There's 50-year-old Russian accordion player Serge, who almost scuppered the whole project by spilling black coffee over the mixing desk Swedish popette Robyn, who had a Nineties rave hit with 'Show Me Love' and is now working with hip sibling duo the Knife and east London grime gyal Lady Marga, who gives vain boys a sonic slap in the face with her bouncy yet coruscating 'Run 4 Cover'. Their fourth album, which follows the 800,000-selling number one Singles, is stuffed with colourful individuals. Unlike 2003's Kish Kash, which brought the likes of Dizzee Rascal and one of N*Sync who wasn't Justin Timberlake into their carnivalistic fold, Crazy Itch Radio is a return to their roots. That criticism can be chucked out of the window: Back in the Doghouse is a celebration of everything joyful, positive and inventive about British music.īasement Jaxx's Felix Buxton and Simon Ratcliffe also make a point of celebrating pre-fame talent. In the past, Bugz and their cohorts have been criticised for an overly serious approach to music, preferring sonic noodling to tunes that anyone outside their circle cared about. Among others you'll find 'cosmic jazz artist' Bembe Segue (that's her description) on the ultra-dope opener 'Move Aside' and much-reissued hit-in-waiting 'Booty La La' Artful Dodger and Ty collaborator Michelle Escoffery on the bass-dropping 'No More' and Don Ricardo, who pulls all the music threads together on the album closer, a trenchant call-to-arms titled 'Worla Hurt'. Just as Jazzie B corralled the city's sweetest vocal talents into his crew, Bugz - who formed in west London a decade ago - scoop a whole world of unsung soul power onto their debut album.

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