Low Kick and Hard Bop
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 69/100[1] |
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AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Pitchfork | 6.8/10[3] |
PopMatters | unfavorable[4] |
Low Kick and Hard Bop is the third studio album by Solex.[2] It was released via Matador Records on September 11, 2001.[5]
Reception
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 69% based on 12 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]
Heather Phares of AllMusic gave the album 4.5 stars out of 5, saying, "it's an evocative and wildly creative, but not immediately accessible collection."[2] Paul Cooper of Pitchfork gave the album a 6.8 out of 10, saying, "While I'm not asking for a duet with Peaches or a remix by the Streets, I would appreciate a new facet to the customary lo-fi diamond boogaloo."[3]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Solex
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Low Kick and Hard Bop" | 3:12 |
2. | "Mere Imposters" | 2:23 |
3. | "Have You No Shame, Girl?" | 3:09 |
4. | "Not a Hoot!" | 2:49 |
5. | "Knee-high" | 2:41 |
6. | "Honey (Amsterdam Is Not L.A.!)" | 3:22 |
7. | "Shoot! Shoot!" | 3:08 |
8. | "Comely Row" | 3:22 |
9. | "Ease Up You Fundamentalists!" | 2:34 |
10. | "The Dot on the I Between the H and the T" | 2:36 |
11. | "Good Comrades Go to Heaven" | 3:39 |
12. | "Cayenne" | 2:08 |
13. | "Ololo" | 3:08 |
14. | "You Say Potato, I Say Aardappel" | 1:37 |
15. | "Look... No Fingerprints!" | 2:21 |
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.
- Elisabeth Esselink – words, music, production, recording, mixing
- Andrew Blick – trumpet (on "Knee-high")
- Robert Lagendijk – Amsterdam-school of drum fills
References
- ^ a b "Low Kick And Hard Bop by Solex". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
- ^ a b c Phares, Heather. "Low Kick and Hard Bop - Solex". AllMusic. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
- ^ a b Cooper, Paul (June 3, 2002). "Solex: Low Kick and Hard Bop". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
- ^ Varkentine, Ben (September 10, 2001). "Solex: Low Kick and Hard Bop". PopMatters. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
- ^ "Low Kick and Hard Bop". Matador Records. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
External links
- Low Kick and Hard Bop at Discogs (list of releases)