HERB'S CHART 12 APRIL 2000 Moloko- The Time Is Now (Echo) A handy tune for people without a watch- I thought Moloko was a something U got in Starbucks until last year. Oasis- Who Feels Love (Big Bro) Delicious! A Beatles track? More like Kula Shaker I reckon- oh hold on, they did Beatles tributes as well! Doves- The Cedar Room (Heavenly) When the whole world is sliding towards dance, the x-Sub Sub boys go guitar- and it's bloody great! Embrace- You're Not Alone (Hut) This is a great anthem and the sentiment reminds me of the James Taylor classic. Jungle Bros- Freakin You (Gee Street) Who needs those pests the Bloodhound Gang when there's real class like this about? Ian Brown- Golden Gaze (Polydor) Is Squire choking yet? Ian's a messenger from another plane, and no not the one on which he was stitched up by the stewardess. Richard Ashcroft- Song For Lovers (Hut) Full marks to the white soul master for keeping it real, post-Verve. LSK- Love or Hate (Sony) Modern soul is so full of whining, where did the magic of Marvin et al go? LSK show soul can still be about your soul... Beck- Mixed Bizness (Geffen) Good summary of the Yankmaster's musical strategy really. Eels- Mr E's beautiful Day (Geffen) Who is Mr E? Surely not the guy aka Lord Pill? Methinks not, this is about lovely summery feelings... Bellatrix- Sweet Surrender (Fierce Panda) One in 50K Icelanders are in Bellatrix and Elisa's got the best voice of the llot . Pallmall- Is She All You Want (Peoplesound) Modern soul is so full of whining, where did the magic of Dinah Washington or Mary Wells go? Not fags but beautiful & classy anyway. Death In Vegas- Dirge (Concrete) I boycotted Aisha cos it's mysoginist, but U can't argue w/ this... Animalhouse- Small (Boiler House) Mmm- the wierd joy of early Supergrass and the promise of the Mystics- good formula Sam! Sahara Hotnights- Drive Dead Slow (BMG) Cor those Swedes- I'm convinced rock'n'roll is dead but these guys want to prove me wrong- and she's got a voice! Embrace- New Adam New Eve (Hut) The other Manchester brothers go heavy on the next single, it's rock but not as we know it Jim. Soulwax- Much Against Everyone's Advice(PIAS) I had a build-up of Soulwax but much against everyone's advice got it cleaned out w/ a water jet. Saltgrass- Do You want To Get Off (Peoplesound) There's an instantly mesmerising dark groove to this dowload. Dark Star- I Am The Sun (Harvest) Bumped into the singer the other day- "nice one Sun" I said. Campag Velocet- Vito Satan (PIAS) Peculiarly happy track from these noisy moody oddball gits. THESE ARE THE RESURRECTIONS Sub-sub- Ain't No Love (compo) I reckon Disco House in the early 90s was better than now- they who became Doves proved it! Fontella Bass- Rescue Me (compo) Mm what a name Fontella- anyway here's the original not the sample on the radio . Slow Bongo Floyd- Open Up Your Heart (Epic) A cheeky groove that anticipated the way a lot of current dance crossover was to go. Beatles- Not A Second Time (Parlophone) Promising lads these- here's an early one only the real heads will know, but I'm gonna change that!