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British producer Beta Hector deals in a complex, messy, multi-layered sound that draws heavily on old-school funk and soul but really incorporates all kinds of different influences: you'll hear nu-soul (featuring the vocals of Sarah Gardner and the excellent Dionn Charles, among others), hip-hop, trashy electro, and jazzy techno, all of it spiced up by occasional incursions of weird glitches and sudden squawks that seem to come from out of nowhere. "Hexagon" is funky in a messy sort of way, like a slightly drier Fatboy Slim (whose influence is also felt on the humorously deadpan outer space fantasy "Jupiter Mission," with its big fat beat and prominent cowbell); MC Shane ...
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All Music Guide - Rick Anderson
British producer Beta Hector deals in a complex, messy, multi-layered sound that draws heavily on old-school funk and soul but really incorporates all kinds of different influences: you'll hear nu-soul (featuring the vocals of Sarah Gardner and the excellent Dionn Charles, among others), hip-hop, trashy electro, and jazzy techno, all of it spiced up by occasional incursions of weird glitches and sudden squawks that seem to come from out of nowhere. "Hexagon" is funky in a messy sort of way, like a slightly drier Fatboy Slim (whose influence is also felt on the humorously deadpan outer space fantasy "Jupiter Mission," with its big fat beat and prominent cowbell); MC Shane Hunter makes a couple of nice appearances on "Thousand Yard Stare" and "Oracle Bones," but the real highlights are the R&B numbers featuring Charles. There are a couple of missteps, including the oddly desultory "Sleepwalking," which falls flat despite Gardner's nicely jazzy vocal contribution. And a few other tracks (notably the groovy but not especially compelling "Super Bionic") offer plenty of nice sonics but never quite succeed at grabbing the ear and holding onto it. This is a solid effort overall, but not a dazzling one.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 10/18/2011
  • Label: Tru Thoughts
  • EAN: 5060205152305
  • Catalog Number: 51523
  • Sales rank: 165,225

Tracks

Disc 1
  1. 1 Hexagon (3:48)
  2. 2 Sleepwalking (4:13)
  3. 3 Payback (3:45)
  4. 4 Oracle Bones (3:05)
  5. 5 Invasion (2:55)
  6. 6 Trust Me (3:06)
  7. 7 Super Bionic (3:10)
  8. 8 Creepin' (3:44)
  9. 9 Thousand Yard Stare (2:26)
  10. 10 In My Skin (5:27)
  11. 11 Jupiter Mission (4:11)
  12. 12 Morning Train (3:54)
  13. 13 The Next Level (2:47)
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Album Credits

Performance Credits
Beta Hector Primary Artist
Simon James Mini Moog
Simon Hill Synthesizer, Bass, Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Keyboards, Tambourine, Bells, Claves, Double Bass, Vibraslap, Vibes, Shaker, Vocoder, Upright Bass, Hammond B3
Oliver Minkley Conga, cowbell
Shane Hunter Vocals
Will Rumfitt Trombone
Dionne Charles Vocals, Background Vocals
Sarah Gardner Vocals
Joanna Hill Vocals
Helleanor Webb Flute, Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone
Gee Sowerby Drums
Damian McLean Brown Trumpet
Claire Forrester Violin
Cicely Taylor Conga, Triangle, Chekere, Go Go Bell
Alex Kirkwood Drums
Neil Burghardt Bongos
Simon Keer Drums
Rosi Lalor Vocals, Background Vocals
Technical Credits
Simon Hill Composer, Engineer, drum machine, Logo
Oliver Minkley Composer
Shane Hunter Composer
Dionne Charles Composer
Paul O'Brien Mastering
Gee Sowerby Composer, Engineer
Alex Kirkwood Composer
Ole' Scratch Engineer
Tom Stephens Engineer
Rosi Lalor Composer
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