|

Broadcite Acetate
Various artists
Broadcite
The Broadcite crew is a resourceful bunch that isn't afraid to take risks. Years ago, when the collective set out to attract clubbers to its new broken-beat gigs, it didn't hand out cheap flyers. Instead, it gambled by giving away pricier CDs that contained recordings of the fledgling night's music. Likewise, when the gang launched its website, broadcite.com looked like no other; it boasted a snazzy layout that revolved around an interactive high street. And now the gang has released Broadcite Acetate, a gritty collection of club-orientated cuts. The album fittingly begins with its best track, Pride Only Hurts, a thumping instrumental by Altered Native that captures the spirit of Broadcite's long-running club sessions. But the trouble with starting with such a strong song is that the remaining tunes have a lot to live up to and none quite tops the show-stopping opener. Close runners-up include Feel The Rush by Ceramic and Souled's Waiting. Now, these producers could've played it safe with a more humdrum selection adding some catchy house numbers, for instance but that's not what they do. Fusing genres and taking chances are part of their DNA and that's what we love about Broadcite
© 2008 Commercial Break
MORE MUSIC REVIEWS
Broken beat
Bugz In The Attic
Got The Bug 2![]()
Hip hop / Jazz / Funk
Q-Tip
Kamaal The Abstract![]()
Neo soul / Soul
Maxwell
BLACKsummers'night![]()
Broken beat / Soul
Domu
One Offs, Remixes
And B Sides![]()
Funk / Hip hop / Soul
Clyde
Higher![]()
Soul / Jazz / Broken beat
Michelle Amador
Higher![]()
Nu jazz / Chill / Folk
Lars Bartkuhn
The New Continent![]()
Acoustic jazz
Elan Mehler
The After Suite![]()
Electronica / Hip hop
Dorian Concept
When Planets Explode![]()
Jazz / Broken beat
Kaidi Tatham
In Search Of Hope![]()
Hip hop / Neo soul
Q-Tip
The Renaissance![]()
Broken beat / Soul
2000 Black
A Next Set A Rockers![]()
Jazz / Neo soul / P-funk
Karen P
broad casting![]()
Neo soul
Erykah Badu
New Amerykah Part
One: 4th World War![]()
Acoustic jazz
Soil & "PIMP" Sessions
Planet Pimp![]()
Nu jazz / Broken beat
Various artists
Jazz Re:freshed Vol. 1![]()
Neo soul
Dwele
Sketches Of A Man![]()
Soulful house
Fanatix
This Thing Of Ours
![]()
Hip hop
J-Live
Then What Happened?![]()
Nu jazz
Sonar Kollektiv Orchester
Guaranteed Niceness![]()
Acoustic jazz
The Neil Cowley Trio
Loud
Louder
Stop!![]()
Nu jazz
Two Banks Of Four
Junkyard Gods![]()
Hip hop / P-funk / Dub
4hero
mixing![]()
Soulful house / Soul
Reel People
Seven Ways To Wonder![]()
Neo soul
Natalie Gardiner
California![]()
Soul / Funk / House
Opolopo
Rf Presents Opolopo![]()
Broken beat / Neo soul
Flowriders
R.U.E.D.Y.![]()
Neo soul
Jill Scott
The Real Thing:
Words And Sounds Vol. 3![]()
Neo soul
Angie Stone
The Art Of Love & War![]()
Neo soul / Broken beat
The Politik
(Bêmbè Sêguè
& Mark de Clive-Lowe)
The Politik![]()
Neo soul / Hip hop
Jill Scott
Collaborations![]()
Downbeat / Folk
The Cinematic
Orchestra
Ma Fleur![]()
Broken beat / Neo soul
Brotherly
One Sweet Life![]()
Soul / Broken beat
4hero
Play With The Changes![]()
Broken beat / P-funk
Bugz In The Attic
Back In The Dog House![]()
Broken beat / Soul
Domu
Return Of The Rogue![]()
Soulful house / Soul
Peven Everett
Power Soul![]()
