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Roni Size

Return to V

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PLAY QUEUE 1 Bump'n'Grind		save
PLAY QUEUE 2 Shoulder to Shoulder		save
PLAY QUEUE 3 Fassyhole		save
PLAY QUEUE 4 Pull Up		save
PLAY QUEUE 5 Groove On/Come and Play		save
PLAY QUEUE 6 Cheeky Monkey		save
PLAY QUEUE 7 Time		save
PLAY QUEUE 8 Problems		save
PLAY QUEUE 9 Rise Up		save
PLAY QUEUE 10 Want Your Body		save
PLAY QUEUE 11 No Trouble		save
PLAY QUEUE 12 No More		save
PLAY QUEUE 13 On and On		save
PLAY QUEUE 14 Sing		save
PLAY QUEUE 15 Thirsty		save
PLAY QUEUE 16 The Streets		save
PLAY QUEUE 17 Out of Breath		save
PLAY QUEUE 18 Give Me a Reason		save

AMG Review of Return to V

John Bush
All Music Guide

Not only a seminal producer in drum'n'bass, Roni Size also led the mainstream assault with excellent vocal crossovers like Reprazent's New Forms and Breakbeat Era's Ultra-Obscene. The first earned him the Mercury prize and the second stands as the best blending of aggro drum'n'bass with dedicated vocals ever heard (apologies to Lamb). Two years after a tracks-only record (Touching Down) that easily satisfied his fan base, Size returned as a commercial force with the "100% Vocal" Return to V. V Recordings, the hardcore label run by Jumpin' Jack Frost and Bryan Gee, was the home of Size's early classics "Timestretch" and "It's a Jazz Thing," so jungle fans could be easily forgiven for salivating at the prospect of another jungle landmark. Unfortunately though, Return to V isn't a back-to-basics record, and there isn't a single landmark to pick out from its 18 tracks. Size invited at least one different guest for each track, and the roster provides a look at the many styles influencing British club culture at the dawn of the millennium: hip-hop, R&B, agga, jungle, 2-step, and house. The rub is that Size forces each of his guests into his technoid drum'n'bass format, fails to provide most of them with a hook, and relies on his production smarts -- as well as a heavy coating of fuzz -- to carry these tracks. The distance between agga chatter Sweetie Irie and Marvin Gaye disciple Joe Roberts is neatly erased, which certainly allows for a unified album, but also one in which zero tracks stand out. Size dips out of jungle only once, for a solid hip-hop production with rapper Darrison as the feature, and rolls right over two world-class British MCs, Rodney P and Fallacy. (Fallacy is cut to exactly six words: "break it down" and "take it down"; fortunately, both of them have solo records of their own.) House vocalist Jocelyn Brown, who's been a musician for as long as Roni Size has been alive, is the only feature who escapes from this record with personality intact.