Artist:   Chase And Status
Title:    More Than Alot
Label:
Genre:    Drum & Bass
Bitrate:  182kbit av.
Time:     00:48:32
Size:     66.41 mb
Rip Date: 2008-10-13
Str Date: 2008-10-13

1.  Cant Get Enough                    3:27
2.  Music Club                    3:43
3.  Against All Odds (Feat. Kano)                        2:41
4.  Streetlife (Feat. Takura)                            4:18
5.  Smash TV                    3:39
6.  Pieces (Feat. Plan <img src="http://src.ucoz.net/sm/24/cool.gif" border="0" align="absmiddle" alt="cool">                    4:49
7.  Eastern Jam                    3:56
8.  Foundation Skit                    0:53
9.  Take Me Away                    4:26
10. Hurt You                    3:46
11. Running                    4:47
12. Take U There (Feat. Digga)                           3:11
13. Is It Worth It                    4:56

Release Notes:

These guys have been getting some serious airplay on Radio one
over recent months, not just from Annie Mac and Zane Lowe, but
even enjoying a slot on the Chris Moyles` Breakfast Show! It�s
easy to see why with a UK tour date list as long as your arm
including a stint at FabricLive on 21st November and a new
artist album out on the mighty Andy C�s label, Ram Records.

So it was with eager ears that I listened to �More than A Lot�
and really enjoyed the refreshing mix of sounds on first
listen. Lulling you in with a first track of melodic high
notes and a rolling baseline, the second tune �Music Club� is
an amusing upbeat parody of dance music production in a
seventies film-soundtrack type style. Yoda style �cutting &
pasting� influences also show in the hip hop flavoured
�Against All Odds� featuring Kano while �Streetlife� takes the
musical direction on a ragga tip.

Stand out-track and current single �Pieces� showcases the
singing and guitar-strumming talents of up and coming young
urban artist Plan B, who�s signed to the Street�s record label
and has been dubbed the �English Eminem�. The track switches
sharply yet enjoyably between Acoustic guitar riffs and a
driving jump-up baseline.

Continuing the contrast in inspiration, �Eastern jam� fuses
Bhangra with a dark, dark dubstep to create an Aphex
Twin-esque sound that�s not really pleasurable but intriguing
anyway. In fact, the most memorable thing about the album is
all its contrasts. Sometimes the sound is reminiscent of a
liquid Logistics Release but then it turns to the heavier,
harder style of Subfocus� productions, exemplified in
�Running� and �Is It Worth It�

While the second stand-out track, �Hurt You� rolls along
nicely with a kick-drum beat and liquid female vocals,
musically it�s not far removed from the Hospital Records
output of 5 years ago. Which is actually a fair overview of
the whole album. Despite all its collaborations and
crossovers, it doesn�t pack many musical punches. After a few
listens I have to admit that it�s not all killers, there are a
few fillers. I was surprised that a couple of tunes on the
second half of the album made it on to the final
track-listing. Even some of the tunes I really enjoyed on
first listen don�t leave much of a lasting impact. Perhaps in
an effort to showcase eclectic influences, an element of
ingenuity was lost along the way. Overall it was an enjoyable
if not overly original album, just missing the mark of �More
Than A Lot�

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