[.ca] Pressure Point

From Amazon.com:
Keeping with the hard-hitting breakbeat and bassline combos that landed previous records like We Rock Hard on dancefloor turntables worldwide, Pressure Point offers up plenty more sampladelic funk food from Freestylers. The opening cut, "Now Is the Time," and speaker-shaking tracks like "Bass Odyssey" are a prime example of the urgent, rump-shaking sound the duo are capable of creating alone, though for most of the album they make use of the raggafied vocals of Petra, TenorFly, and Navigator. Overall, there's a constant breakbeat pressure maintained throughout, though the duo has included a few downtempo hip-hop and reggae moods to break things up. If it's surprises or genre-busting experimentation you're looking for, you won't find it here. But if it's block-rocking party sounds you crave, this is a damn good place to visit. --Paul Sullivan

Two Blokes Hit the Spot Again:
Self-described as "two blokes twisting knobs," the Freestylers return with another hard-hitting set, mixing break beats, techno, and reggae with an old school hip-hop sensibility. Pressure Point is also heavily layered with featured MCs and vocalists, most notably Tenor Fly, Navigator, and Petra. ItÕs a good listen from start to finish, but one is sure to single out favorite s---the most infectious being Phenomenon One, London Sound, Weekend Song, and the surprising down-tempo dub-ish track Signs. Pressure Point will probably not be considered as unique as the FreestylerÕs debut We Rock Hard nor will it illicit the same novel excitement, but that should not detract from its worthiness. Body-moving beats and undeniable energy make listening to Pressure Point a satisfying habit. This album is highly recommended, though if youÕre new to the Freestylers, start with We Rock Hard.

Put something good on!:
Its a question, either this record or the gorrilaz. They are playing for that same party fan base, this fits perfectly into frat party atmosphere. The thing that differentiates this from that other record is that while you can sit and listen to the gorillaz, this record makes you want to get up and dance. With the seventh track "calling" the urgency of the invitation to rumpshaking is undeniable and inevitable. You make space, move a couch, find a girl/guy, and then dance like its going out of style. But thats not all, this is cleaning your room without the certain chemical substance music (starts with a m, coffee ultra we will call it) Thers even a song that your hook-singing passenger can sing in the car with 'told you so'. Its the next logical step from norman cook, you can say that its uniteresting, but its damn good. These tracks woudnt be strangers in a fatboy slim set, but theres that ultra modern feeling, the breaks continuissly try to invade the record, but it becomes an accent that keeps the volume on 12. I reccomend this record just becuase this one fills that 2 pm party music slot in my repetoire, when not a lot else does.

• Intro - Freestylers
• Get Down Massive - Freestylers, Navigator
• Weekend Song - Freestylers, Tenor Fly
• Now Is the Time - Freestylers
• Bad Boy Love - Freestylers, Navigator
• Bass Odyssey - Freestylers
• Calling - Freestylers,
• Phenomenon One - Freestylers, Tenor Fly
• Broadcast Channels - Cardinal, Freestylers
• Blowin Ya Brainz - Freestylers
• London Sound - Freestylers, Tenor Fly
• Told You So - Freestylers, Petra Jean Phillipson
• Rumours of War - Freestylers, Navigator
• Signs - Freestylers, Spanner Banner, Tenor Fly
• Weekend Song \oRadio Mix\c\o*\c - Freestylers