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Unique sound wins out over disc's flaws

bowery boy | 12/27/1999

(3 out of 5 stars)

"Miami DJ Ursula 1000 perfectly fits the Eighteenth Street Lounge mold. But where artists like ESL's founders Thievery Corporation are known for their sonic subtlety, Ursula 1000 puts his blissful, body-rocking beats right your face. The end result is a pastiche of mambo cut-ups, spy flick guitar riffs and mod swagger over a big beat foundation--imagine if Dmitri from Paris collaborated with Fatboy Slim. However, the pop genius behind this approach only produces sporadically. The slick buzz of "Mambo 1000" and "Hip Length" dissipates into pointless groove exercises like "Funky Bikini" and "Pleasure Unit." But, so what. Ursula 1000 is lousy with potential, a DJ with his own sound, and that's enough to make the disc's shortcomings forgivable. Those looking for a different kind of big beat--one that doesn't try to bite off of Fatboy Slim's or The Chemical Brothers' styles--will get the most out of this one."

THE TIME IS NOW!!!!

bowery boy | seattle | 11/21/2000

(4 out of 5 stars)

"to pick up this fantastically groovy CD! If Dmitri from Paris and Lady Miss Kier of Dee-Lite had a child, Ursula 1000 would be it!!! A Courreges clad model from the 60s graces the cover indicating what awaits inside: fashionably chic, hipster cool tracks with an incredible array of samples culled from 60s music and movies like James Coburn's OUR MAN FLINT(PLEASURE UNIT)which is also one of the inspirations for Mike Myers' AUSTIN POWERS movies and Peter Sellers THE PARTY(MR HRUNDI'S HOLIDAY)which in my opinion is one of the funniest movies ever made. The tracks are held together by lazy, sometimes jumping house beats. The breaks are at times sloppy or jarring but the overall effect is a fantastic soundscape like the soundtrack to a futuristic 60s film. I'M GOING TO SHOCK YOU DADDY conjures up images of mini skirt clad girls go-go dancing on tables in smoky nightclubs. It'S definitely a song that you cannot sit still to. THE SHAKE starts off with a nice lesiurely beat layered with sampled keyboards that then veer off into some strange spacy jazz universe. I swear some of the samples are straight from my father's jazz record collection. Is that a sample of Mancini's BABY ELEPHANT WALK I hear in there? Who knows but the outcome is scrumptious. PLEASURE UNIT is also a fun little dance track with a spoken break in the middle: a luscious Swedish girl repeating "I AM NOT A PLEASURE UNIT" over and over. Yummy!! Overall, this CD isn't anything new or exciting. Check out Dmitri From Paris, Towa Tei or Tipsy for something like that. However, it's great party music. Nothing serious, nothing new but a load of fun alone or with a group of your most freaked out wacky friends."

NOW is here ........ and it's WOW

bowery boy | 07/29/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Every blue moon, an album comes along that changes a music genre. "The Now Sound of Ursula 1000" is such a jewel: It's beats go straight to the legs, it's horns are melodic and the basslines are fat. Also, "The Now Sound..." is more upbeat and funny and offers more variety than most electronic albums. Yet, the astounding thing is that my PARENTS like it, too. Picked by URB magazine to its "The Next 100" list, Ursula's recording crosses bridges without being commercial. A definite must-have. Five Stars."