already Miss You - Ronald Clarke (Liquid Groove)
Jerusalem - Classic Renaissance (-)
Feeling This Way - The Conductor & The Cowboy (Serious)
Busted On The Job EP - Johnny Corporate (Defected)
Starlight [rm] - Desiderio (Code Blue/East West)
My True Colours - DJ Disciple (Catch 22)
Forget About Dre - Dr. Dre feat. Eminem (Aftermath/Interscope)
Too Much Of Heaven - Eiffel 65 (Eternal/WEA)
Hitman's Paradise - Estima (WEA)
Jerusalem - Fat Les 2000 (-)
Terra Nova - Flightcrank (Copasetik)
Don't Play That Song Again - Nicki French (Logic/Arista)
Hustle Espanol - Full Intention (Dtension)
When A Woman - Gabrielle (Go.Beat/Polydor)
Soldier - Gay Dad (London)
The Last Night - Gloria Gaynor (Logic/Arista)
Let's Make Sure We Kiss Goodbye - Vince Gill (-)
[tba] - Goldfrapp (Mute)
Babylon [rm] - David Gray (IHT)
[tba] - Macy Gray (Epic)
If I Told You That [rr] - Whitney Houston & George Michael (Arista)
You Can Do It / Until We Rich - Ice Cube (Priority/Virgin)
Get Gone - Ideal US (Virgin)
Caribbean Affair - Ikon (-)
The Games We Play - Andreas Johnson (WEA)
End Of The Day - Lucy Kaplansky (-)
Somebody's Baby - Keesha (RCA)
Misunderstood - Kick Angel (1st Ave./Mercury)
What's Your Name - Angel Lee (360ř/WEA)
Flying Elvis - Leilani (ZTT)
Fixation [rm] - Andy Ling (Hooj Choons)
Masterblaster 2000 - DJ Luck & MC Lyte feat. JJ (Red Rose)
I Don't Wanna Kiss You Goodnight - Lyte Funkie Ones (Logic/Arista)
Walking On Water - Madasun (V2)
Desanitize - Mara (Acetate)
Jammin' - Bob Marley & MC Lyte (Universal)
Wish This World - Mash (Halo)
Carmen Queasy - Maxim Reality (XL)
Ride On Time 2000 - Melted Artists (ZYX)
Old Fashioned - Me:One (Island Studios/Universal-Island)
Wish This World - Mesh (Halo)
Access [rm] - DJ Misjah & DJ Tim (Tripoli Trax)
Higher - Moca feat. Deanna (Azuli)
Disco Downtown - Mooloodjee (Poumtchak)
She Was Nothing - Mucho Macho (Wiiija)
Unintended - Muse (Taste Media/Mushroom)
Angry Skies - Maria Nayler (Arista)
Moments Of Space - Odessi (Baroque)
You Can't Go Wrong - The Police (-)
Where The Heart Is - Prefab Sprout (Kitchenware/Columbia)
Turn It Up - Dylan Dyla & Katie (Blue Black)
I Need You - LeAnn Rimes (Curb/The Hit Label/London)
Closer To Heaven / Starlight - Rocco & Heist (-)
Bring U Up - Romanthony & DJ Predator (Glasgow Underground)
Fool For Love - Russell (Rulin)
I Like It - Sammi (Freeworld/Capitol-Parlophone)
Overdrive - DJ Sandy vs. Housetrap (Additive/Positiva)
Moody - Sessomato (Junior Boy's Own)
Sing-A-Long - Shanks & Bigfoot (Chocolate Boy/Pepper/Jive)
Volume Four - Sharp Tools (Sharp)
Taken For Granted - Sia (-)
It's Too Late - Lucie Silvas (-)
Champs Elyses - Bob Sinclair (Defected)
Proud - Heather Small (Arista)
The Rhythm Slave - DJ Sneak (Classic)
It Feels So Good [rm] - Sonique (Serious)
Luvstruck [rm] - Southside Spinners (AM:PM)
Da Virus (EP) - Stanton Warriors (Mob)
2 Much Happened - Junior O pres. Starchild (RSenal)
Kali Yugg - Subtle By Design (Boogieman)
Rise Up - Sunkids (Yellorange)
The Young MC - Superfunk (Distinct'ive/Virgin)
(I Need Some) Happy Days - Sweet Mercy feat. Joe Roberts (Boo)
The Wolf - Terra Firma (Platipus)
Get Wicked - Perfect Phase pres. Those 2 (Two Play/Positiva)
(Put Your) Hands Up - Trevor & Simon (Substance)
Black Widow - berzone vs. Rennie Pilgrem (TCR)
Ace Of Spades - Union Avenue (-)
The Return (Time To Say Goodbye) - DJ Visage feat. Clarissa (-)
Feel The Need - Weird Science (NuLife/Arista)
Nothin Going On But The Rent - Yana (Urbanstar)
May 1st :
Sweet Surrender - Bellatrix (Fierce Panda)
After Love - Blank & Jones (Nebula)
Autophilia (Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying & Love My Car) - The Bluetones (Superior Quality/A&M/Mercury)
I Am The Sun [ri] - Dark Star (Harvest/EMI)
The Out There EP - Departure Lounge (Meek Giant)
Radar Intruder - Derrero (Big Noise)
No Me Dejes De Querer - Gloria Estefan (Epic)
Inside Job - Don Henley (Warner Bros.)
Breathe - Faith Hill (Warner Bros.)
~ [tba] - Whitney Houston (Arista)
Blackman Know Yourself - Femi Kuti (Sound Of Barclay)
Mondo `77 - Looper (Jeepster)
Dirty Water - Made In London (RCA)
Any Day Will Be Fine - Mojave 3 (4AD)
* Ventimiglia 120899 EP - Salako (Jeepster)
The Return Of Nothing - Sandstorm (Renaissance/Pioneer)
Ysbeidiau Heulog - Super Furry Animals (Placid Casual)
Heart Of Asia - Watergate (Positiva)
He's The Keeper - Paul Weller (Island)
Raised Ranch Revolution - Wheat (City Slang)
May 8th :
Found A Way Out - Birth (Hut/Virgin)
Every Woman Needs Love - Stella Browne (Perfecto)
I (Friday Night) - Dubstar (Food/EMI)
Tell Me Why (The Riddle) - Paul van Dyk feat. Saint Etienne (Deviant)
Koochy - Armand van Helden (ffrr)
Breathe - Faith Hill (WEA)
The Wicker Man - Iron Maiden (EMI)
Friendly Fire EP - Matthew Jay (Food/Parlophone)
Shorty - Donell Jones (LaFace/Arista)
Sex Bomb - Tom Jones & Mousse T. (Gut)
Up With People - Lambchop (City Slang)
Don't Call Me Baby [rm] - Madison Avenue (VC/Virgin)
Disco Science - Mirwais (Naive/Epic)
Nothing As It Seems - Pearl Jam (Epic)
Day & Night - Billie Piper (Innocent/Virgin)
I Don't Know - Slim Village (Wordplay/Source UK)
Coming Around - Travis (Independiente)
Funky Music - Utah Saints (Echo)
May 15th :
Summer Moved On - A-ha (WEA)
Theme From Gutbuster - Bentley Rhythm Ace (Skint/Parlophone)
American Trilogy - The Delgados (Chemikal Underground)
Free To Go - Folk Implosion (Domino)
Sleeping With Victor - Lynden David Hall (Cooltempo-Chrysalis)
Swords - Leftfield (Higher Ground/Hard Hands/Columbia)
May 22nd :
Legal Man - Belle & Sebastian (Jeepster)
It's My Life - Bon Jovi (Mercury)
[tba] - Broadcast (Warp)
Catch The Sun - Doves (Heavenly/EMI)
Cryptic Souls Crew - Len (Work/Columbia)
Munk Funk - Muki (Mantra/Beggars Banquet)
Reach - S Club 7 (Polydor)
May 29th :
Dreaming - B.T. (Headspace/Pioneer)
Get Off - The Dandy Warhols (Capitol)
New Beginning - Stephen Gately (Polydor)
[tba] - Lulu (Rocket/Mercury)
June (date unknown) :
Embrace - Agnelli & Nelson (Xtravaganza)
It's My Turn - Angelic (Serious)
Too Dead For Me - Atari Teenage Riot (Digital Hardcore)
Lovely Now - Beenie Man (Virgin)
Monica - Before Dark (RCA)
I Don't Smoke - DJ Dee Kline (Warner Bros.)
See The Light - Dumonde (Nebula)
Desire - DJ Eric (Distinct'ive/Virgin)
Donnez-moi Le Chocolat - Fantastique (V2)
Just Because - F.A.T.E. (Warner Bros.)
Last Ones Standing - Girl Thing (Cowell)
Flash - Green Velvet (F1-11)
Music Is Life - Groove Junkies (Champion)
Don't Push - Jazmin (Edel)
Sacred Cycles - Peter Lazonby (Hooj Choons)
Step Away - Marlaine (Universal)
Burnin' - Mirrorball (Multiply)
Porcelain - Moby (Mute)
Pumpin' [rm] - Novy vs. Eniac (Additive)
[tba] - Pulp (Island/Universal-Island)
Maria Maria - Santana (Arista)
Don't Stop [rm] - Soul Vision (Fluential/Defected)
Anybody's Guess - Tin Tin Out (VC/Virgin)
Defected Sampler: Bad Habits [ATFC] / ... - v.a. (Defected)
United - Robbie Williams (Chrysalis)
The Beach -- Original Score - Angelo Badalamenti (London)
The Facts Of Life - Black Box Recorder (Nude)
Loa Me Te Project - DJ Cam (Columbia)
Living In The Present Future - Eagle-Eye Cherry (Polydor)
Machismo EP - Gomez (Hut/Virgin)
This Time Around - Hanson (Mercury)
2000 Years: The Millennium Concert - Billy Joel (Columbia)
Lonely Girl - Lonestar (Grapevine/BNA)
Thankful - Mary Mary (Columbia)
Animals, Suns & Atoms - Tarwater (Kitty-Yo)
The Second Coming - T.Q. (Epic)
May 8th :
Art & Life - Beenie Man (Virgin)
Mystery White Boy - Jeff Buckley (Columbia)
Hot Rail - Calexico (City Slang)
Living In The Present Future - Eagle-Eye Cherry (Polydor)
The Best Of ... -- Vol. 2 - Bob Dylan (Columbia)
Songs Of Yesterday - Free (Island/Universal-Island)
The Sophtware Slump - Grandaddy (Will/V2)
Beauty In Madness - Hobotalk (Hut/Virgin)
The Geometrid - Looper (Jeepster)
I Wanna Be With You - Mandy Moore (Epic)
Ambrosia - A Reminicscent Drive (F Comm.)
The Filth & Fury OST - The Sex Pistols (Virgin)
Dream Sequence -- The Best Of ... - Tangerine Dream (Virgin)
White Pepper - Ween (Mushroom)
May 15th :
Science & Nature - The Bluetones (Superior Quality/Mercury)
Alma Caribena - Gloria Estefan (Epic)
Take A Look Inside - Folk Implosion (Domino)
Breathe - Faith Hill (Warner Bros.)
Greastest Hits - Whitney Houston (Arista)
~ [tba] - Roni Size/Reprazent (Talkin Loud)
Oops, I Did It Again - Britney Spears (Jive)
Mwng - Super Furry Animals (Placid Casual)
Check My Ears - Turn (Infectious)
May 22nd :
~ Movement In Still Life [ri] - B.T. (Headspace/Renaissance/Pioneer)
The Master: 1961--1984 - Marvin Gaye (Motown/Polydor)
Inside Job - Don Henley (Warner Bros.)
The Unreleased Mixes - Whitney Houston (Arista)
You Can't Stop The Bumrush - Len (Columbia)
[tba] - LL Cool J (Def Jam/Mercury)
Binaural - Pearl Jam (Epic)
The Sound Of Water - Saint Etienne (Mantra/Beggars Banquet)
Apple Venus - Vol. 2 - XTC (Cooking Vinyl)
May 29th :
Minor Earth, Major Sky - A-ha (WEA)
For Your Ears Only - Bentley Rhythm Ace (Skint/Parlophone)
Crush - Bon Jovi (Mercury)
The Marshall Mathers LP - Eminem (Aftermath/Interscope/Polydor)
The Other Side - Lynden David Hall (Chrysalis/EMI)
Killing Puritans - Armand van Helden (ffrr)
Brave New World - Iron Maiden (EMI)
The History Of Rock - Kid Rock (Lava/Atlantic/East West)
Rhythm & Stealth -- The Stealth Mixes - Leftfield (Hard Hands/Higher Ground/Columbia)
The Notorious K.I.M. - Lil' Kim (Atlantic/East West)
Proud - Heather Small (Arista)
June (date unknown) :
[tba] - The Animalhouse (Boilerhouse/Arista)
Mermaid Avenue II - Billy Bragg & Wilco (Elektra/East West)
[tba] - Gay Dad (London)
[tba] - Ronan Keating (-)
[tba] - R. Kelly (Jive)
[tba] - Maxim Reality (XL)
[tba] - Radiohead (Parlophone)
Agoetis Byrjun - Sigur R˘s (Fat Cat)
[tba] - Spice Girls (Virgin)
June 5th :
Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like A Peasant - Belle & Sebastian (Jeepster)
Quality Control - Jurassic 5 (Pan-Polydor)
Invincible Summer - kd Lang (Warner Bros.)
[tba] - Lulu (Mercury)
The Trouble With Relationships - Mansun (Parlophone)
Delicious - Thunderbugs (1st Ave./Epic)
June 12th :
Thirteen Tales From Urban Bohemia - The Dandy Warhols (Capitol/Parlophone)
Bow Down To The Exit Sign - David Holmes (Go.Beat/Polydor)
La Noche De Cuatro Lunas - Julio Iglesias (Columbia)
Seven - S Club 7 (Polydor)
Classic Sinatra - Frank Sinatra (Capitol/Parlophone)
June 19th :
New Beginning - Stephen Gately (Polydor)
How To Steal The World - Helicopter Girl (Instant Karma)
June 26th :
Bewilderbeast - Badly Drawn Boy (Twisted Nerve/XL)
They didn't make much of a comeback in 1998 after a long time away,
while 1999 was even a worse year for them. However, Cold Shoulder
(No.43, Nov 99) was quite a classy ballad and backed by a cover of
David Bowie's Starman.
The first two singles were I Just Wanna Be Loved (No.4, Oct 98)
and Your Kisses Are Charity (No.25, Aug 99), neither of which
were much cop.
The end bit :
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PC games reviewed by the editor are on:
Since Jan 2011: Intel Quad Core Dell XPS 8100, i7 CPU 860 @ 2.80Ghz, 8Gb RAM, nVidia GeForce GTS 240, Windows 7
Since Nov 2005: Intel Pentium D 830 3.0Ghz, 1Gb RAM, 128Mb nVidia GeForce 6700XL, Windows XP
Since Aug 2003: Intel Pentium 4 2.66Ghz, 512Mb RAM, 128Mb GeForce4 MX440 graphics, Windows XP
Since May 2003: Intel Pentium 4 2.6Ghz, 512Mb RAM, 128Mb ATI Radeon 9600TX graphics, Windows XP
Since Jun 2002: Intel Pentium III 600Mhz, 384Mb RAM, Windows 98 SE, 64Mb ATI Radeon 8500LE
Since May 2000: Intel Pentium III 600Mhz, 384Mb RAM, Windows 98 SE, Voodoo 3 3000 AGP