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For some reason -- perhaps it was because it was used in a television commercial -- Babylon Zoo's "Spaceman" became the biggest British single of the first quarter of 1996. A bizarre, tuneless collage of hip-hop rhythms, techno keyboards and alternative guitars, the song sounded distinctive, but it didn't have any tangible hook to make it memorable. And Babylon Zoo's debut album, The Boy With the X-Ray Eyes, suffers from the same problem. Throughout the album, Jas Mann -- who, for all intents and purposes, is Babylon Zoo -- tries a vast array of modern rock styles, attempting to fuse them together into a daring, progressive whole. However, none of his songs ever gel and Mann only sounds pretentious, not ambitious.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Mike 'Spike' Drake, Mixer - Jas Mann, Composer, Producer - Babylon Zoo, MainArtist - Clive Black , Mixer
© 1996 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1996 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Mike 'Spike' Drake, Mixer - Steve Power, Producer, Produced by - Jas Mann, Composer, Producer, Produced by - Babylon Zoo, MainArtist - Clive Black , Mixer
© 1996 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1996 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Mike 'Spike' Drake, Mixer - Steve Power, Producer - Jas Mann, Composer, Producer - Babylon Zoo, MainArtist - Clive Black , Mixer
© 1996 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1996 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Mike 'Spike' Drake, Mixer - Steve Power, Producer - Jas Mann, Composer, Producer - Babylon Zoo, MainArtist - Clive Black , Mixer
© 1996 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1996 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Mike 'Spike' Drake, Mixer - Steve Power, Producer - Jas Mann, Composer, Producer - Babylon Zoo, MainArtist - Clive Black , Mixer
© 1996 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1994 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Mike 'Spike' Drake, Mixer - Steve Power, Producer - Jas Mann, Composer, Producer - Babylon Zoo, MainArtist - Clive Black , Mixer
© 1996 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1996 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Mike 'Spike' Drake, Mixer - Jas Mann, Composer, Producer - Babylon Zoo, MainArtist - Clive Black , Mixer
© 1996 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1996 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Mike 'Spike' Drake, Mixer - Steve Power, Producer - Jas Mann, Composer, Producer - Babylon Zoo, MainArtist - Clive Black , Mixer
© 1996 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1994 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Mike 'Spike' Drake, Mixer - Steve Power, Producer - Jas Mann, Composer, Producer - Babylon Zoo, MainArtist - Clive Black , Mixer
© 1996 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1994 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Mike 'Spike' Drake, Mixer - Jas Mann, Composer, Producer - Babylon Zoo, MainArtist - Clive Black , Mixer
© 1996 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1996 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Mike 'Spike' Drake, Mixer - Steve Power, Producer - Jas Mann, Composer, Producer - Babylon Zoo, MainArtist - Clive Black , Mixer
© 1996 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1996 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
Album review
For some reason -- perhaps it was because it was used in a television commercial -- Babylon Zoo's "Spaceman" became the biggest British single of the first quarter of 1996. A bizarre, tuneless collage of hip-hop rhythms, techno keyboards and alternative guitars, the song sounded distinctive, but it didn't have any tangible hook to make it memorable. And Babylon Zoo's debut album, The Boy With the X-Ray Eyes, suffers from the same problem. Throughout the album, Jas Mann -- who, for all intents and purposes, is Babylon Zoo -- tries a vast array of modern rock styles, attempting to fuse them together into a daring, progressive whole. However, none of his songs ever gel and Mann only sounds pretentious, not ambitious.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:54:42
- Main artists: Babylon Zoo
- Composer: Jas Mann
- Label: Parlophone UK
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 1996 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company ℗ 1996 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group Company
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