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Boot Party

Boot Party is the first studio album by American alternative rock group Dub Narcotic Sound System. It was released on K Records in 1996.

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Boot Party
Studio album by
Dub Narcotic Sound System
Released1996
RecordedDub Narcotic
GenreAlternative rock, dub
Length42:16
LabelK1
Dub Narcotic Sound System chronology
Boot Party
(1996) 		Out of Your Mind
(1998)

Boot Party is the first studio album by American alternative rock group Dub Narcotic Sound System.23 It was released on K Records in 1996.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStar4
CMJ New Music Monthlyfavorable5
Snoozerfavorable6

Trouser Press wrote that "when not delving deep into the usual sorts of ambient studio trickery, the songs hit a ’60s R&B stride, bathing in the stoned soul picnic ambience with uplifting spirit."2

Track listing

  1. "Test Pattern" - 1:36
  2. "Monkey Hips and Rice" - 4:17
  3. "Ship to Shore" - 5:24
  4. "Super Dub Narcotic" - 5:04
  5. "Afi Tione" - 3:05
  6. "Shake a Puddin" - 5:29
  7. "King Harvester" - 0:56
  8. “Robotica" - 4:49
  9. "Bunny Echo" - 3:30
  10. "Boot Party" - 8:06

Personnel

  • Larry Butler - drums
  • Lindy Coyne - guitar
  • Calvin Johnson - melodica
  • Lois Maffeo - voice
  • Todd Ranslow - bass
  • Jen Smith - voice
  • Brian Weber - guitar, organ
  • DJ Sayeed - turntables
References

References

  1. Baumgarten, Mark (July 10, 2012). Love Rock Revolution: K Records and the Rise of Independent Music. Sasquatch Books. ISBN 9781570617966 – via Google Books.
  2. "Dub Narcotic Sound System". Trouser Press.
  3. Bonner, Michael (Jul 6, 1996). "Albums — Boot Party by Dub Narcotic Sound System". Melody Maker. Vol. 73, no. 27. p. 45.
  4. Jernigan, Jessica. "Boot Party - Dub Narcotic Sound System". AllMusic. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
  5. Wolk, Douglas (August 1996). "Dub Narcotic Sound System / Boot Party / K". CMJ New Music Monthly: 13.
  6. Kato, Ryota (December 1999). "Punk to Funk! Disc 36". Snoozer (in Japanese). Little More: 34.
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