Boom Devil - ‘Over You’

Written by G.Crossley (sydlox), M. Hawkes and N.Perry.
‘Over You’ features the beautiful vocals of Nina Perry (pre prod by Slim Preddy)


Here are some magazine reviews of the EP single:


Ex-King Kooba producer Syd Crossley returns with a gorgeous, moving-through-a-dream paced ‘closure’ tune. If you’re listening, vocalist Nina Perry’s ex, then I’m afraid that she’s ‘over you’. And “doesn’t think about you any more”. With a slight nod to dub in the pendulous bassline drops, and chunky muffled beats, this alludes to Kruder & Dorfmeister without nicking anything from them-but if you liked Morcheeba’s first album, you should definitely investigate this smart new single, on A new imprint from the trancey Flying Rhino stable.
Damien Morris – 7 magazine june 2000
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With narcotically pure and sweet vocals from Nina Perry, ‘Boom Devil’ revel in smoky, late night blues akin to Portishead but go far heavier on the dub. Once part of King Kooba but now teamed up with a geezer who produces opera in Sweden, The result is bewitching and lush.
Richard Hector-Jones – Jockey Slut sept 2000
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‘Boom Devil’ are Mark Hawkes and Syd Crossley with the heavenly vocals of Nina Perry On this 12”. Having worked with acts such as KLF, Orb, James, Herbalizer and Killing Joke expect to be energized, soothed, scared and enlightened by the diverse sound of Boom Devil, which on this EP veers from the beautiful melancholy of ‘Over You’ to the super-charged skank of ‘Rumble’. With an album penciled in for the autumn I’m sure we’ll be hearing a lot more about this outfit in the future. Investigate.
DJ Pathaan- DJ magazine nov 2000
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A departure from Flying Rhino’s usual psychedelic trance wobbly-ness, this laid back Ballad is what Saint Etienne might sound like under the direction of John Barry. A charming track that is instantly appealing and one which will be probably soon be
gracing many a Café Del Mar chill out album in the coming months. A quality uptempo prog house trancer is included too, which is highly evocative of early Leftfield with its dubby b-line and raga vocals.
What’s on south west magazine july 2000
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Skillful mixing and a huge range of contrasting moods makes Boom Devil intriguing. At first they appear cool aloof and wistful on the radio and album version of ‘Over You’ (featuring the sugar vocals of Nina Perry), inviting favorable comparisons with Portishead. The atmosphere changes on Rumble, which is bouncy, hardcore with swirls of reggae and Asian influence and a hint of Orbital. Look out for the album, which will undoubtedly please a lot of people without compromise.
PH-Buzz magazine aug 2000
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A departure from the usual progressive trance style of Flying Rhino, Boom Devil’s Thunderous ‘Rumble’ is propelled by fiery breakbeats and laced with psychotic vocals, raga toasting, funky guitar licks and a booming bassline. Ex-King Kooba member Syd Crossley and Mark Hawkes are behind all the excitement and on the down tempo and retro-futuristic bittersweet ballad ‘Over you’ they are joined by Nina Perry, a classically trained vocalist with a bright future ahead of her.
MK-Hot press magazine july 2000

   
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