Horace X / Strategy
Album: Strategy   Collection:World
Artist:Horace X   Added:Aug 2005
Label:Omnium Recordings  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2005-08-22 Pull Date: 2005-10-24 Charts: Reggae/World
Week Ending: Oct 16 Oct 9 Oct 2 Sep 25 Sep 18 Sep 11 Sep 4 Aug 28
Airplays: 1 3 2 2 1 3 4 4

Recent Airplay
1. May 24, 2017: At the Cafe Bohemian
She Want
4. Jan 01, 2011: No Cover, No Minimum
She Want
2. Jan 05, 2016: Clean Copper Radio
She Want
5. Oct 02, 2009: No Cover, No Minimum
She Want
3. Nov 02, 2012: No Cover, No Minimum
She Want
6. Jul 01, 2008: At the Cafe Bohemian
She Want

Album Review
Fo
Reviewed 2005-08-19
HORACE X – “Strategy”
Omnium, 2005

UK – Horace X continues to develop their uniquely wacky mélange of bouncy funhouse sounds: ragga-style vocals, sax & clarinet honks, furious fiddling, and irresistible dance beats. Not quite as wild as their (awesome) last album, this one nevertheless offers plenty of good clean head-scratching fun.

FO’S PICKS: 1, 2, 6, 7

1. 4:22 – uptempo slither: steady monotone vox, reggae-tinged beat
2. 4:41 – YES! fast fun bounce, nice Galician flute/fiddle riff mixed in
3. 4:12 – an audio roller derby, darts in & out of a fast electronic beat
4. 6:06 – exotic string intro, slap bass & vox like a funky square dance
5. 5:26 – midtempo: dancehall reggae meets a maudlin gypsy band
6. 4:31 – like a kiddie show: klezmer-y klarinet, silly vocal, perky fiddle
7. 5:15 – fast instrumental with pop energy, fiddle & clarinet solos
8. 4:40 – relaxed keyboard/sample start, then add funky/bluesy layers
9. 4:31 – remix of #5: harsher electronic edge + dub & soul elements

[Fo] 8/19/05

Track Listing
1. First Love   6. Puppet Show
2. She Want   7. A Tune for Valerie
3. Skin   8. How Far?
4. It's About Time   9. Humanity (Strategy Remix)
5. Strategy   .