Something Real - The 45's (Marcury)
Club Quake - 5 Below 0 (Kickin')
We Need A Resolution - Aaliyah feat. Timbaland (Virgin)
Cry Baby - Aphrohead (Credence/EMI)
Blow My Mind - Nicole & Natalie Appleton (-)
Meet Her At The Love Parade [rm] - Da Hool (Manifesto/Mercury)
Say What's On Your Mind - Dario G (Manifesto/Mercury)
Revision 2 - Dark Driver (Choo Choo)
Love Will Bring Us Back Together - Dark Flower (Echo)
A Is For Astronaut - Deacon Blue (Papillon/Chrysalis:EMI)
In The Music - Deep Swing (Rise)
Keep On Dancing - DJ Frank Delour feat. Leslie Carter (Groovilicious)
Love Is In Control (Finger OnThe Trigger) - Sheena Easton (MCA/Universal-Island)
Come To Me - East Town (Champion)
Lick Shots - Missy 'Misdemenour' Elliott (Gold Mind/Elektra/East West)
Let Me Blow Ya Mind - Eve feat. Gwen Stefani (Interscope/Polydor)
Symptom Of My Time - Marie Frank (-)
Rain Or Shine - Matt Fulton (Multiply)
[tba] - Garbage (Mushroom)
Soul Heaven [rm] - Goodfellas (Azuli)
Wheels - Grand Drive (-)
Barabarati - Babarabatin - The Gypsymen (Sound Design)
There'll You Be - Faith Hill (Warner Bros.)
Now You Know - India T (Dome)
Superwoman Pt. II - Lil Mo' (Elektra/East West)
Live To Tell - Lucrezia (Logic/Arista)
Without You - Lucy Pearl (Interscope/Polydor)
Tell Me Lies [rm] - Eva Luna (Luna)
Nothing Without Me - Manchild feat. Kelly Jones (One Little Indian)
Black & White - A Man Possessed (Slinky)
Sin-Nuh - Motherlode (Whoop)
Everyday - Stevie Nicks (-)
Join In THe Chant - Nitzer Ebb (Novamute)
Bizounce - Olivia (J/RCA)
Flawless - The Ones (Bustin' Loose/Distinctive Breaks)
See Me Here - Orion (Incentive)
All Or Nothing - O Town (J/RCA)
Crisis - Peacemaker (Fat)
7th Day (I Will Be There) - Mr. Phillips (Echo)
Masters In The Parasol - Queens Of The Stone Age (Interscope/Polydor)
[tba] - Rialto (Eagle)
Never Let You Go - Rollo & King (Edel)
Night At The Black - Harry Choo Choo Romero (Bambossa)
Scorchio [rm] / Lupus - Sasha (Excession/Arista)
Superhighway - Scanners (Limbo)
Give It Up - Selena (Go.Beat)
So Strong - Ben Shaw feat. Adele Holness (Fire)
Somebody - Shortie vs. Black Legend (Eternal/WEA)
Lifetimes - Slam feat. Tyrone Palmer (Soma)
Promised Land - Joe Smooth (Global Cuts)
Here WE Go Again - Soul Dujour (Strictly Rhythm)
Rise [rm] - Soul Providers feat. Michelle Shellers (Azuli/AM:PM)
Cry Baby - Spiller (Positiva)
Rock Rose - Star (Platipus)
(Blacktrash) The Autobiography Of Kirk Jones - Sticky Fingaz (Universal)
Hard To Explain - The Strokes (Rough Trade\Tugboat)
When It's Over - Sugar Ray (-)
The Revolution - Superchumbo (Twisted)
Plasmids - Tata Box Inhibitors (Future Groove)
Muzak [rm] - Trisco (Positiva)
Groove No.1 / Groove No.2 - True Gold (-)
Elevation - U2 (Island/Universal-Island)
I So Really Want To Believe You - Unamerican (-)
Feel What You Want - Kristine W. (Champion)
Voodoo - The Warrior (Incentive)
June 11th :
Until The End Of Time - 2pac (Interscope/Polydor)
One Day At A Time - The Alice Band (Instant Karma)
Best Friends - Allstars (Island/Universal-Island)
The Moon & The Mothership - Animals That Swim (Snowstorm)
Get Hooked - Beat Reality (Y2K)
Travelling On - Beber & Tamara (Mob)
Squares / Won - The Beta Band (Regal/Parlophone)
New York, New York / Inside Ou - Boxsaga (Junior)
Nothing Is Sacred - Bridge & Tunnel (Harmsonic)
Never Gonna Come Back Down [rm] - B.T. feat. Doughty (Ministry Of Sound)
Message For Jojo - Bernard Butler & Edwyn Collins (Setanta)
There Be Dragons - Ca-Lo (Nukleuz/Media)
Voyager / Plex - Chris Carter (Thursday Club)
My Star - Naimee Coleman (Lime/Chrysalis:EMI)
Whole New You - Shawn Colvin (Columbia)
The Warfare EP - The Cooper Temple Clause (Morning/RCA)
Digital Love - Daft Punk (Virgin)
New Rose / Help - The Damned (Munster)
Na Capoeria - Keb Darge & vah Geld (Barely Breaking Even)
Innocente (Falling In Love) - Delerium feat. Leigh Nash (Nettwerk)
Dawn - Mikael Delta (Distance)
Gateman / Mayhem - Digital & Spirit (Hospital)
The Watcher - Dr. Dre (Aftermath/Interscope/Polydor)
Weakest Link - Echobass feat. Ratpack (BBC Worldwide)
Manipulate - Eufex (Wasa B)
Sweet Rain - Euphoria (Six Degrees)
Technotic / Astaroth - Facs & B Key (XXX)
Check It Out - Fingathing (Grand Central)
Last To Know - Neil Finn (Parlophone)
Rock The Nation - Michael Franti & Spearhead (Capitol/Parlophone)
Twisted / Terror - Fused (INCtraxx/Columbia)
Obsession / Tear Out Your Hair / Steppaz - Future Cut (Metalheadz)
Opn Sound - Teddy G. (Glasgow Undeground)
Harder Faster - Gay Dad (B-Unique)
New York Boy - Gloss (Nude)
Utopia [rm] - Goldfrapp (Mute)
Something In My Eye - Ed Harcourt (Heavenly/EMI)
Level Green - Hefner (Inertia)
Dumb Angel - Homescience (Damaged Goods)
Drive - Incubus (Epic)
Video - India.Arie (Motown/Universal-Island)
Suddenly You Care - Wendy de Jai (Millennium)
City EP - John Johnson (IDJ)
Ready To Go / Rock The Beat - Jon & Tim (Nukleuz/Media)
The Journey - Junkfood Junkies (Incentive)
Fiesta - R. Kelly feat. Jay-Z (Jive)
Alright - Kidstuff (Fluential)
The Clesea Hotel Oral Sex Song - Jeffrey Lewis (Rough Trade)
Blackout - Lil Louis vs. Hydrogen Rockers (ffrr)
My Way - Limp Bizkit (Interscope/Universal-Island)
What About Now - Lonestar (Grapevine/BNA/RCA)
Alarmed - Lost Weight (Paper)
Don't Stop - Phil Lynton (Atlantic Jaxx)
Sanctuary - Jimmy van M. (Bedrock)
New Art Riot EP - Manic Street Preachers (Damaged Goods)
Leaving On A Jet Plane - J. Mascis & The Fog (City Slang)
Capital Rocka - Medicine (Wall Of Sound)
Leavin' Here / White Line Fever - Mot”rhead (Munster)
Mr. Dan EP - Mr. Dan (Virgin)
Loode Leaves - Nova Scotia (Airtight)
Be Thankful - Omar feat. Angie Stone (Oyster)
Nurega - Organic Audio (Tummy Touch)
Variaciones A Tuxedomoon - Panoptica (Certificate 18)
This Time Around / Respect The Cock - Phats & Small (Boo/Multiply)
Guiding Resolution - Poets Of Rhythm (Ninja Tune)
Rock Da Funky Beats - Public Domain feat. Chuck D (Xtra Hard/Xtravaganza)
Midas Touch - Alex Reece & Utah Jazz (Fallen Angels 21st Century)
Ski Mask - Alex Reece & Utah Jazz (Fallen Angels 21st Century)
I Forget - Lionel Richie (Mercury)
Instant Whip - Scuba Z (Odd/Sanctuary)
Lucky Pressure - Roni Size/Reprazent feat. MC Dynamite (Talkin Loud)
Getaway / How Do I Move - Spacek (Island/Universal-Island)
Have A Nice Day - Stereophonics (V2)
A Love From Outer Space - Tahiti 80 (Atmosph‚riques/East West)
Celtic Mantra - Julienne Taylor (Virgin)
I Don't Want A Lover 2001 - Texas (Mercury)
Truth Hurts - Thirteen:13 (Polydor)
Light A Rainbow - Tukan (Slinky)
Noise Maker Vol. 9 - v.a. (BXR/Nukleuz/Media)
Underground Sounds Of Australia - v.a. (Perfecto/Mushroom)
Blow Your Mind [rm] - Sharon Wolf (Deluxe Audio)
Abusive Melody - The Youngsters (F Comm.)
June 18th :
It's Over Now - 112 (Bad Boy/Arista)
Lady Marmalade - Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya & Pink (Interscope/Polydor)
Movies - Alien Ant Farm (New Noize)
Let U Go - A.T.B. feat. Roberta Carter (Kontor/Edel)
Brand New Hate - Backyard Babies (Emancipated)
Baddest, Ruffest - Backyard Dog (East West)
Jonathan & David - Belle & Sebastian feat. The Maisonettes (Jeepster)
Another Lover - Dane Bowers feat. Wyclef Jewan (NuLife/Arista)
No More Mosquitos - FourTET (Domino)
When We Were Young - Human Nature (Epic)
Morning Rain - I Am Kloot (We Love You/Wall Of Sound)
Please Don't Send Me Away - Matthew Jay (Food/Parlophone)
Light Another - Jolene (Colt)
Papercut - Linkin Park (Reprise/Warner Bros.)
Heaven & Hell - Masai (Concept)
Mad Season - Matchbox Twenty (Lava/Atlantic/East West)
The Music In You - Monoboy feat. Delores (Perfecto/Mushroom)
The Sun - New Sector Movements (Virgin)
Million Miles Away - The Offspring (Epitaph/Columbia)
Right Here - Stanton Warriors (Mob)
Happy People - Static Revenger (Incentive/Rulin')
The Sound Of: Oh Yeah [rm] - Tomba Vira (VC/Virgin)
June 25th :
The Waiting On 18 - Amen (I Am/Virgin)
Sometimes - Ash (Infectious/Mushroom)
More Than That - Backstreet Boys (Jive)
No Escapin' This [ri] - Beatnuts (Loud/Epic)
Silver Screen (Shower Scene) - Felix Da Housecat (City Rockers)
19--2000 - Gorillaz (Parlophone)
The Way To Your Love - Hear'Say (Polydor)
Getting Away With It - James (Fontana/Mercury)
You I'm Thinking Of - Relish (Chrysalis:EMI)
Another Chance - Roger Sanchez (Defected)
Dance For Me - Sisqo (Def Soul/Def Jam/Mercury)
U Remind Me - Usher (LaFace/Arista)
July (date unknown) :
Night Stalker - Altitude (Bonzai UK)
Signs - Badmarsh & Shri (Outcaste)
Sonic Blue - Cequenza (Spot On)
Circulation Ltd. 7 - Circulation (Circulation)
The Guitar Track - Colours (Skyline)
Future Sound Of Retro 2001 - Lee Coombs (Finger Lickin')
Baby's Arms - Robert Cray (-)
Superstring [rm] - Cygnus X (Xtravaganza)
Castles In The Sky - Ian van Dahl (NuLIfe/Arista)
Strung Out - Kam Denny (Stickman)
I Feel Loved - Depeche Mode (Mute)
Cat's In The Cradle - Jason Downs feat. Milk (Pepper/Jive)
Sweet Music [rm] - EDP feat. Ashley Slater (BN1/Scorpio)
Guilty - First Choice (Dtension)
Questions Must Be Asked - David Forbes (Serious)
What's Your Man Got To Do With Gan - Greenkeepers (Classic)
Be.Angeled - Jam & Spoon feat. Rea (Epic)
Why Can't You Free Some Time - Ghandi Khna (-)
Ain't Gonna - Brent Lawrence feat. Maureen Parker (Black & Blue)
Sun - Sluslik Luna (-)
Dial Revenge - Mogwai & Super Furry Animals (Platipus)
You Belong To Me - Michael Moog (Strictly Rhythm/ffrr)
Heaven Is A Halfpipe - OPM (-)
Eskimo - Rennie Pilgrem & Blim (Thursday Club)
Underground - Rhythm Masters (Black & Blue/Neo)
Have Mercy / Blister Boy - Justin Robertson (Bugged Out)
Lean On Me - SFTG & Collein (-)
Irresistible - Jessica Simpson (Columbia)
21 Sconds - So Solid Crew (Idependiente)
Da Antidote - Stanton Warriors (Mob)
[tba] - Tanya Stephens (WEA)
Has It Come To This - The Streets (Locked On/XL)
An American Poem - Those Guys feat. Baraka (Basement Boys)
Ignition Housejam - Trendroid (Twilo)
Sharp Tools Volume Five - v.a. (Sharp)
Energy Flow [rm] - Vitae (Distinctive)
Take It Back - Vortex (Craven)
A Little Respect - Wheatus (Columbia)
Evil Acid - Wink (Ovum/Sony Sü)
July 2nd :
[tba] - Alsou (Mercury)
The Rock Show - Blink 182 (MCA/Universal-Island)
So What If I - Damage (Afterlife/Cooltempo)
Turn - Feeder (Echo)
Put It On Me - Ja Rule feat. Lil Mo & Vita (Def Soul/Def Jam/Mercury)
Kiki Riri Boom - Shaft (Wonderboy)
Lay Low - Snoop Dogg (Priority/Virgin)
Juxtaposed With You - Super Furry Animals (Epic)
Summer Jam - The Underdog Project (Kontor/Relentless)
Hush Pipe - Weezer (Geffen/Polydor)
July 9th :
Frontier Psychiatrist - The Avalanches (Rex/XL)
Purple Pills - D12 (Interscope/Polydor)
Bump - Fun Lovin' Criminals (Difontaine/Chrysalis)
Loaded - Ricky Martin (Columbia)
Eternity / Road To Madalay - Robbie Williams (Chrysalis:EMI)
Perfect Gentleman - Wyclef Jean (Ruffhouse/Columbia)
July 16th :
Desert Drought - Cast (Polydor)
Revolving Door - Crazy Town (Columbia)
Scream If You Wanna Go Faster - Geri Halliwell (EMI)
Bounce With Me - Lil' Bow Wow (So So Def/Columbia)
Girl Next Door - Lucy Street (Sony)
Killin' Kind - Shelby Lynne (Mercury)
Destiny - Zero 7 (Ultimate Dilemma)
July 23rd :
Balmes - Ian Pooley (V2)
August (date unknown) :
The Nobodies - Marilyn Manson (Nothing/Interscope/Polydor)
Crystal - New Order (Warner)
Shout (C'mon) [rm] - Sagitaire (NuLife/Arista)
September (date unknown) :
Love Is The Key - The Charlatans (MCA/Universal-Island)
Mojo - Secret Knowledge (One Little Indian)
They Don't Know - So Solid Crew feat. Ms. Dynamite (Idependiente)
The Hits - Ant & Dec (Metro)
Music Beats Life - Architechs (Go.Beat/Polydor)
[tba] - The Beach Boys (Capitol/Parlophome)
[tba] - Blue (Innocent/Virgin)
Letting Off The Happiness [ri] - Bright Eyes (Wichita)
Play The Songs Of Bob Dylan - The Byrds (Legacy/Columbia)
Don't Stand Me Down [ri] - Dexy's Midnight Runners (-)
The Very Best Of ... - The Farm (MCI)
[tba] - Gay Dad (-)
Chinese Democracy - Guns'n'Roses (Geffen/Polydor)
[tba] - Ed Harcourt (Heavenly)
[tba] - Natalie Imbruglia (RCA)
[tba] - Mo Solid Gold (Chrysalis:EMI)
[tba] - Pet Shop Boys (Parlophone)
[tba] - Relish (Chrysalis:EMI)
Night On Earth - Rialto (Eagle)
[tba] - Spearhead (Parlophone)
[tba] - Spiller (Parlophone)
Sugar Ray - Sugar Ray (Lava/Atlantic/East West)
Little Black Numbers [ri] - Kathryn Williams (Caw/East West)
Under A Sun - Witness (Island/Universal-Island)
June 11th :
Black Dragon - 0898 Dave (Rapap/Paper)
For Those About To Rock - AC/DC (Simply Vinyl)
Back In Black - AC/DC (Simply Vinyl)
Further In Time - Afro Celt Sound System (Simply Vinyl)
Definitive Hits - Herb Alpert (Polydor)
Finest - Altan (Grapevine)
Imperial Metric - Appliance (Mute)
Frontline 1993--97 -- Rarities & Remixes - Asian Dub Foundation (Nation)
Music From Big Pink - The Band (Simply Vinyl)
Let's Get Lost - Terence Blanchard (Sony Classical)
Ellie Campbell - Ellie Campbell (Ebul/Jive)
Greatest Hits - Dina Carroll (1st Ave./Mercury)
The Essential - Clannad (Grapevine)
Beyond Good & Evil - The Cult (Atlantic/East West)
The Best Of ... - The Dells (Spectrum)
When Dream & Day Unite - Dream Theatre (MCA/Universal-Island)
Rio [rem. ri] - Duran Duran (EMI)
New Morning - Bob Dylan (Simply Vinyl)
Zoom - E.L.O. (Epic)
Epsom Mad Funkers -- The Best Of EMF - E.M.F. (EMI)
Reverence -- New Edition - Faithless (Arista)
IrReverence [ri] - Faithless (Arista)
Greatest Hits - Great White (EMI)
Christie Malry's Own Double Entry - Luke Haines (Hut)
Life Stranger Than Fiction - Incognito (Mercury)
Mr. Isaacs - Gregory Isaacs (Simply Vinyl)
Thugs Lounge - It's Jo & Danny (Boilerhouse!/Arista)
Largely Live In Hartlepool - Jah Wobble's Deep Space (30 Hertz)
Grit Sandwiches For Breakfast - Kid Rock (Jive)
Field Songs - Mark Lanegan (Beggars Banquet)
Old Me Vs. The New You - Laptop (Trust Me)
Sines & Cymbals - Leggo Beast (Pork)
Gangster Chronicles - London Posse (Wordplay/Virgin)
Live At The Lyceum - Bob Marley & The Wailers (Island/Universal-Island)
Rastaman Vibration - Bob Marley & The Wailers (Island/Universal-Island)
Natty Dread - Bob Marley & The Wailers (Island/Universal-Island)
Catch A Fire - Bob Marley & The Wailers (Island/Universal-Island)
Burnin - Bob Marley & The Wailers (Island/Universal-Island)
Kill `Em All - Metallica (Vertigo/Mercury)
Ride The Lightning - Metallica (Vertigo/Mercury)
Justice For All - Metallica (Vertigo/Mercury)
Master Of Puppets - Metallica (Vertigo/Mercury)
Organik - Robert Miles (Salt)
The Joker - Steve Miller Band (Simply Vinyl)
The Bricks - Outsidaz (Ruffnation/Ruff Life)
Land Of The Free - Pennywise (Epitaph)
Somniloquy - Pram (Domino)
Vocal Studies & Upbeat Narratives - Prefuse 73 (Warp)
Elvis' Golden Records 4 [ri] - Elvis Presley (Simply Vinyl)
The Best Of ... - Roxy Music (Virgin)
Bustin' Out - The Ruts (EMI)
A Night Of Electric Silence - The Silencers (Last Call)
Alien Radio - Slam (Soma)
It's A Wonderful Life - Sparklehorse (Capitol/Parlophone)
Get A Taste - Sprung Monkey (Surfdog)
Machine - Static-X (Warner Bros.)
Elvis: Pig Farmer - Superdense Child (Marble Bar)
A Dream Come True - Becky Taylor (EMI)
The Invisible Band - Travis (Independiente)
Private Dancer - Tina Turner (Simply Vinyl)
An Education In Rebellion - Union Underground (Columbia)
Bang To Rights - Vice Squad (EMI)
Skelleftea - The Wannadies (Snap)
June 18th :
No More Dramas - Mary J. Blige (MCA/Universal-Island)
Take Off Your Pants & Jacket - Blink 182 (MCA/Universal-Island)
Discosis - Bran Van 3000 (Virgin)
Outrospective - Faithless (Cheeky/Arista)
Origin Of Symmetry - Muse (Taste Media/Mushroom)
Paradigm - Osunlade (Soul Jazz)
Beat `Em Up - Iggy Pop (Virgin)
The Same Old Blues - Proud Mary (Sour Mash)
R U Shakadelic - Santos (Incentive)
Prophesy - Nitin Sawhney (V2)
Calling All Destroyers - Tsar (Hollywood)
June 25th :
Rooty - Basement Jaxx (XL)
[tba] - DMX (Ruff Ryders/Def Jam/Mercury)
I'm Already There - Lonestar (Grapevine/BNA)
[tba] - Marti Pellow (Mercury)
Go Plastic - Squarepusher (Warp)
Face Up - Lisa Stansfield (Arista)
July 2001 :
Beetroot - Cast (Polydor)
[tba] - The Corrs (Atlantic/East West)
[tba] - Craig David (Wildstar/Telstar)
[tba] - Sophie Ellis-Bextor (-)
[tba] - Groove Armada (Pepper/Jive)
[tba] - Ronan Keating (Polydor)
The Exorcist III - Mogwai (Chemikal Underground)
Sintoxicated - Tanya Stephens (WEA)
July 2nd :
In Full Colour - Dario G (Manifest/Mercury)
We Want Our Money Back - James (Fontana/Mercury)
This Time Around - Phats & Small (Multiply)
Hard Hop Superstar - Public Domain (Xtra Hard/Xtravaganza)
July 9th :
Download This - New Sector Movements (Virgin)
Stanton Warriors - Stanton Warriors (XL)
Further Reminders - Two Lone Swordsmen (Warp)
All About You - Usher (LaFace/Arista)
July 16th :
[tba] - 4hero (Talkin Loud)
Aaliyah - Aaliyah (Atlantic/East West)
Folk - Howie B. (Polydor)
Hot Shots Part II - The Beta Band (Regal/Parlophone)
Irresistible - Jessica Simpson (Columbia)
Rings Around The World - Super Furry Animals (Epic)
July 30th :
Paper, Scissors, Stone - Catatonia (Blanco Y Negro)
August 2001 :
3 Feet High & Rising [rem. ri w/add. tr.]] - De La Soul (Tommy Boy)
[tba] - Embrace (Hut/Virgin)
Beautiful Garbage - Garbage (Mushroom)
[tba] - So Solid Crew (Independiente)
Is This It - The Strokes (Rough Trade)
August 6th :
Iowa - Slipknot (Roadrunner)
September 2001 :
Wonderland - The Charlatans (MCA/Universal-Island)
Wonderland - Kelis (Virgin)
[tba] - Massive Attack (Wild Bunch/Virgin)
[tba] - New Order (Warner Bros.)
[tba] - William Orbit (WEA)
Like "Catch the Sun" in June 2000, this single also made No.32, but five
months later in Nov 2000. This one had quite a depressing and haunting melody
but was just as much a classic.
As of April 2009, Blu-rays and DVDs reviewed by the editor are watched on a Panasonic TH-37PX80B
37" Plasma TV with a Sony BDP-1500 Blu-ray player and played through a Yamaha DSP-AX820 amplifier.
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