Disastro (New) by Sonny J, released 25 May 2010.
This version of Disastro (New) comes as a 1xCD. -
2008 debut album from the Liverpudlian turntablist. Sonny J has thrown together diverse elements like arcane American telephone conversations that could have been ripped off a parallel universe remake of Hi-Fidelity mixed with big wobbly basslines, euphoric strings and giddy breakdowns all splattered with ten tons of soul... his hyperactive interpretation of soul, that is. It's a record where the highs are higher and the lows are gently, softly, lower. So what else can we tell you about Mr. Sonny J? He claims his real name is Sonnington James III. He loves Japanese weather reports, customizing football kits and singing for his supper in the most unpromising seaside charity shops. His DJ sets sound like Doris Day kidnapped by Motorhead, all washed down with generous helpings of cut up future Funk, nasty '80s power Rock, spaced out B-Boy nuggets and general dirty electronique madness. No, really! 12 tracks including 'Enfant Terrible'. Positiva.
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BARRY WALTERS - 18/Aug/2008
Remember when samples from junk-store LPs set to big beats ruled dance floors England's Sonnington James III certainly does: His debut album combines...
Ed Graves - 20/Jun/2008
Sonny J, I hate you. I hate you for putting me in this position, where nostalgia’s rocking up from within and I can’t quit spinning Disastro, recalli...
Ben Hogwood - 15/Jun/2008
Will the real Sonny J please stand up
And no, that's not a cry in the style of Eminem, more the feeling that Mr J may have spread himself a bit too ...
TOM GATTI - 14/Jun/2008
The sample-stacked debut from the Liverpudlian Sonny J is in the
cross-breeding spirit of the late-1990s big beat sound popularised by Fatboy
Slim. T...
Al Spicer - 12/Jun/2008
Disastro has to be the most misleading misnomer of the year: Sonny J's debut is messy with styles, overcrowded with samples and almost overbalances wi...