Audio CD review:
Paul Oakenfold - Bunkka

Paul Oakenfold - Bunkka

Band: Paul Oakenfold Title: Bunkka Rating: Release Date: 18 June, 2002 Media: Audio CD Tracks: 1: Ready Steady Go 2: Southern Sun 3: Time Of Your Life (feat. Perry Farrell & Grant Lee Phillips) 4: Hypnotised 5: Zoo York 6: Nixon's Spirit (feat. Hunter S. Thompson) 7: Hold Your Hand 8: Starry-Eyed Surprise 9: Get Em Up (Feat. Ice Cube) 10: Motion (feat. Grant Lee Phillips) 11: Harder They Come (feat. Nelly Furtado & Tricky)

Editoral Review Abandoning the podium trance with which he made his name, Bunkka sees Oakenfold marrying Hybrid-like breakbeats with rock, hip-hop, and progressive house--not to mention a healthy dose of pop. Despite Paul Oakenfold's status as "the world's most successful DJ" (according to the Guinness Book of Records, no less), and producing bands like the Happy Mondays and U2, Bunkka is his first real stab at solo superstardom. Add an impressive list of guest vocalists--Tricky, Nelly Furtado, Ice Cube, Perry Farrell, Hunter S Thompson(!)--and a slew of radio-friendly tunes, and it soon becomes clear that Oakey has gone straight for the populist jugular. Fair enough, but no amount of star turns, catchy choruses, and occasional flashes of brilliance can hide the fact that Bunkka is fundamentally a patchy album. It occasionally pushes the right buttons, but its blunt, schizophrenic nature risks compromising Oakenfold's appeal with his traditional fan base. --Matt Anniss .. You can see a complete list of all Paul Oakenfold discography, or go back to the Paul Oakenfold tabs