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    Soul-Junk

    1941

    (2001)

    Reviewed by Brian A. Smith

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    Label Absalom RecordingsThe Phantom Tollbooth2001
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    1941 is a five track offering by the San Diego group Soul Junk. It is a collage of industrial and instrumental sounds that would be embraced by fans of Medeski, Martin, and Wood. The subtleties of this style of music are lost on me - I need lyrics to understand the points the artist is trying to get across. Basically, this is an electronica compilation that almost anyone with a good computer and a studio could put together.

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