| Bentley Rhythm Ace | 
 enlarge | Artist: Bentley Rhythm Ace
Label: Astralwerks
Category: Music
List Price: $15.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (12 reviews)
Sales Rank: 23232
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 017046622325
EAN: 0017046622325
ASIN: B000003RZD
Release Date: October 7, 1997
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
| • | Let There Be Flutes - Bentley Rhythm Ace, Bell, Gary | | • | Midlander (There Can Only Be One...) - Bentley Rhythm Ace, Auger | | • | Why Is a Frog Too...? - Bentley Rhythm Ace, Weaver | | • | Mind That Gap - Bentley Rhythm Ace, | | • | Run on the Spot - Bentley Rhythm Ace, Cook | | • | Bentley's Gonna Sort You Out - Bentley Rhythm Ace, March, Richard [1] | | • | Raftopskodacarchase - Bentley Rhythm Ace, | | • | Whoosh - Bentley Rhythm Ace, Gallway | | • | Who Put the Bom in the Bom Bom Diddley Bom - Bentley Rhythm Ace, Marsh, Richard | | • | Spacehopper - Bentley Rhythm Ace, Bentley Rhythm Ace | | • | Return of the Hardcore Jumble Carbootechnodisco Roadshow - Bentley Rhythm Ace, | | • | On Her Majesty's Secret Whistle - Bentley Rhythm Ace, | | • | Spy Who Loved Moose - Bentley Rhythm Ace, |
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Album Details
New electronic act featuring Richard March, ex-Pop Will Eat Itself bassist.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 7 more reviews...
 Bigging up the Birmingham masseeevvee September 30, 2003
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Now, I'm not normally one to praise my sometime home town too highly, but it has prodUced some excellent music, (think Pram and Broadcast rather than Ocean Colour Scene) and that includes this CD. I first got into Bentley as a result of my brother owning the Bentley's Gonna Sort You Out single, which I listened to over and over and stole and brought to foreign countries with me, and then he stole it back. This basically resulted in me having to go out and buy the album for myself, and I'm very glad I did.
It's getting 4 stars because it's not perfect...it doesn't really fill that niche where you can listen to a CD any time and it's always going to sound great, you have to be kind of in the mood for it.
That said, it is an awesome CD, I still love Bentley's gonna sort you out and Run on the Spot, Flutes and Midlander are also excellent.
Basically buy this CD if you like big beats and silly samples, kind of like Fatboy Slim with a sense of humour. I think the best way to determine whether or not you'll like this CD is to ponder the fact that Bentley's initials spell out the word BRA. If you find that amusing, you'll probably like the CD! (I think that's hilarious.)
Stands up to repeated listening August 6, 2000
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
None of the songs on this album have the easy hooks needed for club/radio play, but that doesn't matter. The quality is consistent - it's a rare album where I enjoy every song. It's a bit goofy in places, it's a bit long, but it's managed to stand up to repeated listening, something few albums (especially techno) do. If they had another album, I'd buy it.
 Lots or rhythm, little flourishes July 10, 2000
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
One of the many lesser bands to crack the States in the electronica "invasion" of 1997, this duo had the style label execs thought American audiences would eat up. It's easy to see why, as BRA layers on heavy doses of rhythm and groove then toss odd, cheeky samples throughout. Fatboy Slim anyone? Actually, they could take a lesson from labelmate and fan-fav Slim; the man knows the importance of a hook. His tunes may be simpler, but they're more infectious. BRA are stuck in the middle, developing tracks with twisting, lively basslines, fluctuating beats- and not much else. They come close a few times, and get it right with "Let There Be Flutes," thanks to, er, flutes, and "On Her Majesty's Secret Whistle," featuring, uh, whistles. Kudos are in order for the madcap, justly named "Return of the Hardcore Jumble Carbootechnodisco Roadshow." But the rest of the tracks make you wish they could have added that "something " to make them rise up. Bentley Rhythm Ace deliver the groove but forget the flourishes. B-
 The Best May 26, 2000
Just love them, caught them on TV, had to buy the album and I`ve been giving it as birthday presents ever since. Just dead dead jolly
Bentley has the hook October 10, 1999
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I saw the video for "Bentley's Gonna Sort You Out" and couldn't keep my eyes and ears from it. What a hook. These guys are fantastic and those waffles look mighty good too! Thank God for One-Click ordering.
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