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Tracklist (Vinyl)
| A | | Nightmare On Beatstreet | | | | B1 | | Nightmare On Beatstreet (Remix Horror Version) | | | | B2 | | Nightmare On Beatstreet (Instrumental Remix) | | |
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Review
This upstate New Yorker (and former music director for Leona Naess) must keep a boom box in the barn with Beck, the Beastie Boys and another Jason (Mraz) all in heavy rotation. Jason Darling's white-boy-folkie-lackadaisical-rapper proclivity isn't terribly original, and his rhymes are unsophisticated. But Darling's debut, while rough around the edges, shows promise. His singing voice has a pleasing, gentle quality, his melodies are lilting, and his beats bounce along through his frugal musical compositions. Slide guitar and electronic squiggles… Read More nestle into the sparse groove of "Lost Desert Motel"; "Dinner Song" is served with a fuzz-guitar chorus and a cinematic, Latin-flavored middle eight; and "Wasting Time" has a nice sway-along rhythm, as do many of Darling's tunes. A hidden track of goofy farm-rap will either annoy or entertain, or possibly both. MEREDITH OCHS
(September 3, 2003)
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