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Every once in a while, I take a little extra time to look through my CD collection and pick out something that I haven’t heard in a while. I did that this morning, and I ended up selecting Natural Ingredients — a CD from my college days.
I first heard Luscious Jackson on the soundtrack to the movie, Clueless. Their song, “Here,” was one of my favorites from the soundtrack, so I decided to give the band’s full-length debut album a shot.
Luscious Jackson is an all-girl band, but Natural Ingredients isn’t a mainstream, poppy, girl group kind of album. “Here” may be a great dance tune, but much of the album is very different — though not necessarily in a bad way. Instead of an album full of booty-shakin’ club tunes, it varies from funky dance music to mellow grooves. The band definitely has a unique sound, often mixing unusual beats with a psychadelic Eastern sound — and a DJ-mixed feel thrown in just for fun. And maybe a little reggae here and there, too. Since Luscious Jackson is a rockin’ chick band, their songs, such as “Strongman” and “Energy Sucker” are mostly of the girls-kick-ass variety.
Needless to say, Natural Ingredients isn’t for everyone. It’s different — so it takes a little getting used to. But it’s the perfect album for those times when you just feel like listening to lounge-y, groovy chick music.
Kristin Dreyer Kramer has been writing in some form or another (usually when she was supposed to be doing something else) since the ripe old age of ten—when she, her cousin, and their two Cabbage Patch Dolls formed the Poo Authors’ Club. After a short career in advertising, Kristin got sick of always saying nice things about stuff that didn’t deserve it—so now she spends her days criticizing things, and she’s much happier for it.
Since creating NightsAndWeekends.com in February of 2002, Kristin has spent her life surrounded by piles and piles of books and movies—so many that her office has become a kind of entertainment obstacle course.
As if her writing and editing responsibilities for N&W.com weren’t enough to keep her out of trouble, Kristin also hosts a number of weekly radio shows: Reel Discovery, Shelf Discovery, and On the Marquee. She’s also a proud member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (CriticsChoice.com), the Central Ohio Film Critics Association (COFCA.org), the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS.org), and the Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC.Wordpress.com).
Kristin lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, Paul, and their daughter, Anna. She welcomes questions, comments, and fan mail at kdk@nightsandweekends.com.
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Kristin Dreyer Kramer has been writing in some form or another (usually when she was supposed to be doing something else) since the ripe old age of ten—when she, her cousin, and their two Cabbage Patch Dolls formed the Poo Authors’ Club. After a short career in advertising, Kristin got sick of always saying nice things about stuff that didn’t deserve it—so now she spends her days criticizing things, and she’s much happier for it.
Since creating NightsAndWeekends.com in February of 2002, Kristin has spent her life surrounded by piles and piles of books and movies—so many that her office has become a kind of entertainment obstacle course.
As if her writing and editing responsibilities for N&W.com weren’t enough to keep her out of trouble, Kristin also hosts a number of weekly radio shows: Reel Discovery, Shelf Discovery, and On the Marquee. She’s also a proud member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (CriticsChoice.com), the Central Ohio Film Critics Association (COFCA.org), the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS.org), and the Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC.Wordpress.com).
Kristin lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, Paul, and their daughter, Anna. She welcomes questions, comments, and fan mail at kdk@nightsandweekends.com.
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