Breaks Co-op: The Sound Inside

Elly Roberts reviews

Breaks Co-op: The Sound Inside
Distributed by
Parlophone (EMI)

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  • Cat.no: 3351422
  • Released: March 2006
  • Rating: 2/10

Not content with his fame as a radio presenter, Zane Lowealso believes hecan cut it as a pop star – this might be a step too far.

It’s been some timesince a radio DJ went into a recording studio, usually to make a noveltysingle. BBC Radio 1’s Alexander Zane Reid Lowe, just Zane Lowe to you andme, normally hosts a specialist music show, weekdays between 7 & 9pm – buthe’s avoided the temptation to follow suit. Before venturing into thebroadcasting lark, he was a member of hip-hop outfit Urban Disturbance. Who?Urban Disturbance. Anyway, let’s say they weren’t exactly household names.His current project is a re-visit to Breaks Co-op who released Roofers inhis native New Zealand nine years ago.

His second effort with fellow-countryman Hamish Clark and newcomer AndyLovegrove – the principal singer – sees them tackle trip-hop/folk, anddreamy (or should it be dreary) soundscapes, with little to keep youinterested, or even awake at that. The Music Inside this CD is mostlystuck in snooze control.


Limping in with a flat title track, the mood islifted a tad with an equally plodding Wonder. Andy Lovegrove’s vocals arequite stunning on The Otherside, though the limpness drags it down again.

A tedious Last Night smacks of album filler, and by now I’ve virtuallyswitched off.

Surprisingly, there’s some nice melody on Duet, but its poor constructionseverely lets it down: it’s a case of more aimless rambling.

A few original songs have been adapted here and there, or elements included- see if you can spot them.

Best of an average bunch, the chill-out LMA, with Settle Down being the onlyprospect for a single.

A very forgettable album. Oh, and by the way – don’t give up the day jobZane.

Weblink:Breaks Co-op.com


The full list of tracks included are :

1. The Sound Inside
2. Wonder
3. The Otherside
4. Settle Down
5. Last Night
6. A Place For You
7. Duet
8. Question Of Freedom
9. Ima
10. Beats Interlude
11. Too Easily
12. Lay Me Down
13. Twilight

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