CRUSHING YOU WITH STYLE “(…)their UK debut, is oddly fantastic. Sounding like a quattro
formaggio version of "Hello Nasty" with a Daft Punk Rocquefort
stuffed crust and a Handsome Boy Modeling School side salad, the likes
of "S, M, L, XL" and "Mrs Black's Husband" are big
beat chilled-out and slowed down. Throw in a couple of radically reworked
covers - "Dire Straits" is "Money For Nothing" given
a titanic beat and put through Beck's dance blender and "Jennifer
kissed Me" is De La Soul-lightful - and you've got the best dance
album of the new century so far. A BIT LIKE" The second album BRA
should have made." 4/5 stars "Giant Robot hail from the obscurity of Finland and here they are
Crushing You With Style their debut album. Appealing to fans of the Beastie
Boys. DJ Shadow, Kraftwerk and Jurrasic 5 with their chilled strand of
hip hop. These guys have created the remedy for everyone fed up angst
rock,, bubble gum pop and assembly line dance. So sit down kick back and
let someone else do the work for a change with this mellow debut from
Giant Robot." "Anything coming out of Finland is bound to be weird but Giant Robot
are a pleasant surprise. Everything from electro, funk, hip hop and reggae
combine for some damn fine party music. Think Lee Perry jamming with the
Beasties while DJ Shadow mixes it and you'll get a handle on these guys
style. Gigantic, future funk bros." ”(…) This band has nothing to do with angst-rock poseurs, depressive whining or the disgusting must-have-fun-if-it-kills-me-vibe of assembly line dance music. Giant Robot takes it easy and does things its own way. (…) In the year of our lord 2000, Giant Robot is a cohesive whole and ready for anything. What this anything turns out to be remains to be seen. We’ll see a lot of travel, performances, interviews and a lot of great songs for us, the fans. Songs to soothe the soul. Spread the word: Giant Robot is one of the most interesting things this new decade has going for it. That’s a fact.” http://www.jazzine.com/cds/index.phtml?start=8&end=11 ”(…) Giant Robot are a fresh and funky collective, hailing
from Finland's capital city, and their debut 'Crushing You Wit Style'
does exactly what the title promises. You see, this is no mere run-of-the-mill
rapping record, but a cool and suave collection of 17 laid-back and funky
tunes. (…)” “(…) Crushing You With Style displays a Beasties-style love
of quirkiness, and the same 'melting pot' attitude. Drum & bass, hip
hop and electro-pop are mashed together, passed through a Finnish filter
and out pops an excellent if eccentric album. All this is epitomised on
the entertaining 'Helsinki Rock City', which manages to sound like The
Thompson Twins, James Brown and Cypress Hill at the same time. Honest"
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