Fabriclive.34

• Artist: Krafty Kuts
• Rating:
• Release Date: June 11, 2007
• Type: Live, Mix-album
• Genre: Electronica

Review

Breakbeat maestro Krafty Kuts owes his success to two complementary impulses: a preference for watching people dance over watching people stroke their chins in hip comprehension of his cleverness, and a willingness to draw his funky grooves from just about any source. On his contribution to the Fabriclive series, his seemingly bottomless record case yields material ranging from such perversely unexpected fare as Joe Jackson's "Is She Really Going out with Him?" (which is used as a hilarious vehicle for Deekline and Ed Solo's "One in the Front") to selections so classic and obvious that it maybe takes a genius not to dismiss their inclusion out of hand (Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five's "The Message"). In between those extremes are cuts from the obligatory secret-handshake names (Lady Waks, Splitloop, Friendly) and such well-regarded colleagues as DJ Icey and the Plump DJs. And yes, he scratches -- but he knows that showing off your turntablist skills is of minimal interest to all but his colleagues, so he limits himself to the occasional startlingly skillful flourish and effectively leaves you wanting more rather than less. Add a few flashes of humor, a dose of Latin groove, and a minimum of long-winded instrumental blandness and you've got something perilously close to a perfect dance album. ~ Rick Anderson, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Intro [Fabriclive Mix CD Version]		Krafty Kuts	(1:35)
Jelly		A. Skillz	(0:08)
What I'm After [Acapella]	Dupre "Doitall" Kelly	Lords of the Underground	(1:59)
She Says	A. Abrahams	Milke	(0:46)
Minimal	Hardy Hard, Mr. X, Lady Waks & Hardy Hands	Lady Waks & Hardy Hands	(3:29)
It's the Weekend		Friendly	(3:18)
Bass Phenomenon [VIP Mix]		Tim Deluxe, Krafty Kuts	(3:52)
Thru the Door		DJ Icey, Krafty Kuts	(4:58)
At Night [Beat Vandals Remix]	Dave Spoon	Dave Spoon	(4:03)
Beer Chucker		Krafty Kuts	(4:07)
Disto Funk		Maelstrom	(3:45)
Tweaked Out		Splitloop	(3:23)
Freakshow		Krafty Kuts	(2:32)
Listen to the Baddest		Plump DJs	(2:40)
Roger Milla		Madox	(4:12)
Takin' Over	Ralph Robles	Ralph Robles	(3:14)
Is She Really Going out with Him?/One in the Front [Acapella]	Joe Jackson	Joe Jackson, Ed Solo, DJ Assault, Deekline	(3:22)
Twisted [Tom Real and Rogue Element Mix]		Rob le Pitch	(3:03)
Have a Good Time	Brent Newitt	Aquasky, Acafool	(0:07)
In Love with You/There They Go [Acapella]		Freestylers, Krafty Kuts, Dynamite MC, Corrina Greyson	(2:20)
Funky Jam (Lyrics)	Andrew Innes	Primal Scream	(3:47)
[Untitled]			(3:19)
[Untitled]			(0:15)
[Untitled]			(4:42)
[Untitled]			(3:56)

Credits

Joe Jackson (Arranger), Tom Dowd (Producer), David Kershenbaum (Producer), Jeff Powell (Producer), Mike E. Clark (Remixing), D. Smith (Producer), C. Sargent (Producer), B. Crowe (Producer), Simon Neale (Producer), T. Liken (Producer), Christoph Göttsch (Producer)