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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