Paul Oakenfold - Bunkka

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Music Review: A wonderful motley of emotions
Rating: 5 Stars

With that small caveat out of the way, we can proceed to the "meat and bones" of the review. Bunkka is, in one word, stunning. Oakenfold shifts from various electronica styles just enough to display his chimeric skills in the studio and, in the process, animates moods and emotions that rival many other artists. Bunkka first starts off with "Ready Steady Go," a high-pitched trance track which trades some of the synthesizers for a rather catchy guitar riff. However, we later on see (or hear) Oakenfold's talent show with "Zoo York," a viscerally-appealing song which successfully uses an audio sample from Darren Aronofsky's movie, "Requiem for a Dream." This song, to me, marks a proper shift in the album's direction since the ones preceding it were more trance-like. "Nixon's Spirit," probably one of my favorite tracks, follows with a nearly Ambient appeal to it as journalist Hunter S. Thompson does spoken word. Emilliana Torrini does vocals on "Hold Your Hand," giving the song a very trip-hop appeal to it. The rest of the tracks mix trip-hop, break beat, and down beat elements with extreme fluidity (check out the Freestylers-like "Starry-Eyed Surprise").

Overall I'd say this is a stellar album. Originally I wasn't too interested in Oakenfold but now I know that I wasn't interested in him as a *Trance DJ.* As an artist his work is diverse and inspiring. A must-have for those who appreciate music of any kind.

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Dance & DJ CDs

• Music > Styles
• Pop